Roque slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he was to know was the few selves he was already familiar with.

Along with him, the Sea of Dead Fire trio, beast-type Pokémon and Digimon. There are also wage thieves at Hogwarts.

And behind them was a Roque who hadn't woken up yet.

"Wait, don't wake him up yet, let him have a good rest." Salary thief Rock suggested.

If you can fall asleep in the gray fog space and not wake up, I'm afraid that the other party's world survival pressure is very high.

There was no need for Roque to be too Roque.

Just quietly let the other person rest for a while.

A few Roque glanced at each other, then ran to the side and formed a circle, chatting about each other's recent experiences, although after exchanging memories, you can know what the other party has done, but before sharing memories, several Roque can also talk to each other for a while, talk about their hearts, after all, such an opportunity is rare.

"Are you already a second-year Hogwarts student?"

"I'm still slow to build a digital body with a digital core......"

"I just became the Hokage recently, and I feel like I'm going to have a lot of trouble."

"I'm still stealing my salary."

Several people chatted, almost without the next sentence, but they could all understand what the other party meant.

"You ......" Roque, the newcomer, slept for a while, and finally woke up and looked at the crowd.

He could feel the group of people in front of him, bringing him an inexplicable sense of familiarity, a throbbing from his soul, the feeling of wanting to be one with these people.

"Roque, everyone is Roque." Roc Frog wrapped vines around his hand.

In an instant, the Roque were connected.

I also know what kind of world the newcomer comes from.

——

With a major breakthrough in human neural connection technology.

A helmet-shaped virtual device called "NERvGear" is also on fire in the market.

Roque, who was reincarnated in this world, has been living here for twenty years, and he was admitted to the University of Tokyo, and he lived an enviable life again.

Everything went so smoothly until Roque came into contact with a complete stealth game - a black technology that he had never been exposed to in his previous life, which allowed people to fully immerse themselves in the virtual world and adventure.

And this also managed to remind him of an anime he watched a long, long time ago, Sword Art Online.

There are many works of this type, but when it comes to the helmet-type virtual device of "NERvGear", Roque can only think of Sword Art Online.

He vaguely remembered that the plot was that after the game was launched, players could not log out, could not be resurrected, and had to clear the game to return to the real world.

Countless players are trapped in the game for a real adventure.

'Let's avoid the death game called SAO. ’

Roque thinks so, in this day and age, it is impossible not to touch virtual reality devices at all, just as modern life refuses to use mobile phones.

Even his future work environment will inevitably be forced to move closer to virtual devices, otherwise he will always be obsolete from the world.

But the puzzle is that he really hasn't heard of any games called "Sword Art Online" on the market, only some completely stealth versions of some popular single-player games in the previous life.

This makes Roque have a good time playing games in his free time, and the only thing that dislikes him is that his gaming talent seems to be mediocre.

To be honest, before crossing into this world, Roque felt that he was not so good at playing games, but rather belonged to the better.

It was only after crossing into this world that such a situation appeared, but Roque was quickly relieved considering that it was a completely stealth game after all, and he had never been exposed to it in his previous life.

Until 2022, the year of the open beta of "SAO" in the original Sword Art Online, Roque has not seen any news of the closed beta of "SAO", let alone heard of the genius Akihiko Kayaba.

On the contrary, the news that Hidetaka Miyazaki fell to the altar again has been heard from time to time.

And an annual game he is familiar with, "Elden Ring", has recently ended its short closed beta and started its open beta.

Naturally, Roque also wanted to try the gold content of the full stealth version of the game of the year in the previous life.

So I resolutely entered this game.

And then.

Unable to log out.

……

People are stuck in this game, and it's the sixth day.

When I first came here, the bright light of the golden tree sprinkled on the earth, and the oblique light dyed the vast grassland with a layer of gold, and even the distant sky reflected the brilliance of the law, and under the blue sky were golden auspicious clouds, as if everything was so beautiful, and the junction felt quite thriving.

However, when people are really trapped here, they realize that under the brilliant gold is an unconcealable decay, the vast land is bleak and colorless, and even the sky is cloudy and overcast, even in the church of Eyre, they can't resist the cold wind blowing from the Storm Hill.

