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

Those were the heads of cats with very ferocious expressions.

Their eyes bulged out wildly, streaks of blood all over their pupils, and tears of blood flowed out of their eye sockets, soaking the hair on the cats' heads.

Their mouths were huge, their tongues were covered with hideous barbs, and their cat ears drooped limply, as if they were rags that had been torn apart from the auricle downwards, tearing their huge ears into strips of flesh of varying sizes.

Looking from behind the pillars, one can see their huge bodies that have been completely distorted.

The body seemed to be under great pressure, with the limbs spread irregularly on the ground, and the chest cavity completely collapsed. A huge finger pinch mark could be vaguely seen on the body that had completely turned into soft flesh.

The hideous bone spurs broke through the flesh and blood in various parts of the body, exposed in the air, making it filled with a strange smell.

The dark red blood soaked their hair and never dried up. Trickles of blood continuously flowed out from the wounds, but the blood pool did not grow at all.

The smell of blood, stench, the flapping of mosquito and fly wings, and the chilly wind permeated this small yet spacious space.

Those ferocious, bloodshot pupils stared at the three people who suddenly appeared in the hall, as if they wanted to drag them into their team.

Thus becoming another companion on this pillar.

"Is this... this game... so scary?!!!"

Maple gently tugged at the hems of Asuna and Leafa's clothes and asked with a trembling voice.

Leafa was frightened by Maple's sudden pull, and her body shook violently, with a crying voice.

"I, I, I don't know either!"

"Me too... this is the first time I've seen such a scary copy!"

Leafa was totally frightened when she was suddenly transferred from the sunny and calm woods to such a gloomy, bloody and uncensored place!

This is much more exciting than watching a horror movie!

At least, when you go, you know what kind of shock you're going to experience.

But now, it’s like you are watching a romantic action movie. Just when you are looking forward to watching the next plot, suddenly a bunch of hideous bloody corpses appear in front of you, and they are staring at you with their eyes wide open!

This is extremely inhumane!

They were clearly expecting whether it might be a necessary item for some cat-man copy or cat lover's mission.

As a result, after entering the dungeon with great expectations, I didn't see any cute and adorable cats. Instead, a huge, bloody cat corpse with its eyes open suddenly appeared before my eyes.

Moreover, it was ultra-high definition and without any blurring, and coupled with various special effects in terms of smell, body sensation, and hearing, the three of them were immediately stunned in their place.

"Asuna, how about... let's exit first!"

Leafa poked Asuna's back and spoke in a low voice, as if she was afraid that her voice was too loud and would alarm the spirits of the cats.

"...!!!"

Asuna's body trembled violently and she wanted to scream because the atmosphere here was so eerie and terrifying that she could easily associate it with the presence of ghosts!

However, when Asuna thought of the ghosts in the movies that would definitely appear as soon as she screamed, she covered her mouth tightly.

"Retreat...retreat..."

"Asuna, what are you talking about?"

“Ah!… Sister Leafa, Sister Asuna, there is no exit button in this instance…”

Leafa and Asuna were shocked when they heard Maple's words, and then...

On the tall pillars around them, huge cat heads with two lines of blood and tears and ferocious cat eyes slowly turned their heads towards them.

Their tongues are very long, as if they were pulled out of their mouths directly and touched the ground. It's very strange!

The corners of their mouths slowly curled up, and their protruding eyes were pressed back into their sockets by their eyelids, and blood gushed out in an instant.

Behind the pillars, their bodies began to squirm frantically. Bone spurs were rewrapped and stored by the bulging flesh and blood. Along with the sounds of breaking and rubbing bones, the limbs that were twisted in irregular shapes stood up again.

They had no cat tails and seemed to have been cut down by someone.

"puff--!!!"

Its limbs were stepping on its own blood, and the pads on its paws were stained red with blood.

"Meow--!!!"

With their front legs against the pillars, their bodies arched fiercely and they let out extremely harsh and terrifying cries, as if they were enduring great pain and forcibly pulling their heads out of the pillars.

"Tick-tock-tick-tick-"

Blood dripped from the necks of those ferocious cats into a pool of blood, which continued to echo in the silent hall.

They twisted their bodies, but their bloodshot eyes were always fixed on the three trembling girls standing in the middle of the hall.

The tongue was swallowed slowly, as if it was eaten by them.

Because Asuna could see them chewing and bits of meat falling off.

The three girls held each other's hands, felt each other's bodies trembling, and slowly backed away.

"——!!!"

Those huge cats followed the girls closely, and when the girls stopped, they would also stop.

He just stared at them with his extremely terrifying eyes.

The blood level was still low, but the cats did not seem to need the blood and let the blood in their bodies flow out from their eyes, ears, and the wounds caused by bone spurs on their bodies.

Bloody footprints extended out from the pool of blood.

"There are ten in total."

Asuna said softly.

Because, apart from being eerie and weird, this copy doesn't seem to have any ghostly monsters. And those cats that look like zombies, although covered in blood and behaving very strangely, at least they have bodies, can be harmed, and there is a possibility of killing them!

