infinite blood sorrow

that's all!

The third floor of No.20, the long-term strategy has brought the entire Aincrad and all surviving players on the right track in the repeated fights.

The four strongest guilds dominated most of the players in the strategy group, and once replaced Aincrad's position as the maker of the game's rules, especially the Blood Knights.

However, even if there is a gap in the plot from the second floor to the 20th floor, some things have changed, and they cannot return to the original track.

For example, at this moment, such a scene appeared in the central city square on the first floor of No.20.

Da da da.......

The sound of slow footsteps resounded in the huge park. Although it was not noisy at first, it was far from being audible for a while in the park, which is crowned with the adjective quiet.

"Hey, let me tell you..." Among the players, there are many people who are silent in conversation or discussion and do not respond. However, even if this is the case, these people are all covered by their partners when they were born.

"Hush! The hunter is coming!"

"!" The high-spirited player who was talking loudly just now shuddered, and looked in the direction shown by his companion, with deep fear and a trace of imperceptible fear in his eyes.

I saw one wearing a wide-brimmed pointed hat and a cloak with a fringe covering almost the whole body.Carrying a long sword on his shoulder with one hand, he walked in unhurriedly, as if ignoring all the attention around him.

And directly opposite this person was Aincrad's top intelligence reward——【Mouse】Argo.

[Blood Hunter], this is the most famous group besides the four strongest guilds.The reason for excluding the four major guilds is because this guild has no intention of joining the strategy team at all, has no achievements, and naturally lacks teleporters. In addition, members of this guild never conduct public relations for their guild, so the popularity is slightly lower. .

However, even so, the [Bloodborne Curse] where [Bloodborne Hunter] was located still shaped the public impression of the Fifth Guild as a matter of convention.

The reason is simple - there are too many controversies in this guild.

Not long after the vicious killings broke out on the second floor, [Bloodborne Curse] was born, and it became famous even before [Sacred Dragon Alliance], a little later than [Blood Knights] and [Army].Moreover, unlike other guilds, all members of this guild are crazy about the red name.

Find and kill the red name.This is the only thing that [Bloodborne Curse] has more than 20 layers to show in front of all players.

Some people think that this kind of behavior maintains the safety of the green-named players, punishes the red-named players, and even maintains the order of the game to a certain extent. member.

And some people think that the behavior of [Curse of Blood] is no different from those red-named players. It is not that they are detained, but that the means of killing them are too extreme. They are not heroes at all, and they are not people who maintain order. It's just a group of clever murderers.

"What are you doing here?!" In the silence, it was Argo who broke the silence first, and said.

The girl frowned slightly, looking at the "hunter" in front of her with a somewhat unkind look, obviously not welcoming this guy.

Beside the girl, there are three or five ordinary players standing, needless to say, they must be customers who have come to buy information from Argonaut.However, at this moment, these people were all watching the oncoming "Hunter", with undisguised vigilance in their eyes.

In any case, a murderer is a murderer, a murderer released from prison, whether he has reformed or not, most people will see this person with colored glasses, and always be wary of when he will Once again violently hurt people.

After all, with such a stranger standing beside him, it would be difficult for anyone else to feel safe.

And this kind of overreaction in some sense obviously affected Argo's business.So the reason for the girl's unfriendly attitude is self-evident.

"Did I catch up with the peak business period? If it's inconvenient, I can queue up." "Hunter" said with a hint of laughter.

"...Sorry, Argo, let's talk about the deal another day." Without responding to "Hunter", a leader-like guy among the players around Argo was silent for a while, taking a step away from "Hunter" , said to Argo.

"...Well, that's the only way to go." Argo sighed, and the other party turned around and left without pretense.So Argo turned to look at "Hunter".

"Can you guys stop being so pretentious?"

"Of course I don't want to, but this is the so-called public relations method! We also have difficulties, let's understand each other." "Hunter" said so.

"I've heard your story countless times. When will you listen to me? You said you should contact me in advance if you have business." It can be heard that the "hunter" disturbed Argo's business not once or twice Yes, but since this guy is a big client, he is still within Argo's tolerance for the time being.

"Tell me, what are you going to entrust this time?" Argo asked straightforwardly.

"Recently, there are traces of the activities of the Red Name Guild on the [-]th floor. There are rumors that it is [Ghost's Evil Arm]. Of course, it is just a rumor." "Hunter" briefly explained the situation, having cooperated with Argo so many times, and said that To a certain extent, the other party will be able to understand.

