Chapter 142: Trap

Early the next morning, the elite members of the Clearers gathered together and rushed toward the location of the Laughing Coffin members' meeting mentioned in the intelligence. They had only one goal: to eliminate the living strength of Laughing Coffin in the shortest possible time and at the fastest speed, rooting out this tumor in SAO.

After the Clearers' members set off, eight figures appeared behind them; it was Lingyun and his group. They quietly followed behind the Clearers' members. If everything went smoothly, they would not appear, but if any accidents occurred, that would be the time for them to take action.

Inside the cave, the members of Laughing Coffin gathered together, and everyone's expression looked quite excited.

"Boss, when will those people arrive at this place? The weapon in my hand has long been unable to hold back!"

"Rest assured, they are still on the way! We have already laid out a great net, just waiting for them to plunge right in!" A trace of an excited smile also appeared on POH's face.

"Being able to have a great slaughter is truly something that makes one feel physically and mentally pleased!" One of the Laughing Coffin members stuck out his tongue and licked his blade.

"Get ready, the other side will arrive at our ambush point in twenty minutes. Everyone, be serious for me and don't let a single fish slip through the net!" POH ordered.

"Yes!" The people present responded and hid their figures well.

"The place where Laughing Coffin is hiding must be ahead!" Klein looked at the cave in front and said. "But for some reason, I always have a bad premonition!"

"Commander, you are overthinking it, aren't you? This is a rare joint strike by the Clearers; eliminating a mere Laughing Coffin is not something that can be easily accomplished?" Beside him, a chubby guy spoke up.

"Regarding this battle, I always have some unease in my heart. Damn it, if I had known, I would have called Kirito along. Pass the word down: everyone, heighten your vigilance and guard against a surprise attack by the Laughing Coffin members!" Klein knocked on his forehead with some helplessness.

"Boss, it seems someone feels something is wrong. Should we take action in advance?" The Red Player monitoring the Clearers from the shadows reported to POH.

"Do not alert the enemy. With their strength, they cannot discover us hidden in the dark. Let the others get ready; we are about to start!" POH waved his hand and, looking at the blurry figures appearing at the cave entrance, said in a low voice.

"The place where Laughing Coffin is meeting is ahead. Everyone, prepare for battle! The opponents are all dangerous Red Players; do not hold back!" A leader of the Army ordered within the ranks.

The people present looked at each other, then rushed into the cave at the fastest speed. However, a shocking scene appeared: inside the cave, there was not a single Red Player, only an empty, flat ground.

"Bad, it's a trap!" Klein's expression changed drastically, "All members, defend! Watch out for sneak attacks!"

Just as Klein's voice fell, countless flying knives suddenly shot out from the surrounding stone walls, sprinkling toward the people present like raindrops. At first, Klein did not take these flying knives to heart; after all, the lethality of the flying knives was truly limited. He thought this was merely a means for the Laughing Coffin players to attract their attention, and the real killing move was their surprise attack from behind. However, he soon regretted it, because these flying knives were actually imbued with Paralysis Toxin, which could make people fall into a paralyzed state for five seconds.

Although five seconds did not sound very long, this was a campaign to crusade against Laughing Coffin; five seconds was enough for these Red Players to do many things!

However, the only thing that made people feel fortunate was that the players in the inner circle were not attacked by the flying knives. Looking at the Red Players emerging from all around, the weapons in their hands lit up with various colors of light, preparing to meet the battle.

Watching the movements of the Clearers' players present, a strange smile appeared on POH's face, and he suddenly said: "Do it!"

Just as the Clearers' players were wondering why he shouted like that, a burst of yellow smoke suddenly rose from among the Clearers' players. The players who were touched by the yellow smoke all fell into a paralyzed state and could not move.

"There's a traitor!" Klein felt a shock in his heart. His gaze swept quickly across the Clearers' players present, and he happened to see a player wearing the Blood Oath Knights uniform with his left hand released, and on his face, there was still a strange smile.

"Kuradeel, what are you doing!" One of the Blood Oath Knights members said to Kuradeel with a face full of shock and anger.

"Doing what?" Kuradeel had a twisted smile on his face, "Of course, it's to kill you all!"

After finishing, he swung the long sword in his hand and slashed heavily at that Blood Oath Knights member, instantly cutting off a chunk of his HP.

"This game was originally a Death Game. Being killed by people and being killed by monsters is no different!" Kuradeel had a twisted smile on his face. "Since there is no difference, I will accept your lives!"

"This..." The attacked Blood Oath Knights member was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer. "You are just a lunatic, a true lunatic!"

"It's truly pathetic, you members of the Clearers." Looking at the Clearers' members with ugly expressions, POH appeared in front of everyone holding a kitchen knife, "Didn't you always think you were the most powerful players in this game? Now I have only used a small trick, and it has made you fall into such a desperate situation. The so-called Clearers are nothing more than this!"

"It's truly pleasing. President, I can't wait to start a massacre!" One of the Laughing Coffin members said with a loud laugh.

At this moment, a scream came from the crowd; it turned out that a Blood Oath Knights player had already turned into fragments and disappeared under Kuradeel's attack.

"Go, finish them off!" POH waved the kitchen knife in his hand and ordered.

Watching the surrounding Laughing Coffin members, Klein let out a wail in his heart: "It's over, this time it's really over. Kirito, take care; I will never see you again!"

Kuradeel killed a Blood Oath Knights member and turned his gaze toward the others with a ferocious smile: "Who is next?"

Looking at Kuradeel's gaze, everyone present felt a chill in their hearts; after all, this was a world where life only happened once, and no one wanted to die!

"It's you!" Kuradeel quickly chose a target and swung his long sword to chop at his head.

"Kuradeel, your evil deeds end here!" Just as the long sword was about to touch that player, a sharp shout came, and a fierce sword light descended from the sky, knocking him flying heavily.

"Lady Asuna?" Looking at the figure that suddenly appeared, the Blood Oath Knights members present were all somewhat stunned.

"Sorry, because I cleaned up the small fry outside, I'm late!" Asuna landed on the ground and apologized to the people present.

"Release!" Asuna quickly took out a green crystal from her backpack and said.

This crystal was an extremely rare Group Detoxification Crystal; even Lingyun and the others did not have many. But in order to save the Clearers' members present, Asuna used it without any hesitation. With the spread of the green light, the paralyzed state on everyone present was also completely lifted.

At the same time, several figures landed around the Clearers' members, and powerful moves erupted from their hands, shaking back all the surrounding Laughing Coffin members.

At the moment when the Clearers were about to suffer heavy damage, Lingyun and the others descended like divine soldiers, catching the Laughing Coffin members off guard.