After returning to the stronghold, Lizbet and Sirika were placed in the room, and Natsume learned through the representation box that Asuna and Kirito were waiting for him in the teleportation area on the seventy-fourth floor, and to some surprise, Natsume didn't know what they wanted to do.

The seventy-fourth floor, that is, the level where the [Shining Eye] boss is located, is it because they want to let themselves attack with them after discovering this boss?

No, that's impossible, and not to mention Asuna, even Kirito, who likes to walk alone and has superb swordsmanship, would not do such an indecisive thing.

As a result, Natsume could only infer that something else had happened.

If they really found the boss room of [Shining Vision], it means that SAO is about to come to an end.

What you think is reality, what others understand as virtual, will all collapse and disappear completely.

Natsume, who was walking towards the portal, thought about such a thing, and his expression turned into a wry smile at some point.

It was a bitter smile, mixed with some self-deprecation.

Through the portal, he came to the entrance to the labyrinth area on the seventy-fourth floor, and according to the map Asuna gave him, Natsume quickly headed towards that place.

Is there anything you need to do on your own?

In terms of strength, Kirito is about the same as himself, so he won't have a chance to play, so there should be other factors for this.

With that in mind, Natsume encountered the lizard monster rushing out from the side, holding a shield and a huge machete. When he saw Natsume, he immediately attacked.

With his right hand drawn, he gathered strength, and the tornado of wind wrapped around the blade.

Running slowly, and finally turning into a gallop, the first round of contact between the two sides began in the middle of the road.

This monster has a lot of power, but it can be faster than the others, faster!

Moved sideways to be blocked by his shield, but Natsume was not bounced off, but to the side of the blade. Slid down the curved surface of the shield.

The shield does not protect the whole body. Both the monster and Natsume were very clear, but the Natsume monster completely ignored Natsume's downward slash, and instead raised his right hand machete and slashed it over Natsume's neck.

However, a huge wind flow began to emerge from below, and Natsume was not there to attack the monster's next plate. It's about concentrating forces. It's just a slashing attack.

Thereupon. Natsume's right-handed sword immediately slashed upward, and the Wind Enchantment and Wind Blade directly sliced through the monster's shield and body, killing it directly.

With a wave of one hand. Shaking off the blood that didn't exist in the first place, Natsume withdrew the lake sword from its scabbard.

Moving on, they finally saw Asuna and Kirito standing in front of a group of people in the crooked hallway, and four players on the side who were on the same side as them.

A large group of people wore the same uniforms and armor, and looked like they were going to battle, like well-trained soldiers.

Although it seems to be so, most of the members are actually tired and look sluggish, but they are forced to pull themselves together under the command of someone similar to the Master Chief.

Natsume knew who they were.

Army――――

The full name is 'Ayn Grant Liberation Army', abbreviated as 'ALF', the largest guild in the whole SAO, if you include all the branch guilds, the number of members is close to one-third of the total number of SAO players, and the president is the manager of Japan's largest online game comprehensive intelligence station 'MMOTODAY'.

The 'Army' advocates that intelligence and resources should be shared as much as possible, and all players should be united to attack the game of death, but after the 25th floor boss battle suffered heavy casualties, it will no longer actively attack the game.

The guild was nicknamed the 'army' because of its one-sided style, but in fact it did adopt military-style class management internally.

They are basically responsible for maintaining order on the raided floors, imprisoning the arrested criminal players in the 'Black Iron Palace' on the first floor. The original name was 'MTD', short for MMOTODAY, and it was later renamed ALF by Vice President Nagaya King.

At this moment, the group stood in front of Asuna and Kirito, and in addition to asking them to give way, they also asked for their road markings.

Seeing Natsume, Asuna beckoned to him, there was no way, Natsume had to walk over quickly.

"What's wrong?"

"You're here, this group of people wants to attack the boss that Asuna and I found, but it looks very powerful, and it's impossible for these tired people to pass, so Asuna and I have-"

Kirito looked at a few people to his left.

"And my friend Klein and his members, intent on stopping their raids."

Seeing Natsume's arrival, the 'army' began to be noisy, but under the reprimand of the master chief, he immediately closed his mouth.

The region is an army.

Presumably, these people know who they are, so they start to wonder and talk about it.

Natsume looked at his clothes, and in SAO, the only red player wearing the uniform of the Blood Alliance Knights, it would definitely be memorable.

Klein on the side stared at Natsume for a while, and immediately looked away when Natsume looked back, as if he was a little worried about his own red player.

"Get out of the way, since you've found the boss and you're too timid to attack it, let's do it!"

"It's not that I don't want to attack, but that boss looks very powerful, and the skills, combat methods, and weapons are not completely clear."

"Then let's try it in real combat!"

The Master Chief glared at Asuna through his armor and ordered the army to move forward.

Natsume stood in the middle of the road one step at a time, and the Master Chief was not timid.

"You're the red captain of the Blood Alliance Knights in those mouths, what do you want to do?"

"Aren't you afraid that I'll kill you?"

Drawing his sword, Natsume said defiantly.

Asuna and Kirito want to take their 'red name' to stop them from moving forward, and this is not an impossible solution.

Natsume's words caused Klein and his members to stand behind Kirito, and Natsume smiled indifferently.

The average person doesn't want to be hostile to a red player, and neither do the people of these armies.

However, it was just ordinary people, and this group of guys completely ignored Natsume's threat, and instead walked towards Natsume under the orders of the master chief.

Sighing, Natsume, who put down his sword, had no choice but to get out of the way.

It was impossible for him to really make a move against this group of people, of course, not because he was the captain of the Blood Alliance Knights, but because Natsume didn't really want to hurt others anymore.

The red players couldn't stop it, and Asuna and Kirito had to give up.

Watching the army walk towards the boss's room, Asuna looked at the group attentively.

"Don't worry about Asuna, if it's not right, the group will use the teleportation crystal to escape."

"Impossible."

Natsume said.

"What did you say?"

The person who asked Natsume was Asuna.

"I've been there before, that boss room, where you can't use teleportation crystals, is a special area where teleportation is prohibited."

"That's the problem."

Kirito's face also showed inexplicable anxiety.

"You know, once you're in, there's a slim chance of getting out."

Natsume tried to change the plot so that Asuna and Kirito would retreat from the difficulty-

But.

After hearing the screams of the army members, Asuna rushed out anyway. (To be continued......)