However, if you didn't go look for trouble, trouble would come looking for you. Just as Shiroya and Kirito returned to the inn they were staying at on the 48th floor, six or seven players suddenly surrounded them.
Kirito instantly prepared to pull out the sword on his back. Even if he was surrounded by dozens of people, as long as he was still in the circle, he would not be in danger. However, this common sense was no longer reliable in the past few hours.
White Night crossed his arms in front of his chest and said to those people,""Holy Dragon Alliance? Are you planning to start a war with us?”
The tall spearman who had been taken away by White Night was speechless, but he immediately frowned and said,"…Shiroya-san, you must be joking. I have something to ask Shiroya-san and Doujin-san, so I came here specially to wait for your return.”
"Hehe, so the Holy Dragon Alliance's method of seeking advice from others is actually so…special!”White Night snorted coldly.
" Hey, I don't think you want to ask us about our birthdays or blood types…" Kirito sneered as well. He was not an idiot. It was impossible for him not to notice the obvious atmosphere.
Although they were both members of the Strategy Group and had no hostile relationship, White Night and the others just couldn't get along with the members of the Holy Dragon Alliance.
The reason why they could not get along was that the goal of the Blood Alliance Knights was to " conquer the game as quickly as possible ", but the goal of the Holy Dragon Alliance was to " seize the honor of the strongest guild ". They basically didn't team up with other guilds, nor would they take the initiative to disclose information about the training grounds. Furthermore, they were very thick-skinned about dealing the final blow to the BOSS, which was related to the treasure drop and additional experience points. However, from another perspective, they could be considered the group of people who enjoyed the game the most.
Right now, the seven of them appeared to be standing in a semicircle in front of Shiroya and Kirito, who had their backs to the stone wall of the portal square. However, the distance between them must have been carefully calculated.
This distance would not cause the players to be unable to move, but if they wanted to leave the encirclement, they would definitely bump into one of them. White Night and the others would naturally hesitate whether to take such an impolite action. Thus, it was suspected that they were surrounded.
"If you have something to say, say it. I don't have time to waste with you here. If you don't say it, I'll apply for a life and death duel with you!”No one would be happy to be blocked here for no reason, not to mention that White Night was affected by the White Tiger's blood. If he didn't get angry, he might really die if he got angry. Therefore, it was really possible for him to do a life-and-death duel.
The so-called life-and-death duel was also a type of duel system. It was different from the usual duels that were protected by the system. This kind of duel was a battle to the death, and in this situation, killing someone would not result in a red name. Usually, very few people would use this unless the two of them were mortal enemies. Of course, the prerequisite for this duel was that both parties had to accept it.
However, the current situation was hard to predict. After all, the Holy Dragon Alliance had the advantage in numbers. If White Night really initiated a Death Duel, if they did not accept it, it would definitely affect the Guild's reputation. However, if they accepted the challenge, no one here was a match for White Night and Kirito.
"Don't misunderstand, we just want to ask about the PK commotion that happened on the 57th floor in the evening.”
This answer was already within his expectations. Shiroya nodded gently, leaned his back against the stone wall, and crossed his arms in front of his chest. Then, he signaled him to continue with his eyes.
"I heard that it wasn't a duel…is that true?”The other party asked in a low and magnetic voice.
"What we can be sure of is that no one at the scene saw the window showing the winner. Of course, it was also possible that no one present had noticed it for some reason.”Kirito said as an eyewitness.
"..." Schmidt's slightly squarish chin immediately closed. The armor at the bottom of his neck also made a sound.
The members of the Holy Dragon Alliance must be wearing armor with silver and blue as the basic colors. The spear on his back, which was nearly two meters long, protruded high, and the triangular guild flag was carefully hung on the sharp tip.
After a brief silence, Schmitt said in an even lower voice,"I heard that the player who was killed was called Kainz…that should be right, right?”
"That's what the victim's friend who witnessed the whole incident said. I just went to the Black Iron Palace to confirm it. The time and cause of death are exactly the same.”
"Then what's your relationship with the deceased?”White Night said.
"…It has nothing to do with you."
" Hey, hey, how can you be the only one asking questions…" Before Bai Ye could finish his sentence, the other party suddenly roared at Bai Ye,""You're not a police officer, are you? Even though you guys seem to have done a lot of research with Vice Leader KoB, you guys don't have the right to monopolize the information!”After he let out a roar that could be heard even outside the square, the other members around him looked at each other with troubled expressions. It seemed that Schmidt had not told them the details, and only wanted them to come and make up the numbers. This matter was not related to the Holy Dragon Alliance, but Schmidt himself.
"I know that you recovered the weapons used to kill people from the scene. You've investigated enough, right? Give it to me.”A right hand wrapped in a metal gauntlet stretched out in front of White Night's eyes, and White Night's expression immediately changed.
" Brother, don't be rash…" Kirito immediately felt that something was wrong when he saw the expression on White Night's face. He only had this expression when White Night was seriously attacking the Boss. If it was in this situation, even an idiot would know that White Night was angry.
"Get lost!"
"What did you say?" It wasn't just Schmitt. This time, the faces of all the members of the Holy Dragon Alliance turned ugly. They were the members of the Holy Dragon Alliance and represented the Holy Dragon Alliance's reputation. However, White Night had asked them to scram. This was clearly throwing the entire Holy Dragon Alliance's reputation away.
"If you don't want to die, get lost!" White Night waved his hand with a gloomy face. Immediately, a blood-red floating window appeared in front of every member of the Holy Dragon Alliance." Player White Night has invited you to a life and death duel. Do you accept?”
This immediately caused everyone to freeze. They had all seen White Night's battle and understood that even if everyone here joined forces, they might not be a match for White Night. Moreover, there was a Kirito beside him who was not inferior to him. This situation made them not know what to do.
Kirito sighed and waved his hand to call out the inventory. He raised his materialized red short sword and stabbed it into the stone floor between Shiroya and Schmitt.
The red short sword, Kachang! A loud spark erupted and it stood on the floor. Schmitt was shocked and took half a step back before looking down at it.
"I'll save you some time. The weapon's name was Guiltythorn. The blacksmith who made it was Grimlock.”
This time, there was a clear reaction. Schmitt's eyes widened, and his mouth was half-open. A hoarse panting sound came from inside. There was no doubt that this sportsman-like man knew the blacksmith Grimlock and the victim, Kainz. Moreover, he had experienced something similar to them in the past.
If that was the murderer's motive for killing Kainz, then this insider murder was not something that everyone feared-it was an indiscriminate killing by a random killer.
Although he wanted to know what had happened in the past, even if he asked Schmidt directly, he wouldn't be able to answer honestly.
Just as Kirito was thinking about what to do, the arm wearing the heavy metal gauntlet straightened stiffly and pulled the gun out of the ground.
Schmitt opened the prop bar roughly and threw the short sword in as if he wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible. Then, he quickly changed the direction of his body.
Next, Schmitt, who had his spear facing away from Shiroya and Kirito, left behind a rather typical threatening line.
"…Stop investigating. Let's go!" Thus, the men of the Holy Dragon Alliance quickly walked towards the teleportation door and disappeared.
"Hmph, a bunch of gutless fellows!”Shiroya pursed his lips and closed the duel invitation. To be honest, if Kirito had not been there to mediate the situation, they would have definitely fought.
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