His tail was wagging in excitement as Foo Foo ate with relish.
He lowered his front body and narrowed his eyes.
An expression of enjoyment.
“Please continue to work hard tomorrow.”
Yuzhuanjin then brought another plate of barbecue to the ground.
"Chiuwu~"
Fu Fu cried out in comfort.
……
The twenty-fifth day after the closed beta phase of Sword Art Online began.
That is, the tenth day after the first level BOSS was conquered.
The elite player team led by the Blood-Clothed Man finally pushed open the door behind the second-floor BOSS room.
Kiriko crossed her arms and Ichihime stood beside her. It was obvious that they were all specially invited to help.
【Shadowless Sword (Rare)】
[Equipment conditions: One-handed sword proficiency level·cultivation]
【Light Shadow Ⅱ】
【Sharp Ⅰ】
【Throughout Ⅰ】
[Dark Disaster I]
Looking down at the weapons placed beside them, this was the reward for their trip.
A rare one-handed sword in exchange for a high-end player who can deal 25% of the total health of the BOSS alone is a good deal.
"Let's go, Ichiki."
After solving this problem, Kirito took Yiji to the third floor to seize the development.
……
The time required to conquer a floor is gradually decreasing because teamwork and personal skills are constantly improving. Just as Kayaba Akihiko said at the beginning, the most difficult step is always the first step. Once you pass this step, the rest will come naturally.
The third level was also broken through seven days after the second level, led by Yiye Gucheng.
Although his reputation was ruined half a month ago, he still held a large amount of club funds. Seeing the Blood-Clothed Man showing off his few epic equipment on the PTT forum, he naturally couldn't wait and spent money to break through.
There is no special difference between the BOSSes from the first to the ninth floor, except for the equal damage reduction and increase due to the number of floors, the skills and combat AI are at the same stage.
In addition, the combat power of the group of players has been improved, and even some elite players have stacked up level 5 passive skills, making them unstoppable.
Three days later, the maze area on the fourth floor was conquered and the boss room was revealed on the forum.
On the fourth day, it was discovered that the teleportation to the fifth floor had been opened.
At this point, thirty-six days into the test run, players began to move around on the vast plains of the fifth floor.
While in the mountains, Kiriko and Kazuhime travel together as usual, working together to kill monsters, and the two of them are able to steadily challenge a group.
[Combat Experience +225]
【Ke Er+13】
Batch after batch of combat experience is recorded.
"It looks like it's gone."
The monsters in this area have been repeatedly cleared out by Kirito and Ichihime, and now it is completely empty. If we wait for a refresh, it will probably take several days to replenish the area.
"Here, the specialty of the third-tier town, Lao Qi's secret recipe of honey and pear ice drink."
Yiji spread the tablecloth on the grass and prepared to have a good picnic with Tongzi. They had been killing monsters for the whole morning and now it was time to take a break.
Wow~
Suddenly, a strange noise came from behind a tree not far away. After several passive skill upgrades, Tongzi's five senses began to become sharper. He immediately shouted, "Who is hiding over there?!"
A short cloaked figure jumped out, with his back to Tongzi and a red name above his head.
Is it a red-named player? !
Kiriko and Kazuhime immediately became alert. Although they had always stayed outside the ranks of ordinary players and usually did not come into contact with red-named players, the red-name team "NFF Service" was well-known in the forums.
It's not a good name though.
While claiming to "bring happiness to others", he kills people for money, and decides the bounty based on the player's status and strength. As long as you are willing to pay Ke Er, he will only accept Ke Er, and he will kill anyone for you to see.
The leaders of all forces have been provoked.
There are even rumors that the BOSS on the fourth floor died at the hands of this red-named player group called "NFF Service".
In particular, the leader of this team, Yang Yangski, has always been resisted by various forces, but has never been restricted.
Kiriko didn't want to have anything to do with that kind of player, so she seemed a little nervous.
However, when the figure turned around, he revealed a rat-like face.
