My avatar is the heroine

It's not that they're showing off their affection, but rather that their level of understanding is so good that, to outsiders, it's as if they're connected by thought.

"Hey, is this your girlfriend?"

Halfway through the meal, Diabel asked furtively.

"Yes." Su Lin did not deny it.

"He looks too young, not even an adult yet? Is it really a good idea to date someone like him?"

"..."

Su Lin didn't know how to answer him.

"Don't worry about it, she's just petite."

People these days always worry about such meaningless things. But it's true that Kurohime is very light, well under 100 pounds; she could be lifted easily, and she'd feel almost weightless in your arms. Thinking about it, I actually feel a little guilty for having feelings for a girl like that.

In response to Diabel's pointless provocation, Kuroko deliberately snorted coldly: "Do you even know what freedom is?"

"Sorry..." Diabel quickly coughed and stopped asking questions.

Following this meeting, top players began organizing teams to explore the maze area on the third floor. The intricate terrain made it difficult to find the boss's room; without a game map, most players would have gotten lost.

The God of Games team began accepting hires from different players.

Initially, the hiring was concentrated among top-tier players, but later mid-to-high-level players gradually became aware of it as well.

With the opening of the third-tier guild system, more and more guilds sprang up like mushrooms after rain. As initially expected, there were fewer than a hundred solo players.

The top players in guilds and solo players are forced to cooperate when facing formidable challenges like defending level bosses. This results in the same group of people consistently clearing levels after a period of time.

As a result, many players began to use names like "strategy team" to describe those players who were at the forefront.

……

June 12, 2023, 27th floor, maze area.

"Luckily I remembered, it should be today."

Makise Kurisu is walking through a strange labyrinth filled with blue walls.

At this moment, her other clones were also scattered around, searching for the situation in the maze area.

According to the storyline, Kirito, who joined the Moonlit Black Cats, and his teammates were supposed to be leveling up in this dungeon area today. Because their levels were low, they ended up in a high-level area, and after triggering a trap, the team was ambushed by a group of monsters resembling goblins, resulting in their complete annihilation!

Kirito lost his first love in SAO during this attack.

"Damn it, we have no idea about the exact time. The maze area is too big."

The trap seems to be on the wall; pressing it will open a closed hall. In the center of the hall is a wooden treasure chest. Once the chest is opened, you will be trapped inside and be attacked by a horde of monsters.

The teleportation crystal will become invalid at that moment.

Despite having deployed many clones, she has yet to encounter Kirito's team.

until……

"Saw."

From afar, Makise saw several familiar figures walk into an open hidden door at the end of a passage.

"not good."

She quickly took a step forward and rushed ahead, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Danger!"

It was too late. In the next instant, a burst of bright red light emanated from the room, accompanied by a piercing alarm.

When Makise Kurisu had run less than 100 meters, the hidden door closed.

"Damn it, am I going to die in there?"

Standing at the doorway, staring at the sturdy wall, Makise Kurisu swung her longsword and slashed at it, only to be repelled.

"System, can the wall be destroyed?" she asked in her mind.

[Use the knot marker light.]

"Uh...right, I completely forgot."

Fortunately, this Makise Kurisu was her original form transformed directly. Without saying a word, she summoned a harbinger beside her and then used the coordinates to teleport both of them inside.

Chapter 325 Rescue

Whoosh~~

Kihara appeared inside the trap circle with the young scientist Makise Kurisu.

For safety reasons, the teleportation point is actually 2 meters above the ground in mid-air. Otherwise, it might cause you to overlap with the monsters or people inside, leading to unknown problems.

The moment she appeared inside, she saw several goblins and a bunch of tall creatures resembling puppets raise their weapons and hack at a man lying on the ground.

In less than three seconds, the poor creature vanished amidst its pitiful cries.

"Everyone gather!"

Jie Biao shouted and took out the dozens of needles that he had previously had an NPC make from his inventory. He then teleported to a group of goblins.

Originally, I was just trying it out, but I didn't expect that all the goblins would be injured. However, the damage caused by these needles was very limited, only equivalent to a level 20 player using beginner equipment to perform a normal attack.

"Is it you?"

Kirito swiftly slashed down the two monsters blocking his path with his sword, and then saw Kihara land steadily from the sky.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~~

The steel needles that hit the goblins and fell to the ground disappeared again due to the exaggerated calculation power, and were teleported into the bodies of more goblins out of thin air.

The other team members who were originally going to be killed, including the only girl, Sachi, were all temporarily safe.

Although they didn't know what was going on for a moment, the monster standing in front of them was indeed inexplicably killed.

"Kirito, focus on protecting your teammates. I'll handle the perimeter."

Kihara's brain was overloaded, so she was unable to wield her weapon in battle. Naturally, Makise was left to take the lead and wield the weapon.

Because one of his teammates had been killed, Kirito felt extreme anger. He roared and charged into the goblin horde alone.

"This guy is so strong."

Makise had to admit that her physical abilities were indeed inferior to Kirito's.

Within the entire God of Games guild, which is Su Lin's clone, roughly half of the members are below Kirito's level. The weakest, Sora, is currently only level 33, while Kirito is already over 46.

Of course, excluding Qiong, the weakest of all of Su Lin's bodies is actually the Queen, who is a combat-type clone.

