On the hill not far from the forest house

A large tree is rooted on the top of the hill, a huge mushroom-like canopy, and tentacles stretch vertically from above.

The thick trunk of the tree, which can only be hugged by three or four people, is covered with rough patches of dark brown bark, and the craters on it are full of the smell of history.

The general appearance of the tree is a bit like a banyan tree!

A few meters away

Lu Qing lay flat in the fine grass, his arms resting behind his head, looking at the galaxy above, and there seemed to be a flash of divine light in his eyes.

SAO at night is beautiful, the sky is full of stars, and the gentle light swayes the whole land.

The stars form a galaxy of similarities and differences in the night sky, and the stars twinkle into a beautiful picture.

Such a starry sky had never been seen by Lu Qing before.

The occasional evening breeze made Lu Qing feel more comfortable, his eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Asuna sat next to Lu Qing, clasped her legs with her hands, and looked up slightly at the beautiful picture scroll in the sky that did not look like the world, but there was a touch of confusion on her little face.

The evening breeze stirred the chestnut-colored hair, but it couldn't blow away the confusion on her face.

At this time, Asuna looked like a lonely child hiding in the corner, which made people feel a little distressed.

And Lu Qing, who was in a good mood, was only interested in enjoying herself at this time, and did not notice the strangeness of Asuna beside her.

"The starry sky is so beautiful, what do you think, Asuna!"

Pulling out the five fingers of his right hand and opening them in front of his eyes, looking at the starry sky through the gap between his fingers, Lu Qing smiled and muttered.

"Is it beautiful?"

Hearing Lu Qing's murmur, the confusion on Asuna's face continued unabated.

There is no doubt that the starry sky in front of you is beautiful, and the beauty is like a superb painting, and the beauty can only be seen here.

But in Asuna's eyes, this beautiful picture in front of her is false!

It's all just a program designed by the man named Akihiko Kayaba.

The fear of death, the desire for reality, and the doubt of everything in front of her made Asuna confused again.

Four months ago, when Akihiko Kayaba announced that everyone had only one life before they cleared the level, Asuna fell into despair.

The fear of death and the desire to survive made Asuna start to kill monsters like crazy, trying to make herself stronger and stronger.

At that time, Asuna had only one thought in her heart, which was to become stronger, stronger, stronger, and then clear all the floors and get out of SAO alive.

In Asuna's eyes, everything except for the same player as herself, is a program, and everything is fake.

It is precisely because of this idea that in the original work, Asuna's crazy approach to the floor master will conflict with Kirito's concept, and even the two will start a duel because of this!

Crazy leveling, the pursuit of the highest efficiency!

That's what Asuna had in mind from the beginning!

Because of the existence of Lu Qing's trajectory, the originally prescribed trajectory diverged, and a trajectory that spread towards the unknown was derived.

Asuna's concept has also undergone some changes in her relationship with Lu Qing, but it is only some, and the changes are not enough to cause qualitative changes.

This can be seen from Asuna's joining the Blood Alliance Knights and obtaining the title of 'Ghost of Raiders'!

Since joining the Blood Alliance Knights, Asuna's daily life can basically be summed up in two points and one line.

The first point is to lead the members of the Blood Alliance Knights to discuss the strategy with other players.

The second point is to get the ingredients from Lu Qing, make a hearty meal, and the two eat together.

Because in Asuna's heart, clearing the 100th floor as soon as possible and leaving this game that brought her psychological shadow has always been the most important point.

The recent busyness has given Asuna a sense of reality fulfillment, as if she was living in reality.

But Asuna's sanity was telling her that it was all fake!

Now that it was quiet, Asuna's heart was suddenly occupied by two contradictory psychology.

So, Asuna is confused!

"Now, Lu Jun, I want to ask you a question!"

Turning her head to look at Lu Qing beside her, Asuna said with confusion in her eyes.

"Questions? Yes! ”

Hearing this, Lu Qing was stunned for a moment, and did not look back, still admiring the starry sky through the gaps in his fingers.

"Lu Jun, can we leave this game alive?"

"Of course you can!"

Lu Qing did not hesitate and directly gave Asuna a positive answer.

Even if he didn't have himself, in the original work, Kirito still defeated Akihiko Kayaba and cleared SAO.

Thinking of this, Lu Qing suddenly thought of someone, a touch of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he had an idea in his heart.

"Why are you so sure?"

And Asuna was stunned when she heard Lu Qing's answer without hesitation, and she didn't understand where Lu Qing's confidence came from.

Don't look at more than 30 layers in three months, it seems easy, but the difficulty is unimaginable.

As the key member of each strategy, Asuna clearly knows that every time she discovers the floor master, all players participating in the strategy must be prepared one thousand percent in advance.

Because of this, we can have the hope of a successful strategy.

Every time the master of the strategy floor will be sacrificed, and every sacrifice is a loss of the strength of the strategy player.

In the long run, the further you go, the more difficult it will be!

Even Asuna, after thinking about it carefully, was skeptical about the possibility of successfully conquering the 100th floor.

"Because it's confidence!"

And Lu Qing heard Asuna's inquiry, the corners of his mouth hooked, his open right hand clenched his fist violently, looked at the fist and said with a chuckle: "Don't say anything else, I will definitely let you leave alive!" ”

Well established this flag!

"Ahh

Hearing this, Asuna's face was slightly red, and her heart fluttered a few times, only to feel that her cheeks were a little hot, looking at Lu Qing's angular side face, a trace of strangeness appeared in her heart.

Taking two deep breaths and suppressing the strangeness in her heart, Asuna continued to ask, "Lu Jun, why do I find that you seem to be able to face everything easily every time, and it seems to be living in reality?" ”

This is a question that Asuna has wanted to ask for a long time!

Because she was surprised to find that Lu Qing seemed to enjoy everything in SAO, just like in reality, she did as she pleased, and she didn't seem to be affected by the despair of death at all.

Lu Qing frowned, then quickly stretched out, and finally realized that something was wrong with Asuna.

Turning sideways and looking at Asuna, Lu Qing smiled and said, "Do you feel the feeling of dinner blowing on your face?" Isn't it very comfortable! ”

After speaking, Lu Qing didn't give Asuna a chance to speak, pulled out a small grass beside him, handed it to Asuna and said:

"You sniff!"

“……”

Asuna, who didn't understand what Lu Qing wanted to do, took the grass, put the grass to her nose and sniffed it gently according to what Lu Qing said.

The next moment, Asuna's pupils dilated suddenly, and a strange look appeared on her face!