While Chen Fan and Asuna were chatting, a burst of footsteps suddenly came from nearby. They stopped talking and looked toward the sound.
They saw around twenty people in matching gear walking toward them. Asuna whispered in Chen Fan's ear, "It's a player army in the game."
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"An army?" Chen Fan repeated, looking at Asuna with curiosity. He obviously knew what an army was, but weren't armies something from the real world? Could actual soldiers be playing the game too? Asuna quickly explained.
Asuna said, "Not an army from the real world. Like every player guild, it's an organization made up of players. Because their discipline is strict and their way of doing things resembles the military, they're called an army. The guild leader even named the guild the Army. The Army is a guild devoted to conquering labyrinths, even more extreme than the usual Strategy Group."
"So there are players like that too."
"You've met too few players!"
As Chen Fan and Asuna spoke, the group arrived nearby. Many of them were panting heavily, clearly exhausted from getting here. Not everyone could fight monsters as easily as Chen Fan and Asuna.
Suddenly, a middle-aged man stepped up before them and said, "You came from up ahead, right? Tell me everything you know about the labyrinth!"
Chen Fan raised an eyebrow. The man spoke like an officer giving orders to his subordinates. They had clearly met for the first time, yet he was already demanding things in that tone. Chen Fan found people like that rather annoying, so he ignored him.
However, Asuna seemed familiar with the man's behavior and did not take offense. Instead, she said, "Keep following this path. You won't have to go far before you reach the Labyrinth BOSS room. But all