At that moment, all the players in the square focused their attention in one direction.
That was the edge of the central fountain.
At some point in time, a person had stepped onto the platform.
It was a one-handed sword user equipped with all kinds of shiny metal armor, a sword in one hand, and a shield in the other.
Moreover, it was a very handsome one-handed sword user. His wavy hair was dyed bright blue, and he had a refreshing expression on his face, giving off an unimaginable charm and affection.
Wielding the sword with one hand, he spoke to everyone in the plaza with a clear attitude that made people wonder if he was aware that this was a game of death.
"Thank you all for coming here today. My name is Diabel, and as you can see, I am a one-handed sword user."
The one-handed swordsman named Diabel knocked on the metal armor in front of his chest and said with a serious expression.
"As you can see, I'm the one presiding over this meeting because I'm the one who gathered all of you here. I'm the one who initiated the Floor Boss raid on the first floor of Aincrad."
Hearing that, all the players in the square held their breath.
Even Rozen and Kirito focused their attention on Diabel.
The reason was simple.
If the other party was really the initiator of this raid raid, it meant one thing.
"That's right."
Diabel calmly admitted as if he knew what the players were thinking.
"Not long ago, my partner and I found the room of the floor boss on the 20th floor of the labyrinth area."
That was the reason why everyone held their breath just now.
Outside of the town, whether it was the training area or the labyrinth area, the map was completely dark, and the players could only rely on walking step by step and memorizing the map.
Under this premise, even if all the players knew that the floor boss of each floor must be guarding in front of the stairs leading to the next floor and staying in their room, they still needed to find the room step by step.
Take the 1st floor as an example, because this labyrinth area had 20 floors, the 20th floor was directly connected to the previous floor.
Everyone knew that the floor boss' room must be on the 20th floor.
But no one knew exactly where it was on the 20th floor.
Since Diabel could find the floor boss' room, it meant that he had been in the labyrinth area for a long time and had almost memorized the map of the 20th floor.
It should be known that, even among peak players, many of them were only active around the 10th floor or so. Not many people dared to reach the 20th floor.
Since it was the labyrinth area closest to the floor boss, the monsters there must be very strong, and not many people dared to go there directly.
Even Kirito didn't dare to go to the 20th floor without a teammate. Rozen had been active on the 19th floor recently and rarely went to the 20th floor.
Although the map of the 19th floor was almost all recorded by Rozen, Rozen was more familiar with the 19th floor, so there was no need for him to go to the next floor. If he wanted to level up, he could just stay on the 19th floor. But Diabel's team was able to enter the 20th floor before everyone else, which was admirable.
"Kirito, do you know that Diabel?"
"No, I don't. I rarely interact with other players. I did get some information about a few players from Argo, but Diabel wasn't one of them."
Rozen and Kirito were having such a conversation at the edge of the square.
At this time, Diabel spoke again.
"One month, a whole month."
Diabel's expression began to become serious, and even his voice became heavy.
"We've been imprisoned in this world for an entire month."
Diabel's words made the players lowered their heads and fell into silence.
Some of them were clenching their fists, some of them were unwilling, some of them were secretly gritting their teeth, and some of them were showing a sorrowful expression. All of these made the players look like they were in great pain.
In such a situation, Diabel spoke loudly.
"In this month, I believe everyone here has understood that this world is no longer a simple game."
"External help can't wait."
"Liberation from the inside is out of reach."
"We have roared, we have suffered, we have even gone crazy, but it was all in vain. We were forced to pick up weapons and walk all the way here."
"Compared to us, there are a lot of players in the safer areas, even in the Town of Beginnings. Because they are afraid of the monsters outside, they are even more afraid of death, so they can only spend every day in nightmares, hoping that they can be saved."
Diabel clenched his fist and raised it high.
"But I don't want to place my hope on such a slim redemption. If no one is willing to stand up, then I will stand up and lead everyone to clear this game!"
Diabel's speech made the players' eyes burn with a little fire.
At this moment, in the eyes of these players, Diabel must be very dazzling, right?
Because …
"I want to tell everyone that we are not unsalvageable, even if the road ahead is full of suffering, we must move forward!"
Diabel loudly declared.
"Let us defeat the Floor Boss of the first floor, go to the second floor, and tell those players waiting in the town that this death game will be cleared one day!"
"This is also the duty that we, the highest-level players who have gathered here, should bear!"
"Everyone, am I right!?"
Diabel's passionate speech immediately ignited the atmosphere.
"Yes!"
"That's right!"
"Let's clear this damn game together!"
"Let's show Kayaba Akihiko what we're made of!"
"Oh!"
One by one, the players suddenly seemed to be boiling, shouting and cheering loudly.
Seeing this, not to mention Kirito, even Rozen was a little impressed.
"Before the battle, we must first raise the morale, otherwise we won't be able to win the battle. This guy named Diabel can do this, whether it is intentional or not, he is a very good leader."
As the type of person who usually commanded and gave orders from the rear, Rozen was naturally qualified to give such an evaluation to Diabel.
Diabel, who didn't know this, smiled, but when he was about to say something, he was greeted by an unfriendly voice.
"Wait a minute! I have something to say! "
This extremely unfriendly voice suddenly appeared in the square, causing the players present to be startled and looked at the source of the voice.
"What's wrong?"
Kirito also looked at the source of the voice.
Only Rozen slightly narrowed his eyes when he heard this voice.
Because this voice was not unfamiliar to Rozen.
Even just hearing this voice, Rozen knew what was going to happen next.
"Really …"
So Rozen curled his lips and looked at the source of the voice.
In the next second, a one-handed sword user with a hedgehog head entered Rozen's sight.
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