"It's a Fallen Elf Warrior......"

Kirito is still wrestling there, while Kizmer has identified the attackers, who are neither "forest elves" nor "dark elves", but creatures with necrotic dark green skin that look a bit like demons, a creature called "fallen elves".

A nervous look flashed across Kizmail's face, clearly concerned about the sudden appearance of these "fallen elves".

The soft sunlight passed through the gaps in the layers of leaves, and the dappled light and shadow shone on Kizmer's purple hair, and the beautiful "Dark Elf Knight" said to everyone in an extremely heavy voice, word by word:

"The Fallen Elves have joined forces with the Forest Elves, and I must send this Emerald Key to the fortress on the upper floor as soon as possible, and I can't delay any longer."

The meaning of Kizmer's words was already obvious, their team-up operation was almost over here, and Kizmel would reach the fourth level through the "Spirit Tree".

Everyone's reaction to her words varied, Asuna showed the most direct, she was a little reluctant to part with Kizmail, although the time spent together was not long, but this "dark elf big sister" did take care of her, which made Asuna, who had hardly gotten along with the same sex in SAO, feel a lot of comfort.

So Asuna was quite emotional about the separation from Kizmer, and her eyes already contained some moisture, which was a rare thing in this strong Rapier.

Kizmer apparently noticed Asuna's reaction as well, pursed her lips and came to Asuna's side, then reached out and wrapped her arms around Asuna's body.

Asuna couldn't help but shudder, her eyes widened slightly, and although she was surprised, she immediately took the initiative to hug Kizmail.

Kizmer put his mouth close to Asuna's ear and began to whisper to her:

"Asuna... A month ago, after my sister was killed, I had been looking for a chance to die in battle, and when I fought the White Knight of Carreio, I thought to myself that I would finally be able to get to my sister's side.

But that's when you suddenly appeared and saved me, and I believe it must have been Tilnelle, the kid who led you to find and save me......"

A large part of Kizmail's preference for Asuna comes from her sister Tyrnell, a girl who is said to be very similar to Asuna, and is equally lively and kind.

But to put it cruelly, Asuna and the other players don't even know if the dark elf medicine master named "Tilnell" really existed in Ayn Grant, it may just be a character on paper.

Just like the large-scale war between the "dark elves" and the "forest elves", it is only a backstory in the player's feelings.

Perhaps that memory, including Tilliel's presence, was nothing more than the setting that Kizmer had been given.

However, Asuna, who was holding Kizmel at this time, would not think so, she could really feel that the emotion transmitted from Kizmel could not be faked only by this sincere emotion.

"Can we meet again?"

Burying her face in Kizmer's hair, Asuna asked in a low voice, she had been worried that she would never see Kizmel again, after all, the other party was not as free as them, and if she really received any dangerous orders, Kizmel could only be prepared to die like last time, unlike if they could just give up the mission.

Kizmer nodded vigorously, and now she had gradually come out of the grief of her sister's death.

"We will see each other again, and the sacred tree will guide us."

The two separated, Kizmel's eyes looked at the others, Kirito, Klein, and Fenglin Volcano were all very reluctant, and the only one who was not very excited was Ling Ze.

Kizmael said goodbye to everyone seriously, hugged each other, and finally stood in front of Ling Ze.

"I'm going to separate for the time being, I'm sorry I can't go to the Tower of the Heavenly Pillar with you, but with your skills, the guardian beast of the Tower of the Heavenly Pillar is definitely not your opponent, come up after easily solving it, I will wait for you on the fourth floor."

Kizmer said with a smile, and then hugged it without hesitation, the metal armor brought a cool and smooth touch, and the refreshing fragrance on her body that was easily reminiscent of conifers made Ling Ze feel like he was in a lush forest, and he also reached out and hugged Kizmer, at this time no one would treat her as a piece of code.

After the two separated, the "Dark Elf Knight" took a step or two back, leaned his right fist on his left chest and saluted, and everyone returned the salute in the same way.

"Kizmail, I wonder, what the hell do you think of us?"

When Kizmer was about to turn away, Ling Ze stopped her, in this SAO world, born as a "dark elf", then grew up, became a knight, and fought all the way to today, what does Kizmer think of the players who suddenly appeared? How does her AI explain these inexplicable humans?

They don't treat Kizmel as ordinary NPCs, but as real partners and friends, so what Kizmel thinks of them is also important.

Kizmel looked at Ling Ze fixedly, and even Kirito, Asuna, and Klein, who were standing around, looked at him in disbelief, a little confused what he wanted to say.

"Let's put it this way, Kizmer, we, including those who are very active, are actually different from you Kizmer, we were not born in this floating city, we are all poor people who were brought here from far away to fight to return to our own world."

Ling Ze simply told the truth, and the moment he said it, the partners around him all took a sharp breath, obviously very shocked by Ling Ze's actions.

Kizmer was a little surprised at first, but her surprise wasn't as deep as that of her fellow Windforest Volcanoes, and she didn't seem to be particularly shocked.

"Of course I do."

Kizmael opened his mouth and said, It's okay now, Kirito, Asuna, Klein and the others instantly looked at Kizmer with even more surprised expressions.

