Maze area, 20th floor.

There is no doubt that this is the closest place to the second floor of Ain Grandet.

From a physical perspective, this floor located at the top of the maze area on the first floor just connects to the bottom of the second floor.

As long as you go through this floor and find the stairs directly to the upper floor, you can go to the second floor to meet new maps and new challenges, as well as new dangers and opportunities.

Unfortunately, this staircase leading to the second floor is located in a room.

In this room, there is the strongest monster guarding the boss on this floor in terms of setting.

It is the biggest difficulty within a floor.

It is the biggest obstacle within a floor.

Only by knocking it down can players make a plan to guide one floor and go to the next floor.

Now, a total of 60 players have arrived here.

“Guru…”

I don’t know who swallowed a saliva, which made the sound sound clear and loud around me.

However, no one laughed at this player.

Because the scene presented in front of you is indeed enough to make people feel nervous.

There was no trace of light around, only the candles on the walls were burning.

The air was silent, filled with heavy pressure that others could feel casually.

Sixty players stood in front of a quaint gate.

It was made of gray stone, very tall and heavy, and on the surface it was also a gate with a terrifying beast-headed and human-body monster relief.

Looking at the relief, and being slightly exaggerated by the surrounding environment, the players couldn't do it anymore if they didn't want to be nervous.

Even Luo Zhen stood in front of the door and looked at the door in front of him.

"It's this, right?"

Luo Zhen confirmed to Diabel beside him.

"Yes."

Diabel opened the main menu, confirmed the map, and then nodded heavily.

In other words, behind this door is the room where the boss on the floor is located.

And in the room, there should be a staircase leading to the second floor.

"Whether you can step on that ladder depends on what's next."

Luo Zhen's words made the tension on the scene look even stronger.

Diabel turned around under such circumstances and looked at all the players present.

"As you can see, there is the room where the boss guarding the floor is in front of you."

Diabel said this with an unprecedented solemn expression.

"I hope you can pass here smoothly."

"No, you have to pass here."

"Otherwise, players imprisoned in this world will never get hope."

Diabel gave such words, which made a famous player tense up his expression.

Including Kirito, Argo, Aikir, and Tooth King.

At this moment, it is like this whether it is a closed beta player or an ordinary player.

Even Asuna didn't say anything about this.

Because, everyone knows that Diabel is not exaggerating.

"The players gathered here can be said to be the highest combat power in sao now." Kirito said in a low voice: "If the people here fail or simply destroy them, then this news will be spread throughout the first level immediately, allowing pessimistic thoughts to penetrate into everyone's hearts, right?"

"That's right." Argo agreed with Kirito's statement and said, "If it really becomes like that, it should take more time to form a second strategy unit again, and there may even be no one to challenge it again."

This is also the reason why Diabel attaches so much importance to this strategy battle.

If this strategy can be successfully completed, players will realize that the game is indeed being cracked step by step, and they and others will not have to sit and wait for death. At that time, more people will have the courage to go out of the town and level up desperately, so as to catch up and become the power of the strategy game.

On the contrary, if even the top player group cannot make the simplest level 1, the other players will think that there is no hope of cracking the game at all, and will fall into despair.

Therefore, although this is only the first floor, it is a crucial layer.

If you can use this strategy, players will be able to soar.

If you cannot use it, players will never see the future.

It is precisely because of the importance of this strategic battle that Diabel kept repeating such words.

"I don't want to say any extra words."

Diabel raised his weapon.

"Now, I have only one sentence to you."

That's...

"Must win!"

Diabel made such a loud announcement.

"""""oh!"""""

The players immediately shouted one by one, echoing Diabel.

Diabel then looked at Luo Zhen.

Luo Zhen nodded without hesitation.

So, the two commanders of the strategy troops turned around at the same time and faced the gate ahead.

Immediately, two hands representing the future and hope reached out from the two of them and put them on the door.

"Boom..."

The next second, the door was pushed open with the heavy sound of opening the door.

Under the leadership of Luo Zhen and Diabel, the players slowly walked into the room.

This is a rectangular space extending deeper.

The width of the space is twenty meters, and the walls from the gate to the depths are about one hundred meters. It is very spacious and very dark, without a trace of light.

However, when the players stepped into the room, the whole room suddenly lit up and turned into a brightly colored hall.

And in the deepest part of this space, there is a simple but huge throne.

Players saw it all.

On that throne, there was a huge figure.

"Zheng..."

The eyes of the huge figure suddenly lit up and turned red.

"call…"

With the strong wind, the other party slowly stood up from the throne.

It was not until this time that the players could see the entire picture of each other clearly.

Wearing red fur.

Height is more than two meters tall.

He is as strong and bloated as an orc.

In his hand, he was holding an axe cut out of bones, and equipped with a round shield that was bonded with leather. A knife-shaped weapon about one and a half meters long was inserted behind his waist.

This is the guard boss on the first floor of Ain Grant.

"Gurugh!"

A terrifying roar echoed from the other party's mouth.

As the sound rang out, three heavily armed dog-headed guards jumped from several openings high on the walls on both sides and came to Ilfang.

"Then...is that's the boss on this level of guardians...!"

"And the guards...!"

"Same as mentioned in the intelligence!"

"It is also consistent with the boss in the closed beta period!"

"Very good!"

The players were first shocked by the huge body of the guard boss, and then they made such a big joy.

"Lo Zhenjun!"

Diabel shouted at Luo Zhen.

"I know."

Luo Zhen nodded calmly.

"So…"

After pulling out (Sword of Refining + 8) from his back, Luo Zhen pointed the tip of the sword forward.

"Start the attack!"
Chapter completed!