In October 2024, the maze area finally broke through to the 74th floor, and it was finally a big step forward from the player's goal.

During this time, the relationship between Liz and Kiritto is also heating up, although it has not reached the point of glue, but the two have already made an agreement, and after clearing this game, they must find the real each other.

During this period of time, except for the necessary boss strategy battles, Asuna basically maintained a team with Ling Xue for the rest of the time, and all guild activities were pushed away.

Asuna's feelings for Ling Xue, and Ling Xue, Asuna's familiar vote are all in her eyes, and the anxious Liz also wants to talk to Ling Xue about Asuna more than once, and even wants to find out directly, but Asuna is stopped every time. Klein's friends often reminded him, but Ling Xue was like turning into the hardest wood, and when she mentioned emotional matters, she became extremely incomprehensible.

However, the most strange thing about Ling Xue was Heathcliff's reaction.

Heathcliff, a trapped player in SAO, founded the Blood Alliance Knights through hard work, a large guild, and is currently the head of the Blood Alliance Knights, the owner of rare EX skills, and the Holy Sword. However, these are just his superficial identities, and he also has a hidden identity, which is that SAO, the developer of the game, is Akihiko Kayaba, who trapped 10,000 players in the game and was responsible for the death of half of the players.

Asuna had always teamed up with herself, and as the deputy head of the Blood Alliance Knights, she didn't often stay at the guild residence, which certainly caught Heathcliff's attention. Once, Ling Xue had just come out of the labyrinth area with Yui and Asuna, and happened to run into the square. The player in bright red armor is the leader of the Blood Alliance Knights, Heathcliff.

It stands to reason that Yui is an emotional support program designed by him, so he shouldn't be unfamiliar with it, but he doesn't seem to know Yui, just a glance. But. I really don't know, do you? Perhaps Ling Xue understood the fleeting surprise that flashed in his eyes.

After talking, Heathcliff stepped up to the front desk and just said a word to Asuna, still serving as the deputy leader, but there will be no additional tasks, just need to ensure the level and participation in the raiders.

Although it was strange why Heathcliff behaved so normally, Ling Xue said, you play your team leader game, and I will be my player. Just don't mess with me.

74th Floor...... Labyrinth area......

"Shhhhh

The monster's roar rang out as sparks flew in all directions, and a green, worn-out lizarzard soldier in worn-out armor slashed the scimitar in his hand at the nimbly moving maroon figure in front of him, spitting out his long pointed tongue.

Rumble!

The scimitar attack that flashed with blue light fell short without the slightest suspense, and it slashed on the ground and splashed a burst of dust, but above the dust, the chestnut figure kicked into the void with one foot, and adjusted his posture. The rapier brought up green light and turned into a rain of light. A steady stream of them fell on the lizard soldiers.

"Well, draw out the monster skill, and then take advantage of its stiffness to ensure that the skill hits 100%?"

Ling Xue, who was also holding the silver sword on the side, couldn't help but nod slightly when she saw Asuna's skillful movements. Because he has always teamed up with himself, when Ling Xue and Asuna were in the labyrinth, Ling Xue would guide Asuna's technique when she had nothing to do. After all, both of them are walking the main speed stream, so Asuna is also very easy to get started, although it is not as fast as Ling Xue, but the title of flash is indeed worthy of the name.

"Ling Xue, ready to switch!"

One of his own small combos is coming to an end. Glancing at the monster's remaining blood bar, Asuna turned her head and shouted at Ling Xue behind her.

"Understood!"

"Hah!!"

After receiving Ling Xue's reply, Asuna's thin sword lit up, and pink light wrapped the sword body, although the monster's shield had already been raised, the goal of Asuna's sword was only to bounce away the monster. A soft shout sounded, and the pink light streaked out, and with a "dang" sound, the thin sword struck the shield, splashing a few wisps of sparks, and the monster also staggered in response and took a few steps back. Asuna, on the other hand, kept her move, and stopped there, apparently in a state of stiffness.

Seeing the monster's scimitar slash again, Asuna in a stiff state did not have any panic on her face, but was as indifferent as ever.

Sou.

As the scimitar grew wider and wider in Asuna's eyes, a crisp sound of breaking through the sky sounded, and a white afterimage emerged from Asuna's back, slicing a silver glow across the lizardman's broken body. Suddenly, as if it had been immobilized, the monster stopped there, and then with a soft roar, it turned into a fragment of light.

"What a handsome move, Ling Xue...... It hurts. ”

Asuna, who had recovered from her stiffness, smiled at first, but soon covered her forehead and said cutely with tears in her eyes.

"Don't sell cute."

