Hanxue's new novel is an original light novel, which will be released in the next month, so please support it when the time comes.

In terms of type, it's a post-apocalyptic future...... At first, it's day-to-day, and the real main story will slowly unfold later.

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"That's right." Chu Yue replied to Asuna, "In the SAO world, after everything is destroyed, it will turn into pieces and disappear. ”

"So......" Asuna recalls the scene when Kainz died, with one arm in the other arm and her chin in the other.

The only thing that can be mistaken for Kainz's death is the armor on Kainz's body!

"It's equipment!" Asuna finally understood: "At that time, after being stabbed by the sword, the durability of Kainz's equipment became zero, and at the same time, Kainz used the teleportation crystal to leave!" ”

"Hmm." Chu Yue nodded, "It's really worthy of Asuna." ”

"What do you mean by 'Asuna'!" Asuna shook her head a little helplessly, looked at Chu Yue and said, "The one who thought of the truth was obviously Chu Yue." Chu Yue, you're so smart......"

"Hehe, so-so." Chu Yue smiled.

"But......" Asuna looked a little strange, "why, is Cainz faking his death?" Is there a secret? ”

"Well, I'm going to ask Miss Yuerko." Chu Yue still said with a smile.

"Huh? Miss Yurko? Asuna said again in surprise.

"You forgot? What Miss Yurco said to us during the day was actually misleading our thinking in the direction of the murder of Kainz in the safe zone, right? Chu Yue said, "This is a 'murder in the circle' incident, if it spreads among everyone, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of panic, right?" ”

"Hmm......" Asuna looked down for a moment, then said, "It seems that I will have to ask Miss Yurco tomorrow." ”

Following.

A system inside a restaurant.

Because it was morning, there was no one else in this restaurant, only Chu Yue, Asuna, and Yuerko.

"That, Miss Yurko." Asuna spoke first, "You and Mr. Cainz used to be from the same guild, didn't we?" ”

"Hmm." Yurco nodded.

"Did anything happen in your guild before?" Asuna asked, "Do you know the person Grimlock other than the two of you?" ”

Yurco was stunned for a moment, then looked a little nervous and said, "Grimlock, also one of our guild members...... Something has indeed happened in our guild...... I'm sorry I didn't say it yesterday. ”

It turned out that it was a guild called the Golden Apple. Half a year ago, the guild broke out a ring with rare attributes. There are two factions within the guild as to what to do with the ring. One party thinks it should be sold for money and divided equally, while the other party thinks it should be used internally.

In the end, the minority obeyed the majority and decided to sell the ring.

However, Grenelda, who took the ring to sell, was killed, and the ring was missing.

Grimlock is the husband of Greenelda, who is a beautiful and powerful woman. Everyone else thinks that these two are a good match.

If Keynz's death was framed by someone else, then the murderer must have targeted the three people who opposed the sale of the ring in the first place. These three are Kainz, Yurko, and another named Shumitt, who has now joined the Holy Dragon United Guild.

"Shrumit......," Asuna said, "I know him, he is the captain of the vanguard of the Holy Dragons United, and he wields a very long spear. ”

"Do you know Shimmer?" Yurko asked immediately.

"Hmm." Asuna nodded, "I am the deputy head of the Blood Alliance Knights, and the Holy Dragon Alliance has always regarded our guild as a competitor, so we know them well. ”

"However, it's just to participate in the boss strategy together." Chu Yue explained, "It's not time to fight, it's rare to meet. ”

"Can you let me see Shimmer?" Yurco added, "He doesn't know anything about it yet......"

Asuna looked down and remembered.

After being prompted by Chu Yue yesterday, Asuna already knew that Yuerke had her own purpose, but she didn't expect to find out that so many people were involved after asking in detail today.

And, what is the real purpose of Yurko? Asuna still has no clue.

In the end, whether to let Yuerke go to see Xiumitt, Asuna looked at Chu Yue.

"Let's give it a try." Chu Yue said to Youerke, "You may all be in danger, it's better to notify you in advance." ”

Chu Yue agreed? Moreover, Chu Yue continued to pretend not to know the nature of the murder in the circle......

Since that's the case, then I'll continue to cooperate with Chu Yue.

After deciding, Asuna nodded and said, "I'll contact Xiumitt." ”

In the afternoon, Yuerko stayed in a hotel room.

"Is it true that Kinez was killed in the safe zone by Grimlock's weapon?" Schomic asked.

