Chapter 37: The Calm Before the Storm
"The player, whose character name is PoH, is good at using short knives. Superb skills, skilled combat skills, especially in PK, combat effectiveness is even stronger than that of the strategy group players. His usual weapon is the unique weapon "Friend Killer Kitchen Knife". Mixed Eastern and Western people, able to use English fluently, and have a strong demagogic power. influenced a group of players who were very close to him, that is, this group of people, and became the core of the "Smile Coffin". ”
In addition to the guild leader PoH, the "Smiling Coffin" also has two important members, Johnny Black and Red-Eyed Shasa as the right and left hands of the guild leader PoH, the former is good at using poison knives, and the latter uses bayonets, both of which are first-class combat fighters. In addition to this, a large group of outlaws have been assembled in the "Coffin of the Smile". We must not take these people lightly because they are not as high as us and their equipment is not as good as ours. ”
Li Xiang solemnly emphasized.
"It's worthy of the Knights of the Round Table, presumably these detailed information should be provided by your guild's "Shadow Knight" Argo, right? ”
At this point, Heatscliff asked, "Does President Saber have any countermeasures or suggestions for these people?" ”
"Please turn to the last page of the document." Li Xiang signaled, and the participating players also flipped through the files, seeing that most of them had turned to the last page, Li Xiang continued: "We have found the stronghold of the "Smile Coffin", unlike our usual guild stronghold in the town, these people set the guild's stronghold in a safe house that does not spawn monsters in the labyrinth on the twenty-ninth floor, the reason why we have not found their guild stronghold or received any news before, I'm afraid it's because these lunatics killed all the players who saw them in the labyrinth area on the twenty-ninth floor. ”
"These unscrupulous bastards!"
"These guys have lost their conscience! I don't think we need to keep our hands......"
The crowd at the meeting was excited, and many players even shouted such radical slogans as "kill them all".
"Everyone is quiet, and the most important thing right now is to reach a consensus on how we should act. Let's listen to what President Saber, who provided the information, has to say. ”
Heathcliff used his prestige to forcibly maintain order in the venue. motioned for Li to continue.
"Actually, what we need to do is clear. Now that we've found their hiding place, then, with the advantage of our gear and level, all we need to do is smash the Yellow Dragon, destroy their stronghold, and capture them all, putting an end to the current situation. ”
"However," Li Xiang paused, "according to the inquiries of our guild's intelligence officer Argo, the people who now join the guild's 'Smile Coffin' are actually people who have suffered misfortune or misfortune in the real world. The heinous crime of murder is also related to the fact that they do not have a strong desire to return to the real world. In this case, we have to guess that in fact these fanatics of the "smiling coffin" do not even care about their own lives. ”
"In other words, we must be prepared to stain our hands with blood."
Li Xiang's words were like a boulder, pressing on the hearts of all the players present.
The people present are all players in the strategy group, this group of people have been risking their lives to fight monsters since the beginning of this death game, no matter what the reason for these people, at least the morality of the members of the strategy group is basically above the average.
For the choice of killing, these people are not psychologically prepared at all.
The venue fell silent.
"Alas~" sighed, Li Xiang broke the deathly silence in the room: "Of course, the other party may also surrender directly, for the captives who surrender or are captured, we can keep them in the prison in the Black Iron Palace on the first floor, and hand them over to the "army" on the first layer to take care of, presumably they are also happy to accept such work." After the game is cleared and returned to the real world, it will be handed over to the legal sanctions of the real world. ”
"I think President Saber's opinion is very pertinent, do you have any objections or other proposals?"
Heathcliff looked around, and there was no one to speak.
"Then it's decided, let's follow President Saber's plan, and in half an hour, we will gather at the town teleportation point on the twenty-ninth floor, and everyone will prepare for battle and disband!"
Half an hour later, nearly 50 members of the strategy team gathered in the twenty-ninth floor of the main town.
After assembling, the team headed straight for the maze area.
"According to the map provided by the Knights of the Round Table, we are less than a minute away from the "Smiling Coffin" stronghold mentioned by the intelligence, and everyone cheers up! Beware of raids from all around! ”
There is no sunlight in the labyrinth area all day long, and although the interior is illuminated by fluorescent ores, the light conditions are not significantly different from daylight, but it still gives the impression of being dim.
The characteristics of the labyrinth area on the 29th floor are that there are many plates flying in the air, and the roads in the maze area are constantly changing, and the terrain is relatively complex. Presumably, the "Smile Coffin" chose this place as a base because of the topography here.
"Kirito, Asuna, Klein, Achill, you guys must be careful, too. These outlaws don't know what to do. Even taking the initiative is not impossible. ”
Several people expressed their understanding.
Since the establishment of the Knights of the Round Table Guild, several people have established a tacit understanding in dozens of large and small boss battles, and the cooperation in the battle is seamless. The main reason why the Knights of the Round Table was able to establish such a high prestige among players with a membership of less than 10 people was the amazing combat effectiveness of the members of the Knights of the Round Table and their contributions in large and small boss battles.
Kirito took two steps forward and whispered close to Li Xiang's ear:
"Saber, I think I can use "leadership temperament". ”
Li Xiang nodded and closed his eyes.
An invisible aura spread from his body and enveloped the members of the Knights of the Round Table.
"Oh! With this feeling, is the battle about to begin? ”
The handle of the long axe in the hand of the giant Achill made a muffled sound on the floor of the labyrinth.
From the first layer to the current more than forty layers, Li Xiang has never replaced the final blow reward equipment "King's Cloak" that he obtained in the first layer of boss battles. The reason for this is the skill "Leadership Temperament" that comes with this equipment.
The skill can make the guild members under Li Xiang's command get a 20% attack bonus within 10 minutes, and the cooldown time is three hours, which can be called a magic skill.
The maze is silent, except for the sound of the players' footsteps and the clanging of their armor.
"You're almost going to fight back, right?" Smile coffin". Don't let me down. ”
Li Xiang thought so in his heart.