Lifa watched Kirito's battle with a little admiration and a little unbearable.

They were in the sky above the vast [Ancient Forest] in the northeast of the Wind Elf Territory, and they were almost about to leave the forest and reach the plateau.

Si Yiluban was already far behind, and no matter how hard he fixed his eyes, he couldn't see the Emerald Tower.

Since they have entered the depths of the neutral zone, the level of monsters appearing is getting higher and higher.

Now Kirito is facing three identical monsters in one go. It was a winged one-eyed lizard [Evil Flasher], and its combat power could already be regarded as a demon king level in the primary labyrinth of the wind elves.

Although the base ability value is not high, the tricky thing is the [Evil Eye] cast from its purple one-eye, which is a curse-based magic attack, and once hit, all stats will be greatly reduced.

So Lifa stayed at a distance and continued to help, and whenever Kirito cursed, she quickly cast the spell unraveling magic, but honestly she herself doubted whether it was necessary to do so.

Kirito wielded a greatsword that was almost the same height as him, as if he had never defended or avoided the words in the dictionary, but he kept blasting the lizard down in a frenzy.

He didn't care about the lizard's long-range attack with his tail, but just swung his sword forward and sometimes swept several lizards into the storm at once.

The terrifying thing is that the power of his blow caused the number of evil flashers that originally had five to be reduced all at once, and the last one began to flee when there was about 20% of the HP left.

As it let out a pitiful cry and prepared to flee into the forest, Lifa reached out to the creature and fired a tracking vacuum attack spell at the creature. Four ~ five boomerang-like blades that glow green fly through the air, splitting its scales as if wrapped around the lizard's body.

In the end, the huge body of the blue reptile transformed into polygonal fragments and scattered in all directions, and the fifth battle of the day was easily over.

As for Clyde, he hadn't shot at all, and had been watching their battle from a short distance, making Lifa wonder if he was a pig.

But when the three of them met, Lifa didn't forget, this guy's strength seemed to be even higher than Kirito's.

After tucking the sword into its scabbard with a loud metallic sound, Kirito slowly flew towards Lifa, who raised her right hand at him.

"It's hard work—"

"Thank you for your help—"

The two men high-fived each other and smiled again, and Kirito looked at Clyde with a blaming look.

"It's too selfish not to do anything at all, isn't it? ”

"No, I feel like the two of you are enough. Clyde subconsciously raised his hand into the collar, but reacted and put it down.

"Hmph~ To put it bluntly, I just don't want to contribute. Kirito sneered.

“······” Lifa looked at Clyde's hand, then thought about his action just now, "Mr. Clyde, do you have a habit of smoking?"

"Yes, he often showed the habit of smoking when he was in SAO, but three years of smoking should be a torment for him as an old smoker, right?"

Kirito has also used this to mock Clyde many times, but Clyde doesn't take the initiative to fight back, as he is not really an old smoking gun.

"But...... Clyde, you don't make a move····· Could it be because of that exaggerated battle—"

"No, this level of combat in SAO can only be considered moderate. ”

"Eh, eh, eh, ?!!!," Lifa looked stunned when she heard this.

"But... However, in general, it is better to pay more attention to avoidance and keep repeating the play-and-run tactics. But Kirito is simply attacking and attacking!"

"Is there one?" this is Kirito's way of fighting, just as she will get the skill of the second sword, Kirito's combat is rarely defensive.

"Wouldn't that be a sooner time to end?"

"It's okay if there's only one kind of monster like that. If you have a mix of close and long-range types, or if you are fighting with a team, you will definitely be hit by magic anyway, so it's a good idea to be careful. ”

"Isn't there a way to avoid magic?" asked Clyde.

"There are several types of long-range attack magic, and the straight-line orbital magic that emphasizes power can be dodged by seeing the direction of the launch, but the magic with high tracking performance or the wide-range attack magic can't be dodged. If the opponent has a magician who uses this kind of magic, he must move at high speed to calculate the timing of the wrong pass. ”

"Hmm...... There was no magic in the game I played before...... Looks like there's still a lot to learn......" Kirito scratched her head like a girl with a difficult question book.

"Gee, I think you're going to get the hang of it right away...... After all, your eyesight is so good. By the way, do you two play any sports in the real world?"

"Finish, no ...... at all" Kirito looked at Clyde a little nervously.

She hasn't forgotten that this thing is a soldier in the real world, a fierce man who goes in and out of the battlefield every day.

"Does fitness count?" Clyde raised his eyebrows, not saying that he was a soldier who often went to the battlefield or anything.

"Ah...... Forget it, that's not the point. Then let's move on. ”

"Hmm. ”

After nodding to each other, the three of them shook their wings and began to move again. The grassland, shimmering golden green in the setting sun, began to appear at the other end of the forest.

After that, the three of them did not encounter any more monsters, and left the ancient forest and came to the mountain area.

Just as their flying ability was at their limit, they landed on the grassland on the gentle slopes of the foothills.

Lifa, who landed while gliding on the grass with the soles of her shoes, stopped and stretched her arms all up.

It is an organ that is not in the real body, but after a long flight, it is strange that there is still a feeling of fatigue at the base of the wings. Kirito, who landed a few seconds late, also put his hand on his waist and stretched his back muscles.

"It's really amazing to simulate it to this extent······ this game. Clyde sighed as he rubbed his waist.

"Hehe, are you tired?" asked Lifa with a smile.

"No, I can continue!" Kirito replied with a shake of his head out of obsession with Asuna.

"Oh, so desperate. I still want to fly...... But air travel is coming to an end here. ”

After hearing what Lifa said, Kirito raised his eyebrows and asked, "Hey, why?"

"You should know because of the mountain. ”

Lifa pointed to the mountain standing in front of the meadow, the top of the mountain, covered with snow.

"It's higher than the flight limit, and you have to go through a cave to cross this mountain. It seems like the most difficult place to get from the Wind Elves territory to Arune. Since then, even I've been here for the first time. ”

"First time here······· Clyde touched his chin.

"What, there's a problem?" asked Kirito.

"No, I might take it offline a bit. Clyde, who pulled out the window, glanced at the time, and then said to the two of them, "Can you let me log out for half an hour? ”

"It doesn't matter, I'm going to log out too, let's take turns. ”

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