[Cape Rat (Rare)]
It is not an ordinary monster nor a star-level elite monster, but a rare monster that is said to drop rare-grade weapons if killed.
There is no fixed refresh area, but it runs around in various floors and environments.
"Don't let it get away!"
Of course, Tongzi would not miss this opportunity. At this stage, rare equipment still has great value. No matter what is dropped, as long as it can be equipped, the combat power can be greatly improved.
"learn!"
Yiji directly released "Sprint" to surround them.
However, as a special rare monster, the Cloak Rat also specializes in speed and can directly break through the defense line and run away.
"Chase!"
Tongzi followed closely behind with a sword in hand.
One monster and two others, one in front and two behind, were chasing each other, circling back and forth in the wide woods for more than two circles.
"Drink!"
At the same time, a tall figure jumped down from the tree, blocking the way of the cloaked rat with a sickle in his hand.
"Mitt?"
Kiriko and Kazuhime blocked the retreat.
"Why are you here too?"
Mitt was confused.
"We should be asking you this question."
Tongzi said: "We discovered this rare monster and have been chasing it."
"No, no, if I were to say I'd have found it a long time ago. Look, there's my 'enemy detector' on it, but I took the wrong path and only found it now."
Mitt pointed to the column of status above the cloaked rat's head.
Hearing this, Tongzi took a closer look and found that there was indeed more than one "Search for Enemy" sign on it, but he was chasing too hastily just now and didn't notice it.
"That being said, there appear to be five 'detection' symbols on this thing."
Yiji looked around at the three people present. They were all in "Searching Enemy" status, so who were the other two?
"Please wait!"
At this time, two more figures arrived panting.
Yuuki and Lan also arrived at the scene.
"I, we found it yesterday, but this guy actually knew how to use the town's teleportation stone. He ended up running from the third floor to the fourth floor, and now to the fifth floor."
Yuuki also heard what Kiriko and Mite said, and immediately informed them of their priority.
"It doesn't matter who discovers it first. Whoever kills it first will get the rare equipment, right?"
Tongzi realized that things were a bit difficult, so he simply proposed the first rule of the game: first come, first served!
Finding it first is definitely not as important as killing it first.
"Oh~ Do you want to rob the monster?"
Lan was leaning on his spear, obviously not afraid of a fight.
"Then let's have a fight..."
Mitt also did not back down.
Cape Rat: “???”
"Although we had a brief friendship, equipment is a matter of great importance and we absolutely cannot give it up."
Lan said.
"Actually, you can give way."
Yuuki doesn't really want to PK with other players.
"Yuuki! Be tougher."
Lan pressed Yuuki's shoulders.
“…Okay, okay!”
Yuuki stood in front with his sword drawn.
"There are two of us."
Lan is full of confidence.
"There are two of us, too."
Tongzi refused to give in.
“……”Then I’ll leave?
Mitt remained silent for a while.
Damn, if only Miss Miko was online!
"Wait a minute!"
Just when everyone was about to start a chaotic fight, Yuuki suddenly raised her hand to stop them for the second time, saying, "There's no need to fight, Sister Lan. We don't really need any rare equipment. We'll definitely have more in the future if we fight."
“…I really can’t do anything with you.”
Hearing this, Lan could only sigh and give up.
"Then let's follow the old rules."
Mitt suggested, "Let's kill the rare monster first. If the dropped items are fists and one-handed swords, they belong to you. If the dropped items are sickles, they belong to me. We can distribute the protective gear according to the situation. If the dropped items are equipment that no one can use, we can give them to Yuuki and Lan who gave up. How do you think?"
"OK."
Tongzi nodded slightly.
“Squeak!”
The cloaked rat ran around in panic, but there was nowhere to run as no one was around him.
In a flash, it turned into a blue data stream.
A rare blue equipment exploded on the spot.
Everyone gathered together and suddenly felt that it was very difficult to deal with.
[Wind Rapier (Rare)]
[Equipment conditions: One-handed rapier proficiency level·training]
[Force of the Wind Ⅱ]
【Throughout Ⅱ】
