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Just like the literal meaning, the girl's body jumped out instantly as if reaching the speed of sound, the maroon robe on her body was raised high, and the candlelight embedded on the wall was slowly swayed by the wind blowing.

The slender blade drew long pink marks in the air, and in the blink of an eye, the stab pierced through the kobold's neck, successfully emptying out the few remaining blood bars.

But after doing all this, the girl didn't have the slightest intention of checking the loot or recovering HP, but turned around and charged again towards the other monster.

This is not the first time something like this has happened, and it has been going on for a long time.

Since that day, Asuna sold the extra items to the merchant, replaced all the Cole with potions and weapons, sneaked into the labyrinth alone like a madman, and hunted monsters day and night, as if vowing to kill Wear all of Aincrad.

It's like trying to numb your nerves in this way and maintain your so-called self.

"It's really a handy skill..."

The faded man, who was peeping from the distance of the labyrinth corridor, rubbed his chin lightly, making a thoughtful expression.

Seeing Asuna charge out with a sonic shock again, I felt envious and regretful at the same time.

It has to be said that this sword skill system is really convenient, as long as one puts on a suitable posture, the sword skill will be activated automatically and hit the target automatically.

However, there is also a big disadvantage, that is——

Skills cannot be interrupted.

Take the Sonic Blast, which Asuna can only use at this stage. Normally, this thrusting skill should be to use her legs to sprint, and then thrust towards the enemy.

And SAO's sword technique is that as long as it is activated, the weapon in its hand will fly out with people.

If the opponent launches an attack at the same time, it is impossible to interrupt the change of move.

Only in the game environment like SAO, it's okay, if it's changed to the boundary land, it doesn't have to die many times.

"However, it's almost..."

Looking at President Ya who was fighting, he murmured softly.

After observation in the past few days, the girl's crazy way of mopping up has certainly improved her strength a lot, but in his opinion, this way is really too much for a drop in the bucket.

The degree of improvement is minimal, and only this sword skill called Sonic Impact has been completely mastered by her, and there is almost no major growth in other aspects.

However, Asuna's cleaning speed of mobs is also very fast.

In just a short while, he had successfully killed the three kobolds following him by using King Qin's tactic of circling the pillar, coupled with a stormy attack.

At the same time, the long sword in his hand made a slight sound.

- Crack!

A tiny crack appeared on the surface of the sword body.

Asuna frowned when she heard the voice, which meant that the weapon had reached the limit of its durability.

"You have to hurry up and kill the last one!"

When she raised her sword again to charge up and launched a sonic impact, just as she was about to hit the kobold like a sharp sword, there was a sudden sound of breaking wind.

call out--

The kobold soldier in front of her was suddenly slammed into the wall next to her, smashing into countless polygonal fragments, causing her sword skills to miss, and immediately plunged into the stone pillar in front of her.

At the same time, a strange arrow appeared on the wall next to it and was deeply inserted into it.

"A new monster?!"

At the same time that the long sword stuck on the stone pillar shattered, Asuna's gaze quickly swept around the labyrinth area.

Since she learned the lesson last time, she will be tense and her heart rate will rise instantly when encountering such emergencies.

Pfft!Pfft!

She can even hear the simulated heartbeat in the game.

However, after being vigilant for a long time, I didn't see any monsters appearing. Instead, a strange person came from the side she just came over.

He was wearing armor that didn't seem to exist on the first layer, and he was holding a large black iron bow carved with gold silk. The arrow just now should have been shot by this person.

However, does this long-range bow and arrow weapon exist in SAO?

There is also no familiar player logo on the opponent's head.

Thinking of this, the girl's vigilance became more and more serious, and she even took out a brand new long sword and held it tightly, as if she was ready to launch her sword skills at any time.

However, the faded person walking from a distance raised his head and greeted Asuna nonchalantly.

"Yo, long time no see."

"You are....?"

Looking at the person in front of him, a little doubt appeared on his fair little face.

Although it looks familiar, I can't remember where I saw it.

"Oh, it's true that the nobleman forgets things too much..."

The faded man spread his hands helplessly and continued: "Have you forgotten? When you were almost eaten by a roadblock a few days ago, I rescued you and kindly escorted you back to the hotel in the town."

Having said that, Asuna immediately remembered who this person was.

"Mister Faded, eh?"

Asuna asked tentatively.

And the other side also nodded.

Immediately, the girl put the weapon back to her waist. Since she was someone she knew and was from a chat group, there was no need to be so vigilant.

However, she still has a problem.

"Why are you here?"

"Oh, it's nothing, I just want to observe how Internet addicted girls play games at close range recently. Miss Asuna's heroic appearance has been completely engraved in my mind in recent days."

