Ye Chi and Asuna walked on the forest path to the labyrinth area.

The 74th floor may seem unremarkable, the labyrinth area is abstract and grotesque, and the outer wilderness is scattered woodland and grassland...... Probably because the other floors have already used all the terrain imaginable, so they can only use this "wild" style.

Unlike Asuna, who seemed to be in a good mood and was almost jumping, Ye Chi just walked silently on the side - not unhappy, but alert - after all, unlike himself, with Asuna now, he didn't want to make the slightest mistake.

He has always been open to seek the enemy, carefully sniffing - his search for the enemy has greatly strengthened the detection range and tracking ability, because he has a more reliable Eagle Eye instead of the ability to "see through" and "in-depth investigation", but the Eagle Eye range is limited to the field of vision, and the ability to conduct in-depth investigation is even a little more than 10 meters, so he strengthened the field of vision of the enemy to increase the early warning ability.

He responded with a few hits, always staring at the radar interface, when suddenly he took a step forward, raised his right hand, clenched his fingers into a fist, and then palmed his palm down—tactical sign language: stop, disperse and hide.

"Nani? Levy, what's wrong with you? ”

"......" Ye Chi was speechless and supported his forehead...... Forget she can't read it......

"Find a place to hide...... Someone came from behind. Ye Chi made a humming sound from between his fingers, and showed his small map so that Asuna could also see it. On the map showing the terrain of the surrounding forest, a green light appears to show the player's location due to the effect of the enemy-searching skill. There are a total of twelve players.

"What a ......"

"It's a lot...... Twelve people...... Exactly two teams...... It's okay to say quantitatively, you look at their queues. ”

The group of points of light that rushed towards this side from the edge of the map was marching in two columns that were quite neatly arranged. If it's in a dangerous labyrinth, it's okay, but in the practice area of this kind of monster that doesn't have any powerful monsters, it can be said that it is quite rare to form such a neat formation.

"Pretty neat, huh...... This marching queue ...... There is a high probability that their commander will be a military man...... Is Lu from his background? ”

"Indeed...... It's a lot of concern......"

"Hide, watch silently, so be it."

Ye Chi pulled Asuna, looked around, and found the hiding point very easily, drilled into the bushes a little farther away, and then he walked out to see the effect......

"Asuna...... You're too conspicuous......"

A full body of white with a small amount of red...... Is there a color that stands out more than that? Especially in the woods......

The most important thing is that she has not learned to hide ......

Ye Chi patted his head and took out a large cloth-like object from his backpack—the assassin's robe he had worn at the beginning—the one with a hood that resembled a half-length shawl......

Draped her behind Asuna, who was crouching, buttoned up her hood to block her shiny maroon hair, and began to sneak as if she were cloning her.

"Grey Hat again?" Ye Chi said softly in her ear.

Now this gesture is not that Ye Chi is still thinking about taking advantage at this time, but now that Asuna has become "the contents of Ye Chi's possession", in a certain sense, you can enjoy Ye Chi's stealth effect, and this dress naturally has the effect of enhancing concealment, and besides, the gray is always more concealed than Asuna's body.

"Don't talk...... Don't move! Here it comes! Asuna stared slightly at the few green arrows that had just appeared in the distance.

After a while, a faint rather regular footstep could be heard.

Soon after, the figure of the group appeared on the winding path ahead.

All are swordsmen by profession...... Nonsense, you won't find a second class in this game...... Wears the same bronze metal armor and dark green combat uniform. The equipment is all quite practical, but the large shield held by the six people in front of them is engraved with a rather obvious castle pattern - army ...... Is it?

The Al-Ain Grant Liberation Army (ALF), calling itself the People's Liberation Army...... Let Ye Chi have a little itchy teeth...... The super-large guild referred to as the "army" is entrenched in the first-level starting city, with a huge lineup of thousands of people, but Ye Chi is not happy with them......

To the average player, they are definitely not a hostile existence. It can even be said that they are the most enthusiastic groups in promoting the prevention of criminal acts. However, their approach is too extreme, and as soon as they find a player with the symbol of the offender - because of the color of the arrow, they are also commonly known as "orange players" - they immediately attack indiscriminately, disarm those who surrender, and send them to the prison area of the Black Iron Palace, where they are imprisoned. As for the treatment of those who do not surrender and fail to escape, all kinds of horror rumors have long been spread in the streets and alleys.