Yurko nodded slightly, "It's true." ”

"How is this possible!" Schumit stood up with some excitement, "Besides, why was Cainz killed now?" It's been half a year since this happened! ”

"Could it be that ......," thought of Humit again, "it was Grimlock who killed Greenelda?" He also snatched the ring? Does he want to kill the three people who opposed the sale of the ring in the first place......"

"Maybe someone else commissioned Grimlock to build a weapon." "Possibly, it's the revenge of Grindelda himself," Yurco said...... Because, after all, killing people in the circle, this kind of thing can only be done by ghosts, right? ”

At this time, Yuerko's words instantly made Xiumit stunned.

Ghost killing?

Asuna was also shocked, is Yuerko's purpose to spread rumors?

At this time, Yurco stood up, his eyes were a little dazed, as if he was afraid of the ghost: "After all, it was all the guild members who killed Greenelda!" If only you didn't vote when the ring dropped, but listened to Greenelda's instructions! ”

Yurco took a few steps back, reached the window, and sat on the edge of the open window, "So, the ghost of Greenelda, her ghost, came to us for revenge!" ”

"What are you kidding, what are you kidding......" Xiumit was also frightened for a while, his face was covered with sweat, "Already, it's been half a year......

At this time, suddenly, the pupils of Yuerko's eyes shrank.

Asuna immediately realized that something was wrong and immediately ran towards Yurko.

However, as if he had lost all his strength, Yurco turned his back and fell out of the window.

As he turned his back, the others noticed that a dagger had been inserted into Yurko's back!

When Asuna reached the window and looked down, she found that Yurko, who had fallen to the ground, had turned into pieces and disappeared.

However, this time, Asuna carefully observed that Yurco himself seemed to have a little teleportation light effect at the moment of the explosion of the fragments.

It's just that the teleportation light effect is very small, and if you don't look closely, you can completely overwhelm the effect of the debris explosion.

The dagger also fell to the ground.

Sure enough, as Chu Yue said! Asuna said in her heart that Yurko also faked his death!

Asuna turned her head and looked at Chu Yue and Xiumit in the room.

Chu Yue's face was calm, but Xiu Mi, fear occupied the entire face.

What the hell is going on...... Why did Yurco fake his death too?! Is Xiumitt's appearance also acting?! Asuna felt that she couldn't tell what these people were up to.

After a moment, Shumit suddenly said, "It's a ghost...... It's the ghost of Grincelda......"

Night.

Shumit had already left, and Chu Yue and Asuna returned to Asuna's house together and began to prepare dinner.

"What the hell is going on," Asuna said...... "Although I know the cause of the murder in the circle, the incident of the Golden Apple Guild has made Asuna's head hurt more and more." ”

"Actually, it's nothing." Chu Yue said, "It's a very simple thing. ”

"Huh? Chu Yue, have you already thought of it? Asuna said, "Tell me what the hell is going on!" ”

"Well...... this" Chu Yue said, "It's very simple, Greencelda's death was in the ring incident, and Cainz and Yurko respect Greenelda very much, and have always wanted to find the murderer who killed her and snatched the ring." But it wasn't until recently that Cainz and Yurko discovered that they could pretend to be in-circle killings and planned these things. ”

"Huh?" Asuna thought of something, but didn't quite understand it yet, and said, "Go on." ”

"Kainz and Yurko, both suspect that it was Schumit who killed Greenelda, after all, after Schumit left the Golden Apple, he joined the Holy Dragon Alliance."

"Therefore, Cainz and Yurko acted together in a murder in the circle, in order to make Xiumit believe in Greenelda's ghost revenge, so let Xiumit confess the truth about the original ring incident."

"Confession?" Asuna said, "Do you mean that after believing in this ghost killing, Shumit will repent?" ”

"Of course." Chu Yue said, "Asuna, don't you still have Yuerko's friend?" Just look up her location. ”

After adding friends, there is also such an advantage, that is, you can retrieve the current location of your friends.

Asuna checked, and sure enough, she found Yurco in the wild area on the nineteenth floor.

"There, it should be the graveyard of Grincelda." Chu Yue said, "Xiumit must have gone somewhere to pray for Greenelda's forgiveness." ”

"Well, that'......" said Asuna, "they really look like it...... If it weren't for Chu Yue, you told me in advance, I'm afraid I would have to believe their ghost killing. ”

"Well, I guess, they rehearsed in private." Chu Yue smiled, calculated the time in her heart, and felt about the same, so she stood up and said, "I still have something to do, go out for a while." ”

"Huh? What's the matter at such a late hour, don't you skip dinner? Asuna asked.

"I'll have dinner when I get back." Chu Yue smiled mysteriously at Asuna, and then went out.

