The closed beta test lasted for two months, and Ain Grand had been cleared of eight floors. But now, a month had passed, and the number of players who had died had exceeded 2,000, but they had not even broken through the first floor. At this rate, there was no telling if he would be able to conquer the 100th floor and escape from this game. Under such circumstances, the frontline players finally decided to hold a meeting to discuss how to defeat the BOSS. Asuna had extraordinary talent. With Xia Feng's guidance, including sword skills and gaming experience, her strength had increased very quickly. She was now strong enough to participate in the BOSS battle, so Xia Feng decided to bring her to this strategy meeting.
In the plaza of Torbana, the players were gathered together. Standing in the middle was a handsome man with green hair and a sword and shield. He was Tiabenu, the organizer of this meeting.
"Pa!" Tiabenu clapped his hands, signaling for everyone to quiet down. "Alright, it's about time for us to start. Today, thank you for responding to my call and coming here. My name is Tiabenu. As for my profession, I call myself a knight.”
"Haha!" Everyone burst into laughter. There was actually no class setting in this game. Everyone usually distinguished the players according to the weapons they used. For example, the Sword and Shield Envoy with one hand holding a sword and one hand holding a shield. The rapier wielder represented Asuna; Warhammer envoys who used warhammers, such as Lizbet; The commander of the long spear, Ruxing; Short sword users who used short swords, such as Silika, and so on.
Seeing that everyone's attention was on him, Tiabenu's expression turned serious.""Today, the party I belong to found the BOSS 'room at the top of the tower.”
Hearing Tiabenu's words, the surrounding players exclaimed. At the northernmost end of the maze area stood a giant tower with a diameter of 300 meters and a height of 100 meters. Xia Feng had previously speculated that it should be the staircase connecting to the second floor, but he had not been able to find the BOSS's room.
"We have to defeat the BOSS and enter the second level. We have to convey the message that this death game can be conquered to the people waiting for us in the Town of Beginnings. This is what everyone here and I should do, right, everyone?”Tiabenu shouted excitedly. Everyone was impressed by his bearing and could not help clapping.
During this time, Xia Feng looked around and found Kirito, who was carrying a sword on his back, sitting on the other side with a smile. However, he didn't notice Xiafeng, because Xiafeng was also wearing a cloak and a hood like Asuna, covering his face.
"But…" Tiabenu spoke again to stop everyone from clapping. "The BOSS is very powerful. We can't fight it alone. Therefore, everyone had to form a team of six to be allowed to participate in this BOSS battle.”
Hearing Tiabenu's words, the people below began to discuss the matter of forming a team. As mentioned before, there were very few solo players. After all, if they were in danger, there was no one to save them. Most of the players had formed small groups. In other words, the players present basically had their own fixed teams. As a result, the lonely Kirito was met with tragedy.
Natsuya also noticed Kirito's predicament and wanted to help him and pull him into the team, but he still had to consider Asuna's opinion.
"So, Asuna, do you need to gather more people? After all, Tiabenu suggested six people in a group. If we were to form a group of two, the pressure would be greater.”Xiafeng turned around and asked Asuna.
"You've already thought it through. Why are you still asking me?”Asuna rolled her eyes at Xia Feng.
"How could that be?" Xia Feng smiled awkwardly. If you don't agree, I'll definitely listen to you.”
Hearing Xia Feng's words, Asuna suddenly couldn't help but think," This person…if she gets married…listen to me…
Asuna blushed as she thought about it. Xia Feng was baffled. Perhaps she noticed Xia Feng's gaze, Asuna came back to her senses and turned her face away, not daring to look at Xia Feng. Why would I think of such a thing? He's not my type.
As the daughter of a family, Asuna had faced many challenges since she was young. However, she never admitted defeat and overcame those challenges one by one. This also nurtured her strong personality. She developed in the direction of being a strong older sister and liked people younger than her, even though she was only 15 years old.
Seeing that Asuna had no intention of explaining to him, Xia Feng did not intend to get to the bottom of it. He could only suppress his doubts and prepare to invite Kirito. However, before Xia Feng could invite her, she came over.
Kirito did not want to miss this BOSS battle. Unfortunately, as a solo player, he did not have a party at all. He had no choice but to see if any party was willing to join him. After looking around, he found that the other teams were all full, and only Xia Feng's team was still lacking people. He decided to try his luck.
"Um, are you guys interested in forming another team?”Kirito asked in embarrassment. He was a loner and was not good at communicating with strangers.
"Yo, Kirito, long time no see!”Xia Feng stood up and took off his hood, revealing a smile.
"Ah, Xia Feng!" Kirito was pleasantly surprised. "I didn't expect to meet you here.”
Kirito was really happy. He did not expect to meet an acquaintance here. In this dangerous game of death, the news that a friend was still alive was indeed delightful.
"Let me introduce you. This is Asuna, my companion. This is Kirito, my friend in real life.”Xia Feng introduced the two of them.
"Hello, my name is Asuna.”Asuna also took off her hood and greeted him politely.
"Ah! That…that, my name is Kirito, please guide me.”Kirito did not expect Natsuya's companion to be such a beautiful girl. He was so shocked that he started stuttering.