In addition, because they often operate in large teams and occupy the practice area for a long time, there is a consensus among the general player that "don't approach the 'army' easily". Originally, this group of people was mainly in the low-level areas below the 50th floor, carrying out the work of maintaining law and order and expanding the territory, and they were rarely seen at the front line. But now—

Twelve players of no lower rank, such a lineup......

As they watched with bated breath, the metal sound of the twelve heavily armed warriors grinding against each other and the footsteps of their heavy boots faded away before disappearing into the dense forest.

The thousands of players who are now imprisoned in SAO are probably super gamers who bought the game on the day of release. And these game maniacs should be the group that has the least to do with the term "discipline". It's been two years, but it's remarkable that they're able to move so consistently. They should be the most elite troops in the "army".

"It is a virtue to train a group of dead houses...... Even a rabble can be considered a disciplined rabble...... The commander is a talent......"

Ye Chi let out a sigh, and Asuna on the side also made the same action.

“…… It seems that the rumor is true......" Asuna, who broke free from Ye Chi's hands, blushed slightly and whispered.

"Rumors?"

"Hmm. I heard it at the guild's regular meeting, and I heard that the 'army' had changed its policy and was preparing to go to the upper areas to carry out its activities. Originally, they were also guilds with the goal of complete raids, but they suffered a lot of damage when they raided the twenty-fifth layer, so they changed their policy from a strategy game to strengthening the organization, and they did not come back to the front line. As a result, I heard that there have been voices of dissatisfaction within the country recently. Therefore, the policy has changed again, and it is said that their current idea is that instead of sending many people into the labyrinth like last time, which will lead to chaos, it is better to send a small number of elite troops and rely on the results they have obtained to show the guild's will to completely attack the game. Reports at the time also said that their first troops should have been on the verge of appearing. ”

"Do you rely on practical actions to promote your guild? However, it really doesn't matter if you are on a level like this that you haven't been to yet......? Although the level seems to be still high......"

"Maybe...... I'm just going to attack the boss......"

"Hmm...... What about that configuration...... I didn't think about the avant-garde rotation at all...... So are you confident that you can defeat the boss before the avant-garde is wiped out? ”

However, it is true that you can gain considerable prestige by killing the boss of the tier.

"That's why so many people came...... But it's still too messy. No one has ever seen the boss of the seventy-fourth floor. Usually, after constant reconnaissance and confirmation of the boss's combat power and tendencies, a huge team will be recruited to attack the strategy, right? ”

"It's only when you're doing boss strategies that you need to help each other with each other. Those people don't know if they mean it...... Definitely not......"

"It's hard to say...... But those guys should also know that they can't just challenge the boss. Let's hurry up and go. I hope I don't run into them in there......"

It was almost noon. Ye Chi and Asuna kept an eye on the map while moving forward as fast as they could.

With Ye Chi as the lead, the two crossed the forest without experiencing any battle at all, and outside the forest, and then through a grassland, it was the labyrinth area of the 74th floor.

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Shibei three days should be impressed.

That's true.

When was the last time you teamed up with Asuna?

It's been almost a year, right?

Or more than a year?

That's enough time for a person to be reborn, isn't it?

Before he left the customs, he had heard that everyone recognized the Blood Alliance Knights as the strongest guild - this point in time was a year ago - so the last time they formed a team should have been more than a year.

The skills of the deputy commander Asuna's top swordsman are also known to everyone, and the alias "Flash" can be said to be known to everyone among Ayn Grant.

To what extent she has grown, Ye Chi only knew when she fought side by side with her today.

Now she is no longer the clumsy rookie she used to be, but a powerful acpierre who has completed her own tactics and skill configuration.

Is...... It's amazing......

I suddenly regretted it a little...... If you don't leave...... Can watch her grow...... It must be a lot of fun......

No, no, if he doesn't go...... Maybe before she is fully grown, she will be killed by herself...... So, there is no reason to regret it.

"Levy-kun! What do you think! It's time to switch! ”

Asuna had just taken care of an elite template lizardman heavy spearman, and there wasn't much blood left, and a powerful thrust-

"That's it! switch！ Ye Chi shouted, and instead of running forward, he ran to the side - kicking the wall, leaping - the eagle falcon swooped!

The Hidden Blade on his left wrist popped out and was held backwards - he was finally able to fully reveal his cards in front of Asuna.

Yes, no one knew that his Hidden Blade could be transformed, but he was confident that Asuna wouldn't harm him—

Without the slightest smoke and fire, he stabbed the lizardman in the back of the neck and fell to the ground.

