In the end, that's just the extent of that.

Walking in the corridor on the second floor of the headquarters of the Blood Alliance Knights, Natsume smiled bitterly, since he entered this world, he has only been to this extent.

A person who can truly move forward can only be done by a 'brave man' who has abandoned the past, but Natsume is the opposite of a person who has a hard time forgetting the past.

Some people say that memories will be washed away by the torrent of time sooner or later, but will that torrent really flow into your river and take away the misfortune and misery with it?

It's just a possibility, and Natsume doesn't want to bet everything on this possibility, even if he can't forget the past, he has to try to create the future.

It's like entering this world, you have found your own home, you are needed, and you have someone who can move forward with you.

It's a virtual world, and no matter how much you struggle, it's just virtual, so —

In the face of such virtuality, if you pay real emotions, you may get unexpected gains.

Natsume doesn't like to gamble, but he likes to gamble, which is very extreme in another way.

But this is Natsume, this is himself.

The three members of the Blood Alliance Knights behind him, and they are also members of Natsume's team.

A woman and two men, one of whom had a flower-like ornament pinned to her head, slid through the box and slid the label to retrieve a document.

"Captain, the members of the strategy group have expanded a lot this time, and since it is the seventy-fifth layer, other large guilds. For example, the [Holy Dragon Alliance] and so on were involved. ”

"In other words, is the boss quite tricky this time? The advance team is all wiped out? ”

"Yes. None of them came back. Even my friends...... His strength is very strong, but even he did not escape immediately, and it seems that he is indeed very powerful. ”

In addition to Natsume, Asuna and Kirito, the deputy head of the group, were also summoned this time.

SAO's top strategy team players and many powerful solo players will gather here.

After listening to the reports of the female members, Natsume asked questions while thinking about the attack method, appearance, and strength of the boss on the 75th floor.

"Your friend was the spearman who duel in the atrium that day, right? He's really strong. And the advance team is very well coordinated, if the whole army is annihilated, there is only one possibility. ”

Turn around and speed up to the meeting room.

The three members in the back nervously followed, knowing what Natsume was going to say next.

"I'm afraid that the boss's room can't use teleportation-type crystals, so it will be very difficult for the advance team to escape, so you should also be prepared."

These words made the bodies of the three people behind them tremble, but their steps were firm. Closely behind Natsume.

Although he hasn't been with them for a long time, Natsume generally knows their strength. So he stopped on the way.

Turning around, one of these people was taller than herself, and facing them, Natsume withdrew her gaze from the door of the conference room at the end of the hallway.

"You can opt out of the strategy group."

Because since Natsume got the appointment of that Hizcliffe, he has reorganized a team into members who can participate in the strategy team, and they have trained and fought together, so it is clear that Natsume will not do the action to send them to death.

At the moment, they are their 'teammates', and there are also feelings of worry.

Hearing Natsume's proposal, the three of them looked at each other.

Red players want to cherish their lives?

However, they also know that there is a reason why Natsume has become a popular player, except for extreme circumstances, he will not hurt people at all.

Therefore, in the face of Natsume's proposal, the three of them shook their heads together.

"The place where the captain is going is also where we are going, and instead of staying here alone, it is better to spend this energy on the strategy boss and other monsters."

Acting as spokespersons for the trio, the female members made such statements that they expressed their thoughts.

Is it?

Natsume responded indifferently, this group of people is like this, they won't back down even in the face of death games, that's what it's all about living in this world.

Asking them to wait outside the door, Natsume pushed open the door of the conference room and walked in.

It was already full of many of the main characters who participated in this raider, and Kirito was standing behind Asuna and nodding to Natsume.

After doing the opposite side of Heathcliff and seeing Natsume coming, Heathcliff began to speak officially.

"According to previous information, by the time we arrived, there was nothing left in the room. The figures of the ten men and the leader all disappeared. There were also no traces of detachment at the scene. And they didn't come back...... In order to confirm, we also sent someone to the Black Iron Palace on the ground floor to confirm the death list on the metal tablet, and the result was ......"

All dead.

"As mentioned in the previous investigation report, the advance team has never come back since they entered, so it is impossible to judge the appearance of the boss, attack methods, attack patterns, etc., so I will also participate in this raid battle and fight with you."

Oh oh oh oh!!

In the face of Heathcliff's proposal, some players let out an exclamation.

If all the strongest players in SAO participate in this strategy battle, even if they haven't figured out the appearance and weapons of the boss, they can easily gain an advantage.

In the eyes of some players, Hizcliff is even deified, as the god of strategy victory.

When they heard that Heathcliff was going to war, some people looked relieved.

At this point, one of the players objected.

"Captain Heathcliff, shouldn't we wait and see and continue to send an advance team to investigate the boss."

"Why? This time the strategy took quite a bit of time, and we can't afford to waste it any longer. ”

"Because if you don't know the methods of the boss at all, everyone will definitely have an uneasy mood, which will be very demoralizing, and the participation of Captain Heathcliff is really helpful, but the completely unfamiliar boss battle is too impatient. It's okay to say that ordinary monsters.,Mainly this time it's the boss of the seventy-fifth floor.,The level has risen a lot.。 ”

That's true.

Some players chimed in, fearing the unknown and the dangers they might encounter.

"I think it's best to attack immediately, after all, once it drags on, if the small advance team is hit again, isn't that the opposite effect?"

Asuna also agreed with Heathcliffe's idea, after all, she didn't want to see someone die in vain and go to do an advance team.

"That's because you're very strong and can save your life! We're not all top players! At least figure out the appearance of the boss! ”

"In that case......

The meeting began to argue, and noises began to ring out in the small space.

Syllable!

Natsume slapped the table.

"Don't make any noise, if you want to investigate the boss, I'll go alone."

His words silenced everyone. (To be continued......)