Just when they believe their lives would return to normalcy, Kirito, Asuna, Jaymes, Koharu, and their friends are plunged into a new game that mysteriously fusion of other games. With only their two best weapons, currently equipped armor, and skill of highest proficiency brought over, the first order of business for the separated friends is to reunite. Their first challenge is to fight thirst, stamina, the environment, and other players while getting their bearings in a game where an old rule comes in a new form: if their avatar dies, the player can no longer log on. Welcome to Unital Ring, and may the fittest survive.
With three floors under their belt, Kirito, Asuna, Jaymes, and Koharu continue their progression up the lower levels of Aincrad and embark on the Elf War Campaign with their new friend Kizmel. Up ahead lies an oceanic beachfront, a dark and spooky ruin, a floor filled with puzzles, more perilous bosses, more fighting between the DKB and the ALS, and a new party member from Asuna's past. But it's not just the game that's becoming perilous, for there are other players who strive to make the death game their playground...