In 2022, the world's first fully stealth game "Sword Art Online" finally ushered in the much-anticipated open beta after going through a closed beta.

But what was supposed to be a day for fans of the game to celebrate has become a nightmare for everyone. The game's developer, Akihiko Kayaba, removed the exit button from the game menu, enclosing all online players in the game world, and only by clearing the 100th floor can they escape this world. Also, if you die in the game, the player will immediately die from the high-frequency microwaves emitted by NERvGear.

"It's a game, but it's not a joke."

Walking on the road outside the city, Zhao Xin thought back to what Kayaba Jinghiko said in the original book.

"The world of swords, to be honest, there is no magic in this RPG game, and it's really uncomfortable and weird." With a novice iron sword on his waist, Zhao Xin shook his head and said.

"That's it." Lizzy on the side nodded hurriedly when she heard it, "It's all swords and knives, can't you be considerate of girls?"

"That being said, if magic is really added, then the power of the monster will be correspondingly weirder and stronger, and maybe the hope of reaching the 100th floor will be even slimmer." Zhao Xin smiled and put forward a hypothesis.

Liz also agreed when she heard this: "That's true, but it looks too unladylike with a sword." ”

"Lady?" With a puzzled tone, Zhao Xin looked at Liz Bet beside him.

felt Zhao Xin's face, "You tease me?" Liz immediately pounced angrily at the other party: "You guy! ”

Zhao Xin, who had been prepared, immediately jumped back and dodged the girl's attack: "Okay, okay, I won't mess with you." Liz, what is your current level? We need to get to know each other first. ”

"Me? Hmph~" Liz looked at Zhao Xin with a smug expression, "I'm already level 4!" ”

Looking at the girl's expression of "come and praise me", Zhao Xin also held it at the right time: "Oh! It's level 4, it's amazing, I'm only level 3. ”

"How's that~ Amazing! Team up with me, you've earned it! ”

Although Liz's nerves were a little big, Zhao Xin knew that the other party had just lost two companions, so he tried to pick up less heavy topics along the way, and gradually the sorrow between Liz's eyebrows also faded a little.

Gags all the way, and the two finally came to the leveling point in the wild.

Opening the menu, Liz looked at the map displayed on it: "Okay, today's goal is to level up all the way and then hurry, and rush to the next village before sunset, come, get these bottles of potion." These should also be counted in your account today! ”

After trading the potion in her hand to Zhao Xin, Liz didn't forget to mention it.

"I know, I know~" Looking at Liz, who was a little arrogant in front of him, Zhao Xin said with a smile: "Then let's start." There is no need to care about those wild boars, they are all the lowest level monsters. Let's start with the wolves. ”

30 meters ahead, there happened to be a wild wolf wandering in the grassland, looking at the arrow above the wild wolf, showing a level of 4.

"Let me try it first, and after a day in bed, it's time to warm up." As he spoke, Zhao Xin pulled out the iron sword at his waist and walked up slowly.

"Huh? You're a level below that monster, so don't be too strong. Seeing Zhao Xin's actions, Liz dissuaded worriedly.

He shook his head indifferently: "Well, don't underestimate me too much, I'm very strong~"

"Cut, just know how to pretend, see how you ask me for help later." That being said, Liz pulled out her iron sword and watched every move in front of her.

This sword is much lighter than De Fllinger, and it seems that you usually have to use that kind of two-handed sword.

Flipping the sword in his hand, Zhao Xin shook his head helplessly, his feet began to accelerate, and he rushed towards the wild wolf in front of him, and at the same time, the sword in his hand was placed in front of his chest, charging power.

As the movement unfolded, white light began to flash from the sword, which was a sign that the skill had begun to prepare.

When there were still three meters away, the wild wolf turned his head and found Zhao Xin rushing towards him, assumed an attack posture and roared.

