"Stab, faster, destroy it." This was the only thought in the young girl's heart. Yes, only! The girl didn't care about anything else, including life and death. She was fighting with all her might and trading injuries for injuries. The girl stabbed the sword in her hand crazily, resolutely, and blankly at the goblin in front of her. Thus, another goblin turned into fragments and dissipated under the girl's sword.
In the beginning, the girl was like most players, hiding in the Town of Beginnings in fear, waiting for help from the outside world. However, in just two weeks, the number of names on the Monument of Life had reached 1,000-those were the names of the players who had died. The remaining people were still trapped in this desperate game world, as if they were trapped in a cage, unable to escape.
No one knew what happened to the players who died in the game. Perhaps, they had already escaped from this world. Or perhaps, just like what Hayaba Kyokihiko had said, they had lost their real lives.
The young girl clearly understood that they had probably truly and thoroughly left the two worlds. After all, if Hayaba Akihiko's claim that the brains of players who died in the game would be burned by NERvGear in real life was a lie, then the people in real life should have taken off their NERvGear and rescued them.
In fact, the other players had also thought of this, but they were just unwilling to admit it. Even if there was only a glimmer of hope, they would not let go. Even if they had already guessed the truth, they were unwilling to admit it just because the truth was unfavorable to them. They would rather deceive themselves.
The girl, who had been waiting for help to no avail, finally understood that help would never come. She felt an uneasiness of being abandoned by the world, and then her fear turned into despair. When people were in complete despair, most of them would choose to give up on themselves. In other words, they would choose to give up and escape. But the girl was not such a person. She never gave up.
"Even if I die at the hands of monsters, I will never lose to this game, this world!”
With this thought in mind, the girl used the Coll (game currency) given to the players at the beginning of the game to buy five swords, but she did not buy any defensive equipment. Just like that, she left the Town of Beginnings. They fought non-stop, never resupplying or repairing their weapons. If the sword's durability ran out, he would switch to another sword to continue fighting. In just half a month, she caught up with the Scouts and arrived near the maze area.
"Victory or death." This sentence could be said to be a true portrait of a young girl in battle. The girl did not realize that in the depths of her heart, the balance between victory and death had actually leaned towards death. The desire to die was hidden under the strong appearance.
The closed beta lasted for two months. Ain Grand had cleared eight floors and reached the ninth floor. But now, a month had passed, and they had not even found the BOSS of the first floor. Everyone could not help but wonder if this game had the possibility of being conquered. The number of players who had died had already exceeded 2,000, but the outside world's reinforcements had yet to arrive. Under such circumstances, everyone could not help but feel despair. In fact, most of the players who died chose to commit suicide because they could not bear the despair.
The young girl was actually the same as them. She had chosen to give up and run away-another way of giving up and running away.
With the fear and uneasiness of being abandoned by the world in her heart, the girl could not sleep well every night. Only when she devoted herself to the battle could she temporarily forget all of this. However, she was so crazy in battle. They did not rest or replenish their supplies. Under such circumstances, her mental state was already exhausted and terrible.
She didn't care about these things anymore. She just wanted to find the next goblin and continue fighting. A male player walked over. He was a tall and handsome young man who looked to be in his twenties. The girl had seen this player before because he was also leveling here. To be exact, the other party had come here earlier than her. When she first came here, the other party had already been leveling here. However, he would leave at noon. The girl did not know that the other party was returning to Torbana to replenish his supplies and eat and rest.
The so-called Tolbana was the town closest to the maze area, and the place where the two of them were killing monsters was a leveling point outside the maze area. However, because the BOSS of each floor was located in the maze area, it was usually the most difficult and dangerous place on the floor. As a result, very few players had come here.
The girl had always been focused on fighting and never paid attention to other players. However, this person was an exception because there were only the two of them around. Ahem, actually, the other party had invited her before, hoping that the two of them could form a team, but the girl ignored him at that time.
