To be precise, Gu Wu comes from a different world in another world, and this world is also a different world for Gu Wu, to put it bluntly, he belongs to the third ranked other world.

Therefore, as a continuous traverser, after telling his identity, his own purpose, and his own thoughts to Kayaba Jinghiko, Gu Wu did not let him change the decision he made at that time.

In the eyes of Akihiko Kayaba, Gu Wu is a hacker with good skills, but now he is also trapped in Ayn Grant.

In fact, Gu Wu still had a bit of luck, that is, he hoped that the system's proposal would come true: once he communicated well with Kayaba Jinghiko, he could be the help of this GM and complete the rest of the tasks in a fairly easy way, but the result was completely different.

Kayaba Jinghiko didn't like everything Gu Wu had done before, those behaviors broke his original plan, and also made a normal game world appear distorted elements, as a game developer and operator, he naturally hated this kind of 'plug-in' general behavior.

However, Kayaba Jinghiko did not completely deny what Gu Wu did, he thought that Gu Wu had some possibility, so instead of directly banning Gu Wu's account and restricting Gu Wu's actions, Kayaba Jinghiko put forward a very strict requirement, that is, to defeat him in a duel three days later, then he could get the permission to continue fighting, instead of being banned.

Gu Wu thought that once he could get through this difficulty, he would pretend that he wouldn't hang up at that time, and then go to kill the boss of the guard layer alone, at that time, Kayaba Jinghiko couldn't react at all, and Gu Wu was just able to complete the final task.

Having said that, the problem facing Gu Wu at the moment is not 'how to kill the boss of the defending layer by copying the ability at the end', but 'finding a way to win the battle VS Kayaba Jinghiko'.

Of course, Gu Wu may be able to use some of his power after copying his ability, but the problem is that once he is caught by the other party, he will definitely be punished by strong sanctions.

After all, in the game world where data prevails, the player's attributes plus the damage of the equipment have a specific value, in addition to the speed of movement, the distance of dodging, etc., can be expressed in the game world with data, once Gu Wu is wrong...... The results must be obvious.

The reason why Kayaba Jinghiko didn't appear before was because he thought that there was a problem with his system, not the result of Gu Wu's 'hanging', but now it's different......

Kayaba Jinghiko knew what Gu Wu had done and thought that he had violated the setting and ignored the rules, so looking at his past performance, he gave Gu Wu a chance.

At the beginning, Gu Wu wanted to kill Kayaba Jinghiko, but this guy had the 'immortality' in the system setting, and it was undoubtedly a very stupid thing to challenge directly.

In other words, if he stood in the position of Kayaba Jinghiko, he would not be able to lift his 'immortality' at all, that is to say, there would be no chance at all.

Thanks to this, Gu Wu's best choice is to rely on this level of ability to defeat Kayaba Jinghiko of LV90+, but no matter how you look at it, this is an almost impossible task.

Due to the suppression of the level and the suppression of attributes, if Gu Wu's damage to the high-level, heavily armed Kayaba Jinghiko is assumed to be 100, Kayaba Jinghiko may recover 90 HP or even 100+ HP in that instant, so it is enough to see the seriousness of the problem.

Gu Wu was among an absolute martyr, unless Kayaba Jinghiko deliberately lowered his attributes to fight Gu Wu at that time, otherwise the chance of winning was almost zero.

In any case, in order to complete this challenge, Gu Wu knew that it was necessary to strengthen his combat skills without copying ability.

Gu Wu did participate in PVP many times in the past, but the problem was that at that time, he had never fought with the enemy empty-handed at all, he either used magic or all abilities, and rarely engaged in hardcore battles without ability.

And this world of Ayn Grant is a world of reflexes, and after having enough levels and equipment, the rest is the player's own reflexes.

Just like in MOBA games, the same heroes and equipment, if different players use them, they will definitely deal different damage, some high and some low, and this is the case in this world.