"Really, what's the matter, it's mysterious." Asuna said to herself.

After coming out of Asuna's house, Chu Yue headed towards Grandsam's teleportation square.

At the door of the portal, there were two people already waiting for Chu Yue.

"Yo, it's finally here, Chu Yue." Seeing Chu Yue coming over, the person who was waiting for Chu Yue at the door of the portal said.

"Well, I've kept you waiting, Argo, and ...... Lingyin. Chu Yue looked at the two girls wearing cloaks in front of her and said.

"What the hell are you looking for me?" Ling Yin covered her face with a cloak and said, "Let's talk about it first, the thing I followed you before was also entrusted by my work, not my personal will." ”

"I understand." Chu Yue smiled, "Actually, when I came to you this time, I also have a job I want to entrust to you." Let's talk as we go. ”

"Speaking of Chu Yue, it took me a lot of effort to help you find this player." Argo said, "We are friends and friends, but business matters are not emotional." ”

"Of course, of course." Chu Yue still smiled and said, "Then I'll pay you the balance first." ”

After completing the final payment with Argo, Argo said, "Okay, the business is settled, the next matter is for the two of you, I'll go first." ”

With that, Argo went straight into the portal and left.

"Hehe, it's really Argo." Chu Yue said with a smile.

"Isn't she your friend? Why is this the soles of the feet oiled? Lingyin said a little strangely.

"But what I'm going to entrust to you next, if Argo is involved, will be troublesome. So, the clever rat slipped away in advance. Chu Yue said, "Okay, let's talk as we go, let's go to the nineteenth floor first." ”

"Oh?" Ling Yin was a little curious about what Chu Yue wanted to entrust to her.

The two of them entered the portal together and teleported to the nineteenth floor.

The teleportation square belonged to the safe area in the town, so after Chu Yue and Ling Yin reached the nineteenth floor, they walked towards the outside of the city together.

On the way, Chu Yue was silent all the time, and finally Ling Yin spoke first:

"That...... I'm sorry about the last time. ”

"Huh? Last time? Chu Yue said, "Oh, it's okay, I don't mind...... But why did you suddenly apologize for this? ”

"Actually, Argo has been looking for me several times." Lingyin said, "However, I have always refused to meet with you. ”

"Hmm......" Chu Yue nodded and said, "I understand, after all, you are different from us, you are a real 'lone player'." ”

Lingyin spent her time entirely alone in SAO, almost no one knew of her existence, and was a true solo player. And it seems that after the SAO game was cleared by Kirito, Lingyin didn't seem to appear again.

This is also the reason why Argo is gone, but Lingyin stays.

Argo is an intelligence merchant and has to maintain a good relationship with every player. Chu Yue's next entrustment to Ling Yin would definitely offend some people, so Argo left early. But Ling Yin is different, there are not many people who know about Ling Yin's existence, so even if she offends people, Ling Yin is not afraid.

"On the one hand, Argo keeps telling me that you are a good person, and on the other hand, ......," Lingyin said.

Chu Yue sighed in her heart, why was she suddenly issued a good person card by Argo......

"I just found out that Chu Yue, you are the author of "Hope". Argo said.

"Huh?" Chu Yue paused for a moment and asked, "You are also ...... Was it helped by that book? ”

A solo player like Lingyin would even need the help of "Hope"?

"No, it's not ......me," Lingyin said, "it's a friend of mine...... Your Hope saved her life, which is why I decided to come with Argo to meet you...... By the way, apologies for what happened last time. ”

"So that's ......," Chu Yue nodded.

Even Lingyin has friends who care a lot.

"By the way, what the hell are you looking for me?" Lingyin asked.

At this time, Chu Yue and Ling Yin had already arrived at the gate of the town, and when they went out of the city, it was not a safe zone.

"Remember, who first entrusted you to come to me?" Chu Yue asked Lingyin.

"It's the Coffin of the Smile, the Murder Guild." "Although I didn't like them at first, they paid them quite well...... However, they want to kill me...... Alas...... I guess I did it myself. ”

"Well, my commission this time is them." Chu Yue said.

"Huh?" Ling Yin was stunned, "You want to find them?" ”

"Yes, not one or two guild members, but the location of the entire guild's base." Chu Yue said, "I need to know as much information about them as possible. ”

"You're going to ...... Exterminate them? Lingyin was surprised.

