civilwarnovels Chapter 559: Well Said, I Will Reward You to Go to Another World
Chapter 559: Well Said, I Will Reward You to Go to Another World
Chapter 559: Well Said, I Will Reward You to Go to Another World
When Kobayashi and Aqua arrived at the labyrinth area, Asuna had already been rescued. Sato Kazuma said that she was rescued by a lone wolf player named Kirito.
I actually met you here.
Kobayashi wanted to meet Kirito, of course, using the excuse of thanking him for saving people, but Sato Kazuma said that the man was too socially anxious and left in a hurry after rescuing Asuna, which gave him a headache.
Yeah……
Mr. Tong was indeed very socially anxious at the beginning, but it doesn’t matter, I will meet him again later.
Krillin looked at Asuna.
She was sitting under a tree with her hands on her knees, and she was silent again. Darkness shook her head at Kobayashi, indicating that it was useless to persuade her.
It doesn’t matter, just close the door and let Aqua go.
The stupid goddess went to talk to Asuna. As for whether the rich girl would be brainwashed into a believer, it was not within Kobayashi's consideration. No, maybe it would be better to use some drastic measures to turn her into an Axis believer.
"Is everyone here?"
Kobayashi looked at his companions who were completely different from those half a month ago. They had confident smiles on their faces and their equipment were much better than before.
"Okay, let's go to the meeting."
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First floor, Torbana, the Colosseum.
This was the first meeting held one month after the game was officially launched. Xiaolin was not sure if the meeting would become long and boring like a certain slime, but he was sure that this would be the meeting that would decide how the players in the game would make choices in the future.
During the course of a month, about a thousand people died.
Some committed suicide out of despair, some were killed by monsters, and some were assassinated by malicious people. This was under the premise that Aqua continued to persuade and comfort others.
But compared to the two thousand people in the original book, it is already very good.
After the first month of shock, I think people will temporarily stabilize. The first meeting took so long because many people were confused about the current situation and were not brave enough to take this step. I guess after passing the first level, we can speed up.
"Oh, are you guys still alive?"
"…Thank you for your concern. Are you doing well?"
The ones who greeted them were Koharu and Rinko. They had also survived the game, and it seemed that their levels and equipment were not lost.
What surprised him more was Rinko. Although she was guided by the closed beta player Koharu, she was able to change her mindset and become a qualified player in just one month. Her potential was self-evident. ... At least much better than a certain female player who wanted to commit suicide.
"I didn't expect you guys to come too."
"I should be the one saying this. Xiaochun, is it okay for you lone wolf players to appear here?"
“Call me Themis!… I really don’t want to be here, but I’m more afraid of being left behind. See, most people here are like this.”
Xiaochun motioned for them to look around.
Rather than their own lives, they want to know how the BOSS was defeated, and they don’t want to be left behind by others, even if it means death. This is the so-called player’s soul.
"Besides, it wasn't me who asked to come. It was Rinko."
Rinko asked for it?
Somewhat unexpected.
Xiaochun said with some pride: "Don't look at her like that. In fact, Rinko is a very famous player and has won many awards. She is not well-known in this game, but she just didn't get the qualification to be tested. But after the official launch..."
"I didn't expect something like this to happen."
Xiaolin completed her gradually fading words. It makes people sigh that life is unpredictable and the big intestines are bound to be small intestines.
"——Everyone, let's officially begin now."
During their conversation, a tall man with long wavy hair dyed bright blue walked up the steps of the arena and clapped his hands to signal for everyone to be quiet. With his appearance, the noisy scene gradually quieted down.
"Well, thank you all for responding to my call and coming. My name is Diabel, and from a personal perspective, I am a knight."
His handsome appearance and humorous words made the players on the stage laugh.
"What is this man talking about?"
"There's no career system in this game, right?"
"I'm afraid this meeting is just a joke."
"Damn handsome!"
By the way, the last sentence was said by Sato Kazuma. He is naturally disliked by handsome guys, especially those who are as cheerful as Miken Hibiki.
After heating up the atmosphere, Diabel lowered his raised hand, signaling everyone to calm down again. Then, he said solemnly, "Today, my team found the leader's room on the top floor of the tower."
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was shocked.
Many people began to whisper to their companions.
