(Most of this chapter is from Asuna's perspective, if you are uncomfortable, please forgive me, the next chapter will return to Ling Yi's perspective.) Then thank you for the wind drifting, it's fun to be dead, and Danyang Chongyin three book friends for their rewards, xiexie everyone has always supported you, and it would be better if you could give a few more recommendation votes. ）

At 11 a.m., arrive at the maze area.

After another hour, Ling Yi arrived at the boss's room.

In short, so far it has been quite smooth, although it took a little more time to solve the monsters on the road, but it also managed to retain most of the physical strength, not only did it not hinder the subsequent battle, but it also saved the time to adapt to the battle.

The continuous pace of progress finally stopped in front of the huge door, and Ling Yi raised his head to look at the door.

The gray stone surface is inlaid with terrifying monster reliefs of beast heads and human figures. Speaking of subhuman monsters, in other large games, they are just miscellaneous fish, but in Sword Art Online's Shijie, this subhuman monster is a very tricky and formidable enemy. It has the ability to wield other weapons such as swords and axes, and is able to use the corresponding sword skills.

However, in terms of attack, speed, and power, it is much higher.

And it also comes with a sword skill with a hit correction attribute.,Even if it's a beginner skill.,If you're defenseless.,,It's going to take a critical blow and consume a lot of HP.,In other words, there's a good chance of death.。

For those with no combat experience, there's nothing more deadly than this type of enemy.

Therefore, Ling Yi had to attack the boss alone before the boss room was discovered, which was not only a challenge to himself, but also a future investment.

However, just as Ling Yi was about to push open the door, a rush of footsteps suddenly sounded behind him, and at the same time, there was a beautiful sound mixed with panting.

"Hey, wait!"

Hearing this, Ling Yi was slightly stunned and turned his head to look, someone was actually following him? Who is so idle and has nothing to do? Obviously, he was already very cautious, and even the person who bought his innocence from Argo would not be able to find him.

When he saw the appearance of the person who came, he was speechless.

"Is that you?"

A hooded cloak, a slender figure, and a thin sword worn at the waist. There was no doubt that these three characteristics alone were enough for Ling Yi to recognize his identity.

"Miss Rapier, even in the labyrinth area, which is not bound by movement, it is very dangerous to stalk others on a whim, because this is the deepest part of the labyrinth, and any monster can compare to the enemy you killed yesterday." Ling Yi raised his eyebrows and said flatly, but he secretly guessed in his heart the purpose of this woman stalking him.

Is it for the boss room? It's possible, insisting on choosing a way to commit suicide in disguise, ignoring the difference in strength to challenge the boss, but didn't she understand the true meaning of yesterday's words?

"I'm just passing by." As soon as this excuse came out, Asuna suddenly felt the urge to find a crack in the ground to get into, and regretted that Weishenme called out to this person on the spur of the moment.

However, if I'm not mistaken, this door should be the entrance to the boss's room. Although there is no conclusive evidence, this is the deepest part of the labyrinth, and according to common sense, the boss room should also be near here.

Asuna thought to herself.

Thinking of this, she put her regret behind her, took a deep breath and asked, "Are you here to record the location of the boss's room?" ”

Truth be told, this kind of question seems redundant in this situation.

Because according to common sense, no fool would want to single out the boss or something, and it is the most normal way to record the map and the location of the boss room, and return to the block to make his information public.

But she didn't know Weishenme, but Asuna had a premonition of not being happy.

She felt that this question was the point, and she had to ask it clearly.

As if sensing Asuna's determination, Ling Yi smiled and said, "Of course, I'm a smart person, I haven't done anything stupid to die after staying on the front line for so long. ”

Hearing this, Asuna breathed a sigh of relief inexplicably.

"Really? Then I'll go first, and you can leave before the monsters around you are refreshed. ”

After forcibly dropping this sentence calmly, he turned and left.

Ling Yi didn't stop her much, just quietly watched her leave.

Someone once said that lies are not only art, but also tactics.

"Alright, it's my time. Although what men need is staying power, it's really not an ordinary absurdity to fight with monsters for staying power or something. ”

Ling Yi chuckled, his eyes were filled with scorching battle intent, and an uncontrollable smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth, just like a swordsman who was about to draw his sword and kill, with incomparable pleasure.

Asuna, who left in a hurry, felt a little hot on her face. It's so embarrassing to ask such a stupid question, and not only to stalk people but also to be discovered, when she thinks of the surprised and natural answer that the other party just had, she can't wait to hit the wall and forget this memory.

Come to think of it, if you found the boss room by yourself, you probably wouldn't have chosen to go in alone, let alone that person. After staying in the maze area for so long, I don't even have this sense of crisis.

However, something seems to be wrong.

Such strange emotions have been with Asuna for half a day, during which many times due to distraction and flaws, fortunately her opponent is a non-intelligent monster, otherwise a swordsman with rich combat experience would have died I don't know how many times.

