24th floor, Panareze.

At this time, in the base area of "Red Wings", Luo Zhen was the only one.

"I was so lazy one by one yesterday, and today I ran away, it's really undisciplined."

While Luo Zhen was thinking about it, he walked into the bar in the base area, and let the bell of "jingle bell" ringing pleasantly.

At the same time, two cute cries also emerged.

"Goo!"

"Whew!"

Colorful Butterfly and Flower Butterfly flew up from Luo Zhen's shoulders and landed on the counter of the bar, stretching their bodies, obviously not fighting today, but they looked like they were going to rest.

"The same goes for you."

Luo Zhen said this with a smile and a cry, and then stepped forward, instead of sitting at the bar, he sat at a table, and there was a seat opposite it, which was naturally reserved for the upcoming guests.

"It should be coming soon, right?"

After all, this is not the real world, but a game world that can be teleported between towns through transfer doors, as long as it is not in the field practice area or the maze area, it should be coming soon.

And so it is.

"Jingle bell!"

With the melodious sound of the bell ringing again, the door of the bar was pushed open.

There were two people who walked in through the door.

One is Asuna.

This thin sword envoy is still the same as just now, wearing a knight's uniform and miniskirt with red stripes on a white background, and a thin sword around his waist, looking majestic and heroic, which makes people can't help but be fascinated.

It's just that such Asuna is standing aside at this moment, letting the real protagonist walk ahead.

That person, whoever sees it, will be attracted to it at first sight.

However, unlike Asuna, who is also beautiful enough to attract the attention of others, this person attracts the attention of others not by his appearance, but by his presence.

Very unusual presence.

Just like the indispensable protagonist, the high-ranking person, that person naturally exudes a presence that is enough to attract others, and walks in from the outside.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

A magnetic voice came out of the other person's mouth.

Luo Zhen looked at the person in front of him and took a look.

It was a man.

He should be around twenty-five years old.

The face is quite thin, and it looks very resolute, but it exudes an unknown intellect.

has a lot of height, at least a head taller than Luo Zhen, but his figure is the same as his face, and he looks extremely thin.

Such a man was wearing a loose bright red robe, and tied up his long white and golden hair, and a pair of brass-colored eyes met Luo Zhen's gaze, as if there was something terrible inside, very oppressive.

However, Luo Zhen turned a blind eye to the presence and oppression of the man in front of him, and instead looked at the weapon he was carrying.

(Shield?) ）

Yes.

Instead of the fast rapier and dagger they are carrying, they are not the most powerful tomahawks and hammers, or even the most popular swords and spears, but a shield.

A cross shield.

Of course, there are many players with shields, but in the case of SAO turning into a death game, there are not a few players who want to increase their defense with a shield, but like the man in front of him, he doesn't have any weapons, only a player with a shield, Luo Zhen really hasn't seen it.

However, if you take a closer look, Luo Zhen also found out.

(A weapon is attached to the inside of the shield?) ）

Although the weapon is not visible from the front, at the top of the shield, a hilt sticks out, proving that the weapon is attached to the inside of the shield, and that it is a long sword or short sword that can be equipped with one hand.

(Is it not only used as a shield for protection, but also as a scabbard?) ）

Luo Zhen's thoughts raced sharply, and he didn't speak until then.

"It's not long, sit down."

Luo Zhen showed that he didn't care too much about the other party.

That's a very casual tone.,If it's a person with a relatively high self-esteem.,I'm afraid I'll immediately frown very unhappily, right?

But the leader of the "Blood Alliance Knights" in front of him only nodded and sat opposite him according to Luo Zhen's instructions.

For some reason, Luo Zhen actually felt that the other party's move was full of a certain temperament.

That temperament is not noble, nor elegant, but like a machine, it is everywhere reasonable, as if even the strength used and the muscles to be used to move have been carefully calculated.

In this situation, Asuna, who was accompanying her, stood aside and spoke first.

"Let me introduce you."

Asuna said this to Luo Zhen.

"This is the leader of the Knights of the Blood Alliance———— Heathcliff."

After speaking, Asuna also wanted to introduce Luo Zhen to her head of the group, but was interrupted by the other party raising his hand.

"This one doesn't need to be introduced."

The man named Heathcliff spat out a magnetic voice, and his eyes were fixed on Luo Zhen, and a slight smile finally appeared on his angular face.

"The current leader of the strategy group, the president of the strongest guild, the highest commander known as the 'Magician', and the front-line leader who has maintained an undamaged record so far, these rumors are all familiar, and I am naturally no exception, I will not know President Luo Zhen."

These words, which are obviously supposed to be used to praise others, can come out of Heathcliff's mouth, and for some reason, they actually give people a feeling that they are used to evaluate others.

Moreover, Heathcliff didn't just comment on Luo Zhen, but also glanced at the colorful butterflies and flower butterflies playing on the bar, and there was a slight sense of exploration in his eyes.

Obviously, Heathcliff had a great interest in the two demons that Luo Zhen had cultivated.

Even, Heathcliff said so.

"That is, it is rumored that even the defending boss can give various abnormal states, so that the defending boss can only become a living target, saving the rainbow butterfly who doesn't know how many players' lives, right?" Heathcliff said as if talking to himself, "I didn't expect that since I could cultivate to this point, maybe even the game developers didn't expect this situation." ”

Heathcliff gave such an astonishing assessment.

"Commander?"

Asuna was amazed.

Luo Zhen also didn't expect that the other party would make such an evaluation when he saw the rainbow butterfly for the first time, and looked directly at the other party.

"Captain Heathcliff is serious, right?" Luo Zhen said with a smile: "How could a game developer not expect this situation? Is this something designed by the other party? ”

Since you've designed a demon that can have this kind of strength, it's impossible to say that it's beyond the expectations of the game designer, right?

Anyway, if the original intention of the game designer is to make the demon absolutely impossible to reach a certain strength, then it will definitely set an upper limit on its strength, such as the value of damage 1-1000, at most it can reach the limit of 1000, and it is impossible to exceed, which is something that was set at the beginning.

Therefore, since the Rainbow Flower Butterfly can reach the strength that even the boss of the defending layer can control, it must have been designed in the first place to have this possibility.

However......

"That's only half true, President Luo Zhen."

Heathcliff said such a thing, which made Luo Zhen raise his eyes.