Chapter 52: Capturing the Bandit King
According to Schicksal's prior arrangement, the members of this assault team were divided into ten small teams, each with about five or six people.
The members of Kirito's party, aside from himself, were Klein, Lisbeth and three members of the Moonlit Black Cats.
Ten teams, under Heizou Cliff's arrangement, slowly closed in on the Smile Coffin's base from different directions. The Smile Coffin perhaps was confident enough about the concealment of its chosen base and didn't set up a single scout along the way.
Thus, Hachiguma Tsumuji and others easily approached the residence of Smiling Coffin.
Enduring the unbearable miasma, Kirito gently parted the shrubs in front of him and looked ahead.
"Really, doesn't anyone in that guild find this miasma unbearable?"
Still perched on the treetop, hiding his figure behind the lush branches and leaves, Bachiru Moku heard Kirio's complaint and pointed ahead, saying: "Within the guild's residential area, there is a system in place to protect against miasma."
"Hmm..."
Kirito gripped the black great sword "Elucidator" in his hand and let out an unpleasant hum.
Soon, other team members also arrived at the Smile Coffin's residence one after another.
What made Bayun Mo and others happy was that the strategy group's movements were sufficiently covert, so Smiling Coffin remained completely unaware, and at this time many members stayed in the base.
Leaning against the trunk of a tree, Bachiru Moku was somewhat bored waiting for Shisu Kurifu's command to advance.
"What's wrong with that guy, why isn't he giving orders yet? I still want to hurry back and eat the meat pie Asuna made..."
Eight clouds ink splash mouth.
It's amazing that, due to a certain tower defense game that swept the world over a decade ago, its commentators, especially those from China, have incredibly embarked on a path of getting rich by selling meat pies while commentating on games.
As a result, successfully made meatloaf popular all over the world...
It's gotten to the point where if you don't eat meat pies while playing a game, you're embarrassed to call yourself a gamer.
When he first learned about this matter from Asuna, Hachiman was completely stunned.
But... meat pie is really delicious
Just as Yún Mò was indulging in his wild thoughts, the system prompted him that he had received an email from Xī Zǐ Kè Lǐ Fēi.
"Thirty seconds later, all squads launch a simultaneous attack!"
Glancing at the current time, Yayoi Moku began silently calculating the time in her mind.
Thirty seconds have passed, and Bayun Mo immediately drew out a folding fan, pointing forward and shouting: "Charge!!"
Kirito and Keiko, who had been growing impatient for some time, immediately charged out swinging their weapons, with the three members of the Moonlit Black Cats behind them following in their footsteps.
Only Yuexi Yunmo was still standing on the treetop, looking at the smiling coffin that had landed not far away.
"Hmph... If it weren't for the fact that one person can't possibly cover everything and there might be some fish that slip through the net, I would have taken care of them all by myself a long time ago."
It seems that after getting married, Yaxin's hidden arrogance was transferred to Bayunmo...
Is this worthy of being husband and wife?
Although he agreed to act with the strategy group, Yagumo Takeru would not rush forward together with other people.
Standing on the treetop, Bayun Mo carefully searched for PoH's figure in the already chaotic Smile Coffin Territory.
Although I don't know this person, he has a very distinctive feature.
That is PoH's weapon, a friendly-looking cleaver.
Simply put, it's a gigantic kitchen knife.
Why is it always a kitchen knife?
Baiyun Mo couldn't help but think of Asuna and that one kitchen knife, "Eternal Slasher", which had left him speechless.
"Huh? You didn't rush up either?"
Sharp-eyed Hachirou Mekaru soon spotted Shizuku Kiri standing steadily at the back of the crowd. The guy was scanning the battlefield back and forth with both hands on his shield.
It seems that Shizukiri also noticed Hachiguma's line of sight and looked over.
The eyes of the two people collided in mid-air, and Hiltz Cliff nodded politely at Yakumo Mukuro.
Although displeased with Hiei Kureiji in her heart, Yagumo Mukuro still returned the courtesy due to good upbringing.
The next moment, his figure disappeared on the treetops.
Immediately afterwards, the battlefield was filled with the miserable cries of the members of Coffin Smiles.
Before coming here, all members of the strategy group had applied to become law enforcers under Shizukiru's request, so they can legally attack the red players in Smile Coffin.
In SAO, there is no setting that prevents friendly fire damage, so on this battlefield, Kirito naturally cannot use his self-created skill "Star Burst".
That kind of map cannon is undiscriminating.
Likewise, Yakumo Tatsu entered the battlefield not to collect these scattered troops.
He has already found PoH's figure.
No way, the whole smiling coffin was carried by just one guy holding a super-large kitchen knife, it's hard not to draw attention.
But this PoH is not for joining the battle, but to take advantage of the chaos and escape.
In the original work, the assault team's defeat of the Death Gun also allowed this guy to escape and cause trouble in GGO.
For this kind of mentally abnormal person, Yagumo Taku naturally wouldn't be polite.
"Hey, mister, where do you want to go?"
At the edge of the guild's base, PoH was just about to sneak into the woods unnoticed when he suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder.
The teasing voice from behind made PoH's soul jump out of his body.
Almost without hesitation, PoH counterattacked with a single slash.
"Ding——!!"
The cleaver chopped onto a folding fan, the huge counterforce made PoH's arm numb and his hand holding the cleaver was also shaken off.
"Ha! Your welcome is really warm!"
Showing his white teeth, Bayun Mo smiled lightly.
"So accept my warm welcome too!"
A hand knife chopped down on PoH's neck!
The PoH who was knocked flying crashed back down to the ground and struggled to get back up.
Baiyun Mo saw this and exclaimed in surprise: "Actually didn't faint? What a great kid!"
An ordinary player would have been knocked unconscious by Ba Yunmo's slash to the neck.
But this PoH is still struggling, it's indeed a powerful villain comparable to the top players in the strategy group!
"How despicable..."
Gazing fiercely at Hachiguma Moku, PoH's face under his hood was full of resentment and killing intent.
"This gaze is quite unpleasant."
Yun Mo leaned forward and gently patted PoH's face with her hand.
"What a pity it's not in reality, otherwise I can let you experience what it feels like to be stabbed in the back..."
After saying a sentence that made no sense to PoH, Bachou Mouko struck his neck with another slash.
This not only made PoH's HP slot turn directly yellow but also made him completely dizzy.
Reaching out his hand to grab PoH's collar and lift him up, Hachiguma Moku returns to the battlefield while muttering to himself.
"It would be better to just pass out early and avoid all that physical suffering!"
Yayoi Mibu returned to the battlefield and went straight to Hizuki Kikyou's side, throwing PoH at his feet.
"How to deal with it?"
Heizou Cliff gazed at PoH, who had been thrown to the ground and fainted, and exclaimed: "Indeed worthy of being a member of Yagyu Kaido, you've grasped the president of Smile Coffin so quickly."
With a glance at PoH as if looking at an ant, Hiei directly stabbed his abdomen with one sword.
The HP gauge dropped instantly to red and PoH couldn't even struggle back, then was forced to be transmitted into the prison in a flash of light.
"Such people should be thrown directly into prison."
He raised his head and took a glance at the strategy group members who were already in an absolutely advantageous position, and Schicksal said with narrowed eyes.
