In the blink of an eye, three days passed quickly.
But, this is relative.
For those players who have been imprisoned in this world, let alone three days, even one day is quite long, and it is like a year.
But for Luo Zhen, these three days passed really quickly. He was just bored in the maze area for a while, and the time had completely passed.
As someone who has spent the past few decades studying and practicing magic in boredom, if I couldn't stand the loneliness and had no patience, how could I persist until now
Therefore, in Luo Zhen's opinion, the three days passed really quickly, almost in an instant.
"It's a pity that I couldn't raise the level by another level."
Luo Zhen only has this kind of regret.
Now, Luo Zhen has reached level 14, and his level range far exceeds the first level of Aincrad. If he continues to level up here, he will gain very little experience points.
Even the average level of top players is around level 10. It can be imagined that level 1 has reached the limit for top players. If they don't break through, it will really be just a waste of time.
And Luo Zhen would never allow himself to waste time.
therefore…
"In this battle against the defensive boss, we can only succeed, not fail."
Luo Zhen held the hilt of the "Sword of Tenacity +8" hanging on his waist, then stroked the wings of the rainbow butterfly hanging on his shoulders, and successfully returned to Tolbana from the maze area. , entered the circle.
Ignoring the players who were pointing at him as usual, Luo Zhen first went to the weapon shop to repair the "Sword of Tenacity +8" and restore its durability to full value. Then he went to the prop shop. I replenished my recovery potions, detoxification potions, etc., and then went to the armor shop to have all my armor repaired.
This series of work made Luo Zhen squander nearly 10,000 kels of expenses.
If this fee is taken to the starting town and provided to those players who dare not leave the town and have been hiding there, it will be enough to cover food and accommodation expenses for a day.
But this is also necessary. At this time, Luo Zhen will not be stingy.
By the time all this work was done, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon.
This is when the strategy session begins.
"According to what Argo said, the meeting place seems to be over at the Fountain Square, right?"
Luo Zhen thought for a while, then took the rainbow butterfly and went directly to the fountain square.
By the time Luo Zhen arrived here, there were already many players gathered here.
Luo Zhen didn't know some of these players, some knew their names, some had only seen them in the maze area and towns, and some had some entanglements with them.
For example, a two-handed battle ax user named Agil led his team and stood on the side of the fountain square. He seemed to be quite popular. People kept saying hello to him, creating a lively atmosphere.
The player team that was attacked by Tachibana's rapier user last time and was shocked by Luo Zhen was also among them.
In addition, the one-handed swordsman named Kibaou was also leaning against the wall, talking to several people.
Even Argo was present, but the intelligence dealer was sitting on the high wall on the other side of the square, even hiding in the shadows, and his presence was very low.
Under such circumstances, Luo Zhen came to the fountain square.
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With Luo Zhen's appearance, the originally lively atmosphere in the square suddenly seemed to have cooled down, causing the players' voices to become quieter.
Each player looked at Luo Zhen one after another, showing various emotions.
I also knew that with the exception of Agil and Argo, most of the players did not have a good impression of Luo Zhen, and the glances they cast towards him were both explicit and full of hostility.
Kibaou, in particular, stared at Luo Zhen closely, looking as if he was going to be speechless.
Luo Zhen didn't care at all.
This is really not because Luo Zhen has a good temper.
Facing these players, Luo Zhen really couldn't bring himself to show any interest.
no way.
"What kind of threat is it if it's so easy to see through?"
The hostility of these players towards him was so explicit that Luo Zhen didn't feel threatened.
"If you really want to scare me, you must at least be like Professor Leif. He has been undercover for several years, and looks cheerful and calm in front of others, but makes people feel creepy on the inside. That is called a threat."
Luo Zhen laughed and shook his head.
In view of this, Luo Zhenzhen has no serious interest in competing with these players.
The premise is that no one offends Luo Zhen.
at this time…
"There are surprisingly few people."
A familiar voice came from behind Luo Zhen.
"Remember during the closed beta period, if you want to defeat the defensive boss without any victims, it would be best to form two combined forces, right?"
The so-called joint force refers to the alliance between teams.
In SAO, a team can accommodate up to six people, but if you gather eight teams, you can form a joint force with a total of forty-eight people, allowing teammates to see each other's HP, status, and character names, and conduct large-scale cooperation.
As for the two groups of combined troops, that would be a large force of ninety-six people in total.
During the closed beta period, players relied on forming such a large army to finally overthrow the defensive boss on the first floor and reach the second floor.
"But now, the current number of people is not even the upper limit of a joint force, which is really worrying."
That's what the familiar voice said.
Luo Zhen smiled slightly and gave a direct answer without looking back.
"Don't forget, during the closed beta period, the average level of players was only level 5-7, and some were even lower. That's why we needed to form such a large army. The average level of the players gathered this time was all level 10. Coupled with the gamification of death, everyone’s equipment and props are more fully prepared than during the closed beta period. Even if the upper limit of a combined force is not even reached, there is still no big problem.”
This statement seemed to be recognized by the other party.
"That's right. Our level is already sufficient. Even if we don't have forty-eight people, we should still have a chance of winning, right?"
That’s what the other person said.
and…
"You are here this time, so I can rest assured, right?"
With these words, a young man with black hair and a neutral face came to Luo Zhen, carrying a one-handed sword exactly like Luo Zhen's, wearing leather equipment.
"Long time no see, Luo Zhen."
The other party showed a heartfelt smile.
The same goes for Luo Zhen.
"You seem to be in good spirits, Kirito."
The person who came was none other than Kirito.
The two of them almost reached out their hands in unison, clenched their hands into fists, and bumped heavily.
The two brothers, who had not seen each other since their separation in Horuka, finally met again.