There's no way around it, Misaki Shokuhou is just too weak. She's only around level 20 by leeching experience points. She's almost never killed a monster on her own. She always rushes in to leech experience points after being knocked down and left with low health.

But thinking about it carefully, in a slice-of-life world like Sword Art Online where there are no superpowers, the Queen's abilities are practically invincible.

If she wanted, she could easily control the political power of the entire world.

She can do this if she can use her abilities to manipulate the thoughts of leaders in various countries.

The battle with the goblins and puppets lasted for about four minutes. The intensity was so high that a slight mistake could cost one's life, making it extremely difficult even for top players.

The moment the battle ended, Kihara knelt down on one knee, his head buzzing.

"Overcomputation".

Coordinate movement is the most computationally intensive of all spatial abilities, requiring several times more brain cells per use than Shirai Kuroko's teleportation.

"Are you OK?"

Kirito rushed over and saw with his own eyes that Kihara stretched out her hand, and then steel needles appeared in her palm like rain.

"This is……"

“My ability.” Kihara stood up and gave him an evil smile. “This isn’t a skill from a game, it’s a real spatial superpower, coordinate teleportation.”

"Superpowers? Are you kidding me?" Kirito's forehead was covered in black lines. Although he was shocked, he just assumed it was some rare cheat he had obtained in the game.

It's really powerful! It can make objects teleport directly to attack targets as if they're blinking. When fighting bosses, it's practically invincible.

"No, she wasn't lying. It really is a superpower, the kind that can be used in the real world too."

"..."

Everyone at the scene was still in shock, especially after the death of a teammate, which filled them with deep regret.

Fortunately, she squatted down on the ground and started crying.

Kirito immediately went over to comfort him.

Makise Kurisu leaned quietly against the wall and waited.

Honestly, wearing a white coat doesn't really suit the players. It would be great if there was a doctor class in SAO, so she could disguise herself as a special profession.

After waiting for a few minutes, the members of the Moonlit Black Cat Gang came over to thank the two.

"If it weren't for you, we might be dead already."

"No need to thank me, it was just a small favor."

Jie Biao crossed his arms in front of his chest, looking very casual.

She felt that Kayaba Akihiko must be paying attention to her. She wondered if he had noticed the existence of the God of Games guild. Perhaps he had already discovered it, and she didn't know what his final attitude would be.

"By the way, I'm curious, how did you get into this hidden room? It was completely sealed off." Xing realized something was amiss and asked the question that had puzzled everyone again.

"As I've already said, it's coordinate movement, like this..."

Her gaze swept over Xing, and the next second, the other person let out a scream.

To everyone's astonishment, Xing's body suddenly appeared five meters away, her feet 10 centimeters off the ground, and she fell face-first into the mud.

"It really is teleportation."

Kirito was amazed by this guy's strength.

What kind of monsters are gathered in the God of Games guild? If she hadn't spent a long time with them and confirmed that they were all players, she would have even suspected that they were official alt accounts that Kayaba Akihiko had hired to be put in.

"Let's get out of here quickly. The advanced area is really too dangerous. A trap like this... I really didn't expect this at all," a boy said hurriedly.

"Yes, let's go quickly." Xing wiped away her tears and nodded.

……

"You two are so skilled, you must be from the strategy team, right?"

Along the way, several people from this small guild kept bothering the two girls with all sorts of questions.

Although the huge gap in strength brought a lot of pressure, after this period of upgrading, they also gained some confidence in their own abilities. Just as they had thought before, as long as they worked a little harder, they could become a member of the strategy team.

Of course, this incident did teach a lesson: leveling up should never be rushed. Even if it's for making money, you have to proceed steadily, because you only have one life.

"As for the strategy team, let's assume they are."

The current strategy team is divided into three parts. The first part consists of top-tier players from powerful guilds, the second part consists of solo players represented by Kirito the Black Swordsman, and the last part consists of the somewhat out-of-place God of Games guild.

To say who's the strongest is a question for lower-level players. Only those on the front lines truly understand just how terrifying these girls in God of Games are. Any one of them could easily match the terrifying one-on-one boss strength of a gamer like Kirito.

Chapter 326 The Real Solo Run

Floor 27, Town.

"Finally back."

Makise Kurisu turned around and glanced at Sachi, who was clinging tightly to Kirito, and suddenly felt a strange and complicated feeling.

It seems... that because of my actions, Kirito's future wife might change from Asuna to Sachi.

After all, their relationship had developed quite deeply. It goes without saying that Sachi likes Kirito, and Kirito had probably accepted her in his heart as well, since they slept in the same bed every night.

"Speaking of our guild... Kirito, if you're interested in joining in the future, you're welcome to do so anytime."

“I will consider it, but of course I have no plans to join at this stage.”

They're all members of the Moonlit Black Cats now, completely integrated into the group.

While the possibility of him withdrawing again in the future cannot be ruled out, Kirito's future is indeed secured.

"No problem, we're always open to you. Also... getting into our guild isn't easy; you'll have to beat at least three of our support heroes."

"Assistant?"

"Sora, Shiina Mashiro, and me. The God of Games Guild is divided into support and combatants. Support mainly raises money and items for combatants, which is to maximize the combat power of the main members."

"Sora is a support?" Kirito hadn't expected this, because in his opinion, the girl's strength shouldn't be much weaker than his own.