civilwarnovels Chapter 557 Asuna
Chapter 557 Asuna
Chapter 557 Asuna
"Watch your step, Asuna."
"Well, thank you, Mitt."
The beautiful girl with long flaxen hair stood up from the ground with the help of her companion.
Now they were walking on a rugged mountain road. This area was in the south of the town, and the continuous mountains occupied almost half of the map. The level of the monsters here was much higher than that of the normal maps.
Difficult maps, high-level monsters, and the constant danger of death.
All this is thanks to Kayaba Akihiko. If that madman hadn't announced that Sword Art Online is now a death game, they wouldn't have taken such a big risk to come to such a place.
But Asuna was not afraid.
Because she has the best company.
——Mitt.
Asuna was a classmate in real life, and also a senior game player. She was even a closed beta player of this game, and had a deep understanding of most of the game's content and mechanisms. Thanks to her care, she did not collapse in this death game, and Asuna was grateful.
"Asuna! I say, Asuna!"
"Y-yes! What's wrong, Mitt?"
"Please don't lose focus in such a dangerous place. Be careful of monsters. There are advanced species of small man-catching grass in this area. Although we are at a high level and it won't be too threatening, it is difficult to walk on this road so we still have to be careful. In addition, there will occasionally be individuals with round fruits. You must never attack them. If the fruit is damaged, it will spray smoke to call for companions, and many monsters will gather, and we won't be able to escape."
"……I see."
After being warned by her companion, Asuna nodded slightly. But in fact, she was not very nervous. Because she knew how strong her companion, Mite, was. He had defeated many monsters with his superb fighting skills, so there would be no problem this time.
[If I were in danger, Mitt would definitely come to save me. ]
This was what Asuna was thinking subconsciously.
Soon the two of them reached the top of the mountain and found a large group of small man-catching grasses. They moved slowly in groups, had a very simple attack method, and the interval between refreshes was acceptable. Even a novice like Asuna could cooperate well in fighting monsters, and there was almost no danger. As Mite said, this was an excellent place to level up.
"Well done Asuna, keep it up."
"At this rate, they will all be wiped out soon."
They are not NPCs and they also need rest and adjustment. That time is the gap between when all the monsters are killed and when they are refreshed again.
A little tired, but acceptable.
While Asuna was struggling with the monster, she heard her friend Mite calling out, "Asuna, can you handle this by yourself for a while?"
"what happened?"
Her expression was somewhat solemn, as if something unexpected had happened, in contrast to her companions’ somewhat excited expressions.
"There is a monster that is hard to find on the first floor. It will drop rare equipment. I want to kill it!"
"I know, leave this to me."
"please."
Mitt quickly chased after a monster that looked like a rat wearing a cloak, leaving Asuna alone to clean up the remaining monsters.
Asuna didn't know how long her companion had been gone.
After all, when people are concentrating, they cannot notice the passage of time. She just kept swinging the rapier in her hand to chop the monsters. Without Mitt's cooperation, she had a hard time dealing with these monsters.
While I was dealing with a monster, I heard my companion's voice from a distance.
"I got the props!"
"Great."
Asuna felt relieved.
Then she raised her sword again and aimed it at a nearby monster. The blade glowed pink, which was the special effect of the skill. She planned to use the high-damage sword skill to destroy the monster.
at this time--
"Asuna, no!"
"Eh?"
Asuna was startled by her companion's sudden shout to stop her, but her sword skills were already in place, and the system-assisted skills were activated. She lost her balance and was carried away by the sword.
The auxiliary system that was originally designed to help players learn combat skills as quickly as possible has now become a hindrance to players.
“Waaaaaa——”
Asuna screamed in panic while rushing towards the monster in the distance, and then killed the monster she was aiming at, as well as... the monster with round fruit behind it!
boom!
Pink smoke exploded instantly, and Asuna subconsciously covered her mouth and nose. Then she saw deep red cursors representing enemies all over the mountains and fields in the pink smoke!
How many monsters are there here...
Asuna's face turned pale.
Soon, hordes of monsters surrounded her and their number increased, completely surrounding the platform on the top of the mountain, blocking even the escape route.
