"How...maybe...will..."

Looking at the sharp blade piercing the chest, the "Forest Elf" whispered in a low voice, and the light in his eyes gradually dissipated, and then the blood bar was cleared and turned into data fragments all over the sky.

"I actually did it..."

Seeing Ling Ze, who had put away his weapons and picked up the items dropped by the "Forest Elf" on his own, Kirito was still feeling a little like a dream.

The process of defeating the "forest elves" was faster than he thought. In less than five or six minutes, they successfully killed the "forest elves" who "attack high, blood high, and defense high", which completely subverted his previous understanding. Is this really the "forest elves" who "can't be killed"?

"As long as you work hard, you can still defeat it."

Although there was a look of fatigue on her face, Asuna, who was standing next to Ling Ze, stretched her body. At first, she didn't feel that this "forest elf" could not be defeated, even though Kirito had already said that.

After all, she hasn't experienced it personally, so she always has some ideas, and facts have proved that she is right.

"Kirotun, is this guy weaker than during the closed beta?"

Klein asked curiously. Kirito said so confidently before that, but the "forest elves" level was just that. Klein suspected that it might be a "version change" or that it was directly fixed with the "bug" that could not be defeated, and he felt that it would not be defeated.

"No......"

Kirito replied a little embarrassedly, the "forest elf" was defeated so quickly, which made him look very stupid in his previous behavior, which made him embarrassed and directly stumble on the ground.

"You are definitely not as strong as you are now during the closed test. After all, you will definitely not spend a month polishing the foundation on the first floor during the closed test. Although the value of this forest elf is very excellent, the real strength of his lies lies in his flexible use of sword skills. If an ordinary player meets him, he will probably be defeated quickly as you said."

Picking up the mission items dropped by the "Forest Elf", Ling Ze spoke to Kirito, it wasn't that he forced himself to take credit, but the "human battle training" he helped Kirito and the others did play a big role in this battle, and it can be said that it is the key to being able to win easily.

Although that "Forest Elf" is NPC, the difference between fighting and "player" is really not big.

After all, it is a human-shaped NPC, and it uses a common weapon combination like "sword and shield". Of course, that guy's strength and "sword skills" are definitely stronger than ordinary players, but the "human fighting skills" he trained before can also be used, so they naturally perform much better than those players who have no "human fighting experience".

"It's true. When the closed test hit this place, not only did the level not be higher now, but the combat experience and understanding of sword skills and game mechanisms were not very high."

Kirito suddenly realized and seemed to finally understand what the problem was. In addition to the high level, the rich "combat experience against people" did play a big role in combat. Sometimes experience and technology can indeed make up for some attribute gaps. This is actually the reason why "Lone Rangers" can survive. Didn't they rely on their good skills to make up for it?

"Hey, wake up, that guy has been killed by us."

Ling Ze didn't care about Kirito anymore. He approached the dark elf holding a black saber in one hand. The "dark elf" Knight Miss Kirzmer's expression at this time was similar to Kirito's previous appearance, and he seemed to be stupid.

In her agate-like eyes, she was showing surprise, doubt, and the emotion of "Who am I? Where am I? What should I do?" can be said to be quite real, just as if she didn't expect that Ling Ze and the others could actually kill the "forest elf". Ling Ze doubted whether she had a bug.

Looking at the stupid Kizmel, Kirito was nervous. Although it might be outrageous to say this, Kirito could really understand Kizmel's feelings at this time. He actually found some sense of identity from this npc.

Of course, at the same time, his concerns were getting heavier and heavier. After all, the task called "Emerald Key" he experienced during the closed beta was not like this. Can the task of carrying out such a task continue?

In the original story unfolding, whether it is the male knight who helps the "Forest Elf" or the female knight who "Dark Elf", the two of them will die together in the end. The elf who fights with the player will live a few more seconds. After all, they still have to give the task. They have to let everyone finish the task and die before completing the mission.

The content of the mission is to "send the secret key to our camp". The camp of the "Forest Elf" is located in the north of this forest, while the camp of the "Dark Elf" is located in the south.

As for the "secret key", it was a small bag made of sewn leaves after the elves disappeared. Yes, it was the "trophy" that had been picked up by Ling Ze at this time. The bag contained a big key made of green gems. It was a very important task prop, which determined whether the following task could be expanded.

As long as players send the "key" to camps in the north or south according to the last words of the Elf Knight, they will receive a reward and trigger the next task.

Of course, players can also choose not to send it over, but to sell it at the NPC store on the street. However, you can only get some KALs, but the task cannot be carried out, and most people will not choose this option.

After all, after delivering the things to the camp, the commander of the camp will also give away a lot of rewards, which is not less than the Ker obtained by selling the "secret key". The subsequent mission benefits will definitely be more than those obtained by leveling up by yourself.

However, all the plot progress was based on the premise that the two elves died together. Now, looking at the confused dark elves, Kirito sighed. The next step is to have the awareness of facing the development of unknown stories, and no one knows what will happen next.

“What should I do now?”

Ling Ze patted Kirito on the shoulder and asked a question that Kirito didn't know how to answer.

"I don't know either. I never knew that there was a branch plot that would allow this knight to survive. If I didn't even know, then other closed betting players, even Argo, shouldn't know, so we can only adapt to the situation ourselves."

