Sheep's Head! Beast's Body! Humanoid Form! Demonic Bearing!

Watching Kobatz lead the 'Army' members out of the safe zone as though they were fleeing, everyone present felt a faint trace of contempt flash through their eyes...

Although the 'Army' guild was called the Aincrad Liberation Army, they had not participated in any Assault Team raids since the 25th floor. Instead, under that 'glorious' name, they freely occupied players' leveling grounds and recklessly claimed rare resources. Yet they always had the lofty excuse of doing it 'for all players,' leaving dissatisfied players furious but afraid to speak out...

This tactic had always worked wonderfully for the 'Army.' But ever since they had suffered a setback at Wu Yan's hands during the Christmas special event, their blacklist had gained one person they could do nothing about...

That was why Kobatz had hesitated for so long when he first saw Wu Yan instead of immediately coming over. Without Wu Yan here, he would have approached without hesitation and righteously used the 'Army's' usual methods to obtain whatever resources they wanted. Yet even with Wu Yan present, Kobatz had still come forward. That showed just how atrocious the 'Army's' usual conduct was...

When it came to people who bullied the weak and feared the strong, even straightforward Klein despised them, let alone Asuna, who normally did not fuss over such matters. Otherwise, she would not have said something like, "Disappear from my sight," under normal circumstances...

Only after the 'Army' members disappeared from view did Klein curl his lip.

"Those guys... will they be okay?"

Aside from Kobatz, the rest of the 'Army' members had looked utterly exhausted. Moving through the labyrinth in that condition was far too dangerous...

And if they overestimated themselves and went to challenge the Floor Boss...

Asuna had clearly thought of that too. A hint of worry