January 1, 2024 AD.

As the new year begins, Ain Grant has become much more lively.

Last year's New Year was just beginning, and most people were in panic, so the rare New Year was not spent well.

According to the current strategy speed, this New Year is likely to be the last New Year for Iron Grandet.

Although they have been imprisoned here for more than a year, the environment here is indeed very good. It is better to say it is enjoyment than imprisonment, so we naturally have to enjoy this rare New Year.

The same is true for the strategy group. Because it is the New Year, the strategy group will stop the strategy for ten days. The first is to give the members of the strategy group who are in high-intensity battles all day to rest, and the second is to prepare for the upcoming 75th floor BOSS battle.

Then……

Early in the morning, Ain Grandet's first shocking news this year came.

The corruption person challenged the seventy-fourth layer boss alone and then won.

Nowadays, the strongest character among players is undoubtedly Kirito.

But even ordinary members of the strategy group don't know about this.

Most of the people who know this are the elites in the strategy group.

The recognized strongest one is now generally considered to be MIKU, followed by Lin Yu, and then Kirito.

If a person can already challenge the boss on the 74th floor alone, then the boss on the 75th floor will not be a big problem without death.

With this idea, the new year has begun...

"It's a rare holiday, I have to go out to do tasks, it's really a pity." Lin Yu was walking on the street with MIKU, complaining.

That's right, although the strategy group is on holidays, most of the strong men are assigned tasks during holidays.

Asuna and Yuki happened to witness a murder in a safe area just before the holiday and are now investigating.

As for Lin Yu and MIKU, they are dealing with the smile coffin.

Recently, the smiling coffin seems to have become active. Although there have been no incidents of malicious PK deaths, the number of malicious PK incidents is indeed increasing, and it has indeed caused trouble to many people.

Because even if the president POH is placed in the strategy group, he is still a top presence, so Lin Yu and MIKU were sent here.

Although Hitzcliff hopes Kirito goes too, Kirito has just solved the boss on the 74th floor alone, so it is also necessary to need a rest.

"Hey~MASTER, don't complain about this anymore. I don't think MASTER wants to see a real malicious PK murder incident." MIKU asked.

"Well, that's right, but this matter should take three or two days. After solving this matter, there are still eight days to have a good rest, which is not bad." Lin Yu nodded.

"MASTER has been on rest for twenty days before. If you continue to rest, you will definitely become lazy." MIKU said.

"Sleep until you wake up naturally, this is the highest level of life I pursue..." Lin Yu looked longing.

"Okay, OK, I've solved this task. There's still time for you to sleep. Before that, I'll work hard to endure it." MIKU said as he looked at the booklet in his hand.

This booklet records almost all the more famous guild permanent residences, and the Smile Coffin is one of them.

And this booklet was asked by MIKU to take it out from the database of the Knights of the Blood Alliance.

"So, it's this place, right?" Lin Yu stopped.

"That's right...right..." MIKU looked at the depression, a little uncertain.

"It seems that people are no longer here." Lin Yu shrugged.

I know that things are not that simple.

How can POH be caught so easily?

"It seems that I have to collect the news first..." MIKU said helplessly.

The camera turns to Yuki and Asuna.

"Killing people in the safe area... This matter really seems to be amazing..." Asuna frowned.

"According to the clues now, all the evidence points to the smile coffin's hand, but how to kill people in the safe area is also a very important issue." Xun said.

If you want to cause HP losses in the safe zone, it is only possible if two people apply for PK.

But there were no one who won the PK before.

After the investigation, all the evidence pointed to the smile coffin.

"Then go to the smile coffin first. Maybe if you solve the problem, you can know something." Asuna made the decision.

"Then, Shumit and Ulco, please bother. We have to go to Smile Coffin to investigate first. If you feel uneasy, you can go to the Blood Alliance Knights. I think if you are there, at least there will be no incident similar to the previous ones." Asuna said to the two people in front of her.

Yulke is the one who witnessed the whole incident, while Shumith is the one who is from the Holy Dragon Union. Although there seems to be no connection, the two of them were from the same guild before.

And the same is true for the victims.

The cause of the incident was a ring that was dropped by the monsters before. The attributes were considered very good. At that time, there was a disagreement in the guild. Some of them advocated selling it, and some of them advocated keeping it for use, but the final decision was to sell it...

Originally, it was sold, but the problem was that the person who went to sell the ring did not come back after going, and the friend menu turned black.

That means, dead...

So the three people who do not advocate selling became the targets of suspicion.

But without evidence, nothing happened.

Although the differences are getting bigger and bigger, the guild has also been dissolved.

And the victims, Shumit and Ulco, are the three people who opposed the sale.

Now, Ulco and Shumit believe that the dead people came back to seek their lives, so they had no objection to the murder in the safe area.

Only ghosts don't have to care about the rules of the system.

Shumit even said this in panic.

But there is no ghost in the game.

So Asuna and Yuki decided to go to Smile Coffin to check the situation first.

"Now, luckily, according to the previous clue, it seems that the smile coffin killed Grintherudan, and then snatched the ring. Then, in order to seal this matter, kill people in the safe area..." Asuna asked.

"Yes... But it is impossible to kill people in the safe area. Moreover, that Greenserudan has been married. According to the marriage in this world, the inventory should be shared, so even if the person holding the ring is killed, it should..." Fortunately, he suddenly stopped.

"You mean... the real prisoner is..." Asuna stopped and looked at Yuki.

"The president of the guild before, the marriage partner of the person who went out to sell the rings, Grimlock..." Asuna asked.

"Maybe, but if it was done by him, then it should be a hit. According to Ulco's description, it seems that there is no problem with that person." Xun shook his head.

"Anyway, go to the Smile Coffin first. No matter what, this matter is inseparable from the Smile Coffin." said Xun.

"Okay." Asuna nodded, and then the two continued on the itinerary.
Chapter completed!