The day after the strategy meeting, the intersection leads to the labyrinth area.

Thousands of players gathered around one after another, watching the strategy team gather and set off - after all, the strategy meeting was not particularly secret, and word of mouth soon spread throughout this big town.

Wang Shui and Shi Nai wore hooded cloaks and mingled with the accompanying crowd.

"If you say you won't participate, do you still have to keep up?"

Shino expressed doubts, but did not object, after all, their target was also the labyrinth area, and they also procured supplies yesterday.

"The boss strategy is not that simple...... We haven't seen the environment in the maze yet, and of course we have to take a ride with the Raiders team to open the way today. They rushed all the way up, and they were sure to clear out the monster-sparse safe areas along the way, and we took the opportunity to follow the upper echelons to take a look. ”

Wang Shui explained two sentences, and then sent a message to Kirito:

[Why are there so few people who come to the strategy today? Have you gathered 8 full squads? 】

After Kirito, who was hiding from the eyes of passers-by at the end of the team, received the message, he first looked for Wang Shui, there was a friend's location on the map but it was not detailed, and he had to text a text message to reply if he didn't find anyone:

[It's already more than expected, a full 52 people, enough to make up the 48 people of the expedition team, and there are additional scattered substitutes.] 】

The substitutes are you and Asuna...... Wang Shui didn't break the dilemma of the Tong people, but just kept quiet and hurried along.

This is an expedition that should have been launched a long time ago, whether it was out of fear or for stability, it came too late, and other players who lacked courage could only watch the Raiders launch this feat.

The more than 100 players who accompanied them followed until the periphery of the maze area and gradually separated from the team and entered the nearby leveling field, and when the strategy group went deep into the middle of the maze area, there were only a dozen left.

The map of the first 19 floors of the first layer of the maze of "Ayn Grant" has long been discovered, so the strategy team is ready to drive straight into it with the shortest path, in order to prevent ambiguity, [1-20] is used below to express the location of the 20th floor of the first layer of the maze.

The Raiders team, both in terms of equipment and level, had long exceeded the difficulty of this maze, and they cleared the map quickly, and in less than an hour, everyone reached the [1-20] floor together.

"Then there was no map information, so we dispersed and explored, and returned the same way at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, returning to our current location to share map information. If a squad finds a boss room, they will immediately notify nearby teams with a sound, and at the same time, the squad leader will send the boss icon as a signal on the joint party screen. Do you understand? ”

The initiator of the strategy, the blue-haired knight Diabel calmly gave instructions, and the overall strategy group was nervous and excited.

Wang Shui didn't continue to follow, he and Shi Nai were standing at the entrance of the [1-20] floor watching the expedition leave. Kirito should have found out about him in the end, but Kirito didn't ask Wang Shui why he didn't join.

The two hitchhikers retreated directly to the [1-19] floor, which was their destination.

Inside the labyrinth of the first layer of the world, there are huge spaces built of ancient stone bricks, such as castles or temples that have been abandoned for many years, and the battle arenas are mostly empty, but there are not only complex rooms, dead-end corridors, but also terrain traps with height differences.

Now [Transfer Crystal] is not only expensive, but also very difficult to buy, and it is still difficult to fall into a big pit and think out.

Starting from the labyrinth area, including its periphery, the types of monsters have all changed to old faces named [Ruins Kobold XX].

There are many nouns after racial prefixes, such as assault, guard, knight, guard, etc., and different suffixes represent different weapon types.

The monsters here start at level five, and the highest can reach level eight, but the attribute value of players who have just reached level eight will be much weaker than monsters of the same level, and players still need a lot of exercise to gain a foothold here.

It's not just the attributes, but also the skill proficiency level, the attack power of the weapon, the defense of the equipment, and the combat level of the player that cannot be displayed in the data, and the overall improvement can make the monster farming process safe.

Wang Shui and Shi Nai are both level eight, even Shi Nai with a short sword, the strength value has been trained to 30, which is not her main attribute.

At this time, the labyrinth had been resting for a long time, and the first kobold with a scimitar appeared in their field of vision before they had gone far, and Shi Nai did not speak, and rushed directly as a vanguard.

The wrist was flipped flexibly, and the short sword he was holding was more imposing than the beast's bite, and the blade slashed along the monster's neck with a green glow all the way out of the chest, and the red mesh wound effect extended with the blade.

【-228！ ], [Armor Piercing]

The name of the sword skill is [Armor Piercing], and while dealing agile damage, it will give the monster the effect of [Armor Piercing (1)], and the first-level armor piercing reduces the monster's overall defense ability by 10%.

And the critical damage in the early 200s is not low, and the expansion of the damage value has slowed down as the player's level and equipment increase has slowed down.

