The Advent of the Infinite King

For this point, Xie Chen fully agrees, because that's what he himself did.

Asuna was still fighting until the sky turned a deep dark blue, and the dots of stars above kept flickering.

The last move cut a deep gash in the wolf and finished it off.

Asuna's body softened all of a sudden, and she breathed shallowly, adjusting her somewhat rapid breathing.

Xie Chen came over, sat down beside her, and said softly, "Good job."

Chapter 39 First Intimate Contact

Looking around, Xie Chen supported Asuna and said, "It's almost time for us to go back, but judging by your appearance, let's find a place to rest for a while."

Asuna nodded, "Yes."

The two walked slowly towards the village, and not long after they came to a low slope.

This place is already within the circle, so there is no need to worry about being attacked, and there are no wild wolves.

Xie Chen and Asuna sat down, and then Xie Chen asked, "How do you feel today?"

Asuna smiled happily, her eyes curved: "It feels so good!"

"Very happy?" Xie Chen raised his eyebrows, and the upturned lips influenced by her never disappeared.

"Yes, very happy." Asuna nodded vigorously.

"why?"

"Because I know that I can also become very reliable, and I can gradually become stronger through my own efforts. In this way, one day I will pass the level to the [-]th floor and return home." Asuna raised her head Looking at the gorgeous starry sky, the little stars are reflected in the eyes, as if there are stars and seas in it, which is fascinating.

Xie Chen looked deeply into Asuna's eyes, and said softly: "You are right, you will definitely go out. After all, I am still here, so how can you not go out?"

Asuna turned her head, pretending to be serious and said: "Chen, you have to be humble, you can't be arrogant."

"No, I'm telling the truth, I can't be more truthful." Xie Chen's voice sounded innocent.

"Even if you are very powerful, it is impossible for one person to fight from the first floor to the hundredth floor."

"Well, that's true. But if you really need it, it's not impossible."

"You, really" Asuna put her hands on her cheeks and rolled her eyes slightly, "Why didn't you realize that you have such a thick skin before? Or, Chen, you are actually a second-year student? For example, your name" with gossip With eyes, Asuna looked at Xie Chen.

Xie Chen stretched, and lay directly on the grass, while answering Asuna's words. "No, how could the attributes of a child appear in me. As for the name, this is the truth, I am the one who wants to become the devil king."

Asuna tilted her head and sighed helplessly: "Chen, you really are hopeless."

Xie Chen didn't say anything, what he said was absolutely untrue, but unfortunately no one believed it.

Xie Chen and Asuna were sitting one and lying down, looking up at the starry sky.

After an unknown amount of time, Xie Chen broke the silence: "Asuna."

Asuna lowered her head, "Huh?"

"Let's lie down together, it feels good." Xie Chen looked at her and smiled.

Seemingly dazed by Xie Chen's smile, Asuna was a little dazed, and after a while she responded gently.

Lying down beside Xie Chen, all he saw when he opened his eyes was starlight, flickering on the black night.It seems that the starry sky is so close. After a long time, you will have the illusion that you are among the stars, floating in the universe, and your heart will gradually become open and peaceful.

Xie Chen stretched out his hand slowly, held Asuna's fingers by his side, and then slowly clenched his whole hand tightly.Because it is in the game, no matter how realistic it is, the hand that holds the sword for a long time will still not wear calluses, and the touch is still soft and smooth.

"Asuna, I will protect you until I let you go home." Xie Chen's soft and clear voice fell on Asuna's heart, and it was peaceful.

He turned over, put his hands on Asuna's sides, then slowly bent down and kissed Asuna's lips lightly, Asuna's body trembled, and slowly closed her mouth The eyes, starting from behind the ears, are red and slowly spreading.

Xie Chen smiled slightly, and did not continue, but looked at her trembling eyelashes, kissed her forehead lightly, and said, "Let's go."

Asuna opened her eyes and looked at Xie Chen, the red spread faster.

