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Chapter 598 The scheming frog 1 keeps touching your belly

Chapter 598 The Scheming Frog Keeps Touching Your Belly

Although Heathcliff said some witty words, in fact what he wanted to express was very simple.

Don't completely trust the second-hand information you hear from others. Look for answers more objectively, explore the truth from the perspective of motivation, and use your own brain to think.

Heathcliff and Kobayashi share the same view.

No one completely believed what Ye Zi said, and they were also skeptical of it.

However, due to preconceived notions, Kobayashi and others may have already regarded Ye Zi as a victim, so he couldn't say it directly and could only remind them in a roundabout way.

Sometimes he is quite considerate.

Kirito stretched and asked, "What should we do now? We should ask Grimrock. He should be the most important person in this incident."

"No, I want to ask someone else first."

"Who are you talking about?"

"Of course it's the person who took the gun from you."

Although Asuna was smiling, there was no smile in her eyes. Her preconceived prejudice had already made her think that Schmidt was a bad person.

"Then it's my turn. If it's Kirito and Asuna, they probably won't be able to invite him, but it's a different story for me. After all, I know the president of the Holy Dragon Union, so he should give me some face."

Not to mention the relationship between Krillin and Diabel, just his ever-changing titles and his status as the vice-chairman of the Axis Cult are enough to make Schmidt come running over.

have to say.

Sometimes the face fruit is very useful.

Thanks to Diabel's relationship, they saw Schmidt rushing over to the portal on the 59th floor in less than ten minutes.

Schmidt was a little nervous and happy, but when he saw Kirito and Asuna following Kobayashi, the joy on his face disappeared instantly. He should have guessed why he was called here.

"Let's go, this is not the place to talk."

The three of them took him to the hotel where Ye Zi was staying.

This was not a confrontation, but a desire to know more information. In order to have a normal conversation, both of them could not use their weapons and windows.

"Long time no see, Schmidt."

It was Yako who spoke first, and even smiled when she saw him.

But Schmidt bit his lips hard before answering in a hoarse voice: "...Well, long time no see. I thought we would never meet again. Can I sit down?"

After Ye Zi nodded, he walked to another sofa and sat down, still wearing armor.

It was obviously not comfortable, but he had no intention of taking it off.

Kobayashi closed the door, and Kirito and Asuna stood beside them respectively, as if trying to prevent any accidents from happening.

Ye Zi said, "Schmidt, I heard that you are already a member of the Holy Dragon Union. That's amazing. The Holy Dragon Union is considered the top guild in the strategy group, right?"

Although his admiration came from the heart, Schmidt frowned.

"What do you mean, it's too unnatural?"

The sharp answer made people frown slightly.

Ye Zi was not affected. Instead, she pushed her long hair away from her chest and smiled, saying, "How is that possible? I just thought that you must have worked very hard to level up after the guild was disbanded. Compared to me and Kainz, who gave up when we encountered setbacks during the upgrade, you are really amazing."

"Stop minding my business!"

Schmidt did not hide his nervousness at all. He shook his body impatiently and said in a deep voice, "Compared to this, I want to ask more about Keynes. Why was he killed after all this? Did that guy steal the ring? Did that guy kill the president?"

Of course, the president he was talking about was not Diabel, but the president of the Golden Apple Guild.

Hearing Schmidt's growling question, Ye Zi suppressed his smile, stared at the man in front of him and said, "Impossible! Cainz and I both respect the president from the bottom of our hearts. The reason we oppose selling the ring is that it is better to increase the strength of the guild than to sell it. The president must have the same idea as us!"

"I, I thought so too! Don't forget, I was against selling the ring! No, that's not right, it's not necessarily the opponents who have the motive to snatch the ring. Maybe those who support selling it also want to keep Kerr for themselves!"

Schmidt's statement makes things even more confusing.

But what he couldn't understand was why Grimrock wanted to attack Keynes even now. Would he and Ye Zi be the next targets of assassination?

