Dimensional Apartment Manager

"Amatias? I don't have anything in particular, and I don't remember doing anything bad to other players."

"Hmm... To put it another way, you always fight with your fists, and no matter who the enemy is, you're a character who goes straight to it."

"Wait... Enhm?! I seem to remember!!"

Sure enough, if Mr. Saitama is not bald in the game, the sense of presence is not so strong...

Kirito showed an expression of enlightenment, like a TV host who hit his palm with his fist and made a gesture of pouring coffee.

"That player named Amatias is really messed up..."

Recalling the past, the expression on Kirito's face changed from enlightenment to helplessness.

"Although he met the player while exploring the secret passage, his fighting style is often tantamount to suicide, so I reminded him a little too impatiently."

Kiritani Kazuto has experienced the death game, so even if he can die and be reborn in this game, he is unwilling to let his life come to an end.

Because of this, when he saw someone fighting in a suicide-like manner, he would remind him out of kindness.

Treat it as a death game even if it is not a game of death. Apart from being his indelible memory, it is also an attitude of his.

Fight to survive and become stronger at all times, as in games, as in reality.

[Contestants in the second division please get ready!Kindly remind everyone!The vanguard is about to arrive one after another! 】

The reminder sounded, and Jiuye and Kirito were not continuing the conversation, and planned to talk about it later.

"Jiuba-kun, we are enemies from now on."

"I won't lose."

boom! !Something was teleported from the sky!

There are two girls who appeared at the same time from the official additional portal, namely Asuna and Kurumi, followed by an elf player with fair skin. The gap between them is not that big , to say the least.

The next moment, the two girls landed on the ground, then raised their bodies and raised their arms to give the person directly in front of them a high-five!

Snapped!After the clear sound, Jiu Ye and Kirito rushed out in an instant, and the commentary of the game began to be broadcast live.

The road from the starting point to the Lost Forest was very straight, and the unimpeded two speeded up one after the other.

"Hey!"

Kirito quickly bypassed the roadblocks and NPCs, without any pause in the whole process. In addition, Jiu Ye's level was not as high as Kirito's, and the slight gap began to be slowly opened up.

To stop him in the forest, at the same time think of a way out.

Jiu Ye, who made the decision, did not slow down at all. As soon as he jumped over the fountain in front of him, he sprinted again and continued towards the finish line!

Chapter 21 I, the hero, make way

No.30 has five floors, the main street is densely packed, and on the north side of the end of the street with houses with white walls and red roofs as the background on both sides, there are many officially prepared mounts at the entrance to the "Lost Forest".

The appearance of these animals for riding is similar to lizards, but the wagging tail is like a lion's tail. With their sharp claws and their overly strong physique, they are probably much stronger than real horses in terms of fighting power and running power .

But a game is a game. Jiuye, who didn't think too much about it, randomly picked a horse and rode on it. After the system judged that the ownership of the monster belonged to Jiuye, it raised its head and let out a roar like a 'grunt'.

The monster used as a mobile tool is called [Ferra Lion Beast], and it is not a special species of "Lost Forest". The official probably does not want this Ferra Lion Beast to guide the players on the way forward.

"GU—————!!!!"

It wasn't just the Feilashimon riding on Jiuba who let out an excited low growl, there was also Kirito and his mount ready to go five meters away on the right.

Just because it is a game, once you have the control of the Ferra Lion, your body seems to know how to control it. You only hear the sound of flippers and nails rubbing against the ground, and the whole person and the mount under you seem to be off the strings The arrow flew out.

The speed increased suddenly, and Jiuye, who was lying down, controlled the balance while observing the surrounding situation.

If Jiuye hadn't pulled the rein to make Fera Lion move straight forward, this energetic monster would probably run around with the help of its pair of extremely strong hind legs. Kuba offers any wayfinding assistance.

"I can't find the right direction at all..."

Jiuye felt troubled. After all, the field of vision was filled with green dense forests, and the constantly moving area modules made the original roads become unfamiliar due to the disorderly composition.

Maybe you can mark where you have been by chopping down trees with a blade to leave a signal, but that would waste a lot of time.

