Wolves are a type of canine-type monster that is very common in fantasy games.

Steppe wolves are scattered on the grasslands in the northern part of the village of Horuka, and many can be spotted at a glance due to the gentle terrain.

According to Kirito, these steppe wolves are level 4, and a large group of steppe wolves has a chance to spawn an elite monster, the level 5 steppe wolf king.

"Switch!"

Kirito vigorously pushed away the steppe wolf in front of him, who was biting the sword of tenacity in his hand, flashed to the side and shouted, signaling Li Xiang to take over the monster's hatred.

Li Xiang sprinted a few steps forward from the position behind Kirito, and the "Cross Slash", which was already ready to be attacked, staggered past, leaving a deep wound on the steppe wolf's body.

The steppe wolf's blood volume was reduced to zero, turning into countless flying polygon fragments. In the loot slot, the fangs of dozens of quest items Steppenwolf are showing off their presence.

Wiping the beads of sweat that didn't exist on his cheeks, Li Xiang closed his inventory.

The tactics that Kirito and Li Xiang are using are common "switch" tactics used by SAO players. To put it simply, two players take turns taking the damage and dealing it.

In the process of hunting steppe wolves by the two as an example, Kirito first attacks the monster and attracts the monster's hatred. And use up your damage skills as much as possible, dealing a lot of damage. And after this round of skills is used, Kirito's damage ability will be weaker due to the damage skill entering the cooldown, and it cannot be used, and he can only use normal attacks.

At this time, Kirito consciously created a state of knockback, parrying stun and other states on the monster, creating a void, and swapping places with Li Xiang, who was in the standby area just now. Li Xiang outputs the same self-damage skills as much as possible in a short period of time. Kirito stays near the battlefield at this time, using medicine or resting to recover the state, waiting for the skill cooldown to disappear and regain the usable state.

After Li Xiang's skills are used, replace Kirito, and repeat the above process. This allows the two to always maintain a high output against monsters.

The greatest advantage of this tactic is that it reduces the danger of hunting and greatly increases the persistence of hunting.

With a companion on standby at all times, the player fighting the monster can concentrate on the monster. On the one hand, the other player listens to the six ways and sees all directions, and is always alert to whether the surrounding environment changes, even if the player in the battle is in crisis, he can also support and increase the error tolerance rate of the battle.

The vigilant can also take the opportunity to recover their HP, and the two of them take turns to recover, and their HP will still remain relatively safe in the battle. It doesn't have to be like when two people fight alone, there is no chance of recovery during the battle, and the HP often goes into the danger range, and the extra time needs to be wasted to recover after the battle.

"This is the last wolf tooth. Kirito-kun, the mission has been accomplished. ”

Li Xiang counted the items in his backpack and found that the mission items had been collected.

"Got it, Saber, how much more experience do you have to get to level 5?"

Kirito kept clicking on options in his personal panel in the air with his right hand, apparently sorting out his backpack.

Li Xiang glanced at his experience bar and estimated the distance between the white experience bar and the dark red end.

"Not much, probably one more steppe wolf can be leveled up by defeating 2 steppe wolves."

"Then we can go back now, and the experience given by completing the mission is enough for you to reach level 5. Then we will repair the equipment on our bodies, bring enough supplies, and then we will return to this grassland again, I know the location and strategy of the steppe wolf king, the wolf king here will drop leather armor with very good attributes, it is worth tackling. ”

On Kirito's face, the aura of a tyrant like a Celestial Empire traveler loomed.

"Fighting the boss, it sounds very emotional, so what are you waiting for? Let's go, go back to the village, go back to the village! ”

Li Xiang couldn't sit still when he heard this. It's eleven o'clock in the middle of the night, and so far, there are still only two people in the village of Horuka, Kirito and him. This means that the steppe wolf king outside the village has not been defeated by anyone until now. This is almost equivalent to the first kill of a world boss, and even the first boss in the game SAO to be defeated by the player.

According to the unspoken rules of online games, the boss killed in this case will almost 100% explode the best equipment!

Kirito was pushed by Li Xiang and returned to the village of Horuka at a trotting speed.

"Oh, beautiful lady, you really did it! It's unbelievable. ”

George, the old blacksmith who took over a whole bag of steppe wolf wolf teeth from Li Xiang's hand, smiled and did not forget to flatter the swordsman in front of him. The faces of the Nordic people who have been sharpened and chiseled by ironwork for many years have deep wrinkles and smiles almost huddled together, and if Li Xiang is described as a few unreliable roommates in college, it is "like a blooming chrysanthemum".

"Mission accomplished, Mr. George, what about the sword you said you would give me?"

Li Xiang, who has a straight male soul with a girl's body, has no feeling for George's flattery, and only rewards equipment in his eyes.

What are compliments and compliments? Is it OK to eat?

"Okay, please don't be impatient. I'll look inside the blacksmith's warehouse. ”

Old George, who had fulfilled his wishes, seemed very talkative. When he turned around, he opened the back door of the blacksmith shop and went to find the two-handed sword he was about to hand over to Li Xiang.

"Speaking of which, will anyone like a necklace made of such ugly wolf teeth?"

Li Xiang, who was bored in waiting, looked at the steppe wolf wolf fangs he had collected, and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

To facilitate predation and tearing the flesh of their prey, these fangs have sharp tips, but they have no regularity or beauty in shape. The thick layer of yellow stains that have accumulated at the root of the tooth that has not been cleaned for many years faintly releases a faint fishy smell.

Not to mention making jewelry, it's dirty to use it to make nails.

At this moment, old George, who had just gone to the warehouse to look for a sword, walked out with a two-handed sword with a light green hilt in both hands.

"Young swordsman, this is my complacent work, the Great Sword."

Li Xiang briefly said a few polite words and took the sword sent by Old George.

The material of this sword seemed to be more solid than the novice or bronze sword he had used before. The sword is thick and has a plain appearance, and the specially polished rough and easy-to-grip hilt has been carefully processed to make it feel very comfortable to hold.

Kirito motioned for Li Xiang to open his personal panel to see the equipment attributes of the newly acquired equipment.

"Well, the attack power is about twice that of the novice sword, and the durability is also excellent. It also slightly increases the damage value of the slash. The weight has increased, but my current strength is more than enough to equip this weapon. ”

Picking up the sword and swinging it casually a few times, Li Xiang liked this new weapon more and more.

"By the way, boss, these wolf fangs don't look good at all, why did you choose this material for a necklace?"

While Li wanted to try his sword, Kirito, who was silent on the side just now, asked.

"Ah, that's what you say."

Old George smiled mysteriously and sent an invitation to the two:

"Would you like to come in and see how I made the necklace?"