Chapter 12: Accelerated Strategy
"This is the resurrection item [Soul Resurrection Holy Crystal], it's really chicken. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Luo Lin threw and picked up the resurrection props that could cause countless players to scramble for them like toys, and the casual action made the people next to him feel worried.
Although everyone knew that a prop like the [Soul Resurrection Holy Quartz] would not disappear unless it was used, they still couldn't help but worry about it, knowing that it was the only resurrection prop in all of Ain Grant, how could they be treated so casually!
At this time, it was December 25, 2023, and the special boss Nicolas finally fell in front of the three of Rollin without accident, and the [Soul Resurrection Saint Crystal] in Rollin's hand was the trophy of this battle.
However, to be honest, the effect of [Soul Resurrection Saint Quartz] is really not very large, and it is only effective against targets whose death time is less than ten seconds. Since it is a crisis that is already dangerous to the point of death, using props to resurrect is just another life, and it is really like chicken ribs, and it is a pity to abandon it if it is tasteless.
"Asuna, why don't you give this thing to you."
Rollin casually threw the [Soul Resurrection Holy Quartz] to Asuna, which he didn't look down on.
The real function of [Soul Resurrection Saint Quart] is actually a stopping device, because from the death of the player character to the release of high-power microwaves by NERvGear, there is an interval of about ten seconds, and as long as the release of high-power microwaves can be stopped during this period, the player will naturally be able to live, which is why [Soul Resurrection Saint Crystal] specifies that it can only resurrect objects whose death time does not exceed ten seconds.
It's just that Rollin still hasn't figured out what form he is in now, but one thing can be confirmed, he didn't enter the game through NERvGear, so the [Soul Resurrection Saint Crystal] may not be useful to Rollin.
Therefore, it is indeed a good choice to give it to Asuna, after all, she also contributed a lot when attacking Nicolas. As for the other Kirito-san, who also contributed, what is he, does it matter if he has our beautiful Asuna?
Okay, Luo Lin admitted that his decision was a bit heavy on color and light friends, but with Kirito's character, he wouldn't have any opinions, at most, he would get him a better weapon later, and at this time, [Twin Sword Flow] should have appeared in Kirito's skill column.
"Okay, let's do this for the resurrection props, and then we still have to focus on the strategy boss."
Rollin put his hands on his chin and looked extremely serious. After getting used to seeing Luo Lin's usual unobtrusive appearance, he suddenly saw Luo Lin who was serious, which really made the people sitting a little uncomfortable.
"We've been on the 50th floor for too long, and if we continue like this, it will be a big blow to the players' morale and confidence."
"But according to the information collected, the strength of the boss on the 50th floor is far stronger than the boss on the 49th floor, and we will be too anxious to do it now."
Asuna was still a little hesitant, knowing that the [army] was a lesson from the past, and she didn't want to cause irreparable losses because of the mistakes of herself and others.
"There's no rush at all, the [Scarlet Knights] have recently started to do personnel transfers, obviously wanting to attack the boss. So. How can we, the Light of Freedom, be left behind! ”
Rollin was righteous, but he just didn't want Heathcliff to go too far.
Of the existing players, apart from Heathcliff himself, only Rollin knows his true identity and plans. Therefore, Rollin has to try his best to prevent Heathcliff from building up too much prestige among the players, otherwise by the time of the final battle, Rollin will not know how many people will be able to fight after taking a major blow.
However, before Rollin's idea could be implemented, it failed.
On December 31, 2023, the last day of 2023, Asuna's thought work, which Rollin had managed to do, was allowed to fight.
When Rollin personally led the team and led the members of the battle team into the labyrinth area, intending to defeat the BOSS, he suddenly got a notice from the world, saying that the [Scarlet Knights] led by Heathcliff and some members of the strategy group had successfully defeated the BOSS, and the passage to the 51st floor was opened.
"Damn, still haven't you caught up!"
Rollin slashed the monster that appeared with a few swords as if he was venting, he obviously came a few days in advance, but he was still one step behind Heathcliff, and it was obvious that the drama had changed.
"Let's go, let's go to the 51st floor, we will definitely not give the boss of the next layer to others!"
Luo Lin walked forward with a cold face, no matter how many monsters appeared on the road, Luo Lin was the first to kill him, but it was still difficult to reduce the depression in his heart. Similarly, the expressions of the members of the battle team are also ugly, and whoever it is, the pre-selected prey is pre-empted by someone else.
