Time passed day by day.

For most people in this world, it's just a normal day, but for some, it's not.

A young man with glasses pushed open the door and rushed into the room, and came to the computer desk, which was already full of people, most of them wearing glasses, and they were looking nervous at the moment, staring at the screen in front of them with red faces.

"It's the ninety-ninth floor, it's the ninety-ninth floor!!"

"It's a little bit close, it's a little bit close! Can they do it?! ”

"The Sword of the Dark Moon is fine, the Dark Nebula and the Red Knights may need to be repaired for a few days........."

The programmer sitting at the desk was also excited, and even the keyboard was about to beat into a piano.

These people are not ordinary melon-eaters, they are members of the SAO Incident Countermeasures Headquarters. Immediately after Akihiko Ashiba created this horrific incident, the government organized a department dedicated to tracking and managing the progress of the incident and its follow-up.

As the world's first fully stealth game, no one thought that a game would attract the attention of the world. After the outbreak of the SAO incident, not only was the complete stealth technology itself strictly banned by various countries, but also various social discussions followed.

The pressure on the SAO Countermeasures Headquarters is enormous, and it is important to remember that until then, the full stealth technology was originally used for gaming and entertainment, but depending on the situation, it could also be effective in various aspects such as military and medical care. And just when everyone was gearing up to create a new future era, this vicious incident seemed to be a blow to the head, almost blinding everyone.

If anything, it is as if mankind built the first nuclear power plant, only to explode just after the start of trial operation, and the consequences and effects are self-evident.

The question now is to look at the "aftermath" of the disaster and the "number of casualties".

Although more than a year has passed since then, and it seems that there is little news about this incident in the outside media, everyone knows that the lack of attention does not mean that the matter is over. If this thing doesn't end well, then it's the real trouble.

But let's be honest, there's very little they can really do.

Akihiko Kayaba is a genius scientist who designs a system with few loopholes to exploit, and at first the countermeasures headquarters wanted to forcibly invade, but later chose to give up like Fangzheng. After all, the mistake caused by the invasion of the main system is likely to lead to the complete collapse of the entire world, and if ten thousand people die by that time, then they will be finished.

Not to mention that among these victims, there are not only ordinary players, but even diplomats and the heirs of some family lords, and the forces behind these people are not easy to mess with!

At the beginning, the countermeasures headquarters decided to find the mastermind behind the scenes, Akihiko Kayaba, and force him to release the others.

Later......... Akihiko Kayaba was found, but the man was already dead.

According to the autopsy report and the results of the investigation, it was finally determined that Akihiko Kayaba had an accident during the process of using a complete stealth device, which caused the pulse signal to increase suddenly, and performed a violent impact on the brain that was no less than a diamond drill opening the brain, and finally the result given by the doctor was brain death.

Hearing this news, everyone in the countermeasures headquarters was also dumbfounded.

The culprit is finished, how is this going to be done?

Although it is a good idea to hang the body of Akihiko Aoba and let the families of the angry victims whip the corpse, it will not solve the fundamental problem!

Although some people proposed to send a group of people to help those players tackle the problem, but this opinion was ultimately rejected, first, the game world and the real world are different after all, there is an old Chinese saying that chivalry is forbidden by martial arts, and it is perfect to put it in the game world.

At that time, the players were generally above and below level thirty or forties, although they couldn't reach the level of evil and poison, but they were better than flying on the grass or white stripes in the waves, and if they wanted to send someone in, even if it was an active soldier, it was the level of a small soldier in the government——— any Jiangyang thief could overthrow him.

Not to mention that the danger is so great, who wants to go in and die.

Ultimately, it's up to the players themselves.

Luckily, except for the first period of time, there weren't too many casualties for most of the next time, and because of that, the countermeasures headquarters also focused more on taking care of those victims to avoid accidents——— they couldn't interfere in the game, but if there were casualties due to realistic factors, then it was their responsibility.

There are 10,000 players in total, and almost two years have passed by now, and so far, the death toll is fixed at 853......... Relatively speaking, this is a very encouraging number. This means that if all goes well, most players will make it back to the real world alive.

If all goes well.

But now, it is the last hurdle that stands in front of them.

"Is there really no way we can adjust the strength of the boss?"

Looking at the boss attribute of the hundredth floor, many people were solemn, and some people were unwilling to raise this cliché question again.

