The Age of Heroic Spirits in the Eyes of the Reincarnated.

Chapter 21 Death Game!

"Then, what is that..."

Just as everyone was discussing the matter, a red box representing a system warning suddenly appeared above the south exit of the square.

Immediately afterwards, the red warning frame spread rapidly, covering the entire sky of the Starting Town in the blink of an eye.

Then, a huge bloody figure emerged.

"Strange, why did the game administrator show up?"

"Why doesn't he have a face?"

"It's so mysterious, is there some hidden activity going on?"

"This administrator looks a bit scary..."

"It's okay. What follows will definitely be a continuation of the celebration after the public beta."

But the oppressive feeling coming from above made the people below speak softer and softer.

Just as the crowd was whispering, the red figure in the sky finally responded.

The huge figure opened his arms towards the crowd and spoke:

"Dear players, welcome to my world!"

"My name is Kayaba Akihiko, I'm the developer of this game, and I'm the only human who can currently control this game world!"

'real or fake? '

"Mr. Kayaba came down in person?"

Sparse discussions were heard again in the crowd.

The blood shadow in the sky ignored all this and continued to speak to himself:
“Players must have noticed that the logout button on the main menu is gone.

But yeah, it’s not the game that’s at fault.

Repeat...

This isn’t a problem with the game! This is the most realistic way to play SAO! "

'What is this guy talking about?
Is it true that there is no logout button, which is the original way to play the game?

What is he kidding?'

Countless people subconsciously thought that Mr. Kayaba, who developed this game, was joking with them.

But Kayaba Akihiko was obviously very serious:
"Not only can you not log out on your own initiative, but outsiders cannot help you stop or remove the gaming helmet. If you try, the signal unit built into the gaming helmet will immediately emit high-power microwaves, destroying your brain."

As soon as the words fell, the crowd in the square exploded instantly:

'Is this guy crazy?'

'Are you sure it's not the operator who is hyping it up?'

Some people who felt impatient even wanted to leave the square to play their own games.

Then they were all stopped by a transparent air wall outside the square.

All players are unable to leave the square at this moment.

"Kirito, this guy is mentally ill, why is he saying such threatening words?"

Klein muttered.

However, Kirito on the side solemnly confirmed what GM Kayaba Akihiko said:

"The microwaves in the signal unit are exactly as Kayaba said, just like a microwave oven. As long as the limiter is removed, there will be no problem in burning the brain..."

"Then why not just unplug the power? Without power, the gaming helmet won't work."

"No, the gaming helmet has a built-in battery."

"Damn, Kayaba Akihiko and the operator are really messing around, aren't they? What the hell is this? Are they creating a terrible terrorist incident?"

Klein was shocked and angry.

At this time, the huge blood shadow in the sky spoke again:

"Unfortunately.

So far, many friends and family of players have ignored warnings and tried to forcibly remove the players' gaming helmets.

This practice has also led to many unfortunate events.

At present, 26 players have left this game world and the real world forever."

"26 people?"

"Hey, hey, hey, you're not serious, are you?"

But Kayaba spoke directly with facts.

News reports from the outside world were projected in front of all the players.

More than two dozen news videos were shocking to watch.

A shadow of death quietly enveloped everyone's heart.

"Don't worry, as you can see right now, the large number of deaths is being reported repeatedly by various media.

Therefore, the danger posed by the forced removal of gaming helmets has been greatly reduced.

It's even basically under control.

Therefore, you can enjoy the game with peace of mind. "

"Reassurance?"

'An Xin Nima! '

Many people want to curse loudly.

This Kayaba Akihiko is simply not a human being.

It’s a pity that they used to praise this guy as “the man with the strongest brain”.

I worship him almost as my only idol.

But in the end they got treated like this?
"Oh, by the way, everyone should also note that from now on, the resurrection method in the game will be invalid.

The Resurrection Temple will no longer revive any player killed by humans or monsters.

In other words, the moment your HP reaches zero, your game character will disappear, and outside, your brain will be destroyed by the game helmet. "

From this moment on, this genius who was admired by countless people suddenly became the leader of a large-scale terrorist incident.

He is also the final boss of the game.

"... "

For a moment, the whole square was silent.

Deadly quiet.

The whole audience could hear the needle drop.

This bastard really has no manners at all!
Kayaba added emotionlessly:

"There is only one condition for you to be liberated, and that is to complete this game!"

"Right now, you are all still at the lowest level of Aincrad, which is the first level.

Only by constantly conquering the maze areas on each level and defeating the boss guarding that level can you enter the next level, all the way to the 100th level...

This game can only end.

You can log out too."

As soon as the words fell, many people fell to the ground.

Because these people know some of the internal testing situations.

"Need to clear a hundred floors? Ha!"

"If I remember correctly, we didn't even climb a few floors during the two months of the closed beta test, right?"

"Well, I only climbed to the eighth floor."

After two months of closed beta testing with a thousand people, it stopped at the eighth level.

And it gets harder the further you go. From this perspective, who knows how many years it will take to clear the 100th floor.

in the crowd.

Li Xia and his companions quickly gathered at the north exit of the square, looking quite relaxed.

