"How······ How is that possible?!How can you be a survivor of [SAO]?!There must be a limit to lying?!

"No, we're really SAO players. Clyde shook his head earnestly.

"Me too, as for fear or something, do you really think that if you play SAO, you won't continue to play the game?" Kirito scoffed.

"And we're still the strategy team for cracking the game.,If that game didn't have us.,It's estimated that even if those people in the hospital die because of their weak bodies, they won't be able to conquer more than half of the layers.。 At this, Clyde's eyes froze.

"Of course, if you doubt our combat effectiveness, you can come to challenge~ It may be you who will be pressed to the ground and beaten!"

"Goo······· Sigroot gritted his teeth, if it was a reality, he would probably be biting blood by now.

Then, he suddenly drew the broad-bladed sword at his waist and glared at Clyde and Kirito with eyes that were about to burst into flames.

“…… I thought I didn't need to pay attention to these two little bugs crawling around, but it was arrogant to act like a thief. How dare you be cheeky enough to run into other people's territory and call yourself a SAO player?!Raiders group?!So even if you are killed, you shouldn't be able to complain, right......?"

Hearing Sigroot's drama-like words, Clyde and Kiritto understood that this guy didn't believe what they had just said.

Believing his audacity, Lifa realized that she would slash at Sigroot as soon as the battle began, and then put her hand on the long knife at her waist. Tension enveloped the entire environment.

At this moment, Sigroot's companion whispered:

"Not anymore, Big Brother Sig. Kill the incapable player in full view of the crowd......"

I don't know when it started, but I have already gathered around the crowd that noticed something was happening and was ready to watch the excitement.

If it's a legitimate duel, or if the other party is obviously a spy, forget it, but now if Sigroot kills Kirito and Clyde, who have no power to attack like tourists, it really can't be said to be a very upright act.

The identities of the two former SAO players are enough to make others look at them differently.

After all, killing people in SAO is really killing people, and for the two of them, if Sigroot kills them here, then the impact is likely to be unimaginable.

Sigroot gritted his gums and glared at the two of them for a few moments before retracting his broadblade sword into its scabbard.

"Remember to hide when you go outside. Lifa—"

After dropping this sentence to Clyde and Kirito, he looked back at Lifa behind him.

“…… You betrayed me now, and you will regret it soon!"

"It's better than staying and regretting it!"

"I advise you to practice how to cry and kneel down and beg for help first, so as to prepare for the time when you want to come back!"

After saying this, Sigroot turned and walked towards the exit of the Tower of Wind. The two team members who followed behind seemed to be trying to say something.

After looking at Lifa's face for a while, it finally seemed that he gave up talking and chased after Sigroot and left.

After their figures disappeared, Lifa exhaled heavily, then looked at Kirito and Clyde and said:

“…… I'm sorry to get you into this turmoil......"

"No, it's me who is not good, and what I did just now seems to be adding fuel to the fire......"

"I really don't like this kind of person. Clyde shrugged.

"But is it really okay to give up the territory like this......" Kirito asked Lifa after glancing at Clyde.

"Ah——......h

Lifa didn't know how to answer, so she quietly pushed Kirito and Clyde's backs and told them to leave quickly.

After leaving the crowd, they just got on the elevator that came down. Pressing the top button, the disc-shaped stone at the bottom of the translucent glass tube emits a slight green flash, and then rises upwards at a rapid speed.

Tens of seconds later. As soon as the elevator stopped, the glass wall opened in an instant. The bright morning sun and the comfortable breeze also flow in at the same time.

Lifa walked briskly from the tube to the observation deck on the top floor of the Tower of Wind. I've lost count of how many times I've been here, but no matter how many times she looks at this massive panorama that spreads in all directions, she is thrilled.

The Wind Elf Territory is located southwest of Alpheim. On the west side, most of it is grassland, then the coastline, and finally an endless sea that shimmers blue. On the east side, there is a lush forest that connects to the horizon, and deep in the forest is connected by a row of purple mountains. And farther away from the mountain line is the towering shadow that almost assimilates to the sky, the World Tree.

"Wow...... Truly beautiful view......"

Kirito, who followed Lifa down the elevator, squinted at his surroundings.

"It's so close to the sky...... It's like reaching out and touching the sky......"

Kirito, who looked up at the sky, had a feeling of longing in his eyes, and Lifa, who was standing beside him, quietly raised his right hand to the sky and said:

"That's right. When I see this sky, I feel that many things are actually very insignificant. ”

“……”

Kirito looked at Lifa with some embarrassment. Lifa smiled back and continued:

“…… Just a good opportunity. Actually, I was planning to leave here one day. But I still feel that being alone is terrifying, so I haven't been able to make up my mind......"

“·········” Watching the interaction between the two, Clyde didn't say anything, but looked up at the sky.

He suddenly thought of his own covert changes to a series of plans after the reversal.

Although he had already noticed it, ·······

"Hey, Clyde, what's wrong with you?

"No, just remembered something. Clyde came to his senses, shook his head and smiled.

"By the way, Clyde, don't you have any other friends, is it really okay to just come with us first?" Kirito hadn't forgotten that Clyde had come here with a whole team.

"I have already commanded that they will see us on the way and follow us. ”

"After all, it might be much more difficult to conquer the World Tree than it is to be in Ayn Grant. However, Clyde's words were exchanged for Kirito's contempt.

You've modified the data, so what's the difficulty of the strategy?!

It's really cheap and good!!

“·······”

Lifa on the side didn't know what the eye contact between the two meant, but from Kirito's eyes, he could see that Clyde's words were very false.

Could it be that they really have a way to attack the World Tree?

How can it be!

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