Chapter 128: Go to Prison, You Little Brats

Early the next morning, Lingyun and the others set off for the 47th floor.

The 47th floor of Aincrad is an extremely beautiful place, covered everywhere in blooming flowers, and is known as the "Garden Courtyard." This place is also a sacred site for couples to go on dates in SAO; after arriving on this floor, one can see couples on dates everywhere, and the air is filled with a sweet scent.

When Silica first arrived on this floor, her mood was quite excited, as this place was truly too beautiful. However, when she saw the pairs of couples visible everywhere, a layer of red flush immediately burned across her face, and she stood there completely stunned. After all, Silica is still a child, and facing a place filled with couples everywhere, she was naturally a bit shy.

"What's wrong, Silica?" Seeing Silica, who had been skipping along just a moment ago, suddenly stop, Lingyun asked with some curiosity.

"Ah, that, that, it's nothing, let's just go to that place where we can find the Soul Flower first." Silica stood up quickly, patted the dust off her body, and said with some discomfort.

"Oh, then let's go!" Lingyun nodded slightly.

After entering this floor, Lingqi's expression appeared somewhat strange; she held Lingyun's arm tightly with both hands, her face seemed to have been brushed with a layer of red rouge, and her entire body leaned against Lingyun.

Kirito, to the side, saw the two's appearance and couldn't help but sigh slightly, a trace of faint envy flashing in her eyes.

"Is this place the Hill of Memories?" With the escort of Lingyun and his party, Silica successfully arrived at the top of the Hill of Memories.

When she stood in this place, she couldn't help but let out a long breath. The battles along the way had made her face turn completely red. She didn't know if it was Kayaba Akihiko's twisted sense of humor, or the twisted sense of humor of those forces that transformed this world into a semi-plane, but the plant-type monsters on this floor were all tentacle monsters, making Silica look utterly disheveled, and there were several times she almost let Lingyun see things he shouldn't have.

"Go!" Lingyun smiled and nodded at her.

"Mm." Silica stepped onto the platform and successfully obtained the Soul Flower.

"With this, Pina can be resurrected!" Silica looked at the Soul Flower in her hand and revealed a smile.

"There are quite a few high-level monsters in this area, so it's still quite dangerous. Let's return to the Town before letting Pina be resurrected!" Lingyun said.

"Okay!" Silica nodded vigorously.

Having obtained the Soul Flower, Lingyun and his party began their return journey. When they walked in front of a small grove, Lingyun suddenly stopped his steps, and Lingqi also reached out to press on Silica's shoulder, not letting her continue walking forward.

"What's wrong?" Silica asked with some confusion.

Kirito stepped forward and said coldly: "You guys hiding over there, come out!"

"Ambush?" Silica's expression changed slightly.

After Kirito's words fell, a figure slowly walked out from behind a tree: "To think you saw through my Concealment; it seems your Search Skill has leveled up quite high!"

"Miss Rosalia?" Seeing the person who suddenly appeared before her, Silica was somewhat dazed.

"It seems you successfully obtained the Soul Flower; then, now, hand it over!" Rosalia curled her lips into a cold sneer, "Oh right, and the valuable items on your bodies too!"

"Miss Rosalia, you?" Silica's expression changed slightly.

"Looks like I found you, the leader of the Orange Player guild 'Titan's Hand', Rosalia!" Kirito sneered.

"But, isn't Miss Rosalia a Green Player?" Silica was still somewhat incredulous.

"A very simple method: Green Player members prepare the prey, lure them to the ambush spot of the Orange Players, and then carry out the robbery." Kirito sneered. "The person who was sitting sneakily at the table next to us at the time must have been your member!"

"So what if it is? The Soul Flower is a rare item, its price on the black market is extremely expensive, and the methods to obtain it have so many conditional restrictions; wouldn't it be simpler to find someone who has a familiar to go get it?" Rosalia spread her hands.

"How could you do this..." Tears were swirling in Silica's eyes; it was clear she had been dealt a blow.

"Sorry, but because I accepted a commission, I've been looking for you too!" Kirito slowly drew the Long sword from her back.

"Commission, could it be that man?" A cold sneer appeared on Rosalia's face, "It hasn't been made clear yet, but in this game, if you are killed, you definitely die. Compared to that, you all had better worry about yourselves."

Following a snap of Rosalia's fingers, players hidden in the jungle revealed their forms one by one, pressing toward Lingyun and the others step by step.