In this case, there is only one choice left, and that is to follow Kirito all the time!

After holding the rein, Jiu Ye made a decision and then took corresponding actions. He didn't want Kirito to leave himself in this "Lost Forest" wandering around.

Fortunately, even Kirito, who has experience, cannot determine the running speed of Fera Lion Beast, because in the game settings, the differences in the values ​​​​of similar monsters are not very large, so Jiuba simply ran behind Kirito .

If Kirito wants to get rid of Jiu Ye, unless he can find a shortcut and quickly hide himself.

"As a teammate participating in the same game! Please lead the way!"

"There are no teammates in competitive games!"

Kirito started manipulating Fera Lionmon to make a turn, and rushed into the small, messy bushes.

I see!Do you want to use the bushes and lush branches that can block your vision to make yourself lost? Jiuye will not let him succeed easily.

Concentrate, observe the enemy's actions, remember the actions he takes every time he turns, and collect as much information as possible about the surrounding scenes. It will be troublesome if Kirito leads him around in circles.

Kirito knows the strategy of "Lost Forest", which means that he can make waves, but it is not so leisurely for Jiuba.

However, in this competition, there may be players who survived the SAO incident like him. Presumably those players also know the way to clear this dungeon. Logically speaking, the method to pass here should have spread long ago.

"Then I'll tell you! Jiuye-kun! The method of this "Lost Forest" strategy is only one word! "

"A word?"

"Yes!"

Kirito in front continued to move forward without turning his head, and he added in an affirmative tone after he answered after a while.

"That's 'Forward.'"

forward?forward?If a single word can also be used as a guide, isn't this "lost forest" empty-handed?

Kirito, who was still standing in front of Ferra Lionmon's hooves stepped on the rotten leaves and branches, began to explain calmly, maybe he was enjoying this feeling.

"Originally, after coming to this forest area from the entrance of the "Lost Forest", there are mazes and teleportation points directly in front and at the three o'clock direction. It is a fairly straight road, so you just need to determine the direction to move forward. "

"It sounds really simple, but it's the same thing everywhere, so it's easy to go around in circles."

"That's right, the towering and dense forests are like concrete buildings rising from the ground on both sides of the road, and the path covered with rotten leaves and dirt is the road. Even so, many players will get lost."

According to the analysis of Kirito's words, as long as the direction is determined, the destination can be reached, but the result will deviate from the original road. Then the reason may not be the changed road. These overlapping trees may be just a blindfold.

Jiuye remembered the tomb robbery novels he had read. The reason why the protagonists got lost in the ancient tomb was because of the inclination of the passage, coupled with the repeated and unchanging scenes, they could not feel that they were walking around.

Could it be that the entire forest is a 'sloping channel'?In addition to the randomly changing forest areas, the tilt angle that makes the player lose the sense of advancement is the culprit.

But Jiuye was just guessing after all, he couldn't determine what the real reason was.

It doesn't matter, Jiuye intends to leave here with Kirito, if he wants to get rid of himself, he can't do it without putting in some effort.

I don't know if it is already familiar with the environment, but the Fera lion beast let out a deep roar from its throat again, and its pace was much faster than before.

Not long after, Kirito, who was walking through the bushes, continued to speak, but the content changed somewhat.

"Arrange mounts with equal speeds and a troublesome forward route, Mr. Jiuye, don't you think that this game is not for us to compete in speed, but..."

Kirito pulled out his long sword, and suddenly slowed down, he and Jiu Ye walked side by side.

coming!It's an attack!So Jiuye also pulled out the straight sword accompanying his waist, and swung it out.

Boom!The sound of steel colliding sounded, and the sparks caused by friction were fleeting. The weapons swung by the two bounced off each other's ears.

"We'll talk about it after the battle between us."

"I just want to win."

Compared with the appointment with Kirito, Jiu Ye is more concerned about the enemies that appear around him.

Headed by a bald man in armor and a female character holding a throwing knife, a group of players surrounded them.

"Get rid of the swordsman in black first!"

