Facing Asuna's serious eyes, Zheng Shuanglong waved his hand, and said with a little embarrassed smile: "Hawkers, it's not because I don't want to participate in the strategy of the third-layer boss, and your equipment also needs to be replaced, so ......"

"No, Zheng, isn't it normal that you're the most powerful of our Void Brigade and use the best equipment. www.biquge.info"Seeing that Zheng Shuanglong and Asuna had returned to the ancient road, Claire, who listened to Zheng Shuanglong's explanation, interrupted Zheng Shuanglong's speech without hesitation, and looked at Zheng Shuanglong with a serious face.

Not only did Asuna and Claire disagree with Zheng Shuanglong's frugality, but Fei, Shino Asada, and Lixia all looked at Zheng Shuanglong with expressions of "If you don't change your clothes, we won't change either".

"Alright, alright, I agree that it's not okay to change equipment. Really, I'm ready to give up on the boss of the third layer, so wouldn't it be a waste to change equipment like this! Zheng Shuanglong, who couldn't resist the expressions of the women and felt that there was no need to worry about the women in such a small matter, reluctantly agreed. Whispered in pieces.

Seeing that Zheng Shuanglong finally agreed, Claire continued with a sweet smile: "The plant-type monster that changed from dead wood just now has several special abilities, one of which is that when it grows on the ground, the player's enemy-seeking skill will not react to it. So, be careful. If the distraction is suddenly attacked like this, even if it is an elite, it is a headache. Therefore, when you go outside the circle, it is best to walk with two people. In this way, it is good from all points of view......"

"Understood!" Listening to Claire's sweet voice with that small and lovely mouth, introducing one precaution after another, Zheng Shuanglong, Fei, Lixia, Asuna, and Shino Asada all nodded and said they understood.

Looking at the Void Brigade members who had obviously listened to their words with satisfaction, Claire nodded with a smile and said, "Since everyone has memorized it, let's train a little." ”

As she spoke, Claire raised her sword and shield and slew at a plant monster that suddenly appeared at some unknown point.

In less than ten minutes, after everyone had finished getting acquainted with the monsters on the new level, they noticed that the angle of the golden light band slanting down above their heads had increased a little, and it seemed that night was coming soon.

At this moment, an email appeared in Zheng Shuanglong's communication window, an important message from Argo. There is intel on a large campaign-type mission.

Seeing that Zheng Shuanglong stopped his movements and retreated to the ancient road, Lixia quickly swung the Thunder Sword and cut down the plant demon. Then, he walked to Zheng Shuanglong's side in small steps, meekly waiting to guard Zheng Shuanglong to deal with this information.

After seeing Zheng Shuanglong stop, all the women who were originally fighting quickly ended the battle and walked over, looking at Zheng Shuanglong curiously.

"Next. What are we going to do......" Looking curiously at the news from Argo, Asuna put away her sword and asked, "Have you completed this task?" ”

Zheng Shuanglong nodded slightly, and said a little confused: "That's it." That said, the initial NPC's location is random, which is too embarrassing. Asuna, are you confident in your ears? ”

As Zheng Shuanglong's words fell, Asuna somehow covered her lovely cherry-red ears with her hands and took a step back. Said timidly: "Zheng Jun, do you have any interest in that area?" Ear control? ”

Stretched out his hand and flicked Asuna's forehead unceremoniously, Zheng Shuanglong said angrily: "What are you talking about, in this case, the word self-confidence is clearly not the shape of the word, it is hearing......"

Touching the forehead that had been flicked, Asuna muttered and said coquettishly, "Just kidding." It hurts! ”

"Well deserved!" Like Asuna, Zheng Shuanglong turned his head to the girls and said, "Let's look for it together." The sound of metal colliding, well, specifically the clash of swords against swords. Well, it would be much easier if you had eavesdropping skills. Oh, Argo just hinted that as soon as possible, the transfer door to the third floor has been opened, and there is already a large influx of players into the third floor......"

As he spoke, Zheng Shuanglong straightened his back and put his palms behind his ears. I listened carefully.

Looking at Zheng Shuanglong's appearance, the girls who knew that time was a little tight also imitated Zheng Shuanglong's movements and listened carefully.

