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It had been a fair few hours since I left Kirito and Asuna to teleport back to town, I've spent most of it grinding against the mobs on this floor, currently I was spending my time against a mixed group of Treant Saplings and Roaring Wolves, they still had the same move sets as their predecessors did on the First Floor but now they had more health and larger numbers of them.
The latter is very helpful for gaining exp at a faster rate.
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Considering I spent the first couple hours on this floor with Kirito and Asuna I am slightly behind on my levelling quota, but fortunately these Roaring Wolves have actually quite the surprisingly good ratio of effort to kill against exp gained, especially because once they reach a low enough HP threshold they call for backup which instantly spawns in new mobs to fight, so there has been no downtime at all waiting for new mobs to spawn... but I can easily see this mechanic causing unprepared or under-levelled players some issues, definitely something worth noting to Argo sooner rather than later.
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[LEVEL-UP!]
I've made some decent progress tonight, and I got some good sleep last night too in preparation for the boss fight so I could probably keep going, but with both the boss fight itself as well as the intervention they held for me I am feeling kind of emotionally drained. A couple hours sleep sounds like a good enough plan for me, then I can make my way slowly to the quest location tomorrow morning and kill any mobs that spawn along the way- but before I go I guess I can clear this grinding ground.
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Ah, I can kill all of these mobs in this area in a single hit now, I guess they were the most basic of monsters on this floor and I have been grinding a solid few hours now...
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Well, the value of these monster's exp is still worth it for my next level up at least, after that I'm better off finding something else to grind.
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Well, that's the ground clear for now, guess I should start heading back now-
???: "Hey you! Clear out, this spawning ground is for ALS members only!"
ALS?
???: "Oi! I know you can hear me, get going before we make you."
With my back still turned to them I quickly open my inventory and equip a basic cloak, identical to the one Argo always wears. These people didn't seem like the most friendly sort and I'd rather keep my identity safe for future amiable discussions... or as amiable as these supposed 'ALS' troglodytes can be.
???: "As members of the ALS it is in your best interest to make your self damn scarce... now."
I still had my back towards these approaching players, I had my menu open, making it obvious I was in my inventory whilst I interacted with these people. But I was also looking for something... just in case.
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FanfictionA gender-neutral Y/N is an introverted solo player who spends almost every moment they can grinding in the Fields of Aincrad. Y/N find themselves distancing further from the people they say they're fighting to free; but what happens when those peopl...