"Asuna!"
"Mitt!"
Mite quickly ran towards his companions who were surrounded by monsters, while Asuna in the encirclement was also trying to break out.
However, there were too many monsters here. If you killed one, two would appear. If you killed two, four would appear. You couldn't kill them all! If some leveling maniacs saw this scene, they would definitely laugh happily. But it was too difficult for a weak girl!
"Wow!"
A scream caught Asuna's attention, and out of the corner of her eye she saw her companion, who was pushed to the edge of the cliff by the monster, miss his step and fall down.
She really wanted to go over and help her companions right now, but she was surrounded by so many monsters that she could hardly move.
To make matters worse...
“This is the last bottle.”
She drank all the supplies she had, but her health points were not even half restored.
We are truly out of ammunition and food.
"No, worrying too much will distract me. I need to focus on the battle in front of me first! But..."
Asuna looked at the Man-Catching Grass that could not be completely eliminated, and thought of the players who were besieged and killed by goblins in the cave. For a moment, fear surged like a tide and swallowed her feet.
Good weight!
The sword is so heavy that my arms can hardly lift it; my feet are so heavy that I can’t dodge the monster’s attacks.
"No! I have to work harder! I have to work harder! I, I...I don't want to die!"
The fear of death stimulated her potential. Asuna, who was focused on the battle, became more and more fierce in her movements and moves. She dodged the attacks of all monsters at an increasingly faster speed, while the rapier in her hand eliminated the enemies one after another.
Soon, soon.
"There's another one..."
Asuna raised the rapier in her hand with difficulty and aimed at the last man-catching grass. As long as she killed it, she could successfully reunite with her companions and resolve this crisis.
however--
"Ouch!"
A huge monster dropped from the sky and swallowed the man-catching grass in one gulp. Its tall body, broad tail and ferocious appearance showed that it was an elite ape monster!
It's a lie, right? At a time like this?
Asuna secretly thought that the timing was bad, as a tough opponent appeared at the most difficult time.
But she was not afraid.
Even if her health is less than one-third left, even if she is in bad condition, she can still muster up the courage to face the strong enemy.
Because she knew that if she encountered danger, Mitt would definitely come to save her, so she just had to hold on until her companions came.
——That’s what she thought.
But when the system notification showed that [Mite has left the team], Asuna's mental defenses collapsed instantly.
Mitt...?
What, what happened to you?
Why did you quit the squad? What happened?
The withdrawal of her companions was the last straw that broke the camel's back. Asuna didn't even have time to resist before the rapier in her hand was knocked away by the monster and she fell backwards to the ground.
foot……
Fear swept over her again, and Asuna trembled all over. She couldn't stand up no matter how hard she looked at the monster that was approaching.
Just like a cat with evil taste who must play with the mouse before eating it, this ape elite monster also slowly approached like a winner, and its huge body that made the ground tremble kept approaching, causing her heart to stop.
The roar was accompanied by a strong wind, and even though there was no smell, Asuna could still smell the scent of death.
"Uh...uh..."
The human body experiences accelerated heartbeat and breathing, but the body cannot move.
Asuna had read in a book that this was a phenomenon caused by a surge in adrenaline. Generally speaking, when adrenaline surges, you will do all kinds of incredible things, but there will also be times when you can't do anything, because that means even adrenaline thinks you are finished.
The monster's sticky tongue licked her body, and its sharp teeth seemed to want to bite the ground beneath her and her slender body into pieces.
Her life will end here.
die?
Will I die?
Asuna thought back to the time she had spent with her friends and family. If she had listened to her parents, if she hadn't played this game, if she hadn't come out in town...
She closed her eyes tightly and welcomed death.
at this time--
"Aha!"
With a powerful shout, the sword light fiercely fell on the monster, causing the attack to miss and a shrill scream to escape. Then a figure passed from behind her and faced the unstable giant elite monster head-on.
He dodged the powerful punch and kept slashing at the monster with the sword in his hand, as if all its flaws were exposed.
Legs, back, abdomen, neck.
fast!
