Attribution

Mana didn't know him well.

Since he wanted someone to talk to him, and Mana agreed to his request, it shouldn't be too cold.The relationship between the two is very delicate, they have only met a few times, it is a bit far-fetched to say they are friends.With such a weak relationship, Mana actually went to this guy's house, and lay on his bed and sneaked for the first time.

There will be an intersection between the two thanks to Mana’s friend from the same class. The time I went to his house, Mana met him for the second time, just because his house is very close to the library. It happened that Mana borrowed a friend I just dropped by to return the books when I got home.

If I could have suppressed my curiosity that time, would I not be in this world now...

Mana answered his questions one after another, and they were all indifferent questions.As for Mana, she really couldn't think of any topic to discuss with him.

Mana couldn't afford to investigate this kind of people who didn't know anything about him carefully, Chen was an exception, that person had the kind of charm that made people want to know more about him.Mana didn't know Tianjing well, and she didn't feel much about him the few times she met him, and she couldn't think of getting close to him.In terms of hobbies and interests, the only thing they have in common is playing games, but the two of them used to play different games.When Mana was guarding the PC and typing on the keyboard, he was already in full stealth, and he was naturally not happy to be mentioned that he was much better than himself.

Then there is only one topic to talk about...

If you think about it carefully, there is really only one handover point between two people.

"Mr. Tianjing, how is Xiaohui? Is she not with you?"

Mana's friend, Kondo Megumi, Tianjing's girlfriend, should have sneaked into the game the moment it went online. The official launch time of the game was 1:[-] p.m., and Mana was still talking to her at [-]:[-] p.m. Telephone.

Mana had long wanted to find a friend, but she didn't know anything about her friend's information. Apart from her friend's appearance, she didn't even know what name the friend used in the game.If she met on the road, she would be the first to stop him. The problem is that in this small game world, almost half a year has passed, and she has never met Xiaohui once.

And now, the clues to find Xiaohui appeared. If it wasn't for Tianjing's sick state, Mana would have grabbed him by the shoulder and asked him where Xiaohui was the first time.

But the result caused a strong uneasiness in her heart.

"Ah... her..." Tianjing's eyes dodged, and he didn't even dare to look directly at Mana.

"what happened?"

Mana was in a hurry and stood up directly from the chair.

"It's nothing, don't mention her, it's rare that we meet again, let's talk about some happy topics."

Mana turned cold.With just one sentence, the person in front of her has already angered her.She has a good temper, but she also has a temper. She didn't understand why Tian Jing said such words, but there was no respect and importance for her friends in these words, which made her very uncomfortable.

"Mr. Tianjing, you are his boyfriend." Mana's voice was very calm, so calm that she was indifferent, "Although I don't know what happened to you, why didn't you protect her by her side?"

Mana has already experienced how dangerous the world of SAO is. This can no longer be viewed simply as a game. Although she doesn't want to admit it, in this world, Mana seems to have found a second life.A different life than the one before.

"You need her to take care of you like this. Shouldn't you take care of each other more now?"

"what do you know!"

Mana froze for a moment, she didn't expect the weak patio to yell at her suddenly, the sound was so loud that her head went numb.

"……What's wrong."

The other party's gaffe made Mana's bad premonition even worse. She saw Tian Jing sitting on the head of the bed and curled up in a ball, with his head resting on his knees, his shoulders shrugged irregularly, and he let out low sobbing sounds from time to time, like that...

He is crying.

"What happened! You tell me."

Mana touched his shoulder anxiously, hoping to get an answer. Some thoughts flashed through her mind, but she dared not face them.Perhaps she had expected something earlier, but that kind of anxiety had appeared many times in this world, so she didn't pay much attention to it.

After a while, muffled voices came from the courtyard, and Mana listened nervously to his crying words.

"Xiao Hui...is dead...in the labyrinth on the No.13 floor."

The voice from the courtyard was not very clear, but the message was indeed received by Mana.

"is that a lie……"

She shook her head and stepped back in disbelief.

Apart from disbelief, there was also resentment in her eyes looking towards the courtyard.

"Aren't you a beta tester? Why did you let her die there? Aren't you always together!"

Mana raised her voice excitedly. She didn't intend to criticize anything, but the situation dictated that she couldn't calmly ask about the situation.After all, she wasn't that fine as Liar.

"So you are so naive! So what about the beta players! So far, no less than 1000 of the 300 people in the beta test have died!"

"It's all her fault, who told her not to listen to me and insist on taking risks."

