Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today

Chapter 153 A monster with intelligence?

"Survived."

With the support of three people, the monster was quickly eliminated. The captain of the opposing team was breathing heavily as if he was surviving a disaster, and his expression was still a little scared.

After his emotions calmed down a little, he looked at the three people who came to support him.
The other party was wearing a uniform gray cloak, which made it difficult to see his appearance underneath, giving him an inexplicable and suspicious feeling.

But when he thought that the other party had just saved their lives, he didn't think much about it and said gratefully to the three of them:
"Thank you very much for your support, otherwise we might have fallen here!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled subconsciously and replied:
"It doesn't matter. I think other people will help even if they encounter this kind of thing."

"!?"

However, after hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's voice, the captain was suddenly stunned.

The girl's voice is actually that of a female player?
Female players are still spear users and rapier users, right?

At the same time, Kirito, who was standing behind Fujimaru Ritsuka and Asuna, suddenly reacted and secretly thought something was wrong.

Damn it, he should be allowed to speak!
Now it's exposed!
Not only the captain, but his team members also reacted.

As a result, the atmosphere of the aftermath of the disaster dissipated instantly, and the team members couldn't help but become a little nervous and excited. They looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka and Asuna curiously, wanting to explore the true appearance under the cloak.

In fact, their team of players had seen the two of them from a distance in the wild, but this was the first time for such a close encounter.

As expected, he is as helpful as he was rumored to be.

But to their regret, the two girls chose to put on cloaks to hide their appearance for some unknown reason.

Even though we managed to stand so close together, we couldn't appreciate the super cute faces of the two people. I have to say that it really made me feel a little depressed.

另外
Several people couldn't help but look at Kirito behind Fujimaru Ritsuka and Asuna, their eyes full of inquiry. They had never heard of the existence of member No.3.

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Although there was a feeling like a light on his back, Kirito still tried his best to play the role of a wooden man, unmoved by all the changes in the outside world, as if he didn't know anything.

Finally, Fujimaru Ritsuka spoke again, attracting everyone's attention.

"If I may, I would like to ask, how did you become like that just now?"

This is not to poke their wounds, but to collect intelligence and prevent them from making the same mistakes again.

Hearing Fujimaru Ritsuka's question, the other team's captain smiled bitterly and said:

"I didn't notice the surprise monster hiding in the corner, and I was caught off guard."

The surprise attack monsters they encountered this time were hiding in a very insidious location. It wasn't that it was very hidden, but there was also a wandering gun-headed kobold on the road to where they were hiding.

Therefore, their attention was focused on the speared kobolds, but they did not expect that at the moment of the battle, several more monsters rushed out from the side and immediately dispersed their team.

The three of them nodded in understanding and took this piece of information to heart.

"in addition."

At this moment, the captain's expression was hesitant and he hesitated to speak, but after thinking about it, he decided to speak out.

He said solemnly:

"Maybe it's just my illusion, but I always feel that the monsters at this level are smarter, more sinister and cruel than the monsters below."

"It's like they're deliberately targeting players."

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As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere among everyone instantly became quiet.

The other party's speech seemed to be saying that the monsters in the maze seemed to have gained intelligence and turned into real monsters, which made people shudder.

But soon, the other party scratched his head and smiled sheepishly:

"Of course, the above feelings are probably just my random thoughts. Just listen to them and don't take them to heart."

The other team members also came to their senses and laughed and cursed:

"I said, don't tell ghost stories at this time, it's really scary, okay?"

"Usually this is the time to tell a joke, right?" "To scare the savior, are you repaying a favor with a grudge?!"

"I have to treat you to dinner when I get back later before I can spare you!"

"Agree!!"

"Ahaha, sorry, sorry."

The captain scratched his head apologetically and laughed. Under the banter of the team members, the silent atmosphere quickly eased, as if nothing had happened.

However, Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded after listening and replied seriously:

"I understand. Thank you for the information. We will pay attention."

She didn't doubt what the other party said, because she knew that if BB was behind it, it would be very easy to do this.

And BB is very likely to do the same.

On the other side, seeing her replying so seriously, the captain glanced at her in surprise and said with a smile:
"You're welcome, we should be thanking you for saving our lives."

"Then we won't bother you anymore and wish you good luck in martial arts."

"Thank you, and you too."

So after saying goodbye to each other, they chose a different direction of exploration from each other and continued moving forward.

Immediately afterwards, a voice came from behind, 'Is it really them? ', 'It's a pity that I didn't see the real face', 'Who is the third member? 'The sound of discussion finally gradually disappeared.

"call--"

"Survived!"

After completely distancing himself from the other party, Kirito, who worked hard to reduce his sense of presence, finally relaxed and breathed a deep sigh of relief.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Asuna looked at him funny and said:

"Is it so exaggerated?"

"Of course!"

Kirito said with lingering fear:
"If I accidentally exposed my true identity just now, even if I am not wanted by the whole game, I am afraid I will die socially in the game."

"It's so dangerous!"

The two of them shook their heads and ignored Kirito's antics. Then, Asuna couldn't help but ask:
"Do you think what the captain said is true?"

"The monster is deliberately targeting players, as if it really has intelligence."

This statement made her feel a little uneasy.

Hearing this, Kirito quickly returned to normal, holding his chin and analyzing:
"It's hard to judge whether monsters really have intelligence, but for now, the monsters we have encountered are just like what the guy named BB said, they just have enhanced AI performance."

"Speaking of which, the other party seems to claim to be a superior illegal AI."

"But if real AI emerges, then it won't just be about the game SAO, but the entire real world may change."

Asuna nodded. She had also read some science fiction works and knew the existence of the omnic crisis that was often described in them.

Kirito continued:

"So based on current knowledge, the monsters mentioned by the other party are deliberately targeting players. I think it is more reasonable to say that the designers of the game are deliberately targeting players."

"As for the initiator, it is unknown whether it is Kayaba Akihiko or the guy named BB."

It's definitely a BB kiss.

Fujimaru Ritsuka said silently in his heart.

However, after Kirito mentioned Kayaba Akihiko, she was also a little curious about what was going on with him after BB seized control of SAO.

But it was useless to think so much now. She shook her head slightly, cleared her mind of distracting thoughts, and said:

"Anyway, let's clear the monsters first."

(End of this chapter)