He was very strong and his sword was very fast. During the battle, he would always turn around, so the goblins could not attack him. If the girl had a certain amount of gaming experience, she would know that this was called positioning, not turning around. It was also because of this that the girl felt strange. The other party could clearly deal with the monster by himself, so why did he team up with her? Could it be that he liked her beauty? However, he was clearly wearing a cloak. No one could see his appearance.
That person, for some unknown reason, was staying near him to level up. The young girl suddenly felt a little worried. Who knew when the other party would find out about her gender and appearance and develop some kind of ulterior motive towards her. Although she wasn't even afraid of death, she didn't want her purity to be tarnished. She didn't know that in SAO, unless she was willing, no one could remove her armor.
The girl was already mentally exhausted and almost fell into a trance. She was so focused on the battle that she didn't notice that she was already very close to another goblin. The young man's wild thoughts distracted her for a moment. She regained her senses and subconsciously stabbed her sword at the goblin.
"Oh no!"
After the girl stabbed out with her sword, she realized that something was wrong. She had actually misjudged the target and stabbed another goblin. The previous goblin had been eliminated, and now she had to face the dangerous situation of fighting two goblins at the same time. Goblins were the strongest monsters on the first floor, and the BOSS of the first floor was the Goblin Lord. The level of the monsters here was only second to the monsters in the maze area, and they were very strong. With her aura, the girl had killed her way here. However, she was not a gaming expert. She could only deal with one by risking her life. She could not deal with two at all. The goblin that had used all its strength to eliminate the last remaining HP was hit in the back by another goblin. Not only did it have a little HP left, but it also fell to the ground. She watched as the goblin raised his wooden club and smashed it at her again, but she couldn't dodge it. At this moment, the girl's heart calmed down.
"Now, I can finally get rid of this world.”
The young girl closed her eyes, her face filled with relief as she waited for death to arrive. However, he didn't feel anything. The young girl felt strange. She opened her eyes and saw a black iron longsword in front of her, blocking the goblin's wooden club.
It was that person. He closed his lips and his eyes were filled with anger. The girl didn't know why he was angry. He didn't turn around like he usually did. Instead, he flashed his sword and used his violent attacks to suppress the goblin. If the girl had a deep understanding of this game, she would understand that the sword light was flashing because of the effect of the sword skill. In SAO, the sword skill would stun the target, so continuous sword skills could suppress the monster. Of course, sword skills also had a cooldown time. It was generally difficult for one person to completely suppress the monster, so most of them formed a team and used "switching" attacks. The teammates took turns to use sword skills to suppress the monster. Those who dared to travel alone were mostly experts. For example, Kirito could suppress ordinary monsters alone.
The young man was able to suppress the Goblin not because he had reached Kirito's level, but because the Goblin was only a monster on the first floor. Its level was low, and its attack speed was slow. As long as he found the right time to use his sword skill to interrupt the Goblin's attack, he would only use normal attacks when the Goblin paused and wait for the cooldown of his sword skill. With this, he could control the pace and suppress the goblins.
He killed the goblins and looked at the girl. The girl thought that he would ask her out of concern," Are you okay?"" Are you okay?" But he didn't. He just looked at her silently. The girl noticed his sullen expression and anger in his eyes. For some reason, she felt nervous like a student who had done something wrong and met a teacher. This made her feel a little novel because she had been an excellent student since she was young and had never been criticized by a teacher.
"Do you know what you are doing?" He finally opened his mouth and used an angry tone that gave her a fright.
"You're courting death. Have you ever thought about the feelings of your family and friends who are waiting for you in reality after you die? How can you be so irresponsible and not cherish your life! You're still so young, and there are still so many wonderful things that you haven't enjoyed. If you die like this…"
The young girl could tell that his eloquence was not very good (City Lord: [Verbal Cannon skill level is low!] In the end, it was just that. However, these words still touched a sore spot in the girl's heart. Her father and brother were busy with work and rarely cared about her. Her mother was a realistic person and was very strict with her. She had regretted it more than once. If she had not put on the NERvGear that her brother had bought out of curiosity, she would not have fallen into this cage, lost hope, and could not escape.