Just like Wang Shui, he still uses the [Sword of Fortitude] that has not been strengthened, so his basic attack damage is not much higher than when he is in the forest area, and the main thing that high attributes bring is the strengthening of the body, such as strength judgment, attack speed, movement speed, etc., of course, the bonus of sword skill damage is another matter.

For the increase in damage, it is mainly the weapon, the weapon level, the enhancement level and the rarity, which will bring an intuitive huge increase.

This is why the Raiders team is in a hurry to enter the higher-level world, and has been mixing in the first layer, and their advantage will be equalized by the second and third echelons sooner or later.

After Shiina's sword technique, the scimitar kobold was not interrupted, let alone defensive, but immediately counterattacked.

Monsters are like this.,The stun caused by small injuries is basically negligible.,They won't give up attacking because of pain.,It's very counterintuitive.。

Shino, who had long been accustomed to monster behavior, had already begun to walk on the stakes under her feet after the attack, and she stepped up to the kobold's side, and while looking for an opportunity for a normal attack with the short sword in her hand, she slammed the kobold's right arm elbow under the kobold's scimitar, destroying its power structure.

Therefore, the kobold did not split, but Shino, who had already folded his arms, instantly popped out with his right arm, and the second combo [Sharp Bite] with the light of the sword technique was nailed to the flank under the kobold's right rib without bone protection.

Before it was over, Shina's movement never stopped, she was already like a dragon and turned behind the kobold, the fingers of her right hand dragging behind moved slightly, and the short sword switched to a longer attack range.

This is followed by a wanton slash, interspersed with the corresponding sword skills [Blade Dance] and [Cross Blade] in the reverse grip position, and a large series of damage continues.

The main role of the short sword is not only to attach various negative statuses, but also to the high-speed burst after the armor-piercing effect.

The combination of high attack speed and extremely low stiff sword skills brings terrifying burst damage.

Wang Shui, who was on guard with a sword in one hand and an iron bullet in the other, looked at the kobold and the panting Shino who fell to the ground in ten seconds, and said helplessly:

"It seems that the special training is very effective."

Shino nodded calmly, but her eyes were full of excitement and confidence.

"You can drive two monsters at the same time, and we can improve efficiency. By the way, use less sword skills to save spirit, physical strength can be taken off the battle to rest and recover quickly, mental exhaustion is too dangerous, slow down the damage, experience the details of the battle, think more and judge more. ”

Shi Nai didn't feel that Wang Shui was nagging, but just complained:

"I already knew how to choose a longer weapon, it's too ...... to fight in close quarters I really don't understand why the smell is done so carefully. ”

"In the same way, I have experienced more hellish scenes, but I heard that there are odor ointments sold above the second floor, which can keep the air around the body fresh for a long time. In addition, I feel that the short sword is very suitable for you, your combat thinking is biased towards attack, and you like to win by chance, and the long sword with high skill will take a long time for you to adapt. ”

"If only there were guns in this world......"

Shino said lightly, sending the short sword back to the scabbard on the waist with his right hand, and his fingers were compared to a gun type pointing at Shui Wang, and while making a shooting motion, he cutely accompanied the sound effect of "bang~".

"Mental illness doesn't seem to be brought into the world." Shino briefly shared her recent discovery, then turned to look for the monster.

Guns...... Wang Shui groaned for a while, it was not difficult to rub a shape, but could something like a gun really be stronger than a sword? Will the world recognize the damage value of firearms?

There are doubts, but Wang Shui has no time to do it for the time being.

Even if he doesn't participate in the front-line strategy, Wang Shui's life is extremely fulfilling, of course, for now, he still has to honestly farm monsters.

With Shi Nai as the main output force, Wang Shui has room to paddle, and he even removed his weapon and began to fight monsters with his bare hands, while practicing his recent research on fists and feet, while bearing the angry fists that Shi Nai gave from time to time.

Of course, he doesn't just eat soft rice, Wang Shui can hold three kobolds by relying on his not low combat blood (jewelry).

Shino can be assured of output, she has always maintained the intermediate ability [Stealth Stance] under the [Concealment] skill tree, and the accumulation of hatred value is also reduced when the hatred value is reduced.

Two, uh, should be counted as one and a half people, in short, their monster farming efficiency is extremely high, and the [1-19] layer, where players are scarce, was actually cleared out of a corner of the blank area by them, and the monster refresh speed has not been able to catch up with their cleaning speed.

After brushing for five or six hours in one go, the two of them went to rest in the small room outside the entrance of [1-20].

Eating a hamburger with aqua regia and drinking a large cup of lemon herbal tea, Shino felt that the mental exhaustion of this morning was immediately dispelled.

"The most unscientific thing in the game is probably our physical strength." Wang Shui couldn't help but sigh when he ate, "You can feel tired, but if you are determined to concentrate on it, your muscles can always be in the best condition, and even in reality, you may be exhausted, and you can recover as long as you take a little rest here." ”

"But it's hard to recover mentally, and the more you use your sword skills and the longer you fight, the more obvious that state of exhaustion and wanting to sleep becomes." Shino interjected.

