Aincrad First Floor, Labyrinth Area.
In this towering tower that was directly connected to the second floor, there were a total of twenty floors.
After a month of raiding the dungeon, the top players had already reached the 18th floor and above.
The Floor Boss of the first floor of the Floating City, Aincrad First Floor, stayed in the largest room on the twentieth floor of the labyrinth area. As the name implied, it guarded the entrance to the next floor and became the biggest enemy of the Players on this floor.
"If I can, I really want to fight the Floor Boss alone …"
Rozen stood at the entrance of the labyrinth area, looking at the top of the tower in front of him and muttered.
"Goo!"
Rainbow Butterfly also chimed in, but it was unclear whether it was agreeing or hinting that Rozen was being too reckless.
Unlike the area boss that Rozen could deal with alone, the Floor Boss was the largest monster on the floor. Not only did it have a huge size, but it also had a terrifying amount of hp and various abilities.
During the closed beta, the average Players were only about level 5-7, and they formed a large joint party, but they were all wiped countless times in front of the Floor Boss. Although Rozen had reached level 14, which was almost the limit of the first floor, there was no way he could defeat the Floor Boss alone unless he fully activated Eye of the Mind.
Only by activating Eye of the Mind, Rozan Can could accurately avoid all attacks and see all the enemy's movements. With Eye of the Mind's ability to see fluctuations and trajectories, it was possible to defeat the Floor Boss alone.
Unfortunately …
"Even now, I can only maintain Eye of the Mind for ten seconds, and it takes me a few seconds to get ready. It's very difficult."
Rozen was also helpless.
If it was an ordinary magic skill, with Rozen's talent, he would've mastered it a long time ago.
But Eye of the Mind was different from ordinary magic skills, it was about understanding.
Therefore, it was possible that it would remain in this incomplete state for the rest of its life, or it could be suddenly comprehended under some kind of opportunity and be completely used by Rozen.
For now, Rozen could only continue to train it and see when it could be completely mastered.
"Forget it, let nature take its course."
Rozen didn't insist.
With the particularity of Eye of the Mind, the more he tried, the more difficult it would be to enter that realm. Only by going with the flow could it be possible to reach that realm naturally.
"Let's get down to business first."
After saying that, Rozen walked into the maze area.
Normally, players would need to collect map files before entering the Training Area and the Labyrinth Area outside the town.
Before players had explored the map outside the safe zone, the map would only appear as a pitch-black expanse. Only when players tread on solid ground would the map gradually open up and be recorded. In the future, players would be able to rely on the recorded map to move around.
Because of this, the recorded map files were also a valuable commodity for the players.
As long as they bought it from a Player who had the map files, they could get the map even if they hadn't actually explored the area. It was much safer, and they didn't have to worry about getting lost.
During the closed beta, map files were already a popular trade item. Many top players liked to sell map files to earn Cor.
Now that the game was officially launched and turned into a death game, the selling of map files was still going on, but the situation was more or less complicated.
Needless to say, Rozen had already recorded the map of the Labyrinth Area up to the 19th floor, and he only needed to find the last floor's Boss area.
It was on the 19th floor that Rozen encountered a mini-boss called "Escaped Kobold General," which hadn't respawned yet. After exhausting its two hp bars, Rozen finally killed it and obtained the Thousand Layer Robe, which was an excellent defensive item.
Therefore, Rozen was almost familiar with the labyrinth area.
"According to Argo's information, the rapier user was confirmed to be active on the 17th floor until this morning."
So Rozen rushed forward at an amazing speed that definitely couldn't be seen in the real world, while checking the map.
"The 17th floor?"
Following the path recorded on the map, Rozen deliberately chose a path with few monsters and continued to rush forward.
Under such circumstances, it didn't take Rozen much time to reach the 17th floor.
However …
"Huh?"
Rozen suddenly stopped.
This was because several teams of players had gathered in a safe zone ahead of them.
That was nothing.
The Labyrinth Area was a very profitable area, and top Players would definitely come here every day to gain Exp. It was normal for there to be Players here.
The problem was …
"What's with the atmosphere?"
If one took a closer look, they would find that the atmosphere of those Players was a bit strange.
They gathered together and chatted with each other about something, but their expressions were extremely grave.
"Is there a conflict?"
No, it shouldn't be like that.
If there was a conflict between two Players, both sides would be divided into two groups, facing off against each other.
But the Players in front of him were gathered together, and they didn't seem to have any grudges.
It was more like they were working together than having a conflict.
"Working together?"
Rozen faintly felt that something was wrong.
Although most Players nowadays wanted to have a team, which was why they dared to leave the Main Street to hunt monsters and level up, the difficulty of the Labyrinth Area wasn't that high. During the closed beta, the average level of the Players was around level 5 to 7. Now, the average level of the Players was around level 10, which was a safe area where they could retreat immediately if anything happened.
Because of this, the Players' own team was enough to clear the Labyrinth Area. If several teams gathered together, unless they were planning to raid the Floor Boss, there was no need to do so.
Or …
"Do they have any targets that require manpower to deal with?"
An idea emerged in Rozen's mind.
If that was the case …
"That's bad, Argo …"
Rozen sighed and walked forward.
The Players in front of him finally noticed Rozen's approach and saw the Rainbow Butterfly behind Rozen.
"Hey, hey, hey …"
"Isn't that …"
"Hmph …"
The Players seemed to have recognized Rozen's identity. Their expressions changed, and they looked at him with hostility.
Among them, there was even a fierce-looking Player who glared at Rozen and stood in front of Rozen.
"Isn't this the great beta tester?"
The other party sneered with ill intent and mocked him.
"How dare you walk under the sun? You're really thick-skinned."
The Player who said this was a small but sturdy man with cactus spikes on his brown hair. He carried a large one-handed sword on his back.
The man pointed at his nose with his thumb and introduced himself.
"My name is King Ya. Remember this name."
Hearing this, Rozen only had one thought.
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