The early morning sun shines on the stone streets of the starting town, outlining the shadows of various buildings, and occasionally you can see passers-by preparing for the stalls, which makes you sigh at the delicate design of this world, which is not much further than the real world.

After having a simple breakfast in the church and explaining it tactfully to Sasha, Yuki went to the base camp of the "army" with Yui, who was still a little sleepy.

Because her target is in the underground labyrinth of their headquarters.

……

"Miss Yuki, although the head of the regiment has agreed, is it really okay for the two of you?"

Walking with Yuki and the others on the way to the Black Iron Palace, Yuriel looked at the two of them with a look of worry in her eyes.

The destination that the trio are about to arrive at is the largest building in the Origin Town, and an unknown area that was not open during the lockdown period.

In the case of the maze set on the first floor, the level there is unusually high, the average level is almost around sixty, and even boss-level bosses exist, and it is also the only place in Yuki's strategy book where the 'skeleton' symbol is marked.

So when they first entered this labyrinth, they suffered a big loss, but fortunately they didn't go deep at that time, and they immediately retreated after finding that the situation was wrong.

At present, in order to prevent other players from entering by mistake, it is also guarded by the "army".

"It's okay, your family will only agree because they know my strength."

Patting the weapon around his waist, Yuki grinned.

When he made this request with Xinka, the other party was as shocked as Yuriyer, and naturally refused at first, but after understanding Yuki's rank, this rough-faced man had to let him go because he still owed favors.

As the head of the huge organization of the "Army", although he has been staying in the first layer for a long time and has not been on the front line, he has not lagged far behind in terms of level, but unfortunately he still can't compare with a first-line player like Yuki.

Not to mention the equipment gap, Yuki's current level is level 92, maybe not the highest level, but there are definitely not many players above level ninety.

And the maze with an average level of 60 needs a level of 70, which is more than enough for Yuki's level.

As for the question of bringing Yui, Yuki was also prevaricated by the lame reason that there might be a place in the maze that could restore her memory.

Letting the whip who had fallen into a strange state because of her words continue to immerse herself in her delusions, Yuki bent down and touched Yui's little head.

"Yui, you'll be with me in a moment."

"Even if you regain your memory, you don't have to do anything, you know?"

There seemed to be an overtone in the words, but only the three people present knew what the meaning was.

"Hmm."

“…… Mom, why are we here? ”

After nodding obediently, Yui asked with some curiosity.

"Because it's time......"

Standing up and looking into the depths of the labyrinth, the sword girl's face was resolute with Yui's incomprehension.

(Let me see how strong the walls of this world are.) ）

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Randomly raising his hand to pierce a frog-type monster that pounced, Yuki, who entered the center of the maze area, held Yui in one hand and dealt with the attacking monster group with a sword in the other.

The level gap of about thirty levels makes it easy for Yuki to swing his sword and harvest. This kind of advancement is like entering a no-man's land, and there is no feeling of attacking a maze at all, but more like a sweep.

Yui was even more excited as she watched more and more monster fragments turn into 'ingredients', and kept cheering, 'Mom is so amazing!' '' words.

It's been almost two days since she was called like this, and she's almost used to it, or she can subconsciously filter it out.

After wandering in the dark and damp underground water for about half an hour, and I don't know how many sewer monsters I cleaned up along the way, the unknown territory on the map finally opened up about 90 percent, and in terms of the progress of exploration, Yuki also had to admit that his luck value was really low.

But now it's clear that the target she's looking for is in the remaining ten percent.

Glancing at the last piece of black on the minimap, the two of them headed towards the deepest part of the labyrinth.

……

(It seems that it has arrived, and it must be there.) ）

Passing through a blockade guarded by aquatic and horror monsters, the safe area of this underground labyrinth finally appeared in front of Yuki.

If you go through the corridor in front of you, you will be able to reach a room with a management device that allows the GM to connect to the system in an emergency.

But at this time, Yuki, who was holding Yui and preparing to leave, found that the little girl's movements had slowed down, and her eyes were gray.

（…… Is this what makes Yui react...... ）

"Front...... No......"

With her eyes wide open, maybe it was something that reminded her of this, Yui's expression, which was a little confused, suddenly became dazed, but she still didn't forget to remind Yuki.

“…… Rest assured. ”

Noticing something and leaving the little girl where she was, Yuki smiled confidently and walked forward fearlessly with the one-handed sword in his hand.

"A monster of this magnitude can't stop me."

A black shadow suddenly appeared, and out of the fog was a black-cloaked Grim Reaper with rolling red eyeballs and a huge scythe in his hand.

It is also the last line of defense that guards this place and does not let the player through.

- Boss Monster, Lv.100 "Thc Fatal-scythe".

(Scythe of Fate...... It's a fitting name. ）

(Let's see if your toys can take away my 'fate', Akihiko Kayaba!) ）

The nebula-colored coating spread through the passage, and the scythe and blades collided violently.

The data sparks generated by the friction continued to scatter, echoing the echoes of battle in this space.

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- The seventy-fourth floor of "Ayn Grant", in the waiting area in front of the boss room.

"Miss Lan, don't you really need to inform Yuki?"

Finding that a certain figure who had been appearing on the front line of the raiders was not there, Kirito, who was a little worried about them, asked the girl with long hair in front of him.

I didn't expect the boss room on the seventy-fourth floor to be discovered so quickly, and the "Arcadia" girls who returned to the upper floor did not rest after receiving the news, and hurriedly met with the strategy team to prepare for the next battle.

"No need, Xiaoyou, I must be doing something more important now."

As the vice president, he participated in the strategy meeting instead of Yuki, and Lanzi did not inform Yuki of the news.

She believed that her sister would never make such a hasty decision, and since that was the case, she had to work hard with her while Yuki was away.

You know, they haven't grown without growth along the way.

If Yuna is known as the "singer" of the lower class.

In addition to Yuki, the strength of their guild has also been unanimously recognized by upper-level players.

- Valkyrie on the battlefield!

The swords of the Valkyries are not for decoration.