Attribution

There were less than 50 players gathered at the Torbana Water Fountain Square, that is, the players who participated in the "Strategy SAO First Floor Boss Meeting".Scattered scattered on the seats in the square, it looks very bleak.

Mana was very surprised. There were about 1 players who entered the game a month ago. After deducting the 2000 players who left during this period, there were still about [-] players left.She knew that many solo players scattered all over the battlefield on the first day, and some formed small groups, and they all found their own strongholds.

But are there only so few people who want to participate in the BOSS strategy?

Mana hid behind Liar's tall figure, her appearance was covered by a wide cloak, only a few strands of chocolate-colored long hair occasionally hung outside the cloak, it can be said that she is inconspicuous now and won't attract anyone's attention. attention.

Although her appearance is only considered pretty, she is a child who will not be found in the crowd, but in the current environment, if she shows her true colors, she will definitely attract a lot of attention.

There are really very few female players in SAO. Mana's appearance is not outstanding, but she is very pleasing to the eye, and the more she looks, the more cute she becomes. Like this, if you are careless, you will easily be approached by a man you don't know.Lial is one of them too...

"There are so many people here..."

After sitting down in the corner, Mana heard Liar's murmur.

"many……?"

"Well, there are already many, this is a battle that I don't know if I can survive..."

"If we win, we can let people know that this world is not invincible, but if we fail, we will lose our lives."

"How many guys do you think can maintain self-sacrifice? Now, most of the people here should still have vacillating anxiety."

Mana nodded half-understood, that's why she admired the solo walkers and those beta testers.She doesn't understand the great spirit of self-sacrifice, she only knows that she doesn't want to die, she is afraid of death.So those who can go to the front to fight are the objects of her respect.

Embarrassed, Mana lowered the brim of her cloak and hat, and buried her face in the shadow.She looked around uneasily, for fear that others would find out that she had nothing to do with sneaking in.

But when she looked at it like this, she saw a strange person.

Sitting next to Liar, who hadn't noticed it just now, was also wearing a cloak and a hat, buried his face, and lowered his head, because Liar didn't talk to him, so Mana also Those who didn't pay attention to those who sat there were almost lying down.But looking at it now, something is wrong.

The people who came here were scattered and scattered. Since this person didn't know when he sat next to Liar, he should be someone he knew.

As if he noticed her gaze, the man tilted his head slightly, his sharp eyes glanced at Mana's position and then turned back immediately.

He should not be able to see his own face, but Mana felt a chill for no reason. She clearly saw the man's gray-blue eyes, which were cold and sharp. terrible.

The brief interaction between the two was caught in the eyes of the person in the middle, Liar narrowed his long and narrow eyes, and raised the corners of his mouth.

"This is my junior, don't worry, he is more reserved." Liar explained to Mana.

"Junior?"

"Well, junior, he is a junior from the same department as me. Ah, by the way, it is taboo to mention that matter in SAO."

Liar put his finger to his lips and made a shush gesture, smiling like a slick fox, aroused Mana's curiosity and didn't say anything, just motioned her to look at the center of the square.

A slender one-handed swordsman wearing metal armor stood in the circular space in the center of the circular seat. He stood there, clapped his hands a few times to attract everyone's attention, and then asked everyone to sit forward.

Is this man the captain of the command?

Liar left the seat with a smile. Since Mana was only here to join in the fun, she leaned back and hid herself in the shadows, praying in her heart that no one would see him.

To her surprise, the person sitting next to Liar didn't move either, just sat there with his arms crossed, not knowing what he was thinking at all.

Mana was afraid of this person from the bottom of her heart.She turned her head to one side awkwardly, and grabbed the hem of the windbreaker tightly.

"Today, everyone responded to my call to gather here. Thank you so much! Although some people know me, I will introduce myself again! My name is <Dilberu>, and my occupation is a frank <Knight>! "

Although the person in the middle of the field was in good shape, he had a face that could be called a fair face, and his curly hair was also dyed blue, which was very attractive.