The angry voice and bad words in the courtyard could no longer arouse Mana's negative emotions. Like a puppet, Mana used the wall next to the bed to stabilize her body so that she would not fall down.

She asked, "What is Xiaohui's game ID?"

After getting the information she wanted, Mana turned and left without the slightest bit of nostalgia.This news was like a bolt from the blue to her, she staggered out of the room, and ran towards the center of the street regardless of the shouts behind her.Her heart was beating fast, her eyes were as dry as the air in this layer, the biting wind blew past her exposed skin at night, and the harsh numbness filled her whole body, but it was nothing compared to her inner feelings for herself. paralysis.

Standing on the small square in the main street, she stood in front of the transfer gate and shouted: "Transfer, the town of origin."

She has to confirm it herself, and she should not believe the one-sided words of the other party.Xiaohui is a cheerful and lovely girl, if she just dies in this world...

She didn't want to believe the news.

After the blue flame-like light around her body dissipated, she stood firmly on the central square of the first floor of the town of beginning, not far from the Black Iron Palace, she walked in that direction in a trance, obviously very The closest distance was five or six minutes.

Her breathing was unsteady, her eyes scanned the name on the stone tablet carefully, and when she saw the ironic white line on the name, the world seemed to collapse in an instant.

She sat on the ground slumped, blinking her dry eyes, not knowing what to do.

After a long time, maybe it didn't take long, but she felt that time passed very slowly.She felt someone hugging her from behind, and with her head lowered, she could see the sleeves of the other's dark blue cloth coat and the gauntlets that she bought together at the armor store a few days ago.

She slowly turned her head and met Shang Chen's eyes, those gray-blue eyes seemed to be shining with worry, in the dark environment, like stars in the sky.

Mana once thought that the reason why Chen's eyes are often dull is because his eyes can't accommodate what he sees. Once his eyes can accommodate things, he will become very beautiful. That's why he is so attractive when he is serious. People, because the eyes that were already beautiful are no longer empty.

Chen, who was half kneeling on the ground, frowned when he saw her expression that was uglier than crying, and helped her up.The two stood under the darkness without moving.

"Sure enough, as Liar said, you will show up regardless of you."

Mana moved the corners of her mouth, trying to smile, but failed.

Chen's appearance undoubtedly made her find light in the endless darkness. She tugged on Chen's sleeve, her fingers trembling uncontrollably.

"Please, let me rely on you."

After finishing speaking, she took the initiative to put her arms around Chen's waist, buried her head in Chen's chest, and tightly closed her eyes.

"What to do... Xiaohui is dead... what to do..."

Her voice full of despair made Chen stand there helplessly, and finally held her tightly in his arms, patting her on the back constantly, hoping to stabilize her emotions.

"I know that many people have died in this game, but now the people around me are dead, and my good friend is dead."

"How to do how to do……"

Chen's eyes sank, and a ruthless light flashed in his eyes. The next moment, he hugged Mana with great strength, hoping to share part of her pain.

Mana, who was encouraged, was like a spoiled child, crying hoarsely. If it was real, her eyes and throat would definitely not be able to bear this kind of crying. If it was real, Chen would knock her out and make her cry. She is calm.

But this is a game, they can only keep the status quo and let Mana cry until she is tired of crying.

It was rare for Mana to be self-willed once. She leaned against Chen to sleep when she was tired from crying. The tears in the corners of her eyes let Chen clearly know how sad she was before.Originally, she had just experienced the thrilling boss battle, and her spirit was under a lot of pressure. As a result, she might fall asleep for a while.

Chen glanced at the time, and it would be dawn in two hours. He hugged Mana horizontally, and went back to the 26th floor through the transfer door in the center of the square outside the Black Iron Palace. There was their foothold there. It's okay to go to the Raiders, you have to rest when it's time to rest, now let Mana rest well and stabilize her mood is the top priority.

In the main street on the sixth floor of No.20, Chen saw the patio.The other party seemed to have been waiting there, sitting on a bench by the square, maintaining an upright posture.

When Tianjing saw him hugging Mana, he was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately leaned over as if to check on Mana's condition.Of course, Chen ruthlessly blocked him.

Chen regained that supercilious indifference expression again, deep stagnant eyes with strong dissatisfaction and... killing intent...

"Don't come near her." He said to the patio.

Tianjing was only a high school student, and after being intimidated by Chen's terrifying expression, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to move. He didn't move his stiff fingers until Chen's back holding Mana disappeared into the night. .

The next moment, the expression on his face became very distorted, something dangerous was brewing.