\"Yes, that's right. Thank you all three. I feel much better thanks to you.\"
Perhaps Lelan was once faced with a situation where she had to continue to act alone. Because of this, my pessimistic side began to show up, such as people around me not liking me. Kirito felt that a certain part of her was similar to Sinon.
However, a few seconds later, Lilan turned around, suddenly showed a surprised expression, and spoke.
"Well, it's a dead end."
"Well"
If you turn around the same way, you'll find a similar pattern painted on the other wall. I couldn't identify any path that looked like it might lead to another room. Just as Lilan said, Kirito was a little surprised to find that he had entered a dead end.
"Is it true, are you going the wrong way?"
"It seems like this. However, this area is very close to the last copy of the Swat area, so it looks quite complicated."
Indeed, the "Loki Field Nibelheim" where this dungeon is located actually corresponds to the final area of Svaldjalfheim. And in most RPGs that include this ALo, the final dungeon and final area are often created in a very complex way, so the specifications of the "Rockyfield Nibelheim" dungeon must also be very complex.
It takes time, but that's what RPGs should be. Realizing this, Kirito turned to the three of them.
"There is no other way. Let's go back first. There must be a fork in the road, so we'd better change the direction."
After seeing everyone nodding, Kirito led the three of them back the way they came. As the name of the final area suggests, the enemies along the way are quite powerful, but to Kirito and Liran who have completed the death game called SAo, they are insignificant enemies and can be defeated easily. Gain racial proficiency points.
If you want to gain racial proficiency and skills, the right answer is to stay in this rocky area, and you can make money quite efficiently, so before long this area will become a famous money-making spot, and many players will come here here. go.
As we thought about this while walking back the way we came, we reached a place where the road split in two, like a fork in the road, and we realized we could only go in one direction. If you've made it this far, the other path is the right answer, and like the dungeons in the previous areas, there should be a mechanic to advance the great quest.
Kirito, who had played and completed many RPGs, had a feeling similar to belief and walked to another path with the three of them, but after a while, he stopped. Waiting for Kirito and the others at the end of the forked road was a closed door.
Its appearance is very similar to the one in front of the boss room, but compared to the area boss, it is smaller and less intimidating. Kirito shouted to everyone, thinking that this was probably the room where the so-called mid-boss was waiting.
"Is this the boss room in front?"
"Maybe. It feels different from the doors in other rooms. You'd better be careful."
I don't know how much time he's been playing, but he knows enough about the game that he just has to stand in front of the door to know what to expect. Hearing Alice's words, Kirito nodded, and then shouted to Lilan.
"Lilan, when I open the door, you will turn into a wolf dragon. Then, when the battle with the boss begins"
"It's a human dragon, I understand."
"Lilan, be careful. I can't predict what will happen."
\"I understand. Kirito-san, you have to be careful.\"
Because the team is dispersed, the strength is obviously lower than when everyone is together. Maybe you won't be able to defeat the boss in the future, but in that case, all you have to do is try again with everyone else. Kirito didn't feel the pressure in SAo and turned to face the closed door in front of him.
"Okay, let's open it then-"
Just when Kirito was about to reach out his hand. Without any warning, the closed stone door began to sway from side to side. We had always assumed it could only be opened manually, so we were surprised when we saw it move like an automatic door equipped with motion sensors.
"It opened on its own."
\"!?\"
The door of this dungeon in ALo has a certain pattern, but the reason why it opens automatically like this is often because a switch or mechanism is moved. The fact that the door opened automatically should mean that some kind of mechanism worked, but Kirito and his friends never found anything like a mechanism that would open the door, and even if it did, it doesn't exist .
Why does the door open by itself? Kirito was about to think in his mind, but he saw the room unfolding outside the door and stopped immediately. Outside the thick stone door is a large room that can be seen at a glance. It is the so-called boss room, where the boss was hit, but Kirito's room is enough for Lilan to fly around. .This is beyond my imagination.
The appearance of the room made him think that it would be better for everyone to come together, so Kirito instructed Lilan to enter the room first, and the figure was a wolf dragon - known as "War God Dragon Gagulas". ——, and then he followed himself, weapon drawn.
The walls and floors are no different from the dungeon corridors we passed before. There is a plaster statue on the wall that looks like a male god wearing armor. However, it is large and wide enough for the dragon "familiar" to fly around. If Lelan was flying at the speed of sound, he would immediately hit the opposite wall.
(...!)
After walking a certain distance, Kirito found a huge black shadow-like figure in front of him, and then stopped. Maybe a mid-boss, or a boss with more power. When I looked closer, prepared to be safe if it attacked me at any moment, I saw multiple figures, all of different shapes, most of them humanoid. Understood.
Lilan must have noticed the same thing and shouted to me.
\"Kirito-san, that\"
\"A player?\"
He originally wanted to make as little noise as possible and do it unnoticed, but Kirito's wish quickly became impossible due to the presence of Liran, a wolf dragon who always made a loud noise and presence.
