Chapter 363: Asuna Is Frightened

July 7, the seventh day of the closed beta.

In seven days, more than 200 players died among 50,000 players.

Among them, 20 to 30 committed suicide, 70 to 80 died at the hands of wild monsters or guards, and the rest were killed indirectly or directly by other players.

The entire first-level mission has been cleared by the players, and the monsters in most places have been scoured. Most players have nothing to do today, waiting for the wild monsters to refresh at midnight.

From this day on, the only way for players to level up is to swipe monsters.

However, in addition to leveling up, there are many other things to do, such as improving the proficiency level of their secondary professions, and there are still many people who focus on this path.

Many people are unwilling to face those monsters and put their lives in danger, but they are afraid that they can't make money and can't survive, so they specialize in honing a secondary profession to find a way to make money.

In the forest near the starting town of the first level.

A player wearing a gray-black hooded cloak walked in the forest holding a piece of paper.

Because the monsters in this forest have basically been cleared by the players, she did not seem to be cautious. Instead, she looked around the surrounding bushes, as if looking for something.

"'Nectar of the Forest Bee'. I remember that there were forest bees in this area before."

Asuna murmured as she looked at the recipe in her hand.

Her secondary occupation is 'cook', but she does not plan to use this to make money. It is just her hobby. In the real world, she also likes to cook and eat by herself to improve her meals.

At this time, she is looking for a material for [honey bread].

Asuna has already asked other players that 'Nectar of the Forest Bee' is not a dropped item of the forest bee, but a collectible material hidden in the forest bee nest, which needs to be found and collected by yourself.

If this item is sold to NPCs, it can be sold for 50 coins, which is already a high price in this first layer.

So it is still quite difficult to find this item now. It has basically been searched out by other collectors. It may be easier to find it after the monsters are refreshed tomorrow.

But there will definitely be a large number of players gathering in this forest tomorrow, and she doesn't want to be noticed by other players or see her real face.

"What should I do if there is none?"

Asuna stood there and scratched her head through her hood in some distress.

She took out a little bit of 'forest bee honey' from the system backpack. This was purchased from other players. There was only this little bit, which did not meet the production requirements at all.

It didn't really matter to her whether to make [honey bread] or not, but Asuna's obsessive-compulsive disorder was at work, and she just wanted to taste what this thing tasted like.

And there was no food that could be made by the [chef] sub-profession on this first floor, and [honey bread] was already the most delicious one among them.

"Alas"

Asuna sighed, looked at the crystal clear amber honey in her hand, shrugged her nose, and smelled a sweet fragrance.

She had given up looking for it today in her heart, and planned to come back to take a look in two days or purchase it from other players.

Hualala~

Crack.

Suddenly, there was a sound of leaves rustling above Asuna's head, and even the sound of branches breaking behind her.

"Huh?"

Asuna frowned and looked up. She had a bad feeling.

She saw a huge dark blue creature smashing down from above.

'It's over! '

Asuna's eyes widened and she was sweating all over.

The sudden change made her mind blank, and her body was so stiff that she couldn't move.

Bang!

With a huge roar, Asuna felt her eyes go black and then she fell to the ground.

[HP-10]

'So little? '

Asuna lay on the ground and saw the blood volume in the upper left corner, and her heart was relieved.

She thought she was ambushed by some powerful elite wild monster, but now it seems that it's not so bad.

"Huh? Eh!"

Just when Asuna was relieved and was about to stand up to fight, she felt her hand enter a sticky space, and her hand was being sucked hard.

She jumped up in fear, slapped the thing that molested her hand to the side, and then drew out her rapier and pointed it at the other party's head.

"What. Pokémon?"

When Asuna saw the target clearly, she was stunned.

At this moment, standing in front of her was a huge creature that looked like a rhinoceros beetle. The huge horns on its head emitted a cold light, and it was obviously a very powerful creature.

[Heracross].

Asuna saw the name of this creature, a green name.

She recently heard that there were some groups of players with a secondary profession of "trainer". They all had their own Pokémon to help fight, and these people were faster than other players in spawning monsters.

However, she had not encountered any "green-named wild monsters" in the seven days since she entered this game. It was said that the Pokémon on the first level had signed a contract with the players.

"."

Asuna put away her rapier and re-examined the unreasonable Pokémon in front of her.

