Infinite Trial from the Giant

As Kirito said, the forest elf that should have appeared on the seventh floor was not as strong as Xia Tian had previously estimated. Although judging from the equipment it wore, its deterrent power was greater than the first-floor BOSS, the Gnoll Lord, and the second-floor BOSS, the Taurus King, that Xia Tian had dealt with before, but in actual combat, this forest elf was far inferior to the former two.

Every time the forest elves were about to launch a powerful sword skill, the night elves would promptly help Xia Tian to interrupt it. With the cooperation of the night elves, Xia Tian's offensive became more and more fierce. Facing the joint attack of Xia Tian and the night elves, the forest elves gradually showed their inferiority, and this performance was ultimately maximized with the subsequent participation of Loki, Kirito and Asuna.

In the end, when Xia Tian and the others barely lost any blood, the forest elf that Kirito called 'we can't defeat' fell in front of everyone with anger and unwillingness.

"How...how is this possible?"

Even after seeing the forest elves break into pieces, Kirito still couldn't believe what was happening.

The opponent who was originally thought to be impossible to defeat was defeated so easily at this time. This really directly overturned Kirito's experience and knowledge during the closed beta era. So facing the questioning eyes from Loki and Asuna, Kirito could only smile awkwardly.

As the body of the forest elf disappeared, Xia Tian also received a prompt for the completion of the first stage of the arena's critical target. The single sword skill complete learning module was also successfully acquired by Xia Tian. Similarly, Xia Tian also received a prompt for the second stage of the critical target.

'Dangerous Target Released - Phase 30: Get the Queen Spider's Fangs, Requirements: Contribute to the Queen Spider's damage value by no less than %, Reward: Complete Learning Module for a Single Skill (Only for use in this world)'

Is it a fully learned module again?

After muttering to himself, Xia Tian cast his gaze towards the place where the forest elf's body disappeared. At this time, a small bag made of leaves fell there. Xia Tian did not pick it up, but turned to look at the night elf a few steps away from him.

At this time, the night elf seemed unable to recover from the death of the forest elf. After Xia Tian stared at her for a few seconds, she slowly stepped forward, reached out to pick up the small bag, and then after checking that the small bag was not damaged, she placed it on her chest with both hands and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"In this way, we can defend the temple temporarily."

Temple?

Xia Tian heard the other person mumbling to himself and silently wrote down the word mentioned in the conversation.

"I have to thank you." The night elf raised his head and looked back and forth at Xia Tian and the others in the back, finally fixing his gaze on Xia Tian. He said solemnly, "My name is Kizmel. Thanks to your help, we have successfully guarded the first secret key. The commander will definitely give you a generous reward. Next, please let me take you to the camping site."

Then, under the leadership of the night elf Kizmel, Xia Tian and his group of four continued to move deeper into the forest.

"Kirito, apart from the forest elf being defeated, are there any other differences from the closed beta era?" Xia Tian took the time to ask Kirito on the way.

According to what Kirito said before, the forest elf was not an opponent that he and his companions could deal with, but now the result was completely contrary to Kirito's statement. Xia Tian needed to confirm whether Kirito's experience during the closed beta era could still be useful at this time.

"Yeah, this forest elf is not as difficult to deal with as you said. Maybe you remembered it wrong, Kirito." Hearing Xia Tian's words, Loki also asked the same question.

Shaking his head, Kirito answered in a positive tone: "During the closed beta period, no matter which side you choose to help, the final result is that both of them will perish together. What the player has to do next is to get the small bag that dropped and go to the campsite of the chosen faction to obtain the mission reward and the next mission."

"As of now, apart from the mutual destruction, which is different from the closed beta era, the other steps are still the same. However, since the results of events are different from those in the closed beta era, I think we still have to be more careful." Kirito himself knew very well that the experience of the closed beta era could only serve as a reference at most. If you completely trust the experience of the closed beta era, you will suffer a great loss. This has been fully proven in the battle against the first and second floor BOSS.

To get to the camp of the night elf troops from the battle location, one must go deep into the forest. As one goes deeper, the chance of encountering monsters will increase accordingly. At the same time, one is more likely to get lost due to the thicker fog. However, under the leadership of Kizmel, who has now become a guide, this is not a problem. The monsters encountered are as fragile as tofu in the hands of this night elf. There is no need for Xia Tian and the others to take action. In less than a minute, Kizmel can easily and neatly deal with all the monsters encountered. As for the fog, it is not a problem for her.

Night elves?

If possible, this would be a great help.

Looking at Kizmel's back, Xia Tian silently wrote down the thought that just popped up in his mind.

After following Kizmel for more than ten minutes, Xia Tian saw several black flags looming in the fog ahead.

"It's so easy to get there." Obviously, everyone except Xia Tian saw it.

Hearing Asuna's words, Kizmel also slowed down his pace a little, turned around, and said with a hint of imperceptible pride: "In fact, the entire campsite has been cast with a special spell. If it's just you, it won't be so easy to find it."

"Really?" After listening to Kizmel's words, Xia Tian glanced in Kirito's direction.

In the closed beta era, because she died, will there be a map guide with priority over the fog after accepting the mission?

Without dwelling on this question too much, Xia Tian asked another more concerned question: "Kizmel, what kind of spell are you talking about? Is it like magic?"

According to the setting of Sword Art Online, there should be no magic in this world. However, now that something like spells have appeared, Xia Tian of course wants to get to the bottom of it, considering whether there might be a way for players to master spells.