"So much for a wild boar …"
Comparing the amount of EXP a wild boar gave her and the amount of EXP she needed to level up, Eight Cloud Ink furrowed her beautiful brows in dissatisfaction, but soon relaxed.
This was to be expected. If leveling up was easy, there wouldn't be so many deaths in this game.
Of the ten thousand players who entered the game, only six thousand were left after the game was cleared. Almost half of the players died in the process and would never be able to leave the game.
Eight-cloud Ink looked at the increasing number of players around him. He first observed the battle between the wild boar and the wild boar, then flashed into the nearby forest.
When he was observing, Eight-cloud Ink paid special attention to two people not far away.
Of the two men, one had short black hair, the other had fiery red hair with a red ribbon tied around his head.
From the conversation between the two men, Eight-cloud Ink learned that one of them was called Kirito, and the other was called Klein.
They were the original main character and an important character.
Klein was still a newbie, so there wasn't much to see. However, Eight-cloud Ink carefully watched the battle between Kirito and the wild boar from beginning to end.
After observing the situation, Yakumo understood what was going on.
Judging from how he killed the wild boar with a single punch and kick, and how Kirito killed the wild boar with a weapon and basic attack skills, he was much stronger than the average player.
After he flashed into the forest, Eight-cloud Ink took out the Iron Bone Fan from his inventory and equipped it.
With a flash, a folding fan appeared on Eight-cloud Ink's waist.
He took off the folding fan and opened it. Eight-cloud Ink silently looked at the folding fan in his hand.
The ribs of the fan were made of metal, and the tip was as sharp as a knife.
Eight-cloud Ink paid special attention to it. The Iron Bone Fan's attack bonus wasn't even as high as his own attack bonus when he was unarmed.
However, why would he use his fists when he could use a weapon?
Eight-cloud Ink played with the folding fan in his hand a few times, then began to look for monsters in the forest.
Time passed by quickly.
"Dong! Dong! Dong! Boom!
When dusk arrived in the game, the sound of a bell rang throughout the first floor of the Novice Town.
Eight-cloud Ink was forcefully teleported back to the Novice Square in a flash of light.
Folding his fan, Eight-cloud Ink stood in the crowd and listened to the discussions of the other players who were forcefully teleported back. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and closed his eyes without saying a word.
"What happened?"
"I don't know …"
"Is it an event?"
"What the hell is he trying to do?!"
When all the players were forcefully teleported back, the bell stopped ringing.
Uneasiness began to spread in the noisy square.
"Eh? Look, what is that?! "
Some of the players suddenly pointed to the sky and shouted.
Hearing this, everyone looked up at the sky.
Under the beautiful sunset, a blood-red hexagonal window flickered in the sky.
In the window, a big "WARNNG" made everyone's heart twitch fiercely.
It was a shocking sight.
Then, with the blood-red hexagonal frame as the center, countless blood-red windows began to appear and covered the entire sky in the blink of an eye!
The entire Novice Town seemed to be covered by a blood-red cover.
"Warning! System Announcement! "
Blood-like liquid began to flow out of the blood-red light cover. After the liquid flowed out of the light cover, it floated in the air and finally gathered above everyone's head, forming a huge human figure with a blood-red cloak. His face could not be seen clearly.
"What the hell is that?"
"Is that the game administrator?"
"Why doesn't he have a face?"
"What kind of event is this?"
"I'm so scared …"
"Don't be afraid, I'm here!"
Looking at the various reactions of the players, Eight-cloud Ink suddenly felt that he was very far away from them.
After all, he was already a demon, not a human …
Looking at the huge figure in the cloak in the sky, Eight-cloud Ink whispered, "Kayaba Akihiko …"
"Greetings, players!"
The figure opened his mouth to speak under everyone's uneasiness.
"Welcome to … the world I created!"
"My name is Kayaba Akihiko, and I am the only person who can control this world."
There was a burst of exclamation in the square.
There was no doubt that Kayaba Akihiko, who developed this SAO game, was a well-known celebrity in this world.
The players never thought that they would meet him in person one day, even in the game.
However, the figure ignored the players' exclamations and continued, "By now, I believe everyone has realized that there is no logout option in this game."
"However, this is not a programming error."
"I repeat, this is not a programming error! This design is the real game design of Sword and Saber Dominion! "
"From now on, players cannot log out of the game by themselves, nor can you ask a third party to help you turn off or dismantle NerveGear. If someone tries to do so, NerveGear's signal components will emit a high-power laser that will destroy your brain, stop your bodily functions, and kill you!"
"Because NerveGear has a built-in high-capacity battery, even if the power is cut off, it will not stop working! Moreover, once the battery runs out in battery mode, NerveGear will still kill you! "
"Unfortunately, so far, many players' families and friends have ignored our warnings and tried to turn off NerveGear by force. As a result, 213 players have died!"
The figure in the sky waved his right hand, and a web page appeared in the sky, showing the news of players who tried to dismantle NerveGear and caused their deaths!
"As you can see, this incident has shocked the world!"
"Also, there is one more thing to remind everyone. From now on, all resurrection functions in the game, whether it's items or anything else, will be ineffective! Once your hp bar reaches zero and you die in the game, NerveGear will destroy your brain and kill you! "
"There is only one way for you to leave the game, and that is to clear all 100 floors of Aincrad and defeat the boss! Once we reach the highest level, all of you will be able to leave this world normally! "
"Finally, I have a small gift for every player. I wish you all a pleasant journey!"
After saying these words, the huge figure in the sky, who called himself Kayaba Akihiko, disappeared. At the same time, the blood-red light that shrouded the entire sky also disappeared, revealing the beautiful sunset once again.
However, in the eyes of the players, the originally beautiful sunset looked so frightening.
Despair spread in everyone's heart like a plague.
Eight-cloud Ink looked at the figure that disappeared and lowered his head to open the inventory.
A small mirror had appeared in the inventory.
This mirror could restore the appearance of the player's character in the game to its original appearance in real life.
Soon, the players' bodies emitted a blue light, and after the light, the players' bodies changed.
Some of the changes were fine, as the changes were very subtle, but some of the players changed so much that it was shocking.
Some of the players who chose the opposite sex when creating their character even restored their gender, leaving the people around them stunned.
After the initial surprise, screams began to resound throughout the Newbie Square.
Countless people ran around like headless flies, trying to find a way to leave the game.
Some people were even pushed to the ground by the panicked crowd, and were stepped on by the crowd, unable to get up again.
Eight-cloud Ink ignored the panicked crowd, crossed his arms in front of his chest, and silently left the Newbie Town.
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