"It's not me, it's the strategy team." Chu Yue explained, "The notoriety of the Smile Coffin has long angered the players of the Raiders group, but they have not been able to find them, so they have not taken measures. ”

"I understand...... However, even if I am the most professional tracker, it will probably take a long time to find their lair without any information at all. ”

"You don't have to worry about that." Chu Yue smiled and said, "Next, let's go find the place where their president is." When the time comes, won't you just keep up with him quietly? ”

"Do you know where they're going to grow?!" Ling Yin said loudly in surprise.

"Shh Chu Yue motioned for Ling Yin to shut up, and after looking left and right to see that no one was paying attention, she opened the system menu and sent a transaction application to Ling Yin.

"That's right, I know what they're aiming for tonight, so I'll go save them later, and you'll follow them when they're gone. How much money is needed, I'll trade it for you first. ”

Looking at the transaction request prompt in front of her, Lingyin clicked no.

"Huh?"

"I won't charge you this time." Ling Yin smiled and said, "That's right, I've wanted to kill them for a long time." ”

Chu Yue smiled, of course she knew what Ling Yin meant, and she no longer shirked, and said, "Then let's go over now, you follow me first, don't be discovered by others." ”

"Don't worry, I'm a professional." Ling Yin said with a smile.

Nineteenth floor, Hill of Crosses.

Everything was as Chu Yue said.

Humit knelt at Grindelda's grave and confessed.

Then, at this time, Yurko, who pretended to be the ghost of Grencelda, and Cainz, who pretended to be Grimlock, appeared one after another and forced Humit to tell the truth of the matter.

The original truth is that before Greenelda left, Chemit received a mysterious commission to set the teleportation target of a cloister crystallization as the entrance to Greenelda's room.

This cloister crystal is the Smile Coffin, and the Smile Coffin crystallizes through the cloister and teleports to Grencelda's room, killing Grensselda.

As for the person who commissioned the smiling coffin, it was none other than Greenelda's husband, Grimlock.

However, none of this is known to the other members of the Golden Apple, except for Grimlock.

Therefore, after Xiumit told him what had happened, Yurko and Cainz uncovered their cloaks, revealing their original colors, and at the same time, they also showed Xiumitt's props that were recording, and all the confessions that Xiumit had just confessed were recorded.

Although I know the truth at the beginning, I still don't know who entrusted me to kill Glencelda.

"You've done this for Greenelda...... Shumitt finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the ghosts of Greenelda and Grimlock in front of him were disguised by Yulco and Cainz.

"You shouldn't hate her, do you?" Kainz said.

"Of course, trust me!" "Indeed, I used the money I received to buy rare weapons, and only then did I pass the ...... of the Holy Dragon Alliance's entry benchmarks."

At this moment, suddenly, Xiumit was attacked, his body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.

Xiumit looked to the right, there was a throwing knife stuck in his right shoulder, and then he looked at the health bar, which had very little drop, but ...... However, a "paralyzed" sign appears on the right side of the health bar.

Paralyzed, but the body is completely unable to move the debuff!

“one/down！” At this time, a voice full of jokes came.

At this time, Kainz, Yurko, and Xiurmit noticed that they didn't know when three other people came over!

All three, all wearing black cloaks, had coffins with a terrifying smile tattooed on the back of their hands. One of them was holding a short knife in his hand.

"Indeed, this is a big prey." The man with the kitchen knife said, "Isn't this the cadre of the Holy Dragon Alliance?" ”

Murder Guild, Smile Coffin!

"So, what's next?" The man with the kitchen knife continued.

"That, play that, boss!" The playful member who first threw out the paralyzing poison-coated throwing knife said, "'Let them kill each other, and the last one who survives will not be killed'!" ”

"That's what you said, but didn't you kill the survivors in the end?" The boss of the smiling coffin responded casually.

"Ahh Now you can't play this game, boss! The man grumbled.

This is not a good situation!

Kainz and Yuer are not members of the strategy group, and their level is not high, but the highest-ranking of the three, Xiumitt, has been poisoned by paralysis and can't move, are these three really going to die here?

"So, let's get started." The boss with the kitchen knife walked up to Xiumit first, raised the kitchen knife in his hand, and slashed at Xiumit!

However, just as the kitchen knife was about to slash at Xiumitt's head, a kunai suddenly flew from a distance, and it hit the blade of the kitchen knife impartially, making the kitchen knife almost get out of his hand.

Everyone immediately looked in the direction where Kunai was flying—

The man with long black hair walked slowly towards this side with a one-handed sword in one hand and kunai in the other.

"Long time no see." Chu Yue said, "Everyone who smiles at the coffin. ”

The prey that was just about to be handed down ran away like this, and the boss of the smiling coffin gritted his teeth unwillingly.