A Rare Day of Joy...

Within the massive floating castle of Aincrad, today, on every floor where players could be found, they gathered in small groups, eagerly discussing something with animated expressions. Even solo players had made the rare appearance in crowded places. Though they spoke little, they still served as attentive listeners...

For a time, the number of players in areas such as the wilderness and labyrinth zones dropped sharply, while towns and inns were packed with players. They vented the excitement in their hearts, speaking so fervently that spittle flew from their mouths. There was only one topic on everyone's lips: the clearing of Floor 74!

After several months, Wu Yan, the Spirit Swordsman, had once again single-handedly slain the Floor Boss and cleared Floor 74. Such news was enough to excite the players who had already come to regard Wu Yan as a legend for days. After all, they were another step closer to leaving this world...

Of course, while most players immersed themselves in the joy of clearing the floor, some raced to advance into Floor 75, hoping to seize advantageous opportunities ahead of others. Some searched for quests or gathered resources from the new floor, while others headed into the wilderness and labyrinth zones to investigate the strength of Floor 75's monsters... Naturally, these people were the proactive raiders of the Assault Team...

However, anyone observant could easily notice that among the Assault Team players setting foot on Floor 75 were the Blood Pledge Knights, the Holy Dragon Alliance, and even the Army, but not a single person from the Moonlit Black Cats or Fuurinkazan!

That was because, at this moment, they were gathered in an inn in Algert on Floor 50 of Aincrad, holding a celebration!

"Cheers!"

Wu Yan, Asuna, Kirito, Liz, Sachi, Shion, Silica, Klein, Keita, as well