In fact, after a moment of fear, they were given a great sense of security by the exclusive independent helmets given by that secret space.

Li Xia received unexpected task information at this moment.

[Hidden Mission 213: Rescue Operation, save 20 players who died due to external factors before the game officially starts. For every 1 people saved, free attribute point will be awarded.]

[Mission status: 187 people rescued. ]

[Reward 1: 9 free attribute points. ]

[Reward 2: If you rescue more than 2 people, you will be given an additional clue to establish a guild in advance within the game mechanism. If you accumulate million gold coins on the first day, you will receive a Level guild certificate.]

(This guild certificate belongs to the system reward mechanism of this game world and there is no hidden danger in using it.)
[Main Mission 3: The first floor of the maze tower, participate in the boss battle, and clear the level to reach the second floor.]

[Side Quest 6147: Ensure that there are 15 survivors when the game is completed. For every 1 players who survive, all players will be rewarded with free attribute point.]

...

"Brother Xia, have you received the mission message?"

Wang Teng and others asked excitedly.

The reward for side quest one is really tempting.

Let their eyes sparkle.

"I received it, and it's really a pleasant surprise."

Seeing three pieces of task information pop up one after another, Li Xia forced himself not to throw a punch out of excessive joy.

He didn't expect that his small act of kindness would trigger a hidden task and obtain a fairly generous hidden reward.

It turned out that the person who sent the anonymous letters to the police and the news media was him, who used the art of transformation to change several identities in a row.

His original intention was that one more person would mean one more strength.

It is undoubtedly a great thing for the entire player community to have 213 more players playing this realistic virtual game together, because among them there may be people with extraordinary talents like Kiritani Kazuto.

The result was an unexpected success.

Not only did I earn 9 free attribute points for free, but I also got a very interesting hidden clue.

...

In sharp contrast to the five people were several other young men with sad faces.

"Big Brother, where exactly are our bodies placed?"

"In order to prevent interference from other trial participants, our bodies are lying in a hidden basement."

"Then, will anyone pry open the steel secret door to rescue us? If we starve for three to five days, we won't die. But if we starve for several months... we will definitely starve to death, right?"

Obviously, this is another group of novice trialists who chose Sword Art Online as their quest copy.

But they would never have thought of it.

The real danger does not come from other trial-takers, but from the game mechanism of this world.

After realizing this, the faces of several trial participants turned pale.

"No wonder, no wonder the death rate in this novice trial copy is so outrageous."

"I thought I was well prepared, but I was outsmarted."

"Brother, what should we do? We can't just sit there and wait for death."

That being said, how can they save themselves?
The current situation is that all of them brothers have entered the game world of SAO wearing gaming helmets, and their physical bodies in the outside world are left unattended.

The worst part was that they hid themselves in a secluded basement in a remote place in the next city. Even if the police searched the whole city, they might not be able to rescue them from that secluded basement before they starved to death.

With no one to take care of their bodies and no adequate nutritional supplements, they were bound to starve to death or die of thirst.

pity.

Kayaba Akihiko doesn't care about that.

At this moment, he is acting as God, guiding the players in the square on how to experience the game:

"Finally, in your storage compartment, there is a small gift from me."

Upon hearing this, everyone opened the main menu of the game interface, and then they all got a mirror.

And what this mirror reflects is everyone's true appearance.

As the mirrors shattered one by one, everyone in the square returned to their real appearance after a flash of blue light. Even weight, height, three-dimensional proportions, etc., were restored to their real bodies as much as possible.

"what?

Who are you?

Where is the cute and gentle 16-year-old girl just now?
How did he become a grown man? "

"Who are you, shorty? No, where is the 17-year-old handsome boy just now?"

The handsome man and beautiful girl who were originally holding hands and linking their arms suddenly turned into two grown men.

It’s like an online relationship entering the meet-up stage.

All kinds of monsters and demons appeared.

Unexpectedly, the last surprise that Kayaba Akihiko prepared for everyone was actually a magic mirror.

"How did you do it?"

"It's probably when we bought the gaming helmet that the calibration step collected our body data at that time."

"Why do this?"

Everyone focused their attention on the huge blood shadow again.

Kayaba also gave an explanation:

“You must be wondering why now, right?

Why would I, the developer of the SAO game and the gaming helmet, do such a thing?

Haha, I just want to create this world that is close to reality and then enjoy it."

"Now, my goal has been achieved, and the official operation tutorial of SAO has also ended."

"Next, good luck to everyone."

The huge shadow quickly dissipated.

The sky, which was previously covered with red warning boxes, suddenly regained its beautiful sunset scenery.

But for a while.

The square was still quiet.

Except for the occasional footsteps.

...

The hundredth floor of SAO.

Each level is connected by huge maze-like pillars.

Each pillar is divided into about thirty small floors.

There are many passages in all directions, and there are many wild monsters and traps. Only by finding and killing the boss guarding the level in the maze can the transmission to the next level be opened.

The diameter of the first layer of SAO is no less than ten kilometers.

After that, the area will decrease as you go up the floors.

but.

Although the area is decreasing, there are extremely complex underground mazes on many floors.

If we put this into reality, it's called "conscience".

But in this death game, it should be called [Super Cooling].

(End of this chapter)