Afterwards, in order to arrest Kradir, the players present dispersed and left the transfer gate square.
Before leaving, Luo Zhen also made an announcement to all players in the strategy group.
"The defensive boss on the 74th floor has been defeated by us, and the transfer gate square on the 75th floor has also been activated by us. You can attack it at any time, but you must form a more complete team than usual to enter the outside circle."
"According to convention, if nothing goes wrong, the 75th floor will have a huge jump in difficulty just like the 25th and 50th floors."
"So, you must conduct careful exploration before entering the wild. If you find the boss in the training area, report it immediately."
After making this announcement, Luo Zhen asked the members of the strategy team to disband on the spot.
Of course, Kibaou and his friends could just leave.
"That's all for today, thank you for your cooperation."
Luo Zhen said these words to Kibaou who was about to leave, but his tone seemed much more indifferent than usual.
"snort… "
Kibaou didn't say anything more, or maybe he knew that it would be useless to say more, so after snorting coldly, he spoke like this.
"The first floor is our territory of the . No one can do whatever they want there."
After leaving such incomprehensible words, Kibaou led Cobaz and his party through the transfer door and left the 74th floor directly, returning to the starting town on the first floor.
At the same time, Asuna also thanked Heathcliff.
"I'm really troubling you, Captain."
Asuna bowed her head to Heathcliff.
"No need." Heathcliff gave a short reply, his tone was the same as Luo Zhen's, becoming much more indifferent than usual, and said like this: "Then I will go back to the headquarters first."
After saying that, Heathcliff didn't wait for Asuna's reply and led the large army back to Grand Sam on the 55th floor.
The transfer gate square that was previously crowded with hundreds of people suddenly became sparse, with only Luozhen, Asuna, Kirito, Klein, Agil and others remaining.
As for the players of "Red Wings" and "Fenglin Huoshan", they were also dismissed by Luo Zhen and Klein and returned to their respective bases to prepare for issuing wanted orders and preparing for the 75th floor strategy.
There were only a few people left at the scene, making the air feel a little dull.
Everyone focused their attention on Luo Zhen.
The reason is simple.
"Hey, Boss Luo Zhen." Klein was the first to ask impatiently: "Did that guy Kradir really just escape?"
This question is exactly what everyone present wants to ask.
Did Kradir really just escape
Didn't he really die in an abnormal state
Everyone wants to know the answer.
but…
"What can we do if we know?"
Luo Zhen's tone remained indifferent, but the words he spoke were irrefutable.
yes.
What can we do if we know it
If Kradir really died in an abnormal state and did not escape, then this incident will have extremely serious consequences.
You will still die if your HP is not reset to zero, and you will still die within the so-called absolutely safe circle.
The occurrence of this incident will cause the shattering of the concepts that players have always believed in, causing great panic.
By then, players who are hiding in towns and dare not step out of the circle in order to survive will spend their days and nights in fear, worrying that they will suddenly turn into polygonal fragments and explode without knowing when, and the players in the strategy group will also not be able to survive. If you continue to believe in the HP gauge that is visible to the naked eye, it might make you fearful of fighting, or even dare not fight again.
If this incident were publicized, it would lead to such serious consequences.
By then, the game's complete strategy will become a delusion, and the hope of survival that players have finally seen because three-quarters of the floor has been conquered will also be shattered, and the entire SAO will become a real only one. What remains is a hell of panic and despair.
This must be avoided.
so…
"Kladir has escaped, just treat it as such."
Luo Zhen couldn't help but assert this, but no one could refute it.
Obviously, everyone knows that this is the best outcome.
only…
"What should we do over there at the Black Iron Palace?"
Agil asked this question subconsciously.
The Black Iron Palace, located in the starting town square on the first level, was the resurrection location for players during the closed beta period.
Once a player dies, the player will be resurrected in this palace and return to the starting town on the first level.
After sao's death was gamified, this palace naturally lost its function, but there was an extra stone tablet.
It was a stone tablet with the names of all the players engraved on it.
If a player dies, the name on the stone tablet will be crossed out, and the cause of death will be noted at the back.
In other words, if Kradir really died, his name would definitely be crossed out on the stone tablet.
In this way, as long as a player goes to the Black Iron Palace to confirm this, the lie that Kradiel used the transfer crystal to escape will be exposed.
This is probably what Agil is worried about, right
However, it was Kirito who expressed this.
"You shouldn't need to worry about this matter." Kirito said: "Just now Kibaou also said that this is their territory, right?"
Hearing this, everyone finally understood the meaning of Kibaou's inexplicable words just now.
"Mr. Kibaou must have discovered something, that's why he said that and told us that he will take care of the Black Iron Palace and will not let the players discover Kradir's condition."
Asuna explained Kibaou's behavior, which made everyone feel relieved, but everyone fell silent.
Although this matter has been solved for the time being, it has left a thorn in everyone's heart.
What to do next
Everyone is thinking about this kind of thing.
"Hey, Kirito."
Luo Zhen suddenly spoke.
"I'm a little tired and want to take a good rest."
Luo Zhen said this without any reason.
The implication is simple.
"Can I leave the strategy for the 75th floor to you temporarily?"
Luo Zhen looked at Asuna, Kirito, Klein and Agil.
Upon hearing this, everyone was startled for a moment, then looked at each other, and nodded in understanding without saying a word.
"It's time for you to take a good rest."
Klein patted Luo Zhen on the shoulder.
"After all, you have always been supporting us."
Agil also smiled.
"Leave the 75th floor to us." Kirito looked at Luo Zhen and said: "We will definitely not let the victims appear before arriving at the room of the boss guarding the floor."
Everyone made such a promise one after another.
Obviously, everyone knew that Luo Zhen must have very important things to consider, and he really needed a good rest, so he decided to help Luo Zhen take on the next important responsibility regardless of anything else.
"Thanks."
Only then did Luo Zhen smile.
On the side, Asuna witnessed this scene, her eyes twinkling slightly.
In this way, Luo Zhen left the frontline strategy for the first time since the beginning of the game and began his first and last vacation.