novelkee Chapter 562 Xiaolin's mother's class has started
Chapter 562 Xiaolin's mother's class has started
Chapter 562 Xiaolin's mother's class has started
When the boss was killed, the remaining kobold guards were also wiped out. The torches hanging on the surrounding walls turned from dark orange to bright yellow, and the oppressive feeling covering the lord's room dissipated.
No one broke the silence in the room.
Is it really over?
Will there be any differences from the closed beta test?
Everyone raised their weapons and looked around blankly, as if they were afraid that the Kobold Lord would be resurrected again and enter the second stage.
No one would raise a flag at a time like this, saying something like "It's a success," which would make people want to complain.
until--
"Thank you for your hard work, everyone."
Xiaolin congratulated softly.
As if to agree with Xiaolin, everyone's system sent new information to every player present, which was the experience points gained and the allocated Kell. Kirito was slightly different. He got the last blow and obtained the prop dropped by the boss.
“Ohhhhh————”
All the people who saw the same message had expressions on their faces at this time, and after a moment of preparation, they immediately burst into fierce cheers. Some raised their hands to cheer, hugged their companions, and even performed a messy dance.
Amid the stormy noise, Liu Zi slowly walked to Xiaolin's side and lowered her head slightly.
"I'm sorry, Master Kobayashi. If I hadn't been so stubborn, I would have—"
"It's okay, Liu Zi. Don't blame yourself. I'm glad you're okay."
Xiao Lin doesn't care about temporary gains and losses. Compared with the insignificant BOSS rewards, he certainly cares more about his companions.
But the sharp-tongued maid's expression was not good. In her opinion, she was the best doll made by Y, and even the worst in the series should not make such a mistake. The proud doll maid could not accept her own mistake.
For such a maid, Kobayashi of course hugged her in his arms, and then kissed her hard in front of everyone, leaving her no room to resist.
"Oh oh oh oh!!!"
The surrounding players saw this scene and started to cheer. They probably thought that Xiaolin was venting his frustration about almost being wiped out. However, other players were also quite upset to see the two showing off their affection like this.
At the same time, Agil also came over.
"Very good command. If it weren't for you, we would definitely be in a mess, and maybe even a few people would die."
"Just don't blame me for not taking action at the beginning."
"how come."
The two men's fists bumped in mid-air.
Agil also knew that it was Diabel who led this team, so he had to be the commander of this coalition. If someone suddenly jumped out to seize the command, it might cause the team to split up. This was a simple truth that everyone understood.
Sato Kazuma and others joined him.
Alice was very impressed by Xiaolin's cool operation just now, and her eyes were shining with emotion. She asked Xiaolin to teach her that fighting style if there was a chance. Xiaolin would certainly not refuse, but she probably couldn't learn it.
Koharu said proudly that these were useless and she didn't care about them at all; Rinko, on the other hand, admired Kobayashi as much as Alice did, which made Koharu feel jealous.
Then Kirito also came over shyly.
He lowered his head and didn't dare to look at the faces of Xiaolin and others. It was not because he was shy, but there seemed to be some other deeper meaning in his social phobia.
Then he bowed deeply to Kobayashi.
"S-Sorry! Wait, I'll give you the items dropped by the boss. I'll also give you the bounty for defeating the boss!"
Maybe he felt bad for having gotten the last shot.
Just now, just like the lone wolf players in other games who stand by and watch in the dark until others have beaten the wild boss to a low health, and then jump out to grab the spoils, their behavior is very bad and despicable. But——
"No, you did great."
"……Eh?"
"At that time, Liu Zi was knocked away. I had no attack power, and the other players were all unable to react in time. What would have happened if the Kobold Lord's chariot, a powerful skill with a very wide range, had been released?"
——The vast majority of people will bear the blow, and many may die as a result.
"You may have indirectly saved many lives. And in such a tense moment, you were the only one who seized the opportunity and rushed towards the boss without hesitation. Who else can do that?"
"But……!"
"During the strategy meeting, Diabel said--"
Kirito wanted to say something, but Krillin interrupted him: "The money will be automatically divided equally among everyone, the experience points will belong to the team that defeats the monster, and the props will belong to the player who obtains it. This rule is tacitly agreed by everyone."
Apparently, this rule was set by Diabel specifically to get the reward for the last hit, but he didn't expect that it would be used to benefit someone else. Even if the last hit wasn't Kirito's, it would have been Krillin's, but it wouldn't have been Diabel's.
Sato Kazuma patted his back and said with a grin, "Why are you so inconsiderate? Isn't this how you distribute equipment in the game?"
"Take it as a reward for the brave and accept it with peace of mind." Kureya rarely said nice things.