The Church of Aylay, where the player is currently located, is an ancient building with a long history, with fine stone carvings, semicircular arches, towering bell towers, and a much-needed fourth blessing point that would otherwise be like a safe house in the apocalypse.

However, in today's death game, the Church of Islay is in a dilapidated state.

Its walls, once full of life and sacredness, are now covered with black mildew and weathering, the beautiful arches and cornices have long since collapsed, and the bell tower left behind is crumbling in the wind and rain, leaving only dilapidated, desolate and deserted, and the wind that continues to pour in is still howling.

The cold wind that seeps through the walls continues to deprive people of their sense of security, making it difficult for players to sleep after dark.

Roque, who had just closed his eyes, but had actually been resting in the gray mist space for a while, opened his eyes again.

Such a slight movement was keenly noticed by another player next to him.

"Are you awake? Can't sleep? ”

"Hmm...... Can't sleep. ”

After hearing Roque say this, the other party nodded, in this environment, it is really not easy to fall asleep, because this game is really scary.

Ayngrant in Sword Art Online still has huge towns for players to rest, and Elden Ring, even if it's a blessing point, isn't really safe right now.

Roque turned his head to look at the giant Golden Knight on the outside of the ruined Eyre Church, the Tree Guard.

The other party stood outside the door of the Church of Eyre, watching the players here.

The huge body and the pupils containing murderous intent make the player unconsciously cling to the dilapidated wall with their backs.

The values of the game are a bit weird, not the electronic crickets of the previous life - you can fight gods with twenty knights, but it is closer to the fantasy reality, and it is almost useless to pile up the number of them.

And this is the information that was tested with his life - there are already a lot of blood stains under the feet of the tree guards.

These dead players also don't respawn like the faders, but actually die.

Because this is a souls-based game that must be cleared in one life.

——

In the quiet of the night, it is not the cicadas that accompany people to sleep.

Rather, it is the screams and wails of the dead who are hanged.

They were hoisted from the mast like sails, and they painted another stroke on the already eerie night of Nimgefo.

"It's normal to not be able to sleep." The other party seemed to open the conversation, "After all, the gap between this game and the closed beta is too big......"

"Too big a gap? What does the closed beta look like? Roque was a little confused.

"Huh? Aren't you a beta player? ”

The other party was a little shocked, the current players, at this time, the vast majority of them are still at the blessing point at the beginning of the guidance, and they can muster up the courage to walk out of the comfortable place and reach the Alley Church are basically first-line players.

Either a closed beta player or a person with a very high quality by nature.

Because Nimgefu is more vast than expected, it is completely different from the ideal situation where you can walk for a while, and from the beginning of the guide to the church of Islay, the front-line players do not arrive until the sixth day.

And he observed Roque's behavior on the way, and felt that Roque should be quite familiar with the magic ring.

I thought I was an internal beta player like myself......

Is it because the game feels good?' ’

For example, if you play a lot of games, you will have this feeling, you think there is a treasure chest over there, and after you go over, you will find that there is a treasure chest.

It's an intuition, a collision between game design and player experience.

The other party did not continue to dwell on this, but directly gave Roque a demonstration - he reached into Roque's backpack and generously took out the Roya fruit from it.

Roque looked at the [Roa Fruit] that the other party took out - this is a material that can be easily obtained in various places in the borderlands, and it is not very precious, he picked it easily on the way.

"You see, the 'theft' is done." With a solemn expression, he put the Roa fruit back into Roque's backpack.

"It's your turn, you try to lift my clothes."

Because Roque chose to start the game with a useless person, he didn't have any initial equipment on his body.

And he chose a swordsman, who still had initial equipment on him, so he could only demonstrate.

Roque glanced at the other party, hesitated for a moment, didn't know where to start, and finally took apart the strip of cloth on the other party's face, because the swordsman's equipment could cover his face by lifting it up, and Roque never knew what the other party looked like.

After taking the strip of cloth apart, it was a good-looking boy who didn't look very old.

Somewhat familiar, Roque took a closer look at it.

It seems to be ......

"My ID is roke, Roque." Roque held out his hand, wanting to know the other party's ID.

"Ugh... My ID is Kirito, Kirito. It is an abbreviation of the romanized Kirigaya Kazuto, which is Kazuto Kiritani.

