"..."
After hearing this, Kiriko and Kazuhime fell silent for a long time.
"Speaking of which, why did you join the 'NFF Service'? That organization has a bad reputation."
Tongzi continued to ask.
"Because it's cool. He's still alive despite being hated by everyone. He's like a villain in a novel. Most importantly, his style is very similar to mine. It's like a gathering place for assassins."
The reason given by Argo was also very straightforward.
"By the way, what is the situation inside the 'NFF Service' like? Although I have always heard of their name, I know little about the organizational structure of that red-named group."
Kiriko asked casually.
The NFF service was founded by the original red-named player, Yang Yangski, and has been an organization that has maintained a top-notch standard since the closed beta test. However, apart from its name, the leaders of various forces have no idea about the intelligence they have collected about it.
"It's pretty normal, right? Basically, players who join the 'NFF service' only need to keep their red name status. If they die for some reason, their red name will be cleared, and they will need to kill another first-tier player as a token of loyalty before they can enter again. And the person they killed cannot be the same as the last time."
Argo said.
"No wonder you are so afraid of death. If you die, wouldn't it be difficult to join back?" Tongzi suddenly understood why Argo was so panicked at that time.
"Just be a little careful."
Argo felt that the problem was not serious. She just had not taken precautions before, otherwise such an accident would not have happened. You know, her "Stealth" was the highest level at the current stage, and ordinary monsters would not be able to see through it.
After a long time, everyone arrived at the door of the BOSS room on the ninth floor. As expected, there were no traps along the way. Tongzi and Yiji marked them and left.
They certainly wouldn't be so arrogant as to challenge the BOSS monster alone. Although they were confident that they could defeat it, they still had to be prepared.
"By the way, is the eighth floor boss a team strategy for 'NFF Service'?"
Kiriko asked on the way back.
“No, the frontline players in our organization were also gathering resource intelligence at the lower levels that day.”
Argo denied it.
"That's weird."
After exiting the maze area, Kiriko and Ichihime separated from Argo, and later revealed the location of the ninth floor boss' room on the forum.
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"Oh, has the ninth floor boss been discovered?"
Lan, standing in front of the door of the BOSS room on the ninth floor, was about to disclose the location of the BOSS room, but found that someone on the forum had already got there.
The poster of the above post is Tongzi.
"As expected of Mr. Kiriko, he's even one step ahead of us."
Yuuki admired this.
"That guy must have been lucky. We explored back and forth day and night, going deeper and deeper before we found the boss room. A normal person would never be able to be faster than us."
Lan didn't want to agree with Tongzi, but after thinking for a moment, she continued, "But since he has found the BOSS room, it means he still wants to continue the attack. It seems that we can invite him to join us. Although we are not short of damage, the tank that attracts damage does not necessarily have to have a large shield."
"Are you talking about Miss Ichiki?"
Yuuki asked innocently.
"No, I mean let the guy in black be a human shield."
Lan said.
"I see. I'll invite them right away. Mr. Kiriko and Ms. Ichiki are both online. Hey, Mr. Mite is here too."
Yuuki said as she flipped through her friend interface which had over a hundred IDs listed.
Soon after the message was sent, responses came from both sides. For something like a BOSS strategy battle, especially since it was Yuuki who personally invited them, there was obviously no reason to refuse.
Solo players do not need large-scale resource intelligence, so there is no need to explore the lower levels. Strategies for higher levels are what they pursue.
The five-man team quickly assembled, but unfortunately there were only four DPS and one warrior in the team, and no one was specialized in using a large shield.
"If Miss Miko was still here, maybe she could find us a reliable assistant."
Yuuki still remembers the ordinary, reliable uncle.
"Wait a moment!"
The moment the five people gathered, Kiriko noticed the gem worn on Yuki's waist. Not only was it a rare accessory, it was also a legendary equipment.
"This? It's the core gem that was dropped after Sister Lan and I defeated the BOSS on the eighth floor."
Yuuki doesn't think this is a secret. It's common sense that the BOSS will drop high-specification equipment.
"Did you guys capture the boss on the eighth floor?"
Mitt was also surprised and asked, "Who else is there besides you? No, that's not right. If you are a famous player, it is impossible for you to get legendary equipment..."
"It's just me and Sister Lan!"
Yuuki said proudly: "Although the process was a bit tortuous, but in the end I still managed to achieve my goal steadily, it just took a little longer..."
At the end, Yuuki smiled sheepishly.
"... Two people can defeat the floor boss? It's the eighth floor at that." Ichiki, who doesn't know much about the game, was puzzled.
"If done properly, this is indeed possible. Their skill level is twice as high as all the players I know, and their equipment is also rare. I wouldn't be surprised if they have such strength."
After several boss battles, Tongzi gradually realized that there was no obvious gap between the bosses on the first to seventh floors. If it weren't for the complexity of the maze area, he would have been able to pass the subsequent seven floors within a week after passing the first floor.
But even so.
