civilwarnovels Chapter 571 You Regret My Shadow SAO Version
Chapter 571 You Regret My Shadow SAO Version
Chapter 571 You Regret My Shadow - SAO Version
It was a happy thing to clear the fifth floor with only three teams and no one died, but everyone knew that the next question was the key.
"I'm sorry to bother you at this time, but—"
Xiao Lin looked around and asked, "Everyone here, has anyone obtained the guild flag?"
The basic rules of SAO.
Items dropped by monsters, including the Demon King, will appear directly in the item column of the players participating in the battle, while other players...even team members will not know about it.
Strictly speaking, the system still allows everyone to visualize the menu window and check each item in it one by one. However, the content of the props column is the most private personal information in SAO. Showing it is equivalent to standing in front of others without clothes, which is undoubtedly the same as running naked.
Not to mention Krillin, even a tougher president like Kiba cannot force a check on members' items.
Of course, this inquiry was not to force the people present to hand over the flags, but to confirm whether there were really guild flags dropped on the fifth floor, so as to determine whether there was an assassination guild behind the fifth floor - PoH and others were behind it.
"Please don't misunderstand me. I'm not asking you to hand over the flag. There is another reason."
"...That's right. Anyone who has the flag, please explain. Please."
Kirito also asked the people present for help.
Kobayashi wasn't worried about someone hiding it. Not to mention that almost half of the people present were from the Axis Guild. The three teams, a total of 18 people, were all his own people, and they would inform everyone if they got the guild flag.
But when Kirito saw that almost everyone shook their heads, his heart began to sink.
To be honest, this is something they don't want to see.
This time, three teams forced their way through the level without anyone dying, but what about next time? If someone lies that the bosses on the sixth and seventh floors will drop powerful items, will they still be forced to risk their lives to break through?
until--
"Um... the flag should be with me?"
A little girl raised her hand.
"Megumin?"
"Did you get the flag?"
"Amazing! You obviously have no attack power at all."
Aqua and the others came over happily, but their words of congratulations were not so pleasant to hear. Huihui didn't say anything, and materialized the guild flag item she had just obtained and displayed it in front of everyone.
Kirito breathed a sigh of relief.
At least it shows that PoH is not behind this, or he may not have thought of this yet.
Kobayashi was not surprised that the item fell into the hands of his own people. After all, they accounted for two-thirds of the total number of people - twelve out of the eighteen were members of the Axis Guild, a higher probability than anyone else. What was surprising was that the guild flag did not fall on Sato Kazuma, who had the highest luck value, but fell on Megumin, whose attack power was almost zero.
At the same time, he finally understood why the other closed beta players were upset with Kirito. Anyone who worked hard to defeat the boss and had a lot of health points, but in the end, someone else took away all the peaches, would definitely be furious.
"Give it to you."
"…Why give it to me?"
Xiaolin lowered his head, looked at the guild flag that Huihui handed over, smiled and said, “You can take it. Don’t you want to participate in the boss battle every time? With this, even the people in the strategy team can’t say anything.”
"But……"
Huihui was a little hesitant.
She is not good at fighting, and joining the strategy group and occupying a position will cause dissatisfaction.
Sato Kazuma taunted, "When did the little Crimson Demon Chuunibyou loli back off like that? Besides, aren't you very good at using this?"
"……what?"
"Look. This guild flag will only work if it's placed upright on the ground, which means that one player must be standing still. And since you're always paralyzed by explosion magic and can't move, aren't you the best at lying still?"
"Are you trying to say that I'm a burden?"
"It's obvious."
"You bastard... just Kazuma!"
The little girl bit it excitedly.
The two of them made a lot of noise, making people around them laugh out loud.
After resolving the issue with the guild flag, everyone gradually relaxed. Agil, Kirito, and the others came over and began to review the previous BOSS battle.
This is also the practice of the strategy group.
Look for the mistake you just made, keep it in mind, and make corrections next time.
"First of all, thank you for your hard work. And... thank you everyone. It was thanks to your hard work that we were able to defeat the boss. Although there were many unexpected developments, I think everyone played to their best against the strongest boss ever."
This is of course.
