Neither Euphemia nor Yufemia wanted to sleep alone in this other world, so Zhang Yu opened a large luxurious room. In the surprised eyes of the front desk, he walked into the elevator with Yufemia.

Sitting on the bed with a pillow in his arms, watching the world's TV show, eating the pizza that had been delivered a long time ago, the expression on his face was very pleasant.

Euphemia was taking a bath in the bathroom at this time, lying in the bathtub with her eyes closed and enjoying the warmth of the hot water.

Zhang Yu sat alone in the living room at the door of the room, and began to use the Lance bracelet to prepare to infiltrate the ALO game.

He was lying on the couch, the Lance bracelet on his wrist shining blue.

Asuna, Yui.

I'll be there right now......

Zhang Yu closed his eyes after whispering so softly in his heart. And Yuffie said that he was playing games. If nothing happens, don't take the initiative to wake him up.

He suppressed his heartbeat, which was speeding up because of his anxiety and excitement, and said to himself.

Let's get connected!

The hazy light that came through the closed eyelids disappeared in an instant. The information received by the optic nerve was blocked, and complete darkness enveloped him.

But immediately before my eyes, a rainbow of light popped up in front of me. Then, the glow, which had no fixed shape, began to form the logo of NERvGear.

The Lance Bracelet downloads the NERvGear runtime system to the Smart Light Brain, so you can enter the game without a NERvGear helmet.

It began as a vague oozing light, which became apparent once it was identified as the area of the visual cortex in the brain was identified. Soon after, a visual connection message appeared underneath the sign.

Then came a variety of different voices from afar. What sounded harsh slowly turned into a pleasant harmony, and finally the solemn start-up music began to ring in my ears. Then there's the auditory connection OK message.

The program then comes to the sensation of the surface of the body and the sensation of gravity, at which point the sensation and weight of the bed begin to disappear.

Next, the connection test of each feeling was carried out sequentially, and the number of OK messages increased. In the future, with the advancement of complete stealth technology, this process should also be greatly reduced, but for now, we can only wait for the brain to connect the various parts of Zhang Yu's head in order.

The last OK message finally flashed, and in the next moment, Zhang Yu fell into darkness. Soon after, the rainbow light approached from below, and after passing through the light, his imaginary feet landed on the ground in this other world.

- But after this long process, he is still in the dark, and it is only the information entry stage required to open an account. At this point, the ALfheim Online logo appears on the head, and a rather gentle female voice conveys the message of welcome to the game.

Zhang Yu followed the instructions of the synthesized voice and began to open an account and make characters. A blue-and-white glowing keyboard appears around chest height, and he is asked to enter a new ID and password.

His fingers naturally and quickly typed out the account number he had been using since the time of SAO. If it is an MMO game in the client download mode, you will need to choose the payment method, but in the case of a one-time purchase model, ALO already has a one-month free game period.

Then there's the character name input. He didn't even think about tying "Jade God".

Things in the SAO world, especially information about character names, can be said to have not been released to the public at all.

Because in that world, there are often battles between players, and in the end, it is the result of the horror of many deaths in the real world. If the word about who killed whom gets out, it's not hard to imagine that there will be a lot of legal problems.

Now, the law blames all the murders that occurred in connection with the SAO incident on the unaccounted for Akihiko Kayaba. The player's relatives also filed a claim for compensation from the operating company, ARGUS, which led to the dissolution of ARGUS.

In other words, the largest game manufacturer that was independently supported by Akihiko Kayaba also closed down because of him. However, the state still does not want players to tell each other in the future.

But Zhang Yu has no such concerns, and his true identity is only known to Asuna and Shina. Even Kirito and they only know him in the game, and they have never seen him in the real world.

Then the synthesized voice asked me to set up the character. But it's just a race choice at the beginning of the game.

Zhang Yu naturally chose the gender of the role: male.

The voice goes on to explain that the appearance is randomly selected from a myriad of parameters, and there is no way to change it after the decision is made. If you are really not satisfied, you can only pay an additional fee in the game to draw again. But for him, no matter what he looks like, it doesn't matter if he looks like it.

Players can choose from nine elven races to become their own doppelganger. The voice goes on to illustrate that each race has its own strengths and weaknesses. In addition to the spirits of fire, wind, and earth that can often be seen in RPG games, the nine races also have uncommon names such as cat demons and leprechauns.

The artificial voice of "All initial settings are over, good luck" sounded, and I was once again surrounded by a ray of light. According to the game's instructions, no matter which race you are, you will start the game from your own base.

The tactile sensation of the floor began to fade, and then a floating and falling sensation came over me. Finally, the background of the other world gradually emerges from the light. Zhang Yu appeared over a small town surrounded by darkness.

The thrill of a long-lost complete stealth game gradually awakened the imaginary nerves in his body, and he got closer and closer to the slender castle in the middle of the town-

It was at this time......

Suddenly, all the images were disorganized. In addition to the polygon missing blocks everywhere, there are also lightning-fast noises running around in sight. The resolution of all objects is reduced and becomes a mosaic, and the game world begins to fall apart.

"What—what's going on?"

Zhang Yu didn't even have time to scream - he fell down again at a violent speed. And then it keeps falling down in the bottomless pit.

"What the hell is going on?!"

Zhang Yu's sorrow was completely absorbed by the void space, and then disappeared without a trace.

"Woo-mm!"

After a long fall, Zhang Yu let out a humiliating scream and fell to an unknown place. The reason for this muffled sound is that it is not the feet that land on the ground in the first place, but the face.

Zhang Yu maintained the movement of his face in the dense grass for a few seconds before slowly lifting his body and falling backwards.

But the sense of security that was finally freed from the state of free fall made him lie on the ground like this.

He was currently in the forest at night.

The trees were probably hundreds of years old, and the giant trees with many lumps spread their branches and leaves around me. Through the treetops, you can see the starry night sky, and at the top is a huge full moon that glows golden.

In addition to the chirping of insects, there is also the low chirping of nocturnal birds.

The roar of animals could be heard in the distance. The smell of the plant makes the nasal passages feel itchy. A breeze caressed his skin. Everything in the environment touched me so really. A feeling that is more real than the real world – this is indeed the feeling of an imaginary world.

Zhang Yu was a little skeptical when he saw ALO's narration in the anime before, but after actually feeling the high-definition three-dimensional sense of "ALO", it can be said that it is not inferior to SAO.

Zhang Yu opened the friends panel and began to search for Asuna's ID.

Outcome...... Not online?!!

What's going on??