"What do you know? They don't care about me at all. No one will care about me. I've already been abandoned by this world.”She finally opened her mouth and spoke in a lifeless voice without any fluctuation.
The other party seemed to be shocked, probably because he did not expect her to be a girl. There were very few girls in the game, and she always wore a cloak, so it was impossible to tell from her appearance.
He fell silent. The girl guessed that she was thinking about what to say.
"I believe that your family and friends must be waiting for you.”He finally spoke in a certain tone. "When this game is conquered, when you take off your NERvGear, your family and friends will definitely be by your side. You will definitely see them the moment you open your eyes. As for me, even if I go out, there won't be any relatives waiting for me.”
The young girl's heart trembled. She raised her head and looked at his face.
" Sorry, I don't know…"
She thought that all his relatives had passed away.
He touched his nose, not knowing how to explain.
"Anyway, come with me." He said this because he considered the fact that the girl had not returned to the city at noon and was in a bad state. He wanted her to go back and rest, eat something, relax, and replenish her supplies before continuing the game. However, the girl misunderstood him.
"Is he inviting me to form a team?”
The girl thought for a moment and felt that she needed to see his character.
"You could have dealt with those monsters by yourself. Why did you team up with me?”
He probably did not expect the girl to suddenly ask such irrelevant questions. He was a little surprised, but he still answered her.
"I see that every time you fight, it's very dangerous, so I'm a little worried.”
"Then why are you always around me?”
"I'm afraid that something might happen to you. If someone around me met with misfortune and I could have saved them but failed, then I would definitely regret it for the rest of my life.”At this point, he suddenly remembered that he was originally angry. Why did he suddenly lose his temper? He added in a bad mood. "If you want to die, go to a place with no one. Don't affect other people's mood.”
The girl rolled her eyes at him.
"Asuna."
"Ah…what?" He didn't seem to hear her clearly.
"I said my name is Asuna.”As she spoke, the girl took off her hood, revealing her chestnut hair and beautiful face.
"Oh, oh! What? Erm, no, my name is Xia Feng. Please take care of me.”He seemed shocked and panicked, but he managed to calm down and introduce himself.
"I'm the one. Please take care of me in the future.”A flawless smile appeared on Asuna's beautiful face, and Xia Feng was stunned.
Seeing his reaction, Asuna was even more certain that he didn't know that she was a girl. In other words, he really wanted to help her, not because of her beauty.
"By the way, did you eat anything for lunch?”Xia Feng suddenly remembered that Asuna did not return to the city to rest and replenish her supplies at noon, so he asked.
"No, I'm starving."
"What? Don't tell me you didn't even bring any rations?”
"Those things taste terrible." Asuna, the daughter of a rich family, had yet to adapt to the cheap food in the game in a short period of time. "I've decided. I want to learn cooking skills and make delicious food myself. I won't be afraid of being hungry anymore. Let me tell you, my cooking skills in real life are very good…"
Asuna suddenly fell silent. Perhaps she was thinking about how she was trapped in Aingrunt and didn't know when she would be able to return. She didn't even know if she would be able to survive.
Xia Feng, who had always been considerate and good at taking care of others 'moods, noticed her low spirits.
"I promise you that this game will definitely be conquered, and you will definitely return alive.”Xiafeng looked straight at Asuna and said firmly.
Asuna looked at this person who she had already regarded as her teammate. There was no doubt in his eyes and he firmly believed in what he said. She didn't know where this confidence came from (actually, it was because she knew the plot), but she couldn't deny that she was infected by this confidence. The darkness in her eyes dissipated, and there was hope in her heart.
Xia Feng chatted with Asuna, who had temporarily gotten rid of her pessimism, and walked towards Torpana together. Although Asuna's cooking skills would be very high in the future, she could not cook in the game now. She still had to go back to town to eat.
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