strictlysupreme Chapter 568: 5th Floor BOSS Strategy Battle
Chapter 568: 5th Floor BOSS Strategy Battle
Chapter 568: Fifth Floor BOSS Strategy Battle
It's no surprise that Kobayashi, a member of the strategy team and a celebrity with a flashy special skill, would be envied.
Not all closed beta testers are as kind as Kirito and Argo. There are also players who are condescending like Koharu. In addition to these, there are also malicious players. In fact, he attracted the attention of PK player PoH.
Perhaps it is because they are considering that if this continues, Kobayashi and others who always get the final blow will obtain the guild flag, thereby widening the gap with other players, so some players can't sit still.
Maybe PoH was behind this.
To be honest, PoH is now similar to a certain Guoying, and all bad things can be blamed on him.
Although he didn't care, he even hoped to cause panic in others and thus cause greater chaos.
Asuna is very curious as to why Kibo and the others knew that the item dropped by the fifth-floor boss would be a rare flag. Argo says that there are more than just Kirito as a closed beta player, and it's not impossible that other closed beta players passed the information to Kibo and the others.
There are a total of eighteen members in this strategy team.
The ten members of the Axis Guild, the two members of Kirito and Asuna, the two members of Koharu and Rinko, and the four members of the Agil team. Argo is an information dealer and does not participate in the mission to conquer floors.
As for Klein and his friends...
Sorry, their current level is too low, so there is no chance for them to appear for the time being.
According to Argo, Kibo and the others who wanted to sneak in were scheduled to fight the BOSS at 6pm, and in order to succeed first and not be disturbed, it would be best to start before 3pm.
Although the time was a bit tight, Kobayashi and his team said there was no problem.
In fact, if he wanted to, he could attack the BOSS now, but other players needed to make some preparations, so they had to suppress their inner restlessness.
Argo first went to find someone to buy the potions needed to defeat the boss, while Krillin, Kirito and the others went to the maze area first, and while waiting for the others to arrive, they formulated a battle plan.
The path between the forests was paved with long sword-like blue rocks, so the footsteps on it sounded quite loud, but it still couldn't cover up the sighs coming from it.
“…I have a headache.”
"Yes, I have a headache."
Krillin and Kirito sighed at the same time.
The hesitation of the two people walking in front attracted Aqua and Asuna who were chatting behind them.
"Xiaolin, what's wrong?"
"What are you sighing about?"
They would also be members of the team that would capture the boss later, so there was no need to hide it. Kobayashi showed them the plan that he and Kirito had just made in the form of notes. But it was not a battle plan, but a list of members who would participate in the capture. Kobayashi, Kirito, Asuna, and Aqua, their names were all listed on it.
"Because we have to decide on the formation before reaching the labyrinth area, although we expected this, there are so many DDs in the team..."
"DD is?"
Asuna, who is not good at online games, is a little curious.
Kobayashi explained, "It means DPS characters. According to this list, among the eighteen people, Kirito, Asuna, Agil, Robaka, Wolfgang, Koharu, Rinko, Ryuushi, Alice, and Kureya, more than half are DPS units. The only pure front-line shield warrior is Darkness. As for me, Satou Kazuma, and Yunyun, we can be considered CCs..."
"CC is?"
"The person who controls the monsters. In other games, this role is mostly played by magicians, but in SAO where there is no magic, it is the character who uses sword skills with hindering effects to stop the monsters or weaken them." Kirito gave his guidance with all his heart as a veteran player.
"Ah, so long weapons have more sword skills with blocking effects."
Asuna, who was new to the game, nodded in realization.
Xiao Lin sighed again and said, "Not only is there a serious shortage of pure shield warriors, but there are also many people in this team who are useless... No, it's not an exaggeration to say that they are holding us back."
"Yes."
Kirito was also having a headache.
Characters like Aqua, Huihui, and Rain, who are pure mages and not good at close combat, will only cause trouble on the field.
Aqua shook her shoulders and yelled, "I, there's nothing I can do! I've only learned one physical skill, but the attack power is ridiculously low! And why can't I use divine power? If I could use divine wind, I could easily defeat any boss!"
"…You're right, but you can't beat a giant toad."
"..."
"And you can't do anything about ghost-like monsters on the second floor. She's obviously a goddess."
"Well----!"