When those figures noticed Lilan's footsteps and turned around, he could be clearly seen. A man in red armor, a man in green combat uniform, a man in brown rough armor, a man in blue robe holding a staff, and a man in black and purple combat uniform. man. Players are made up of five races: salamanders, elves, gnomes, water dings and imps.
Behind them, there was a beast with red fur like a bear, a large dragon with yellow scales like a lizard, a flying dragon with a green shell, a white shell that looked more like a spider, and four more The shape of a monster. , in the shape of a beetle holding one. It didn't take long for Kirito to realize that they were all 'familiar', and their master was the player in front of him.
"you..."
\"With black clothes, black hair, and dual sword skills, you are Kirito.\"
Facing the question from the Salamander man standing in front of the player, Kirito cleared his throat. You can't really see her face because she's wearing a full-face helmet that looks like something you'd see in a Western history book or a dark fantasy. However, Kirito did not want to ignore these questions and answers.
"Yeah, but what's the problem with that?"
\"This is a team led by Kirito. The goal is to be the first to clear the Swat area and defend Clover. What a pity. The boss you should have defeated was defeated by us Clover.\"
It was much later that I realized that our opponents, the Shamrocks, headed by number seven, were wearing indigo and gold feather-like accessories on their heads. So, you can tell whether there is a clover by looking at whether there are feathers on the player's head, but all the players in front of me have feathers on their heads.
"Have you defeated the boss? What does this mean?"
The man in red armor answered Alice's question. The red-armored warriors have been following Kirito and others since they entered this dungeon. They have been looking for a mechanism that allows them to control the progress of the big mission, so that they will not be discovered by others. Kirito and his friends.
Kirito couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise. Lilan was so sensitive to human signs and could immediately detect hidden players, but he didn't notice it at all.
"Are you following us?"
\"Ah, yes. And, thanks to you being lost, we defeated the boss without your knowledge. In this way, our friends and Number Seven will be closer to completing the big mission.\"
"They're the ones doing dirty things. It definitely looked like a hyena."
Lilan made a voice that was obviously filled with anger, but the man in red armor remained calm. It's like they're claiming that what they're doing is right.
Usually, in mmoRpG, players will team up with friends or form a temporary team to advance the strategy, but some players will follow other players unknowingly, but there are also some who will steal the credit or try to conquer the credit first.
The methods, techniques and behavior of such players are similar to those of hyenas commonly seen in places such as Africa. They follow large carnivores around and steal their trophies and leftover food. People who do this are called hyenas. .
However, such hyena gameplay often appeared in mmoRpG before ALo became popular, and was even necessary in some cases. Perhaps it was because he understood this that Kirito did not criticize the hyena in front of him as strongly as Lilan did.
"There must be something to say. So I won't criticize you too much, but does this mean that the emperor approves of this approach? He seems to hate this approach."
Clover's guild leader is No. 7. Although No. 7 is the person responsible for planning Clover's business policies and future plans, the Emperor, as the most elite, is responsible for how to conduct strategies and how to fight. The Emperor appears to be aware of his responsibilities as the most elite member of the Clover, maintaining a fair and dignified manner - commonly known as the King's Way - and those around him follow suit.
Part of the reason is that Clover did not use dirty methods like hyenas, but the Clover in front of him is now attacking the Imperial City in a way that the Imperial City hates.
\"This is not an order from Mr. Huang, but our own decision. We are followers of the Seven, people who agree with Dr. Qilang's research and ideas. We are the flowers called the Seven.\"
And now, she's desperately trying to make Clover the best place to conquer the Swart region. We just want to fulfill Xiaoqi's wish. "
"So, this is it"
Next to Lilan, who looked confused, Kirito gritted his teeth.
Seven is undoubtedly an icon, a child prodigy who had the brains to become a scientist at the age of 12. Due to her unique presence, she is sometimes referred to as a goddess by the media and Clover members, and I think it makes sense to call her that.
However, Number Seven is neither a true goddess nor an idolized savior; she is merely a popular, well-known icon and scientist. They don't even need to make offerings or show their piety, but they don't even do that.
Anything I can do to make No. 7 the Swart region champion is forgivable. That's probably what they thought.
What brought the people of "No. 7" to this point? Kirito didn't understand at all, but finally the man in red armor who called himself cluster spoke.
\"And Kirito. We think you are our priority to eliminate.\"
"What did you say"
\"Although you are not a member of our Clover, you have made rapid progress. You appeared on "m Strike\" a few days ago, showing that your "familiar" is very strong. You defeated those who appeared on "m Strike\" Zexed in "
Originally, Zexceed was supposed to join Shamrock and attack with us. We decided that you, who easily defeated it, were the biggest threat. "
Zexid is often disliked for lying and outsmarting others, but what is certain is that he is a "tamer" with enough ability to appear in "m Strike". If it weren't for what he did that made him unpopular, he would have become a member of the Clover by now, advancing his own strategy and gaining everyone's approval.
Kirito momentarily felt sorry for Zexed, who had been captured as a dummy of "fugitives" after the battle a few days ago, and immediately put it out of his mind. Now is not the time to wallow in sentimentality or imagine something like Zexceed in another timeline.
"What is that? I am your highest priority target for elimination."
