As time passed, the players gradually adapted to this world and became stronger. The various guilds were also constantly absorbing new blood. The number of players in the strategy group was increasing. It was no longer like the first floor's BOSS crusade, where there were only 40 or so players.
Because defeating the BOSS would bring great benefits, coupled with the internal conflicts within the strategy team, the players 'factions began to split up and fight for themselves. In the beginning, because the players had spread out to search for the BOSS, some guilds decided that they could kill the BOSS without everyone's participation after discovering the BOSS. Therefore, they privately invited other guilds and players who had a good relationship with their own guilds to fight the BOSS. Later on, this phenomenon became more and more common, and it even developed to the point where some guilds fought against the BOSS alone. Powerful guilds had indeed gradually gained such strength, and there was a situation where big guilds fought over the BOSS.
Of course, these problems had already appeared when Xia Feng was doing the scabbard style quest. Even though he had commanded the crusade against the BOSS on the 19th floor as soon as he returned to the front line, in reality, only the Blood Alliance Knights, Wind Forest Volcano, and a few other guilds had participated in the battle. The other large guilds, such as the army and the Holy Dragon Alliance, did not participate. The ones who discovered the Boss were from the Blood Alliance Knights. The reason why Heathcliffe invited Xia Feng to command the Boss was partly to see his abilities, and partly to use his name to increase the reputation of the Blood Alliance Knights. At the same time, Heathcliffe also expressed his preference for an alliance to Xiafeng. After all, there were only four people in the Utopia Guild, and the alliance would definitely be led by the Blood Alliance Knights. They would also have an advantage in terms of profit distribution. On the other hand, with Xia Feng's help, it would be much more advantageous to command the BOSS battle.
Now, the Strategy Group had an unwritten rule: Whichever guild discovered the BOSS first would be given priority. However, the faraway Utopia Guild only had four members. Kirito was training the members of the Moonlit Night Black Cat Guild on the lower level and had not returned to the front line for a long time. Silika's level was not high enough to go to the front line. It was impossible for Xia Feng and Asuna to find the Boss alone. Even if they found it, they would not be able to kill it alone. They would have to work with other guilds. This was a common situation. After some solo players and small guilds found the Boss, they would either sell the location of the Boss in exchange for benefits or join forces with other guilds to attack it.
Right now, Xia Feng and Asuna were in the maze on the 25th floor looking for bosses and leveling up.
Xiafeng held the scabbard of his left hand horizontally in front of his chest, blocking the sword of the Fire Elf Swordsman, and stabbed the enemy in the abdomen with his right hand.
"Four times the damage." Asuna's rapier was as fast and dazzling as a meteor. Xiafeng only saw four flashes of light, and the Fire Elf Swordsman lost another 10% of his HP.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Fire Elf Swordsman was stunned by Asuna's attack, Xiafeng retracted his sword and scabbard, and made a gesture of drawing his sword. Then, under the control of the system, he involuntarily drew his sword and slashed.
"Full Moon Slash."
A ring-shaped sword aura spread out and took away the last of the Fire Elf Swordsman's HP. It was the Sword Drawing Skill that Xia Feng had once ridiculed as unscientific.
After dealing with the last monster on this path, Xiafeng began to count the items dropped while Asuna began to record the map.
“OK。”Asuna's happy voice sounded. "This way, the exploration of the maze area is 70% completed. The remaining areas will be explored in two days at most.”
"In other words, we'll be able to find the BOSS 'room in two days at most.”Xia Feng continued.
"The BOSS this time should belong to our guild.”Asuna smiled.
"Don't forget that the Blood Alliance Knights only entered the maze a day later than us.”Xia Feng said.
"This time, let's invite the Wind, Forest, Volcano Guild to raid the BOSS together.”Asuna didn't care about Xiafeng's sarcastic remarks at all and continued to talk to herself.
"Yes, yes, my Lord Vice President, I'll listen to you.”Xia Feng was helpless.
