Chapter 115: The Moonlit Black Cats Trapped in a Crisis

As the Blood Oath Knights within the Clearers began to stand out, the strength of the Clearers also saw a massive leap, even clearing two consecutive floors of Boss Rooms in just over a month, which greatly encouraged the players in this world.

"It seems the reputation of the Blood Oath Knights is already at its zenith," Lingyun said softly, looking down at the street from the window.

On the street, a group of Blood Oath Knights members were passing by, and the people around them looked at them with reverent gazes; perhaps this was the best response to these heroes who, fearing neither life nor death, charged at the very front for the sake of the vast majority of players.

Beside him, Kirito smiled and said, "That's right, with the Blood Oath Knights around, I believe this damn game will surely be cleared very soon!"

"Perhaps," Lingyun shrugged.

"Hey, Kirito, I'm going to buy our guild house!" Behind Kirito, Keita walked up and said.

"Buying our own guild house?" A hint of excitement appeared in Kirito's eyes. "That really is an exciting thing!"

"Transfer, Starting Town!" Following Keita's voice, he turned into a beam of white light and vanished from the spot.

"While Keita goes to buy the house, let's go make a little money!" Tetsuo, who was on the side, suggested. "And save up some money for furniture while we're at it."

"Let's go to the Labyrinth Area above!" Ducker suggested.

Hearing this, Kirito frowned slightly: "That, wouldn't it be better to go to our usual hunting grounds? Besides, we aren't short on money right now!"

"Going to the Labyrinth above allows us to earn money faster, and besides, we can't always rely on Lingyun and the others! Furthermore, with our current strength and equipment, going to the Labyrinth Area above is quite safe!" Ducker said nonchalantly. "Most importantly, most of the money for our house was earned by Sachi; I feel a bit uneasy spending a girl's money like this!"

Listening to their words, Kirito's brows furrowed slightly, but in the end, she nodded. During this period, under her training, the other members of the guild had seen a significant improvement in their strength, so going to the Labyrinth Area to give it a try shouldn't be a problem; besides, they still had Transfer Crystals on them.

"Sachi, you stay here to watch the shop; we'll be back soon!" Kirito said.

"Mm, you all be careful!" Sachi nodded with a smile.

"Kirito, if any accidents happen, remember to notify me immediately!" Lingyun said. He remembered that in the original story, this was the time when the Moonlit Black Cats were wiped out; being careful was always for the best.

Hearing Lingyun's words, a bad premonition rose in Kirito's heart, and she nodded slightly afterward.

27th Floor, Labyrinth Area.

Kirito cleaved the monster in front of her into fragments with one sword strike. Behind her, Ducker said with an indifferent expression, "I told you, we'd be fine. Maybe if we keep training, we'll be able to catch up to those people in the Blood Oath Knights!" Sasamaru said with an indifferent expression.

Hearing this, Kirito couldn't help but frown. During this time, the members of the Moonlit Black Cats had all seen a clear improvement in their strength; had this led them into a state of arrogance? Suddenly, a bad premonition flashed through Kirito's heart, and she quickly edited an email and placed it in her draft box.

"I found a hidden door here!" Ducker's hand pressed against a wall; a fluorescent glow flashed on the wall, and then it slowly opened.

"A hidden door, and in a place like this?" A bad premonition rose in Kirito's heart.

"It's a treasure chest!" Being a thief, Ducker was the first to spot the chest placed in the center of the room, and he ran up with an excited face.

Seeing Ducker's actions, Kirito was shocked: "Wait!"

But it was already too late; Ducker had already opened the chest. The moment the chest was opened, the entire room instantly turned red, and the door slammed shut with a "Boom—". A secret door opened inside the room, and a large number of monsters poured out, while at the same time, monsters were being spawned continuously.

"Not good, it's a trap, get out of here quickly!" Kirito's expression changed drastically; she drew the Long sword from her back and shouted loudly. She looked at this group of monsters whose markers had turned completely gray-white, a hint of gravity appearing in her eyes.

Ducker also knew he had caused a huge disaster, and the powerful aura emanating from those monsters also let him know that these monsters were definitely not something they could contend with at their current level. He immediately pulled out a Transfer Crystal and loudly recited the transfer command. Unfortunately, the Transfer Crystal did not react at all.

