Aincrad Floor 46.

The thunderous impact of [Devil Sword Invasion] penetrated the elite leader like a hill, and immediately, the leader monster's HP dropped to 0 and scattered.

Kirito glanced at the monster falling, sheathed his sword, and moved on to the next one.

He didn't know when the mechanical battle started, and he didn't know how long it would last until it ended. There were no teammates around him, and he was fighting alone at the moment.

After that incident, Su Chen and Kirito had no contact. No, to be precise, Kirito sent Su Chen a message two weeks ago. It was information about the resurrection crystal.

After waiting for a long time, I got a reply.

"knew."

There was no scolding or questioning, just a very calm answer. Kirito actually wanted Su Chen to punch him a few times, or even kill him with a sword. However, after that day, Su Chen left only one sentence and left.

"I will find a way to resurrect."

Both Kirito and Su Chen knew that in SAO, if a character unfortunately dies, the machine on his head will instantly turn into a microwave oven. That way of death is unacceptable. They can't imagine the Black Cat Group.

I don’t dare to think about how painful the members will go through and die. The only hope is that Kayaba Akihiko will run the death game according to the traditional mmorpg method, so that there will be such magical things as resurrection crystals.

Perhaps, this is their only hope, or salvation.

"then!"

A rough voice interrupted Kirito's thoughts.

After receiving the healing potion with gratitude, Kirito opened the bottle cap silently and took a sip. Although it was slightly bitter, it was indeed the best post-war supplies.

The guy who made that rough voice was the first passerby player Kirito met before SAO turned into a death game, and he is also the current president of [Fenglinhuoshan], Klein.

"Kirito, no matter what, your crazy leveling here is too random. Such a dangerous leveling area usually requires a team of two or more people to barely carry out."

"There is a place to rest here. It's okay. I can wait until I recover before continuing."

"how long have you been here?"

"Well, probably... around eight o'clock in the evening."

Kirito glanced at Klein and said silently.

"Hey, do you know what time it is now? It's already two o'clock in the morning. You've been fighting here for six hours!"

"Don't... don't mind me. As a solo player, do you want to appreciate the rich experience here? Of course you can make it your own! You will definitely not have such a pleasant experience."

Kirito looked at Klein with a smile on his face, but he could feel that his current state was already exhausted and he would fall to the ground in the next second.

"You guys, why are you working so hard to upgrade, strategy? Don't lie. No matter how strong you are, the bosses facing the maze are still so insignificant. And the most important thing is that the strategy bosses and

The progress is determined by powerful guilds like the Blood Alliance Knights, and you, a solo player! At best, you are just causing trouble for yourself."

"..."

"I know what you are going to say. That guy named Ling Xiao has cleared the sixteenth floor alone, right? But, can you be as strong as him? Moreover, judging from the fact that he has not moved since that day, he may have already

If something unexpected happens, such a strong guy may become a data and die, why don't you think about the consequences?"

"..."

Kirito looked at the ID that was always on in the interface silently.

Su Chen, from that day on, vowed to find a way to save the Black Cat Group.

Whether it's the front line or the rear, we've been to every place we can explore, but we haven't found any information related to it.

He sometimes also wonders, can those dead players really be resurrected using resurrection items? After all, Kayaba Akihiko also explained the machine on the head, and there is no way to restore it.

"No matter what, you have to search for it! Otherwise, even the only possibility will be wiped out."

Su Chen shook his head, firming up his thoughts that had been shaken for a moment.

At the moment, he is on an exploratory mission in an abandoned small village.

According to intelligence, there seems to be a legend about resurrection here.

In the past, Su Chen might have had no interest in these things, but now, after hearing the information about souls, he rushed here non-stop. Even if there was a glimmer of hope, he didn't want to miss it.

"boom..."

Just as Su Chen was carefully searching for clues, a huge two-handed battle ax struck from his side.

"Well, although it's a bit unexpected, it's also reasonable."

Su Chen murmured as he looked at the humanoid monster [Prisoner of Darkness] emitting dark mist in front of him.

After a fight with Su Chen, he discovered that although this guy's attack power was high, his agility was not as good as his own. He could fight with his own unique footwork.

About half an hour had passed. With the attack of Su Chen's magic sword, the burly humanoid monster was finally wiped out of its HP.