"Of course, I will stop you here. Not only here, but after I defeat you, I will also stop your friends. I will bring victory to Seven."
The Clover members prepared their weapons as they spoke. Almost at the same time, the 'familiar' behind him also roared in unison, getting ready for battle. It is obviously hostile to us, and the clover in front of us is likely to attack at the moment of attack. Even if he is not an 'animal tamer', Lilan must understand this, he called me impatiently.
\"Kiri, Kirito-san!\"
"Ah, these guys look very motivated."
Normally, people would think of retreating at this time, but the purpose of the Clover people is not to repel them, but to advance their own strategy by actually defeating them, and at the same time delay their own strategy.
The most important thing is that they say that they are the priority to be eliminated, so even if they run away, they will probably catch up and find a way to defeat them. And even if you are resurrected in Skyline, it will most likely attack you again the moment you enter the battlefield.
However, even so, I have no intention of abandoning the strategy for the Swat region that I have formulated so far, let alone giving up. If clovers attack as obstacles, they must defeat them every time until the opponent understands there is no point in challenging them to a fight.
When I became the leader of the SAo Blood Pact Knights, leading the attack team and defeating countless monsters, I felt as if I had regained the feeling I had when fighting a dangerous group led by a man named Mnemosyne. He pulled out the two swords in the scabbards and shouted to the three of them.
"The three of us, let's act together. We've come this far and we can't stop."
\"I agree with Kirito-kun. Let him understand how many things he thinks must be eliminated first.\"
\"Kirito-kun is that kind of person. Yes, you are ready to fight!\"
I followed Kirito, pulled out a long sword that belonged to the sword, and got ready.
Reese and Lilan pulled out two swords from the scabbards on their waists. Finally, when "acquaintance" Lilan was ready, Kirito said to the clover in front of him.
"Since you are so active, we cannot show mercy and let you hunt us down."
“The prey that is being hunted is not us, it’s you!!”
The man in red armor shouted as if he was roaring, and the remaining three people jumped up together, jumping on the backs and heads of the monsters, and the monsters all roared at Kirito and the others. If you are an ordinary player, you can just be a little more careful when fighting, but your opponent is more likely to be a "beast tamer" including a "dragon tamer".
Although the 'familiar' properly raised by the 'tamer' has the power of a boss monster, it is also an opponent whose intelligence, mobility, and situation management are more troublesome than this. What's this.
It can be said that what is before us now are boss monsters that are even more powerful than this boss monster.
This was indeed a problem - Kirito felt a little impatient at this sudden turn of events, and jumped up like the person in front of him, jumping onto his trusted "acquaintance".
A "familiar" properly raised by a "tamer" can sometimes become a powerful enemy, even more powerful than the boss monster, and attack other players. I am acutely aware that this story is extremely close to the truth, or that it is the truth.
When we set out to conquer the Underworld, five men from Shamrock, who were our opponents, stood before us and stopped our progress in conquering Svartalfheim, including this Underworld.
This game was originally recommended for pK. It is not uncommon for players to fight with each other, so it is understandable for other players to accept the challenge. However, these players want to tame a powerful dragon. There are four "tamers" in total. ”, including the highly successful “How to Train Your Dragon.”
Although there were only me, Lilan, Lilan, and Alice, the opponents were five people and four animals, so the situation of fighting nine people was almost the same. Although I am five players weaker than me, my opponent seems to regard me as a priority for elimination, so I don’t think he will let me go. Because I know this, I choose to fight them.
However, we have to say that losing five people in terms of strength is a very bad thing. This can lead to us being ostracized. ——Thinking like this, I sat astride my "acquaintance" Lilan, turned around and walked forward.
"Lilan, do you think we can defeat them?"
"This is"
"Hey, Lilan, what's up?"
I couldn't see his face because I was in a place like this, but the "voice" that came into his head was the same tone he often gave when he saw something amazing.
No wonder. So far, we haven't played against too many other players, and this is the first time we have faced so many "tamers" and "familiar". Moreover, all of those 'demon spirits' seemed to be carefully raised 'demon spirits', and they appeared to be at ease, or as if they were proud to have their masters on their backs.
Large monsters such as bears with red fur, lizards with yellow scales, flying dragons with green shells, and spiders with white shells are arranged neatly, and all of them are stronger than the boss monsters. Although Lilan's strength far surpassed other beast masters, he couldn't help but be moved.
"Indeed, we have dealt with many people, but Lilan, now that we have come to this point, we must try our best to defeat them."
"It's not true, it's not true. Those guys\"
At this moment, Lilan's 'voice' sounded, interrupting my words, and the beasts controlled by the beast master in front of me suddenly started to move. First, the red-armored man I was speaking to lay on his back - though not as strong as Lilan - a large bear-like figure with red fur, his body covered in an armor-like shell. "His alias Akakuma Chiyu seemed to suit him well, and he ran out as if to strike first.
As if following closely behind, a yellow-scaled lizard dragon carrying a dwarf also began to charge forward, and a green flying dragon carrying an elf also began to fly. Then, the white spider carrying the water goddess ran higher and higher against the wall, and stopped when it reached almost the same height as the green flying dragon.
