In fact, many people had already discovered something wrong when they tried to log out. The logout button at the bottom of the game had disappeared, and the system did not give a corresponding notification, causing people to be dissatisfied.
After being forcefully teleported to the central square, the pent-up emotions finally erupted. Many people shouted loudly to greet the mother of the operation officials. Some people tried to go out but were limited to a certain area before returning. Everyone who did not know was discussing their opinions loudly, not realizing what was going to happen next.
An anxious atmosphere spread among the crowd.
"What kind of lousy game is this? Why won't you let me quit?”
"To think that I queued up to buy the game, but there was a BUG on the first day.”
All kinds of doubts and protests reached Osamu Uesugi's ears, but he only laughed a few times and did not say anything else.
"Look, what's that!"
Soon, someone realized that something was wrong. The sky was instantly filled with red barriers with Warning and System Announcement. A pool of blood-like liquid flowed out of the gap in the sky.
The terrifying scene in front of them made the originally noisy square instantly quiet down. Everyone's pupils reflected the huge shadow.
In the end, the pool of unknown liquid transformed into a cloaked giant. The shadow on the hat made it impossible for the players to see his exact appearance.
Then, the giant said in a low voice under the watchful eyes of everyone.
"Players, welcome to my world. My name is Kazuhiko Hayaba.”
"My name is Kazuhiko Hayaba, and I am the only human who can control this world.”
As soon as he said this, the crowd in the square became restless again.
"Really? Why did you only release the news now?”
"Don't think about it. The developers are already out. The system BUG will be fixed soon.”
"Tsk tsk, the character model is really detailed.”
The players did not feel the slightest fear towards Hayaba Akihiko's powerful entrance. Instead, many of them were talking loudly. However, Hayaba Akihiko's next words made everyone's hearts clench once again.
"I believe that many players have already noticed that the logout button has disappeared. I want to emphasize here that it's not a BUG in the system, but the original gameplay of the game.”
As he spoke, the giant named Kazuhiko Hayaba reached out his right hand and opened the system menu in front of him, indicating to all the players that the logout button at the bottom of the menu was indeed gone.
"Players are unable to log out of the game on their own accord, and outsiders cannot stop the operation of NERvGear. If you try to force it, your brain will be destroyed by the signal transmitter inside the machine.”
The moment these words were said, it caused a thousand ripples.
"You must be lying. How could it be such a terrifying thing?”
"Hey! This isn't how an event should be held. Hurry up and let me go back.”
"Seriously, they're really willing to do anything to get on the popular carriers.”
In short, most of the people present did not take Hayaba's explanation to heart. They thought that this was just a joke the game operators had played on the players, and they all cursed.
However, some observant people had already made a lot of connections based on Hayaba Yasuhiko's words. Those who knew more about NERvGear knew how it worked. Combined with Hayaba Yasuhiko's words, after a simple analysis, they came to this conclusion.
"It's…it's true. Everything he said is true.”
A black-haired swordsman with a classic " brave " face muttered to himself. Even though there was a hint of disbelief in his eyes, it was clear from his tone that he believed Hayaba Akihiko's words.
"How is that possible? That's too reckless.”
The red-haired samurai quickly retorted. He did not immediately believe Hayaba's words, but he could not ignore the words of his good friend, the swordsman.
The black-haired swordsman quickly told the red-haired warrior his understanding and analysis of the NERvGear. In this short conversation, the red-haired warrior's expression changed several times.
" Unfortunately, because some of the players didn't listen to our advice and tried to forcefully remove the control of NERvGear, 213 players have left Ain Grand and the real world forever.”
He waved his hands in the air, and dozens of floating screens appeared above the square. On the screens were various media reports on SAO Sword God's Domain and the dead players.
This strong evidence kept striking the hearts of many players. The black-haired swordsman even saw the crying figures of his family members on a flashing screen.
Panic! Fear! Confusion!
All sorts of negative emotions spread among the players. In the face of this information, all rebuttals seemed so weak. Even though they shouted that they did not believe it or accept it, they had already accepted this fact in their hearts.
" Please rest assured, everyone. With the government and media's announcement, I believe that the danger of forcefully removing NERvGear has been minimized. Everyone can rest assured in the game.”
"Also, players, please take note that from now on, all resurrection methods will be ineffective. When the player's HP reaches zero, not only will the game character disappear, but the brain in the real world will also be destroyed.”
"There is only one condition for players to be released, and that is to start from the first floor and clear all the way to the 100th floor. After defeating the final BOSS, you can leave the game.”
The harsh conditions set by Hayaba Shohiko scared almost all the players, because during the closed beta of the game, the players had only cleared six or seven floors under the premise of the resurrection mechanism, which was not even one-tenth of the completion. The difficulty of the game was unparalleled.