After all, they had only been on the fifth floor for a few days, and everyone had not yet upgraded their levels. Even their equipment and skill proficiency were similar to those on the fourth floor. It could be said that they rushed to clear the fifth floor without any preparation.
It's rare in the game.
"But what I want to say is that this does not mean that everyone has enough strength to challenge the sixth-floor BOSS."
The idea that "a small number of elite players can pass the level by gathering together" must be extinguished, otherwise the joint forces will be disbanded in an instant, which is what Xiaolin and other smart players do not want to see, but what PoH wants to see the most.
"We understand what Mr. Kobayashi said."
"That's right. I've already cleared five levels. The strength of the five bosses is obvious to all. How could I possibly feel that it's easy?"
"That's right. We were almost wiped out just now. I don't want to fight the BOSS with just these few people anymore."
Others were discussing it at once.
However, the dagger user of the Agil team still spoke up: "From my perspective, it may be a bit bad to say this... but the reason why we were able to defeat this boss full of traps without anyone dying is probably because we were a small elite team of eighteen people. If the joint force had the upper limit of forty-eight people, it would be impossible for everyone to continue dodging the lines on the floor."
"It was just an accident. No one can be sure of the mechanics and values of the next level BOSS, so if you don't make full preparations, you will be sacrificed if you are not careful."
Kirito's tone was warning.
He was afraid that someone like him would take chances and lose his life in vain. It was not until the dagger user raised his hands to show that he was wrong that Kirito stopped lecturing.
Then, another member of Team Agil sighed, “Ah, although Krillin and Kirito made a lot of contributions in the battle just now, I think the MVP this time should be awarded to Miss Darkness.”
"Huh? Me?"
Darkness pointed at herself blankly.
“Indeed, Miss Darkness, as the only tank, was able to withstand the attack of the Golem Boss head-on. Her strength is enough to be recognized.”
"You're right. She saved me several times."
"I was saved by her too. Her back standing in front of me is very reassuring."
The words of praise kept coming.
The female knight blushed. It was unclear whether she was shy because of the compliment or because she was embarrassed because the reason was different from the actual reason.
Kirito also sighed: "I have never seen a knight as powerful as Miss Darkness. Not only is she very good at fighting, but she is also very protective of her comrades. She is a top tank player, even stronger than those professional players."
“Yes. Sometimes I wonder if Miss Darkness is a real knight.” Asuna looked at the back of the perverted female knight with admiration.
It is true that it was Alice who saved her, but Her Royal Highness was too young to worship her.
On the other hand, Darkness, without revealing her true nature, is tall and plump with blonde hair and blue eyes. At first glance, she looks quite feminine and cool, but when she puts on formal clothes, she shows the temperament of a rich lady. Asuna hopes that she can become such a person in the future.
"I didn't expect you two to think so highly of her."
Xiao Lin was also speechless.
But he couldn't destroy the idols in other people's hearts, so he let this misunderstanding continue. Besides, Darkness did a good job this time. She was able to rescue people in time when they were in a state of paralysis, and she also saved the stupid goddess at the critical moment. In addition, she was the only tank in this boss battle, so it was no problem to give her the MVP.
It is for this reason that Darkness has a new title.
——An iron wall.
Like a solid wall of steel, it can withstand any attack from the enemy, which is very suitable for the tank profession. But is it a bit too much to use this title to call a girl?
Not only did Darkness feel like crying but she had no tears, she was also being teased by Sato Kazuma, Aqua and others.
The topic comes to an end.
Agil opened the window, glanced at it, then looked at Kirito, and reminded him, "It's already half past eight. The rest of the raiders may be catching up soon. Kirito, have you thought about how to get back from here?"
This time the BOSS is commanded by Kobayashi, but it was Kirito who summoned these people, so the next arrangements still have to be made according to him.
"Well... since we might run into them if we go down the maze, we can just use that staircase to go up to the main street on the sixth floor, and then go back to Kaluluin through the portal there. We finally defeated the Demon King, so there should be no one who wouldn't want to see the sixth floor before others, right?"
"makes sense!"
"I'm starting to get excited!"
"Sixth floor, oh!!!"
The others cheered, and then ran quickly towards the upper floors as if they were competing to see who could reach the main street on the sixth floor first.