"Old rules, within a week, [-] Cole. [-]% deposit. In the end, even if you fail, you have to pay half of the reward."

"No problem, here, here is the deposit." "Hunter" very readily took out a purse, which contained [-] Cole, and handed it directly to Argo.

"Thanks, Argo." After the deal was concluded, "Hunter" said with a smile. "My current appearance is not suitable for chatting, excuse me."

After finishing speaking, "Hunter" turned and walked away.

"...If you really want to thank me, don't do this kind of thing again." After walking a few steps, "Hunter" paused, and Argo's voice came from behind.

"..." Without looking back, "Hunter" only paused for a moment, and then took another step.

"Now that things have come to an end, don't say such naive words anymore! Argo..."

Chapter 25 Not the Position for You (Fix)

The so-called "hunter" was naturally Mo Ao. When acting as a "blood hunter", he needed to hide his identity.

But it is very frustrating that the ID will be exposed during the transaction.Although you can usually directly use [Place] the item or Cole to let the other party [Pick it up] in a similar way as discarding, but sometimes, you must rely on [Trade] to do it.And the transaction will inevitably reveal the ID, and the game setting is like this, which is also a helpless thing.

Who makes Aincrad different from some holographic games? No, and you can’t get it in the novice stage. There is no level requirement. As long as you equip it, you can hide your ID, hide your face, hide your gender, and hide your level. Anyway, you can hide things that are not good for the protagonist. The artifact of all information.

Heck, why isn't there such a handy kit here?

If you think about it this way... it seems that Aincrad is actually useless except for being able to sneak completely?Even in the later stage, ALO that integrates SAO and has [the seed] automatically absorbs the data of the real world, automatically generates new game content based on myths and legends or history, and then——

Still a mess!

It seems that if we simply discuss game planning, Akihiko Kayaba is really the third-rate among the third-rate!

Whoops, off topic.

All in all, because the transaction will expose the ID, Mo Ao directly acted as the external representative of [Bloodborne Curse] and conducted the transaction with Argo. There are roughly three reasons.

The first reason is that Mo Ao is indeed good at diplomacy.

The second reason is that Argo guessed Mo Ao's identity when he acted for the first time, that is, when he helped Kirito clean up his crimes.

The third is because... the seniors are too lazy!

Fortunately, Argo's business scope is wide enough, and his ability to handle affairs is versatile enough, so Mo Ao, as the team's diplomat, will not go to others to reveal his ID.

Well, anyway, it's just a bad relationship.This generalization should be fine.

Speaking of it... Even if the veterans are lazy, there are obviously many newcomers who can be used as diplomats, such as those who choose to do life professions, hide in the town of beginning, and only rely on life skills to improve their level.

Why would Mao become him?

Come to think of it, it was already two months ago...

===========Here is the end of Chapter 23==========

"What about the others?"

"How about the remaining two people, or more guys?!"

"Well... don't you already know the answer?"

"Why...do this kind of thing?!"

"Is this question within the scope of business?" Mo Ao replied lazily.

"Don't change the subject!" Argo said with a gloomy expression. "What's the difference between you and those people? I won't do business with murderers!"

"You think so!" Mo Ao stopped, turned around and said. "Since you said so, let me stay and chat for now. Ah! Qiaodou, I'll send Kirito a text message."

After sending the text message with ease and letting Kirito go first, Mo Ao looked at Argo and said casually.

"Of course there is a difference, because we will never attack ordinary players." Mo Ao explained. "After all, once you shoot against ordinary players, you are fighting against all players. It is very unwise to think about it."

"In other words, if it doesn't matter if you kill it, will you kill it?"

"Don't label me indiscriminately! No matter what it is, apart from the main reason, there are many secondary factors in the middle! For example, the red name will pose a threat to oneself. Since the other party wants to kill me, then it is understandable for me to kill me."

"Hey, listen, no matter what the situation is, I'm never the only one who wants to kill Hongming, it's just that no one else wants to take the risk of offending Hongming. In other words, it's a choice between life safety and profit. Life. If I can guarantee the safety of my own life, why not choose profit? Killing monsters first kills the ones with higher income, as a player, you don’t understand, do you?”

"That's not the problem! Don't you have any self-awareness? You didn't kill monsters but people!"

"Even if you say that... I really can't call the situation of not shedding a drop of blood a murder!" Mo Ao scratched his head and decided to change the topic.