"I didn't even ask before, but that's the biggest spell left over from your Terrans, right? Summoning warriors from the Atlas and making them fight to unite the Tower of the Pillars, because we dark elves are just like you, and we must protect all the keys from being taken away by the forest elves, and we will continue to fight for a long time to keep the seal of the Sanctuary, in fact, I can understand you, we are all doing our best for a goal. ”

Kizemail's explanation is obviously not so reasonable, the situation of the players and the "dark elves" is not very similar, after all, the players originally entered the game with the mentality of coming to play, but they were deceived into this death game, although the "dark elves" who were created were also forced to fight a long war, but they themselves obviously did not understand this.

However, Ling Ze didn't need to break this point, since Kizmer had her own understanding.

Ling Ze nodded, and Kizmel continued with a faint smile:

"We dark elves use diversion spells to travel between levels, so we don't need to enter the Tower of the Pillars, which the Terrans take very seriously, but if you need me to go in and help, feel free to come and call me along."

As he spoke, Kizmail's smile deepened.

"But as a reward for your help, find a time to tell me about your country, such trivial things as what kind of family environment you grew up in, I've always been curious about the human world."

The smile on Kizmail's face bloomed, which made Kirito, Asuna, and Klein all very touched.

For Kizmail, the world is the only reality now, so knowing that this world is a game world, a world of illusions, has no meaning for her, because her life and memories are spent here.

For now, this concept doesn't really make sense to players, because in this world they also die, and they only have one life.

"Of course, but in addition to that, we will also find time to teach you the various languages of the Terrans, because if you want to fight in the labyrinth area, which is what you call the Tower of the Heavenly Pillars, you will need to learn this knowledge."

This time it was Kirito who spoke, and he was very emotional.

"Well, then please Kirito."

Kizmer smiled and nodded, then looked at Ling Ze again.

"I don't have a problem anymore."

Ling Ze also smiled and responded.

Kizmer turned and walked towards the "Spirit Tree," a tall tree with many knots, standing alone and firmly under the blue sky.

There is a huge hole near the root of the trunk of the "Spirit Tree", which is five meters in diameter, and although the inside is empty, it is not supposed to be dug out by pure human labor, like the second-level city "Zmford".

In the darkness deep in the hollow of the Spirit Tree, a faint blue light could be seen shaking, and the tree was surrounded by a solid wall made of mossy stones, and the only gate was protected by up to four elite soldiers.

This "Spirit Tree" is the "Transfer Door" for the Elves, and on the other side of the floor, there is also the "Spirit Tree" of the "Forest Elves".

During the closed beta period, of course, there were remarks about whether using the "Spirit Tree" would be able to reach the upper level without breaking through the maze area.

In fact, there were guilds that organized a large number of combined forces to try to break through the gate guarded by these four soldiers, but were easily defeated by the four soldiers.

Of course, even if you can break through, nothing should happen to the player when they enter the tree hole, after all, Kizmer said that only the "Dark Elves" can be used, and the "Forest Elves" are naturally the same.

Kizmael dragged his long cloak towards the gate, and the four guards separated to the left and right, giving way to the doorway, which was blocked again after Kizmael passed.

Kizmer didn't look back, and went straight into the hole of the "Spirit Tree", and after a flash of blue light, the figure of the "Dark Elf Knight" disappeared without a trace.

With a little melancholy, Ling Ze and the others returned to the "Dark Elf Camp", preparing to deliver this task that should have been only the penultimate chapter, skipping chapters nine and ten, and I don't know if the rewards for this task will change.

After returning to the camp, the commander did not take credit for their achievements, and the final reward menu was lined up with six types of weapons and armor.

Kirishi chose leather boots with tipping resistance and enhanced jumping power, Asuna chose a hooded cloak made of the same material as Kizmel's favorite cape, everyone in the "Wind Forest Volcano" chose the equipment they needed, and Ling Ze chose a glove with better attributes.

The equipment of the "Dark Elves" seems to have different degrees of agility rising effects, and even the shields have a similar effect, but Jerome did not choose it, because the small round shield of the "Dark Elves" is not suitable for the "main tank".

After the mission was delivered, the Dark Elf Commander, who had maintained the usual attitude of NPCs, suddenly stood up from his chair and said with a worried expression:

"Although our elves have a long lifespan, they will still be injured when they are slashed by blades, and if the injuries are too serious, they will die, and the strength of the flesh is not as strong as that of the human race and the dwarf race.

The Fallen Elves who fought you in the Underground Labyrinth were descendants of exiles who tried to use the power of the sacred tree to gain an invulnerable body before the ancient earth was cut off.

They have started to wreak havoc here, and they have joined forces with the forest elves to seize the key, which can be said to be an emergency, and our advance team will stay here for the time being, investigating the clues left by the fallen elves, and I hope you can continue to help us. ”

The commander's sudden standing up made everyone a little surprised, and listening to the meaning of his words, it was obvious that there was still a task.

As soon as everyone accepted the task, Kirito immediately laughed, good guys, find the base of those "fallen elves" who came to attack, this is the original mission of Chapter 9.

Chapter 10 was originally an outpost to destroy the "Fallen Elves" and recapture the "Emerald Key" that was robbed, which is probably the next task, but there should be no such thing as the "Emerald Key".

Everyone worked hard, while there was still plenty of time, and followed Kirito to eliminate the outpost of the "Fallen Elves", and came back to complete the two tasks of Chapter 9 and Chapter 10, but the task reward did not allow the selection of equipment, and it seems that there were no major bugs.

However, the mission does not end there, and the commander still invites them to continue hunting and killing the wandering "Fallen Elves", which can be regarded as adding a new way to earn rewards for the "Elven Wars" series of missions.