Even the originally calm black-haired swordsman's face was drained of blood. It had to be said that Sao's human body was indeed very realistic. As a gaming master, he knew how difficult it was to kill the BOSS in Aingrunt. At this moment, countless images of himself being killed by monsters and leaving the stage appeared in his mind. A feeling of despair appeared in his heart.
"Lastly, please confirm my gift in your inventory.”
Subconsciously, they opened their inventory and found the hand mirror that didn't exist before. After clicking confirm to take it out, a small square mirror appeared in everyone's hands. The smooth mirror reflected everyone's panicked and helpless expressions.
Following that, blue rays of light rose from the square. This was the function of the hand mirror, allowing every player to restore their original appearance and figure. This was also Hayaba's intention. It would allow the players to better integrate into the game world, instead of staring at a fake face all day long.
Osamu Uesugi stood in the crowd and did not move. He just crossed his arms and quietly watched Hayaba Kyokihiko's " performance." His image setting was himself, so he did not use a hand mirror.
A few seconds later, the players in the square had undergone a major change. It was as if a resolute hero had turned into a cute baby-faced swordsman, and a red-haired warrior had turned into a down-and-out bandit. This was still considered good. Some of them had even shrunk their height by half, their looks had returned to their original appearances, and even their genders had changed.
The atmosphere and realism of life in real life were suddenly revealed. There were not so many handsome men and beautiful women, but more players with ordinary appearances. Looking at the changes in the scene, Kazuhiko Kazuba nodded slightly. This was the effect he wanted.
"Maybe everyone is wondering why Sao and NERvGear's developer, Hayaba Kazuhiko, did this? My goal has been achieved. I created this world just to enjoy it, and all of this has been achieved.”
Hayaba Kyokihiko spoke his true thoughts in a calm tone, as if he didn't care about those who had lost their lives.
"Now, SwordArtOnline's official tutorial has ended. I wish all players good luck.”
After saying this, Hayaba Kyokihiko's body turned into liquid form and disappeared from the players 'eyes, just like before. The barrier in the sky was also removed.
Uesugi did not know if it was his imagination, but he felt that at the last moment, the dark shadow under Hayaba Kazuhiko's large cloak seemed to have consciously glanced in his direction. However, he could no longer care about those things because the emotions that the players had been suppressing had already begun to erupt.
"Let me out, get out of here!”
"Are you kidding me? This is a game of death!”
"I still have things to do outside.”
Under Hayaba Akihiko's cruel declaration, most of the normal players had lost their minds. The already timid girls fell helplessly to the ground and cried. Although some people saw this pitiful appearance, they did not come to comfort them.
Some players smashed the wall or the ground to vent their emotions. Some even grabbed the collar of the person beside them with their left hand and clenched their right fist as if they were going to smash it down to vent their anger.
Normally, pulling a player's collar would be considered an unethical behavior by the system and would be given a warning. If the victim agreed, the person could be sent to prison.
However, regardless of whether it was the attacker or the victim, they were clearly not in the right state of mind after experiencing Hayaba's verbal assault. They did not even notice the system notification. The surrounding onlookers were also a little afraid of the attacker's tall and burly figure, so no one went forward to stop him.
"Ah ah ah, Mister Hayata has really done something big, but I really like the feeling of exploring the unknown.”
He reached out and pulled out the sword on his back. He placed it in front of him and began to use the lunge sword technique. With the powerful function of the auxiliary AI, Uesugi Shuu rushed to the middle of the crowd in an instant. The sword that was glowing with orange light accurately landed on the attacker.
Bang!
The powerful momentum from the sword skill sent the seemingly strong body of the opponent flying. In the inner part of the town, which was also the safe zone, the only way to reduce a player's HP was through the duel mode. Under normal circumstances, attacking the opponent would only have a slight knockback effect.
After the attacker fell two meters away, other than looking a little disheveled, the HP bar above his head did not decrease, but his expression was a little ugly.
"Hey! Don't use the game as a reason to hurt others.”
It was only then that the onlookers had a chance to see the appearance of the third person who had joined the fight. It was Osamu Uesugi, who had used his sword skill to send his opponent flying.
Osamu Uesugi did not show any mercy to the person who was sent flying. Osamu Uesugi could clearly see the thoughts of such a person. On one hand, he was frightened by the real game, and on the other hand, he had not accepted the fact that " the game is reality " from the bottom of his heart.
"You're still fantasizing that this is just a fake game, thinking that it's okay to just randomly fight two people. People like you should wake up as soon as possible. If you're going to face wild monsters with such thoughts, then you might as well jump down from the border yourself.”
Shuu Uesugi retracted his sword and reached out to help the slightly skinny man up from the ground.
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