This is also a level that ordinary players find difficult to achieve.
With Yuuki's precedent, Kiriko felt that even if the team only had five people, it would be enough to deal with the ninth-floor BOSS.
To be honest, Kiriko was tired of those boss battles organized by teams. As a solo player, she was not used to the monotonous fighting methods.
It cannot reflect the true attitude of high-end players.
Real high-end players can achieve their goals even under extreme conditions.
……
Countdown to closed beta, day four.
The battle to defeat the ninth-floor BOSS has officially begun.
Yuzhongjin, who was outside Aincrad, also came out of his training after receiving the message from the game system.
Looking at the team of only five people, Yu Zhuanjin stroked Fu Fu and smiled without saying a word.
The boss of the ninth floor is the Shadow Wolf King.
It excels at speed and instantaneous burst, and its damage to a single target is especially terrifying. However, because of this, its form does not expand, but instead appears petite.
Taking a deep breath, Yi Ji stared at the Jueying Wolf King. Although the size difference was not that big, her fighting skills were far stronger than the BOSS's combat AI!
Eagle Claw Kick! Crane Kick! Hundred Splitting Kicks! Double Power!
Yiji was the first to attract the main hatred of the BOSS.
The powerful reverberations resounded in the empty field. With Ichiki blocking in the front, Yuuki, Mite, and Kiriko followed suit, with Lan directing the movement to keep the coordination stable.
Under the joint attack of five high-end players, the ninth-floor BOSS let out a final mournful howl, and finally fell to the ground and turned into a broken data stream.
【Sword of Greedy Wolf (Legend)】
【Sharp Ⅱ】
【Bloodthirst Ⅱ】
【Throughout Ⅱ】
【TianchongⅠ】
[Bleeding I]
[Weapon Skill: Absolute Shadow (Movement speed increased by 50%, damage increased by 10%, the amplification effect begins to decay after five seconds and disappears completely after ten seconds, cooldown of five minutes.)]
A legendary one-handed sword, Mitt can only watch. Why is the drop rate of the sickle so low? Is it because there are not many people playing it? I am so envious!
Yuuki also looked at this one-handed sword, but after thinking it over, he gave it to Kiriko.
"Is there really no problem?" After taking over this legendary one-handed sword, Tongzi couldn't help but ask.
"The tenth floor BOSS, I hope we can join us."
Yuuki stated her request.
"of course."
Tongzi nodded slightly.
Volume 147 Sword Art Online SAO (Closed Beta): Chapter 9 Chapter Using Shenzhou Swordsmanship Techniques to Activate Western Sword Power! [K]
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When the tenth floor of the Teleportation Stone was opened, the players who paid attention to it immediately became excited.
There are only a hundred floors in Aincrad, and nearly one-tenth of them have been conquered now.
"The real trial has just begun."
Yuzhuanjin closed the bird's-eye view interface.
Soon, she will leave this world.
However, before that, Yuzhongjin was struggling with another problem.
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[Skill "One Arrow" upgraded to level 7! ]
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[Side quest: The skill "One Arrow" level is upgraded to level 7 (completed).]
[Task Rewards: Gold Coins*15W, Jade*200, Blessing-attracting Daruma*3]
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[Main quest: Raise any skill level to level 7 (completed).]
[Task Reward: Random SSR-level Shikigami Experience Card*1]
[You get Yuzhuanjin (SSR) experience card*1]
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To upgrade the skill "One Arrow" to level 7, further skill proficiency will require tens of millions.
Even for elite monsters whose combat AI has been maxed out, the improvement of Yuzhongjin's level 7 "One Arrow" skill is gradually having little effect.
After all, AI is just AI, a machine without a soul. No matter how advanced its combat formula is, it cannot escape certain rigidity. Yu Zhuanjin has fully mastered those logical programs.
That's why she was so conflicted.
Yuzhongjin still has too few skills, and "One Arrow" has lost the space for sustainable improvement in this [Exploration] dungeon world. Even if he continues to practice, it will only be a waste of bonus.
Even if one follows the previous practice standards, one can only gain a few thousand skill proficiency points a day. As the skill level increases, the difficulty of gaining skill proficiency becomes more demanding.
So she was thinking, should she stop now, keep the bonus and come back when she is at a higher level and has new skills, or should she continue to complete all the tasks?
On the difference between sustainable development and a business deal.
This is a difficult question to decide.
If Yuzhongjin had stable strength, she would definitely choose "continuous development" without hesitation, but she didn't...
Therefore, we can only make “one deal” and take all the mission rewards.
Before continuing her training, Yuzhongjin had to check out her new tools.
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[Lucky Daruma (Special): Used on a Shikigami, the target can gain a large amount of experience points.]
Although it is a large amount, Yuzhongjin also knows from the name that it is just a small prop for Shikigami below SR level. To upgrade it, "Daikichi Daruma" and "Kimu Daruma" are needed, but it is still useful for the transition in the early stage.
