"If the Demon-Sealing Thread is not a bound item, it will be distributed evenly among everyone in the strategy team and every player who has contributed. My brother and I will not hesitate at all!"
"Do you know? When my brother entered the Mysterious Tower to pick me up, and when I was about to 'seek death' and leave the Mysterious Tower, how did I feel when I suddenly heard the truth? Just like what the bastard just said, why did my brother and I
Do you want to stay in the mysterious tower and leave your parents behind for almost three years?"
"We all have the Demon Sealing Thread. At least we will not be affected. It doesn't matter if we exit the Mysterious Tower. But if we don't completely conquer the Mysterious Tower, disaster will befall our world!"
"If it hadn't been for Kirito, brother, Liz, Argo... if everyone hadn't encouraged me along the way, I wouldn't have been able to endure it."
"I'm hiding the truth from everyone because I'm worried that some people will be crushed by it, and that more people will choose to escape like that bastard just now!"
"Every time we move up a level, we are saving our own world!"
On the 10th floor of the Mysterious Tower, in a secret base, the Goblin Dance Master Goblin King wearing an evil ghost mask is listening to the recording in the crystal.
This is what happened at the end of that strategy group meeting. The players who had been distraught reunited a little bit because of Asuna's sonorous and powerful speech, and there was no civil strife for the time being.
He had listened to it several times, and with a look of fascination on his face under the mask, he murmured: "She is indeed the woman I like, Asuna."
"But...what about me?! Have you ever considered my feelings?!"
"Yuki Shozo got the helmet and sent me to this world. He promised that as long as I persuade you brothers and sisters to return to reality, you will marry me..."
"But do you know how scared I was when I heard the truth?! I gave up everything to come to this world for you, and I can't get out, but you are not even willing to take me to upgrade!"
"Have you ever considered at least sending me out? At least finding a way for me to obtain a demon-sealing thread? You haven't! Never!"
"You have forgotten me a long time ago, right? Kirito, Kirito, Kiritani Kazuto! Aren't people like me already dead in your hearts?!"
"But I don't want to become a monster or monster, I want to be the king of the new world, and I want you to be my woman!" Furious, he took off his mask and threw it to the ground, revealing his evil and ugly face.
His name is Sugou Nobuyuki.
…
According to the information provided by the research institute, the dose of the stolen immortal disease is five, which means that it is enough to infect at least five people with the immortal disease.
And with the spread of the immortal disease, it is enough to spread from five to ten, and from ten to a hundred in a very short period of time, making five floors a forbidden area. If human intervention continues, it is not necessary for most of the mysterious tower to become an immortal ward.
Impossible.
After the incident, more manpower has been dispatched to the Institute of Immortality and the Immortality Ward on the 46th floor. Due to the demand for the Resurrection Grass, it is still troublesome not to completely destroy them.
Under extreme vigilance, players soon discovered that casual players were missing on the 2nd, 8th, and 17th floors.
These three floors have 'specialties', either unique food or ores needed to make weapons. Many casual players make money there, and even high-level players occasionally go down there.
After learning about the situation, the major guilds and the army joined forces to quickly evacuate and ban the place, making these three floors temporarily a forbidden area for players, but hundreds of players still lost contact!
The immortal disease will not only spread to players, but is protected by the rules of the Mysterious Tower. It doesn't matter the NPCs in the town, but monsters in the wild, and even plant water sources, may be infected with the immortal virus over time, and must be dealt with as soon as possible.
The research institute has produced 20 sets of advanced protective suits as quickly as possible, and selected 20 players to work together to solve the 17th floor of the immortal disease.
Naturally, they include Kirito, Asuna, Yuuki Koichiro, Negishi Yoshiyuki, Eugene and other players. It is not a coincidence that 20 of them are players who have the Demon-Sealing Thread, and they all volunteered to participate in this game.
in this action.
Dressed like a big white bear, Kirito waved the replacement knife in his hand uncomfortably, and reminded Asuna beside him: "Be careful, Asuna, if you find that the protective suit is covered with claws, thorns or the like.
If it’s scratched, even if it’s just a scratch, you must return as soon as possible.”
"Okay, it's Kirito-kun. Don't be careless. I don't want to chop off the zombie-like Kirito-kun's head with my own hands."
"You two really exude an enviable sour smell all the time." Not far away, Yoshiyuki Negishi couldn't help complaining: "Can you pay a little attention to the other people?"
Kirito scratched his head in embarrassment, but Asuna replied calmly: "Isn't Yoshiyuki pursuing the new girl in your team? My name is... Kiriko. Is it not going well? Do you want me to find an opportunity?
Ask her what kind of boys she likes?"
"That couldn't be better." Negishi Yoshiyuki blurted out, and then he hesitated a little and changed the subject: "Besides, let's solve this incident first. What is that Yugu guy doing? It's not time for us to set off yet.
?”
"Well, speaking of it, that's right..."
