Walking in the silent town, the empty town was lifeless except for Yang Xi and the seven. Summer is coming, but you can't even hear the chirping of insects.

In this strange atmosphere, several girls didn't even dare to breathe loudly, and looked around vigilantly for fear of a sneak attack.

In this way, he walked to the square in the center of the town in fear, and Yang Xi stopped.

"Look there."

"Is it a castle?"

"Strange, when and where did a castle appear?"

"It's like, I didn't see it before I came here, even if one person misses it, it's impossible for everyone to see it, right?"

It is a medieval European castle that looks depressed because of its age, and the outside of the castle is covered with vines.

Suddenly, a thunderbolt from the sky frightened the women and shrunk into a ball.

"That castle can't be a ghost castle, right?"

"Want to know? Just ask? ”

After speaking, Yang Xi walked over.

"This, it's just a game, even if there are ghosts, I'm not afraid!"

While cheering herself up, Lavra followed Yang Xi closely.

Someone took the lead, and although the other girls still couldn't suppress the fear in their hearts, they also quickened their pace to keep up. In this situation, they don't dare to act separately, so they can only bite the bullet.

After getting close to the castle, I finally saw someone.

It was a middle-aged uncle who was sweeping the road, and it seemed that he was a servant hired by this castle.

"The owner of this castle is too hateful, he actually let this uncle run out to work in the middle of the night, it is simply oppression and exploitation!"

Huang Lingyin was righteous and enthusiastic, and although he was holding back his breath, he also walked over with a smile on his face.

"Uncle, are you a servant here? We are a bunch of adventurers. I'm lost in the forest, so I'd like to spend the night here, so could I tell the owner of this castle? ”

Suzu's sweet smile and crisp voice coupled with that Lori figure should have been very attractive to this kind of middle-aged uncle, but this middle-aged uncle turned a deaf ear to Suzu's greetings, as if he hadn't seen her at all, and just bothered to sweep the floor.

Completely ignored!

Suzu's forehead was violent, and she couldn't help but clench her fists.

It's a blessing that a beautiful girl like me greets you for eight lifetimes, and you don't even look at me! Ling, who originally wanted to solve it violently, suddenly realized that Yang Xi was still behind him, so he forcibly suppressed the restlessness in his heart.

Don't be impulsive. Huang Lingyin, Huang Lingyin, you are a gentle and graceful lady, how can you easily do something to others? That's too rude, it's not good.

Taking a deep breath, the smile on Suzu's face grew sweeter.

"Uncle~ I'll leave it to you, okay~"

The bell who took out the killer weapon held back the nausea when she was coquettish, grabbed the other party's arm and shook it, but she just touched it and quickly let go.

"It's cold!"

Not only cold, but also stiff. There is not the slightest feeling of being alive, but rather, it is as if I am touching a corpse that has been dead for a long time!

After being touched by the bell, the middle-aged uncle finally raised his head.

It's a long way just now. Coupled with the cover of darkness, he didn't see the other party's appearance clearly. However, now, almost face-to-face situations, after seeing each other's true colors. Suzu was so frightened that she screamed on the spot.

The blue-gray face was expressionless, and his eyes were even whiter. What's even more terrifying is his mouth, he just opens his mouth lightly. It cracked open to his ears, revealing a mouth full of sharp fangs.

It was only then that everyone saw his specific data.

Alarmed Ghoul Level 40

HP：100000/100000

Attack damage: 1570-2200

Defense 550

Skill: Devour

The only instinct left for the ghouls to lose their minds is to devour the flesh of the living.

Note: Ghouls are full of corpse poison and are directly attacked, and if there is no way to exorcise corpse poison, they will be poisoned and die within an hour and turn into a new ghoul.

The difference between ordinary monsters and players, except for IQ, is that HP is disproportionate to attack and defense.