"This world is entered with one's real body; there's no evidence to say you definitely die if you die in this game? That really is a ridiculous statement!" Kirito threw a crystal with her left hand, and the crystal fell to the ground, becoming a teleport gate. "Twenty-nine people in total, right? Just in time. Then, you all had better behave and go to prison!"

"Black clothes, girl, one-handed sword, no shield?" One of the players' expressions suddenly turned serious. "This guy, could she be the Black Swordsman? Boss, this guy might be a solo player clearing the front lines!"

"Don't talk big!" Rosalia waved the Spear in her hand, "How could people from the Clearers appear in this place? And even if the other party is a member of the Clearers, with so many of us here, how could we not take her down? Besides, members of the Clearers are the biggest fat sheep! Get her!"

Hearing the leader's order, the Orange Players present also licked their lips; knocking down a Clearer player, what a sense of accomplishment that would be!

Seeing the other party surrounding them aggressively, Kirito did not dare to be slow, waving the Long sword in her hand to meet them.

"Seeking death!" Lingyun sneered, then said to Lingqi beside him, "Protect Silica well, I'll be right back!"

"Mr. Lingyun?" Seeing Lingyun also rush up, Silica was somewhat worried.

"Don't worry, they're just a few Orange Players, it won't take long!" Lingqi smiled and patted her head.

"Oh." Silica nodded, half-understanding.

In the battlefield, the Long sword in Kirito's hand flashed with blue light, slamming heavily into one of the people. That person let out a miserable cry, flew backward, and crashed heavily onto the ground, the health bar above his head instantly dropping into the red zone.

"Are you kidding? Just one strike and..." One of the Orange Players couldn't help but change color.

Kirito didn't care what he was saying, the Long sword in her hand thrusting out repeatedly, knocking down one player after another.

"Go to hell!" One of the players holding an axe roared, an ominous grayish-white light flashing on the axe as he charged toward Kirito.

A sense of alarm rose in Kirito's heart, and she held her Long sword horizontally, hurriedly blocking the axe that was hacking down.

With a "clang," Kirito felt a massive force transmitted from the axe and couldn't help but take a step back, the health bar above her head also dropping by a small segment.

"Such a powerful Sword Skill, this kind of power is already approaching the top-tier members of the Clearers!" Kirito sighed inwardly, "However, why does this Sword Skill give me an ominous feeling?"

Lingyun also noticed this scene and couldn't help but frown slightly. This kind of power should come from the Underworld King of the end, right? Has its hand already reached toward the players?

Lingyun flashed over, arrived beside that player, and threw a heavy punch, making the player stagger.

Kirito seized this opportunity, the light on the Long sword in her hand flashing as she slammed it heavily into the player. A thin layer of white light appeared on the player, attempting to block Kirito's attack. But Kirito's attack pierced directly through this layer of light, sending him flying.

"It seems this power isn't very strong." Lingyun flashed and appeared beside that player, and before he landed, he delivered a powerful kick, sending him into the teleport gate.

Seeing that the strongest person in their guild couldn't even withstand one move from Kirito, the other members of Titan's Hand panicked.

"Run!" Someone didn't know who shouted, and everyone began to scatter and flee; some even pulled out Teleport Crystals directly.

"Want to run? Not that easy!" Lingyun wiped his waist with his right hand, and several throwing knives appeared in his hand before he flung them out. The speed of the throwing knives was extremely fast, easily hitting several Orange Players and interrupting their actions of activating the Teleport Crystals.

Under the cooperation of the two, after only a short while, the members of Titan's Hand were all sent into the teleport gate.

"Finally, only you are left, Miss Rosalia!" Kirito looked at Rosalia with a half-smile.

"You, are you going to make a move on me? I'm a Green Player, do you want to become Green Players?" Rosalia said with some panic.

"Sorry, I'm a solo player!" Kirito spread her hands.

"My teammate won't care about such small matters!" Lingyun also smiled.

"You, you." Rosalia looked at Lingyun and the other in shock.

"Want to run? It's not that easy!" Lingyun flashed in front of Rosalia and fiercely knocked the Teleport Crystal she was hiding in her hand away. Then, with a sudden twist of his body, he grabbed her clothes with both hands and, showing no mercy for her beauty, threw her into the teleportation gate.

Kirito also moved to close the teleportation gate: "You really aren't polite at all!"

"There's no need to be polite to someone like this!" Lingyun clapped his hands.