"That's right, when I'm on a mission, whoever defeats the enemy gets the reward... Wait a minute, Xiaolin! I want to ask, why is it that I'm the one who defeats the Demon King's army cadres every time, but the final reward is divided equally? Isn't this a bit unfair to me!"
"Oh, you're so bold. Okay, I'll give you the bulk of the bounty from now on. But correspondingly, you will also be solely responsible for paying for each building destroyed by the explosion magic."
"I'm sorry, I was wrong!"
The little Loli begged for mercy instantly.
Seeing Kobayashi and the others laughing, Kirito was very moved by being comforted.
In fact, no one cares about this. People with high IQ like Agil understand that staying alive is more important than getting the items dropped by the BOSS. In addition, the reward distribution has been determined in advance, so they don’t care about these things.
But like everything, there are two sides.
There are also idiots who refuse to accept.
"Wait, wait, wait! Why are you guys having so much fun? This doesn't make sense at all! And you did it after all! You despicable fellow!"
The person who extinguished the happy atmosphere had a head shaped like a cactus. This person was none other than Ya Wang. This statement that did not match the atmosphere also made the others stop cheering and look at him who was inexplicably acting up.
"——You did it after all! You used despicable means to steal the boss's LA!"
Kirito paled at the sudden accusation.
He had to admit that he had done something like that, but that was not in the current world, but in the past, in another floating city that only existed for two months - in SAO during the closed beta period.
Kiba's accusation was not only to throw dirty water on Kirito for stealing the final blow, but also to expose the fact that Kirito was a closed beta player.
This is undoubtedly pushing Kirito into the fire.
After all, Kirito currently represents the closed beta players, and there is a deep rift between the closed beta players and the ordinary players. Even though Agil once helped the closed beta players to restore some credibility, when Kirito's actions were misled by Kiba, the problem was once again put in front of them.
If it is not handled properly, it might cause confrontation between closed beta players and ordinary players, and if that happens, Kirito will be disliked by both sides in the future.
Kirito, who was only 14 years old, was already sweating profusely.
"Etc., etc!"
Sato Kazuma took the initiative to jump out and taunted Kibo, "You said that as if you were jealous that you didn't get the LA just now. Can you not be so tasteless? Besides, even if it wasn't Kirito who got the reward for the final blow, it should have belonged to Senior Kobayashi. It has nothing to do with you, right? Thank you very much for standing up for us. Thank you for your kindness, but it's not necessary."
"……Aha?"
Ya Wang never expected that his accusation would turn out to be simple jealousy.
"No, no! I was talking about him being a closed beta player!"
Kiba immediately avoided the main point. He just accused Kirito of stealing the reward for the last hit, and now he is blaming the beta testers.
"He clearly knew the boss's attack pattern, but he kept it secret. Wasn't it just to snatch the boss's reward?"
"—You are not allowed to say that!"
Sato Kazuma suddenly retorted loudly and angrily, which scared Kibo.
"Listen carefully. The closed beta players do know the boss's attack patterns and high-profit missions, but they also mentioned them in the strategy guide! Are you trying to stir up a conflict between the closed beta players and the regular players by saying this? In this game where you can die if you're not careful, nearly a thousand people have died even with the strategy guide! The strategy guide only has information on the first level, so what if the closed beta players stop updating it? Without the next level of information, do you want the players here to die with you?!"
I have to say that he knows how to create confrontation.
Including Kobayashi, Sato Kazuma is the most eloquent in the team. With just a few words, he made Kibo look like the culprit who deliberately provoked the relationship between the two parties. The players around him all looked at him with something strange in their eyes.
After all, almost all players have used the guidebook, and all of them say it is good. If it is really not updated, the living space of ordinary players may be even smaller.
As usual, Sato Kazuma, who is in an absolute advantage, should show his true colors.
"Now that you know, apologize to me!"
"Apologize?"
"That's right! Say it with me: I'm sorry, beta tester!"
"S-Sorry, Mr. Tester..."
"louder!"
"S-Sorry, Mr. Beta Tester!"
Following the trend, Ya Wang was forced to apologize loudly, even though he himself had no idea why he had to apologize.
"...Wait a minute! Hey, aren't you just an ordinary player? Why are you speaking for the beta testers?!"
"——Oh, I forgot."
"You guy...!"
Ya Wang glared at Sato Kazuma with gritted teeth, but he couldn't vent his anger.
After their commotion, the players present laughed out loud again. It was clearly a serious matter, but it was resolved in such a muddled way, which really made people laugh.
Kirito pursed his lips and said nothing.
He didn't know what to say. After all, he was indeed a closed beta player, and he had indeed robbed LA many times during the closed beta. Now no matter what he said, it might be misunderstood. The best way was to keep silent and fulfill his responsibilities.
