【3】

"Kurumi, see if you can log out of the game!" Asuna ran to Kurumi Tokizaki's side and asked.

"Hmm!"

After opening the control panel, Kurumi Tokizaki, like Asuna, no longer has a logout button!

Suddenly......

Someone silenced the shouting!

"Look...... Look at the above! ”

When Kurumi Tokizaki and Asuna heard this, they hurriedly looked up at the top of their heads, like many people in the square!

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 font, they are "Warning" and "SystemAnnOuncement".

Many players in the square also quieted down after seeing the scene above, but the next phenomenon made the noisy scene even worse!

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.

No, that's a bit incorrect. Since we were looking up from below, we should be able to see the face inside the hat that was pulled very low - but there was no face in that area, and the whole thing was hollow, and even the stitching on the inside and edges of the hat could be clearly seen. And inside the long drooping hem, there is also only a slight darkness. I've seen cloaks like this before.

"Fellow players, welcome to my world."

"My name is Akihiko Kayaba. is the only one who can control the world now. ”

"I think, by now, you guys should have noticed that your logout button is missing."

"However, this is not the reason for the game, but the original version of SAO!"

The entire square looked seriously at the faceless giant above their heads, waiting for him to explain again.

And Akihiko Kayaba did not disappoint the many players below, and continued, "From now on, you will not be able to log out of this game by yourself until you reach the top of this castle."

"In addition, there is no way to rely on outside people to stop or deactivate the operation of NERvGear. If someone tries to do this, the microwaves emitted by the NERvGear's signaling components will destroy your brains and stop your life. ”

As soon as Akihiko Kayaba's words fell, the originally quiet square instantly became lively.

The sound of cursing, crying, and self-consolation were entangled together, and it was Asuna beside Kurumi Tokizaki who also showed an incredulous gaze after listening to Akihiko Kayaba's words: "How can this be!"

However, Akihiko Kayaba didn't give too many curses to the players below, but continued: "By the way, at this point in time, there are already many players' family and friends who have ignored our warnings and tried to forcibly dismiss NERvGear, and the result is that there are currently two hundred and thirteen players who have retired from the real world and Ain Grandtree forever."

……

"How is that possible?" Asuna looked at the blood-red figure in the air and said in disbelief.

"Asuna, cheer up, there will definitely be a way out." Looking at Asuna who was squatting on the ground and crying, Kurumi Tokizaki could only squat down and comfort.

"However, 213 players have died!"

"......" Shi Qi was silent after hearing this, this is originally a death game, you can get in but can't get out, and if you die, you can only blame your own life!

The next moment, after the crying in the square had subsided, Akihiko Kayaba continued, "There is only one condition that can liberate you from this game. It is to reach the highest level, the hundredth floor, of Ayn Grant, and then defeat the final demon king waiting there. I guarantee that at that moment, all the surviving players will be able to log out of the game safely. ”

"One hundred floors!"

"At the top?"

“……”

Many players burst into tears when they heard this, including Asuna!

However, this is also a normal thing, after all, if she didn't know the plot and had the ability of Kurumi Tokizaki, she would definitely not be much better than them, and maybe even worse than them!

"Don't be afraid, I'll protect you!" Looking at Asuna with red eyes crying, Kurumi Tokizaki comforted.

Asuna glanced at Kurumi Shizaki, who showed an encouraging look at her, wiped her tears and nodded: "Hmm!"

And this time. The red cloaked man of the void, aka Akihiko Kayaba, continued, "Finally, let's show you that this world is the only evidence of reality for you. In your inventory, there's a gift I've prepared. Please take a look. ”

After hearing this, many players took out the weapons that Akihiko Kayaba said from their backpacks.

"Mirrors?"

Asuna said after taking it out.

In the next second, the entire square was shrouded in bright white light.

After the white light dissipated, the beautiful women and handsome men in the square were reduced by two-thirds, and more than that, and even some Lori actually became strange uncles.

"Sure enough, is there a women's clothing boss everywhere?" After a low sentence in his heart, looking at Asuna, Asuna's face did not change, because, the two of them joined the game, and in order to recognize it, their faces were not modified!

After seeing that everyone had changed back, Kayaba Akihiko on top of his head continued: "Then, I hope you all have a happy life in the world of SAO, and I hope you can clear the world of SAO as soon as possible!"

The last sentence had some echoes and then disappeared. The huge bright red cloak rose silently, starting at the tip of the hat, and gradually assimilated with the system message that covered the entire sky as if it were dissolving. Its shoulders, chest, and limbs slowly sank into the blood-red water, leaving only a ripple to spread. Then, the message that filled the sky suddenly disappeared as it had appeared.

After Kayaba Akihiko disappeared, Kurumi Tokizaki listened to the cursing and crying in the square, pulled Asuna up and said, "Let's go, if we don't leave the starting town as soon as possible, there will be no place to level up by then."

"Hmm!" Asuna leaned on Kurumi Tokizaki and could see that Asuna's interest was not high, and there was even a trace of fear!

"Asuna, don't be afraid, I can use a firearm!" Looking at Asuna, who was not angry at all, Kurumi Tokizaki had no choice but to expose the fact that she could use a gun.

Fortunately, there is the existence of sharp Mengmeng, and even if Shi Qi is crazy and not powerful, he can give the firearm out.