At this time, Heracross was slapped, and he was standing there with his hands on his face in grievance, not daring to move at all. However, he really wanted to eat the honey from Asuna's hand, so he could only look at it with pitiful eyes. Looked at Asuna.

Asuna also noticed Heracross' gaze, looked at her wet palms, and immediately understood what was going on.

It turned out that it was the 'forest bee's honey' that attracted this huge Pokémon.

Under normal circumstances, this Pokémon would probably stay in the tree, so no players would find it.

"you you"

Asuna opened her mouth to say something, but when she saw the look of the Pokémon in front of her, her heart softened and she said, "Forget it."

She also knew that the Pokémon in front of her were probably just a bunch of data without any emotions. They were only a little more intelligent. No matter how much she said, it was useless. Moreover, Asuna was not prepared for the cute appearance and expression of Clark Ross. What more investigation?

"Black~"

Heracross thought Asuna agreed to eat honey, so he quickly ran over and hugged Asuna's hand and started licking it.

"."

Asuna's face showed the expression of an old man with a cell phone on the subway.

But seeing Heracross looking so innocent, she still sighed and let the big bug eat her.

"Black~"

Heracross finished eating soon and smiled at Asuna.

Then he jumped up on the spot, spread the wings on his back and flew to the canopy of the tree.

"This glutton."

Asuna saw that Heracross was ruthless and looked like a scumbag, and she immediately stamped her feet angrily.

But she soon realized that she had wrongly blamed him.

Heracross took a bunch of fruits from the tree and placed them in front of Asuna.

"Give these to me?"

Asuna looked at the fruits on the ground. There were all kinds of fruits, which could be used to make some jam.

"Dark."

Heracross nodded vigorously, took two steps forward, hugged Asuna, and rubbed his face against the latter's chest.

"Do you want to be my Pokémon?"

Asuna raised her eyebrows. Seeing that the child seemed to like her, she curled her lips and asked.

"Dark."

Heracross hugged Asuna and didn't let go. This was his response.

"Hmm."

Asuna smiled happily.

It had been seven days since she came to this death game, and this was the first time she was so happy.

Although this 'Heracross' is just a piece of data in the game, it is an absolutely trustworthy partner. There is no need to worry about his betrayal like those human players.

The most important thing is that I am not alone anymore.

Asuna opened her backpack and used [Diamond Contract].

[Congratulations on getting the sub-professional ‘Trainer’]

[Congratulations on getting the Pokémon ‘Heracross’]

【Heracross (male)】

【Lv.7】

[Attributes: Insect, Fighting]

[Skills: impact, glare, push, random attack]

[Ability values: HP600, MP100, attack 10, defense 40, special attack 5, special defense 30, speed 10]

[Trainer: Asuna]

"Oh my god, the health value and defense points are so high. Is it a 'tank' type Pokémon? But judging from its skills, it seems to be better at attacking. Did you give yourself a wrong talent?"

Asuna held Clark Ross like a big child, while also checking the Pokémon panel in front of her.

Lv.7, Asuna is also at the same level.

Although the sum of all Heracross' attribute values ​​may be only 1/5 of hers, Asuna is a swordsman who focuses on agility, and her other attributes are basically balanced. There is nothing particularly outstanding in terms of 'tankness'. There is no way to compare with Heracross.

"Black~"

Heracross suddenly spoke at this time, stretched out two hands and rubbed his belly.

"Glutty!"

Asuna poked Heracross on the forehead, and then led him towards the starting town.

"Black~"

But at this moment Heracross suddenly hugged Asuna.

“Eh?.Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!!!”

Before Asuna could react, Heracross directly flapped his huge translucent wings and carried Asuna up into the sky, heading towards the Town of Beginning from the sky.

‘It turns out that it’s not just a ‘pet’, it can also be a ‘mount’? ’

Asuna turned her head and looked down. She felt dizzy and quickly closed her eyes.

Heracross's speed points were not high, so his flying speed was not fast. It took him half an hour to get there.

Asuna fell to her knees limply when she landed. No matter how hard Heracross tried, Asuna just couldn't stand up.

at the same time.

On the night of the seventh day, Madara took the lead in announcing something in the city.

‘The day after tomorrow, we will conquer the first-level boss. Players who are willing to fight and whose level is above Lv. 6 will go to the north city arena at nine o’clock in the morning. ’