Humans are social creatures.

The reason for this conclusion is that most people are afraid in their hearts.

Fear of being excluded from the mainstream, fear of being looked at with a hostile gaze, fear of becoming a joke in the mouths of others.

Therefore, I tried every means to integrate into the collective in a natural and familiar way, and became one of the inconspicuous ones, so as to obtain that small sense of security.

However, few people realize a truth: those who are good at water often drown, and those who are good at planning are easy to die.

It is useless to deliberately package yourself as ordinary, and sooner or later a true genius will show a different side, and then become the target of envy, jealousy, and rejection of others.

This is the sorrow of genius.

Ling Yi used to be one of the geniuses, so he knew very well that it was unrealistic to deliberately fit into the collective.

So from the beginning, he didn't plan to team up with others. Even if mission one is over, there is no need to assassinate him deliberately, but he is used to the life of acting alone, and if he teams up with others, he may cause a lot of trouble.

Of course, the biggest reason for Ling Yi's decision to go alone was that beautiful woman, if she didn't provide equipment, it would probably cost a lot of brain cells.

It's the same during the closed beta period.,Even if you have a certain amount of combat experience.,But it's still a little difficult to deal with the boss.,Especially when the difference between the two sides is too large.,You can only use the number of deaths to figure out the boss's skills、Weaknesses.,The efficiency of coming and going has been greatly reduced.,The loss of mental strength is also very large.。

If he had to concentrate on collecting equipment, then Ling Yi really wouldn't want to complete the task.

The brilliant blue light flashed away, like a falling knife.

The blade of the sword, which was less than the width of a palm, quickly cut into the head of a wild boar, and its angle and timing were simply wonderful, the boar had just launched an attack, only to find that the target was suddenly gone, and the thick body was in a state of hard stun for a while, and the sword-wielder took advantage of this specially created opportunity to kill the wild boar.

From the damage value to hundreds in an instant, the boar's blood volume suddenly cleared to zero, and the process only took a second.

It may not be a flashy sword skill, but it can be seen that the sword wielder has a very clever and accurate grasp of timing, just like a good sniper who snips at a target from a distance of a kilometer, they know when to pull the trigger.

Ling Yi picked up the Wild Boar Explosion Kele (virtual currency) and some prop materials, and secretly estimated the time in his heart, and it was upgraded to level three in less than ten hours, which was only faster than the closed beta period.

But this is also a matter of course, with the experience of the closed beta period, it would be ironic if the upgrade was still lagging behind.

The vast grasslands that spread in all directions shone in the sunlight that began to blush slightly. In the far north, the outline of a forest emerges, and in the south there is a glittering lake. To the east, you can see a little of the town's walls, while to the west you can see the endless sky and clouds dyed gold.

Currently, he is located at the beginning of the southern end of the first floor of the huge floating castle 'Iron' Grant, in a wide area to the west of the 'Beginning Town'. There should be quite a few players around who are fighting monsters like him, but because the space is so wide, there is no one else in sight.

Just as Ling Yi was considering whether or not to enter the higher-level leveling area, a sound like a bell, or an alarm, rang, and his pupils suddenly shrank, and a strong premonition surged in his heart.

It's not good or bad, but it's going to be troublesome.

Ling Yi's premonition came true, and the next moment his body was wrapped in a pillar of blue light. Looking out through this blue membrane, I can only see the scenery of the grassland fading.

Like this phenomenon, Ling Yi also experienced it several times during the closed test. This is the 'transfer' after using the Field Movement prop. But he didn't hold the prop now, nor did he read the command. Even if it is the transfer of the official company's own initiative, Weishenme does not have any announcement?

As soon as he thought of this, the light around his body became more intense, making it impossible for Ling Yi to see anything. Soon, the blue glow faded and you could see the surrounding scenery again.

But it's no longer a grassland illuminated by the setting sun.

What you can see now is a large stone floor, surrounded by street trees, and a chic, medieval street. In the distance, there is also a huge palace that glows black.

This is undoubtedly the central square of the starting town, where the game begins.

Ling Yi frowned and looked at the crowd around him, this was obviously not because of the popularity of the game, but because he deliberately gathered everyone together.

"System Elf."

"Huh? Is there anything wrong with the host?

"My body in real Shijie won't be affected by the game, right?"

"Theoretically, that's so."

"Really?" After receiving the answer from the system elf, Ling Yi silently swiped his finger into the air, which was the action of calling out the game's 'main screen window'. I saw a rectangle glowing with purple light, and immediately appeared with a bell-like effect.

In the starting state, the elongated rectangular window will have several menu labels on the left, and a humanoid silhouette showing the status of your items and equipment on the right. At the bottom of this menu there should be a 'LOGOUT' - that is, the button to detach from this shijie.

Ling Yi directly looked at the bottom of the window, looking for the 'breakaway' button, just

- Is that really the case? You already know about the system, right? Ling Yi stared at the blank position for a long time, then exhaled a long breath and said.

"Yes, that's part of the plot. Although the host doesn't know anything about the plot, the system has no obligation to warn it, because this is also part of the trial, and it is the most important part. The system elf didn't mean to daoqian, but admitted it calmly.

However, this made Ling Yi breathe a sigh of relief, what he was most worried about was that the plot would go berserk because of himself, so that he wouldn't know the plot, even if he knew the plot, it would be useless.

As long as the plot remains unchanged, he has the opportunity to slowly adapt to the rhythm of the plot and find the right opportunity to take the lead in his hands, which is the only way to do it when he doesn't know the plot.