There are limits to level and equipment, but the player's reflexes can be increased to create more powerful abilities that can be used against more difficult enemies.

But as I said before, Gu Wu is not a real hardcore player, but a survivor who likes to play tricks.

Rather than winning in the open, Gu Wu was more concerned about how to complete the task easily, simply, and without taking risks

However, in the current situation, the choice left for Gu Wu is not plural, it is a definite number without a choice, that is, he must accept Kayaba Jinghiko's proposal.

Thinking of this, Gu Wu received a message, which was an anonymous unnamed message, and the sender was ...... System!

Undoubtedly, this is Akihiko's warning, which reads: "You are not allowed to go near the labyrinth area until the battle is over in three days, or I will take some coercive measures, I think you know what that means. 】

It seems that Kayaba Jinghiko knew that Gu Wu liked to attack the boss, otherwise he would not have issued such a ban.

Gu Wu thought about it and thought that he had no chance to get into the bull's horns now, and he couldn't avoid this problem through some loopholes.

To put it bluntly, the biggest trouble is the GM of Akihiko Kayaba, his authority in the game is no different from that of the gods, and Gu Wu thinks that his every move has been thoroughly monitored.

If you had explained it to Akihiko Kaiba at the beginning, would it have changed everything that is happening now?

No...... There should be another problem.,That's the protagonists!

If it weren't for them, Gu Wu would ignore the players who fell into the trap on the spot, and he could wait until they were all wiped out, and then go to the boss of the layer that SOLO had already refreshed once; In this way, you can get the bosses of the ninety-seventh and ninety-eighth floors in a row before Akihiko Kayaba's action, and complete this final task in an instant.

As for now, as it stands, the difficulty of the final task is dynamic, it can be very simple, it can be difficult, and it is clearly the latter at this moment......

Gu Wu, who realized that he couldn't exploit the loophole, let out a breath, and then he left the inside of the Raiders Group Mansion and set off to the outside.

Kirito and Asuna seemed to be talking to their companions about their next move, so Gu Wu walked over there.

Seeing that Gu Wu had finished talking to Kayaba Jinghiko, those people also came forward, but before they could speak, Gu Wu explained in advance

"Plans have changed...... Kirito-kun, Miss Asuna, can we talk? ”

The two protagonists with puzzled expressions naturally had no reason to refuse, and they immediately followed Gu Wu to the other rooms of the mansion after nodding.

These rooms are used for conversation, and are soundproofed to prevent eavesdropping once the door is closed, unlike the usual hotels outside the street.

The topic that Gu Wu wants to talk about at the moment is indeed not something that can be made public casually.

"What does Mr. Gu Wu mean by 'the plan has changed' just now? Did the regimental commander say anything? ”

"Kirito-kun, that's exactly what I'm going to say...... Captain Heathcliff wants me to duel him once and see who is stronger. ”

Hearing Gu Wu say this, Asuna couldn't help but think of the past.

"In the past, the head of the regiment also launched a dueling challenge against Kirito-kun, and if Kirito-kun lost, he would join the "Knights of the Blood Alliance", and if he won, he would ...... You can take me away with you, and now Gu Wu is the same? For what? ”

Asuna said this, but Gu Wu shook her head.

"It's completely different from what you've been through...... Captain Heathcliff simply wanted to show me what power was. ”

Is there anything to worry about? Mr. Gu Wu had previously attacked the boss of the ninety-eighth floor alone, and Captain Heathcliff had never achieved this goal in the past, so if you compare it like this, there is a gap in strength between you. ”

"It would be nice if that was the case......"

Gu Wu, who was helpless, smiled bitterly, and then told the lie that he had constructed in his heart.

This lie is a powerful reason he made up.

"I'm actually a player from outside of the game."

Gu Wu looked at the two protagonists in front of him and continued

"That's why I used forces that don't belong in this game world, and that's the real reason why I defeated the boss, I'm not a genius player as you think, and I'm not a powerful warrior."

That's the truth, and that's the result.