Although the two of them had reached the maze first with their high mobility and explored the area, it was a disadvantage to have fewer people. If they had gone straight to the maze area on the new floor, they would have been faster. However, after entering the maze area, in order to find the BOSS, they had to explore the entire area. At this time, their progress would be overtaken by others. In fact, ever since Xia Feng returned to the front line, he had only participated in two BOSS battles. The first was an invitation from Heathcliff, and the second was an invitation from a few small guilds. There was never a time when the faraway Utopia Guild first discovered the BOSS and launched a crusade against it. They had already explored more than half of the maze area on this floor, but there was still no news of other Guilds discovering a Boss. It was very likely that this would be the first Boss their Guild had discovered. It was no wonder Asuna was so happy.
"Alright, that's all for today. Let's go back.”Xia Feng said.
Asuna pulled out the menu to look at the time and nodded in agreement. Thus, the two of them began to walk back.
"If we were the ones who discovered the BOSS, what would you do?”Asuna asked on the way.
Xia Feng pondered for a moment." What else can we do? We'll do as you said. We'll call Klein and the others. When we get to the BOSS, we'll only have one word to say when we meet-cough cough, fight!" The BOSS of each floor is the same type as the monsters in the maze area. In other words, the BOSS of this floor is likely to be something like the Fire Spirit King. The previous mission also mentioned that the Fire Spirit King was lured by the demon and fell into depravity or something…"
Unknowingly, the two of them walked out of the maze. However, a large group of players in black uniforms walked over. Xiafeng recognized the leader of the group. It was the current leader of the army, the Tooth King.
The so-called army was the full name of the Aingrunt Liberation Army, created by the Tooth King and currently the guild with the largest number of players. In the beginning, they were always dressed in the same black uniform, so the players jokingly called them the army. Who knew that their leader actually took it seriously and called themselves the army. Even the members of the guild were divided by military rank.
"Yo, I was wondering who it was. Isn't this a majestic command? Unfortunately, it's outdated. Hahaha!" The Tooth King, the clown in Xia Feng's eyes, stood in front of Xia Feng and mocked him arrogantly.
Xia Feng had always hated this clown. He had never given him a good look during the previous crusade. The narrow-minded Tooth King had always hated him in his heart. Now that they had met, it seemed like enemies would meet on a narrow road.
With the advantage of numbers, Fang King reckoned that Xia Feng would not dare to fall out with them and would take the opportunity to vent his anger. Everyone could see that because he was simply spouting nonsense. Although Xia Feng rarely commanded Boss battles, his reputation was still there. Everyone still praised his ability. However, the large guilds were currently training their own commanding talents. They couldn't just look for Xia Feng every time they encountered a Boss. In addition, as the guild's strength grew, even without Xia Feng's leadership, he could still defeat ordinary bosses. That was why very few people invited him to lead BOSS battles.
"Move aside." Xia Feng's face sank as he coldly spoke.
It had to be said that after leading many BOSS battles, Xiafeng had gradually developed an imposing manner. This kind of imposing manner was never something that a person like the Tooth King could possess. The Tooth King met Xia Feng's gaze and subconsciously avoided it, a trace of fear appearing in his heart. When he came back to his senses, the Tooth King was even more furious. He had so many people, but they were almost frightened by the two of them. If word got out, he would be laughed at.
"Humph, Xia Feng, you better watch the situation. It's not a matter of whether I give way to you, but whether I let you pass.”At this point, the Tooth King had an idea. "I think you just finished exploring the maze. Hand over your exploration records and I'll let you go. Otherwise…Hmph, I've wanted to experience your strength for a long time.”
The threat in his words was already very strong. It was simply telling Xia Feng: If you don't give in, I'll teach you a lesson. Of course, both sides were clear that the Tooth King could not defeat Xia Feng alone. He could not follow the rules and fight Xia Feng alone. If they really fought, he would definitely call his subordinates to attack together.
