The Age of Heroic Spirits in the Eyes of the Reincarnated

"Then, what is that..."

Just as everyone was talking, a red box representing a system warning suddenly flashed in the sky directly above the south exit of the square.

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

Immediately, a huge bloody figure appeared.

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

"Why doesn't he have a face?"

"It's so mysterious. Could it be that the authorities have some hidden activities?"

"This administrator looks a bit scary..."

"It's okay, the celebration after the open beta will definitely continue."

But the pressure falling from the sky made the voices of those below become smaller and smaller.

Just as the crowd was whispering, the red figure above finally reacted.

I saw the huge figure opening its arms towards the crowd and making a voice:

"Dear players, welcome to my world!"

"My name is Kayaba Akihiko. I am the developer of this game and the only human being who can currently control this game world!"

‘Really or falsely? ’

‘Mr. Kayaba ended up personally? ’

There was sparse discussion in the crowd again.

The blood shadow in the sky ignored this and continued to talk to itself:

"Players must have noticed that the logout button on the main menu is missing.

But this is not a problem with the game.

Repeat…

This is not a problem with the game! It is the original and most realistic gameplay of SAO! "

‘What is this guy talking about?

Is the original way of playing the game without the logout button?

What's he kidding? ’

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

But Kayaba Akihiko is obviously very serious:

"Not only can you not log out voluntarily, but no one outside can 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 he finished speaking, the crowd in the square exploded:

‘Is this guy crazy? ’

‘Are you sure it’s not the operator who is trying to stir up the popularity? ’

Some impatient people even wanted to leave the square to play on their own.

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

All players cannot leave this square at this moment.

"Kirito, there must be something wrong with this guy's brain. Why are you saying such threatening words?"

Klein muttered.

However, Kirito on the side affirmed GM Kayaba Akihiko's words with a solemn expression:

"The microwave of the signal unit is indeed what Kayaba said, just like a microwave. As long as the limiter is released, there is no problem in burning the brain..."

"Isn't it enough to unplug the power supply? Without the power supply, the gaming helmet will not work."

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

"Damn it, Kayaba Akihiko and the operator are too messy, aren't they? What kind of thing is this? Creating a bad terrorist incident?"

Klein was shocked and angry.

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

"It's a pity.

So far, many gamers' friends and relatives have ignored warnings and tried to forcefully remove players' gaming helmets.

This practice has also led to many unfortunate incidents.

Currently, 26 players have left the game world and the real world forever. "

‘26 people? ’

‘Hey, hey, you’re not serious, are you? ’

But Kayaba spoke directly with facts.

In front of all players, news reports from the outside world were projected.

More than twenty news videos were shocking to everyone.

A haze of death quietly enveloped everyone's hearts.

"Everyone can rest assured that as you can see at this moment, the situation that resulted in a large number of deaths is being repeatedly reported by various media.

Therefore, the risk of being forced to remove gaming helmets has dropped significantly.

Even basically under control.

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

‘Peace of mind? ’

‘Anxiety, Nima! ’

Many people want to curse.

This Kayaba Akihiko is simply not a son of a man.

Fortunately, they had previously praised this guy as "the man with the most powerful brain."

He is almost worshiped as his only idol.

In the end, they were treated like this?

"Oh, by the way, you also need to note that from now on, the resurrection method in the game will be invalid.

The Resurrection Temple will no longer resurrect any players who were killed by humans or wild monsters.

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

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

It is also the final boss of this game.

“…”

For a moment, the entire square fell silent.

Deadly quiet.

The whole audience could hear the needle drop.

This bastard really doesn’t want to be a human anymore!

Kayaba continued to add without emotion:

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

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

Only by continuously conquering the maze area on each floor and defeating the boss guarding the floor can you enter the upper floor until you clear the 100th floor...

This game will end.

You can also log out. "

As soon as he finished speaking, many people fell to the ground.

Because these people know some of the internal testing situation.

"Need to clear a hundred floors? Ha!"

"If I remember correctly, you were not able to climb a few floors during the two months of closed beta testing, right?"

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

Thousands of people were in closed beta testing, and it only reached the eighth level in two months.

And it gets harder the further you go.

Look at it this way, if you want to get through a hundred floors, God knows how many years it will take.

in the crowd.