Speaking of which, hair can be dyed in the game, but I haven't seen any hair dye for sale...

There is no such thing as a profession in SAO, but the act of this person claiming to be a knight caused a surge of people, and there were not a few people who complained.However, judging from his attire, with a sword on his back and a shield on his back, and bronze armor on his chest, legs, and shoulders, he does look a bit like a knight.

It is the player's freedom to position himself in any profession.The person standing in the middle of the field spoke in a candid tone, and his appearance was dignified and full of leadership temperament. No wonder he was able to initiate this meeting responsibly.

He simply explained that his team found the boss's room, and hoped that everyone could go to fight the boss together, because his contagious tone caused the blood of all the people present to boil.The fighting spirit is ignited, which is a good omen.

Then suddenly a person named <Kobao> popped up, made a burst of dissatisfaction and provocation against the beta testers, and turned the atmosphere in a very bad direction.

"Liar...are you okay..."

Mana glanced worriedly at the place where Liar was sitting, but of course all she saw was the back. Under such heavy pressure, Liar's back looked very tall.

Fortunately, another man who looked very burly helped the beta testers out of the siege.The man carried a rough two-handed battle ax and looked very reliable.

Then, the bald man named Agil retorted Kibaou's reprimand in a gentle tone that was very different from his appearance.

It was only after listening to their conversation that Mana found out that there were also strategy books being sold for zero gold coins.

She secretly decided in her heart that if she had the chance, she would go outside and look for an item store that sold strategy books.

The meeting ended with the knight Diavel calling forward, and all the participants responded with loud voices.Of course, Mana who shrank to the side and a certain mysterious person who was only two seats away from Mana had to be excluded.From the beginning to the end, no matter what happened in the meeting, that person didn't move at all, he couldn't see his face, let alone whether his emotions were infected, and there was a terrifying atmosphere around his body that no one should enter, which made Mana feel uncomfortable. He had no intention of talking to him at all, even if he might be his own kind.

Liar walked back with a friendly smile on his face, Mana stood up nervously, bowed deeply and said "Welcome back, thanks for your hard work", this behavior made Liar let out a low voice. laughter.

"Don't be so formal."

Then Liar passed by Mana, put his hand on the head of the guy who had been sitting in the corner with Mana, and said loudly: "Wake up!"

……

…………

Mana didn't know what expression she had now, but she felt as if she was being ravaged by a strong wind.

Is this guy sleeping!Sleep in such a stressful and important meeting!

"Never mind, he's just too tired."

Waking up the sleeping man with a loud noise, Liar turned to Mana and explained.

"This guy has been staying in the maze, and he hasn't returned to town for about a week."

"is that a lie……"

Mana's brown eyes widened. At this moment, because the people attending the meeting had dispersed, there were only three of them left in the venue, so Mana took off her cloak and hat, and it was uncomfortable to hide in the dark all the time. .

"It's true."

"But... the supply of medicines... the durability of weapons... food... and so on... don't they all have to go back to the town?"

"If you keep upgrading, you need to change your equipment!"

"This guy seems to have 6 identical weapons in his backpack. They were all bought in a weapon shop outside. Because of his ruthless fighting skills and excellent skills, he doesn't get hurt at all. The cost of medicines is amazingly low. The scariest thing is Yes, this guy can live on one loaf of bread a day."

"How on earth did you restrain your hunger?"

The hunger of the characters in SAO is very punctual.

Mana looked at the figure who stood up slowly and then turned and walked out in disbelief, and then subconsciously followed him and left the Torbana Fountain Square. In a word, I didn't even look at her or refute Liar's words. I just went my own way and ignored Liar who was smiling wryly.

"Hey, I've said many times to respect seniors!"

What kind of person is he!There must be a limit to traveling alone!

"Sorry, Mana, because of tomorrow's big task, I have to temporarily kick you out of the team."

