At the front of the team of the strategy group, a white figure left the team and began to rush forward alone.

The monster in front of him is just a thin dog creature of level 80. The only advantage is the cooperation generated in collective action. However, under the rapid and precise slash, the monsters who could not last long were killed in the face of powerful forces. The sword light was like cutting through the thick fog in front of him, pointing out the way forward and shining in the darkness.

Looking around, his eyes fell on several exits on the front, and the passage hidden in the darkness brought some sense of depression.

Reflectively wiped away sweat with his hands, Natsume spit out a breath of fatigue and some tension from his mouth. With a wave of his left hand, the team members in the same uniform came in, and the others followed him, vigilantly dispersing around to ensure safety around him and movements were in order.

It has been a few days since the pair of Knights of the Blood League conducted a maze strategy, and they got along very well with Lizbeth and the others, but they haven't heard of Kirito and Asuna recently.

Due to the disappearance of the two and the deputy leader was taken away, Natsume naturally acted as the captain who led the strategy team to conduct the maze strategy.

In addition to the Blood Alliance Knights, there are other lone players and people from other guilds, but no objection is raised due to Natsume's identity and strength.

Of course, this is not absolute. Natsume, who did not want to adopt hegemony, taught a lesson to the guy who opposed his slow promotion of this security opinion, cut off the other party's arm, and acted as a warning.

Some people are radicals. Once the strategy is completed, they want to defeat the next boss. This idea is a bit too hasty and can easily cause casualties.

None of the Ain Grandet has different characteristics. When the strategy group adapts to the monsters on this level and switches to the next level at once, players who are not adapted to the monster attack mode and maze terrain will definitely be in a difficult situation.

You should not be too impatient when doing things. Only by mastering the characteristics of the labyrinth area where you are located can you make a more safe and effective strategy.

Everything needs to be paid attention to one step. If there are no steps, it will only be a mess.

Natsume looked at the crowds entering from both sides of his side. The members of the strategy group were of quite high level. He keenly noticed that some strange players around him had set up weapons and were ready to fight at any time.

A team member walked over from the side and asked with a marker in his hand.

"Captain. So after marking all the locations of the guide area, the maze area should be extended inside. What should we do next?"

"Abandon the original team of two people fighting, with three people and one team, preferably two melee and a medium-range attacker, which can restrain and retreat. At the same time, let the team responsible for reconnaissance exchange. Tired people can get a rest in the center of the team, select some people to take the lead with me, and explore forward."

"yes."

The team members who received the order immediately passed the message. At this time, Natsume received two messages.

The first one is from Lizbeth.

[Celica has made a lot of dishes! Are you going to come back today? I just tried it and it tastes good! By the way, I will accompany me to find the ingredients in the afternoon!]

With a simple reply, Natsume felt helpless about Lizbet and Celica who had completely entered her life, but she was a little happy.

It does not mean that they have special feelings for them. It does not mean that Natsume hates the slightly shy actions they sometimes make, but that she feels very happy about the life of ‘someone and myself’.

That was something that I hadn't experienced for a long time. Such "happiness" is acceptable even if it is mixed in a small misfortune.

After thinking, Natsume opened another communication, which was from the leader of the Blood League Knights, Hitzcliff, and Kayaba Akihiko.

At this time, there is often nothing good. Remember to get Hezcliff's communication a few days ago. The task I got was to go to the lower level to wipe out a newly rising guild.

The extermination here refers to the destruction of it and sending all members to prison.

Natsume actually doesn't hate this situation. After all, he can transform his identity as a "killer player" into the identity of a "killer player who hunts down a red-name player" which is a relatively extreme whitewash.

Therefore, after agreeing, Natsume went to the response location and led several high-level members to encircle and fight, but he found nothing.

Of course, this kind of thing is acceptable, but the place where the members were brought to was actually that layer of secret passage. The monsters I encountered were of quite high level, almost approaching Natsume himself.

Facing a monster with strong defense, he was not killed by him after he had full power, so Natsume understood-

Hitzcliff, the man whose natal is Akihiko Kayaba is deliberately putting himself in trouble.

When I opened the communication, this time it was a little different. It was not to let myself go to the hunting area to fight, but to go back to the headquarters of the Blood Alliance Knights to discuss important matters.

It's really troublesome.

Since the other party is his direct boss, if he violates the situation, he will think that the other party will continue to cause trouble for him. So Natsume did not refuse, but turned it off and planned to leave.

Deliver the task to one of the team members and ask him to lead the team to leave after moving forward for a distance, without continuing to make a strategy.

After completing the order, Natsume took out the corridor crystal and teleported it.

When I came to the headquarters of the Blood Alliance Knights, which I had entered many times, I wonder if I was afraid of myself or had some authority. Many members along the way said hello to Natsume, with various emotions mixed in their eyes.

Indifferently, he let out a breath, Natsume expelled the gas from his lungs and took a deep breath.

Walking up the stairs and passing through the corridor, I saw the door carved with patterns.

The door was not closed, it seemed that someone had just entered.

Natsume speeded up and walked to the front to go sideways into it.

Black and white figures stood in front of Hitzcliff, Kirito and Asuna who had not seen for a long time.

The two of them nodded to Natsume, and after Natsume responded, they stood beside them.

Seeing Natsume coming, the three of them did not stop what they were discussing just now.

"Can't we wait for a while?"

"Deputy Commander Asuna, after you are not here, our strategy team has lost a general. After you lack your combat power, I believe the captain of Natsume Ichi will also feel very troublesome."

No, I don't have that kind of idea.

I wanted to say that, but before that Natsume's words were interrupted by Hitzcliff.

"So, this kind of application cannot be passed."

“Isn’t this mandatory?”

Kirito stepped forward and stared at Hitzcliffe sitting in his seat.

"It's not mandatory, it's just necessary. I won't let a lone player take away our important deputy leader. Of course, if you have to do this-"

Hitzcliff looked at the three people in front of him with great interest.

Natsume knows that next it may be a duel between Hitzcliff and Kirito—

But--

"You can take the deputy commander away, but the premise is that Kirito, you must defeat our first team captain, Natsume. If you don't win, you will also join the Blood League Knights."
Chapter completed!