Ling Yi didn't have the heart to complain more about the system elves, grasping the current situation was the most important thing in front of him.

Although he stood in the crowd, he was like an outsider, not only did he not panic at all, but he was not anxious or angry, but he calmly took in the performance of the crowd.

I mentally estimated that there were at least a few thousand -- nearly 10,000 men, I should say. At present, all the players in the game may have been forcibly moved to this square.

In this way, the Initiator is about to appear.

Suddenly

Someone exclaimed, "Ah, look above! ”

Ling Yi reflexively looked into the air.

One hundred meters above the sky, the bottom of the second layer, is dyed with a bright red checkerboard-like pattern.

If you look closely, you can see that the pattern is formed by the interaction of two English words. As for the two words written in bright red font, they are "Warning" and "SystemAnnouncement".

The red pattern that covered the entire sky, and its central part was like a huge drop of blood that was quite thick, slowly dripping Xiangxia. But the blood condensed in mid-air into a giant nearly twenty meters tall and wearing a crimson cloak.

The long cloak swings without wind, giving it a feeling of emptiness. Although he looked up from below, he couldn't see the inside of the cloak clearly, only a hazy darkness.

Ling Yi had seen such a cloak before. However, it is completely inconsistent with his impression of the white-bearded old man and the woman wearing glasses, but exudes a strange aura that does not resemble a human, and if you want to talk about similar things, I'm afraid only ghosts are more suitable.

Doubts can also be heard from the surrounding players' discussions.

At this moment, the right sleeve of the cloak suddenly raised.

Pure white gloves can be seen under the empty cuffs. However, the sleeves and gloves are not connected to each other, and the wrists and forearms are not visible at all

The left sleeve was also raised, and on the heads of the 10,000 players, it seemed to hug the entire shijie with open arms.

A deep, coherent voice came from far above.

"Fellow players, welcome to my shijie."

"My name is Akihiko Kayaba. is the only person who can control this shijie now. ”

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

From Kayaba Jingyan's five-minute-long death announcement, I am afraid that only Ling Yi can truly understand the meaning of this sentence.

What kind of thinking did he have in mind, and imprisoned tens of thousands of people?

Ling Yi couldn't guess.

To be exact, he didn't want to know.

It was enough for him to know one thing.

That is the second task released by the system - to break through this hundred-story steel castle and leave this shijie in style with the title of winner.

But Akihiko Kayaba did a great job.

If you die here, the real body will also burn your brain directly because of the electromagnetic waves emitted by the virtual helmet.

In order to convince everyone, Akihiko Kayaba came up with a real-life news report that clearly stated that there had been hundreds of player deaths, and the death toll was still increasing.

Thankfully, he's already issued an announcement, which should discourage some of the player's relatives from making impulsive moves.

Ling Yi suddenly thought of how Naoba would react if he knew that he was trapped in the game shijie?

I guess I was very anxious, nervous, and even teardropped.

Thinking of this, Ling Yi couldn't help but smile, and inexplicably felt a warm feeling in his heart.

But he couldn't laugh right away, because he was just an impostor.

But despite this, he also felt the need to get through the game as soon as possible. Making a sister who cares about herself cry is also a failure.

Except for Ling Yi, every player has a heavy stone in their hearts, even if there is no danger to their lives for the time being, but it is not an easy task to attack this hundred-story castle, who knows if they can get to the top.

After all, if you die here, you will die in reality. Not everyone is as confident as Ling Yi.

By the way, Kayaba Akihiko gave each player a small gift for some reason.

A prop mirror that reflects the appearance and appearance of the real body, and reproduces it.

Thousands of players used it without knowing it, and for a time the square was filled with colorful lights. However, Ling Yi was set to his appearance from the beginning, so he didn't change in the slightest.

He has short black silky hair, upright and delicate facial features, and calm eyes full of rational light. The figure of 1.78 meters is neither fat nor thin, it can only be said that it is very well-proportioned, which is very suitable for the body type of an agile warrior.

A young man who looks like he is only seventeen or eighteen years old, but he has a maturity that even adults can't have--this is the first impression that everyone who knows Ling Yi has.

Putting that aside, after saying these words, the cloaked man that Akihiko Kayaba had incarnated dissipated.

In the middle of the ring, a riot immediately broke out in the central square, some people did not believe that it was an official setting, while others firmly believed that Akihiko Kayaba would be arrested immediately

There are also some people who have begun to think about themselves.

Ling Yi left the square without thinking about it, how could he not see the current situation clearly with his analytical ability.

Under the threat of death, the potential competitiveness is no different from reality, and no player wants to be abandoned on the way to escape.

And those tasks and monster farming points have become resources that must be fought for.

Ling Yi had set his goal from the beginning, and his steps were full of unwavering belief that he would become stronger than anyone else.

Then, break down this game.

-- with your own hands.

(All I can say is that I'll do my best to honor the reminder.) But there is no way to do it too much, unless it is a holiday, I can work a little harder, but I am busy with exams in the afternoon, so the update is a little late, I am really sorry. Without further ado, for the development of the plot, I plan to take the semi-original route, and except for some big events, there will basically be no plot that Kirito has walked through.

zuihou is grateful for the tips of Jesse and Lingling Candy, two book friends.,I don't feel like the old guy who is the first on the reward list to say too much thanks.,Ahh And for the Lingling Candy book friends who reward this book for the first time, I will definitely keep it in mind, and I hope you can continue to reward)