Standing on the ancient road, Zheng Shuanglong, Asuna, Claire, Lixia, Fei, and Shino Asada launched an all-round search with a total of twelve ears.

Generally speaking, it will be missed, because in this virtual world, there are all kinds of environmental noise in the actual technology. The sound of the wind, the rubbing of leaves, the footsteps of creatures in the background, the chirping of birds......

It is very difficult to get these out of your brain one by one, and to find the hard, artificial notes. But it's not that it can't be heard.

Soon, the Void Brigade members, who were listening intently, trembled at the same time. Quickly selecting, looking in the same direction...... Northeast. Although it was subtle, the sound of sword skills did come from there.

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Following the sword-to-sword encounter, the Void Brigade group left the stone path, ignoring the subtle tension that was transmitted to the soles of their feet by the soft moss-covered ground. Avoid the branches of the giant tree left and right, and rush towards the sound source.

After less than five minutes of walking, the volume of suspicious metal sounds increased, accompanied by the sound of sword strikes and shouts. In the center of the field of vision, the cursors of two NPCs appear first, followed by the light effect reflected on the tree trunk.

If you bypass a giant tree again, you can reach the target battlefield, and at this moment, Zheng Shuanglong stopped, stretched out his right hand and signaled that Clea, Asuna and the others also stopped. He raised his index finger to make a "be quiet" gesture, and then everyone hid behind the thick tree trunk at the same time and secretly looked at the battlefield.

On the slightly wider ground, two figures were fighting fiercely.

One of them was a tall man in light armor of shiny gold and green. The long sword in the right hand and the round shield in the left hand are high-end goods at a glance. The hair tied up in the back of his head is a beautiful white blonde, and he is an excessively handsome guy with a handsome appearance.

The other, dressed in armor, was the opposite of the color of the first person, purple and black. The slightly curved saber and small kite-shaped shield are also dark colors, but they are also high-end goods. She has short dark purple hair and light black skin, and she has a stunningly beautiful face. The bright red lips and slightly raised breastplate indicate that the black swordsman is a woman.

"Hah!" The blonde let out a ferocious roar as he swung his right-handed sword.

"Ahh The purple-haired woman met her with a saber.

While! It emits a crisp metallic sound, and the resulting light effect instantly illuminates the dim forest.

"Really, is it really an NPC......?" Looking at such anthropomorphic NPCs, Asuna said this as if she couldn't believe it.

Looking at the movements and vivid expressions of the whole body, it doesn't look like a soulless virtual body controlled by the system at all. Zheng Shuanglong shrugged his shoulders and lowered his voice: "Although I also want to deny that they are NPCs, and I am sure that they are beings with souls, but, Argo said that they are NPCs, they are NPCs, well, strictly speaking, they should be classified as mission release NPCs, look at their ears." ”

Following Zheng Shuanglong's prompt, Asuna looked into the ears of the two NPCs who were constantly clashing, looked at the pointed elf-like ears, and exclaimed in surprise: "Eh! Yes! Both are ...... Spiky. ...... put it this way."

Zheng Shuanglong, who quickly flipped through the mission information provided by Argo, lowered his voice and quickly introduced to the rookie Asuna of the game: "According to the information provided by Argo, the male is "Forest Elf", and the female is "Black Elf". Also, look at the top of their heads. ”

Hearing this, Asuna's gaze moved slightly upward. Again, there was an "ahhh The heads of the fierce warriors all appeared with a golden "! "Logo. That's exactly what the NPC at the start of the quest proves.

"Both of them have mission symbols, and they're still fighting, what's going on?" Look at that golden "! Asuna asked, a little puzzled.