Li Xia and the others who quickly gathered at the northern exit of the square looked quite relaxed.

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

Li Xia now received unexpected mission information.

[Hidden Mission 5: Rescue operation, rescue 213 players who died due to external factors before the game officially started. For every 20 people saved, 1 free attribute point will be awarded. 】

[Mission status: 187 people rescued. 】

[Reward 1: 9 free attribute points. 】

[Reward 2: The number of people rescued exceeds 100, and an additional clue is provided to establish a guild in advance within the game mechanism. If you accumulate one million gold coins on the first day, you will get a level 2 guild certificate. 】

(This guild certificate belongs to the system reward mechanism of the game world, and there are no hidden dangers in its use.)

[Main mission three: The first floor of the maze tower, participate in the boss battle, clear the level and climb to the second floor. 】

[Side mission 1: Make sure there are 6147 survivors when the level is cleared. For every 15 more players in the player group who survive, all trialists will be rewarded with 1 free attribute point. 】

…

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

Wang Teng and others asked excitedly.

The reward for side mission one is too tempting.

Make their eyes very bright.

"I received it, and it's really an unexpected surprise."

Seeing the three mission messages popping up in succession, Li Xia resisted and did not punch out with too much joy.

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

It turned out that the person who sent anonymous letters to the police station and the news media was the one who used the transformation technique to change several identities in succession.

His original intention is that one more person brings more strength.

Being able to have 213 more players attack this realistic virtual game is undoubtedly a great thing for the entire player group. Because there might be someone with the same talent as Kiritani Kazuto among them.

The result was unintentional planting of willows and willows.

Not only did I earn 9 free attribute points for nothing, I also got an interesting hidden clue.

…

In stark contrast to the five people, there were several other young people with sad faces.

"Brother, where exactly are our bodies placed?"

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

"Then, will someone pry open the steel secret door and rescue us? It's fine 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 mission copy.

But they would never think of it.

The real danger does not come from other trialists, but from the game mechanics of this world.

After realizing this, the faces of several trialists turned pale.

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

"I originally thought I was well prepared, but I didn't expect that my cleverness would be mistaken for me."

"Brother, what should we do? We must not sit still and wait for death."

That being said, how can they save themselves?

The current situation is that the brothers all wore game helmets and entered the game world of SAO, and their physical bodies in the outside world were not taken care of at all.

And the most deceiving thing is that they hid themselves in a hidden basement in a remote place in the city next door. Even if the police search throughout the city, they may not be able to rescue them from the hidden basement before they starve to death.

With no one to take care of their bodies, and without adequate nutritional supplements, they are bound to starve to death or die of thirst.

pity.

Kayaba Akihiko didn't care about that.

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

"Then finally, in your storage column, there is a small gift from me."

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

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

As the mirrors shattered, everyone in the square returned to their true appearance after a burst of blue light. Even the weight, height, three-dimensional proportions, etc. are all restored to the realistic figure as much as possible.

"Eh?

Who are you?

Where is the cute and gentle 16-year-old little sister just now?

How did he become a grown man? "

"Who are you, Short Winter Melon? No, where is the handsome 17-year-old guy just now?"

The handsome man and beautiful woman who were originally holding hands and linking arms suddenly turned into two big men.

It’s similar to how online dating enters the instant stage.

All kinds of monsters and monsters appeared.

Unexpectedly, the last surprise that Kayaba Akihiko prepared for everyone turned out to be a magic mirror.

"How did you do that?"

"It's probably because when you bought the game helmet, the calibration step collected our physical data at that time."

"Why do you do that?"

Everyone focused their attention on the huge blood shadow again.

Kayaba also gave an explanation:

"You should all be wondering why now, right?

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

Hehe, I just want to create this near-real world and then enjoy it."

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

"Next, I wish you all good luck."

The huge phantom quickly dissipated.

The sky, which was previously covered by red warning boxes, also reappeared the beautiful sunset scene in an instant.

However, for a long time.

The square was still quiet.

Except for sporadic footsteps.

…

SAO has 100 floors.

Each floor is connected by a huge maze pillar.

Each pillar is divided into about 30 small floors.

There are many paths and traps in the maze, and only when you find and kill the boss guarding the maze can you open the teleport to the next level.

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

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

However.

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

If this is put into reality, it is called [Conscience].

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