Xie Chen stood up lightly, and then stretched out his hand to pull Asuna up as well.After distinguishing the direction, he walked towards the village.

Looking for a hotel in the village, Xie Chen looked at Asuna's expression and booked two adjacent rooms.

Eating some bread and drinking some water at night is regarded as having eaten.No way, this is all there is now.

After sending Asuna to the room, Xie Chen stood at the door and said, "Good night, Asuna."

"Good night." The voice was soft.

After closing the door, Asuna walked slowly to the bed and sat down.His eyes were a little lost, he raised his hand to touch his lips, and then took it away like an electric shock.A slight smile appeared on her face.

A night without dreams.

The two still went hunting the next day. Xie Chen guided Asuna, but he didn't lag behind.When Asuna rested and recalled and absorbed the newly acquired skills or knowledge, he ran not far away and started to clear the monsters.

Asuna is no stranger to this, she has learned to accept Xie Chen's unusual behavior calmly regardless of illness.

Because two people are always in a team state, the experience value is shared by them.So they broke through to the second level on the third day, and most of the credit should be attributed to Xie Chen.

The distance they went out during the day was getting farther and farther, and it was not just wolves that had to be dealt with.And the players who came to this village also began to appear, and slowly increasing.

Asuna is no longer a rookie when she first came in. She used her sword steadily and ruthlessly, and her eyes became more and more fierce during the battle. Her combat power has improved by more than one level. In Xie Chen's opinion, her current combat power is already better than It is comparable to the combat effectiveness of a month in the original plot, or even higher.

Because of Xie Chen's guidance throughout the process, Asuna avoided a lot of detours, and she didn't have to worry that she would perish, so she was careful, and then slowly transformed alone.

Feeling that it was almost done, they left directly and went to another area.

On the road, I met Tongren by coincidence, but Xie Chen is no longer the original iconic black hair and red eyes, so he naturally couldn't recognize him, and the three of them just passed by.

Chapter 40 One month later

Time passed slowly, and nearly a month had passed.Among these players, the level is relatively high, and some people with the determination to clear the level gradually gathered together and began to explore the maze area.

But after such a long time, I still haven't found the boss's room, and the difficulty of clearing the entire labyrinth is much more difficult than it was during the beta test.

Taking a chance, they first went to see where the boss was during the beta testing period.But as expected, there was just an ordinary monster, and the map of the entire labyrinth area had also changed.

In this month, [-] of the [-] players have died. This number is suppressed in everyone's heart. In addition, it has not been able to break through until now, and the atmosphere is really not good.

In the real world, all SAO players have been collected and placed in various hospitals, where oxygen and nutrient solutions are delivered, waiting for them to wake up.

During this month, some people stopped breathing from time to time. The number has reached 2000, and countless families have fallen into panic and pain.They strongly urge the government to come forward to resolve this matter.But no progress.

The game's inventor, Akihiko Kayaba, also fell into a deep sleep.

In the end, the game equipment can only be properly maintained, and the identity of each person can be determined from various channels such as purchase information, and they will be centralized in major hospitals for unified care, and the risk factors will be eliminated from the outside world. They don't know what happened inside. It's just that I should wait silently.

In a hospital in Tokyo, the top floors of the inpatient department were quiet, with people coming in and out from time to time.Here are the SAO players from Tokyo and nearby areas.

In a single ward, Asuna lay quietly on the bed.Jiecheng Zhangsan stood aside, looking at her silently, but there was another person in the ward, wearing a suit and leather shoes, neatly combed hair and wearing glasses.

He looked at the fragile girl on the hospital bed with her eyes closed and infused with nutrient solution. There was a trace of calculation in her eyes, a trace of malicious intentions, but Jiecheng Zhangsan didn't see it.

"Xuxiang, you are still able to come here because of your intentions." Colon Zhangsan said flatly.

"It's nothing, the president. I'm also very sad that Miss is like this. I thought it would be good to be with her so much." Nobuyuki Sugo's eyes changed quickly, and his voice also contained concern and a bit of love.Jie Chengzhang nodded, sighed and did not speak.