20 people have obviously arrived, but the route has not yet been drawn based on the missing players? Every minute of delay may lead to facing one more monster infected with the undead virus.
There are two other floors.
"Everyone has been waiting for a long time!" Suddenly a familiar female voice came into their ears.
Argo Asuna turned her head in surprise, but her eyes instantly shifted involuntarily from her friend to the man next to her friend.
All 20 people!
"Damn, it's so tall... Was this guy a basketball player before he entered the Mysterious Tower?!" Negishi Yoshiyuki's words spoke to everyone's thoughts.
Kirito's eyes widened. Just for a moment, his Toguro brother had PTSD. This figure and height were a replica of him!
Others are more confused...Why haven't they seen a person with such an obvious body shape before?
Is he a player? Who?
"This is Ji Xing!" Argo made a small jump and guided Ji Xing with both hands with a smile: "The treasure of our Treasure Hunting Rat Guild is a powerful... special chef! Because of his telekinesis ability
It will be very helpful for the next actions, and he is also very enthusiastic to participate in everyone's actions. It's just that the demonstration at Yougu's place just took a while, so everyone has been waiting for a long time."
Ji Xing smiled and said: "Hello everyone."
Powerful... super chef?
Will it help in removing the immortal disease?
These are not even close to each other!
Asuna did recall that she was recuperating from her injuries. When Argo came to visit, she seemed to have said something inexplicable about being a special cook, and also asked if the special chef was delicious...
Wait, super chef?!!
I remember when she first learned the truth and decided to stay in the Mysterious Tower to save the world, Asuna was not interested in the excellent ingredients here. She even said, "I'm not staying in the Mysterious Tower for the food." Concentrate
Leveling up.
As a result, my cooking skills have reached an advanced level without even realizing it, which is also the top level among players.
Suddenly seeing a living, breathing expert in cooking, there were only two words in her mind: "I want to eat."
No, no, no, now is not the time to be greedy.
Eugene on the other side has received Yugu's communication and confirmed the situation, while Koichiro Yuuki asked on behalf of the 20 players: "What is the telekinesis ability that can help us? You are not wearing protective clothing, and the research institute should also
I don’t have time to make special protective clothing that can be worn by your body type..."
Ji Xing said: "It's hard to explain here. When we see a creature infected with the immortal disease, I will demonstrate it directly to everyone. With my telekinesis ability, protective clothing is not a necessity. Of course, it will be safer to wear it. And the one who contributes is
You guys, it doesn't matter whether I wear it or not."
"This has been verified by You Gu. If you don't believe him, you have to believe me, right?" Argo said with a smile: "I promise to surprise you, so hurry up and set off with Ji Xing!"
All the players looked at each other, and Eugene nodded with Yugu's affirmation. Kirito asked: "Let's start together? Don't you want to spread out? What's the goal?"
"Let's go to the direction of the black gold mine first." Ji Xing said to them: "There are the most missing players there, and it is also the most important resource area on the 17th floor."
This time there was no further delay, the target was confirmed, and a group of 21 people left the town and entered the wild area.
Among the 20 big white bears, Ji Xing in ordinary clothes was particularly conspicuous. Negishi Yoshiyuki, who was familiar with the game, smiled and came to Ji Xing's side to ask his doubts on behalf of the players.
"Brother, you are over two meters tall, right? Compared with you, General Eugene is a dwarf. How long have you been in the game? How many levels are you at? Why haven't I seen you before?"
Ji Xing said: "I am a life player. I am a cook, a blacksmith, and so on. I also occasionally serve as an information dealer. Oh yes, I found the information about Brother Toguro, the boss on the 50th floor a while ago. I just know that my body shape is conspicuous.
Why did I just appear in front of you?"
"Information about Brother Toguro?!"
Everyone was surprised. Argo got the information that everyone failed to find from him. It was amazing... Even Ji Xing's image as a self-proclaimed life player was ignored.
"I see, it seems that the elder brother doesn't like to be in the limelight." Negishi Yoshiyuki nodded awkwardly, seemingly understanding: "If it hadn't been for the intelligence at that time, we might have lost a few people on Toguro Ludi.
, In this way, brother, you are our savior!
I just heard Argo say that you are a special chef? Is that what I understand as special cooking skills? I wonder how many kels it costs to ask my eldest brother to cook a table of dishes? "
Got beat first! Asuna whispered in her heart and gave Kirito a elbow.
Kirito was puzzled.
Ji Xing smiled and said: "You just said you are your savior, and you want your savior to cook? Don't call me brother, we are not familiar with each other. It's okay to eat my food, but you have to follow my rules."
"What are the rules?" Negishi Yoshiyuki continued to ask without any embarrassment.
"We'll talk about it later." Ji Xing said, speeding up slightly: "The physical fitness of everyone in the strategy team should be fine. Let's speed up a little and finish dealing with the immortal disease on this floor. There are still two floors left."
