As the wild boar in front of him turned into experience points, Dark Ye successfully reached level 10, compared to the previous dozen knives, now he can be killed in seconds, and the change in strength is huge. Sure enough, the world of games is still important in terms of data.

The following table shows the host SAO data

Character Name: Dawn

Rating: 10 (0%)

HP：190

Attack: 50

Defense: 50

Speed: 50

Skill: None

Equipment: [Huolin Sword] - A-level equipment for the ancestors of the family in the past and the first sword in the world.

Skill Effect: Increases by 20% after attacking, and has a fire burn effect.

"Shadow Sword" - A-rank equipment - a sword of extreme elegance.

Attack: 50

Skill Effect: Increases speed by 20% when equipped, and has a dark damage effect.

"Novice Sword" Attack: 5

However, Toka, who is already proficient in using swords, is not bad, and has been following closely.

Character Name: Night Sword God Toka

Rating: 8 (0%)

HP：170

Attack: 40

Defense: 40

Speed: 40

Skill: None

Equipment: "Novice Sword" Attack: 5

Dark Ye looked at the slender girl who was still trying to kill the wild boar and said, "Sure enough, talent is very important!" I guess I'll be able to surpass me when I get to the back. ”

It's not surprising that Toka's character name is this, because...

"The name that Dark Ye gave me must not be changed!"

...

Dark Ye and Shika held hands and lay on the grass, looking at this beautiful world.

Hundreds of meters away, the bottom of the second layer was shrouded in a purple mist. If you look along its uneven plane, you can see a huge tower on the far side, the "labyrinth area" of the passage to the upper level, and you can also see the opening that connects it to the outermost circle.

"Shika, you don't have to work so hard."

"I don't need the protection of the dark ye, I can do well, I still have to protect the dark ye!" Listening to the girl's firm words, Dark Ye's self-esteem was hit by 10,000 points.

"Remember, you can't step forward and face the enemy without my consent anyway, anyway, remember? If you're hurt, I..."

"Hehe, Dark Ye, I know, but strength is still the most important thing in this world, let's continue to improve the level!"

"You're tired, take a good rest first, and stay with me."

"Hmm..."

The sky was dyed red by the setting sun. The oblique rays of the sun make the vast grasslands shine with golden light, and the couple who are kissing each other are extremely romantic. However, at this time, Dark Ye also made a decision, he must become stronger in order to protect this girl well. If in the past, Dark Ye only loved the role of the Night Sword God Shika, but now, after these months of getting along, I found that I had fallen in love with this girl. So, you must protect her!

Suddenly, the sound of "jingle—jingle—" sounded like a bell—or rather like an alarm—and Darkye and Toka looked at each other.

"Shika, it looks like I'm going."

"Yes."

The two of them were surrounded by blue pillars of light. Dark Ye looked out through this blue membrane, only to see the scenery of the grassland gradually fading. When the blue pillar faded, the sunset and the grassland were gone, and now you can see a vast stone floor, surrounded by street trees, and a dashing medieval street. In the distance, there is also a huge palace that glows black.

Shika was shocked by the scenery in front of her, and immediately turned her head to look for a person's figure, "Dark Ye!"

Dark Ye looked at the girl who kept turning around and panicked, a warm current in his heart remained, and he put his hand on the girl's head and rubbed it. "I've been by your side."

Hearing Dark Ye's voice, Shixiang's mood calmed down, and hugged Dark Ye with a smile: "I thought you were gone." ”

"Didn't I tell you, I can't find it, you can contact me using the friends feature in the game."

"I... Forgot... Hee-hee. ”

After a show of affection, I saw the crowd gathered around me, and many people were looking at Dark Ye with jealousy, and Dark Ye complained to Shixiang: "You are so powerful at pulling hatred. ”

Most of the crowd around them shouted in panic.

"Where's the exit?"

"Hurry up and get me out of the game."

"I'm not playing anymore."

"No kidding."

Suddenly, the noisy noise was shaken by a voice.

"Look at it."

Dark Ye, who had a serious face, and Shika, who was blushing in his arms, raised their heads reflexively. Then I saw a wonderful sight. One hundred meters above the sky, the bottom of the second layer, is dyed with a bright red checkerboard-like pattern. If you look closely, you can see that the pattern is formed by the interaction of two English words. As for the two words written in bright red fonts, they are "Warning" and "System Announcement".

A red pattern that covers the entire sky, the central part of it is like a huge drop of blood that is quite thick, slowly dripping downward. But instead of dripping to the ground, the blood suddenly changed shape in mid-air. Appearing there was a giant nearly twenty meters tall and wearing a crimson cloak. Looking up from below, Dark Ye and Shika could see the face inside the hat that had been pulled very low - but there was no face in that area, the whole thing was hollow, and even the stitching on the inside of the hat and the edge could be clearly seen. And inside the long drooping hem, there is also only a slight darkness.

Dark Ye and Shika glanced at each other, and they both had the answer in their hearts: Kayaba Akihiko. The right sleeve of the cloak suddenly moved.

Through the enlarged cuffs, you can see the pure white gloves. However, the sleeves and gloves are also clearly separated from each other, and the flesh is completely invisible.

The surrounding players began to discuss curiously with the giant.

"Is that a GM?"

"Why doesn't he have a face?"

"It's terrifying."

Then the left sleeve was slowly raised. On the heads of the ten thousand players, the empty white gloves spread to the left and right, and it felt like the faceless man was opening his mouth, and then immediately a man's low, penetrating voice came from far above.

"Fellow players, welcome to my world."

The red-cloaked giant lowered his sleeves and continued, "Remember, my name is Akihiko Kayaba. is the only one who can control the world now. ”

A few years ago, ARGUS was just one of a handful of weak game development companies, and now it has grown into what is known as the largest game development company in the industry, thanks to the talented young game designer and quantum physicist Akihiko Kayaba. He is not only the developer and producer of the SAO game, but also the basic designer of the NERvGear suite.

"I think you've all noticed that the logout button disappears from the main menu. But that's not what's wrong with the game. I repeat it again. This is not a problem with the game, but the original version of Sword Art Online. From now on, you won't be able to log out of the game on your own until you reach the top of this castle. ”

“…… In addition, there is no way to rely on an outside party to stop or deactivate the operation of NERvGear. If anyone tries to do that..."

After a brief silence, the next paragraph, in the heavy silence of 10,000 people holding their breath, slowly spoke: "The microwaves emitted by the signal components of the NERvGear will destroy your brains and stop your life activities. ”

From all parts of the crowd came the sound of commotion. But no loud shouts or rioters have yet appeared.

Someone said, "It's not impossible in principle...... But I guess it's just a scare. Because as long as you unplug the power cord of the NERvGear, it will not be able to emit such high-power electromagnetic waves. As long as it doesn't have a large capacity battery built into it...... words............"

As if his voice was heard, it continued: "More specifically, the external power supply is cut off for more than ten minutes, the network is disconnected for more than two hours, attempts to destroy the NERvGear body or remove the fixed lock - only under these conditions will the brain destruction program be executed." And these conditions have been published in the outside world through the company and the media. By the way, at this point in time, there are already quite a few family members and friends of players who have ignored our warnings and tried to forcibly dismiss NERvGear, and the result is ......

A loud metallic voice spoke of this place and took a slight breath.

"—Sadly, there are currently two hundred and thirteen players who have retired from the real world and Ayn Gruntree forever."

I don't know where the only scream sounded. On top of that, most of the players around them either can't believe it or don't want to believe it, with only a slight smile on their faces or a trance-like state.

At this time, the red cloak giant can also be Akihiko Kayaba, and he said something even more desperate...