April 22, 2014.

Led by Asuna, a team composed of the Knights of the Blood Alliance, the Holy Dragon Alliance, and other powerful guilds of the Raiders group, secretly assembled on the twenty-ninth layer of Ayn Grant: Delov.

This team is called the "Smiling Coffin Raider", and although it is only for this mission, it is not improvised. For this day, the members of the squad have been waiting.

Ayn Grande, Twenty-Seventh Floor, Delov, Smile Casket Headquarters.

It's a small, dilapidated house, barely any different from the other surrounding houses from its appearance, but because of its shabby skin, the player instinctively doesn't want to go inside.

The Smiling Coffin Raider moved extremely quickly, and after teleporting to the twenty-seventh floor, they immediately ran towards the headquarters of the Smiling Coffin.

As the headquarters is located, the Smile Coffin has long had an eyeliner in Delov, but the raid team is too fast, and by the time the Smile Coffin gets the news, the raid team has already surrounded the headquarters of the Smile Coffin.

"Boss ......" a member said to the president, "What should I do......"

......The boss of the smiling coffin was silent for a moment, and then pulled out his kitchen knife: Friend Chop Ding, and then said to everyone: "It seems that we are surrounded by people from the Raiders team. ”

Not all of the members of the Smile Coffin are at headquarters, but because of the assembly, most of them are in this small room.

"Now that they've prepared the stage for us, let's have a last-ditch show." The boss of the smiling coffin raised his kitchen knife and said, "Its show time!" ”

"Deputy Head Asuna!" I thought that the members of the Blood Alliance Knights said to Asuna, "Everything is ready!" ”

"Good!" Asuna stared at the dilapidated hut in front of her, just saying "Let's get moving!" At the first word, the hut suddenly exploded.

Black smoke swept through the streets with the explosion, and the raiders were instantly enveloped in it.

"Everyone, be careful!" Asuna immediately shouted, "The members of the Smile Coffin are all red-named, don't let any red-named players go!" ”

As soon as Asuna finished speaking, she suddenly saw a flash of red light in front of her, and immediately raised the thin sword in her hand to block it, just blocking a big knife that was slashing towards her.

Crusade, begin!

On a roof not far away, Chu Yue looked at the smoke from afar.

"It's ......," Chu Yue said to herself.

This battle is called the Smiling Coffin Crusade.

Because the number of members of the Raiders group has the upper hand, and most of them are good at fighting, and the level is not low, the battle ended quickly.

On the side of the smiling coffin, some of the players who desperately resisted had already been killed by the members of the crusade team, because it was the red name player who was killed, so there was no system punishment; Some players raised their hands and surrendered because they saw that the situation was not right; There are also a very small number of players who take advantage of the chaotic battle and escape.

The president of the smiling coffin, the one who is called the boss, is the one who escapes.

Players who surrender are sent to jail by the raiding party, as for the members who escaped......

It was too difficult to find a player in Ain Grandtree, and the Raiders team had the most important strategy tasks, so they had to give up tracking.

Although the leader of the Smiling Coffin also escaped, after this battle, the Smiling Coffin has been eliminated, and for ordinary players, the threat from these murderers should be gone.

Of course, it's impossible to be completely free of threats, but for the average player, as long as you stay in the safe zone, you'll be fine.

As for the Raiders group, of course, it is impossible to be completely free of casualties. However, dying in such a battle, these players, deserve the respect of all.

Although the smiling coffin was successfully extinguished, the situation between Chu Yue and Asuna did not improve.

Chu Yue left the strategy group. Although Chu Yue is indeed very powerful, the current boss is no longer something that a player can influence, and Chu Yue's departure has not had much impact on the battle of the strategy group.

On the contrary, after Chu Yue's reminder, Kirito's wife Xing joined the strategy group.

Although he still often hides behind everyone, he is fortunate to work hard to allow himself to face the fear of death.

Two months later.

