Chapter 104: Yazi Courting Death Again

The moment this window appeared, the players present were all stunned; after a brief, eerie silence, everyone present began to cheer.

"We did it!"

"We cleared it!"

"Hooray!!!"

"..."

After the players exchanged glances, a massive roar of cheers spread throughout the Boss Room, echoing across the entire floor-boss chamber.

They raised their hands high one by one, venting their joy, and smiles became their only expression. After all, for the past month, they had endured too much pressure in this game world. Whether it was the death of four thousand players, the life-and-death crisis hanging over their heads every moment, or the lack of any leads on the boss, all of it had left them feeling desperate about this world.

Now, they had finally slain the first-floor floor-boss, found the passage to the next floor, and seen the hope of clearing this damn game.

Lingyun opened his information panel, which contained several messages.

"Ding, the first-floor floor-boss has been cleared. All participating personnel: Level +1."

"You dealt the final blow to the floor-boss. Level +1. Obtained item: 【Midnight Coat】."

"Midnight Coat, isn't this Kirito's equipment from the original work? To think it has ended up in my hands now." Looking at the notification in the information panel, Lingyun rubbed his chin. "Although it's a good piece of equipment, it doesn't seem to suit me. I'll find a time to give it to Kirito. After all, only with the Midnight Coat is Kirito the real Kirito!"

"The first-floor boss has finally been cleared..." Diabel looked at Lingyun and his group standing at the very front, a complex look flashing in his eyes—a mix of jealousy and a sliver of relief at having survived.

As a Beta Tester, he naturally knew that getting the final blow on a boss yielded extra rare items. Originally, he had wanted to snatch the final blow, but he hadn't expected the boss's settings to change like this.

He was certain without a doubt that if Lingyun hadn't kicked him away, that strike from the boss would have absolutely split him in two. If he lost his life, what use would equipment be?

Lingyun pondered for a while and did not hand the item directly to Kirito. After all, they weren't very familiar with each other yet, and rashly handing over such a valuable item might lead to misunderstandings.

"Hey, hey, hey, you there called Lingyun, shouldn't you give us a proper explanation about what's going on with those two women?" While everyone was cheering, an extremely grating voice rang out.

Lingyun frowned slightly and looked in the direction the voice came from. In the crowd, Yazi was looking at Alice and Lingqi with a greedy expression. Whether it was the crystal floating beside Alice or the handgun in Lingqi's hand, both were attracting everyone's gaze.

"This world is a world of swords and blades, so why are there such rule-breaking things? How exactly did you get these items? You damn Beta Testers, are you trying to monopolize these things?" Yazi pointed at Lingyun and said with a hateful expression.

The players present all looked at the two women, greedy light flashing in their eyes. In this world, being able to use ranged attacks instead of fighting many monsters head-on was undoubtedly a huge temptation.

Lingyun frowned slightly. He hadn't expected that even though he hadn't shown the equipment he obtained after getting the final blow, this guy would still jump out to oppose him.

"Hehehehe, not talking? I knew it, you so-called Beta Testers are all a bunch of selfish, self-interested villains, a bunch of bastards, waah..." Yazi said with indignation, saliva spraying from his mouth.

Unfortunately, before Yazi could finish his sentence, Luo Yexi had already quietly appeared before him, delivering a heavy knee strike that slammed into his abdomen. Yazi let out a miserable shriek, his body curling into a shrimp, and he collapsed to the ground. People in this world had brought their real bodies with them, so the sensation of pain was naturally the same as usual.

"How dare you insult my master; this is just a small lesson. If there is a next time, I don't mind letting you know what true pain is." Luo Yexi said coldly, her gaze sweeping over the people present. Everyone present shivered under Luo Yexi's gaze and withdrew their greedy looks.

A flash of resentment appeared in Yazi's eyes, but he quickly covered it up. Moreover, judging by this woman's attitude, if he continued like this, he probably wouldn't gain any advantage.

Lingyun's gaze swept over the people present, a cold glint flashing in his eyes: "I have said from the beginning that this world is not an ordinary game world; in this game world, everything is possible. Wanting to obtain the things in their hands is not impossible in this game. It's just that you have to have the life to accomplish it!"

The coldness in Lingyun's tone made everyone present shiver, as if the person before them was not an ordinary human, but a peerless ferocious beast.

However, Lingyun hadn't spoken incorrectly. In this world, the appearance of weapons that didn't belong to the category of swords and blades was definitely left behind by those forces that fought against the Underworld King of the end. And the trials set by these forces were definitely not something ordinary people could imagine. If these ordinary players encountered such trials, it would almost certainly be ten deaths and no life.

"As for that guy called Yazi, I warn you, if you jump around in front of me again, I will let you see what the cruel side of this world is!" Lingyun's gaze swept over Yazi lying on the ground, warning him.

After speaking, Lingyun turned directly and walked toward the stairs leading to the next floor. Luo Yexi coldly swept a glance at the shivering Yazi on the ground and turned to follow. Busujima Saeko and the others also came to Lingyun's side one after another.

Kirito glanced at the people present, then looked at Lingyun walking toward the stairs, gritted her teeth, and followed. Seeing Kirito walking in Lingyun's direction, Asuna also quickly followed.

Looking at Kirito who had run to his side, Lingyun asked somewhat strangely: "Why did you follow?"

Kirito looked at Lingyun and smiled: "Nothing, just feel that being with you is more interesting!"

Because of the appearance of Lingyun and his group, Kirito had not been targeted by others like in the original work, and there was a bit more of the cheerfulness that a girl should have in her tone.

"That's your reason?" Lingyun's mouth twitched, then he turned to Asuna on the other side. "And why did you follow?"

The cloak Asuna used to hide her appearance had been torn during the battle, revealing her beautiful face. She looked at Kirito beside her: "I only have Kirito as a friend in the game now, so I go wherever she goes!"

Looking at Asuna's appearance, Lingyun couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking, is this really the protagonist of the original work? To think she managed to clear Asuna in such a short time!

"Alright then, let's go!" Lingyun smiled and pressed his hand against the door.

Under the gaze of the many people present, Lingyun and his group disappeared into a white light.