"We risked our lives to get this information. How can we just give it to you like this?”Asuna said angrily. What she did not know was that the Tooth King only wanted to humiliate Xia Feng. Searching for information was just an excuse. The main reason why their main players were gathered here was because the army had just acquired the location of the Boss's room from a lone player and was here to fight the Boss.
As mentioned earlier, the competition for Bosses was getting more intense due to the Bosses dropping precious items. The price for information on the Labyrinth and Bosses was increasing day by day. More and more small guilds and solo players were selling this information.
When the Tooth King saw Asuna, a hint of lust flashed in his eyes. However, he knew that Asuna had a strong personality and was not to be trifled with. He suppressed his dirty thoughts and pretended to say,"We are fighting for the sake of conquering the game and freeing the players. Shouldn't you guys also contribute to our quest for the BOSS?”
Asuna's face turned cold when she heard his shameless words. She almost stabbed him with her sword.
"Judging from the time, the Blood Alliance Knights should be out by now.”Xia Feng suddenly said.
The Tooth King's expression changed. The distant Utopia Guild had a good relationship with the Blood Alliance Knights. If there were really people from the Blood Alliance Knights, they would definitely help Xia Feng. Of course, he was not afraid of a conflict with the Blood Alliance Knights. The army was the largest guild in Aingrunt, so he was not afraid of anyone. However, the problem was that he dared to act so brazenly mainly because they were in the wilderness. If they really fought, no one would know as long as they killed Xiafeng Asuna. However, if the Blood Alliance Knights saw this, the situation would be bad. If he didn't kill Xia Feng and the others, with the other party's rallying power, he could immediately gather a large group of people to deal with him after he returned. The Tooth King knew that there would definitely be many guilds willing to hit him when he was down and divide his army. Even if he killed Xia Feng and the others, he was not confident that he could silence all the Blood Alliance Knights. Once they brought this news back, it would further arouse the anger of the other players. Or rather, it would give them an excuse to deal with the army.
The most important question now was how long would it take for the Blood Alliance Knights to come out. Could he kill Xia Feng before they arrived? Could they be coming soon?
The Tooth King's expression kept changing, but he was still considering whether he could kill Xia Feng or not. Time slowly passed as the Tooth King hesitated. Then, a team of players in white uniforms came out, chatting and laughing. They were the scouts of the Blood Alliance Knights.
Xia Feng was not bluffing just now to scare the Tooth King. He had mentioned before that the Blood Alliance Knights had only entered the maze a day later than them. The two parties had also met a few times in the maze, so they had some understanding of each other's operation time.
The Tooth King looked at the Blood Alliance Knights who were walking towards them. He gritted his teeth and ordered his subordinates to enter the maze. When he passed by the Blood Alliance Knights, he even glared at the leader of the Blood Alliance Knights, making him confused.
" Phew!" Asuna let out a long sigh of relief as she watched the army leave.
Xia Feng looked at the backs of those people as they left. He vaguely remembered something related to the original plot, but he couldn't remember what it was.
"Forget it, if you can't remember, then don't think about it.”Xiafeng shook his head and asked Asuna to leave.
"What are you thinking about?" Asuna asked.
"It's nothing."
"Ah, you're really not straightforward.”Asuna stomped her feet and shouted in displeasure.
On the second day, a shocking piece of news came. The army had failed to conquer the BOSS on the twenty-fifth floor and suffered heavy losses. The deaths of a large number of players not only greatly weakened the strength of the army, but more importantly, it dampened the enthusiasm of the players. The friends and relatives of the players who died all blamed the army, and the army members lost their confidence. Under the influence of the players 'fishing boats, the Tooth King stepped down, and Sinka became the leader of the army. Then, he led the army back to the first level.
After hearing this news, Xia Feng finally remembered that every twenty-five levels of Ain Grand was a joke…cough cough, it was a difficult level, and the difficulty would greatly increase.
Xia Feng realized that the BOSS this time was not something that a single guild could defeat.
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