Kirito, who is a social terrorist, subconsciously reported his ID, but then he hurriedly covered his face with his clothes.

"See, just like in reality, other game clothes are just templates, and here, the same clothes can even be worn in different ways." He muffled.

"What's even more terrifying is that clothes are allowed to be taken off by others."

There is no protection system in this area at all......

The little boy was in the church at the moment, his eyes wary, as if he was wary of a priest around him.

"It's not just about picking up equipment and simply looting other people's belongings, but there's even a deeper ......," he hinted to Roque to be careful.

In the first few days of the game, the player still has humanity to speak of, but in the back, in this decaying and terrifying world, under great pressure, people can do whatever they want.

"And this is a degree of freedom that was not available in the closed beta, and the closed beta plot seems to have completely disappeared." He quietly lowered his voice: "During the closed beta, players will meet a witch named Melina, who will give players a holy grail. ”

The Holy Grail is the so-called red and blue medicine, which can replenish the amount of blood and the amount of blue.

And they don't have a chalice now, maybe they'll need to get it themselves later.

"In the blessed land on the front lines of the later levels, Melina will also give the player a spirit horse named Torret." Speaking of which, he was a little hesitant.

To be honest, he wanted to be the first to reach the front of the level and see if the first player would have the reward.

But after thinking about it, the game's instinct told him that it wouldn't be.

This is not this type of game.

During the closed beta period, each player was independent and played in their own world, but now in the game of life and death, players are concentrated on a map, which is very different from the closed beta in terms of freedom and resources.

Even the upgrades, which were supposed to be the work of Melina, were now done by the players themselves.

Completely let the player become independent, without any guidance, it's like throwing people directly into a real world!

Even Kirito, who is used to being a lone wolf, is a little uneasy in the face of the difference in intelligence.

After hearing what Kirito said, if it was the previous Roque, it might be a little uncomfortable, because this place is more like a real world, and it is difficult to guarantee that he can turn over with only intelligence.

But now, Roque was a little relieved after returning from the gray fog space.

Not only because his talent for playing has improved at the moment, but also because among all the Roques in the gray mist space, there is a Digimon.

Because the rules of his world are very special, moving between reality and data.

As a result, Roque's improvement in other worlds was not obvious, and only combat experience and skill, as well as talent, actually helped him.

But in the Digimon world, he's different, and the help he gives is exaggerated.

Roque exhaled his panel.

"Useless Man: Roque"

Level: 1

Vitality: 10

Concentration: 10

……

Roque's eight stats, Vitality, Concentration, Endurance, Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Faith, and Sense, are all standard 10 points.

But that's not the point......

Roque called out the panel again, and the useless man's data panel suddenly reversed.

Behind the datapad is a peculiar talent table.

"Prayer to Death": "Pray to the other world, and the only one who can respond to oneself is oneself." ”

[Effect: Greatly increases the power of full prayer.] 】

"The Birth of the Dark Lord": "The blessing of the ancient wizards of Hogwarts, magic has no taboos to speak of. ”

[Effect: Greatly increases the power of all magic.] 】

"The Ostentatious Navy": "When I started abstracting, my vitality was comparable to that of a cat and a mouse. ”

[Effect: Greatly improves vitality, strength, and stamina.] 】

"Detective? The police? Salary thief!" "Go fish, because work is pointless." ”

[Effect: Greatly increases sensitivity, intelligence, and dexterity.] 】

"Vegetative Words": "Learn to impulse from now on." ”

[Effect: Can greatly increase the attack power of combat skills.] 】

……

After sharing with Digimon Roque, he and Digimon, both data bodies, have almost maximized their mutual improvement.

In a sense, he may be the only humanoid Digimon in the game world. Although he can't modify the data in the game world, he can gather the data that belongs to him as a Digimon.

Although Digimon Roque's Digicores cannot be perfectly reproduced, Roque can transform each DigiCore into his own talent under the rules of the world.

And the bonus of talent is actually pinched according to the talisman system in the game.

And Roque currently has only five talents that can be converted, and the data of the other two beast types, Pokémon and Digimon's own Digicore, are a little difficult to convert.

(End of chapter)