I, Asuna, don't want to travel around the world

There was a letter of appointment, and the rest were emails, all of which were news about Kayaba Shizuo kicking out those uncle-level programmers.

I see... No wonder the union members came online in unison today...

The last commemorative photo?

Asuna walked into the guild hall where she was alone, and sure enough, on the walls on both sides of the hall, the photos that had just been taken appeared.

"Well... never mind. I'm the only active person in the guild anyway."

Shaking her head, Asuna took out the "Transfer Crystal" from the warehouse, crushed it, and then came to her old place where she used to swipe monsters - the maze area!

……

……

"Laaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"

A deafening roar rang out from the mouth of the poisonous dragon in front of him.

While the mighty shock wave carried a piercing volume, an unpleasant smell also emanated from the poisonous dragon's mouth, carrying green smoke filled with strange colors, and sprayed towards the little man in front of it.

Threads of venom flowed down the sharp teeth and jaws onto the swamp ground, corroding it into trails of green smoke.

The poisonous dragon's huge claws were glowing with a foul black light, and it was flapping around in the swamp as easily as flapping the water.

Compared to the poisonous dragon's calmness, the player who came to "attack" it let out a scream that was no less terrible than the poisonous dragon's roar.

“Waaaaaaaah, I’m dying, dying, dying!!!”

Seeing the little man in front of him being knocked to the ground by his roar, the other two heads of the poisonous dragon let out a mocking and shrill laugh.

There was disdain in the huge dragon's eyes, and it allowed the dragon head in the middle to tease it at will.

The lone player in front of them, perhaps for excitement or something, actually challenged the wild boss wearing only a novice suit and a shield.

However, this guy seemed to have a very high durability. Facing the attack of the poisonous dragon, although he looked very embarrassed, his blood volume did not drop much!

The fight with this wild boss was hard to resolve.

"Wow... As expected of the boss in SAO, he's so powerful!"

The girl with the bob haircut raised the wooden shield in her hand and relied on her own defense to resist the claws of the poisonous dragon.

A disgusting, fishy and rotten smell hit the girl in the face, making her face turn pale.

"Obviously... the monster next door... tastes pretty good..."

"Wooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!"

"Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"

"Zaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!"

Hearing the girl's words, the three-headed useless poisonous dragon actually showed an angry look in a very human way.

The six huge dragon eyes seemed to be able to burst out flames, staring at the girl intently.

Venom, flames, and hurricanes spewed out from the three dragon heads of this useless boss.

At this moment, the girl was still firmly pressed into the swamp by the huge claws of the three-headed dragon. Fortunately, the function of this swamp was not to press players in and suffocate them to death, so its depth was just up to the girl's waist.

A strong wind pressure came howling, accompanied by three attacks of different colors, fiercely throwing the petite figure away!

The shallow layer of the swamp was thus cleared of a large area of ​​sludge, and with a "plop", the girl fell into the swamp not far away without any resistance.

"Wooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!"

The dragon head in the middle then let out a long roar and a puff of white air blew out of its nose.

“Rumble——!!!”

The three-headed dragon swung its tail arrogantly, not caring whether the player was dead or alive.

The other two ferocious dragon heads looked around vigilantly, and after making sure there was no danger, the useless dragon moved its four long legs, ran swiftly, and quickly left the area, for fear of encountering a female devil who had been drilling holes in its body.

only……

“Buzz——!!!”

A blue light fell from the sky, just blocking the way of the three-headed dragon.

“!!!”*3!

Looking at the familiar figure, the three giant dragons looked at each other, and then the dragon heads on both sides bit off the dragon head in the middle tacitly.

With a flick of the head, the middle head that was just showing off was thrown to the ground in front of Asuna.

Tail, bite it off! Front claws, bite it off! Scales, pluck them yourself! Dragon blood, release it yourself! Blood and flesh, I've already given you a head, so why don't you give me the meat? (Crying.)

Asuna skillfully put the materials into the warehouse one by one, and then waved at the three... no, two giant dragons that had been completely unrecognizable.

The two-headed dragon, who had lost his head, tail, and left arm, and whose scales were almost stripped off by himself, immediately showed relief and surprise at having survived a near-death experience.

Although one of its front paws was missing, the two dragons were still running fast, and they even managed to maintain their balance...

"This boss's IQ is getting higher and higher...but the other bosses always act according to the game's settings. It seems that Kayaba Shizuo is the one behind this."

Asuna smoothed her hair, but she never noticed that her fingers created tiny specks of starlight as they passed through her hair.