Feeling the weapon in his hand tremble, Zhao Xin immediately launched the skill "Thrust", and suddenly rushed towards the wild wolf with a sword. I saw a flash of light, leaving a wound on the wolf's body, but there was no blood, and it was also a gap in the fragmented version of the data.

Well, perfect harmony.

Zhao Xin, who had crossed the wild wolf, put away his action and made an emergency stop, turned around and continued to rush towards the wild wolf, and there was a short cooldown time after the thrust was used, so he had to use an ordinary slash at this time.

The iron sword in his hand swung down hard, leaving another wound on the wolf's body, and his HP was reduced to half. At this time, the wild wolf finally reacted from the initial injury and opened his mouth to bite Zhao Xin.

"Ahh Be careful! Liz on the side shouted worriedly when she saw it.

In the face of the bloody mouth, Zhao Xin was in danger, directly raised the sword in his hand to block the attack, and then pushed hard, making the wild wolf face him sideways, and then raised his right foot, directly on his waist, and kicked the half-human-high wild wolf out.

After seeing Zhao Xin's reaction, Liz was speechless in surprise.

Can you even use your feet?

Taking advantage of the wild wolf's loss of balance, the cooldown time of the spurt was also up, Zhao Xin directly made a starting move, launched the skill again, directly hit the unbalanced monster, and then emptied the HP with a final swing, turning it into pieces.

"Whew! Get. Looking at the reward window that popped out in front of him, Zhao Xin quietly breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, the foundation of swordsmanship is very solid, plus the physical instinct left over from actual combat, it seems that the first days will not be too sad." ”

"You guy, you're so powerful? I didn't expect to defeat a monster that was one level higher than me without any HP damage! Walking forward, Liz looked at Zhao Xin with an amazed expression, "Even the body can be used to attack!" ”

"What's so strange about that?" Looking at Liz with a smile, "Although the punches and kicks can't cause much damage to the monster, or it can be said that the damage is minimal, as long as they are used properly, they can completely create a favorable offensive opportunity for themselves." As I said, I've learned a little bit of swordsmanship. ”

"Che, who knows if you were fooling me at the time." Looking at Zhao Xin with an unhappy face, Liz said, "Since your strength is so powerful, then you will be the striker, and those who can work hard~"

"Huh? Isn't it, shouldn't it be a wheel? ”

"Who rescued you?"

"I see"

Zhao Xin VS Liz, Zhao Xin was defeated.

In this way, Zhao Xin and Liz went all the way, looking for wild monsters all the way to level up, Zhao Xin also gave Liz a little useful combat skills from time to time, and at the same time, the cooperation between the two in the continuous battle is getting better and better, and the efficiency of killing monsters is getting higher and higher

"Bang!" With Liz's attack, a goblin monster in front of him turned into pieces, and the level of both of them was successfully upgraded to level 5, and Zhao Xin, who was one level lower, obtained relatively more experience points at the beginning, and then slowly caught up with Liz, and now the two of them killed a monster, and the experience points obtained were equal.

"Yikes! Good stuff! Liz glanced at the reward window in front of her, then opened her inventory, revealing two more items.

"Little Dagger of Iron", "Iron Ore"

"Zhao Xin, Zhao Xin! Is iron ore capable of forging weapons? Liz turned the explanation of the iron ore to Zhao Xin and asked happily.

Glancing at the above instructions, Zhao Xin said slowly: "Well, this iron ore is really useful, but it should only be the lowest level forging material, and the weapons made can only be the lowest level, which is similar to the novice weapons we use." ”

"Then let me ask you again, will anyone buy the forged weapons?"

"Isn't this nonsense? This world is the world of knives and swords, and as long as it is a good weapon, there is no one who does not want it. Could it be that looking at the excited Liz in front of him, Zhao Xin seemed to think of something.

"Yes!" Liz nodded affirmatively, "I've decided, I'm going to learn the skills of blacksmithing and become a blacksmith!" ”

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PS: The first two days of the week didn't feel great. Ask for recommendations, ask for collections~