After all, they had already been in the game for four and a half months. It was not a particularly long time, but it was by no means short either. They had reached Floor 43 in four and a half months; by normal calculations, they should be able to clear the entire game in about a year.
But who could say what would happen later? People had already started dying while clearing Floor 43. The labyrinths ahead would only grow more difficult, and no one knew how many more people would die. Perhaps all the players would die before the game was even cleared. These past few days, players could be heard discussing this matter everywhere, from streets to alleyways.
At the Strategy Group's front line, many players had gathered for a meeting. They were leaders of various guilds, discussing how to clear Floor 43. After all, every player's goal was to clear the game and leave this game world.
Diabel, Agil, and Asuna, all of whom Chen Fan had saved in the first-floor BOSS chamber, were here as well. They were evidently members of the Strategy Group too. However, no one looked particularly happy; every face was solemn.
All the BOSS's information had already been made public. The past three days of fighting it had not been without gains. They had obtained plenty of intelligence regarding the BOSS, including its skills.
Yet it was precisely because they knew this information that they wore such expressions. They had clearly encountered an extremely troublesome problem.
"No! We can't go on like this. If we do, players will only throw their lives away for nothing. It looks like we can only put the Floor 43 BOSS raid on hold for now. We should raise our levels first, then try again," Diabel said.