In the next two months, [Light of Freedom] and [Scarlet Knights] seemed to be on board, and they took the lead in attacking the boss one after another, and forcibly pushed the number of layers to 69 layers, which is already far beyond the strategy speed in the original plot.
Luo Lin is once again active on the battlefield of the strategy BOSS, more than once with his own strength to turn the tide, with the grasp of the fighter, and the basic sword skills of the legendary level, consumed most of the BOSS's HP, greatly shortened the strategy time, and also minimized the casualty rate. As a result, some players have begun to refer to Rollin as "the strongest sword".
At the same time, Heathcliff is also very active, with his exclusive sword skill [Holy Sword] to block countless attacks of the boss, save many players, and also create a lot of opportunities to attack. Therefore, Heathcliff is also known as the "strongest shield".
Rollin and Heathcliff are two of the strongest representatives of the game, but since the two have never officially competed, no one knows whether the sword is more powerful or the shield is harder.
I have to say that the strategy efficiency of [Free Light] and [Scarlet Knights] has given all players a lot of confidence, and in their opinion, as long as this momentum continues, it won't be long before they can be liberated from this game of death by caring for Inngrande.
However, just when the strategy team was working hard to attack the boss, a red guild was quietly born at the bottom, and in the past two months, it has caused the death of many players. This makes the strategy group have to pause the pace of the strategy and start dealing with this matter, after all, if there is no stable rear, no matter how strong the strategy group is, it will be difficult to attack the boss if it can't get enough supplies.
This is the undesirable consequence of the strategy being too fast, because the interlude of the strategy is too short, resulting in a lot of resources not being used reasonably, which makes the polarization more and more serious. The members of the strategy group are getting stronger and stronger, the equipment is getting better and better, and the level is getting higher and higher, which makes it difficult for the players behind to catch up, and there is a serious fault line between the two.
Previously, the strategy group also had some reserve members, who could replenish their combat strength in time when the raider group lost personnel. But now, those reserve members can't keep up with the pace of the Raiders group.
The current situation is quite good, and the strategy has been relatively smooth. However, it is also conceivable that if there is any major mistake in the strategy team, resulting in a large loss of personnel, the progress of the strategy is likely to come to a halt without replenishment of combat power. After a long time, it is hard to imagine how many people can risk their lives to challenge the boss.
Therefore, the Raiders team did not want to take up this opportunity to deal with the Red Guild and shorten the gap between the two.
"Did you kill three more people? Can't that guild stop for a moment! ”
Rollin threw the materials in his hand onto the table and rubbed his temples, looking very tired.
Asuna glanced at Rollin with some distress, but quickly took it back, thinking that it was now a joint meeting of the major guilds, and she didn't want to make a fool of herself on this occasion.
Recently, in order to deal with the sudden appearance of the red guild [Smile Coffin], an alliance of five powerful guilds, [Light of Freedom], [Scarlet Knights], [Wind Forest Volcano], [Holy Dragon Alliance] and [Army], sent elite members of the guild to investigate the [Smile Coffin].
However, the result was not ideal, and nothing came out except for a few days after receiving a piece of information that another player had been killed. There have even been several cases of investigators being killed during this period.
You must know that these elite members are the main combat forces of each guild, and some are even members of the strategy group, if there are too many losses, it will definitely affect the progress of the strategy. Therefore, for the sake of insurance, each guild sent a master to lead the team, which avoided casualties.
Strictly speaking, [Free Light] is not a guild established for battles or raiders, and the real combat ability is only the nearly 30 people in the battle group. After leaving a part of the people to protect the living players in the guild, there are only a handful of people who can be sent out to investigate. As a last resort, Luo Lin, the guild leader, had to come out to work.
For several days, Rollin didn't say a good night's sleep, and although negative states such as exhaustion can be eliminated with props, mental exhaustion is not so easy to eliminate.
This also has to blame for the unclear animation, although it has been explained that the [Smile Coffin] will be annihilated by the players of the Raiders group in the end, and most of the red players have also been sent to prison. But the more detailed ones such as the guild location of the [Smile Coffin], the number of members of the guild and the like are not mentioned, otherwise Luo Lin would have brought a group of people to the door, so why suffer now.