Aincrad, Floor 50.
The day before the boss raid, news that spelled disaster for every SAO player arrived.
Sasha of the Red Eye, a player from the Red-named Player guild [Smiling Coffin], claimed that he had killed Feng Chen, and that the Strategy Group would never reach Floor 100.
"How could this..."
Many players lost all hope after the shocking news was announced.
Silica hid in her room and did not come out all day.
Many members of [St. Freya] refused to believe it, because in their eyes, Feng Chen was an invincible existence.
The Floor 2 boss had been cleared by Feng Chen with only Kirito and Agil accompanying him.
The bosses on Floors 10, 15, and 27 had all been found and soloed by Feng Chen.
And now, this invincible existence had died at the hands of a Red-named Player.
"Damn it! Let me out! I'm going to butcher that bastard called [Sasha of the Red Eye]!"
"Kirito, Brother Feng Chen is already dead. We have to avenge him!"
Voices like these kept arising within [St. Freya].
"Everyone, shut up!"
Even Kirito was enraged. His hatred of Red-named Players was on the same level as his hatred of Kayaba Akihiko. How could he not be angry when the guild master of his own guild had been killed by a Red-named Player?
"Everyone, calm down for now. There's still one problem we need to consider. Haven't you noticed? Feng Chen really has disappeared, but his name is still in the guild list."
That was right. After a player died, SAO's guild system automatically erased that player's name from the guild list.
"There's still one possibility. Feng Chen isn't dead—he only faked his death and fooled that guy. Don't forget, Feng Chen still has a powerful familiar!"
Kirito certainly did