"Look, look at it, are those three people over there from the Knights of the Round Table Guild?"

On the street of the main town on the 40th floor of Al Grande, a male player points to a few people in the middle of the road and confirms with his teammates.

"Definitely, the female player at the front of the pack is blonde and blue-eyed, with a blue dress and a blue cloak and a metal armor, she should be the leader of the KRT (Knight of the Round Table Knights) - saber. The other girl on her left hand is probably the most beautiful female player selected by the Ion Grant Daily - "Flash Knight" Asuna. ”

The two moved closer and continued:

"The male player who is half a step behind, dressed in black, with a one-handed sword without a shield. He should be the deputy head of KRT, the "Dark Knight" Kirito. ”

The three of them walked with a solemn face, and their steps landed on the stone-paved road and made a "tata" sound, and their speed was so fast that they seemed to walk with the sound of the wind.

"Why are the three of them here at the same time? This isn't the front line of the raiders, is it? Isn't the Raiders group supposed to be in the labyrinth area on the 46th floor now? Could it be that it's because of the recent uproar about the PK incident? ”

"These people are so rampant!"

Li Xiang pushed open the door, and in the spacious conference room, a strong man wearing silver-white full-body armor was pounding the marble table top of the conference room with his right hand wrapped in heavy armor.

"Kainz, the representatives of the Knights of the Round Table are here, you restrain yourself."

A thin man in light leather armor patted Kainz's shoulder armor. Signal the strong man to pay attention to the image.

There were already nearly 20 people gathered in the conference room at this time, all of whom were representatives from various guilds or leaders of well-known teams.

There is only one reason why everyone gathers in this place at this time, and that is the Killing Guild "Smile Coffin".

PK，Player kill。 This seemingly ordinary, even commonplace English abbreviation in normal online games, refers to the most heinous crime in the world of Equin Grant - intentional homicide.

Li Xiang walked over to the huge rectangular conference table and sat down.

Kirito and Asuna also sat on her left and right hands.

"I'm very sorry, but there was something halfway through, we came a little late."

As soon as he sat down, Li Xiang apologized to the players who were already seated at the conference table.

"Hmph, I've long heard that the Knights of the Round Table are famous, and a woman is still so good at posing!"

Obviously, apologies are not a panacea, and the captain of this squad is clearly the one who "can't rub sand in his eyes".

Of course, as the president of a well-known guild, Li Xiang is no stranger to this kind of thing. Without even having to argue herself, the others in the room had already looked at the team leader with a lunatic look.

"Miss Saber don't mind, this is Xia Peiluo, who just joined the strategy group recently, he just joined the strategy group, and he doesn't know the situation very well, so let's drive him away."

The leader of the Holy Dragon United Guild said to Li Xiang embarrassedly.

Hearing this, the player who was said looked angry: "What? You're going to get rid of Uncle Ben! Just for this stinky and arrogant woman? It seems that there is a reason why the progress of the Raiders team has been stagnant recently, and you have reveled in your "aristocratic status" and cannot extricate yourself! Does it matter if she's late and I say a few words about her? ”

The head of the Holy Dragon Federation almost shouted: "Aren't you ashamed of your kid?" Hurry up and get where you need to roll. ”

"It's okay, the strength of the Raiders team is very valuable, let him stay. I was indeed late. This is indeed my problem, and it is beyond reproach. Once again, I apologize to everyone. ”

Xia Peiluo didn't speak, but Li wanted to open his mouth and leave the player again.

"Ahem, now that we've got all the people here, let's get started."

Seeing that Shapiro was about to say something, Hizcliffe, the head of the Blood Alliance Knights, who was sitting at the head of the meeting, quickly interrupted the delicate atmosphere in the conference room and spoke first:

"The reason why we are here today must be clear to everyone. Nowadays, player killings within Ayn Grande are becoming more and more rampant. The frequency of killings has been much more frequent than before, and has risen from the previous personal vendetta and love killings to the horror level of killing for fun. And the victim members have also risen from ordinary players to some first-tier players. If this continues, the environment of Al Grande will become worse and worse. Our Raiders have been trying to reduce the contact between themselves and the average player, but the situation is now so severe that it is necessary for us to step in and take control. ”

The strategy group is a team formed by a group of self-organized players. Team members may belong to major guilds or squads, or even solo players. But in the floor boss battle leading to the next floor, these people unite and crusade against the boss together.

It can be said that these people in the Raiders group are the top players in Ayngrant. Even the most responsible and sacrificial players. Almost, no, it can be said that all the bosses of Ayn Grant at the moment are defeated by members of the Raiders team.

However, due to the huge gap between the level and equipment of the Raiders team members and the average player, a gap has formed between the two. There are even irresponsible statements such as "the people in the raider group have become nobles in the game".

In order to avoid suspicion, of course, in fact, it is simply because the members of the strategy team are exhausted for the progress of the strategy on weekdays, and they don't bother to deal with those rumor-mongers who stir up the wind and rain. So for this kind of voice, the Raiders team adopted a defensive strategy. Try to minimize contact between yourself and regular players.

Of course, such players are a very small number after all, and the vast majority of players can still see the truth of the matter, especially when the members of the strategy team build or repair equipment in the blacksmith shop opened by the player, they can often enjoy the lowest discount or even free of charge.

In the words of Liz Bet, a former blacksmith player and now a member of the Knights of the Round Table:

"Does the money made in Ian Grant make any sense? Instead of worrying about equipment manufacturing and maintenance, it is better to exchange the heroes in the strategy group who risk their lives every day for some useful equipment. Maybe this way the strategy group can die a few fewer people, and finally defeat the 100th floor boss and return to the real world earlier. ”

"Kayaba Akihiko probably doesn't want his game world to be ruined because of these rampant red-name PK players. That's why so many people were called in a hurry. ”

Glancing deeply at Heathcliff, Li Xiang thought to himself.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Xiang said loudly:

"Listen to me, about the recent frequent killings, our Knights of the Round Table have learned some information through various channels, about intelligence, Asuna, please distribute the intelligence information we just compiled."

"Okay." Asuna stood up and pulled a thick stack of paper materials from her backpack. One by one, they were distributed to the members present.

As the information in everyone's hands says, the center of the incident is mainly the existence of the "Smile Coffin" of the Murder Guild. And the core of this killing guild is the male player introduced on the first page of the information in everyone's hands. ”