"In short, it means that you can only accept the task of one party." Zheng Shuanglong, who shared the information with the women, said seriously: "Now it's up to everyone to choose, whether to take over the task of the forest elves or help the black elves." ”

"Well, special reminder, according to Argo's intelligence, the missions they give are not a single or a series of consecutive series. Rather, it's the first major campaign mission. It will start from this level and continue to the 9th floor. Moreover, even if you miss it in the middle of the process, you can't accept it again. Of course, it is not possible to change to the opposite course. The route chosen here must continue up to the 9th floor. Looking at the women who were thinking, Zheng Shuanglong continued to say seriously: "And, according to Argo's intelligence, if this task is completed well, it will have a great bonus for my large-scale chain task [Blood Elf's Counterattack], which will affect my mission reward, well, that's all." ”

Asuna, who looked puzzled, asked softly, "Opposing routes?" That is to say, those two elves...... Well, which one to choose, does it have any impact on Zheng Jun's task [Blood Elf's Counterattack]? ”

Hearing Asuna's question, Zheng Shuanglong shrugged his shoulders and said unconcernedly, "Is this this?" To be honest, I don't know, after all, even Argo doesn't have intelligence, does it? Moreover, Argo, the most well-informed of us, has only heard a little bit about things like the linkage of the two missions. Well, don't worry about that, hurry up and choose. ”

Listening to Zheng Shuanglong's words that she didn't care about, Asuna couldn't help but glare at Zheng Shuanglong, lowered her voice and said, "So you don't care?" It's okay to say that ordinary games are good to say, but now in SAO, every choice is related to life and death, in other words, shouldn't this choice be decided by Zheng Jun himself? You're the head of the regiment, yes, the head of the regiment! ”

"Well, do you think the same thing to Asuna?" Hearing Asuna say this, Zheng Shuanglong turned his head to Cleya, Lixia, Fei, and Shino Asada.

"Well, although I really want to help Zheng choose, but, after all, it is related to the reward of the large-scale task of [Blood Elf's Counterattack], so it is still ......" Lixia, Clea, Fei, and Shino Asada nodded and said.

"Then, let's ......" Facing the eyes of the women, Zheng Shuanglong shrugged, turned his head to look at the black elf, and prepared to ......

Asuna interrupted. Asuna, who followed Zheng Shuanglong's gaze, looked at her more and more indifferently, and she asserted in a very certain tone: "Big sister of the black elf." Right?"

Yes, Zheng Shuanglong really can't say this kind of words, in the face of the blackened Asuna, even Zheng Shuanglong will feel Alexander.

Faced with Zheng Shuanglong's speechlessness, Asuna stood up straight and twisted her head to the side. "Well, that's fine." I also don't want to go with the guys to cut the girls. Then join the side of the Black Elves and defeat the Forest Elves. Let's go. ”

After saying these words quickly, Asuna stood up and prepared to walk out of the hiding place, at this time, Claire quickly put her hand on her slender shoulder, and said calmly: "It's too impulsive, Asuna, no matter how you look at it, our influence is not high enough to affect this battle situation, take a good look at the information shared by Zheng." It can be seen from those powerful equipment that whether it is white or black, it is all in the seventh layer, and it is also an elite-level monster. They are not something that those of us who have just arrived at the 3rd Floor can defeat. Well, if it's Zheng, maybe it's barely possible. ”

After speaking, thinking of Zheng Shuanglong's strength in fouling in this game, Claire was also a little unsure.

"So, what to do? Because...... If we die......" Asuna said with a blushing face as she looked at the powerful strength displayed by the two elves. I was ashamed of my previous recklessness.

"Don't worry, although you will lose, it will not be like this. When HP is reduced to half, the side we join will use the ultimate, and then we can defeat the opponent. Moreover, even if it is an elite monster of the seventh layer, Zheng must be able to withstand it, you know, we are a Void Brigade. Touching Asuna's head, Claire smiled softly.

"I see." Asuna, whose face was flushed, lowered her head and whispered.

"Alright." Zheng Shuanglong clapped his hands gently, and after attracting everyone's attention, he said, "Since the target has been chosen, then, I will rush out when I count to three." The quest will start automatically when you get closer, and you can just point your sword at the forest elf. ”

All the women who understood nodded and came to Zheng Shuanglong's side, waiting for Zheng Shuanglong's command.

“…… Two, one, zero! As the words at the end of the countdown landed, Zheng Shuanglong, Asuna, Claire, Lixia, Fei, and Shino Asada rushed to the clearing. The elves in the battle looked at us at the same time, and jumped backwards to open up the distance. At the same time, both of them are on top of their heads! The symbol became? Symbol. (To be continued.) )