A blade flashed.
The pitch-black greatsword whizzed through the air, slamming into a giant beetle's body. The beetle that was struck instantly turned into fragments of data and vanished into thin air. Immediately afterward, a system notification stating that the player had won the battle and obtained EXP appeared.
"That's it. I'm level 15 now."
Fangzheng swung the greatsword in his hand and looked at the two beside him.
"How are you guys?"
"Everything's going well. There's no problem."
In response to Fangzheng's question, Esther nodded gently, and Lestia smiled faintly.
"This is a piece of cake for sword spirits, Master."
"That's good. Let's continue."
Fangzheng raised his head and glanced at the dark night sky. Right now, the three of them were in the forest on the northeast side of the first layer of Aincrad. Fangzheng's current goal was to break through this layer of forest and head to the castle in the depths of the forest. Although he didn't know what exactly was there, according to the general trend, man-made objects in the depths of the forest would always bring a lot of good things. And if he wasn't wrong, that should be the core area of this world.
Of course, there was also a lot of danger.
Although Fangzheng and the others mainly focused on researching the game these days, they didn't give up on leveling up at the same time. As a matter of fact, Fangzheng, Esther, and Lestia had already reached level 15, which made them the first team. If Argo's information was correct, then the three of them could be said to be the highest level in this game so far. Well, maybe one of them.
The reason for this was very simple. No matter how exaggerated this world was, it was still an MMORPG, and the characters in the MMORPG were just characters. This also meant that if Fangzheng and the others didn't feel mentally exhausted, they could spend 24 hours a day clearing the map.
In fact, that was exactly what they did.
For ordinary people, after a day of high-intensity combat, even if they weren't physically tired or injured, their spirit would be exhausted, so they needed to rest. But Fangzheng and the others were different. Whether it was the Time Dragon Fangzheng, or the sword spirits Esther and Lestia, they were all superior to humans in terms of spirit attribute.
As a result, when the players were clearing the map, Fangzheng and the others were leveling up and studying the system, and when the players went back to rest and relax, they were still leveling up and clearing the map ….
It would be a shame if they still couldn't surpass the ordinary players. If Fangzheng didn't deliberately slow down his leveling speed to avoid attracting too much attention, their leveling speed would be even faster.
If they felt a little tired, Fangzheng would choose to find a safe place to rest — this was something many players didn't dare to do at all. After leaving the Town of Beginnings, players could attack as they pleased. On the off chance that other players or monsters attacked them and killed them while they slept, it wouldn't be worth it.
Of course, this wasn't a problem for Fangzheng and.
But it was a different story for ordinary people.
In fact, when Argo first learned about the leveling speed of Fangzheng and the others, she was also very surprised. She shamelessly asked to be carried by Fangzheng, but after Fangzheng carried her for a day, she complained incessantly and decisively quit. According to Argo, if she continued like this, she wouldn't die in the hands of the monsters. Instead, she might die from overwork one day ….
"Ring ring ring —!"
Speak of the devil. Just as Fangzheng was thinking about this, a system notification suddenly rang. Fangzheng looked up and saw a message from Argo. He stretched out his hand and opened it.
"What's up? Argo? "
"Ah, hello, Mr. Fangzheng. Are you still leveling up?"
"More or less. Is something the matter?"
"Yeah."
Hearing Fangzheng's question, the cunning intelligence merchant smiled and nodded.
"Didn't you ask me to find you a teammate? I really did find three! Do you want to see if they're suitable? "
"Three?"
Hearing Argo's answer, Fangzheng was surprised.
"You're pretty fast."
"Because I didn't tell them your real identity this time …. I only said that there's a very promising and powerful party that needs people to join due to a lack of manpower. That's how I managed to get three people. If I tell them your 'F' identity, I'm afraid I won't be able to get any of them. "
Of course, Fangzheng was not stupid enough to directly write his ID on the survival guide. In fact, on the survival guide, Fangzheng only wrote the first letter of his ID, "F". Although he had met many players in the square on the first day, it was only once. Most of the players had probably forgotten his appearance.
Originally, Fangzheng thought he could rely on himself to farm reputation points and act cool. But in the end, not only did Fangzheng act cool for nothing, he even had to wear luxurious clothes at night …. Forget it. As long as I can trick these three people into joining the party, I won't be able to get off the pirate ship!