June 24, 2024, Ayn Grant, 48th Floor, Lindath.

This small town called Lindath is crisscrossed by waterways. Taking advantage of this condition, a variety of waterwheel buildings can be seen everywhere in Lindasi.

Because of the convenience of water and waterwheels, Linda has the most weapon forging shops in Ayn Grant.

Lizzebet is one of the skilled blacksmith girls. At the same time, she is also a good friend of Asuna. Asuna affectionately calls her Liz, and comes to her every time her weapons are repaired and forged.

Today, Asuna was about to repair her weapon, so she went to Lizzebet's weapon forge house.

"I'm sorry for you." Asuna smiled and handed her rapier to Lizbet.

"Leave it to me!" Lizbet said with a smile.

On the forging bench connected by the waterwheel, Lizbet got to work.

Soon, the repair of the weapon was complete, and Lizbet returned the rapier to Asuna.

"Thank you, Liz." Asuna said as she gave the money to Lizbet.

"Thank you for your patronage!" Lizbet took the money with a smile, but after thinking about it, she still smiled and asked, "Haven't you gotten along with Chu Yue yet?" ”

"Ahh......h Even when they met, they didn't say a word. ”

"Asuna ......," Lizzebet said, "I finally met such a good man, why ......"

"Don't talk about that, Liz." Asuna interrupts Lizbet and says, "You don't know what's really going on......"

At this time, Lindath's bell rang.

"Ahh It's already this time, I'm leaving! Asuna said hurriedly, turning and running towards the door of the forge house.

"Asuna ......" looked at Asuna's back, and Lizbet muttered to herself, "Why ......"

"Huh? What did you say? Asuna had already walked to the door, heard what Lizbet seemed to say, and turned back to ask.

"No, nothing." Lizbet smiled at Asuna, "The matter of the Raiders group, come on!" ”

"Hmm!" Asuna smiled too, "See you later!" ”

With that, Asuna opened the door and left.

Lizbet Arms Shop, June 25, 2024.

Because there was no one to entertain them, Kirito and Yuki looked at the weapons on display in the store together.

Soon, however, Lizzebet came from the backstage to the front store and said, "Welcome! ”

"Hmm." Kirito glanced back at Lizbet and said, "We want to make a weapon...... Luckily, do you really want to change to a one-handed sword? ”

"Hmm." Yuki nodded, and said with a look of effort, "Although...... I've been using spears because long weapons are safer, but I've been fighting with everyone in the Raiders team for so long, and I can't stay behind anymore. ”

"Don't push yourself, luckily." Kirito said.

"Hmm." Yuki nodded, "Don't worry, Kirito." I'm going to switch to a one-handed sword not just for the front-line battles...... With Kirito to guide me, my one-handed sword will definitely be very good. And, more importantly, I can also hold a shield with a one-handed sword, so I can better protect myself. ”

"Hmm...... That's fine. Kirito said.

While the young couple seemed affectionate, Lizzebert was more concerned about whether their wallets were enough to build a weapon.

"That ......," Lizbet said first, "The price of metal has risen now." ”

"If you want to budget it, you don't have to worry about it." Kirito said, "I want the best sword I can build right now." ”

"Kirito ......" was a little moved.

"Although you say so......," Lizbet said, "but there are no specific performance metrics......

"Ah, that's right." Kirito said, handing the black one-handed sword on his back to Lizbet and saying, "Well, it's about the same performance as this sword, but it's a little lighter, how about it?" ”

Lizbet stretched out her hand, and the sword, which she thought was light, pressed Lizbet's hands down at once.

Click on the attribute to open it, and find that this black sword is called "Interpreter", although it is the equipment dropped by monsters, but it is a magic sword-level god costume.

"How?" Kirito asked.

"Kirito, if you aim to be your interpreter...... Isn't this embarrassing Miss Blacksmith? Yuki said to Kirito.

"Can it be done?" Kirito asked Lizbet directly.