Extremely fast!
The attack speed was incredibly fast, and each strike was the monster's weakness. The figure kept spinning around the monster, as if performing a gorgeous dance, and the glowing sword was more like a fluorescent stick. The monster's health kept dropping, as if there was no pause at all, and it dropped to 0 in the blink of an eye.
In just one minute, the monster that had been so troublesome for her turned into pieces and scattered all around.
That figure was deeply imprinted in Asuna's eyes.
——The figure of a small girl with smooth golden hair compared to the huge ape-like elite monster.
...Yes, it's Alice!
Xiaolin also wanted to be a hero and save the damsel in distress, but when he was about to rush out, Huihui picked up a stone and yelled "Ah, my hand slipped" without any emotion, and then the stone accurately hit the man-catching grass with fruit. Darkness couldn't control himself when he saw the monsters all over the mountains.
He had no choice but to give the opportunity to save the beauty to Alice and Sato Kazuma, and turned around to fight with Youyou, Ryuzi and the others to eliminate the monsters that surrounded them again.
As for Sato Kazuma, his speed was slightly slower than Alice's, so he missed the opportunity to be a hero and save the beauty.
Ah, there's another person coming.
Kobayashi saw a figure in the woods out of the corner of his eye. He had wanted to come out to rescue someone just now, but after seeing Alice take action, he gave up and turned away.
Why don’t you come out together? Why are you so shy?
Never mind, he was probably a lone wolf player, and he probably didn't want to cause misunderstandings. Anyway, he saved the people, and the result was good.
Xiaolin and his companions quickly dealt with a large number of monsters. These monsters were a bit difficult for two people, but for Xiaolin and his companions, who were also numerous, they were a good place to level up.
"Xiao Lin, this place is awesome! There are so many monsters. Let's level up here from now on! Okay!"
"…Forget it, let's go to another place."
"Why?!"
"Because I'm afraid that if you don't restrain yourself, more monsters will gather."
Kobayashi rejected the perverted female knight's request.
This is indeed a good place for them to level up. The monsters are of high level and give high experience points. If there are not enough monsters, they can be gathered with fruits. Even if there are ten people, they can still achieve good leveling efficiency.
But when he thought about the nature of problem children, he felt that he would be in a mess by then.
"Please, Kobayashi!"
"do not want!"
After firmly rejecting Darkness's request and asking Liu Zi to keep an eye on her and not let her do anything wrong, Xiao Lin walked up to the rescued girl with long braided flaxen hair. She didn't say anything, but stared blankly into the distance, with a hollow look in her eyes, as if she hadn't recovered from the death threat just now.
This is troublesome.
Xiaolin is actually not very good at comforting people.
But it doesn't matter, as long as someone is good at it. He waved at the blue figure behind him.
"Aqua, come on."
"Ok!"
Close the door and release Aqua.
She was like a goddess with compassion for the world. She gently held the girl in her arms and comforted her, "It's okay now. You have tried your best. This is not your fault. Yes, it's the world's fault. Just escape from unhappy things. Escape is not failure."
“Woo… wooo…!”
It seemed to be effective. The girl who was frightened by death was able to vent her emotions and burst into tears in Aqua's arms.
Very good, that's good.
The real disappointment is not to quarrel and make a scene, the real disappointment is not to burst into tears, but to stop taking the initiative and stop talking. The fact that she cried like this shows that she has not given up.
Similarly, Xiaolin also realized this.
In this veritable death game, many people are lost and uneasy, and someone must help and enlighten them. And this task seems to be very suitable for Aqua, a goddess who is born to deceive... ahem, enlighten people.
After the girl stopped crying, Aqua offered to send her back to town. She probably regarded the girl as her believer.
The Stupid Goddess is unreliable no matter what she does, but there is nothing to say when it comes to how she treats her believers.
Fearing that there might be danger on the road, Xiaolin asked Darkness and Rain to follow, while the rest of them stayed to continue leveling up. During the leveling process, Xiaolin learned the game ID of the girl they rescued, as well as her real name.
——Asuna, Yuuki Asuna.
(End of this chapter)