"Ding~~~~"

As the strings plucked, the space blockade covering the battlefield was lifted. Alice looked at the people in front of her and smiled.

"Guys, I think there is no need for us to continue fighting."

"Alice...."

Seeing the other party showing that annoying hypocritical smile again, Lesaline's eyes seemed to burst out with fire. The flames wrapped around the giant sword in her hand also became more intense with her emotions.

"Do you think we will just let you go?"

"No, I don't think so, Miss Lesalin."

Alice said softly: "But this world is not a place where you can do whatever you want."

"Just like you want to help Di Ruiji, but Di Ruiji is dead now. If I want to leave now, you can't stop me."

As he spoke, his slender fingers plucked the strings a few more times. As the beautiful sound slowly came out, Alice's figure slowly faded out of the sight of the girls.

"Don't even think about running away!"

"Lessalynn, forget it."

After stopping Lesaline who wanted to use the Awakening Skill to prevent Alice from leaving, Nuoyu said calmly: "With our current strength, we cannot keep her."

"...Tsk!"

She plunged the giant sword into the ground fiercely, looking at the sky with a few rays of sunshine, Lesaline bit her lip and said, "We failed again."

"..."

Sinon pulled the gun bolt wordlessly, Obers closed his eyes, Nou gently put the ancient sword into the scabbard, and Minette put away the double daggers in her hands.

Yes, they failed again.

It is undeniable that these years in the Tower of Despair have allowed each of them to grow by leaps and bounds. However, these growth only make them qualified to fight Alice.

They had no way to defeat Alice, and they had no way to stop Alice's plan. Judging from the results, their efforts over the years did not get the rewards they expected.

This is undoubtedly another huge blow to them.

"Miss Obers...Ms. Obers!"

"Miss Aizela..."

Taking out the communicator from the armor, Obes looked at the projected figure of Azera and didn't know what to say.

"Great, I finally contacted you."

Seeing the five people safe and sound, Aizela showed a reassuring smile: "From the beginning, the Genesis showed that you were isolated in a sealed space. I thought something happened to you."

"The blocked space..."

"What...what happened?"

"We just encountered Alice's obstruction." Obers said softly: "We failed, Di Ruiji has been defeated."

".......Yeah."

After hearing Obes's report, Aizela couldn't help but fell silent. But then, she showed a comforting smile.

"It is indeed a pity that we failed to save Di Ruigi. So in order not to repeat the same mistake next time, we need to continue to work hard, don't we? Compared with this, I have a good news here."

"Good news?"

"Yes, that is..."

"Wait a minute, Ezra, we still have something to do now."

Looking at the entrance of Lesefin's village, Obeis couldn't help but frown: "Let's wait until we get back to talk about this good news."

"Ah, um..."

Aizela blinked: "Then I'll wait for you to come back."

"What's wrong? Obes."

Shino followed Obers' gaze and asked, "What... adventurers are there? Is it them, the crusade Dirich?"

"It seems that is indeed the case. Moreover, they come from the same place as you and Xie Ming."

"Come from the same place as me..."

Sinon was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly turned back to look at Lesefin. There, Ran and the pale Silica were taking care of Yuuki and Leafa.

"A...player who is also from Earth?"

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"It seems that Asuna and the others succeeded..."

Gently wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, Silica couldn't help but smile: "As expected of Asuna and the others."

"...I'm sorry, Silica...I have caused trouble for you."

"elder sister....."

"Really, Leafa, what kind words are you talking about?" Silica gave Leafa a small glare: "What kind of talk between friends can we get involved without being involved?"

"Yuki, if you say something like this again next time, I will punish you."

Lan, who continued to release ice mist, also raised her eyebrows.

Relying on the effect of advanced detoxification potion and poison resistance, the virus in the two people's bodies has been alleviated. In other words, the virus and their body's defense function are in a state of balanced war.

Even though Ran continued to release ice mist to lower their body temperatures, Yuuki and Leafa still remained between 42 and 45 degrees.

If you look at the physique of a normal person, your brain would probably be cooked if you were burned to this temperature. But obviously, the physique of a job changer cannot be looked at like a normal person.

Not to mention anything else, after turning on the third state, the body temperature of the berserker can even reach 60 to 80 degrees, and steam can be emitted directly from the body.

Therefore, after being infected by Di Ruji's virus, his body temperature can still be maintained at 42-45 degrees, which is actually quite stable.

The four of them chatted for a while, then they saw Klein limping over with Kirito, whose arms were misplaced, covered in blood, and Asuna, who was in a mess. Above them, Bina was slowly walking

Spread healing light particles.

After all, given the current state of these people, direct forced healing would only leave sequelae. Therefore, at Asuna's request, Bina's healing was only to stabilize their injuries so that they would not worsen.

"elder brother......"

"Xiao Zhi!"

Seeing Leafa who had stabilized, the tense string in Kirito's heart finally relaxed. The withdrawal of adrenaline hormones brought about pain that made him grin and grin.

"cough......"

After drinking some healing potion again, Asuna looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, can you still leave? We now need to return to Hutton Mar as soon as possible and go to the Church of the Priest for comprehensive treatment."

"So, we still need more persistence...Miss Obers?"

Upon hearing this name, the players immediately turned their attention to the outside of the village. There, the five Oubeis were slowly approaching.

Of course, the word "slowly" only looks like this. In fact, it only took less than half a minute from the time Asuna saw Oberth's figure to when Oberth and the others came to Asuna and others.

"It's such a serious injury...Dirigi's virus..."

Without waiting for Asuna to explain, with just a glance, Obes understood the situation of the six people. The light golden light array followed the singing and enveloped everyone in it.

Countless light particles rose up, penetrated into the bodies of Asuna and others, and began to repair the injuries in their bodies.

While releasing the hymn of rebirth, Obes also straightened Kirito's arms, Klein's arms, Asuna's ankles and other places that needed bone correction. Within a few minutes, Asuna

The seven Sina people have completely recovered.

It is quite easy for a healing profession who has reached the intermediate level of awakening to treat several career transferees who have not yet awakened. Even Di Ruigi's virus cannot last long under the expulsion of angelic beings.

If Di Ruiji was present, it would be a different matter. But now that Di Ruiji has been sucked into the crack of another dimension, the virus he left behind will naturally not be able to persist.

"Thank you, Miss Obers."

Obes did not respond to Asuna's thanks. Instead, he frowned and looked at the seven people: "Didn't I tell you? Let you do what you can."

"...Ms. Obers, we all understand what you said. But...we also have reasons why we must do this."

There was a hint of bitterness in Asuna's expression: "Please, Ms. Obers understands."

"Yeah...."

After taking a deep look at Asuna, Obes sighed softly: "Then, I won't ask, you just need to know it yourself."

"Thanks....."

"Okay, let's not talk about these depressing things."

He gently touched Asuna's head, and then suddenly remembered that this person seemed to be Xie Ming's girlfriend. Feeling embarrassed, Obeis changed the topic and put down his hand pretending to be natural.

"I haven't introduced you yet."

"They are, like me, my teammates who formed an adventure group with Xie Ming ten years ago. Sword Master Lessalin, Silver Moon Minette, Sword Master Nou Yu, and Sniper Sinon."

"Shino is from the same place as you. I don't know. Do you know her?"

"Shino..."
To be continued...