In another row of wards at the corner of this floor, Xie Chen was lying quietly in it.His body has automatically fallen into dormancy, and the activity of cells and various vital signs has dropped greatly compared to when he was singing, which is similar to the level shown by other people.

People in the real world are quietly waiting for the day when the incident will end, and the people in Aincrad have the same idea, but what they need is fighting, fighting constantly, trying to find hope for themselves to go back and survive .

Xie Chen's current level has reached level thirteen, and Asuna has also reached level ten.Because you have been trapped on the first floor, you will get less experience from killing the same monsters in the later stage than before, but the experience value required is greatly increased, which leads to a slow upgrade speed.

During this period, the average level of the players was at level six or seven, mainly because a large number of people's levels were too low.Because he is afraid of danger, he has been hiding in the circle, and even if he goes out, he is only nearby.

On this day, Xie Chen and Asuna came back from hunting and heard a news that the strategy meeting of the first-floor boss will be held soon, and everyone is invited to actively participate.

"Hey, Chen, are we going to participate?" Asuna turned her head and asked Xie Chen.

When Xie Chen heard the news, he knew that it was Tia Bellu who had discovered the trace of the BOSS and then did it.Tia Belle is indeed a very nice person, he has some small selfishness, but this is normal.Although Xie Chen is not such a person, it does not prevent him from admiring such a person.

"Let's go and have a look." Xie Chen said.

Not far away, someone posted a notice, surrounded by many people.What is written on it is the information of the BOSS strategy meeting.

Xie Chen stepped forward and glanced quickly.Turning around to Asuna, he said, "The time will be in the afternoon, and it will be held at the venue. The people invited are players who are above level eight." The venue he mentioned is a place similar to a modern sports field, surrounded by circular steps There is a small open space in the center of the seat, and there is a platform inside. If you stand on it and speak, people around you can clearly hear it.

"Well, let's go and have a look later. It's great to finally find the boss." Asuna said with a slight smile.

Xie Chen knew that she wanted to pass the level and then go home. Now that she has waited for a month and finally has the hope of breaking through, she will naturally feel better.

"Yes, if you find the boss, you will not be far away from breaking through this level." Xie Chen agreed.But it didn't take long to break through the first layer during the beta test, and it broke through many layers in a month, so it doesn't seem like it's still stuck on the first layer now.

To say that this has something to do with himself, if he can do his best, the BOSS will not be discovered until now, the reason, one is that he is taking Asuna with him, and he can't leave her alone, He had to proceed step by step. One was that he was not in a hurry at all, so he slowly accompanied Asuna around the maze area. Even though he knew that the boss was on the top floor, he could break through by himself, but he didn't take any action at all.

"Chen, where do you think the boss will be?" Asuna asked as she walked slowly.

"Probably the top few floors, after all, only those few floors have not been searched.

In December 2022, the first floor boss strategy meeting will be held.

There were not many people in the meeting place, probably only a few dozen people, but these people were a group of people with a high level.

Standing in the center of the venue was a handsome man with blue hair, who looked gentle and sunny with a smile. It was Tia Bell.

Xie Chen and Asuna found a place where there were not many people and sat down. Both of them were wearing cloaks, one red and one black. up.

Chapter 41 Raiders Meeting

Seeing that it was almost time for people to come, Tiabello clapped his hands and said loudly: "Okay—then it's almost time to start!"

At this time, a black-haired boy came over and sat down in the same row as Xie Chen and the others. It was Tongren.

"First of all, thank you for coming today. I am Tia Bell, and Suguha thinks he is a 'knight'."

The people sitting there immediately began to discuss, "Where did you get the occupation system?" "Is this meeting a joke?" Laughter came out from time to time, breaking the dull atmosphere immediately.

Xie Chen also smiled slightly, Tia Bellu often said that during the beta test, and said that his profession must be a swordsman.