"boom......"

Su Chen's hands seemed to be trembling slightly. It's no wonder. After all, it was a humanoid monster, but it was not as strong as an ordinary monster.

In SAO, the higher the level, the stronger the humanoid monsters are and the smarter their AI. I don’t know if this is because of SAO’s unique sword skill system. It may not be obvious at the beginning, but after ten levels

, you can clearly feel it. Because these humanoid monsters have a special ability that other monsters do not have, that is, learning. Maybe you hit him with the last move, but you will be defeated by the same move next time.

Avoided by him.

Although the players didn't pay much attention to it at first, once the monster's strength far exceeded the player's, the purgatory-like despair would linger in every player's heart. Yes, the monster was not only strong but could also respond to their attacks.

Block or even counterattack. Therefore, most players try their best to avoid fighting these monsters.

"Ding dong..."

After some exploration and finding nothing, Su Chen was sitting on a worn-out wooden stool to rest when a message rang out.

"It's him!"

Su Chen looked hesitant, but he still clicked on the email sent by Kirito. In fact, he had forgiven Kirito a long time ago, but the only one he couldn't forgive was himself. He still can't imagine how scared Xing was before the last moment.

expression.

"Snapped......"

Su Chen slammed his hand against a stone pillar.

"Huh? Nicholas the Renegade!"

A strange light flashed before Su Chen's eyes.

This guy Kirito.

"knew."

Su Chen didn't know how long he was in a daze. After he came to his senses, he replied in an understatement and without emotion.

Although he has planned to forgive Kirito, Kirito should also reflect on his behavior, hiding his level and equipment and joining a new group.

"The level is only 53. It seems that if you want to defeat that boss, you have to start working hard to level up..."

Su Chen looked into the distance and murmured softly.

"At this point, I don't want to hide anything from you anymore. I also bought information about the Christmas boss from Argo, including your behavior."

Klein looked at Kirito who was silent and said suddenly.

"I knew it a long time ago, and I bought yours too."

Kirito was not affected at all and said calmly.

"Wha...what!"

Klein's eyes widened with surprise.

"That guy Argo, as long as the information can be sold, he won't even keep his own ability values. In short, you should know the reason for my current behavior, so don't give any more ridiculous reasons like advice.

Oh."

"Ahem...uh, sorry."

Klein scratched his head in embarrassment.

"However, there are less than a few days until the boss appears, and I heard that some guilds are also trying to fight this boss. Besides, if you fight alone, you may not be able to defeat it.

.”

"I'm already level 70."

"Idiot, I told you, how could you hunt this annual special boss alone! Even if you are level 70, your level is 10 levels higher than mine, but so what? Various guilds

insertion, how confident do you think you are that you can capture the monster's vagina? Don't be too naive, Kirito!"

"..."

Kirito lowered his head and looked at the weeds on the ground, unable to refute.

However, the figure of another person appeared in Kirito's mind at this moment. Will he come? No, he will definitely come!

Although SAO is already a closed death game, as a GM, Kayaba is still updating different activities to maintain the empty shell of an mmorpg game.

Not long ago, a rumor began to spread throughout Aincrad. The legendary monster [Nicholas the Renegade] will appear in a forest at exactly 10:00 on Christmas Eve. If you defeat it, you can obtain the person behind the monster.

A big bag full of treasures.

However, Su Chen and Kirito turned a deaf ear to it at first. The boss was not only boring, but also would attract unnecessary attention if defeated. Maybe Su Chen liked it in the past, but now they all have important things to do. Like this

Leave the boss to those who are bored.

Although the two of them did think so at the beginning, this was only their thought before the information appeared.

[Resurrection Crystal] A magical thing, a legendary item that can resurrect dead players. This time it will be in Nicholas's bag.

If it were a normal game, this kind of thing would be a little rare. At best, it would be just to save less experience when you die. Anyway, you can resurrect in the Black Iron Palace and continue fighting.

However, if the death debuff is added to this game, everything changes. Even the main force who conquers the dungeon is very interested in this kind of resurrection item. Not to mention Su Chen and Kirito.

Yes, they are now looking for this kind of thing everywhere.

"Kirito, you probably came here for the resurrection item!"
Chapter completed!