Xiaochun couldn't help but whispered, "The boss room? Actually, I knew about it during the closed beta test, but after the game officially started, the boss room's location changed. I think this is what you told me, that I can't trust the strategy completely."
"Did you also explore the maze area?"
"Isn't this nonsense? That's the BOSS, who can resist the temptation? But..."
Xiao Lin followed her and looked at the eager yet worried expressions of the people around her, and realized that she was just like the other players here, wanting to be the first to pass the level, but also afraid of failing and dying.
"Oh, are you all cowards?"
Her tone was more like self-mockery than sarcasm.
Diabel spoke again: "We need to defeat the boss and reach the second level to tell the people waiting in the starting town that this death game will eventually be completed! This is the obligation of all of us present, right?"
He spoke forcefully.
Unlike Aqua who just talks, Diabel's idea is to give players hope through practical actions, and players can feel the sincerity in his words.
However, his words did not receive a response from the crowd.
The players gathered here all looked a little embarrassed. Just as Xiaochun said, they wanted to defeat the BOSS and move to the next level, but they were also afraid of dying and so hesitated to move forward.
Snap, snap, snap——
Kobayashi's applause was the first to be heard, which was a bit abrupt in the silent meeting room, but soon others followed suit.
No one is a fool. If they don't complete the game, they will be unable to get out, so they can only gather everyone's strength.
Diabel gave Xiaolin a grateful look, and then said seriously: "Okay, since everyone agrees, then without further ado, let's start the first floor BOSS strategy meeting now! First, please form a team of six. The level boss cannot be defeated by just one team, so we need to combine the teams into a team."
"Hey, do you need that much?"
"Of course, this is not a hard and fast rule. It is not impossible to fight alone. We will not reject any player who wants to defeat the BOSS. But if you do this, it is easy to get into trouble in the battle without anyone to cooperate with you. I understand the thoughts of some lone wolf players, but it will be very dangerous next. I hope you can be patient."
After hearing what he said, some lone wolf players looked hesitant, but they still formed teams with people they liked.
Kobayashi invites Koharu.
"How about it, you and Rinko should be just two people, do you want to team up with us?"
Koharu looked at Rinko and they both nodded.
"...Please advise me."
"Please give me more advice."
Xiaolin held the hand she extended to him and then applied to form a team.
This time, the BOSS defeat battle is divided into groups of six. Kobayashi and others plus Koharu and Rinko make up exactly two teams. It seems a reasonable division, but it is not actually the case.
First of all, Aqua's level is too low, her equipment is bad, and she can't use magic, so she is useless. Then, the three magicians Huihui, Youyou, and Rain are not good at using weapons, so going to fight the boss will only cause trouble.
But Huihui was determined to go, and like other players, she didn't want the boss to be defeated without her knowing. After that, Youyou had to go with her, at least she could look after Huihui.
So, Kobayashi and others eliminated Aqua and Raine and added Koharu and Rinko.
Two more people missing...
Kobayashi saw Darkness take the initiative to invite Asuna, so he walked towards the only lone wolf player present.
"Kirito...right?"
"Yes Yes!"
Seeing someone talking to him, the thin black-haired boy stiffened like a rusty robot.
"Hahaha--"
Xiao Lin smiled and patted his shoulder: "Don't be nervous, I just saw that you were alone, so I wanted to ask you if you want to team up with us."
"Team up? But you have enough people..."
"No, some of our companions won't be joining us for this crusade, so we're still short one person. How about we just defeat the boss and then disband."
"If, if it's possible..."
"very good."
Xiao Lin invited him to form a team. Thus, the twelve people - two teams officially gathered.
“But we still need to divide them into groups.”
Xiaolin called everyone over.
"First, Koharu and Rinko, Kazuma will lead you. Alice, Rain, Darkness, you will form groups of six."
"Who is Kazuma?"
“Hello, I’m Kazuma. Leave the rest to me.”
Xiaochun looked at the greasy scum who was winking at her, and immediately rubbed her shoulders with her hands, unable to accept it.
"You actually want me to team up with someone like this? No, I can't accept it physically. I always feel that he is a hopeless scumbag. I feel that my own safety will be greatly affected if I am with him."
"Hey! I haven't done anything yet!"