"Leafa, do you still have the Transfer Crystal?"

"Also, retreat? Asuna."

"Well, Maple, I'll send you the «Transfer Crystal», and we'll use it to transfer out together later."

"Yeah, yeah! I understand, Asuna-nee-sama!"

There were only three of them.

Moreover, there are two swordsmen and a big shield user facing these ten cats who are like boss guards. Even if there is some chance of winning, it is definitely not high!

Because, up to now, there is still no HP value on those cats. Maybe, even if you attack them, it will be useless.

In SAO, the resurrection time and negative buff after death are things that no player wants to face.

Resurrection takes two hours, and the negative buff will last for a whole week.

Of course, if you complete related tasks, these negative buffs will disappear quickly. However, the various mental conditions such as weakness, powerlessness, nausea, etc. during this period will definitely make you not want to try it a second time!

Rather than risking your life and bearing the negative buff for days, it is better to escape early now, and come back to seek revenge after finding out the situation!

"three!"

Asuna spoke slowly, and at the same time sent a copy of the «Transfer Crystal» to Maple.

"two!"

Leafa tightly grasped the Transfer Crystal, enduring the extremely unpleasant smell in the air, and just wanted to escape from here as soon as possible.

"one!"

The «Transfer Crystal» that even a level 1 player could easily crush turned into countless azure fragments in Maple's fair hands.

Chapter 15 Meals

"Om-!"

The azure beam of light illuminated the dim hall.

The huge cat monster, whose body was dyed red by its own blood, opened its bloodshot eyes, seemingly unconcerned, and gently slapped the ground with its front paws.

Leaving small bloody marks on the ground.

"We... seem to be trapped... Asuna..."

After the initial panic, Leafa regained her composure.

Horror movies are only scary for a moment, and then you come to your senses or watch them for a long time.

Leafa even thought, "Well...if it were smaller and cuter, maybe I could be gentler!"

After all, they are monsters and they will die sooner or later. Besides, you scared us at the beginning, so don't blame us for being ruthless.

"Is this also a crystal-invalidated area..."

Asuna's hand was already on her beloved sword, and she slowly pulled it out.

"The crystal is...neutralized?"

As a true entertainment player, Maple's knowledge of SAO can be said to be just a little bit!

She had absolutely no idea about coordination like "crystal nullification" or the "switching" during player boss battles.

However, invalid, as the name suggests, means that it cannot take effect.

In other words, their "Transfer Crystal" can no longer take them away from here.

"Um,"

Leafa also drew the sword from her waist, "Maple, if a fight breaks out later, you have to be careful... Never mind, your defense will definitely be fine..."

Leafa originally wanted to ask Maple to take care of herself, but when she thought of her excessively high defense, she immediately changed her mind.

"Okay! I'll be careful!"

"I'll leave the battle to you! Sister Leafa, Sister Asuna!"

Maple subconsciously put her hands on her waist, wanting to draw out her weapons from "NWO", summon a few poisonous dragons, or "armor fusion", or "transformation" or something like that.

However, when she touched nothing, she came to her senses and realized that this game was no longer her "world" and she could no longer stand in the front row to "protect everyone."

I can only help Asuna and the others to resist the attacks from behind... or be a qualified meat shield and use my body to block the attacks of those huge Meowth monsters!

"Well, we two are top players in SAO!"

Leafa's tone was full of confidence.

The daily kendo practice in real life allowed her to quickly become familiar with the attack methods in SAO, and she was even more adept at it than the average player.

Asuna is a lazy player among the high-end players. She is only online for half an hour every day, but her skills seem to be no less than those of the professional players.

Ten huge monsters that seem to be the boss's guards are a big trouble for them!

The attributes of general boss guards may even exceed those of some wild bosses. The higher the floor, the higher the bonus brought by the monster level.

It would be extremely unwise to launch an attack rashly without knowing their health and skills.

Besides, this is just the beginning...

"Lefa, Maple, how should we prepare ourselves for the resurrection mission in two hours?"

The beam of light formed by the "Transfer Crystal" became dimmer and dimmer. After being illuminated by the light, the darkness that was originally adaptable turned into complete darkness.

"A new dungeon always comes with a price, but... Asuna, you..."

"Well, I'm afraid I'll have to spend the next few days completing resurrection missions and other tasks."

"I'm sorry...if I had..."

"It's okay, Maple. After all, none of us expected that the pattern on the coin would be so cute... but... "

Asuna couldn't help but let out a wry smile.

The pattern on the coin is clearly a cute lucky cat.

This made Asuna and Leafa think that it was some "gold coin copy" that had not been discovered yet, but... they were really scared when they came in!

Instead of seeing the lucky cat, ten "zombie cats" appeared!

Moreover, this copy is also a crystal-nullified area. Does this mean that one can clear it with one life?

"Oh!"

With a slight sound, the azure light column finally disappeared completely, leaving Asuna and the other three in the dark palace.

"Meow--!!!"