Yang Xi relied on single-handedly fighting the boss, and now he has gathered a set of golden equipment, and his current blood volume is only in his early 10,000s, and the upper limit of this monster's blood volume is actually ten times that of him! But the attack and defense are a little sorry for this amount of health. Among the seven people in Yang Xi's party, they were the poorly equipped, and their offense and defense were more than three times that of it.

The scream of the phoenix bell pierced the sky, and the ghoul was also instantly attacked by Yang Xi.

"I'm scared to death!"

patted his chest and took a few steps back, Huang Lingyin had tears in her eyes, and she looked really scared.

I don't know if it was because of the scream of the bell or because of the reason why the ghoul was killed, but a group of ghouls dressed in the same clothes as the "uncle" who had just been killed came out of the nearby woods.

"Looks like these ghouls are the missing people in the town."

"Not necessarily." Asuna was opposed to Yang Xi's opinion.

"Although this town is called a small town, it is actually not small at all, and I just made a rough estimate that there should be about 5,000 residents in this town! If they all turn into ghouls, there must be old people and children among them. At the very least, there is a difference between men and women. But these"

Although Asuna didn't finish speaking, everyone noticed that these ghouls, without exception, were all middle-aged men.

"There's another suspicion, I don't know if you've noticed."

"What is it?"

"Ghouls have no reason, only the instinct to devour. But why didn't they react to our approach? If it weren't for Suzu touching that ghoul's body, I'm afraid it would have ignored us directly, which is not in line with the nature of ghouls! ”

"Do you mean that someone is controlling this group of ghouls?" Cecilia suddenly realized.

"From the analysis of the current situation, there should be only one explanation."

Shinonoki agrees with Cecilia's speculation.

"Hmph, it's just a bunch of little minions, and they want to stop us!"

Lavra didn't mean to discuss it at all, and she had a disdainful smile on her face. Holding two short swords, he stepped on the sliding steps as if skating on the ice, and rushed into the ghoul group quickly and strangely.

"Ahh

Asuna was frightened by Lavra's actions, and being trapped in an enemy camp and engaging in hand-to-hand combat while the opponent was poisonous, was an act of death. It's just that she found that Yang Xi and the others didn't mean to do anything, and she was stunned, "Aren't you worried about her?" ”

"Worried? It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, how could something happen to Lavra in such a small scene, you can watch it with confidence. ”

Although Lavra and Yang Xi are both hidden professions, they both take the agile route. But Yang Xi's attack is a frontal confrontation, taking the right path and domineering; Then Lavra is just the opposite, following the evil path and the treacherous way. She is particular about surprises, attacking the opponent's weak points at tricky angles with each attack to deal fatal damage, while at the same time wandering around with unpredictable body movements, making it impossible to catch off guard, not knowing when she will attack where she will be.

With a predatory smile on her face and two short swords, Lavra transformed into a midnight killer in just a few minutes. Hundreds of ghouls were eliminated by him alone.

Asuna had been counting since the beginning, but until she forgot how many she counted, Lavra's attacks still hit the killer again and again. It's as if there is a bug in the system.

Is it a bug? Of course not, this kind of hidden setting is present in many virtual games. Asuna didn't know that it was also because SAO was the first online game she played, but unexpectedly, the first game was involved in a murder. Subsequently, SAO was acquired by Mythology, and the original Sword Art Online became a brand new one. A more difficult game.

The first time she played the game, she was able to stay in the third place on the level list, although there was a reason to be forced to be helpless, but it also reflected that her talent was quite good.

"That's it. Let's go! ”

After finishing the work, Lavra walked back easily, as if she was not the one who had just experienced a big battle.

It was only then that Asuna looked at Yang Xi's group with a surprised gaze.

A petite and cute girl who looks like she has such terrifying lethality, and instead of the slightest fear when she fights, she is immersed in the joy of killing, what kind of identity is she in reality? It can't be a newcomer to some killer organization, right?

If this silver-haired teenage girl is a killer, what about the others?

I have to say that girls at this age have a bit of a big brain. Although she didn't guess correctly, she was not far from ten.