"Crystal-nullification area!" Kirito was horrified, and at the same time, her fingers moved, and the email she had just edited was sent out immediately.

"Quick, let's go to the corner! I've already sent a distress signal; as long as we hold out until they arrive, we can be saved!" Kirito took the lead, the Long sword in her hand waving rapidly, slashing all the monsters blocking her path into pieces.

Being a thief, Ducker was the first to be attacked; he was knocked to the ground directly by a monster, and the Transfer Crystal in his hand flew far away. He raised his head in terror, only to see several monsters holding weapons surrounding him completely.

Just as Ducker was about to lose his life, a sharp cry came: "All of you, go to hell!"

Kirito had already rushed to his side, the Long sword in her hand tracing a sharp trajectory, slashing all the monsters surrounding Ducker into fragments.

"Get up quickly and rush to the corner with me!" Kirito said loudly.

As Ducker got up, Kirito had already leaped out again, rushing to Tetsuo's side, the Long sword in her hand tracing gorgeous trajectories, slashing monster after monster into fragments.

"Quick!" Ducker and Sasamaru had already rushed to Kirito's side.

The four of them converged, and Kirito did not linger in the fight, defeating all the monsters blocking the front. Relying on the single sword in her hand, Kirito forcibly carved a bloody path through the massive crowd of monsters. Tetsuo and the other two followed closely behind her, occasionally blocking the monsters' attacks. They didn't seek to kill the enemy, only to preserve their own lives and lighten the pressure on Kirito. Fortunately, the room was not very large, and Kirito soon fought her way to a corner.

"You guys hide behind me and take care of yourselves; just hold out until Lingyun and the others arrive!" Kirito's figure flickered, moving from the front of the group to the back, facing the monsters that had caught up. Facing this group of monsters, Kirito was also on high alert.

At this moment, Tetsuo and the other two were in an incredibly wretched state, their health bars having already slid into the red zone. In this room, they couldn't use Recovery Crystals to restore health, so they could only take out Small Red Potions that they usually never used to slowly add health to themselves. They could only silently cheer for Kirito now; after all, they had already witnessed just moments ago that these monsters dealing with them was no different from playing. At the same time, they also felt ashamed of their initial thoughts; the monsters the Clearers fought were definitely not weaker than the monsters here, and yet they had thought they could surpass the members of the Clearers in strength in a short time—wasn't that the biggest joke?

Kirito looked at the monsters closing in, a hint of gravity flashing in her eyes, and a white light began to linger on the Long sword in her hand.

"Hah!" Kirito gave a light shout, the Long sword in her hand snapped up violently, instantly tracing paths of sword light, actually unleashing over a dozen slashes in a short period of time. How could the monsters in front of her withstand such an attack? They instantly exploded into fragments.

After unleashing dozens of slashes, the Long sword in Kirito's hand snapped up violently and then slashed heavily downward; a sharp Sword Qi shot out directly from her sword, blasting all the monsters in a line into pieces.

Tetsuo and the other two, hiding behind Kirito, looked at her figure, which was like a Valkyrie, their eyes full of shock. Although they had known before that Kirito's strength was very powerful, only after witnessing her heroic posture with their own eyes did they understand how large the gap between them was. If they knew that the current Kirito still couldn't exert her full strength because some conditions hadn't been met, their jaws would probably drop to the ground.

In the small shop, Lingyun received an email; after opening and reading it, he couldn't help but stand up, his expression changing slightly.

"What's wrong?" Sachi, beside Lingyun, asked with some curiosity.

"Ducker triggered a trap in the Labyrinth Area; now they are surrounded by monsters in a crystal-nullification area. I have to go save them, otherwise, except for Kirito, the three of them will find it hard to survive!"

"What?" A worried look appeared on Sachi's face.

"Don't worry, as long as Kirito can hold out until we get there, I guarantee I will bring them back without a single one missing." Lingyun patted Sachi's head, then directly activated a Teleport Crystal and vanished from the room.

"Ling-kun, please be careful, and everything is left to you." Watching the white light slowly dissipate, Sachi said softly.

Appearing in the 27th Floor Town, Lingyun rushed rapidly toward the direction of the Labyrinth Area, while simultaneously opening his mailbox, editing an email, and sending it out.

"Kirito, you must hold on; we'll be there soon!"