"Silica, will you be my sister?"

Facing the blushing Silica, Su Chen asked like this.

Time came to February. At this time, the frontline strategy team had advanced the maze to the fifty-fifth floor. It could be said to be the shining star of hope in the darkness of despair, allowing many players to see signs of hope, and even something else.

The unemployed salty fish players have also begun to switch careers to the production system, using their own efforts to support the players struggling on the front line.

"Hey, Kirito, is the information about the [Titan Hand] Criminal Guild really in this area? Are you not going the wrong way?"

Two players were heading somewhere in the forest. One of the players turned aside the surrounding scenery with a surprised look and asked the person next to him.

"Yes, that's what the intelligence said. Crimes are being committed near this area now. Ling Xiao, you should take a look at the map. I almost got lost when I followed you just now! I didn't expect you to have such a hidden secret.

Attributes, oral meaning!”

"Stop... stop talking nonsense. I saw something strange and wanted to check it out. Hum, these are the basic qualities of an adventurer, okay?"

The two people were Su Chen and Kirito.

Not long ago, the two of them accepted a commission from the president of a guild called [Silver Flag]. The content was to bring the Titan Hand, a criminal guild, to justice and imprison it in the prison of the Black Iron Palace. At first, Su Chen didn't want to

He was nosy, but after hearing the whole story, he and Kirito decided to do whatever they could to help the president.

At least let those who are in despair feel that there are still a few righteous people in this game. Although the reason is a bit ridiculous, Su Chen and Kirito are serious.

"Hey, someone is hunting monsters ahead! Kirito goes and takes a look, maybe he can ask something."

Su Chen's enemy-seeking level was very high, and he suddenly noticed a fight in the distance, so he signaled to Kirito.

"Well, it seems that there is only one person. No, Ling Xiao, hurry up, she can't hold it anymore!"

Kirito also looked over there. Suddenly his expression tightened and he shouted hurriedly to Su Chen.

"Well, I saw it, let's go there quickly, otherwise another player will die in vain at the hands of the monster."

The two of them ran away without saying a word.

Silica, a rare [Beast Tamer] in Aincrad.

Although the name is Beast Tamer, it is not created by the system, but is a collective name for players, such as [Alchemist], [Enchanter], etc. And [Beast Tamer] tames monsters and turns them into familiars to assist.

Players are a group of people who perform battles and perform some special functions. Generally speaking, these people with familiars are basically considered part of the Europeans, and are envied by players as the professional title of beast tamers.

After all, monsters are not so easy to tame. If you are not careful, you will be killed on the spot. Therefore, players usually do not choose those fierce and unkind-looking monsters, but choose those small animals with good looks.

Animals that are less threatening are used as familiars.

Of course, the conditions for becoming a familiar are also very difficult. It’s not that you can tame them after you choose, but it requires constant and repeated feeding and contact. Moreover, they are also aggressive, so you can’t fight back because once you hurt them

Or if the damage value is caused, they will never be tamed, and they will have to look for the next one again. Therefore, facing such harsh conditions and being able to become animal tamers, one has to lament how lucky these guys are.

How high it is.

The petite female player Silica in front of me is a real beast tamer, and her familiar is a rare species with the ability to recover, which is really amazing.

"Bina!"

With a childish voice, the little beast called Bina flew to Silica's shoulder and circled it.

Silica's familiar is a kind of flying dragon named [Feather Dragon], a magical beast that she accidentally tamed in a forest on the eighth floor. It is said that when she took Bina back,

It also caused a topic for some time.

Although the monster that is domesticated as a familiar is a winged dragon, this type of monster itself does not have very strong attack attributes. However, surprisingly, it can help its owner to seek out enemies and restore blood. Therefore, its rarity is higher than in ordinary battles.

The familiar is even higher, and because of the special nature of the familiar, she has successfully accumulated experience and combat skills, and has become a pretty good mid-level player. Moreover, coupled with the relationship between age and gender, she has made a leap

She has become a player similar to an idol. [Dragon Messenger Silica] is the title given to her by her admiring fans.

Maybe she was a little arrogant, but for some unknown reason, she fell out with a group of people who invited them to have an adventure in the thirty-fifth-story forest, and went off on her own.

"Hmph, what's the big deal? I have a familiar, and there are many people who want my team. I don't care about you..."

