Chapter 103: The Rapier of Death
It has been a month since the world's first VRMMORPG, "SwordArtOnline", officially started operation. According to the average speed of MMO, there should be RMB players with a level of up to the upper limit at this time, and the world map should also be viewed from one side to the other side.
However, in SAO, the highest level is only about twenty levels now - at least Bai Ye doesn't think anyone can surpass him at the moment.
In addition, it is still unclear what the game level is. As the game stage, Eing Grant is the same, and the area explored is only a few percent of the total area.
Because, although SAO is a game, it is not an ordinary game. To some extent, it has become a "prison". It is impossible to log out by itself, and the virtual body will be sentenced to death. In this case, there are almost no people who have to sneak into the maze full of dangerous monsters and traps.
Moreover, through the hands of Akihiko Kayaba, in this world where the genders of players and virtual bodies are forcibly unified, there are very few female players. Even after a month, Bai Ye felt that no one would leave the initial town.
In fact, it was also in this huge maze - the "First Labyrinth Zone", Bai Ye had seen only two or three female players, and they were almost all members of a large team.
Therefore, in the surrounding area where this maze has not yet been explored, he would never have thought that he would be a woman when he encountered a single swordsman.
For a moment, Bai Ye wanted to take everything as if nothing had happened and turned around and left.
When encountering such a female lone player in the maze, as long as they are male, they will never be able to leave it alone - this phenomenon is naturally known to most people, no, it should be called common sense.
If female players who know this common sense are treated with an extremely vigilant attitude, Bai Ye thinks that he will definitely be hurt inside, and it is also very troublesome, far more than the trouble of cleaning up the first BOSS within three days.
However, when it comes to BOSS, it should be possible to solve it in the past few days. It has just reached twenty levels, so it can be easily dealt with even considering the factors that have corrected some settings.
But the most difficult problem at the moment is that the thin sword envoy in front of him who wrapped his cloak around his body. Although he couldn't even see his face, Bai Ye was sure that this must be a girl.
To be honest, it should be the intuition of a vampire.
Although he is just a set of data now...
Just as Bai Ye was thinking about how to write it with beautiful words and then quickly left. The sword envoy seemed to think that his words just now were too low to hear them clearly, so he repeated it again.
"What do you mean?"
Revisiting it again, I have to say that the sound is indeed very good.
Bai Ye coughed lightly and said in a tone that doesn't sound like a lesson: "In the system settings, although using sword skills will not cause any damage to yourself, using sword skills requires a lot of concentration, and continuous combat can easily make people mentally exhausted."
"......what's the matter."
A sound without any ups and downs came from under the hood.
Although Bai Ye really wants to ask you if it is your first time to be a lone player, considering that he does not have that obligation to worry, I briefly explained:
"It's almost an hour from here to the exit of the maze, and it takes thirty minutes to exit the nearest block, right? If you increase fatigue, you will also increase mistakes. I think you are also a SOLO player. No matter how small the mistake is, it will be fatal."
Yes, this is the weakness of lone players. There are too many factors to consider, and mistakes may occur if you are not careful.
"...If that's the case, there's no problem. I don't plan to go back."
As if he was murmuring to himself, Bai Ye's lifeless voice moved his eyebrows.
"Hey? Don't go back to the block? So, what should I do if the supply of medicine bottles and equipment repairs? There is also an appropriate rest time."
The Sword Swordsman quickly answered.
"If you don't get hurt, you don't need medicine. If you don't have any injuries, I bought five of the same swords. Are you resting? It's in a safe area nearby."
Bai Ye was speechless when he heard her hoarse answer.
The safety zone is inside the maze, where monsters will not appear. The corners of the wall are decorated with very distinctive color marks, which are easy to identify.
Generally speaking, it is a rest place when you are tired of hunting and brushing maps. Although this is the case, it can only allow you to rest for about an hour.
The floor is cold and cannot be used as a bed, and you can hear the footsteps of monsters that frequently appear in nearby passages. No matter how brave the player is, it is absolutely impossible to sleep here.
However, according to previous words, this Sword Envoy really could use the safety zone as a hotel on the street for rest and stay in the maze. Maybe that's the case?
"......How long have you been here?"
Bai Ye asked bitterly while thinking about how crazy she was.
The thin sword let out a deep breath and said exhaustedly:
"It's going to be three or four days. Is this OK? The nearby monster is about to be resurrected and I'm leaving."
He held the wall with his slender left hand wearing thin leather gloves, and the thin sword slowly stood up.
The outshelf sword weighed like a two-handed sword, and the sword head drooped downwards, and the sword envoy walked behind Bai Ye.
One step or two steps, the sword gradually faded away, and from the loss of durability in each part, we can tell that the equipment is ruined. No, it is a miracle that such fragile cloth equipment can be hunted here for four consecutive days and still remain in its original state. The previous saying "As long as you are not injured," is definitely not something I said casually...
Thinking of this, Bai Ye stared at the thin sword's thin back and couldn't help but say:
"If you fight like this, you will die if you continue like this."
Hearing the sound, the Sword Soldier stopped, leaning softly against the right wall, and then turned around.
The brown pupils in the depths of the hood were covered with bloodshots, staring at Bai Ye like this.
The sight he cast seemed to pierce him.
"......Anyway, everyone will die sooner or later."
The hoarse and ruptured sound made the air in the already cold maze even more harsh.
"After just one month, two thousand people died. Now, there has not been a breakthrough in the first level. It is impossible to open up this game. The only difference now is where, how to die, die early... or die late."
The Sword Sword trembled the longest and most emotional words he had spoken so far and broke.
In front of me, who had subconsciously taken a step, the Sword Soldier fell to the ground as if he had suffered some invisible paralysis attack.
After a silence, Bai Ye sighed and muttered: "I'm on the safe side, I didn't expect that those players are so unhealthy."
No matter how much I complained, I saw the cloaked woman lying on the ground in the passage in front, Bai Ye thought that today's monster-sweeping routine seemed to be over soon.
Chapter completed!