There was a clear expression of fear on Schmidt's profile as he clenched his teeth.

This is no acting.

It would be better to say that if he can act to this extent, it would be better for him to just stop playing games and become a star.

"It is not certain that it was Grimrock who killed Keynes."

"what?"

"It could be that it was done by another member who commissioned him to make the pistol, or maybe... the guild leader himself took revenge. After all, it's impossible for ordinary players to kill people in the circle."

"Varied……!"

Schmidt kept opening his mouth and gasping for breath.

The windows of the room were open, and the gentle warm breeze would normally make people feel comfortable, but now it made everyone feel creepy and goose bumps were about to appear.

Schmidt stared at Ye Zi blankly.

"But didn't you just say that it wasn't Keynes who stole the ring?"

Ye Zi did not answer, but stood up blankly.

"I didn't sleep last night, thinking all the time. Speaking of which, although it was someone in the guild who killed the president, it could also be said that it was all of us. We should just listen to the president's instructions without taking any vote.

No, we should just let her equip the ring. After all, the leader is the strongest swordsman in the guild.

But no one among us has proposed such a suggestion. Everyone talks about turning the Golden Apple into a strategy group one day, but in fact, no one is thinking about the guild, they just want to become stronger!"

She loudly accused every member of the original guild, including herself.

"No, there is only one person. Mr. Grimrock said that the president should deal with it. That person gave up his own desires and considered the overall development of the guild. That's why he would retaliate against those of us who can't give up our selfish desires... That's right, only he is qualified to help the president seek justice."

Ye Zi seemed to be sure that the murderer was Grimrock.

Following her lead, Schmidt's face turned pale. This top player who had experienced many battles was shaking all over, and the sound of armor colliding with each other could be heard.

“Stop joking… Stop joking! It’s been… half a year… why are you only doing it now—!”

He straightened his upper body and suddenly shouted, "Can you accept this, Yezi! You have fought so hard to survive until now, how could you be killed by such an incomprehensible method!"

The four of them focused their attention on Ye Zi who was standing by the window. This woman, who was surrounded by an illusory aura, seemed to be thinking about how to answer this question while letting her eyes wander in the air.

Soon after, her lips opened slightly.

As if he wanted to say something—

At this moment, a dull bang suddenly came from the room. At the same time, Ye Zi widened his eyes and opened his mouth, and his slender body began to shake violently.

She took a powerful step forward, then turned unsteadily and placed her hand on the edge of the open window.

There was a strong wind blowing, and Ye Zi's long hair on her back swayed in the wind.

An incredible sight unfolds before your eyes.

There was a small black rod-like object sticking out from the center of the short coat with a purple sheen.

Because the object was so small, it was impossible to understand what it was at first, but when they noticed the flashing red light surrounding the gang-like object, a sense of trembling immediately surged in everyone's heart.

That's the handle that flew over.

The blade had already completely pierced into Ye Zi's body.

In other words, this black flying knife came from nowhere and pierced through Ye Zi's back.

"what……!"

Asuna gasped and screamed, and Kirito quickly tried to rush over to grab Yako who was falling backwards, but he was still a step too slow and passed by her.

Xiao Lin was not stunned at this time. His silk thread shot out instantly and went straight to Ye Zi, and tied her up tightly.

For such a short distance, he needs to be faster.

However, just as Kirito and Asuna breathed a sigh of relief, her body was surrounded by a blue effect light.

A subtle crackling sound was heard, and the polygonal fragments spread outward along with the exploding blue light.

One second later.

There was a crisp sound of the knife falling to the ground, and only the black flying knife remained on the ground.

They completely forgot that when the player's health reaches zero, they will turn into dispersing blue fragments, just like now!

How can it be!

Kirito's mind was already confused.

First of all, the hotel rooms should be protected by a system. Even if the windows are opened, no one can invade or throw things in, let alone props that can kill the player!

Furthermore, it is hard to believe that the continuous penetrating damage caused by the small throwing knife can completely deplete the HP of a mid-level player.