What happened next was a matter of course. The three of them formed a team.
"Alright, everyone is in a good team! " Then…" Tiabenu was about to continue arranging the relevant matters when he was interrupted.
It was a man with a spiky head, small eyes, and a big nose. One look and one could tell that he was a villain who was playing a minor role. He shouted," Please wait a moment," while jumping in like a clown.
"My name is Tooth King." The Clown said with a savage expression. "Before we set off to fight the BOSS, I have something to say. Among these people, there should be some who would come out and apologize to the 2,000 people who had died so far.”
"Mr. Tooth King, are those people you're talking about the closed beta players?”Tiabenu asked the Tooth King.
"Is there a need to ask? "It's those despicable guys who abandoned us after this lousy game started. They seized the good leveling spots and good quests by themselves, hid and kept getting stronger, and then pretended not to know anything.”At this point, The Clown's expression became even angrier. "Those fellows must have mixed into our ranks by now. If they don't come out and kneel down to apologize, then spit out all the money and items that they have swallowed during this period of time, how can we team up with them and give our backs to them? Absolutely not!"
Upon hearing this, Kirito's expression turned extremely ugly. Although normal players did reject closed beta players, the conditions set by the Tooth King were too harsh. It was pure nonsense. Moreover, as far as he knew, more than 300 closed beta players had died so far. The death rate was almost twice that of ordinary players. However, he didn't dare to tell anyone about this because it might expose his identity as a closed beta player. Moreover, the reason why the death rate of the closed beta players was so high was partly because the game had made some adjustments after the closed beta, but the closed beta players were still doing the same thing. It was inevitable that accidents would happen. On the other hand, it was also because closed beta players abandoned others and traveled alone. It was definitely more dangerous to travel alone than in a team.
"Can I say something?" A bald man stood up and walked in front of the Tooth King. His tall body and fierce face caused a huge pressure on the short Tooth King.
"My name is Egil. What you're trying to say is that the closed beta players did not help, causing many newbies to die. You want them to apologize and compensate you, right?”
"That's it."
Bald Sweat Aguirre took out a small notebook."You got this guide manual too, right? This is given out by the prop shop for free."
The guide contained a lot of information about the game, which was equivalent to a beginner's guide.
"So what if I got it?”
"This manual was released by closed beta players.”Aguirre calmly stated the shocking truth. The Tooth King and the other normal players were shocked.
"Anyone can get this information, but many people still die. We should learn our lesson and think of a way to challenge the BOSS. That's what we should do.”Aguirre changed the topic and glanced at the Tooth King. The Tooth King could only retreat angrily under the strong pressure. Kirito heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this. Although he was a loner, it did not mean that he wanted to become someone hated and ostracized by everyone.
Aguirre had also returned to his original position, and Tiabenu continued to make arrangements for the crusade. He first announced the information about the BOSS. In fact, the information about the BOSS had already been recorded in the latest guide manual. After that, they arranged the battle mission, treasure distribution, departure time, and other related matters. Then, the strategy meeting ended, and the players gradually dispersed.
"In that case, let's go and make some preparations. Buy some consumables and repair some equipment.”Xia Feng said to the two of them.
"Yes." Asuna nodded as she put on her hood again.
"Alright, I'll do it. By the way, where are you staying now?”Kirito answered. The three of them chatted as they left.
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At night, the players held a small gathering in Torbana's square, adding a lot of liveliness to the quiet town. However, Xia Feng and the other two did not join in. Tong Ren and Asuna ate their bread silently while Xia Feng observed the gamers. He didn't like to talk, but he was good at observing and thinking. He didn't expect that he would really see some problems. He found that Tiabenu and the Tooth King were actually on good terms. The two of them drank together and appeared quite intimate.
In his memory, Tiabenu was also a closed beta player. In addition, Tiabenu seemed to be too cooperative with the Tooth King during the day. He didn't stop such an important strategy meeting from being interrupted. When the other party mentioned that someone should apologize, he immediately asked if he was a closed beta player. This made people feel that there was something wrong.
"An ordinary player who hates closed beta players is so close to a closed beta player.”Xia Feng muttered to himself.
"Yes, what did you say?" Kirito did not hear him clearly and thought that Natsuya was talking to him, so he asked.
"It's nothing. You should think about the BOSS battle tomorrow. Isn't the biggest advantage of forming a team the ability to switch between battles? There are three of us now, but Asuna and I are used to working in pairs. What are you going to do?”
"Ah? That's right! What should we do?" Kirito's face was filled with a headache. He did not know what to do.
Xia Feng also took out a piece of bread and ate it while helping Kirito think of a way.
"Why don't we take some time to practice and develop a tacit understanding?”
"But we're leaving at ten tomorrow morning.”
"There will be battles on the way to the BOSS point.”
"We are the last group, so we might not have a chance to fight. It is very likely that the monsters along the way have been cleared by the players in front.”
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The three of them, including Asuna, joined in the discussion. As they talked, the topic changed to the bread they were eating. The Kirito actually had cream that could make the bread taste so good. This made Natsuya and Asuna very happy.
In the end, the Kirito problem was still not resolved.
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