Just when it was clear that the opponent's team was divided into air and ground, Red Bear came to Lilan's side and used his huge body to launch a charge attack.
However, despite being a little goblin who is not very good at fighting, Lilan, who has become a member of our team and has defeated many monsters so far, did not take advantage of this and immediately stepped aside to avoid the red bear's attack. . After failing to attack the target, the red bear continued running, but not long after, it suddenly seemed to float over, turned around, and ran towards Lilan again.
"Wait, can you do that!?"
Sure enough, Lilan made a sound of surprise because she didn't see the red bear floating towards her. About two seconds later, the red bear returned to Lilan, but Lilan quickly took another step to avoid its charge. Unlike the first time, I didn’t have much free time and it was really just a narrow escape.
Although I have encountered monsters like that red bear, their disadvantage is that they can only move in a straight line, so if you understand this, you can easily avoid them.
However, although the red bear has a similar structure and movement to them, the attacks it launches seem to have overcome its weaknesses. Perhaps as they become "familiar" they will be able to perform attacks that overcome the weaknesses in the attack itself.
This is why a well-developed "demon pet" can behave so fiercely against opponents when players fight against each other. When I saw Akakuma's movements as a "familiar" who was probably well-bred, I immediately gave orders to Lilan and Alice.
"These are carefully bred 'familiar monsters'! Their movements are completely different from when they are boss monsters, so be careful!"
"But what do I do? I'm confident in my skills, but I'm not a trainer, so I'm at a disadvantage."
My head rolled at these words, which were very similar to what Alice was complaining about. Of course, since the opponent is an 'animal tamer', the only ones who can be equal are Lilan and me. In the eyes of Lilan and Alice, those "acquaintances" would be quite troublesome opponents.
However, no matter how well-educated a "demon pet" is, it is not invincible. The "familiar" can only exist when the "tamer" exists. If the "tamer" of the "familiar" is defeated, then the "familiar" will also be defeated, and it should be replaced by the "tamer". Disappeared in "Teacher". on site.
In other words, in order to defeat those "affiliates" that are more troublesome than boss monsters and make enemies, it is better to use the "tamers" that appear instead of reducing the HP of the "affiliates". This shows that aiming is effective.
\"If the Tamer is defeated, the Tamer will disappear. Alice-san and Lilan should target the Tamer riding on the back of the Tamer.\"
"Ah, that's it! Okay, let me try it!"
Lelan responded enthusiastically and Alice just nodded and readjusted her weapon. However, the failure of the 'tamer' means the failure of the 'familiar', and the same is true for Lilan and me. And they all said that I was their first target for elimination, so I could foresee that they would launch a fierce attack on me. I also have to be careful and fight.
Just as I was thinking this, the green wyvern opened its calyx and sprayed flames from deep inside its body, like bullets. Although it was not as fast as Lilan's breath, the released flame bullets came straight towards me at a considerable speed, but they suddenly exploded in the air before they could reach me.
Enduring the heat that accompanied the explosion, I looked back and saw a weapon fused with a giant arm growing out near Lilan's shoulder. I realized that Lilan immediately raised her weapon to protect me.
"Lilan, you saved me?"
However, I was surprised by this. The green flying dragon's attack should hit Lilan directly instead of me, and Lilan's health will be reduced instead of mine, but Lilan's health displayed in the line of sight will still fluctuate slightly. not yet. Lilan was indeed attacked by the green flying dragon, but he did not suffer any damage.
Granted, the attributes Lilan uses are fire and light, so even if these attribute attacks fly towards him, he will be mitigated to a certain extent. However, these are only mitigation measures, and it is basically impossible to completely reduce it to zero. If it is possible, it is only under limited circumstances, such as attacking an opponent who is very far away, and the attack cannot pass through at all.
Maybe something like this would happen. Just as I was guessing the reason in my mind, Lilan opened her mouth as if she wanted revenge, and shot out a breath bomb composed of bleaching heat that passed through the heat of the flames. However, almost at the same time, a white-hot explosion erupted below the green wyvern, and the green wyvern disappeared into it.
Under normal circumstances, there would be a delay of about one second for the fire bomb launched by the monster to land, but the fire bomb launched by Lilan obviously exceeded this time and landed at the same time as it was launched. The green wyvern was flying at such a terrifying speed and was hit by a white-hot bullet with heat far exceeding that of fire. It appeared in the form of an albino explosion impact, and in less than two seconds, a light blue dragon appeared. It appeared, turned into a figure, and disappeared like glass with the sound of shattering.
The male elf player who was probably riding on its back immediately fell to the ground after the green flying dragon disappeared. His whole body was engulfed in green flames, and eventually his whole body turned into a green afterglow.
\"!?\"
I knocked down Shamrock and his "familiar" with one blow. Indeed, since Lelan evolved during this mission, he has become so powerful it's unbelievable. He even defeated Ridora, a demon controlled by Zexceed, and even Vanargand, who appeared in the mission.
However, when facing ordinary players, is it really possible that there is such a big gap in strength? I felt like there was a huge gap between myself and other players, and a strange coldness spread down my spine.
