Just like that, the strategy meeting for the 26th Floor's Field Boss began.
Rozen, along with his Red Wings members, stood in the middle of all the Clearers and said in front of all the Clearers.
"What's the result of the investigation?"
This was the question that had to be asked before every Clearers meeting.
Before launching the Clearers Raid on the Field Boss, it was necessary to organize a Player's Recon Team to investigate the Field Boss, and then hold a meeting to investigate all the risks and risks involved.
This was to prevent any dead players from appearing.
In SAO's world, the most important thing wasn't level or equipment, but information.
As long as they had information, they could find the Field Boss with high efficiency, obtain rare equipment, and even very valuable items. This was already proven by the beta testers.
Rozen naturally couldn't ignore the importance of information, so he immediately asked this question.
The one who answered was a Solo Player, who was also Rozen's acquaintance.
"The information has basically been collected. Thanks to the Recon Team's efforts, we can relax a lot."
The one who said this was the information dealer, Argo.
No one knew when this mouse arrived, but he was hiding in the corner and only spoke now.
"This time's Field Boss isn't a humanoid monster, so it won't use Sword Skill. However, it has a very tricky characteristic. It will secrete a sticky substance all over its body, and once you get close to it, you'll immediately be fixed in place. There's only one way to remove the sticky substance, and that is to tear it off with your strength. If you don't have enough strength, you'll have to remove the equipment on your feet, or else you'll be fixed in place forever."
Argo spoke with fervor and assurance, revealing all the information that others couldn't know.
"Other than that, the Boss in the training area this time is a tank-type with very high HP. Not only is its HP very high, its Defense is also very high, and its Attack Power is also very shocking. However, its speed is very slow. Its appearance is that of an elephant that is at least three meters tall, so it doesn't have much movement ability. However, its nose is very long, and it can swing very quickly. If you're not careful and get hit, even a tank would have to be mentally prepared to lose one-third of their HP."
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but sigh in relief.
"It has high HP, high Defense, and high Strength, but it lacks speed?"
Aikir rubbed his chin and pondered.
"Although it's troublesome to fight, it's much safer than other types of monsters."
Klein had the same thought.
"As long as you don't step on anything sticky and don't get hit by the nose, there shouldn't be any danger, right?"
Kirito also nodded.
Out of all the types of monsters, players were most afraid of Agility-type monsters. Not only would their hit rate decrease, but they would also increase the risk of being attacked.
On the other hand, this kind of HP and Defense type, although it would take a long time to fight, at least the risk was not high. As long as one paid attention to dodging and circling around, they could definitely drag out the other party to death.
Only Rozen wasn't surprised at all.
"I've said it before. The 26th floor won't be as dangerous as the 25th floor. The difficulty of the Training Area Boss won't be too high."
Rozen took out the pollen from his waist bag and held it in his hand. The two Rainbow Butterflies were sucking on his arm as if they were weightless. He spoke as if it had nothing to do with him.
"If that's the case, let's decide the formation now."
As soon as Rozen said so, Zahad immediately interrupted him.
"Wait a minute, Chairman Rozen." Zahad raised his hand and said: "Although it sounds like the difficulty of the Training Area Boss isn't that high, don't forget that our combat power has also decreased a lot. Is it really okay to challenge the Training Area Boss with our current formation?"
Zahad's words suddenly made the atmosphere in the Clearers' group seem heavy.
The so-called decrease in combat power naturally referred to the departure of the Aincrad Liberation Squad.
The Aincrad Liberation Squad's disbandment undoubtedly had a great impact on the Clearers.
It should be noted that the Clearers only had a little more than a hundred members, even if they included the Player parties and lone wolves. That was close to two hundred people.
With the departure of Aincrad Liberation Squad, a total of 50 Clearers' top Players were taken with them, leaving the Clearers with only about 130 Clearers.
In other words, the departure of the Aincrad Liberation Squad alone reduced the Clearers' combat power by nearly one-third.
That was the impact of the 25th Floor's Floor Boss battle.
If it weren't for Rozen arriving in time with the Clearers, the Aincrad Liberation Squad might not have been disbanded, but wiped out.
Of course, without Rozen, the Clearers didn't know how much they would have to pay to defeat such a terrifying Floor Boss.
With that in mind, it was only natural for the Players to be afraid of the Boss on the 26th Floor, which was higher than the 25th Floor.
Even if it wasn't a Floor Boss, but a Medium Boss in the Training Area, it was still the same.
"Even if Rozen is very capable and can continue to maintain the record of not losing any Floor Boss, considering that this Floor Boss has high health and defense, even if the Players are relatively safe, they will have to spend a lot of energy to fight it. Not only do they have to pay attention to their feet, but they also have to pay attention to the Boss's nose. On top of that, they also have to dodge, move, and deal damage. It's not a problem for a short period of time, but as time goes on, the Players' fatigue will accumulate, and it's hard to say if there won't be any accidents, right?"
Zahad pointed out all kinds of problems as if he wanted to compete with Rozen.
That was naturally to show that he had the right to speak.
So Rozen glanced at Zahad and said: "According to what Mr. Zahad said, what should we do?"
The players present immediately focused their gazes on Zahad.
Seeing this, Zahad puffed up his chest and said:
"The way I see it, we can recruit more players from the lower levels to challenge the Boss. Although the Clearers are no match for them, they're the ones with high HP and Defense, so it won't be too dangerous. As long as they're in charge of dealing damage and shortening the Raid Time, they'll be able to play a big role."
Hearing this, before the others could react, Rozen smiled.
"That's a good idea." Rozen smiled and said: "Increase the number of Players who don't have enough experience and level. Let's increase the number of Clearers. Before we even attack the Boss, we will step on the sticky objects and become the Boss's live targets. This is a good idea."
"This …" Zahad was instantly speechless.
Just as Rozen said, increasing the number of Clearers could increase the DPS, reduce the Raid time, and save energy and accidents. However, once the number of Clearers increased, it would also increase the probability of stepping on the sticky objects.
When that time comes, not only would the lower level Players not be able to help, but they would also become a burden. The Clearers would be exhausted just to go and rescue the Clearers.
Zahad immediately said: "As long as … as long as we can find high-level Players with sufficient level and combat experience, then we can avoid …"
Rather than saying this was a suggestion, it was more of an ugly rebuttal and struggle.
However …
"That's right."
Rozen nodded.
"We do need high-level Players with sufficient combat experience to join us."
So Rozen looked around at the Players and said.
"Let me tell you a piece of good news."
"Our Clearers are about to welcome new Players."
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