The faded person described his behavior in recent days vividly, as if he didn't feel anything wrong at all.

"You... following me?"

Asuna felt a little speechless.

She was the only one in her life who could talk about her follow-up so openly.

"Oh, how can you say follow? It's just a little bit of admiration for Ms. Asuna's heroic appearance."

Said in a relaxed and happy tone, but suddenly changed the subject: "However, Miss Asuna, I want to give you a suggestion. It is a good thing to want to become stronger, but it is better not to do so. Hunting day and night."

"According to my observation, you should have not closed your eyes or rested for three or four days, right? If you continue like this, you will die."

What he said was not alarmist.

Whether it is reality or games, such high-intensity non-stop monster killing will suffer great oppression and overdraw both physically and mentally.

Especially now that Asuna is still a solo player, if she makes a small mistake, it is very likely that she will become the ghost of a certain monster or someone.

He was once under extreme fatigue and accidentally died under the golden halberd guarded by the evil big tree.

But what he didn't expect was that the girl in front of him was actually more resolute than he was at that time, and she was able to fight high-intensity without sleep for three or four days.

Even the weapons were worn out several times.

If such excellent perseverance and aptitude are cultivated well, maybe they can replace him as King Elden.

"...Mr. Fade, I understand what you said, but please leave me alone."

Asuna didn't listen to his advice at all, and dragged her tired body, slowly leaning on the wall and continuing to go deep into the labyrinth area.

While walking at a slow speed, he said softly, "...Anyway, everyone will die eventually."

"Nearly 2000 people died in just one month, but the first floor has not been breached yet..."

"This game is impossible to pass. No matter where you die or how you die, it's just a matter of time."

Speaking of this, Asuna's voice already revealed a faint cry.

The words of the players heard in the initial town a few days ago kept echoing in his mind.

Although he has been using fighting to paralyze himself, after all, it is just a way to escape, and sooner or later he still has to face his inner fear.

Moreover, Asuna was right.

It is true that death is death sooner or later, why not choose a way of death that one wishes?

But dying in this way, isn't it a bit too ridiculous...

Moreover, there is one point that he does not quite agree with the other party's statement.

"Who said this game can't be cleared?"

He calmly looked at Asuna who was walking forward against the wall and said calmly.

"If you have this expectation, you can send me a commission, and I can help you clear this game."

"If you so wish"

After several days of observation, he has almost analyzed the specific strength of this floating city made of steel and stones.

Not to mention his strength, even if the big tree guard in dragon costume came, I guess it would not be a big problem to pass the level if he followed the strategy step by step.

All in all-

too weak.

Whether it's a monster or a player.

However, his proposal was rejected again: "Don't bother you, this is the... path... path I want to take..."

Before she could finish her sentence, the girl suddenly felt her eyes darken, her body suddenly lost its support, and she fell limply forward.

The faded person who saw this scene appeared beside Asuna in a flash, and caught her firmly.

"What a stubborn girl..."

She can clear the game of SAO very quickly by asking him a commission, but she insists on saying that this is the path she chose. Could it be that he is so untrustworthy?

And judging from her appearance, it should be that her tense nerves relaxed a little, and then she suddenly fell asleep without any abnormality in her body.

"However, you fell asleep a little too fast, you passed out before I asked what I wanted to ask..."

The face of the faded person is filled with the word "sorrow".

Obviously he still wanted to ask—"Girl, do you yearn for power?"

Now it seems that it is not necessary.

"Let's take it back to the junction first."

He looked at the surrounding environment a little bit and came to such a conclusion.

Because, he has been out for a long time, and if he doesn't go back, there may be some troubles again.

And he couldn't leave Asuna herself in the labyrinth area.

The most important thing was that he didn't know the way, he didn't even know the way back to the safe place in the labyrinth area or the way back to the town.

So, let's take it away first and then talk about it, or send it back at a later date.

As for Kirito?

Although I also want to take it back, but I don't know the way, so let's talk about it next time.

Then, with the flash of light, the two people disappeared immediately.

But just after they left, a figure called Argo, the little mouse, appeared again in the dark corner of the maze corridor.

"It turned out to be a teleportation crystal, this person is indeed an NPC."

She nodded knowingly, keeping this information in her heart.

According to the information she has, the only item that can emit light and disappear is the teleportation crystal.

Moreover, this kind of props is not something that can be owned on the first floor, at least it will only appear on the second and third floors.

But here comes the question again, where did the NPC and the girl teleport to?

Although she was very curious, she didn't intend to continue to pursue it. After all, the information had been sold for a good price so far.

Follow-up and rewards, etc., just wait until the girl comes back to inquire about it.

However, after Argo left, another figure appeared.

"It's a bit strange...the sound of fighting is obviously coming from here."