However, as if to take advantage of the situation or to avenge the elf comrades, the lizard dragon controlled by the enemy dwarf player rushed straight towards us, quickly narrowing the gap.
The lizard dragon approached Lilan in the blink of an eye, opened its mouth like a green wyvern, and pierced Lilan's right arm with its sharp fangs. With a plop, Lilan's body shook, and my body straddling his head also shook violently, so I instinctively grabbed the special handle of the animal trainer on the armor that tightly wrapped Lilan's head, and grabbed it. Hold it lest it fall. .
I realized that the Lizard Dragon was pretty powerful since it hit Riran's body so hard, but then I was surprised. Rui Ran's health that was supposed to be attacked did not decrease any more. Although it suffered heavy attacks and impacts, the damage was zero, the same as the green flying dragon.
As if seeing it, the dwarf man controlling the lizard dragon had a look of surprise on his face. It was as if he finally realized that there was such a decisive gap between himself and his opponent.
Just when I looked at the dwarf man's face, I heard a voice. White heat energy was gushing out from the back of the weapon that was fused with Lilan's giant arm. The white heat energy spurted out violently, and the weapon was blown away. Integrated with the ground, rotating at high speed.
The world was spinning at a speed that was impossible in the real world, and my body was thrown up by the huge centrifugal force. I grabbed the handle tightly and felt like I was about to be ripped off Lilan's body.
The two high-speed rotations ended in about five seconds. When I looked in front of Lilan and waited for the world to return to normal, I saw that it had bitten Lilan's right arm.
The lizard dragon disappeared, and Lilan set her sights on the day after tomorrow.
Wondering what was going on, I turned my head and looked in the direction Lilan was facing, and found myself standing next to the wall of this large room. In front of the wall, there was a purple fireball and ocher flames flickering. I was able to confirm that it was there. These are the remaining lights that appear when the imp and gnome players respectively reach zero health.
"This is"
Although this was just a prediction, as Lilan sprayed out bleaching heat energy and rotated at high speed, the lizard dragon and dwarf man were torn from Lilan's body. Then, Lilan launched another spin attack, sending the lizard dragon flying out and colliding with the wall.
Due to the continuous damage, the lizard dragon's health value dropped to zero and was unable to fight. The dwarf on its back and the imp without a 'familiar' were also involved in the attack, and their health value dropped to zero. dew.
More than half of Clover's enemies have been defeated, leaving only the red-armored Salamander, the robed Water-Ding, and their familiars, the Red Bear and the White Spider.
Moreover, it seems that my 'acquaintance' Lilan is Yui - the one who knocked down two of the three of them with one blow. Sometimes, when the strength gap between me and the enemy is huge, I will feel comfortable and happy, but now I barely feel that feeling, and even feel a little weird.
It seemed that I was not the one who felt this way about Yui. Alice opened her mouth with an expression of disbelief on her face.
"What's going on? Is Lilan really that strong!?"
"Lilan, you!"
"It's not. Those guys, those guys--"
When Alice and I called him together, Lilan responded to my voice, but before I could hear it clearly, a red bear controlled by a man in red armor rushed towards us. As if following closely behind, a white spider stuck to the ceiling raised its abdomen and released a ball of sticky thread from the tip. Some of it had already landed on Rilan's body, and the bullet fell on him. He was tied up so that he could not lift his arms off the ground.
Some spider-type monsters attack by releasing slime or sticky threads from the tip of their mouth and abdomen, which stick to the target's body and impede their movement. If used now, it means that he is probably using the mucus sprayed by the white spider to prevent the enemy from moving, and then resist the attack of the red bear.
"Lilan!"
No matter how big Lilan is, if she is attacked while her movement is blocked, she will suffer considerable damage, and unlike the other two, the red bear may have a lot of attack power. Also, when Lilan is in werewolf form, she does not have the pain suppression function like us, and will feel a lot of pain when she is hurt, so the red bear's attack will cause a lot of pain, so it should be there. .
Just when I was panicking and preparing to give instructions to Lilan, Lilan suddenly trembled and said nothing. His body shook violently, and he was about to be thrown out, so he quickly held on to the handle. At this moment, he heard a sound like a breaking string from Lilan's body, and then Lilan stopped. Tremble. .
Immediately afterwards, Rui Ran raised his upper body and stood up on his hind legs. The giant horn like a holy sword that could be said to be the symbol of Rui Ran growing on his forehead was wrapped in light and flashed in front of him. .
When Lelan stood up and shook her horn, it felt like the world was in slow motion and I immediately looked ahead. In front of him was a red bear, carrying a man wearing red armor on his back. His body was split in half by the blade of the Great Holy Sword that was suddenly thrown down, and he was recognized.
Then, when the world time returned to normal, the red bear turned into a light blue figure and exploded, scattering like countless glass shards. Before the man in red armor could say anything, he turned into a ball of red and orange fire.
The Clover team we were fighting against was defeated by a wolf dragon, the fourth and third teams, and only the water dings who controlled the white spiders stuck to the ceiling were left. When I turned to look at it, I saw a look of clear fear on the face of the Undine man riding on the back of the white spider.
