"Mr. Yawang, why do you suspect that Kirito died because of this?"

Li Xiang asked the Tooth King in a calm tone.

The Tooth King said, "Why? I've just made it clear. This person knew the boss's attack pattern, but he didn't release the information to everyone, allowing Diabelu, who didn't know the boss's attack pattern, to be killed. What is this not intentional murder? ”

"In that case, let's start with the facts. The boss room on the first floor was first discovered by Mr. Diabelu's team. In fact, with the exception of Mr. Diabelu's team, which has experience in fighting boss temptations, it was the first time that all of us here participated in the strategy battle of the first-tier boss kobold lord Ilfang after the Sword Art Online Open Beta. What I said above is all true, do you agree with Mr. Yawang? ”

The Tooth King did not speak. But the players around him all nodded.

Li Xiang continued: "Everyone should have gotten the manual that contains most of the game information on the first layer, right? As you may all remember, when we discussed the boss strategy method before, we relied on the information about the boss in this strategy manual. It is also clearly stated that the boss will change to a scimitar-type weapon and change its attack pattern at the last health bar. Right? However, this strategy manual appeared on the market a long time ago, at least before the Diabelu team found the first boss room. ”

"According to general common sense, people who know the detailed data of the boss before they have not fought with the boss may only be the closed beta players who have had 1~10 layers of game experience before the game officially starts, which is also what we proposed during the discussion between Mr. Akyl and Mr. Tooth King at the previous strategy meeting."

"In the boss battle just now, the boss did change his weapon at the last health bar, but the type of weapon he changed was not the scimitar type written in the strategy manual, but the wild knife, which led to Diabelu's sudden death."

"There are only two possible reasons why the strategy manual and the actual situation of the boss are not disappointed."

"First, the closed beta players who provided information did know that the boss would use the Notai knife in the final battle, but they deliberately changed the content of the strategy manual to a scimitar."

The Tooth King said contemptuously: "Judging from the consistent style of these irresponsible guys, such behavior is not impossible. ”

Li Xiang asked rhetorically: "Mr. Yawang, are you responsible?" ”

The Tooth King said angrily, "How could I not be responsible? You're a personal attack. ”

Li Xiang smiled: "Then what you just said is not also a personal attack?" No matter what kind of action a person does, there must always be a reason. Will there be any benefit to be gained by those beta players who provide information by deliberately providing false information? Do they have any reason to do so? ”

The Tooth King argued: "How do we know what the scum will think and do?" They are such a group of selfish villains who only care about their own interests and do not care about the lives of other players! ”

Ding dong!

As soon as the Tooth King's words fell, a window popped up in front of him.

"Player Saber applies to play against you."

Sword Art Online players can play against each other, as long as one of the two parties applies and the other party agrees. The mode of sparring can also be chosen, because zero HP means death, and most players will choose the "First Strike Win Mode" or "A Certain HP Victory Mode" for battles between players. That is, the first to attack the opponent's side or the first to reduce the opponent's HP to a certain level wins.

Li Xiang's face was completely undisguised with coldness, and he said:

"Tooth King, if you're still a man, choose deathmatch mode, and since you're so disgusted with closed beta players, use your sword to speak. If you don't dare, then you're a good-for-nothing coward who only knows how to talk nonsense! ”

The Tooth King panicked: "Are you crazy?" ”

"Don't talk so much nonsense, accept my PvP request, and choose Deathmatch. Any extra word proves that you are just a coward! ”

The unexpected thrilling unfolding caused an uproar among the surrounding players.

"You ......"

The Tooth King's face turned red, and his fingers slid over the acceptance button several times, but he finally lowered his hand in despair.

The blonde female swordsman in front of her had just singled out her strength, and she had been fighting with the boss for several minutes without losing even a trace of blood. As long as he has a little self-knowledge, he will not have a life-and-death duel with her.

Li Xiang, who won the right to speak by surprise, took advantage of the victory to pursue:

"Obviously, you don't think you're a coward, but in fact you can't contradict my words, because you don't dare to prove yourself with a deathmatch. Presumably, everyone will not think that the Tooth King is really a coward because of this incident. In the same way, I don't think that the closed beta players who are arbitrarily judged by you to be villains are really villains. ”

"As long as you are a player with a normal brain, you will not do anything to provide false information to assassinate others in such a predicament. Is there any benefit to doing this? Doing so will only frustrate your progress and kill many other players, dashing your hopes of returning to the real world. ”

"The most likely cause of Mr. Diabelu's tragedy is that after the open beta, Akihiko Kayaba made changes to the content of the game. The weapons of the boss are different from those in the closed beta, so the information in the strategy manual is wrong, and that's it. ”

"I think that at the moment when all players are trapped in the game and cannot escape, the most fundamental criterion for judging a person should be whether this person has a role in the strategy game, whether it is an internal beta player or an open beta player, it is a valuable force to defeat this game, and our strength should not be consumed on internal friction."

"Today's boss fight is a great example of this. Although there were unfortunately casualties along the way. But all of us worked together to defeat the formidable enemy. In the boss battle, Mr. Yaoh, the closed beta player Kirito that you accused, made a great contribution. Isn't this a good testament to Mr. Kirito's character? Otherwise, why would he risk his life to participate in this battle? Wouldn't it be better to stay on the first floor and wait for us to defeat the boss before reaching the second floor safely? ”

The Tooth King was unwilling: "That's because he wants to get the boss's final blow reward......"

"Rewards? You mean this? ”

Li Xiang opened the system panel and equipped a piece of equipment from his backpack on his body.

As he clicked, a dark blue cloak wrapped around his body.

"It was me who just got the final blow of the boss, and I was rewarded for it. A piece of equipment with very good stats. ”

"Everyone knows that you can get a reward for the final blow of attacking the boss, and who doesn't want a reward? As long as there is an opportunity, everyone present now will also fight for it, and you are the same for Mr. Yawang. The difference is just that my luck was slightly better and I happened to attack the boss one last time. ”

"Some people may think that it is unfair, but under the existing conditions, as long as despicable means are not used, the reward for the final blow judged by the system is the fairest. Otherwise, how can it be determined? The player who gets the final hit rewards hands over the rewarded equipment, and then everyone decides to assign the property based on their contribution in the boss fight? In this way, will players form gangs and even tear their faces in order to reward the ownership of equipment? ”

"Finally, here, I would like to express my opinion to you."

Li Xiang held the hilt of the sword in both hands with both hands, and said word by word:

"I'm not a brave man, and I'm afraid of death. But that's not a reason for me to run away from fighting. Because I know that if everyone keeps running away and never fighting, then the game's strategy mission will never be completed. And we will be trapped in this world forever. In doing so, you may be able to survive in secret, and you may be able to "live" in this world with the materials issued by the system, but is that really living? Does it really make sense to linger like this? ”

"I don't believe the world is real, the real world outside of the game helmet we wear on our heads, that's our home. There are also our family and friends anxiously waiting for our return. I will fight for it, even if I die in the process. Even so, I felt that my life had ended up on the path of pursuing freedom, which was meaningful. Like Mr. Diabero, who died in battle, his sacrifice is meaningful, and he leads us to the first step in defeating the prison built by Akihiko Kayaba. We still have 99 more steps. ”

"The passage to the second level has been opened, and I hereby swear that in the next battle I will not run away, will not be cowardly, will lead by example, will not be afraid of sacrifice, and face death. If someone is destined to die in a boss fight, then Diabelu is the first, please let me do the second. ”