Floor 22 consisted of forests and lakes. The town was named [Golar], located on the southern shore of the central lake. The Labyrinth Area was on the northern shore, while the rest was all forest. This was also why hardly anyone lived on Floor 22—not only were there few people, there were barely any villages.
The White Ghost from the rumors was in the forest of the Labyrinth Area. Since it was a Labyrinth Area, battles and encounters with BOSSes or Key Monsters were inevitable possibilities. If this had been a year ago, it might have been troublesome, but now Feng Chen could completely ignore it.
"Apparently, the ghost looks a bit like a human child, but it runs away when it sees players." That was all that could be analyzed from the information they had obtained. No, this could hardly be called information—it was merely hearsay. Calling it a famous rumor might even have been an exaggeration.
Since it ran away upon seeing players, it could first be ruled out as a monster that posed no threat to or harbored no ill will toward players. It might even be an NPC.
But from those words, it could be guessed that the other party was not an NPC who triggered a quest upon entering a certain range. As long as it was seen, it would run.
"It's almost as if it was set up by the system."
Since "set up by the system" had been mentioned, Feng Chen no longer needed to think about what it was.
Several casual players were fishing along the lakeshore. This sort of thing was common in SAO, and it had begun after Floor 22 gradually became a living area for lower-floor players. Since the central lake might be the largest in the entire game,