Silica muttered and walked alone in this vast forest. For Silica, she could basically defeat the monsters on the thirty-fifth floor. After all, she was more confident in herself.

However, she was lost! After running around a lot, she couldn't remember where she was now.

The last thing she wanted to do now was to encounter any monsters. She just wanted to return to the town safely. Because after encountering monsters again and again, she had almost run out of supplies.

Maybe it was because the flowers did not bloom intentionally but the willows were planted unintentionally, but three monsters that were quite troublesome for her appeared in front of her.

Maybe she was too panicked, or maybe she had no experience fighting alone. When she faced the third [Demon Ape] after putting all her strength, she had no power to fight back, or in other words, she no longer had the will to continue fighting.

, because Bina died, died in front of her.

The demonic ape bared its ferocious teeth, and the stick it wielded in its hand was like a sickle from hell.

"Well, that's it..."

She felt a little regretful at this time. Why did she feel so special and prestigious in the first place? She really deserved it now.

However, when faced with the stick that was about to fall, regret became a luxury.

"boom......"

She closed her eyes and felt the feeling of death, but the sound of death did not come from her.

"...Well, I'm sorry that I couldn't save your friend..." A person said softly in an apologetic voice.

Silica instantly became weak and knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. She looked down at the feathers on the ground, which were Bina's relics.

"Oh, I told you before, use skills and rush, look, it's a step too slow, ugh~"

Another dissatisfied voice sounded from the front left.

Silica looked up at the front, where two unfamiliar players were standing. One of them was venting his dissatisfaction to the other, while the other seemed to realize this and lowered his head in shame.

"No, I am too stupid. Everything is caused by my willfulness. Thank you for coming to save me. Really, thank you."

Holding back the sound of crying, Silica forced herself to look calm.

"Does that feather have the name of a set prop?"

One of the players, who looked a little ashamed, slowly walked up to Silica, squatted down, looked at the feathers, and asked softly.

Although she was very sad, Silica took another look at the feather with a light blue halo.

"Bina's heart."

"Wait, wait, if there is such a prop, then it is possible for it to be resurrected."

Looking at Silica who was about to start a new round of crying, the player hurriedly said.

"Really...really?"

Silica looked at him with hope in her eyes.

"Well, I recently learned that there is a tool for resurrecting familiars on the map of a maze called [Hill of Memories] on the forty-seventh floor."

"Wow, thank you so much."

Silica couldn't help shouting happily.

"However, that item can only be resurrected within three days of the death of the familiar. If time passes, it will have no effect, and the 'heart' will become a 'relic'."

Although he couldn't bear it, the player still cruelly revealed this helpless fact.

"Ah! Forty-seventh floor, three days!, wuwu...how could this be possible..."

The hope for a moment was extinguished again, and Silica was a little disappointed. With her own ability, there was no way she could go to the maze on the 47th floor to find the props for resurrection within three days.

For a moment, the atmosphere seemed to freeze again.

"Tsk, it's really troublesome. As long as you pay us some reward or agree to a condition, it's okay for us to go with you. What do you think, girl?"

Another player seemed to be unable to bear the depressing atmosphere and spoke to break the deadlock.

"Why...why do you want to help me? We don't know each other well."

Silica looked at the two people in front of her, her vigilance suddenly increased.

As a player who has been able to survive until now, he is no longer a novice who doesn’t know anything. He has been approached by male players several times, and even proposed to him once! For a Celie who has just turned thirteen

It's too scary for a card.

Therefore, she feels particularly wary of these strange male players. What's more, the game has deteriorated now, and there are too many incidents where she does one thing in front of her and another behind her back.

"Well, um, actually, I just think you resemble a certain girl from our previous group."

"..."

Although it was a lame answer, Silica could feel the doting emotion in his voice. She was no longer so wary of the two people in front of her.

"How is that girl now? I think she should be very happy. She has such strong players as you two to lead her."

Silica looked at the two people in front of her and said softly.

"She's dead! It's all our fault for not protecting her."

Silica was startled by his answer, but seeing that the sad eyes of the two people didn't seem to be pretending, she comforted her softly: "Yes...I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."

"It doesn't matter. It's been a long time since this happened, but I still feel a little uncomfortable when I think about it."

"Well, my name is Silica. I'm really sorry to trouble you to help me."
To be continued...