Either he couldn't predict that the red-armored man would be defeated, or he couldn't predict the strength of the wolf dragon he faced. In any case, when we saw the last enemy standing in front of us, a Wendy who was unable to move due to an unexpected incident, Lelan immediately said: Everything in the real world exists in the form of bullets.
As before, a white explosion occurred almost immediately after launch, engulfing the white spider and the water ding on its back. A few seconds later, the white spider that was originally stuck to the ceiling appeared again in the form of falling in a white explosion. Before it hit the ground, it turned into a human figure and exploded into shards of glass. The Wendina man riding on his back made a dull sound, fell to the ground, and his body turned into a blue-white residual light.
The matter was settled. Our battle with Clover ended with our victory. Moreover, we didn't take any damage at all, it was an almost one-sided battle to defeat the opponent, and the health of all of us had barely changed since the start of the battle. It's actually like Shamrock's Revenge.
I guess I didn't expect something like this to happen, when Lilan and Alice approached Relan, in response, I jumped off Relan's side and landed on the ground.
\"Tong, Kirito-san won so easily?\"
"Ah, something happened that even I can't understand."
"What's going on? These people are members of the Clover. They should be the elites of those who are pushing to occupy this place. Are they so easy to defeat?"
Hearing Alice's words, I suddenly remembered something. When we started this fight, Lelan kept saying things that bothered me when I saw my opponent. Every time I try to hear the answer the person I beat attacks me so I can't hear the answer but now I can. After thinking about it, I was about to call Lilan when a voice suddenly sounded in my mind.
"It's natural that things like this happen. These guys are much weaker than us.
"Rui Ran? What does this mean?"
Lelan’s story is fascinating. It seems that before this battle began, Lilan was able to sense the overall strength of the Clover people and their "acquaintances" who had challenged him, but the amount of strength derived at that time was far lower than ours.
At first glance, the 'familiar' seem to have considerable strength, but they are barely stronger than the monsters of Nibelheim, and they will definitely come back if they challenge Leland. This matter has been determined.
not only. It seemed that these people decided to go against us and challenge the boss, but after being forced into a hard fight with the boss, they finally won and then continued fighting us without even recovering. No matter how many different situations Alice had seen, there was no one she could have predicted, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.
"These people know they can't defeat us, so why are they still charging at us?"
'That's not going to happen. And they attacked us before we could recover. He probably didn't even have time to recover from the boss battle. The only way Yui could recover was to return to the city. "
“This is so unreasonable”
I put my hand on my chin and listened to the confused voice of former Shamrock member Lelan. These people finally defeated the boss and then continued to challenge us. Moreover, after seeing yesterday’s' M attack ", these people seem to have taken me a priority to destroy the object and attack me, but at that time they already knew that even if they tried, they could not defeat me, or re -re -re -re -defeated me, or re -re -re -defeated me, or re -re -re -re -tried it. Lan, this should be like this. Three -leaf grass that is promoting the largest guild in the Swatt region should be able to make such a decision.
""
These people also said that they agreed and believed in Seven's ideas and research. I don't think so, but I want to know if the 7th was successfully brainwashed for some members of the clover. As a result, these people fought a battle they could not win. If this is the case, I can't help but feel that I can understand the behavior of these people.
I don't think the situation of that girl is, but we once saw a phenomenon in SAO. A player called "parasitic that simulated experience" lost his normal judgment and entered a state of out of control. Therefore, it is impossible to completely deny this possibility.
What exactly happened to the clover centered on "Seven"? Although in order to cope with the mysterious phenomenon and violent groups in SAO, I training my thinking ability every day, I still can't think of the answer. All you have to do is ask seven people. When I thought so, a window appeared in front of me, accompanied by sound effects, I stopped thinking instantly.
The window is a message window, and the sender is Shi Nai, which is separated from us. On the other side, something happened. I opened it and checked the text in the inspection.
"Zhirongren
When I crossed the dungeon, I met the clover and suddenly attacked them. However, although I am not strong, I can still win, but is there any problem?
When I return to the city, I will tell you a lot of things, so please tell me what happened there as much as possible.
In addition, SEVEN's live concert seems to start at 7 pm tonight. Maybe it has something to do with Xiaoqi, let's take a look. "
This is a typical simple story of Shi Nai, but it allows us to clearly judge the situation when the team leaves us. And according to this, Poeto's team finally fought with three leaf grass as us, and we also encountered very similar situations.
I thought I was the goal of one -leaf clover, but it didn't seem to be the case. I closed the window and thought that things were getting big, and Lilan immediately stopped me.
"This does not seem to be personal. Who wrote and wrote?
\ "" Shi Nai sent it. It seems that Shi they have been like us, and they have been fighting with clover. And it seems that they have won \ "
\ "The same thing also happened to Shina sauce. That is to say, we have become the goal of clover \"
As Lilan said, Poetry became the same, which means that we are the goals of clover. However, if this is the case, we should teach us some things on the 7th this morning, and he will be even greater. However, Xiaoqi's situation is not the case.