Lizbet originally wanted to refuse, after all, the attributes of this sword are too good, and it has to be a little lighter, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do.

However, fortunately, Lizbet's words irritated Lizbet a little. Lizzebet was originally an unconvinced girl, but after listening to Xing's words, she decided to shut up the young couple.

So, without saying a word, Lizbet went backstage and took out her most proud weapon from behind.

"How's this one?" Lizzebet said, "The supreme masterpiece I've forged so far!" ”

Kirito took the weapon and immediately said, "It's so light...... Luckily, you give it a try. ”

Yuki took the sword, and after swinging it a few times, he smiled and said, "It feels, it's good." ”

"That said......," Kirito said, "but the attributes seem to be a bit different from those of the interpreter." ”

"After all, you need to reduce weight." Lizzebet said.

"Kirito, this one is very good." Yuki said.

"But ......," Kirito said, "if you reduce the weight, the durability may be worse......

"Huh?" Lizbet's expression suddenly became a little strange.

"Luckily, show me the sword." Kirito took the sword again, then placed the tip of his interpreter's sword on the table, and raised the "supreme masterpiece" to slash at his interpreter.

"Wait, wait!" Lizbet was immediately surprised and said, "Your sword will break if you do this!" ”

"Wait until it's broken!" Kirito said.

"Hey! Don't you persuade him? If his sword breaks, I don't care! Lizbet said to Yuki again.

However, Yuki did not speak.

So, Kirito not only cut it down, but also cut it down using sword skills!

However, what no one expected was......

The sword, which Lizbet called "the highest masterpiece", is broken, but Kirito's interpreter is still intact!

There was silence for a moment, and then Lizzebet suddenly screamed, "Ahhh ”

Unable to care about anything, Lizzebet snatched the remaining half of the sword from Kirito and examined it.

"Fix ...... Can't ......," Lizbet muttered, and the remaining half was reduced to pieces.

"Ahh

"Me, my, the supreme masterpiece ......"

Yukito and Kirito are also embarrassed, who would have expected this kind of thing to happen!

"Well, that, Miss Blacksmith, I'm sorry......" Yuki immediately wanted to apologize, but Lizzebet's movements were also very fast, and she directly grabbed Kirito's clothes.

"Look at the good things you've done!" Lizbet said angrily.

"Yes, I'm sorry!" Kirito also quickly apologized and said, "I didn't expect that the party that launched the attack would be cut off." ”

"Do you mean that my sword is vulnerable?!" Unconvinced, Lizbet immediately shouted again.

"Miss Blacksmith!" Yuki quickly dragged Lizbet and Kirito away, apologized, and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Blacksmith, we'll compensate you for your losses!" ”

"Hmm......" Lizbet looked at Yuki, then at Kirito, and finally "snorted" and turned her head.

"Fortunately......" Kirito is still very calm, after all, the life of the two is quite rich, and a weapon is still worthy.

"Miss Blacksmith." Yuki clicked on the deal and said to Lizzet, "I broke your sword, but Kirito didn't mean it. Can you please forgive him? ”

Lizbet looked at the trade application in front of her, then at Kiriwa and Yuki.

"Looks like this won't work either......" Kirito didn't seem to pay attention to Yuki and Lizzebet, muttering to himself.

However, this self-talk was heard by Lizbet, who directly rejected the trade application, saying: "Let's talk about it first!" As long as there are good metal materials, I can make you any good weapons! ”

"Oh?" Kirito looked at Lizbet and asked, "So, where is the metal?" ”

"On the fifty-fifth floor, there is a dragon that feeds on crystals." "It's said to have a lot of rare metals in it. ”

"Fifty-fifth floor......" Yuki said, "then, let's ......."

"If you want to get metal, you can't do it without an expert smelter." Lizzebet said right away.