Kobayashi and the others followed slowly from behind. They were not in a hurry, but were looking at the guild flag that Huihui got.
——The flag of bravery.
It is not a pure item, but is classified as a weapon, and is classified as a spear, but its attack power is the lowest level. Kirito said that this is the same as the closed beta period.
But the magic effects it brings are amazing.
When it is placed on the ground during battle, all guild members within a 15-meter radius will be granted various support effects. For example, on the fifth floor, even if it is a hall with a diameter of 30 meters, as long as you stand in the center of the room, everyone will be covered by the effect range.
The condition for use is to register the guild name on the flag. It seems that as long as the player is qualified to be the guild leader, just press the authentication button at the bottom of the attribute bar.
At that time, the guild's emblem will be logged in, and the pure white flag will automatically be dyed with the guild's emblem, and the logged-in guild will no longer be able to be changed.
In other words, it is unique.
As long as the guild flag has the Axis guild's emblem printed on it, Kobayashi can use it to attract members of the strategy team, and many people will choose to join the guild.
If used properly, all forty-eight members of the joint attacking force can be replaced by guild members.
No wonder Yawang and the others were scared.
If that were the case, there would be no place for them in this game.
Unfortunately, the purpose of the Axis Guild is to only recruit life-oriented players. After all, strategy players always have to go out into the wild, and if Kayaba Akihiko secretly trips them up, it will harm other ordinary players instead.
As for handing it over, it is even more impossible.
Since they chose first come first served, why should Xiao Lin be polite to them? They were the ones who broke the agreement first. So Xiao Lin would not hand it over, but would wait for them to come and show off to annoy them.
At 8:50 in the evening, the attacking team led by Ya Wang finally arrived at the fifth floor.
According to the information provided by Argo, they set out from the town at 8 pm, and it was quite impressive that they could pass through the maze area in an hour. Unfortunately, they encountered the unreasonable Argo. Using the cracked map, Xiaolin and others only took more than ten minutes to reach the maze tower, and the time was still three o'clock in the afternoon.
Kibo and the others who arrived late quickly realized what had happened after seeing Kobayashi standing in the BOSS room, the guild flag in Huihui's hand, and the door that was originally the BOSS's position but now had been opened.
Krillin didn’t say anything, but just asked Huihui to wave the flag back and forth. The Akusis Guild emblem displayed on the flag made Queen Fang so angry that her teeth were almost broken.
The expression is funny.
At this time, someone rushed out and pointed at Xiaolin and Huihui and said, "Mr. Kibo! There are only two of them! We have many ways to get the flag back!"
"Do you mean to snatch it?"
"Yes! We have four teams and they only have two people. Whatever happens..."
"You stupid!"
With a roar like thunder, Yaou grabbed him by the collar.
He lifted up the opponent's short avatar and rammed his head into its nose, shouting, "The information about the guild flag you brought is correct, but if we swing our swords at fellow players just to get an important item, we're just an ordinary criminal group! Think carefully about why we exist!"
Have to explain again.
Ya Wang is not a bad person by nature. He is just like most ordinary people, who is a little arrogant, hates the rich, and likes to use moral blackmail to fight for his own interests. But if he is asked to kill someone, he can't do it... at least he can't do it now.
"I'm sorry to make you hear such boring words. So can you tell us how you plan to use it?"
“As you can see, the guild flag has the Axis guild’s emblem engraved on it, but I promise you that I will never force or incline other players to join the guild. Rather, I will reject players who come for the guild flag.”
Kobayashi's words stunned Kibo.
At this time, the short player roared again: "Who would believe you! If you say this now, you will definitely recruit a large number of excellent players in the future and control the entire Aincrad!"
"No, I believe him."
"Varied----!"
The short man looked at him in disbelief and said after a while:
"Mr. Yaou, you're going to regret this!"
"Shut up, I'm the president!"
……
I didn't expect to see a scene of you regretting my decision here, but Kobayashi was a little surprised at Kibo's decision and couldn't help but look up to him.
Later, Xiaolin realized that since the guild flag had already been used, there was nothing he could do if he didn't believe it, right?
(End of this chapter)