"Is this thing a little weird?"

Su Chen's first reaction when he looked at the furnishings in the bell tower and the killed man.

The development of the matter still has to start when Su Chen came back from the maze.

"Huh? What, he's dead, isn't he~! Wait, I'll be here soon!"

Su Chen was boredly teasing the monsters in the maze when he received an urgent email from Kirito. It probably meant that a player was killed in a safe town (referred to as the circle), and there was no trace of the murderer.

Logically speaking, it is impossible for anyone in the circle to conduct this type of PK! Su Chen scratched his head and looked at the news in confusion.

It turns out that because of the death game, the mode with PK attributes itself is also regarded as a scourge by players, and no one usually gets involved in it. However, after all, some players still prefer this pvp mode, so there was an unwritten rule later.

, you can pk, but you cannot choose [Complete Victory Mode]. In this mode, death will be directly resurrected in the Black Iron Palace, that is, you will truly die in this game.

Therefore, most PK enthusiasts like [First Hit Decisive Mode]. The winning conditions of this mode are very simple. You can win by knocking the opponent's health down to the yellow position (half health) first.

Although PK is a consensual thing, there are also some despicable guys who forcefully engage in PK while the victim is sleeping, in order to obtain some benefits, or even engage in bad behavior such as revenge.

When Su Chen arrived at the scene of the incident, there were already many people surrounding him.

"Master, you came too late!"

Asuna complained dissatisfiedly to someone who had just arrived.

"Sorry, I was in the maze just now. By the way, how did things go?"

Su Chen said with an embarrassed look.

"The person is dead, but there is no one in the building, and the second floor of the church is not messy at all. It should have been prepared in advance."

Asuna thought.

Su Chen stared at the room on the second floor and looked at Kirito.

"Did you find the system window? If it were a PK, there should be a system window for the winner!"

Kirito shook his head.

"No! There's no one in there!"

"Well, this is a bit strange?"

Su Chen did not doubt the judgment of the person in front of him at all, because he knew that his proficiency in tracking enemies was probably one of the best in Aincrad.

"The man in full armor was hung by a rope around his neck outside the window, and a strange sword-shaped weapon was inserted into his body. These are the facts that everyone present can see."

Asuna analyzed.

"In the circle, only when applying for a duel can the player's HP be damaged. There is no refutation of this setting."

"However, it is somewhat incomprehensible to use such a weird method to kill people through PK. It would make sense if the PK was done while sleeping, but when we went there, the player's consciousness was also awake."

"Hey, we'd better find a way quickly, otherwise it will make people panic. This kind of PK must have its own unique method."

Su Chen stared at the two people in front of him and said calmly.

"Well, that's a problem for you!"

Asuna blinked.

"Uh, um, didn't we agree to do it together?"

"Oh, master, you can do more work if you are able. Let's just be your little assistants, Kirito, what do you think?"

"Well, that's right, Ling Xiao, we believe you!"

"..."

Su Chen was about to cry but had no tears. Although he wanted to retort a few words, he still scratched his head in trouble under the expectant looks in their eyes.

In front of him was a girl with an ugly face and a trembling body.

Just now, this girl walked up and revealed her identity to Su Chen and the others.

"Oh! Is he your companion? Yezi."

"Yes...yes..."

The girl named Yezi said slowly.

"Today, we originally wanted to make an appointment to have dinner together, but we got lost, and then...we just...wuwuwu..."

Ye Zi covered her mouth as she spoke and cried silently.

Asuna comforted her in a low voice, while Su Chen and Kirito frowned.

"When I looked around, I saw a man pushing him down from the church window with a sword stuck in his chest."

The girl who calmed down a little continued.

"Huh? Someone pushed me from behind?"

Su Chen asked in confirmation.

"Yes...yes, the moment he was pushed, I seemed to see someone standing behind him..."

"Is it an assassin?"

Su Chen held his chin with his hand and thought to himself. Because if someone pushed the victim out of the window and escaped in public, in addition to concealment preparations, the prisoner should have high-level concealment skills, and generally students

There aren't many people with this kind of skill. Are they from that guild?

Although the three people's multi-faceted investigations revealed the player's identity, guild, and social group, there were not many valuable clues.

"I seem to have some clues, but I'm not sure. Anyway, I want to confirm some things. I'll leave the rest of the investigation to you!"

Su Chen's eyebrows were a little gloomy, but he suddenly thought of something, and said to the two of them in a deep voice, and then moved away, leaving the two of them looking at each other blankly.

"Ah! Master is always like this. He leaves without explaining clearly every time..."

Asuna bit her sleeve fiercely and looked at the place where Su Chen disappeared with an angry expression.

"Then...well, what should we do next?"

Kirito looked at the angry Asuna and whispered.

"Let's check the props left at the scene. If we know the source of the suspicious rope and the sword inserted into the deceased's chest, we might be able to find the prisoner."

Although Asuna was angry, she still answered calmly.

"I see, it's you as expected! You're so witty!"

Kirito thought for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he praised Asuna.

"Humph, from the very beginning... Hey, by the way, can you please stop calling me 'you, you, you'?"

Asuna was a little unhappy. She felt a little inexplicable impulsive when she saw this guy having trouble dealing with her every time.

"Uh, then...what's the name of the deputy captain?"

Kirito looked at Asuna's expressionless face but her eyes were filled with murderous rays, and responded tentatively.

"Then let's call him Mr. Flash? Uh, how about adding a young lady?"

"What a great guy! Why can't you call me Asuna? Didn't you call me that just now?"

Asuna looked at the idiot in front of her angrily and yelled.

"Cough...cough, okay."

Kirito nodded timidly.

"Well, when it comes to appraising skills, I have a friend who runs a weapons store, but she has been busy recently, so I probably can't ask her to help. Do you know any friends?"

Asuna glanced at Kirito with satisfaction and continued.

"Well, but, just left..."

"..."

Asuna couldn't help but conjure up an image of someone in her mind, and she felt helpless. The master was such an idiot.

"Oh, by the way, I actually know a grocery store owner, although that guy's proficiency is not reassuring..."

Kirito seemed to think of another player and spoke hurriedly.

"Are you talking about the two-handed ax warrior named Agil?"

Asuna also seemed to have remembered something.

"Well, do you still remember? He is the player who saved you when you defeated the boss on the first floor."

"Oh, but if you open a grocery store, you should be very busy now. It's not good to disturb others like this!"

Asuna was a little hesitant.

"Hey, don't worry about that profiteer. The store is probably not as busy as you think."

After finishing speaking, Kirito pressed the teleport button on the 50th floor.

Fifty-story commercial street.

"Hey, why do you just buy those things to eat? You know this place..."
To be continued...