Liar smiled apologetically, and then operated the interface. Only then did Mana see that the team members in the upper left corner had become six people, all of whom should have joined the team at the end of the meeting just now.

After kicking Mana off, Liar immediately chased after the person who had gone further and further away.

"Hey! Brat, stop! Join the group!"

Liar followed that person like a wordy elder. According to Liar, that person was obviously a junior...

What an arrogant person...

When Liar returned to Mana again, he had a deeply helpless expression on his face, like a parent who had a naughty and rebellious child in his family who couldn't handle it.

"It's all right!"

Liar gave a thumbs up, and Mana guessed with a proud look on his face that it might be a great job to be able to handle that person...

"It's fine for now, the battle to defeat the boss is tomorrow. I'll take you to upgrade first."

"Shouldn't you recharge your batteries first? Tomorrow's battle will be very hard."

Of course Mana also wants to upgrade, especially with such an experienced leader, it will be much easier, and she doesn't have to worry too much about her life, but Mana can't bear the guilt of delaying others for her own sake.

"No problem, sleep at night and you will be full of energy tomorrow. It's still early."

Liar took the lead out of the town, and complained to Mana about the people just now in a very sad tone.

"That guy is super self-willed. He ignores the messages he sends every day. He only upgrades desperately in the maze. When he gets tired, he rests in the safe area. After a while, he goes to hunt monsters again. He never pays attention to other people's concerns."

"What a troublesome brat."

"But, that person looks very powerful."

As long as she thought of that person's glance, Mana felt chills all over her body.

"Then the upgrade is of course powerful, a full three levels higher than me."

Liar is a powerful fighter at level ten, but is that person already at level thirteen?It will take a month of hard work to achieve it...

The level that can be reached on each floor is limited, the level is too much higher than the monsters, even if you still kill the monsters, you will not get the experience that can be upgraded. The monster Mana with the highest level on the first floor has never been seen or touched. I don't know what it is, but considering the top [-] floors, there shouldn't be any monsters on the first floor higher than level [-].

"What a terrible guy..."

Mana sighed sincerely, all her mind was thinking about the back of that person, and she missed the disdainful glance in Liar's eyes.

They passed through the ruins area and returned to the junction of the lake and forest they had passed through.

There are many plant-type monsters around here. Because they are close to lakes and swamps, most of them have the annoying skill of spraying paralyzing poisonous mist. The area where it is located is prone to fogging. In addition to the relationship between poisonous monsters, the surrounding fog is pale pink. Yes, the vision is blurry.

"Be careful here, once you are hit by the gas ejected by the monster, you will be paralyzed and then you will be beaten unilaterally."

"And the monsters here are all actively attacking monsters."

The surrounding air was turbid, and the vision was poor. Mana heard Liar's voice from behind, and she tightly clenched the sword in her hand.

She held her breath and stared fixedly at the lotus-colored flower-shaped monster that was swaying on the opposite side. The monster's vines kept rolling, and it might attack at any time.

It cannot be given a chance to attack first.Thinking of Liar's previous battle, Mana decisively took the starting position, and then attacked the monster.

The monster's cursor was red, and it was at the same level as him. One blow could only weaken one-third of its HP, but Mana was not the little girl who dared not face the monster on the first day.

The wasp I fought before was a flying monster, and its flying height may be the lowest in SAO, but the hit rate is definitely lower than this kind of big flower that grows on the ground and moves slowly!

Before Hua moved close to her, the stiffness of using skills was over, which is also the advantage of low-level skills. Mana quickly took two steps back, ready for the second attack.

The process of dealing with the monster was relatively easy. Watching the monster dissipate into pieces smoothly, the joy in Mana's heart made her face burst into a smile.

Like a child eager for praise, she turned around with a smile, trying to show Lial her growth.

but……

Behind, no one.

The person who should be standing on the edge of the swamp behind her disappeared, replaced by three dark pink plant-shaped monsters, which were constantly swinging their bodies and approaching her.