"What the hell is it like to lose consciousness in the virtual space?" Asuna thought in the moment she collapsed on the floor of the labyrinth. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Loss of consciousness is caused by a temporary delay in blood flow to the brain, resulting in a temporary cessation of bodily functions. Blood deficiency is caused by various factors such as abnormal heart and blood vessel function, anemia or low blood pressure, hyperventilation, etc., and during sneaking in the VR world, the real body is completely still lying on the bed or in the self-adjusting chair. Now, the body of the player trapped in this death game [Sword Art Online] should be contained in the major hospitals as he expected, and it is natural that he should undergo that health check, continuous monitoring, and use the appropriate medicine according to the situation. It's hard to imagine losing consciousness due to a physical abnormality!

Thinking about this in a consciousness that was gradually becoming weaker, forget it and let it be, finally Asuna thought.

yes, it doesn't matter what you think now.

Because, I will die here. Passing out in a labyrinth where ferocious monsters roam, it's impossible to be safe. Although there may be other players nearby, I don't have the luxury of expecting others to rescue others who have passed out because they are themselves in danger.

And they don't know how to help players who have fallen to the ground. In this world, the total weight that each player can carry is strictly regulated. At the bottom of the labyrinth, everyone should have the medicine and equipment that has reached the maximum weight limit, and they should also carry the money and items from the battle, and it is absolutely impossible to carry the other players on this basis.

- When I thought about it, I finally realized it.

A strong feeling of dizziness came up. As a reflection made at the moment before falling to the ground, this is inevitably too long, too comfortable. And the underside of the body should be a hard stone pavement, but there is a subtle soft touch coming from the back. Slowly, my body began to warm up, and at the same time, I felt a peaceful breeze on my cheeks......

As if making a sound, I opened my eyes.

This is no longer a labyrinth area isolated by thick stone walls. Rather, it was in a clearing in the middle of a forest, surrounded by ancient trees with golden moss and small flowers with thorns. In the center of this circular space, which was almost seven or eight meters long, I was fainting on this carpet-like grass, no, sleeping on it.

But what's going on here? Why should I have fallen at the bottom of the labyrinth area and moved to this remote area?

The answer to this question is in front of your line of sight when you turn 90 degrees to the right.

On the side of the clearing, a black figure was crouching on the roots of a huge tree. Holding a one-handed sword in both hands, his head resting on the scabbard and looking down. Although I don't remember my appearance very clearly, judging from the equipment and physique, there is no doubt that it is the male player who accosted himself before passing out at the labyrinth.

I'm afraid that this man used some method to move his fallen self to the forest outside this labyrinth. Overlooking the surrounding scenery in the distance, more than 100 meters away from the left, there is a huge tower that reaches to the sky, where the first dark labyrinth area of Ain Grant is located.

Turn your gaze to the right again. I don't know if I noticed my movements, the man in the black leather coat shook his shoulders and slowly raised his face. In this bright noon forest, the man's eyes were as dark as the starless night sky.

The moment it met with the gaze cast by the dark pupils, a subtle spark appeared in my mind.

From the clenched teeth, Asuna, Yuuki Asuna, squeezed out such a sentence in a low, hoarse voice.

"Don't overdo it...... Business. ”

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Since being imprisoned in this world, Asuna has asked herself these words hundreds of times.

Why did you want to touch this new game console that didn't belong to you at that time? Why put it on your head, lie on a mesh bench, and read the command to start the game?

It was not Asuna who bought this cursed killing machine [NERvGear] and the vast Soul Prison [SwordArt Online] game, but her brother who was much older than her.

Ironically, though, the brother who bought the game. Just on the day of the official launch, he went overseas on a business trip.

Today, when Tomorrow is in the third grade of junior high school, she has only been exposed to some free games on mobile terminals. Although I know about online games, because college tests are imminent, I should not have any interest in online games and no motivation to play.

So, why did I visit my brother's room on the afternoon of November 6, 2022, more than half a month ago, put the NervGear on the table on my head, and read "Link? Start] is coming, and the reason is still unknown.

In a word, everything changed on that day...... No, it's all over.

Asuna, who hid in a hotel room on Initial Street, waited for the incident to end, and after two weeks of no news from the real world, she gave up the idea that the outside would save her. And even though the death toll of the player had exceeded 1,000 at that time, the original maze had not yet been breached, and Asuna, who learned the news, realized that the idea of waiting to open the game from the inside was futile.

The only option left is [How to Die].

I don't know how many months, no, how many years I have been in this safe street. Moreover, the rule that [monsters will not invade the streets] is not guaranteed that it will not last forever.

Rather than worrying about the future, it is better to get out of this street than to stay on your knees and hide in a dimly lit hut. Learn, exercise, fight as best you can. If you eventually exhaust your energy and fall, at least you won't regret your past rashness and regret the lost future.

Take action. Forge ahead. And then passed away. It's like a meteor that burns up in the atmosphere.

With this in mind, Asuna walked out of the hotel and stepped into the wilderness of an MMORPG world where she didn't know any terms. Relying only on the weapon of his choice and the only skill he learned, he came to the bottom of such an inaccessible labyrinth.

Now, I'm afraid that the nervous reflex loss caused by the fatigue caused by this chaotic battle, Asuna's path should be over. Located on the left side of the "Monument of Life" in the "Black Iron Palace" on the Origin Street, Asuna's name will be drawn with a horizontal line, and all will end...... That's how it should be. But......