"I really can't figure it out, let's release the mechanism of this dungeon first, and then meet you. Then, I will participate in the SEVEN LIVE concert at 7 o'clock tonight, and listen to what he said." Must must have it. explain. Let's just do it. "
The three of them answered me: Seeing this scene, I began to walk along the deepest part of the dungeon.
"Xiaoqi, the best !!!"
Egil's coffee shop, 9 o'clock in the evening
A man with a stubble and seeing a samurai shouted excitedly. His voice echoed in a coffee shop. Many people gathered in the coffee shop, including Kirito, were wrinkled because of his voice. brow.
Not long ago, Kirito and his friends came to Kuto Line's concert venue to participate in live concerts organized by Seven.
Seven's live performance was originally scheduled to start at 7 pm. When Kirito and his party arrived at the venue at 6:50, the auditorium in the venue was already full of players. The crowd was crowded and it was difficult to perform. You can even see the center of the scene.
After passing the seemingly army, after coming to the place where you can see the center, the scene behind the scene of the concert appeared. With a cute voice, she expressed her gratitude to the gathering people and let the venue boil. She started the new song just released a few days ago.
Her clear singing, fierce and cute, echoing throughout the venue, passing into the ears of the players present, causing the venue to fall into the enthusiasm similar to the real world idol live concert.
Kirito listened to this song with everyone. Although as a scientist, he chose the road of idols and only chose the song No. 7 of this road. Kirito, who has never heard of fierce music, can only listen.
\ "SEVEN's song is a good song, but now everything is clear, Kirito. \"
"Ah, I guess the No. 7 did not do so."
When he heard Shi Nai's words, Kirito nodded. At the end of the 7th concert of No. 7, No. 7 requested the players who gathered together to help the clover as much as possible because he was trapped in the last underground city of conquering the Swot area.
The players who were originally keen to listen to the song were surprised by Xiao Qi's suddenly request, but they quickly accepted Xiao Qi's request, as if they were entrusted on their enthusiastic motivation, and suddenly shouted the sound of consent, started to start, and started to start to start and started to start. high.
In the process of overcoming the dungeon, Kirito and his party were attacked by the clover headed by No. 7, but the strength of the clover and the group was much lower than that of Kirito and his party, so he did not encounter too much trouble. revenge.
What's more, there are reports that after that, even his friends encountered similar situations, but they could get revenge soon, so Kirito said that No. 7 had attacked Sanya many times. I don’t know that he was issuing instructions. And if he is using a certain skill to brainwashes specific targets, this prediction is contradictory with No. 7 himself.
Seven did not order them to destroy the same opponent as themselves, nor did they instruct them to fight wantonly.
"The people of clover voluntarily challenged us, isn't it?"
"Because he wants that girl to be the champion of the Swate area, he has a much stronger challenge to us, which is much stronger than us. I think she has a magical thing."
Lifa murmured and Lizbert, saying that they had to fight the clover guys like them. When fighting with Sanya during the day, their tone of speaking is as if they are saying they worship the Seventh, and their purpose is to make the No. 7 the first person to clean up the Swate region.
Then they launched an offense, claiming that they were the biggest obstacles and eventually were countered. Asuna and Filia must have noticed their influence and purpose from the actions of No. 7 and Shamlock and others, and whispered.
"But I think it makes sense. The value of the Seventh No. 7 is so high and the support is so high. I also shouted to the players."
"When you are so angry, the clover and the non -tributarians will become motivated to do anything. They make full use of their own characteristics and advantages to control people. They are like little devils."
Hearing Filia's murmur, a person appeared in the mind of Kirito. This man is his enemy in the SAO era. A man who is still alive and brings him more troubles. Vashab Casars Pooh is the leader of the murder "Smile Coffin Ruffin Coffin".
Vashabca Casars is good at controlling the hearts of the people, and uses its own technology to seduce players to become more violent, create a "smile coffin", kill a large number of players ??, and attack those vicious players with extraordinary power.
As a result, our strategy team dared to conquer the "smiling coffin" and because of the atrocities of Lilan, they fell into the instinct of "hollow separation" trying to protect the world. At that time, Vasak Casars had been taken into the body, smiling coffin was chased, and Vasak Casars was also considered to die at that time.
However, Vashabca Casars is still alive. The worst situation is to become the "Ranger" creator Hannibal, becoming a bigger threat than "Smile Coffin", and becoming the culprit of "smiling coffin".
(Grasp the heart)
The same is true of Vashab Casars, but Hannibal, who became the boss of Vasak Casars, is also very good at controlling people's hearts. Sri Lanka. Otherwise, Hannibal could not place Whack Casars under his control.
No. 7 is also doing similar things. At first glance, No. 7 seems to be reputable as a scientist and idol, and then gains its reputation, direction, and popularity.
However, members of the Salian Grass of No. 7 attacked the Sanye Grass in order to fight for the 7th, and fought in a place where they would fail, and stored them. Although he may not be intentional, he successfully made such a thing.
I don't think so, but I want to know if Hannibal is behind the scenes of \ "No. 7 \", just like the "Fug" Suxiang's extension \/Alberch. Or the 7th herself did not know about it, but did Hannibal do not do anything to use it?