"Also, if possible, I would like you to put it another way. Rather than saying that it is okay to kill and you will be killed, it is better to say that you will not be killed as long as you don't generate unnecessary desires."

"All in all, what we do is considered to be beneficial to ordinary players. So, can you continue to provide us with information?"

"...Why can you talk about murder so easily?! Obviously, as long as you die, you are really dead." Argo said in a low voice.

"What?" Mo Ao's hearing could not allow him to hear the girl's babble.

"Why don't you use this power for the strategy? You belong to the strategy group! Since you have more game talent than most people, why don't you go to conquer this game?!"

"Compared to thinking about killing red names to gain benefits, it is more meaningful to attack this game earlier!"

"..."

"..."

"What... what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Argo got angry not long before he was defeated by Mo Ao's subtle gaze.

"No, it's nothing. It's just that I didn't expect you to say such a thing." Mo Ao put away his indifferent attitude for a while.

After all, in his opinion, it is a waste of time to explain to these ordinary people... or spend time making up a set of rhetoric to try to convince ordinary people.

Because there is a fundamental difference in standpoint, Mo Ao never expects others to understand.

But if this is the case, you can still be a little more serious.

"Hey! Argo, judging by your age, you are still a student, right?"

"Huh?" The topic changed so abruptly that Argo didn't react for a while.

"How's your grades in school? Well... about how much you rank in the whole grade."

"Eh?...You bastard, don't divert the conversation..."

"Answer my question!" Mo Ao raised his voice and interrupted Argo. "I'm answering your question."

"Uh... about grade 60, what are you doing?" Argo was hit by Mo Ao's sudden force, his tone was a little weak, and he was a little bluffing.

"Sixty! Surprisingly, he is a good student!" Mo Ao sighed a little, then changed the subject to seriousness. "Since this is the case, have you ever thought about competing for No.60?"

"What are you talking about?!" Argo was a little annoyed, what Mo Ao said now is really wrong.

"If I'm not wrong, I probably never thought about it. How many people in a school are eligible to compete for No.1? Five people? Ten people? For key schools, about 20 people?"

"Besides, for more than 90.00% of the students in the same grade, the No.1 position on the report card will always be a desperate score. It is impossible to catch up with the score."

"That's why we don't want to fight for No.1, because we know it's impossible."

"For me, this game is the same. Even though I now claim to be in the top 5% of all players, I never thought that I would be the one to beat this game."

"If you want to beat the game, [No.1] will always stand up. And I just need to live until the game is cleared."

"Leader or something, hero or something, savior or something, it's too unrealistic, isn't it?"

"From the very beginning...the position of savior was not intended for me."

that is it.

PS·I feel that Xiao Tsundere's mouth skills have surpassed the world line... Obviously this time period is not so strong...

PS2. Sure enough, I wrote a bit ahead of my time again, the so-called plot runaway.

PS3 Attached is a picture of Argo (I am struggling between "planning to flirt" and "difficult to write" [Touch])

PS4·Wait...it seems...already teased? Σ( ° △ °|||)︴

Chapter 26 If I Were You (Revised)

During the two months of the plot blanking period, Mo Ao and the others could be said to be quite active, but they still consciously restrained their own level, so that they were at the middle level in the strategy group.

To describe it in detail, it is probably the type that everyone knows in the strategy group, but almost no one knows outside the strategy group.

The popularity is more than one level lower than the black swordsman Kirito who has heard of the legend.

But in comparison, the reputation of [Blood Hunter] can be said to be in full swing. Even life players who are usually ignorant of the world must have heard of such a murderer's guild that specializes in shooting red names.

What is incomprehensible is that even though the [Curse of Blood] guild has been so active, the Beiyanzhou team has not been found for a long time.

Even [Smiling Coffin] had several moderate conflicts with Mo Ao and the others, but the Beiyanzhou team did not move at all, except for the number of red and orange names, which were obviously abnormal compared to the original book, as if Bei Yanzhou It's as if Yanzhou's gang didn't exist at all.

Of course, although there are many red names and orange names, that is relative.For Mo Ao, the vast majority of the game time is spent on killing monsters and doing quests.

Over the past two months, the overall structure of Aincrad has gradually taken shape, and Mo Ao finally saw Asuna in the costume of the deputy head of the Blood Knights from a distance.

how to say?

First impressions - indeed beautiful.

Although Mo Ao, an orthodox Chinese student in a public school, has never met a so-called campus lady, but I have to say that Asuna does have a certain attractive temperament.