——Push open the door leading to the second floor.
This is a special honor for the player who defeats the boss with the last blow. Of course, even if he does not take the initiative to open it, it will be opened by the system after two hours. However, during the closed beta period of only two months, players who have cleared the level will be eager to break into the next level, trying to clear higher floors within the limited time.
And when everyone thought that the dust had settled and that the closed beta players and ordinary players were living in peace again, Yaou suddenly turned his attention to Kobayashi.
"...You are also a closed beta player, right?"
"what?"
"I just realized something is wrong. You must be a closed beta player, otherwise why would that guy just now desperately speak for the closed beta players! You don't need to quibble, the evidence is sufficient! It's just that messed up way you fight, it must be a special skill in the game!"
Hearing his words, Xiaolin almost laughed out loud.
Sato Kazuma and Agil couldn't stand Kibo who kept bitching at the closed beta players. If you didn't know better, you might think the closed beta players had done something to him.
Xiaolin stopped the two men and stepped forward.
"First of all, I'm not a closed beta player. Like you, this is my first time playing this game."
"impossible!"
"No, this is true, Kiba. I can guarantee this."
Diabel stepped forward.
Xiao Lin didn't expect him to stand up for himself. After all, saying so would undoubtedly reveal the fact that he was also a closed beta player. No, he had already exposed it when he tried to steal the final blow from the BOSS.
"But that messy fighting style is undoubtedly a special skill!"
Ya Wang insisted.
In fact, during the closed beta period, in order to clear higher floors, many tasks and rewards were not triggered or understood by players, so Diabel was unable to confirm this.
The other players also cast curious glances.
"Special skills..."
SAO has special skills, for example, the beard on Argo's face is a bonus to her special skill, [Physical Skills], but it was a punishment for not completing it during the beta test. Because the beard has become her characteristic, she was animated with a beard during the beta test to make it easier for other players to identify her.
In addition to physical skills, only one special skill was circulated during the closed beta period, which was [Meditation]. However, due to the strange posture and poor recovery speed, almost no one was willing to obtain it.
"I'm sorry. This isn't really a special skill."
"impossible--"
"You know, SAO is very special. Unlike other skills that can only be performed with a mouse or keyboard, this game can perform almost any action, provided you have the ability to do it."
Seeing that everyone was interested, Xiaolin decided to teach them a lesson.
Xiaolin’s mother’s class is now open!
He first picked up three stones on the ground and played with them like a clown in a circus.
"——Skill [Acrobatics], it allows you to unlock a lot of special moves."
Then he grabbed three stones in his hand and threw them out again, during which the stones emitted a light blue light.
"——Skill [Throw], it can use flying props such as stones and shurikens. In addition, the cooldown time of this skill is 120 seconds, so it needs to be combined with another skill."
With a flick of his left wrist, several transparent silk threads were thrown into the distance.
"——Skill [Fishing], it allows you to fish anywhere. Of course, you can't catch fish on land. But the good thing is that this skill is a universal skill, and the cooldown time is only five seconds, which is very short. Grasp the rhythm in the battle and you can achieve seamless transition."
He looked at the stunned crowd.
"This game is very open-ended. Skills are activated by posing a posture, which is determined by the system. If the posture is inaccurate, the damage will be reduced or the skill will simply fail. But at the same time, it also allows you to do unexpected things anywhere. After all, I have never heard of a game where you can use the [Fishing] skill on land."
This is also the reason why Xiaolin did not personally kill the boss even though the Kobold Lord only had 1% of his health left. Because all of Xiaolin's skills were judged as unsuccessful by the system, his attacks had no damage, so he could only control Liu Zi to deal damage. So, that's the limitation of the game!
Of course this doesn't mean it's all shortcomings.
There are many benefits. In addition to what Xiaolin just did to help Liu Zi move in the air, he can also use his own free time to cleverly eliminate the stiffness after Liu Zi releases her skills.
"As for the rest, it all depends on talent."
Kobayashi's left hand fingers are extremely flexible and constantly weave circles, squares, pentagons, and even Buffett's Tower in his palm. The speed is dazzling and the accuracy is amazing.
He showed everyone what talent is, and made everyone understand that this skill is almost impossible to replicate. This skill that is out of the system but real has earned Xiaolin a title.
——Ever-changing!
I found that the old thief is quite serious about the book. In the first edition, Kirito proudly told Klein that he had reached the eighth floor at most, and then in the Attack on Titan, it became the tenth floor (on the tenth floor, we saw a dog-headed monster with a long straight sword), and finally in Starless Night, it was said that the closed beta players had reached the sixth floor at most. And the closed beta period was originally two months, but in the Attack on Titan it became one month again, which is... quite unbearable.
(End of this chapter)