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When the silence in this room faded, the first person to speak was Kirito.

"If Mr. Gu Wu didn't lie, then do you know what the situation in the outside world is now?"

"All the people who couldn't log out were transferred to the hospital, and although there were people out there who tried to force their way into the world, most of them failed."

"But Mr. Gu Wu succeeded."

"That's right, so I'm going to raid this world, but it's not a smart thing to do tricks in front of the GM."

“GM？ Mr. Gu Wu met with Ayn Grant's GM? ”

Due to the change in the plot, neither Kirito nor Asuna knew that Heathcliff's true identity was Akihiko Kayaba.

For this situation, Gu Wu didn't plan to say it, because then this Ayn Grant would become earth-shaking and would disrupt Gu Wu's own rhythm.

For this reason, Gu Wu continued before the two of them made a guess

"It's not a meeting, it's after attacking the boss on the ninety-seventh floor, I received a notification from the GM."

"That's right...... At first, I thought that Mr. Gu Wu was talking about the head of Heathcliff, but that was impossible. ”

Asuna breathed a sigh of relief, but Kirito didn't let go of it and spoke

"Then what is the reason why Captain Heathcliff asks you to fight him? Just for testing? ”

"The regimental commander is worried that I will be too chaotic and will take you members of the strategy team to dangerous areas to die, so I want to test my strength myself."

"Is that so......"

"If I can't win, Heathcliff will ban me, a messy person, from working with the Raiders."

Gu Wu continued his lie, and Asuna who heard this thought it was unreasonable.

"We can tell Captain Heathcliff about Mr. Gu Wu's defeat of the Guardian Boss alone!"

"That being said, I can't show that kind of power in front of Heathcliff, because I've been notified by the GM, and it's already a miracle within a miracle that I haven't been completely banned."

"This is indeed ......!"

Asuna nodded again and again, after all, Gu Wu violated the game setting, and it was no different from 'opening a plug-in', since it had not been banned yet, it was indeed very abnormal.

Kirito didn't simply accept this conversation.

"It's unreasonable......"

Kirito looked at Gu Wu.

"If it's a GM, it's impossible not to ban, and at this point in time, Heatscliff has requested you to fight a duel, and there must be some connection between the two."

The perceptive Kirito asked Asuna on the side to guess what was going on.

Asuna looked confused, uneasy, and hesitant.

"Kirito-kun, do you want to say that Captain Heatscliffe has something to do with GM?"

"Asuna, have you seen Heathcliff's HP in the danger zone so far? Have you ever seen him seriously injured? Not only that, but when challenging the boss, he barely received any excessive damage, and his HP mostly remained the same in different battles, if you were a skill...... Isn't that only AI can do it? ”

"But...... The powerful ...... of the regimental commander"

"It's a pity, in this world, numbers are everything, if Heathcliff is the GM, or with the help of the GM, his strength is a matter of course."

"Then why help us with the floor?"

"Because fighting on the front lines is the best opportunity to observe us."

After saying this, Kirito looked at Gu Wu

"Mr. Gu Wu, is there anything wrong with my guess?"

“……”

That's why Gu Wucai hates the protagonist who is too sharp.

Lies are hard to maintain in front of them, and it won't be long before they are exposed.

For everything that is happening so far, Gu Wu took a deep breath and said what he thought in his heart, no...... It's complaining out.

"Ahhh......h Me! Coming from a world you can't imagine, just as you want to master the game, I have tasks that I have to complete, or else I will die and lose everything I have gained so far, including my home, my companions, my friends, and everyone I know, so these are things that I have to do! Can you understand that? No! It's okay not to understand, I hate complicated issues myself, so you just need to know the next thing - help me defeat Heathcliff and I'll save your world, the rest? Let's live, whether it's me or you, you don't have the luxury of wasting time on these things!! ”

Gu Wu, who finished speaking in one breath, looked at the two people in front of him and made another addition

"I'm just like you...... They all want to win, that's all. ”