The next day, early morning.
Normally, at this point in time, it would be time for players to start sneaking into the maze area to level up.
But today is different.
Shortly after dawn, a total of sixty players gathered here again at the fountain square in Tolbana.
Each of them was equipped with the best equipment, the best weapons, and even the most advanced recovery items that they could obtain within their capabilities, making every player look a bit menacing.
However, the players' faces were full of seriousness and even nervousness, which filled the sky above the square with a somewhat depressing atmosphere.
In this situation…
"Hawu~~~"
Luo Zhen came here with a listless look on his face while yawning.
"Hey, you all came quite early."
Luo Zhen casually greeted the players who had gathered early, with a sleepy look on his face, which made many players present quite angry.
Kibaou who was gathered in the crowd was speechless at this.
"It's obviously an important strategic battle, but it's so careless...?"
It seems that the hedgehog-headed one-handed swordsman has not completely let go.
Not to mention Kibaou, even Diabell smiled bitterly, and all the other players were also a little unhappy.
On the contrary, the closed beta players were a little helpless but not surprised.
"It's still the same."
Kirito said this as if he was laughing or crying.
"Has he been like this before?"
Agil asked with some confusion.
"This has been like this since the closed beta period. Every time the frontline team decided to attack the defensive boss, he was the last one to arrive."
Argo spread his hands and provided such information.
In response to this, Asuna, who was standing next to Argo, made some complaints.
"Is that okay?"
Obviously, for this girl, Luo Zhen's performance was not good at all.
But Argo smiled.
"There is no other way. Who allows him to command others perfectly every time and take down the head of the defending boss without any damage?"
Argo's words earned Kirito's approval.
"Don't look at him like that. When the battle actually begins, he will be the most dedicated of all."
That's what Kirito said.
Hearing this, Asuna could only remain silent again.
In this way, Luo Zhen came to the field while yawning and bearing the dissatisfied or helpless looks of everyone present.
"Woo!"
I don't know if it was influenced by Luo Zhen, but the Rainbow Butterfly also looked sleepy, resting on Luo Zhen's shoulder, dozing off.
Of course, compared to the lazy-looking Luo Zhen, the sleepy look of Rainbow Butterfly only makes people feel cute.
Diabell glanced at this rare familiar, then immediately withdrew his gaze and faced everyone present.
"Now that everyone is here, let's have one last strategy meeting before the strategy battle begins."
Saying this, Diabell looked in the direction of Argo.
"Miss Argo, could you please explain to us what kind of monster the defending boss on the first floor is during the closed beta period? What is its attack mode? Is there anything worth noting?"
Diabell very seriously sought information from Argo, who was a beta tester, and all the players present focused their attention on Argo.
"...That's no problem."
Argo, who had always required a considerable fee to provide information in the past, seemed to be preparing for a bloody show this time. After hesitating for a while, he decided to speak.
"However, let me state in advance that the information I know only comes from the closed beta period. After the official operation, the intelligence collection work on the boss on the defensive layer becomes a bit troublesome. After all, I don't dare to enter the boss's room alone. That room It was only discovered by you before, so I can only provide information from the closed beta period. I do not rule out that after the official operation, the guardian boss has been changed."
After saying this, Argo considered the words and then began to explain.
"During the closed beta period, the boss guarding the first floor of Aincrad was a giant kobold two meters tall."
"The kobold's official name is Ilfan the Kobold Lord."
"It is the leader of all the kobolds in the maze area on the first floor. Like other kobolds, it can use sword skills. Its weapon is a one-handed bone axe. It is also equipped with a small leather buckler, so not only does its attack power be very high , the defense is also very strong, and it has four HP slots. Even if it is equipped with a two-handed tomahawk with the strongest attack power, it will cost a team of six people to use sword skills to continuously output. It will take more than half an hour to have a chance to drain the boss' HP."
Argo's explanation made every player's expressions become serious.
but…
"This is just basic information."
Argo strengthened his voice and said this as if to warn everyone.
"The most important thing is that the boss guarding the floor is not just one person. He is also guarded by three ruined kobold guards wearing metal armor and equipped with ax guns. Moreover, every time the boss's HP bar is reduced by one, New kobold guards will pour out, and by the fourth HP slot, there will be a total of twelve kobold guards around it. Therefore, before the guards accumulate, they must be defeated first, but The boss will also stand in the way. If you want to conquer this defensive boss, you need enough manpower. Someone will deal with the boss and someone will deal with the guards. The number of guards cannot be increased, otherwise the difficulty will increase to the limit."
This is just the first thing to note.
"Also, when the HP gauge of the defending boss is reduced to the last red area, the defending boss will abandon its weapons and shields and enter a brief invincible state. During this period, it will change weapons, use scimitars, and attack mode. There will be drastic changes, and if you don’t react in time, all your HP will be wiped out by the new sword skill of the defending boss.”
Having said this, Argo looked around at everyone around him.
"I don't need to explain what will happen then, right?"
Argo's words made all the players present swallow their saliva.
Kirito and Asuna also frowned.
"This is really difficult to handle." Diabel touched his chin, turned to look at Luo Zhen, who was still yawning, and asked: "Mr. Luo Zhen, how do you think the defense boss should be beaten this time? ?”
After hearing Diabel's words, everyone present focused their attention on Luo Zhen again.
"how to spell?"
Luo Zhen continued to yawn, looked at Diabel who looked at him with a serious face, and curled his lips with a smile.
"Don't think too complicated, just use the usual way to deal with bosses."
Luo Zhen looked at the area where the beta testers were.
"Next, I will adjust the composition of the team. You can form a team with each other according to my instructions."
After speaking, Luo Zhen began to give instructions.