Aincrad Level 1, Labyrinth Area.
There are a total of twenty floors in this towering tower directly connected to the second floor.
The month-long strategy has allowed players from the top groups to conquer the eighteenth floor or above.
The floor-guarding boss on the first floor of the floating city Aincrad stays in the largest room on the 20th floor of the maze area. As the name suggests, he guards the entrance to the upper floor and becomes the boss of this floor. Players rise to the next level as their greatest enemy.
"If possible, I really hope to be able to meet the guarding boss alone..."
Luo Zhen stood at the entrance of the maze area, looking at the top of the tower in front of him, murmuring like this.
"Goooo!"
Rainbow Butterfly also echoed, not sure whether she agreed or hinted that Luo Zhen was too reckless.
Unlike the regional mini-boss that Luo Zhen can solve alone, the floor-guarding boss is the largest monster on the floor. It not only has a huge size, but also has terrifying HP and various abilities.
At the beginning, during the closed beta period, players were generally only around level 5-7 and formed a huge joint team. As a result, they were all wiped out in front of the defending boss countless times. Although Luo Zhen had reached almost the first level At the extreme level of 14, one can face a monster like the boss of the defensive layer alone. Unless the "Inner Eyes" are fully opened, there is no possibility of victory.
Only by opening the "Mind's Eye" can Na Luo Zhen accurately avoid all attacks, see through all the enemy's movements, and coordinate with the fluctuations and trajectories seen by the "Mind's Eye" to deliver a critical strike that is almost a knowing blow. Only then was it possible to defeat the defensive boss alone.
pity…
"Even now, my "Inner Eye" can only last for ten seconds before exiting the state. If I want to enter the state, it takes a few seconds to prepare. It is very difficult."
Luo Zhen was also helpless.
If it were an ordinary magic skill, Luo Zhen would have already mastered it long ago with his extreme talent.
But "Mind's Eye" is different from ordinary magic skills. It emphasizes understanding.
Therefore, it may only remain in this incomplete state for the rest of its life, or it may be suddenly understood due to some opportunity and completely used by Luo Zhen.
But now, Luo Zhen can only continue to hone it and see when it can be fully learned.
"Forget it, let nature take its course."
Luo Zhen didn’t force it.
Due to the particularity of the "Mind's Eye", the more you force it, the harder it will be to enter that realm. Only by letting nature take its course can you reach it naturally.
"Let's get down to business now."
After saying that, Luo Zhen walked into the maze area.
Generally speaking, when in the practice area and maze area outside the town, players need to collect map files first.
The map outside the circle will only appear dark until the player has visited it. Only when the player walks through every place down-to-earth will the map gradually open up and be recorded. In the future, the recorded map can be relied upon. Come to action.
Because of this, recorded map files are also a commodity worth buying for players.
As long as you buy it from a player who owns the map file, you can get the map even in areas you have not actually traveled through. The security is improved by an unknown number of levels, and you don't have to worry about getting lost.
During the closed beta period, map files were already a popular trading item, and many top players liked to sell map files to earn Coll.
Now that it is officially in operation and death has become a game, the sale of map files is still going on, but the situation is somewhat more complicated.
Without further ado, Luo Zhen had already recorded the map of the maze area to the nineteenth floor, leaving only the area where the boss on the last floor was located.
It was on the nineteenth floor that Luo Zhen encountered the small boss of the escaped Kobold General who had not been refreshed until now. After exhausting his two HP gauges with great pains, he killed him. I got the , a small and exquisite piece of armor.
Therefore, Luo Zhen is almost familiar with the maze area.
"According to Argo's information, the rapier user was confirmed to be active on the seventeenth floor until the morning."
Luo Zhen rushed forward at an astonishing speed that would never be seen in the real world. All the way up, he opened the map and checked it.
"Seventeenth floor?"
Following the path recorded on the map, Luo Zhen specially selected a path with few monsters coming out, and rushed up continuously.
Under such circumstances, Luo Zhen reached the seventeenth floor in almost no time.
However…
"Um?"
Luo Zhen suddenly stopped.
Because, in a safe area in front, there were actually several teams of players gathered.
This is nothing.
The floor maze area is originally a strange area with very high profits. Top players will definitely get in here every day to gain experience points. If there is a team of players, it is normal.
The problem is that…
"What's going on with that atmosphere?"
If you take a closer look, you will find that there is something wrong with the atmosphere of those player teams.
As they gathered together and talked to each other, their expressions looked extremely sinister.
"Is there a conflict?"
No, that shouldn't be the case.
If there is a conflict between the player team and the player team, then the two sides should be divided into two groups and confront each other.
But the team of players in front of them gathered together, talking to each other without any grudges.
That look was more like cooperation than conflict.
"cooperate?"
Luo Zhen vaguely felt that something was not right.
Although today's players almost all want to have a team before they dare to leave the main block, hunt monsters outside, and improve their levels, the difficulty of the first-level maze area is not too great. During the closed beta period, players generally ranked 5- It was already broken down at level 7, and the average level of the current top player group is already level 10, which is a safe range where even if something unexpected happens, they can retreat immediately without worrying about death.
In this way, the players' own team is enough to conquer the maze area, and several teams gather together. Unless they plan to conquer the defensive boss, there is no need at all.
Or...
"What objects do they have that they need help from?"
An idea came to Luo Zhen's mind.
if it is like this…
"That's too bad, Argo..."
Luo Zhen sighed, and then stepped forward directly.
The team of players in front finally noticed Luo Zhen's approach, and immediately saw the rainbow butterfly following Luo Zhen.
"Hey Hey hey…"
"that is not…"
"snort…"
The players seemed to recognize Luo Zhen's identity, and after their expressions changed, they cast a strongly hostile look at him.
Among them, there was even a fierce player who glared at Luo Zhen, came out of the team, and stood in front of Luo Zhen.
"Isn't this an amazing beta tester?"
The other party's unkind sneer was so sarcastic.
"You actually dare to walk carelessly under the sun, you are so thick-skinned."
The player who said such a sentence was a man who was small but quite strong, carrying a slightly larger one-handed sword, and had brown hair that was as spiky as a cactus.
The man introduced himself by pointing his thumb to his nose.
"My name is Kibaou, please remember this name well."
Hearing this, Luo Zhen only had one idea.
"Looks like I'm going to be very busy today."