Kirito looked at Ling Ze very seriously and shook his head and said, while Ling Ze nodded, indicating that he had understood the situation.

At this moment, Kizmel, who had been stunned, finally reacted, and she looked at Ling Ze with a embarrassed expression.

"Please return the key to me. That is something very important to us. Please, I can pay you."

Kizmel said solemnly, her black pupils were full of sincerity, and she also gave a serious tribute, looking very sincere and sincere.

"Is this the case?"

Ling Ze took out the green "secret key". He first glanced at Kirito, and saw that Kirito was stunned and had no reaction, so he handed the "secret key" to Kizmel.

"That's right, it's great! The temple is temporarily protected."

Kizmel happily took over the green "secret key". His extremely vivid appearance made it really hard to believe that she was a bunch of data codes controlled by the system.

"Thank you so much."

Kizmel saluted and thanked Ling Ze again.

"It's all thanks to you that I can keep this first secret key. I really appreciate your help. I believe our commander will also give you a thank you for your generous rewards. Please go to the camp with me."

After saluting and thanking her, Kizmel sent an invitation to everyone, and the "?" symbol on her head that showed the progress of the task also lit up again, which made Kirito breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that even if he defeated the "forest elf", the activity mission could continue normally.

"Then it's better to obey your duty than respect."

Klein stood up directly, looking very expressive. It has to be said that this "dark elf sister" named Kizmel is indeed very informative.

Whether it is figure, face, and temperament, it conforms to people's imagination of elves, and the darker skin color of the "dark elf" makes her even more "exotic" style.

"Can you still hold on?"

Ling Ze was not anxious. Although the excitement of coming to the new floor offset the physical fatigue to a certain extent, in this game world, it is not the body but the spirit that is tired after all. If you force yourself to act too much, you may suddenly be attacked by a heavy feeling of fatigue.

That is a pretty terrifying thing. Inattention can cause big or small mistakes. This is very dangerous when life cannot be repeated and is not something to joke about.

For lone players, controlling the "fatigue parameters" that are invisible to the naked eye is a necessary skill. Kirito obviously has a lot of experience in this, and new players like Klein and Asuna do not care about this, so Ling Ze's question is still very necessary.

"No problem, I guess there should be no need to fight later, this shouldn't change, otherwise this task would be too difficult."

Kirito gave the answer first, and his eyes were staring at Kizmel, not the kind of "starting" that was very rude, but in fact he was just watching the reaction of this npc.

Kirito was very curious. What different mission development will Kizmel, the npc that should have died here, bring about? Will there be another set of different mission chains?

"Come with me, the camp is not far south of the forest."

As a result, under Kirito's gaze, Kizmel nodded and said such words, and then she began to lead the way directly. At the same time, the mission continued to progress. The "?" symbol on the head of the "Dark Elf" female knight slowly disappeared, followed by a prompt "Dark Elf Kizmel joins the team".

Kizmel walked forward heroically, and Ling Ze followed closely with everyone, only Kirito was one step slower.

Kirito was helpless. The feeling of a sudden outbreak of the plot was very uncomfortable for him, which means that his experience would be invalid and nothing that happened next would be referenced.

Ling Ze can fully understand Kirito's concerns. After all, as a real time traveler, he has had this feeling many times, and this sudden loss of control is very confusing.

Kizmel led the way and encountered many monsters along the way, but they were basically solved by Kizmel. The movement of this "dark elf" in the thick fog was not affected at all. She seemed to be able to distinguish the direction. After only about fifteen minutes, everyone saw several black flags floating in the thick fog.

"The entire camp has been imposed on the forest invisibility spell. If it is an outsider, there is no way to find it here."

Standing at the entrance of the camp, Kizmel said to everyone, and her words naturally surprised everyone.

"Does that forest invisible curse refer to a kind of magic? But isn't there no magic in this world?"

Asuna asked Kizmel with some confusion, and her question made Kirito speechless, because this question involving the basic setting of the game was completely different from a question that Kizmel could answer.

"The reason why sao does not exist is to allow players to experience the most realistic VRMMO combat method, and to prevent the battle from becoming a magical shooting game. How do you understand this conceptual reason in the game?"

Kirito whispered, which actually caused Ling Ze's surprise. He thought that Kirito would have a problem thinking this way.

"Kirito, have you not paid attention to the background settings of this game before? This basic setting will definitely be reflected in the background of the game world, right? These indigenous people must be unable to use magic for some reason, rather than being directly unable to use like us."

Ling Ze explained to Kirito that it is not incomprehensible that Kirito will do this. After all, the same game itself has many different ways of playing. Some people "remember the picture and guide the game" and play the gameplay and challenging of the game, while others prefer to experience the plot and story, and like to study the background settings of the game world. Kirito's previous performance was undoubtedly the former.

"No, our spells cannot be called magic at all. What we have to say can probably be said to be the slightest repetition of the great ancient magic. Since we separated from the earth, our people of Luzra have lost the ability to use magic."

"Dark Elf" Kizmel whispered in a low voice, and after that he said a long sigh, obviously this was a past that did not make her happy.

Just as Ling Ze said, the aborigines in this world must have their own understanding of this basic setting. The perfection of this world is far higher than Kirito thought, and it even exceeded his imagination.
Chapter completed!