Retracting the hand that was tapping Asuna's forehead, Ling Xue gave Asuna an angry look, and then said, "Obviously when you switch, wouldn't it be nice to use a skill with a shorter stiffness time?" Why do you need to stiffen for so long? I don't know if it's risky. ”

Generally, when teaming up to farm monsters, when switching with teammates, everyone will first bounce off the monster or retreat by themselves to maintain the safety of the switch and the smooth attack path when teammates alternate in. Therefore, some small skills with knockback or knockback effects have become the first choice. This skill has a short freeze time and a short cooldown, so it is often used by players.

"Hey, looking at the stiffness of your skill is so long, it shouldn't be a buff effect skill, right?"

"Well, sort of." Asuna put down the hand covering her forehead, then stuck out her tongue and smiled, "It's a skill I stumbled upon." The name of the skill is Armor Piercing. When using this skill, 100 HP points will be forcibly deducted, and the monster will be knocked back, and the most important thing is that a DEBUFF will be attached to the monster for about ten seconds, and this negative state will deduct 50% of the monster's defense within ten seconds. It's just that I didn't expect the stiffness of this skill to be so long. Hey. ”

"It's really messy as always." Ling Xue shook her head helplessly. Glancing at the map that had already recorded about 80 percent, he said to Asuna, "Then let's go ahead and try to open all the maps before lunch." ”

"Hehe, that's what I'm talking about, if you release Yui and Xiao Wei's pigeons again this time, these two little guys will probably really go crazy." Asuna covered her mouth and smiled. There were also a few smiles in his eyes. Apparently remembering what had happened when I came in the morning.

In the morning, Asuna delivered breakfast as usual, and then went to open up the wasteland with Ling Xue. And Yui also wanted to follow, but was stopped by Asuna's words.

"Yui-chan, you can accompany Xiao Wei at home, don't you think it's pitiful for her to be alone at home all the time. And, if you're staying at home in the future, I'll cook a big meal for you every day at noon. ”

Recalling what Asuna said in the morning, Ling Xue shook her head helplessly, this is probably the so-called sugar-coated cannonball.

As for Asuna's purpose for doing this. Yui knew, and Ling Xue naturally guessed it. But what can I do, I can only pretend that I don't understand.

"Shhhhh

As the clearing continued, three red crescents exploded on the bodies of the three lizardmen, and with the soft sound of the lizardmen, the three monsters were reduced to pieces again, becoming the experience of the two.

"Ahh Where is the boss room of this broken labyrinth! Putting the sword back into its scabbard, Ling Xue walked along. While looking at the small map that is gradually recorded, I am a little crazy.

When they came, the map was 67 percent clear. Now that a morning is almost over, the time to fight monsters is not counted, and the two of them have spent a lot of time just walking, because many of the mazes are dead ends. And now that the map has reached more than 90 percent, the big red dot that represents the boss room has not yet appeared.

"You think the boss's room is so easy to find. If it's really that easy to find, our strategy team won't take that long every time. So it was all your luck before~" Asuna raised one hand. The outstretched slender fingertips swayed in mid-air at will, with an extremely leisurely posture. "Young man, your ...... patience"

As they spoke, the two of them came to a semi-oval-shaped door, and Asuna had not finished speaking. He stopped the words in his mouth in a daze, or rather stopped in embarrassment, because Ling Xue clearly saw the fleeting embarrassment in Asuna's eyes.

"Asuna-chan, what did you just say?"

Glancing at the azure blue with a little black in front of him, and then at the eye-catching red dot on the map, Ling Xue turned her head with a smile, plucked out her ears and looked like I didn't hear clearly, and said jokingly: "Can I trouble you to say it again~"

"Hmph." Asuna snorted, turned her head, and asked angrily, "Then what are you going to do next?" ”

"Do you need to ask?" Ling Xue pulled out the silver knife on her waist, licked the corners of her mouth, and said excitedly: "Of course, I just pushed the door in and knocked the boss down." ”

"Huh!?" Asuna turned her head in surprise and said, "Now?" ”

"Of course." Ling Xue said as a matter of course: "If you don't go in now, you have to wait for the people from your strategy group to come and grab it again!" ”

Recalling the last time she found the boss room, but Asuna dragged her away directly, Ling Xue couldn't help but feel a little indignant, such a good boss fell into the hands of bad guys, this time it must be ...... It must fall into my hands, hehe~~

Ling Xue just wanted to push the door in, but her body stiffened, she turned her head stiffly, glanced at the slender hand on her collar, and then at Asuna who was slightly excited there, and said with a sad face: "Asuna, don't~~ You see we have something to discuss, let me go in and knock the boss over first, okay?" ”

"No way!!" Asuna pulled Ling Xue's collar and walked directly towards the safe area of the maze area, "Come over here after I find out!" ”

"No, my boss!!" (To be continued......)

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