Sato Kazuma yelled loudly, but the more he did so, the more Koharu couldn't stand him.
Kobayashi waved his hand and said, "Don't be like that. Kazuma is very trustworthy. He is a man who will do what he says when the time comes, so trust him."
"is it?"
Koharu looked at Sato Kazuma with suspicion, while he crossed his arms and looked up, looking like a master.
"I'm really good at playing games. Be impressed by my amazing skills."
puff-
Aqua laughed out loud.
Sato Kazuma really wanted to lose his temper, but that would damage his image as a master, so he just cursed the stupid goddess several times in his heart.
The other team is composed of Krillin, Ryu, Huihui, Youyou, Kirito and Asuna. Although there are two encumbrances in this team, they are much more skilled and their combat effectiveness is not inferior to other teams.
After they had formed groups after a lot of quarreling, the quarrel between Ya Wang and Agil in the arena also came to an end.
Kobayashi could understand Yaou's thoughts. It would be better to say that these were the thoughts of most ordinary players. They were not particularly bad, just the kind of people who were a little overconfident, hated the rich, and liked to use moral blackmail to fight for their own interests.
In the middle of the arena, Agil held a guide book and said, "Listen carefully. Everyone can get information, but many players have died. After this lesson, how should we challenge the boss? I think this is the topic we should discuss here."
"……snort."
Ya Wang seemed to realize that he had gone too far, but he was too embarrassed to admit his mistake so he just snorted coldly, turned around and walked down the stairs.
Seeing this, Agil also left and returned the stage to the protagonist this time.
Diabel stepped forward and said, "Okay, let's start over. As for the information about the boss, the latest version of the strategy book has just been released. According to the book, the boss is called the Kobold Lord Irfang. And there will be up to three miscellaneous ruins Kobold guards at the same time. The boss's weapons are an axe and a round shield. When the last of the four life slots turns red, the boss will switch to the Tawa scimitar under the scimitar category as a weapon, and the attack routine will also change..."
"Amazing!"
"Too many people have such information."
“Very useful information.”
There were whispers all around again.
Xiaochun, however, looked calm. She already knew the attack method of the first-level BOSS, so she was not surprised.
"Okay, the strategy meeting ends here. Finally, regarding the distribution of items, the money will be automatically divided equally among everyone, the experience points will belong to the team that defeated the monster, and the items will belong to the player who obtained it. Does anyone have any objections?"
The reward distribution order was simple, but very reasonable, and others expressed their agreement through silence.
Seeing this, Diabel waved his hand and said, "Okay! We'll set off at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Disband now!"
Others left the scene one after another.
Kobayashi took his companions to find Diabel, who was looking for other people and talking to them about the BOSS battle. When he saw Kobayashi, he took the initiative to step forward.
"Mr. Kobayashi, right?"
"...You know me?"
"I got some information about Mr. Kobayashi from an intelligence dealer."
"It's her."
Kobayashi's mind flashed to a closed beta intelligence dealer who had a unique laugh, looked like a rodent, and claimed that he could sell any information.
Diabel bowed his head slightly and said apologetically, "Yes, I asked Argo to investigate. I apologize if it caused you any discomfort."
"It's okay, I don't care."
Come to think of it. Diabel was also a closed beta player, so he naturally knew Argo, the famous intelligence dealer, but he didn't know what his purpose was in investigating him... Did Argo lie to him?
"So what is your purpose in investigating us?"
"it is this."
Diabel took out the strategy book from his waist bag again, opened the cover, and on the newly updated cover page, there was a very familiar doctrine.
"Actually, I asked Argo to add this as well."
"……Why?"
"Because I got redemption from Miss Aqua."
"what?"
Kobayashi didn't remember that Aqua had ever counseled him, and Diabel was a celebrity, so it was impossible for him to have forgotten him.
Seemed to have sensed what Xiaolin was thinking.
Diabel said: "Ms. Aqua didn't counsel me directly, but I listened to her words when she counseled a certain player. Those words were really inspiring and rekindled my hope. It also made me understand what I should do!"
He looked at Aqua with burning eyes, his admiration evident in his words.
Xiaolin understood.
In every world there are always one or two people who worship Axis. Is this you in this world?!
(End of this chapter)