""
At this moment, all the 10,000 players in the entire square fell silent. They stared blankly at the red cloak floating in the sky and did not react for a long time.
"Forever...stay here...?"
I don't know who murmured such a sound, causing each player to show a blank expression one after another.
Presumably, everyone present has not been able to understand what Kayaba Akihiko said, right
No.
It should be said that even if it can be understood, the brain is rejecting this reality.
Therefore, the entire square became extremely silent, even the sound of breathing stopped, showing an indescribable dead silence.
In such a situation, there is only one person who can react in time.
That is Luo Zhen.
"..."
At this time, Luo Zhen remained silent, quietly staring at the red cloak in mid-air.
Although Kayaba Akihiko only said a few words, Luo Zhen could already understand the meaning.
Of course, Luo Zhen was not very willing to believe it.
I believe the facts will be revealed next.
However, reason told Luo Zhen that his premonitions and guesses would definitely come true.
There is no other reason.
Luo Zhen felt an extremely familiar feeling from the man who called himself Kayaba Akihiko.
That is…
"magician…"
A researcher who will use all means and even violate ethics in order to reach the "source".
Luo Zhen felt this familiar atmosphere from Kayaba Akihiko.
Therefore, Luo Zhen knew that something would definitely happen next.
That is cruelty and despair.
as expected…
"I know that you will definitely not understand what I am saying now, but it doesn't matter. You just need to realize one thing. That is, for you, this world is no longer just a game, but another reality. world."
Kayaba Akihiko ruthlessly pronounced the verdict.
"There are three things you need to pay attention to."
"One: From now on, the game will cancel all resurrection functions. Therefore, the moment your HP reaches zero, your characters will be eliminated forever and will never appear again."
"Two: When your game characters die, the worn on each of your heads will release microwaves at the moment of your death, burning your brains."
"Three: Please don't take any chances. This game has already begun and no one can stop it. Once outsiders want to forcefully stop or remove the you are wearing, the signal component will also emit microwaves and destroy your brains. , even if the external power supply is cut off for more than ten minutes, the network is disconnected for more than two hours, or an attempt is made to destroy the main body of , the brain destruction program will be executed."
"These conditions have been announced to the outside world through the media."
"Presumably, your body in the real world will be moved to a hospital or other facility during the disconnection buffer time of only two hours while wearing , and will be carefully cared for."
"The only condition that can liberate you from this game is to reach the 100th floor of Aincrad and defeat the final boss there."
"By then, you will be able to completely conquer this death game, and all surviving players will log out safely."
"These are the rules of this world. I hope you can remember them well."
Kayaba Akihiko, who explained the so-called rules in one breath, continued to speak in a voice without any emotion before anyone had time to react.
"In order to make you realize that this is not a joke, I will give you a special gift. It is in your item list. Please materialize it."
This sentence had just fallen from Kayaba Akihiko's mouth. All the players below seemed to have their entire bodies manipulated. They all stretched out their hands and swiped directly downwards. Amidst the sound of electronic ringtones, they switched to the main menu. Called out.
Luo Zhen did the same.
However, he was not induced by Kayaba Akihiko, but opened the item bar with his own will and saw an item displayed at the top of the item list.
The prop is called "Handheld Mirror".
Luo Zhen can be sure that this is a prop that he never got before.
At that moment, Luo Zhen clicked it almost without hesitation and selected the materialization button from the window that appeared.
"Zheng!"
Along with a burst of polygonal brilliance, a small mirror appeared in Luo Zhen's hand.
Luo Zhen looked in the mirror.
At this moment...
"Zheng!"
A far brighter and more dazzling light than before enveloped Luo Zhen, as well as all the players present.
Luo Zhen closed his eyes subconsciously, and when he opened them again, Luo Zhen's eyes instantly condensed.
Because what appeared in the mirror was not an intellectual face like a wise strategist, but a familiar face that was as handsome as a mixed race and a little childish, appearing lazy and careless.
This is exactly what Luo Zhen himself looks like.
"That is to say..."
Luo Zhen turned his head and looked around.
"What...what's going on!?"
"is that a lie!?"
"You...who are you!?"
"Who are you!"
Each player screamed one after another.
I saw that not long ago, all the players who had the appearance of handsome men and beauties in fantasy adventure games disappeared, replaced by extremely ordinary faces, and even the average height was much lower than before. , the average figure also suddenly dropped, which lowered the appearance level of the entire game by an unknown amount. It also made the atmosphere of the game disappear completely, leaving only reality.
Apparently…
"Have they all returned to their real appearance?"
Luo Zhen murmured such words.
Kayaba Akihiko made an inorganic sound as if he was laughing.
"In this way, you can more or less believe that this is not a game but reality, right?"
After saying that, Kayaba Akihiko dropped his cold words.
"Then, the virtual reality massive online role-playing game "Sword Art Online" will be officially launched."
"This concludes the game description."
"Dear players, I wish you can conquer this Aincrad as soon as possible."
After leaving such a sentence, the huge bright red cloak gradually disappeared, and the patterns in the sky also disappeared and returned to their original appearance.
But above the square, deathly silence still prevailed.
until…
"Let me out! Let me out!"
When the first player let out such a cry of pain, like a chain reaction, all the players broke out.
"let me out!"
"Get me out of here!"
"I don't believe it...! I don't believe there is such a ridiculous thing...!"
"This is just a game!"
"It's just a game!"
"Let us out!"
"don't want!"
A tsunami-like noise shook the air throughout the square.
At this moment, all the players fell into an unprecedented panic, causing the sounds of lamentation, roaring, screaming, scolding, roaring, pleading and crying to be mixed together, and silence could no longer be restored.
In this situation, Luo Zhen walked out of the crowd silently and came to an alley.
"boom!"
The small mirror was crushed into pieces, its durability plummeted, and it instantly turned into a polygon and shattered.
The light from the fragments illuminated Luo Zhen's face.
Illuminating the face full of disgust and anger.
Although he didn't know what happened specifically, Luo Zhen could still guess it.
"Are you willing to imprison 10,000 ordinary people in the game world as experimental subjects for your own research?"
Luo Zhen's eyes burned with a fire that had not existed before.
"Then I'll show you the strategy."
"I will penetrate the top of this world and find myself in front of you, so that you will regret treating me as an experiment."
"Kayaba Akihiko."