Yuki looked at Kirito, who nodded, and Yuki said to Lizbet, "Well, I'm sorry for you, Miss Blacksmith." ”

"In that case...... "we're going to team up for the time being." ”

"Hmm." Yuki nodded, stretched out his hand to Lizbet and said, "I'm Yuki, this is my husband, Kirito." In the future, please advise. ”

"Please advise, fortunately, Kirito!" Although Lizbet seemed to be very kind when she called her name, her tone was not polite at all, and she did not reach out to shake Yuki's hand.

"Just call him by his name......," Kirito said, "That's fine, Li, Z, Bey, and Te." ”

Lizbet bit her lip suddenly.

Although she called her name first, she always felt that Kirito took advantage!

However, fortunately, I don't seem to care too much.

The fifty-fifth floor is home to the headquarters of the Blood Pact Knights, but it is in the safe zone town of Gran Samri. There is also a labyrinth on the 55th floor located in the area of the Snow Mountain, called West Mountain, where metal minerals are abundant.

The dragon, which feeds on crystals, is near the West Mountain.

Although it is a high-level BOSS, Kirito and Yuki are both members of the strategy team, and the long-term cooperation has long been intimate, and it didn't take much effort to kill this BOSS, allowing Lizbet to collect a lot of rare materials.

With rare metal materials, this time not only can Kirita and Yuki forge weapons, but also a lot of superfluity.

Back at the weapons shop, it was already late at night.

"It's getting late." Lizbet said, "Why don't you come back tomorrow to get your sword?" As for the rest of the material......"

"Give the rest of the materials to Miss Lizbet." Yuki smiled and said, "After all, we did destroy a good sword of yours. ”

Hearing Yuki say "good sword", Lizbet couldn't help but blush a little.

After all, after getting along today, Lizbet also realized that Kirito and Yuki are both good people, and they are a loving couple, and today's things are not all Kirito's responsibility, but they are all Lizbet's brains, and Lizbet certainly has some guilt.

After Kirikazu and Yuki leave, Lizzebet can't fall asleep.

Today's adventure, Kiriwa and Yuki's battles, and the protection of Lizzebet during the battle are perfectly done. Let Lizbet, who was originally not of a high level, also experience a battle with a dragon.

"Since you can't sleep...... Lizzebet got up from her bed, "then work!" ”

The next day, Kiriwa and Yuki go to Lizbet's weapon shop again.

"Ah, here you are." Lizzebet said, "The weapon is forged, you see. ”

Lizzebet takes the sword from her inventory and hands it to Kirito.

Kirito clicked on the attribute and looked at it, and nodded with satisfaction: "Well, that's good...... Luckily, you give it a try. ”

Luckily he took the weapon, which was heavier than the destroyed sword, but also much lighter than the interpreter, and although he was not used to using it, it was indeed a good sword.

"That's nice." Yuki said to Kirito with a smile.

"That's good." Kirito nodded, "Lizzebet, how much?" ”

"Forget about the money." Lizzeate said, "There's so much metal, I should give you money......

"Hahaha." Kirito laughed.

At this time, the door of the weapons shop was suddenly opened, and Asuna rushed in.

"Liz! I'm worried about you! Asuna said as she ran up to Lizbet and hugged Lizbet.

"You're not in the store, I can't find you on the map, where the hell did you go last night!" Asuna said, hugging Lizzebet.

"Sorry, I ...... yesterday Went to the special labyrinth with them, so ......" Lizbet said apologetically.

"Special labyrinths?" Asuna let go of Lizbet, but her hands were still on Lizbet's shoulders: "You went alone?" ”

"No," Lizzebet said, "with them." ”

At this time, Asuna noticed Kiriwa and Yuki in the store.

"Kirito! Luck! Asuna said in surprise.

"Yo, Asuna." Kirito said, "Long time no see." ”

"Kirito, I haven't seen you for a long time." Xing immediately said, "It's only two or three days." ”

Although Kirita and Yuki are still in the strategy group, the strategy group doesn't play bosses every day, and everyone is leveling up independently when they don't fight bosses.