After hearing what Xiaolin said, she immediately burst into tears of grievance, but this was an irrefutable fact. Unable to accept it, she turned around and threw herself into Asuna's arms and cried loudly. Xiaolin was sternly criticized for his inconsideration by the rapier beauty while comforting the stupid goddess.
Xiao Lin scratched his head and said nothing more.
Kirito was a little surprised by the divine power Aqua just mentioned, but thought it might be a case of Chuunibyou or something like that—in fact, he knew that Krillin founded the Axis Guild because of Aqua, so he didn't say anything and put the problem in front of him.
"What needs to be decided now is how to allocate it."
There is only one pure shield warrior, Darkness, but there are three in the team. When the output exceeds the limit, the problem becomes how to allocate the defensive talents.
Kobayashi never expected that the perverted female knight would become so popular one day.
"...Can't we find another shield warrior?"
Asuna chose to seek help outside the field.
however--
Krillin and Kirito looked at each other, both noticing the other's embarrassment.
That's right, one of them only lives in his own circle, and the other is simply socially anxious, so their circle of friends is not as wide as imagined. And under the current circumstances, apart from Agil and others, there is no way to find other shield warriors in the strategy group - that would expose the risk of their sneaking away.
It’s not appropriate to look for another shield warrior.
Putting aside the question of whether there are shield warriors of the same level as them who always walk ahead, if they were to be given such a difficult task, not only would they be dissatisfied, but they would also feel uneasy. Most importantly, there was no tacit understanding that they had developed over a long period of cooperation.
"Kirito, do you know anything about the attack pattern of the fifth-floor boss?"
"Attack mode..."
Hearing Kobayashi's question, Kirito pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head as if he had thought of something.
"——Right! Actually, we don't really need too many shield warriors. The fifth-floor boss Golem Lord can attack directly with his hands and feet, but his speed is very slow and most players can easily dodge it. And skills with extremely high attack power cannot be blocked by a shield alone. In fact, this is the only attack that needs to be avoided, but it's not a big deal for Darkness."
"Well, that's no problem."
Xiaolin also nodded.
Then I thought about how to group them and which team Darkness should join, and finally got this answer.
Kobayashi Ryuzu's team includes Yunyun, Alice, Kureya and Darkness; Aqua and Shin's team includes Megumin, Rain, Koharu and Rinko; Kirito and Asuna's team includes Agil and his companions.
Since there are only three control characters, someone needs to switch Kobayashi's skills. When Sato Kazuma has to take care of other problem children, Youyou is the most suitable candidate.
And the heavy burden of this strategy will fall on Kobayashi's team, so people like Alice and Kureia, who have strong output capabilities, and the only shield warrior Darkness, are assigned to his team.
Of course, this doesn't mean that others have nothing to do and can just watch the show from the sidelines.
Kazuma has to take care of Aqua and others who are not very strong in combat from the outside, while Kirito and Asuna's team will provide cover on the side. They will be needed when Krillin and Ryuko encounter problems or accidents.
Kirito looked at Asuna.
“How about this distribution?”
“…This should be the best allocation.”
"I thought you were going to ask Geng to play in the damage group."
"Don't underestimate me. During the first level boss attack, wasn't I also assigned to intercept the Kobold Guards?"
"Indeed, it's my problem."
"Humph, that's right."
The beautiful girl with the rapier turned her head away proudly, and the black-clad swordsman smiled bitterly helplessly.
I don't know if it's because the two of them have been a team for a long time, but Kirito always habitually asks Asuna for her opinion after deciding on something. Kobayashi sighs in his heart that he didn't expect Kirito to be dominated by his wife at such a young age.
Just when Xiaolin was about to tease them, the dead tree forests on both sides had come to an end, and a large stone wall appeared in front of them.
They are very familiar with this kind of scenery.
I've watched it five times.
Although the scale was reminiscent of the Starting Town on the first floor, there was no street behind that wall. What was about to appear was the largest ruins on the fifth floor, and also a super-large maze that had to be passed to reach the maze tower.
Of course there will be monsters pouring out, so if you want to mark all the maps, it will take more than a day or two, so Xiaolin thought it was very fast at the beginning.
However, as long as you solve a few puzzles, you can take a shortcut that is almost a straight line, and this time you have a very reliable partner.
Argo has unlocked the map.