It seems that they are all aimed at Kirito, which means that Jiuye can cooperate with them to defeat Kirito and exit.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have bounced that throwing knife away for him...

never mind!You can also counter-kill now! !Holding the weapon tightly, Jiu Ye was ready to attack Kirito.

Chapter 22 I, the hero, make way

"Hey! That guy helped the black-clothed swordsman just now!"

"That's right! Kill him together! Press and rub on the ground!"

ha?Mistake!

Jiu Ye, who was holding a weapon, hurriedly raised his right hand high.

"It was just a conditioned reflex just now! Kirito-kun and I are not companions with the swordsman in black!"

"We are not companions, but now those guys are our common enemies, right?"

A little doubt appeared on Kirito's face, but he did not relax his vigilance at all, and was always ready to deal with the next attack of the enemy.

"Did you hear that! The swordsman in black and him are our enemies!! Clean them up together! There is no strongest player in this game!"

Most of these players want to prove their strength by defeating Kirito. I am afraid that Asuna also spent a lot of energy in swimming before.

Facing the increasingly fanatical and united participating players, Jiuye knew that if he continued to communicate, he would not get an answer. Instead, he would put himself between this group of players and Kirito, and he would become an enemy at that time.

All right!Compared with teaming up with NPCs, it is safer to be on the same team as the protagonist.

"Start acting according to the original plan! Clean up the companions of the swordsman in black first!"

The development is wrong!

No, just because you are staying next to the protagonist, if it is not the main supporting role, will you die?

Even if Jiuye is the protagonist of his own life, he cannot release his aura of the protagonist in the current plot.

Thinking of this, Jiuye noticed something unusual. The female character mentioned earlier with a flying knife drove her mount to leap over the dead tree trunk in the middle of the road, and threw the throwing knife in mid-air.

If it is shot down, the Fera Lion might escape from its side. Once that happens, it will definitely lose touch with the main force, resulting in losing the qualification to compete in this game.

Facing the flying knives rushing towards her, most of the female characters have good dynamic vision. For this reason, the trajectory she throws is in the direction of Jiuye, so that Jiuye knows that the opponent is not weak.

However, the throwing knife itself is not a powerful weapon, and its impact and impact are very weak. Jiuye, who has been upgraded to LV45, will not be hit by it at all.

The half-moon slash knocked down the flying knives, easily blocking the first wave of attacks!

But--!

Although the thrown knife stopped cutting and stabbing, the bottle at the handle shattered, and what came out of it was rapidly expanding light blue gas.

"Jiuye! It's a delay drug! It will reduce your agility!"

"fine!"

As long as you have enough forward speed, you don't have to worry about these drugs spreading and affecting yourself.

Boom boom!A big tree in front was kicked violently, and several contestants who walked around to the front while Jiu Ye and Kirito were dealing with other players formed a human wall.

There is an interception in the front, and there is a delayed drug spreading in the rear. If you continue to waste time, it will be broken sooner or later.

Before the answer was reached, the next attack came with a roar!

A big ax warrior with a relatively simple attack came out from the left. The best way to use the big ax was nothing more than a smooth chop, and of course the opponent also used this method.

The whizzing attack landed on Jiuye's blade suddenly, and the durability of the weapon was reduced by most in an instant, but luckily it was able to withstand it!

Hold it!But the speed is reduced!Jiuye's mount also let out a roar that was close to mourning.

"It can resist it! It's obviously an ordinary player!"

"It has nothing to do with ordinary players!"

"My teammates are not alone!"

"Well----!"

The contestants in front of them started to move, they took bows and arrows, and fired together.

Whoosh!The sound of breaking wind mixed with the smell of rotting forest leaves passed through the void, Jiuye gritted his teeth, swung the blade clockwise after the first collision with the big ax warrior, induced the power of the big ax warrior and then kicked.

The big ax warrior was kicked away for a moment, and Jiuye then tilted his body and tilted his head, avoiding the arrow and at the same time allowing the mount to avoid the attack.

boom!Another heavy sound!But it was not the battle on Jiuye's side, but on Kirito's side.