The safe zone is inside the labyrinth, a room where monsters will not haunt it. The corners of the walls are decorated with distinctive color markings that are easy to identify.

Generally speaking, it is a resting place when you are tired from hunting and brushing maps, but even so, you can only rest for about an hour.

The floor is so cold that it can't be used as a ** shop, and the footsteps of monsters that frequently haunt nearby passages can be heard. No matter how brave a player is, it's absolutely impossible to get a good night's sleep here.

However, Asuna soon fell asleep against the wall, and it was clear that she had more than once thought of it as a neighborhood hotel.

I don't know how long it took, but about two days passed, during which Asuna continued to work at high intensity.

Fighting, resting, fighting, resting and so on and so on,

Although Asuna is used to this kind of life, the only thing that makes her a little puzzled is that she hasn't seen the dark-haired man at the door of the boss's room the day before yesterday.

He hadn't been seen in the labyrinth area once—Asuna was sure that unless the dark-haired man was only active on the periphery of the labyrinth, he wouldn't have escaped her attention.

Is it the time difference? This possibility is too small, Asuna is also fighting when the average player is fighting, and she is still fighting when the average player is sleeping in the hotel.

Less than three hours of rest per day.

It's a shame that Asuna can actually hold on.

But Asuna didn't care, what she wanted to know most at the moment was where the black-haired man had gone? If he didn't come to the maze area, wouldn't he have given up hope and didn't plan to upgrade and raid the game?

It shouldn't be possible.

After all, he said that kind of thing that day.

A player who understands the cruelty of reality and the difficulty of the game will easily succumb to the illusory reality.

Inexplicably, Asuna felt the malice from Shijie.

A few more days passed like this, and Asuna had to return to the Torbana neighborhood to replenish resources due to weapon durability and supply issues, but on this day, new news came from the front lines.

Asuna wasn't much surprised by this, because the number of players active in the maze area had increased significantly in the past few days, probably because the man had spread the coordinates of the boss room.

As for the latest news or something, there has been enough bad news so far, and the so-called latest news is also gray information such as 'how many people have died' or 'the boss is extremely difficult'.

Asuna is used to it, and this kind of news will only make more people lose hope.

That's right, just like her.

However, with the keen observation skills honed in battle, Asuna sensed that the atmosphere in the neighborhood seemed to be a little wrong. In short, it doesn't look like a negative emotion.

And the number of players walking around the block has increased significantly.

Surprisingly, isn't there some good news?

While such speculation welled up in her heart, Asuna was a little curious. Taking advantage of the opportunity to repair weapons in a weapons shop, she happened to hear such a conversation.

That's a couple of players who are also coming to fix their weapons.

"Hehe, I'm surprised, I heard that it was the news from the expedition team that set off yesterday."

"But is the message accurate? The boss was destroyed or something, when did so many powerful players appear. ”

"Of course, the news is accurate, more than 40 people from the expedition team who went to attack the boss said so, and the intersection to the second layer also appeared, which is an indisputable fact."

Hearing this, Asuna was stunned for a moment, how could it be? The boss was actually attacked? In her opinion, the most unlikely guess actually came true?

She was so surprised that she didn't even have time to be happy.

At this time, the player who had just revealed the news suddenly changed his words and said, "--But I heard that the boss was not destroyed by them." ”

"Huh? Don't tell me that the boss will run on his own? ”

His companions apparently did not believe this claim.

"You idiot, I mean the boss is not an expedition team raider, but someone else, understand!"

"You're an idiot, so you say, which team didn't the expedition kill? I don't believe that anyone can quietly organize dozens of people to attack the boss and not let others find out. ”

Even Asuna had to admit that this unattractive player had a good point in retorting.

Less than a day after the open beta began, Akihiko Kayaba issued a death announcement, and in that case, who would have the heart to think about forming a guild or something. Even if you think about it later, very few players will respond to join.

At present, there are several large teams, and there are only a dozen people in large teams, and there is no ability to attack the boss at all.

It can be said that the expedition team composed of more than forty people is the strongest team at present, if they didn't kill the boss, who would kill the boss before them?

"I don't know this, but I heard from someone from a certain expedition team that although they entered the boss room, they didn't even see the shadow of the boss, only a staircase leading to the second floor.

"It can't be, right?"

"Well, whatever, it's successful anyway, who cares about this."

"That's right, let's get our equipment ready and go to the second layer."

"Guest, your equipment has been repaired, a total of one hundred kore."

The voice of the repair shop owner woke Asuna.

"Huh? Oh, excuse me. ”

"Welcome to the next time."

After leaving the repair shop, Asuna walked quietly down the street, already lost in thought.

Where to go next became a question she had to ponder.

If she clings to her previous thoughts, then it is useless to stay in the first layer, and with her level, she will soon be able to ignore the threat of those monsters.

But before that.

She wanted to find the black-haired man

Reason? It doesn't matter, as long as you see him, all doubts can be solved.

Asuna had such a hunch.