Aincrad, eleventh floor, entrance to the maze area.
The wind blows from the mouth of the valley, bringing cool wind. In the distance are the crowds of people, and the whispers gathered in twos and threes beside them.
Ye You went to the practice area as usual. This time, he was accompanying Asuna. Because she might die for real, a team of two or more people would be formed every time in the outer area. This is actually much bolder than other sao excluding solo players who go out in groups of at least six people.
Ye You and Asuna stopped. In front of them was the entrance to the maze. The hole, about two meters high and three meters long, led deep into the distance. Only the stone walls were faintly fluorescent and gave off a weak light.
The door was completely blocked by people, four people in a row, tightly sealed, three rows in total. Whenever someone comes, they will turn their bodies sideways to form a passage for only one person to pass through.
Ye You frowned and stopped five meters in front of the human wall, as if deliberately waiting for them. The human wall spread out from both sides, and a short man with brown cactus hair walked out. He was holding a slightly wider one-handed sword. . He stepped forward and said in a very muddy voice: "Here you are, selfish beta testers."
"Who are you… ?"
Ye You asked deliberately doubtfully.
The cactus head pointed to the tip of his nose with his thumb, and pointed his nostrils towards Ye You: "My name is Ya Wang, please remember it clearly. Ha, but after today, you will definitely not forget it."
"Why do you say that? You are planning to attack us."
Ye You took out the Thousand-leaf Sword +12 (3a3d3h3s). The tip of the sword was facing down, and the surface of the sword reflected the luster like a willow leaf. This is the top-quality equipment that was revealed by the boss on the ninth floor, and has been strengthened to become a hundred-refined weapon. What it means is that the 'accuracy', 'weight', 'sharpness' and 'speed' have been strengthened three times respectively. Even though there is still a failure rate when reinforced with a large number of different materials, it still succeeded 12 times, coupled with the already abnormally high basic attributes. Those who realize that this sword is unusual will have their breath stagnated.
"Haha, I'm different from you closed beta players." Kibaou laughed, "I wouldn't do that kind of thing! We're just standing here."
His words made Ye You frown. In SAO, the collision per unit volume is limited. There is no such thing as "people squeezing people". When the space cannot accommodate the passage of individual volumes at the same time, it will only be judged by the system, which is not feasible here.
In other words, if they were arranged at the entrance in the form of a human wall, Ye You would not be able to enter the maze. Their purpose is obvious, to keep the members of the Akatsuki Car Guild out of the maze area and prevent them from gaining experience, which also limits their levels.
Unless... the human wall is broken open by force.
But if you attack the player, the cursor above your head will turn orange and you will become an orange player. Players with orange names will encounter resistance from everyone in the practice area. No one is willing to be around players who have hurt other people when they are concentrating on leveling.
Asuna also thought of this, she couldn't help but hold the hilt of the sword with all her strength, her eyes became as sharp as a sword.
Ye You's eyes gradually narrowed. He only announced Kibaou's news about closed beta players last night. Did he start taking action today? I have to say that the efficiency of this cactus head is a bit high.
Indeed, if the level of all members of the Akatsuki Car Guild is suppressed to a certain level, the Akatsuki Car without the strongest combat power will no longer have appeal, and it will be impossible to gather closed beta players.
And if they forcefully break through the human wall and attack other players, Akatsuki's car will also bear the notoriety of the 'Tachibana Guild'. I have to say that this short, funny-looking cactus head is pretty good at taking one step at a time.
Ye You looked at the people wandering outside the maze area to watch the fun. Since they came here, they were players with a certain level of strength, and there must be many closed beta players among them.
In this case... let's make things bigger. Ye You shouted: "Are you saying that closed beta players cannot enter the maze area?"
Of course Kibaou's original intention was not to be an enemy of all closed beta players. The news spread last night caused undercurrents in his union, and the incompetent and weak president also blamed himself for his recklessness. But so what? After raising the level to the highest level, getting the best equipment, and leading everyone to defeat the boss again and again, they will naturally know who is the strong one and who is the real big shot!
Therefore, what does it mean to encounter some twists and turns on the thorny road that must be taken
Kibaou sneered and said arrogantly: "We will not approve of your beta testers' behavior of monopolizing resources. Of course, if you hand over all your equipment and money, and then kneel down and kowtow to apologize, I will also It’s not that I can’t forgive you.”
boom
The sound of two sharp blades piercing the air came to mind one after another.
The first one was the Ippei thin sword, a linear attack of sword skills formed with extremely high completion and speed, piercing Kibaou's left lower abdomen like a meteor.
This is the rapier user Asuna. Ever since she joined this death game, she has spent every day in uneasiness. Life and death have been placed in front of her so easily. There had always been a sense of depression growing in my heart, and now it finally burst out under Kibaou's provocation.
The last sound was the muffled sound of Ye You's long sword hitting Kibaou's armor. The powerful numerical correction and his own reaction speed allowed Ye You to be one step ahead of the ground-breaking attack with the sword blade, blocking the tip of Asuna's sword, and then followed the trajectory and struck Kibaou's left face, and then his whole body was thrown horizontally. flew out. The HP bar plummeted to a dangerous red level.
At the same time, Ye You's cursor turned orange.
"Do you want to become a Tachibana player!"
Kibaou got up and roared with anger and anger.
"What are you talking about? Isn't this already Tachibana's name?"
With a swish, Ye You reappeared in front of Kibaou in the next moment, with the basic agility enhancement, holding a sword in one hand, and the sharp blade was pressed against his throat.
"If you remove the equipment from your body and kneel down to beg for mercy, I won't be able to forgive you."
Ye You smiled and repeated what he just said.
"You thought I would do that..." Do
Before he finished speaking, he saw the hilt of the sword advance a little, piercing the skin of his throat, and the HP bar representing life was slowly decreasing.
Kibaou's words stopped abruptly.
He could only stare wide-eyed at the sharp blade that slowly penetrated his throat. He didn't dare to move, his instinct was telling him that if he resisted, the speed of the sword would take away his life like the wind.
"what are you doing?"
"Put down the sword quickly!"
"Damn beta players!"
At this time, the people from the Yaou Guild slowly came to their senses. Kibaou held his head stiffly and his voice trembled: "How dare you kill someone in front of so many people?"
Ye You smiled, but still cut the sword into Kibaou's throat unhurriedly: "Then you want to try it?"