"Well, let's go check on that player over there. He actually fought a wild boss with a shield..."

Chapter 8: Because of fear of pain

"Um...are you okay?"

In the sight, a girl trapped in the swamp is struggling.

Her body was covered in filth and she was completely sunk into the swamp, with only her palms exposed.

And this is exactly why Asuna called her "covered in filth!"

The whole person is lying in the swamp and can't get out. How can there be no filth? !

"Hmm... gulp... woop... nine... wine name... gulp..."

Although this is a swamp full of dummy games, but... SAO is still quite detailed in restoring various aspects of the game.

For example, the bubbles when the girl spoke... For example, the mud stirred up by the girl's constant struggle... And for example, the girl who had completely turned into a mud monkey finally poked her head out...

"Um... there's a river nearby. How about I take you there to wash first?"

Asuna looked at the girl who was standing there in shock, and silently took out a can of water from the warehouse and poured it over the girl's head.

"It tastes so bad..."

For some reason, the girl made an extremely terrifying statement!

"Eh?"

“The food here tastes terrible.”

"Eh??!!!"

The girl smacked her lips while talking, as if comparing something? ! ! !

Could it be that... this child has eaten some special food before?

But...looking at her...it seems like she is "tasting" the sludge...

Asuna found it difficult to maintain the concerned smile on her face, and quickly tied a rope around the girl.

He dragged the girl, who seemed to have suffered a great mental shock, towards the river not far away.

It doesn't seem good if the taste simulation in the game is too real...

Asuna glanced back at the girl who had fallen into a "dazed" state while allowing herself to be dragged, and thought somewhat unnaturally.

"Pfft!"

Asuna exerted force with her arms and threw the girl into the river, as if she was fishing, holding the rope in her hand for fear that the girl would be washed away by the current.

"Hmm... I'm exhausted... Let's get it from the nest..."

The girl who had sunk to the bottom of the river struggled to the surface again and shouted vaguely.

"Good~"

Asuna exerted force with her arms, really treating this as fishing, and pulled the girl out of the river.

A high level means you can do whatever you want~

"Ah, I'm saved.

My name is Maple, and today is my first time playing this game. Thank you so much~"

Maple patted her wet clothes and thanked Asuna with a relieved smile.

"My name is Asuna...

You said this is your first time playing this game?

But, newcomers...seem to be unable to come to this level, right?"

Generally speaking, if the player's level is not high enough, he is not allowed to enter the upper floors.

This is because, if they don't have enough levels to protect themselves, then even if they go to the upper floors, they will just be going to their deaths.

The attack power is not enough, the health is not enough, and the defense power is even less. It can't withstand the attacks of monsters at all. Coming up is just seeking death.

However, this girl who seems a little too innocent... seems to be a new player.

Anyone who has played this game knows that, except for those high-level players, all wild bosses basically need to form a team to fight.

And this girl...

It seemed like he was only holding a Wood Release Technique before?

but……

Asuna looked at the health bar above the girl's head which was still green.

I couldn't help but feel doubtful.

Is the defense of the novice set that high?

"Eh?

Don’t you know? Recently, several games have become interoperable. ”

After washing, a strand of hair stood up on top of Maple's head for some reason.

The black-haired girl with a cute smile on her face reminded Asuna of a big-breasted lolita with revealing clothes...

Eh? That person...can't remember...is it an illusion?

When Maple saw the confusion on Asuna's face, she took Asuna's hand and sat down by the river, explaining softly.

Kayaba Shizuoka, what seed, game testing, a few lucky players, run to other games for testing with their attributes.

And in the game called "NWO" that Maple was in before, there seemed to be only one spot.

Then, Maple "overwhelmed everyone else" and successfully got it.

"In other words, your defense is actually the game data of other games?"

"correct."

"Then why were you beaten so badly by that dragon? Logically, based on your defense value, your level should be very high, right?

Even without equipment, I can still fight it with my own attributes, right?

Why was he beaten right in... and couldn't get out?"

Asuna quickly swallowed the word "mud", fearing that she would disgust the girl who had just "rinsed her mouth".

You know, the degree of restoration of virtual senses in SAO is extremely high.

However, when Asuna thought about what Maple had said before, "Why does it taste different?", she felt a strange feeling in her heart.

This kid... wouldn't be relying on eating monsters to level up in her game, right?

Asuna shuddered at the thought.

There was also a hint of admiration in the look he gave Maple.

At such a young age, he dares to try things that others dare not do. He is a ruthless person!