""
\ "Kirito? \"
Even though Shi Nai called him, Kirito did not respond, but just thought about it and looked around. Even if I tell everyone this idea, I think people will say that I am too far -fetched.
It may be meaningless to talk about it, and because this is just my thought, it does not necessarily mean that this is true. —— Even if Kirito knew this, he couldn't help thinking of the precedent of Albertic and Vashabca Casars.
Perhaps I was worried that Kirito would think so. Alice around Shi Nai called him again, and Kirito finally responded.
\ "Congren classmate, what's wrong? \"
"Nothing. I just want to know why the clover man starts doing such a thing without any instructions."
"Indeed, we now know that the affairs of those people we deal with are all decided by themselves. However, although some of them are still in trouble, isn't the split inside the clover that has begun?"
Hearing Lilan's words, Kirito nodded, and Lilan's expression was very grim. By seeing the situation of Seven directly, I realized that the behavior of members of the clover was the result of their own decision, but their approach was not liked by the most elite member of the clover. Yes, and it is likely to be a way that even Xiaoqi is unwilling.
Even so, the fact that people of clover began to do such things means splitting the interior of the clover.
With the development of the organization, its power will increase, but if the number of organizations is too large, the behavior of internal personnel may begin to ignore the organization's policies. If it is a manager or leader of an organization, it is okay, but if it becomes too big, it is no longer a thing that the manager can manage, it may lead to the demise of the organization itself. It may even be invited.
When Kirito was still in SAO, the Blood Deal Knights he led finally developed to more than 120 people, and it became difficult to manage. At that time, the division did not happen because everyone had a big goal, that is, the game of customs clearance and returning to the real world, but if it did not happen, the large division may occur.
When Tongren thought about what happened, he realized that the bigger the organization, the better.
Lan, who joined the clover shortly, said to the clover that the clover had become a huge organization, and some places could not even contact the administrator.
"Yes, when I was there, the clover was still a guild that did not allow such a thing. But now, everyone has begun to ignore Seven's policy that SEVEN is taking this situation seriously. I don't know what you think."
Looking at the face of Lan's words, Kirito thought: \ "came again." \ "This is the same this morning, but now Lilan's expression is the expression that she will not show when dealing with us. Her expression is like a sister who is worried or taking care of her sister and family.
I recently discovered that when Lan talked about what happened on the VII or 7, she often made such an expression, and she was always worried about the safety of No. 7, and sometimes it looked like he was doing it.
I was more curious than before why he was like this, but whenever I wanted to ask, Lan's face appeared in my mind, and I lost my desire to ask. That's why I still didn't hear the answer.
Now, Kirito answered Lan again and didn't want to ask the reason.
"I think you have to ask that person. However, this happened this morning, and we still have live concerts, so I can't imagine when the girl will appear". "
"Private! Master, are you there!?"
The voice of flying into the cafe interrupted the words of Kirito, which surprised everyone present. The girl's voice is full of cuteness, childishness, and beauty. And I immediately saw that this was very similar to what I just heard.
When I turned to the source of the outbreak, I saw a small girl with long silver hair, red purple eyes, a little girl wearing a blue dress, and a light blue and short hair with her beside her. Eyes, combat clothes made of white and light blue. The 7th that just appeared in the conversation, as well as the No. 7 of the concert that recently held, and the most elite member of the clover.
"Seven, seven!?"
\ "Eh, Xiaoqi!? \"
Kirito did not expect that he would appear, so he said with Klein, a member of the Seventh Star Group. The No. 7 proudly walked towards Kirito, probably felt like a fashion model, attracting everyone's attention.
\ "Ah, Kirito Jun is also present. That's it. It's a really coincidence." \ "
"Xiao Qi, why are you here? Aren't you after listening to the concert?"
"Of course it was after. That's why I came here. When I was tired, the drinks that the owner drank was the best. So, master, please give me some hot milk."
On the 7th, I quickly ordered Aquir to sit down beside Kirito. Almost at the same time, Eggi asked the emperor something and heard him answer, "I don't need anything." He walked towards the kitchen. Immediately afterwards, Claine, who was extremely strong, approached Xiao Qi with great power and opened his mouth.
"Xiao, Xiaoqi, I didn't expect to see the real thing!"
\ "Oh, you are a friend of Kirito. \"
"It's more than that, I am a loyal fan of Xiaoqi and one of the small seven groups."
Klein was like a fan. He couldn't help but excited because he encountered real idols, but his words suddenly stopped. In curiosity, he turned to see the emperor standing like a knight who protected Xiaoqi. He looked at Claine, and Claine was sweaty.
In the face of the emperor, the emperor seemed to be "don't get close to the seven, I will explode your head" -like plunder -like fox -like eyes, Claine shrank like a predated rabbit, ignoring seven. I left him.
The focus of his eyes finally turned to Kirito sitting next to No. 7, but Kirito, who had fought with the strong many times, did not feel much. He just had a brief eye exchange with the emperor, and then immediately turned to the 7th. I turned my attention back to this.