The monster then exploded into pieces behind it.

"Ahhh......h No matter how many times I see you, it's a foul......"

"It's hard to hit the nail on the head...... I don't get to get a stab every time...... After all, the point is just a line or a point......"

Originally, the two of them should take turns to be the avant-garde first attack, but with a "head dog" like Ye Chi, it is generally dead as long as he switches the monster he faces once - after all, as long as a single heavy attack hits the vital point, it is almost an instant kill, and all Asuna needs is to create an attack window for him.

So it seems that Ye Chi is very inhuman...... Let girls always be pioneers......

The two started the official strategy from the 18th floor of the labyrinth, and there were almost no monsters along the way that could make the two switch more than twice.

Before they knew it, a straight passage appeared in front of them, flanked by columns that led to the zenith—the top.

And the end of the road...... It's a door.

A gray-blue gate, embossed with dense monster images, almost like an ukiyo-e of demons dancing wildly—closer to the violence of the worlds—an ukiyo-e work that Ye Chi had seen depicted the battle between the Yaksha and the tiger, but it was much more chaotic than that.

Although this is a world made entirely of digital archives, I always feel that there is an indescribable strange aura coming from that door.

"This ...... It should be ......"

"That's right...... It's the boss's room. ”

Asuna tightly pulled the sleeve of Ye Chi's coat.

"How'......? Do you want to see what it's like inside?"

There was a deep sense of unease in her voice.

"Take a look...... After that, just run...... Don't beat his mind, at least for now. Ye Chi showed a nervous expression rarely.

"Transfer the crystal, get ready"

"Are you ready...... ...... to be opened."

Ye Chi held the knife in one hand and the crystal in the other, and the two of them pushed open the door with their left hands together—the door seemed to have no weight.

The door was slow but still made a loud crashing sound, and although the door was open, it was still chaotic darkness.

"What's going on?" Before Ye Chi could speak, a pale blue flame lit on the floor next to the door, and Ye Chi immediately put the knife on the wrist armor of his left hand, ready to resist any attack.

But there was no other movement—except for the flames that lit up one after another, forming a passage of flames, like street lamps on the road.

At the same time, the room lit up, and at the end of the final flame path, two thick pillars of fire rose into the sky.

A huge body appeared in Ye Chi's field of vision, and at the same time, Ye Chi could feel the girl next to him stiffen.

A tall body wrapped in muscles that bulge like thick ropes. The color of the skin is a deep blue that is not inferior to the surrounding flames, and above the thick chest, it is not a human but the head of a goat.

Large, curved horns rise high from the sides of the head to the back. Although the eyes also radiated light like a blue-white flame - it made it clear that this vicious gaze was aimed at him, and the lower half of his body was covered with dark blue hair, although he couldn't see it very clearly because it was covered by the flames, but it didn't seem to be a human but the lower body of an animal, and Ye Chi clearly saw the sheep's hooves.

Can't be wrong - demons.

The demon in front of him unleashed a huge sense of presence, and the python-like tail spewing flames behind him slammed into the ground furiously, dragging a huge two-handed sword in his hand - three meters long.

"TheGleameyes" shines with the magic eye!

Ye Chi noticed its nameplate, and then suddenly raised the tip of his nose and let out a thunderous roar. At the same time, the entire array of flames shook violently, and the sensation of vibration was transmitted to us through the ground. Then it spewed blue-white vapor from its mouth and nose as it carried the greatsword in its right hand to its shoulder—and in the next moment, the demon rushed towards it with such a violent speed, its hooves vibrating as it trampled the earth—so fast!

"Run, a Ye Chi shouted, picked up the stunned girl next to him and turned around and ran......

It's like carrying a bag of rice......——————————————————————

There's a bug here in Kawahara...... How could Asuna hold a sword in her hand and a crystal on the other, and tug at Kirito's sleeve? Some book friends say that the Assassins' missions are too few described...... There's a reason for that...... Because this line was secretly added by a programmer, it doesn't make sense to be too detailed, and I can't make up that much...... Others say that interaction is the same as copying...... I've been wronged by this...... Even if the dialogue is the same as the original text, it has been changed and rewritten by the protagonist.,Except for the necessary ones, it's basically revised again.,And the protagonist's own complaints have been added...... And what's more...... I'm a freshman...... Parents don't care about me either...... So I really couldn't get up yesterday...... Don't always think I'm going to cut off the eunuch or something......