Soldiers and killers are similar in nature, but they are official and unofficial.

After cleaning up the group of ghouls, everyone moved on.

Suzu, who turned into a paladin for the second time, has unfolded the only aura skill she's learned.

War Aura Lv1 - Increases the attack speed and movement speed of all party members within a 10-meter radius.

Although the range of this aura is pitiful in the beginning, once the level increases, the range will expand, and the effect it exerts when conducting clan battles is absolutely terrifying!

With this buff effect, Yang Xi and the others' attacks became sharper.

Ghouls are constantly harassing along the way, but none of them can touch their bodies.

Yang Xi is the main force, Asuna and Lavra are assisting, and Cecilia and Charlotte are long-range support.

After leaving the Novice Village, Cecilia and Charlotte both changed their careers as musketeers, and at level 30, Cecilia's profession progressed to become a sniper, while Charlotte advanced to a gunsmith.

Cecilia's single output power is terrifying, while Charlotte's group lethality is terrifying.

Although Shinonokuro has advanced from a swordsman to a swordsman, because her profession belongs to the late rising type, she can neither resist output nor be powerful enough in the early stage, and she is still a crispy samurai.

Although they can't charge into battle like Yang Xi and the others, it's still possible to protect two long-range firepower in the team.

"Charlotte, be careful!"

With a flash of sword light, Shinozhi's basket jumped high, his hand rose and fell, and the strange bat, which had always been black on the outside and red on the inside, was directly cut down by her.

"Squeak~"

When this strange cry came into Yang Xi's ears, his face suddenly changed greatly, "It's not good, there are a large number of vampire bats coming!" Rush and avoid them only by rushing into the castle! ”

It wasn't that Yang Xi was joking, before he finished his words, a large number of vampire bats flew out of the woods.

The overwhelming scene seemed to cover the entire sky.

How many quantities is this?

No one knows, but it's definitely over 10,000!

While rushing forward, Yang Xi checked the information of these bats.

Mutant Vampire Bat Level 40

HP：30000/30000

Attack damage: 2570-3320

Defense 300

Skill: Vampire

Vampire bats are kept in captivity as servants of vampires, and have an unusual attachment to blood, often chasing prey endlessly, and if you encounter them, please take a detour, because vampire bats are often accompanied by vampires, and you don't know when the terrible vampire will appear in front of you to suck your blood dry.

It's a ghoul again, and a mutated vampire bat, and it looks like there are definitely vampires in this castle!

Although the attack power of these vampire bats is much higher than that of ghouls, in contrast, their health and defense are far inferior, and everyone can often clean up a piece with one ultimate! In particular, attacks such as fire are twice as lethal to vampire bats.

I don't know how many mutated vampire bats they killed, Yang Xi and the others finally entered the castle before they were completely surrounded.

Before the gates could be closed and they could take a breath from escaping from the vampire bats, the outer layers of the four statues in the castle resembling demons or bats began to fall off, turning into huge gargoyles and attacking the invaders.

Gargoyle Elite Level 40

HP：500000/500000

Attack 4300-5120

Defense 2200

Skill: Camouflage

Evil gargoyles are natural killers, gargoyles have a hard skin that protects them from enemies and can descend to the ground disguised as a stone. Although it cannot attack when disguised, it can quickly regenerate health.

As a level forty elite monster, the gargoyle's attack is really not high, but its defense is a bit tricky, especially since it also has the skill of recovering blood, don't be so disgusting.

But even if it's disgusting, you still have to fight.

Gargoyles can fly, but their size and space limit their movements.

Everyone first concentrates their firepower to kill one of them in seconds, and then uses the same method to destroy them one by one.

Ten minutes later, all four gargoyles turned into stone slag and turned into everyone's experience.

As you move forward, the opponents you encounter become more and more powerful, and the difficulty becomes more and more difficult. Thankfully, there have been no casualties along the way. (To be continued......)