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"Don't worry about ......it," Asuna said again, the black-haired one-handed swordsman crouching four meters away, his eyes like the night sky looking down. Although it gave people the feeling of being slightly older than herself, this unexpected and innocent act made Asuna frown.

"Well, I didn't want to help you, but your swordsmanship, and your skills, make me feel like it's a waste to leave you alone, and you're one of the people who might break through this cage, well, you're also working hard to break through this game, not to die in the labyrinth area, right?" In the face of Asuna's cold words, Zheng Shuanglong shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile that didn't care at all. "And, for me, saving your life is just a gesture, but it's a pity to throw away those items."

"If you think it's a pity, then why did you move me here? Just let me die there. Asuna lowered her voice and said in a tone that rejected people from thousands of miles away.

Sighing, Zheng Shuanglong walked to Asuna's side, stretched out his hand and rubbed Asuna's head vigorously, and said seriously and sincerely: "It's all said, you are a talent who is very likely to break through this death game, as a novice, to be able to practice such skills in such a short time, this quality is really rare, if you give up, it will be a pity." Moreover, if you can live, why seek death. ”

"You know, there is nothing important except death, even if you don't value your life, you have to think about your family. Think of their anguish and despair when they learn of your death. Live, live hard, live struggling, live to the end of this game, live to the end of this nightmare. No matter how painful and difficult it is, there is hope for people to live. ”

"Moreover, now is not the time to despair, the possibility of breaking through this game is not zero, and it is really undesirable to give up hope after looking for it."

It's a cliché, but life is precious, and you should never be wrong. After all, isn't the reason why she is desperate now because she can't see the hope of life, if she is stimulated to survive, she should be able to ......

However, contrary to Zheng Shuanglong's expectations, Asuna was not encouraged by Zheng Shuanglong's words at all, but said in a calm whisper: "Hope, hope to break through this game, do you think it's possible." For more than 20 days, thousands of people died, a layer was not penetrated, and there was no news from the outside at all, which made me hopeful! Sorry because I wasted your time, if nothing else, then I'll go. ”

With that, Asuna stood up with her hands on the grass, but her legs and feet were still a little shaky. Looking at the time shown in the window, Asuna calculated that she had slept for at least seven hours from the moment she fell, but she had not fully recovered from the wear. However, there are still three spapiers to be prepared. If you don't have half of the durability of the last handful, you will never leave that tower.

Just as Asuna was about to return to the dark labyrinth area in front of the left of the woods, and was taking a step forward—

Zheng Shuanglong stopped Asuna and said coldly, "Wait, Miss Swordsman." If you feel sorry, if you want to die, you should repay the favor first, take you out, and protect you for so long, you should always give something in return. ”

Obviously, your own agitation outside is very powerful, why in the game, even a little girl's desire to survive can't be activated, it's really terrible. Zheng Shuanglong, who thought so, used another method to keep Asuna.

Power is the right to speak, and those who have power speak what they say are useful words. Zheng Shuanglong, who has power, completely forgot that in the game, he doesn't have that mysterious temperament and that demonic charm. Zheng Shuanglong, who is imaginary in the game, is just a handsome teenager. And how persuasive can a teenager's words be? Well, coupled with that delicate cut, this persuasiveness is even lower.

This is especially true when you don't show your superb combat skills.

Although Asuna ignored Zheng Shuanglong and continued to take a few steps forward, Zheng Shuanglong's words later made her stop. Asuna, who has received a child-like education from a young age, is a grateful person.

Although it was not his own request, the man who brought the unconscious self out of the labyrinth area, in Asuna's opinion, did owe the other party.

If the other party didn't say it, forget it, but when the other party advanced this kindness, he left as a matter of course without reciprocating, this kind of shameless thing, Asuna can't do it.

The hope of being alive or something did not arouse Asuna's desire to survive, but the kindness owed made Asuna have to express it, after all, the education since childhood is not to cause trouble to others, and not to care about other people's troubles.

And, obviously, Asuna has just caused trouble for Zheng Shuanglong. It is not an exaggeration to say that he owes his life.

For this reason, Asuna had to stop, turned to look at Zheng Shuanglong, suppressed the anger in her heart, and said flatly: "So, what do you want, Cole, intelligence, map, or what, say it." ”

For such a coercive and blackmailing person, even a good girl like Asuna who has been educated by Yamato Nadeshiko is very unwelcome.

"A little thing, well, it's just a little bit of a small request, ten days, these ten days, you and my team work together, help take care of a few little girls in the team, how, such a thing, you can't say you can't do it if you can use this level of smooth sword skills." Looking at Asuna, Zheng Shuanglong said with a wicked smile that made people want to punch him: "Of course, if you really can't do it, I won't force you." Well, that's it, it's possible that Miss Swordsman can't even take care of a little girl. ”

Resisting the urge to pull up the evil smile on the face, Asuna, who understood that the other party was agitated, but had to be fooled because of her own moral standards, said angrily: "No problem, ten days to form a team." ”

"ZHENGSHUANGLONG, YOU CAN CALL ME ZHENG, MISS SWORDSMAN." Zheng Shuanglong, who received a satisfactory answer, stretched out his hand with a smile.

“ASUNA！” Asuna, who joined the team contract, reluctantly held Zheng Shuanglong's hand. (To be continued.) )