"Here, this is the map of the maze area." Kirito visualized the map and handed it to the three people present, while complaining: "I spent 5,000 Cole to buy this."
"Really? Then you made a lot of money."
"So I didn't say she was a profiteer this time."
"You two have a really good relationship."
Xiaolin chuckled.
You have to know that this is a map of the labyrinth area, and it was a map of the labyrinth area that was obtained a few days after arriving at the front line - the fifth floor. If you sell it to someone else, it will cost at least 10,000 Cole. The price given to Kirito is already a friendly price.
"This way."
The fifth floor maze area stood in the northeast corner of the floor, and there was another huge maze with a radius of 500 meters surrounding it in a semicircle. In other words, the outer ends of the tall stone wall were connected to the outer part of the floor.
Argo's target was the southeast side.
Since they left the road, they were attacked by monsters several times, but with Kirito and Asuna there, they easily eliminated them and came to the bottom of the maze tower.
The current time is 2:15 p.m.
The surroundings were extremely desolate. On the north side nearby stood a 20-meter-high stone wall, and on the south and west sides were barren gray wilderness. Behind the wilderness was a large forest of dead trees that we had just passed through. The slanting winter sun had dyed them a single color.
Turning your gaze to the east, you can see the endless sky from the nearby outer opening, but the dark blue-gray color always gives people a sense of foreboding.
The four of them did not rush in.
Monsters appear in the maze tower much more frequently than in the maze area, and no one knows what accidents may happen in the maze tower, so for safety reasons the four decide to wait outside the tower for the arrival of others.
This gloomy atmosphere made people feel a little uncomfortable, but the stupid goddess was not afraid at all. She was talking and laughing with Asuna. There were so many topics between girls, and they could never finish talking.
Kirito sighed slightly.
I wasn't talkative when I was teaming up with her, so why did I become so talkative when I met Aqua?
My heart feels a little sour.
The young boy had no idea what this feeling was, but if he talked to Kobayashi he would find out that it was pure jealousy.
"I have something I want to tell you."
"what?"
Kirito was a little stunned when Kobayashi suddenly spoke to him. Even though they had known each other for two months, he was still a little unfamiliar with her due to his social phobia, until -
"I know who is behind this. His name is PoH. Just as I guessed, he wants to hinder the progress of the strategy team. His purpose is to incite players to provoke confrontation, create panic, and even kill each other."
"……What did you say?"
"Of course, I don't really want to tell you about this. It's meaningless except for causing more trouble. And I think he's not mentally normal. As you know, people with mental problems often do strange things, so Kirito, you and Asuna should be careful next time."
"how come……"
Kirito couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
A young man living in a peaceful era probably cannot understand why PoH wants to kill people in the death game.
As Kobayashi said, he didn't want Kirito to face this kind of thing, but SAO, which had become a death game, was as unreasonable as reality, and people who were close to him were likely to be targeted. To ensure that nothing could happen, Kobayashi couldn't let Kirito be incited and become a trigger for PoH to use to cause opposition among players.
Besides, he had been very restrained and did not mention PoH's death declaration, murder theory, or the outrageous statement that he hoped to be killed.
"Don't think too much, Kirito."
Xiao Lin patted his shoulder and said, "PoH is not yet a force to be reckoned with. I can scare him off with just a few words. And the solution to this problem is very simple, that is to complete the game as quickly as possible. As long as the speed is fast, PoH will not be able to pull out a larger group, and his conspiracy will be broken."
“…This is the only way.”
Kirito nodded heavily.
This is also the only way for good and lawful players to fight against chaotic and evil players. You can't just kill them because they are potentially dangerous. What's the difference between them and the other party? And according to PoH's idea, maybe it's just what he wants, letting his death incite the players, thus exacerbating the situation of division and confrontation among the player group.
"It seems like this is a race against time. Not only do we have to defeat the boss this time, but we also have to complete the game. And it will get more difficult as we progress."
"That's right, Kirito. So—"
At that moment, there were chaotic footsteps and noisy voices coming from the dead woods in the maze area, and soon many people appeared in front of them. Xiaolin stretched out his hand to the black-clad swordsman squatting on the stone slab and said:
"Come on, let's attack the BOSS."
"Ok!"
Kirito grasped the right hand that was offered to him.
(End of this chapter)