"Are you here to forge weapons?" Asuna said, "Tell me sooner, I'll bring you here." ”

"Do you know?" At this point, Lizbet said.

"Ah, yes." Kirito said, "We are all from the strategy group, by the way, it turns out that Chu Yue is also ......"

Lizbet was stunned for a moment, and immediately said, "Then, ...... Chu Yue and Asuna?" ”

"This ......," Kirito looked at Asuna, "we don't know why. ”

"Miss Asuna, you suddenly quarreled with Chu Yue." Yukiya said, "Can't you tell us why?" ”

The topic suddenly turned to Chu Yue, making Asuna lower her head.

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you about this." Asuna said, "Liz, if you go to the maze next time, you must tell me in advance." ”

"Uh-huh......" Liz Bae-ratt nodded.

"I still have something to do, so I'll go first." After Asuna finished speaking, she didn't seem to want to say anything to Kiriwa and Kota, so she left.

After Asuna left, the atmosphere in the store fell silent.

However, after learning that Kirito is Asuna's friend, Lizbet and Kirikawa Yuki have a better relationship. It's just that now the three of them can't be happy.

"Asuna, what happened between her and Chu Yue?" Lizbet asked.

"I don't know......," Kirito said.

"I only knew that it was the 'death in the circle' incident, and the two of them had a big quarrel for some reason, and then they never spoke to each other again." Yuki said.

"Doesn't anyone in the Raiders know anything?" Lizbet asked.

"Asuna is the deputy head of the Blood Alliance, and there are a lot of rumors." Kirito said helplessly.

"Well......" Lizbet was helpless.

Originally, I wanted to ask Chu Yue, but after Chu Yue quit the strategy group, she became a real lone player again, and she usually came and went without a trace, and she couldn't find Chu Yue.

There was no way, the three of them couldn't discuss the results, and Kiriwa Yuki had no choice but to leave first.

And just like that, nearly four months have passed.

What happened between Asuna and Chu Yue, neither Kirita Kazuki nor Lizzet knew. However, Asuna, as the deputy head of the Blood Alliance, is performing better and better, and Chu Yue seems to be gradually beginning to be forgotten by people.

October 17, 2024, Ayn Grant, Fiftieth Floor, Algate.

If there's one word to describe Algate, it's "clutter."

There are almost no squares here, and countless alleys are interspersed with all kinds of shops, and it is difficult to see what kind of business these shops are doing without entering.

In the depths of Algate, there is a grocery store that seems to sell everything. The owner of this shop is the original black man Wu Ke: Achill.

Chu Yue also always has something that needs to be sold, so sometimes she will come to Akyl's grocery store to sell things and buy some props she needs at the same time.

However, this time, when Chu Yue came to Akyl's grocery store to trade ♂ with this black man Wu Ke, she unexpectedly met Asuna, who also came to Akyl.

It's been half a year since I broke up with Asuna.

At this time, the two met each other, and Achill's small shop was suddenly filled with a strange atmosphere.

Chu Yue originally planned to ignore Asuna as usual, pretending to be a stranger, but noticed that Asuna was followed by a person.

Achill also knew that when Chu Yue and Asuna quarreled, he was about to persuade something, but Chu Yue had already spoken first.

"Asuna, who is this?" Chu Yue spoke.

Chu, Chu Yue! Actually, I opened my mouth!!

Achill's mouth opened in surprise.

"It's okay with you." Contrary to Chu Yue's attitude of taking the initiative to speak, Asuna's tone was very cold.

"I'm Kladir, a guard to Deputy Head Asuna."

Asuna didn't speak, but the man in the Blood Alliance's uniform had already opened his mouth to introduce himself.

"......" Chu Yue was silent for a moment, and then said to Asuna, "Asuna, can I talk to you alone?" ”

These two! These two! Are you going to close it?!

Achill grew his mouth again.