Instead of taking the wrong road or going the long way around.
"Thinking...thinking...is relentless pursuit the only option? Or is it possible..." A thought flashed through Asuna's mind, and a smile finally appeared on her lips.
"No, there is another way: wait for the rabbit to run into the tree stump."
Rather than risking their lives to venture deep inside.
It's better to wait patiently for a rabbit to run into a tree stump.
of course.
At this point, the "waiting for the rabbit to run into the tree stump" strategy requires bait.
That is to use LooterMob's habits to lure it out.
Bring up the window.
Map tags.
Confirm the terrain.
"The southern part of the third level." Asuna observed the terrain, silently pondering in her mind, while selecting a suitable accessory as 'bait'.
"When my weapon was taken from me, it was... about this distance..."
Asuna tossed the pendant a short distance away, about two meters. Its silvery light made it stand out, and all she had to do was wait patiently.
At the same time, he drew his weapon.
everything's ready.
All is ready except for the opportunity.
Asuna was even a little nervous, a nervous excitement. The thought of luring the cunning ratmen into her trap and retrieving her weapon made her feel like every cell in her body was being activated.
however……
Things don't seem to be going too smoothly.
Ten seconds.
Twenty seconds.
……
One minute.
It lasted a full minute. Normally, a minute would be gone in the blink of an eye, but at this moment, a minute felt incredibly long.
Asuna frowned. Was the distance too close, or was the bait not enticing enough?
Suddenly, her gaze fell on the rapier…
0120 A Battle of Wits and Courage [Please Subscribe]
"wrong."
Asuna pondered, seemingly grasping a key detail, but the feeling in her mind was not quite clear.
"call--"
I took another deep breath.
Asuna shuddered. "Yes, what's the difference between then and now? In terms of weapons, being in combat stance and being in normal state are completely different for them. In combat stance, the cunning mole-men will never risk getting close. On the contrary, it's not the case."
Asuna sheathed her rapier.
Be vigilant ahead once again.
Suddenly a figure appeared in the distance; it was the cunning ratman.
Asuna didn't relax for a second. She couldn't be sure that this cunning mole was the same one that had taken her weapon; there couldn't possibly be only one cunning mole in this underground labyrinth. As for whether it was the same one as before, that was entirely up to luck.
One second.
two seconds.
three seconds.
……
Asuna was even a little too nervous.
Her hand gripped the hilt of her sword, but just as Asuna thought the cunning ratman was about to appear, she stopped abruptly.
Did that cunning mole-man sense the danger?
If the cunning mole-man is so vigilant and perceptive, then Asuna has absolutely no chance of winning.
Or perhaps it's because the player's vision is transmitted to the brain through the system, and the system also allows the mole to sense Asuna's gaze.
"So……"
Asuna hatched a plan, her eyes hardening with even greater determination. She stopped using her eyesight to observe and monitor her surroundings, and instead focused on her hearing.
It fully engaged her ears.
blah blah blah!
Pat pat pat!!!
Footsteps sounded again, and Asuna was genuinely surprised. This cunning mole-man was indeed cunning; it seemed to be observing as it approached.
"coming!"
The cunning mole appeared in Asuna's field of vision. Its two round eyes were fixed on the earring that was shining in the puddle, and it made a "hee-hee" sound. Its eyes were full of greedy desire for it.
Asuna drew her rapier.
As fast as lightning.
—A dash attack.
This is the skill with the maximum range, in Asuna's sword skills.
The tip of the rapier gleamed with a dazzling silver light. Her body shot out like an arrow, her feet pushing off the ground, transforming into a beam of light.
Whoosh!
The sound effects started.
Click the next section to thrust and break through the darkness.
The sword tip, gleaming with white light, pierced through the fur and body of the cunning mole.
The HP next to the pointer instantly dropped to zero.
squeak--
The cunning mole-man let out a mournful cry, and his body shattered into countless fragments.
"My luck wasn't that good after all!"
Asuna sighed. Although she had prepared herself mentally, she still felt an inevitable sense of loss at this outcome.
In truth, Asuna didn't know exactly how many cunning mole-men were in this area. But since things had come to this, she had no choice but to go her own way.
A path leading to certain death.
"We must get our weapons back."
Asuna used the same trick again, throwing the ornament into the pond once more. Soon enough, it attracted another cunning mole-man.
Another one.
The three gophers dropped only worthless items, and even with all her patience and mental preparation, Asuna still frowned.
He sighed.
0121 The Mysterious Code on the Parchment [Please Subscribe]
"When will we finally catch that cunning mole-man and retrieve our weapons? And Lin Yan doesn't even know where he is right now."
Asuna was somewhat frustrated.
Not only were there useless props, but each one also contained [crumpled scraps of paper]. Asuna grabbed them as if to vent her anger, and was about to throw them when she noticed something amiss.
Asuna unfolded the crumpled paper, and her intuition was right. The paper was actually a crumpled piece of parchment, almost torn apart.
It unfolds carefully.
Asuna leaned closer and saw a line of small characters. Because the characters were so small and the cave was dimly lit, it was difficult to decipher them.
The only source of light was the moss on the walls.
Asuna approached the light moss.
Even with the faint light emitted by the moss, she frowned and tried to make out the shape, but still couldn't. Asuna was truly frustrated; she was about to give up when she was suddenly startled.
"No, I can't give up."
"Never give up."
"Be sure to calm down."
Asuna exhaled, only to notice a faint glow emanating from the ring on her middle finger. It was a ring with the [Candlelight] attribute.
Place the ring close to the parchment.
This time, Asuna clearly recognized the small print on the parchment scroll.
[29、22:00、B3F(181,203)]。
"This is……"
Asuna was somewhat puzzled.
If this were a starting item for the quest, it should have [updated] when Asuna deciphered it, but this parchment didn't react at all. Perhaps it's just a worthless crumpled piece of paper, or maybe it's some scrap paper from another player.
Asuna sighed.
However, I didn't stop thinking. 22:00 is 10 PM.
29 refers to the 29th day of the month.
B3F is the third basement level.
What did the last string of data mean? The ring's light didn't last forever; it gradually dimmed. At that moment, something suddenly flashed through Asuna's mind.
"coordinate?"
Asuna quickly opened the window and brought up a map of the third basement level.
She found that her location was (181, 235).
SAO coordinates are represented in meters, with the top left as the origin. Therefore, Asuna's current location is 181 meters to the right from the top left of the underground labyrinth and 235 meters down.
(181,203)… …
Thirty meters to the north.
So what does this actually mean?
Asuna fell into thought once again. She had a hunch that if she could solve the mystery of the coordinates, she would have a chance to reclaim the weapon.
Why would the mole from LooterMob possess this piece of paper?
Asuna brought the ring close to the note again, and at that moment her eyelids twitched suddenly.
"Could it be..."
She noticed [203] on the Y-axis, where the 2 seemed to have been revised.
Why make changes?
Asuna carefully examined the '2' at the coordinates, adjusting the note from several angles. She seemed to have discovered a new clue.
"It seems to be...3."
The paper strips were made of parchment, and the writing tool was a quill pen. Using a quill pen definitely requires skill, and most people are not used to using one.
"If I'm not mistaken, this note did indeed come from someone in my family, and he corrected it but was still not satisfied, so he threw it away... Is that right?"
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