"Yes, there is no mana in this world, and there is no digitized stamina, and the resources consumed in battle are the same invisible spirit."

Wang Shui's casual words attracted the thinking of the two, their eyes met, they did not communicate, but they understood what the other party wanted to say:

[How to exercise the spirit? 】

"I don't remember that there is anything related to the closed beta strategy, and there is no mention of the spirit resource in the limited official information, but it is NPC...... Whether it is the sword skill instructor or the description of the sword skill itself, in addition to posing in the corresponding posture, they have always emphasized cohesion and concentration. ”

"It's all a subtle hint, you'll have to pay more attention to it in the future, of course, it's your job." Shino said, raising her chin slightly and making a look of arrogance and contempt, "If the battle is all paddling, the work of intelligence will be handed over to you." ”

Wang Shui could only smile awkwardly, muttering in his mouth, "How can the study of martial arts be called paddling", followed by "Heaven rewards diligence", what kind of difficult words such as "learning to apply".

Anyway, looking at Wang Shui's embarrassment, Shi Nai was very happy.

The rest time was not too long, after eating, leaning against the wall and closing their eyes for half an hour, the two got up again and put into the monster farming work, at this time Wang Shui inexplicably remembered the previous life of the code farmer, and remembered the office chair that hurt his waist when he lay down.

The atmosphere and situation were not tense, but the two of them did not relax their spirits during the process of farming monsters.

Wang Shui has very high requirements for himself and Shina, and the wrong footwork, wrong distance, missed attack opportunities, no space to return and so on will immediately attract his attention.

Immediately followed by correction, Wang Shui will also speak out for his own correction, maintaining a state of tension.

This kind of battle is quite useful for two combat whites with high physical fitness.

Wang Shui himself is more miscellaneous, and his anti-monster is that he will switch to different punches and footwork in almost one or two moves. And what Shi Nai learned, or what Wang Shui equipped with the weapon of the short sword in this game, is [Baguazhang].

For the original version of [Swimming Bagua Serial Palm], Wang Shui did not find much information, and now there is no guidance from a professional teacher in this situation, so Shi Nai can only practice footwork and boxing under Wang Shui's crude education.

The footwork is mainly mud step, pendulum buckle step, and gossip step walking circle.

The boxing fight, that is, the change part of the pile gong, has very little information on this aspect, only what kind of state each part of the body should achieve, such as slumping down and holding the chest and anus wrapping the arms.

Fixing the shelf, living the shelf, and changing the shelf, with the body and understanding of the poetry, it has just reached the second stage.

As for the internal cultivation and breathing kung fu of Neijiaquan, not to mention, there are only four words on the information: "internal and external integration".

There are a lot of things missing, and there are not even moves to use the palm to exert power, and this part of footwork alone is already very valuable, and the footwork is combined with a short sword, and the killing effect is amazing.

In fact, [Wing Chun] is also very suitable for short soldiers, after all, people themselves have double knife techniques, but Wang Shui himself has not learned it, or even if he learns it, Wing Chun is not suitable for the game world.

Wing Chun pays attention to the middle door to attack with short knives, but the monsters here will not stop attacking not only when they are injured, but they don't even have obvious pain.

Even if it was [Baguazhang], Wang Shui also asked Shi Nai not to stick to the target, to maintain the space to retreat in stride, and slowly grind the monster to death with a large number of attacks, instead of going to Bo to hit a few heavy blows.

Making a fuss about the limited essence, that's why Wang Shui has to spend so much effort to learn and change to study.

Fortunately, the game character has high physical fitness, and he can also try punches regardless of physical wear, so Wang Shui's progress is not slow.

In the monster farming and exercise, the two can clearly feel that their bodies are becoming more and more flexible, and the offense is becoming more and more rhythmic.

There was no sunlight in the labyrinth, and the lighting was all by torches from high above and glowing false glass windows, and the two of them had a good time, not caring about the time at all, until there was a cheerful noise at the entrance of the [1-20] floor.

The strategy group retreated, and they were leaving the maze laughing loudly, and Wang Shui contacted Kirito directly.

Facing Shino's inquiring gaze, Wang Shui gave Kirito's reply just now:

"I've found the BOSS room, it looks like it's no different from the closed beta, the strategy team has to go back to rehearse and cooperate, and the official strategy will be made tomorrow."

"What are we going to do?" The poem gets straight to the point.

Wang Shui thought for a while and said:

"Let's go, don't spend the night here, go back and ask about the situation, and see how they cooperate. Tomorrow we will watch, help if necessary, and I'll be enough on the first floor. ”

Tonight, the labyrinth area is exceptionally quiet.