"What about their levels?"
"One is level 10, one is level 13, and one is level 15."
"Oh?"
Hearing Argo's answer, Fangzheng was surprised. Level 10 was the average level of the current players. At first, players only killed small monsters on the plains around the Town of Beginnings and accepted some daily quests issued by NPCs. When they killed most of the wild boars and wolves on the plains, they would be around level 10.
But it was not so easy to reach level 13 and 15. It must be noted that only five or six days had passed in this game world, and this game was not the same as ordinary online games. It could be said that those who could reach level 10 or above in these five or six days were basically all liver kings, especially the one who was almost the same level as Fangzheng's party. That person's whole body was probably full of liver.
"In short, there are only three people who are willing to join us. Do you want to come and have a look?"
"Of course. Wait for me at the usual place. I'm going now."
Fangzheng quickly hung up the communication, then gestured to Lestia and Aster.
"Argo has found a new member. Let's go back to the city."
Through the teleportation point, Fangzheng and the others quickly returned to the Town of Beginnings. It did not take long for Fangzheng to see Argo and the three newcomers waiting for him on the platform outside the tavern.
"Ah, Mr. Fangzheng, this way, this way!"
Argo hurriedly waved and shouted when she saw Fangzheng. Hearing her shout, Fangzheng came over with Lestia and Aster. Then, he carefully looked at the three newcomers standing beside Argo.
The one closest to Argo was a woman wrapped in a cloak. Because of the cloak, Fangzheng could not see her face, but this kind of dressing was not strange to Fangzheng. After all, on the first day of the game's operation, the goddamn Kayaba Akihiko had used some way to eliminate the characters created by the players and restored their real appearance.
As a result, the game world, which was originally full of handsome men and beautiful women, instantly became a paradise for ugly people. Those girls who were born with good looks were naturally more likely to attract attention. In fact, Aster and Lestia, who were standing next to Fangzheng, were also dressed in the same way. After all, it was understandable that people who were famous would attract attention.
The girl standing next to the cloaked woman looked very beautiful. She had a tear-shaped mole at the corner of her eye, and her fair skin matched her long, straight black hair. At this moment, the girl with long, straight black hair was also curiously looking at Fangzheng and the two people behind him. She did not say a word, and no one knew what she was thinking.
Next to the girl with long, straight black hair was a girl with two ponytails who was a little shorter than her. She had a pair of simple ponytails and bright purple hair. She looked like a primary school student or a junior high school student … Wait a minute, are there even primary school students in this game?!
"So, let's introduce ourselves first."
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little stiff, Fangzheng smiled at the three and said, "I think you've already heard from Argo.
"I think you've already heard from Argo. My name is Fangzheng, and I'm the leader of this team. This is Esther and Lestia. They're my companions."
As he spoke, Fangzheng gestured, and Esther and Lestia nodded and greeted the three of them.
Then, the shortest girl walked out.
"My name is Cool Breeze Aoye … I'm currently in my third year of high school … Ah … Just call me Aoye …"
"Wait, you're … a third year of high school?"
Hearing the girl named Cool Breeze Aoyee's self-introduction, not only did Fangzheng reveal a surprised expression, even the three people beside her, including Argo, looked at her in surprise, revealing an expression of disbelief. This was understandable, after all, she was the youngest one here.
After noticing everyone's gaze, Aoye retreated with a flushed face. Next, the girl with long, straight black hair took a step forward. She put her hand on her chest and raised her head proudly.
"I am the Fallen Angel of Chiba — Black Cat! My servants, reflect my dazzling figure into your eyes! "
"… … …"
She's acting like a chuunibyou …. No, she does look like she's in her chuunibyou years ….
Everyone was speechless when they saw the "Black Cat". However, the Black Cat did not seem to care at all. She retreated proudly. Then, it was the third person's turn. Her self-introduction was even simpler.
"Asuna. That's my name."
That was all she said. Then, she stopped talking.
"… … Hah."
Fangzheng sighed helplessly as he looked at the three people with completely different personalities.
He had a feeling that the future was going to be very difficult ….
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