Hey, does he mean to look down on us? Although your figure is very convincing, no matter you are a real life player or a fake life player, it is impossible to be physically stronger than us who often fight on the front line.
Accelerate, accelerate.
Huh? Add more? Add more?!
This clumsy protective suit... so dangerous...
The two least physically fit players in the team followed reluctantly and arduously. They were secretly glad that they were stuck at a speed that was still bearable. It would be really embarrassing to speed up and fall behind.
Kirito, Asuna, Eugene and others who were half a body behind Ji Xing looked at each other with some surprises on their faces. Even if they were strong with such a big body, their physical fitness would not be very good because of their heavy weight.
The other party maintains this speed, but there is no obvious breathing sound?
21 figures passed through the forest, rolling up leaves. The monster on the 17th floor saw someone trying to attack, but was thrown far away with a whoosh!
After 20 minutes, the two people at the bottom were breathing heavily. Fortunately, at this moment, they also noticed that the people in front of them slowed down and stopped.
"Isn't this place at least 10 kilometers away from the black gold mine?" Eugene said in a low voice: "If that is the outbreak point of the immortal disease on this level, it has spread here in just one day..."
In the woods in the distance, an obviously abnormal black tiger is walking unsteadily. It doesn't look like a living thing, it has the feeling of a walking corpse with an immortal disease!
The first target? Kirito tightened his grip on the handle of the knife and looked at Ji Xing.
Ji Xing nodded: "Next, I'll show you my telekinesis ability, just watch it."
"Brighten the health bar - regional battlefield."
Buzz——
Invisible thoughts instantly passed through the bodies of the 20 players, causing their bodies to feel numb for a moment, and they noticed something.
Looking at each other, they found that there was a large health bar about half a meter long on both the top of Ji Xing's head and his own, and each health bar was followed by the number 100.
"It turns out to be...a blood bar?"
"Brother, your ability...haha, the Mysterious Tower has become more like a game!"
Many of these people are experienced players who go to SAO, and they can understand it several times faster than the telekinesis users in the Hunter World.
"The black tiger infected with the immortal disease also has a blood bar on its head, but it's blue..." Some people also paid attention to the tiger in the distance.
Ji Xing stepped forward and said as he walked: "In my health bar-regional battlefield ability, with me as the center, the movable radius of about five kilometers has become a battlefield, and I have set a red
Square camp and Blue camp.
In the current situation, we humans are on the red side, and everyone else is on the blue side. Before the blood bar is exhausted, we can ignore any status such as serious injuries, poisoning, etc., and the moment the blood bar is exhausted, it naturally also represents
With death.”
Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the black tiger infected with the immortality disease, several of the players wanted to move, but were stopped by others who shook their heads, and everyone followed behind.
He is so confident that he will never be unsure.
The next moment, the immortal black tiger finally noticed Ji Xing and staggered closer, but its attack was swift and powerful!
Ji Xing dodged sideways, and while waving his arm, he was scratched by a sharp claw on the back of his hand. He then pointed to the top of his head and said: "Normally, the attack that should have infected me with the immortal disease only caused me to lose a drop of blood."
Everyone looked and saw that it was indeed 99 drops. Ji Xing was not infected and did not continue to lose blood.
And immediately after, the immortal black tiger once again pounced on Ji Xing and was greeted by an iron fist!
There was a booming and explosive sound, and the black tiger spun directly and flew seven or eight meters before landing on a tree, with fallen leaves falling all over the ground!
All the players froze, this power... and they say you are a life player?!
Ji Xing continued: "But similarly, we can't kill the opponent instantly, nor can we cause damage to the opponent. The attack that I should have directly smashed its face only knocked out 17 points of its health. There is no decapitation injury or vital damage.
Injuries, you need to hit them multiple times to clear their health bars."
Facing the black tiger that was charging at him again, Ji Xing turned sideways and grabbed its neck with his left hand, and Kuku hit the tiger's head with his right hand, clearing its health bar!
It looked very ferocious, and its movements were very crisp and clean. Kirito thought that he might not be able to do such a thing without a knife.
The motionless black tiger landed on the ground, and Ji Xing pointed to the health bar above his head: "Pay attention here, I didn't get hit a second time, but I still lost a little blood because of inhaling the immortal disease, and it dropped to 98 drops.
It would be better for everyone to wear protective clothing. Next, you will surround me within a five-kilometer radius and hunt down all creatures infected with the undead disease. Always pay attention to your own health bar. When you are half-healthy, you will immediately leave the battle and return to me. Slowly you should be safe.
This incident has been solved...are there any problems?"
He picked up the baton naturally.
The players who were shocked by Ji Xing's first appearance outside subconsciously nodded in agreement.
Single update for 4k6 dystocia. I went to Li Ronghao’s concert last night and had a blast for half the night. I’m really a little tired today... I won’t go anywhere tomorrow and will code at home, double update!