From the time it flew and hit the target to the time Ye Zi fell and scattered, it would not take more than five seconds.

There's no way this could happen!

This method of killing can no longer be used in PK circles. It is simply a horrific instant death attack!

Kirito held his breath, feeling the extremely low temperature shudder running up and down his back, and at the same time forced himself to look away from the stone floor where Yako had disappeared. Then he raised his head and used his enlarged eyes as if they were a camera to look for the street view outside the window.

Finally, he saw that.

Two blocks away from the hotel, on the roof of a building of similar height, with the deep purple sunset as the background, a black figure was standing there.

Since the other person was wearing a pitch-black robe with a hood, it was impossible to see his face clearly, but that kind of dress was very similar to someone Kirito had seen before - PoH!

"That rascal……!"

Kirito put his right foot on the window frame and shouted without turning his head: "Xiaolin, Asuna, I'll leave the rest to you!"

"Wait...Kirito, don't!"

Asuna shouted anxiously.

Kirito knew very well why she wanted to stop him. In fact, based on the information he had collected so far, he would probably be killed immediately if hit by that flying knife. However, he really couldn't let the criminal who finally appeared escape for his own safety.

On the rooftop in the distance, the black robe swayed violently in the wind, as if mocking someone.

"Give me a moment!"

After shouting, Kirito rushed forward suddenly and disappeared from sight in just a few breaths.

On the sofa in the room, Schmidt seemed unable to accept the unfolding of such a terrifying scene. He desperately curled up his huge body into a ball, and then because of his trembling, there was a constant sound of metal clanging.

This guy is quite a coward.

But this is also normal. The assassin's target is [those who oppose the sale of the ring]. Keynes and Ye Zi have been killed one after another, and he might be the next one.

How can I feel at ease when facing such a frightening situation?

And not only Schmidt, even Asuna became a little scared.

It is true that this method of PK killing within the circle has not yet spread widely, but if it spreads without understanding the method of committing the crime, or even falls into the hands of a murder guild... then the lives of all players in Aincrad will be in danger.

Suddenly, Asuna saw Kobayashi standing by the bed, looking for something.

He squatted down carefully and touched the edge of the window with his fingers. If Asuna didn't know Kobayashi's character and his serious expression, she would have thought Kobayashi was a pervert who wanted to feel the remaining warmth of a girl.

By the way, SAO is a game with warmth, and the warmth between men and women can naturally be felt.

...No, what is she thinking about!

Asuna shook her head suddenly, shaking off the messy thoughts in her mind.

Just when she was about to say something, she suddenly found Xiaolin jumping down from the edge of the window!

"Wait……!"

Asuna was completely panicked.

Is there another murder?

She was just thinking about it! And the victim was Xiaolin, who was not only the vice president of the Axis Church, but also the person Miss Aqua trusted the most. If he was killed, she really didn't know how to face Aqua!

Anxious Asuna suddenly ran to the window and leaned out most of her body to look downstairs.

Then I saw Xiaolin standing downstairs.

"……Eh?"

Asuna was stunned.

And in her vision, Xiaolin was standing below, bending down to pick up the dagger that killed Yako and fell to the ground.

What are you doing? Ouch!

Asuna's expression changed instantly, and she shouted to Kobayashi below: "What are you doing? Why are you jumping out of the window?"

"Nothing, I just want to recover the evidence as soon as possible. Asuna, have you forgotten that when an item is taken away from its owner for thirty seconds, it becomes ownerless? What if someone else takes it away before then? After all, I can't break the etiquette of Aincrad."

"You can't jump out of the window, can't you take the stairs?"

Hearing her reprimand, Kobayashi shrugged and shook his head helplessly. He didn't know why Asuna was so excited. Falling from a height in the safety zone would not reduce health points. At most, it would feel a little painful.

Considering what just happened to Yako, it was understandable that she would be nervous.

However, thanks to jumping from a high place, Kobayashi already knew the answer to the mystery of the incident.

(End of this chapter)