"Nope."

The other technician shook his head.

"We all know that the full stealth device uses brainwaves to verify the account, and now that Akihiko Kayaba is dead, there is no one to log in to the developer account. External modifications to Cardinal can have an unknowable impact......... For now, we can only watch. ”

"Hey............"

Hearing this, everyone sighed in unison, although they had already held many meetings, and they knew very well what they should and shouldn't do, but now that it was such a critical moment, they could only watch from the outside......... I still feel a little uncomfortable.

And at this time, someone suddenly asked timidly.

"You say......... In case they fail........."

"Shut up!"

“…………………”

No one wants to be a crow, especially in the current situation.

In fact, this worry is not only shared by people in reality, but also by people in the gaming world.

The Town of Initiation.

The town of Origin is still lively, but the atmosphere is a little tense. From time to time, players take to the streets or gather in the park to discuss with each other.

"Have you heard? The Raiders group has reached the 99th floor. ”

"Does that mean we might be able to get out? No problem, right? ”

"Probably not, don't you see that they have been going well all this time?"

"But what if it ........."

"Go, go, don't talk if you can't speak!"

Some are worried, some are excited, some are nervous.

They have been in this world for almost two years, and many of them have become so used to life here that they have forgotten what reality is like. But now, with Fang Zheng and the others, they went up layer by layer, until the ninety-ninth floor......... Others gradually reacted.

Wait, what are we doing here?

I don't think it's a game.

By the way, we're trapped here.

As long as we get through the 100th floor, we'll be able to get out!

Thinking of this, everyone began to suffer from gains and losses again, and of course they hoped that Fang Zheng and his party could successfully clear the customs. But what if they fail?

What if?

Right now, the three most powerful guilds in the world of Ayngrunt are the Sword of the Dark Moon, the Dark Nebula, and the Red Knights. In fact, after reaching the ninetieth floor, the bosses of each of the next floors are all three-way joint raiders. During this time, the Dark Nebula and the Red Knights suffered combat attrition on the ninety-fifth, ninety-eighth, and ninety-ninth floors, respectively, followed by the hundred......... No one knows what the outcome will be.

In case they are destroyed, then......... Does anyone else have a chance to leave this world?

Nobody knows.

In fact, even the Sword of the Dark Moon himself didn't know.

"Hoo ..............."

Looking at Ying Lili who was already sleeping next to him, Fang Zheng reached out his hand, gently stroked her cheek, and straightened Ying Lili's hair, and then he got up and left Ying Lili's room.

As the final boss gets closer and closer, the pressure on the members of the Sword of the Dark Moon is also increasing, and Ying Lili even has to secretly save with Fang Zheng at night every day to be able to fall asleep. It's not that Founder can't understand this, the end is just around the corner, success is heaven, failure is hell.

Even Jia Baili, who is always lazy and lazy on weekdays and looks like a salted fish, rarely shows a serious expression, and she even learned to tidy herself up. You must know that Jia Baili has always been very loose before, belonging to the type of hair that is too lazy to comb it, take a shower casually, put on a sweatshirt and lie on the bed and start rolling.

And now, she has actually started to comb her hair, tidy up her appearance, and start practicing hard every day.

To be honest, this really surprised Fang Zheng, but it was expected.

This kind of pressure is much greater than the college entrance examination.

After all, if you fail the college entrance examination, you can still repeat it.

After leaving Eriri's room, Fang Zheng took a look around the station, looked at Yui who was sleeping with Esther, and said hello to Sophie, who was still wandering around at night, and made sure that everything was in order for the guild to be in order.

However, to Fang Zheng's surprise, when he came to the door of the room, he unexpectedly saw Asuna and the black cat.

"Asuna? Black cats? ”

Looking at the two people standing at his door, Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows.

"What are you doing here if you don't go to rest?"

“…………………”

Hearing Fangzheng's inquiry, Asuna and the black cat glanced at each other with red faces, and finally Asuna said stubbornly.

"That......... We......... There are some things that I want to ......... with you, Mr. Founder."

“……………”

Looking at the slightly reddened cheeks of the two of them, as well as the dodgy gaze, Fang Zheng had almost guessed their intentions. So he didn't say anything more, but reached out and pushed the door open.

"Come in, then." ()

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