Chapter 289: A Small Gift

"I don't believe it...... I don't believe it. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Klein, who sat on the stone floor, said in a hoarse voice:

"It's just scary. This is not possible. Don't ramble over there, get me out of here. I'm not that idle to play with you here. That's right...... It's all a game activity. It's a show for the opening of the game, right? That's right. ”

"Unfortunately, it's not a hoax. "Clyde's words have wiped out the hopes of Kirito and Klein," Akihiko Kayaba said in a tone that clearly meant it. ”

"You don't have to worry about your body in the real world. All the television, radio, and online media are now reporting on this situation and the situation where most of the victims appeared. Therefore, the danger of the NERvGear being forcibly removed from your head can be said to have been reduced to a fairly low level. In the future, your body in the real world should be transported to a hospital or other facility during the two-hour disconnection buffer time while wearing the NERvGear, and then carefully cared for. We hope you can rest assured...... Just put your mind on the strategy game. ”

"I see, so I don't have to worry about dying of grievances because of my family's random movements. Unlike other players who are completely desperate, Clyde's face is nothing but coldness.

"What the hell are you talking about! You want us to concentrate on the game, and can we still play the game without being able to log out?" Staring fiercely at the huge red cloak floating near the bottom of the previous layer, Kirito yelled at Akihiko Kayaba.

"It's not a game anymore!" Clyde knew that Kirito worshipped Akihiko Kayaba, but no matter how much he worshipped that person now·······

As a result, as if he hadn't heard Kirito's words, Kayaba Akihiko continued to announce in his unsubdued voice:

"However, I hope you will pay special attention. For all of you, Sword· Art· Online is no longer just a game, it's another real world. Henceforth...... All resurrection functions will be removed from the game. So when your HP goes to zero, your characters will be wiped out forever, and you will ......"

"Your brains are going to be destroyed by NERvGear. The whisper in Clyde's mouth was in sync with Kayaba's voice.

“…… It's stupid. Kirito groaned and turned to look at Clyde.

Why the hell is this guy so fearless?!

After all, under such conditions, would anyone want to run to a dangerous area? All players would be hiding in a safe street area.

It's impossible to get to the hundredth floor!!

"There is only one condition that can free you from this game. It's just that I mentioned that reaching the highest level, the hundredth floor, of Ayn Grant, and then defeating the final demon king waiting over there. I guarantee that at that moment, all the surviving players will be able to log out of the game safely. ”

As soon as this sentence came out, all 10,000 players fell silent.

Now everyone can finally understand what Kayaba really meant by "reaching the top of this castle" at the beginning.

This castle refers to the huge floating castle that swallows everyone at the bottom, and there are ninety-nine floors above, which continues to float in the air, Ayn Grant.

"All broken...... To the hundredth floor?" Klein roared suddenly, quickly stood up, and raised his right fist towards the sky.

"How, how can it be done! I heard that it will be difficult to attack when the closed beta is closed!"

Klein was right. The SAO closed test, which was attended by 1,000 people, only managed six floors in a two-month period. Now that it's officially launched, there are about 10,000 players sneaking into the game, but how long does it take for these people to reach the 100th floor?

Kirito looked up at the sky, staring straight at the empty cloak, trying to reconcile his thoughts with his current situation.

Now no one can log out of the game, no way to return to their room in the real world, and no way to return to their original life.

Someone has to defeat the Great Demon King at the top of this floating castle before they can return to their daily lives. And until then, if any HP goes to zero, it will be completely dead, both in the game and in reality.

"Finally, let us show you that this world is the only reality for you. In your inventory, there's a gift I've prepared. Please take a look. ”

At this hearing, the two fingers of Clyde's right hand swung directly downwards almost automatically. The surrounding players did the same, and a series of electronic ringtones sounded in the square.

After tapping the tab of the inventory from the main menu that appears, the top of the list of items displayed shows the gift that Kayaba said.

The name of the item is [Holding a Small Mirror].

"Interesting stuff~" Clyde smiled.

"Fortunately, the reality has also become an adult, big husband~" Lulutia snickering somewhere.

"It's over······" The five magical girls who had learned the truth from Lulutia muttered in a low voice.

Thinking about why he gave us such a thing, he clicked on the name and chose the materialized button from the window that appeared. Accompanied by a glowing effect, a small quadrangular mirror immediately appeared.

Immediately afterward, all the players were suddenly enveloped in white light. At the same time, Clyde and Lulutia were also surrounded by white light, and their eyes were pale.

In just two or three seconds, the light disappeared and the original scenery reappeared......

However, unlike the young Kiritto in the original book, what made Clyde almost lose his temper was the girl in front of him!

Thin, fair-skinned, tall and petite, wearing the rookie outfits that all players have, but with a woman-like body curve, smooth palms and delicate face adding a bit of charm to her, her big black eyes sparkle like the night sky, her slender eyelashes flutter slightly, her two pink lips are embedded in a face that seems to be carved from white jade, and the most charming thing is his waist-length black hair, and the angry expression that purses her mouth also adds a little unique charm to her.

"Kirito······ You ······ It's a girl······" Klein trembled and pointed at the girl beside Clyde, who had become a different look.

The originally slender eyes have become a pair of sunken copper bell eyes. The thin straight nose became a long hooked nose. And there is still a stubble on his cheeks and chin. If the original character was a cheerful young samurai, now he looks like a defeated samurai - or rather, a bandit.

"Damn! It's so cute!!! it's my favorite type·······" Hey, that's not the point!

"Eh~" Clyde sighed helplessly, although at first he pinched his past image just to remember the past, but when he changed back to his true appearance, he still felt a little empty.

"Are you······ Clyde?!" Kirito, who had turned into a girl, also pointed at Clyde with a trembling finger like Klein, and his face was slightly red.

"Liar!!!You're so handsome!! "Can I take your words as jealousy?"

It is worth mentioning that Clyde's appearance is not that of a young man in his twenties, but of a teenager of sixteen or seventeen.

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The second update of the two daily watches!