<h4>Chapter 617: 1st Floor Boss strategic briefing</h4>


    The next day, Tolbana, the town center…


    A strategic meeting was held here to discuss the strategies and preparation for taking on the 1st Floor’s floor boss.


    Early in the morning, a bunch of figures already gathered after hearing about this meeting. These yers are either strong, or very confident, or they had aces up their sleeves.


    Unintentional or not, there are no guilds here, only organized parties. Heck, some more established parties aren’t even here.


    Maybe, for them, this kind of meeting is a joke. Evenrge guilds and very organized parties weren’t able to enter the Boss room, what of these rag-tag bunch of misfits?


    If only they know that the ones who defeated the 1st Floor boss in the original work were actually this disorganized raid group of parties…


    A lot of people showed up for this meeting that was held at a fountain with a semi-circle tform. yers that had a bit of fame sat around the stairs as they looked at the tform. Some of them are busy talking to each other while waiting for the host to arrive.


    When Wu Yan arrived, there were already well over thirty yers here.


    Everybody also noticed him the moment he came here, it’s hard not to notice someone with obviously very advanced equipment.


    “That ck coat, that ck longsword…”


    The yers immediately gasped in shock.


    “Wait, isn’t he the beta tester that caused an uproar near the start of this game?”


    “Beta tester…”


    They started gossiping while ncing in his direction. They are mostly treating him with negativity.


    Some distance away from him, a rather handsome ck-haired youth who looked like he can be a professional sponger reacted to the words “Beta tester” and he quickly looked in Wu Yan’s direction. Just like this yer, there was another yer with a rapier as a weapon…


    “He’s a beta tester, huh…”


    The handsome youth mumbled. He didn’t treat Wu Yan with negativity like the other normal yers. In fact, he looked like he could sympathize with him.


    As for the hooded yer, nobody could tell but the yer is definitely examining Wu Yan.


    After being leered by most of the yers here, he started getting a bit annoyed even though he knew it would turn out like this. Maybe, he’s a bit too shy for his own good.


    Wu Yan crossed his arms as he found a ce to stand. He didn’t want to see down but he did take a look around the ce. It didn’t take him long to find the handsome youth who was looking at him and the hooded yer not far away from him.


    When Wu Yan noticed him, the sponger-looking handsome youth nodded. He’s obviously friendly but Wu Yan can’t help but be a bit surprised.


    He looked like he can easily cross-dress better than women. This handsome youth was none other than the original main character of this universe, Kirigaya Kazuto, inside SAO, he is known as Kirito.


    Wu Yan recalled how the original male protagonist and female protagonist took part in a meeting about raiding the 1st Floor Boss.


    Oh, so that meeting was this one, then?


    “If that’s the case, that hooded yer must be…”


    He noticed her brownish-orange chestnut hair peeking out of her hood.


    That’s the original female main character of SAO, Yuuki Asuna, she used Asuna in-game as well.


    He looked at Asuna and Kirito who sat not far away from each other and he lowered his head to hide an amused grin.


    “This Boss fight won’t be at this rate…”


    A blue-haired swordsman character walked up the stage and he started speaking after everyone piped down.


    “I would like to thank everyone foring here, I am Diavel!”


    The yer known as Diavel gave everyone a courteous smile.


    “I identify my own job as a knight!”


    Everyone startedughing out loud when they heard Diavel. Wu Yan also shook his head as he couldn’t believe someone can still crack a joke in this grim ce.


    SAO didn’t have a job system so most people are ssified ording to the type of weapon they used. If you used swords then you’re a swordsman. Of course, nobody stopped you from calling yourself a knight. There wasn’t anything to stop someone from picking up a spear and calling themselves a spears-man. It’s just a matter of weapon proficiency and adeptness with the weapons.


    Diavel continued like he wasn’t joking. He reported his findings with a serious look.


    “Today, my party and I discovered the Boss room for this floor in the highest floor of thatbyrinth tower.”


    The other yers waited for Diavel to finish his sentence.


    “We have to beat the Boss to get to the 2nd floor.”


    Diavel looked very determined.


    “Spread the news, tell them there’s an end to this death game. We are gathered here with this objective in mind, freeing everyone from this horrible nightmare!”


    “Isn’t that right? Everyone!”


    He filled this ce with his determined voice. The others exchanged a look and they cheered out loud in agreement. They apuded and whistled for Diavel.


    Well, Diavel has a bit of charisma, that’s for sure. He already raised the morale of the yers before the boss battle, morale is an important non-measurable factor that can affect the oue of the raid battle.


    Diavelughed and he continued in a cheerful tone.


    “Good! Let’s not dy this any longer, we shallmence our strategic meeting!”


    “First, you should all organize yourself into six-person parties!”


    Kirito’s expression changed.


    “Floor Boss shouldn’t be taken lightly, it’s almost impossible for one party to take down a floor boss by themselves. We must group up and fight together as one!”


    The other yers concurred so they started making parties. Wu Yan, Asuna, and Kirito are the only ones without a party at this point. Kirito is looking left and right in panic.


    Kirito looked at both Wu Yan and Asuna before he started making his way towards her.


    Is his harem sensor on or something? He can’t even see her face but he went for her anyway. This is just…


    Kirito sessfully partied up with Asuna and then he approached Wu Yan.


    “Hey, erm, do you wanna party up?”


    “Wu Yan turned him down with a light smile.


    “It’s okay, I am not used to working in parties…”


    Kirito replied with a slightly confused tone.


    “But, you do know floor bosses aren’t meant for solo raids, right?”


    “You mean a yer can take down the boss by himself?…”


    Wu Yan straightened his back and he unleashed an invisible wave of pressure that can only be felt by Kirito and Asuna. They both were taken aback by this sudden rise in pressure.


    “Says you, but why can’t someone take the boss down by himself?”


    Wu Yan heartilyughed.


    “I am more than enough to kill the boss!”


    If Wu Yan said this without showing his invisible force, both Kirito and Asuna would have treated him as a boastful person. With his dominating pressure still around, they knew he had a solid reason for iming something like that. Hidden behind her hood, Asuna examined Wu Yan as if she’s re-assessing Wu Yan.


    “Okay, I assume everyone’s done partying up?”


    Diavel smiled.


    “Then…”


    “Wait just a second!”


    The other yers looked at the source of the nose and they saw an older-looking yer with a sea urchin-like hairstyle.


    The yer jumped down and he climbed up the tform.


    Wu Yan’s eyes shed with intrigue when he saw this yer.