The route will pass through the middle of the mountainside, where the man-eating flower is located.
Naoki Kiritani tricked Asuna, and she kept complaining about it, so she still had a strong impression of this place.
The man-eating plant is not easy to deal with for beginners, especially since Kirigaya Naoki is only at level 5.
We can only attack them one by one, and if we attract too much aggro, we have to retreat temporarily.
SAO actually allows you to kill monsters above your level, and the experience gained from killing monsters above your level is exceptionally high, but you will be under a special buff.
This buff is a debuff; its effect is to determine how much damage reduction the monster receives based on the player's level.
In short, if you're going to attempt something beyond your capabilities, do so within your limits.
Naoki Kiritani quickly reached the center of the valley. Unfortunately, although he saw many small monsters along the way, he still did not see the hooded rats.
This left Naoki Kiritani quite disappointed.
Forcing himself to stay alert, Kirigaya Naoki began to survey the surrounding terrain and soon spotted a lone carnivorous plant.
Silently calculating the aggro range of the man-eating flower in his mind, Kirigaya Naoki retreated to a safe distance, gripped a pebble in his right hand, and began to aim.
A blue luster flashed across the stone in his hand, a sign that the sword technique had been successfully activated.
The whistling sound, carrying the force of the wind, swept towards the carnivorous plants in the distance.
The carnivorous plant was hit by a stone and roared angrily, then began to attack Kirigaya Naoki. Once the monster is attacked by the player, it will have a built-in target acquisition function.
Naoki Kiritani initially expected one man-eating plant, but clearly, two man-eating plants came galloping towards him.
The more monsters there are, the harder they are to deal with.
As the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands; that's exactly the point.
Within a certain range, the increase in the number of monsters also exponentially increases the pressure on players.
In short, Naoki Kiritani is under pressure.
Actually, dealing with two carnivorous plants isn't that difficult.
With his current equipment, he won't be so embarrassed as to not even be able to break through the defenses.
The man-eating plant's mechanism is also extremely simple, lacking any special attack mechanism, which reduces its troublesome nature considerably.
The most important thing to watch out for is the man-eating flower with its bright red fruit; anyone who doesn't know about it will almost certainly die if they touch it.
The man-eating flower rushed along the mountain path toward Naoki Kiritani.
Kirigaya Naoki gripped the sword tightly in his right hand, took a deep breath, and inhaled a large amount of oxygen into his lungs. His heart pounded violently, and blood rushed into his body along with his heartbeat.
Naoki Kiritani did not immediately advance to meet the enemy.
He pressed the sword to his waist, still using his signature sword-drawing technique.
However, this time he needs to build up his strength.
A violent force began to gather, and the youth concentrated it into the sword.
The Sword God style is all about one-hit kills. Although Kirigaya Naoki is unlikely to actually kill his opponent by defeating them across levels, the damage from that attack would still be considerable.
The azure light flashed again and again, and Kirigaya Naoki stepped back with his right foot and stepped forward with his left foot instead.
When the man-eating flower rushed within five zhang, Kirigaya Naoki suddenly rushed forward.
The momentum had reached its peak, and even the right hand holding the sword was trembling slightly, due to the immense power.
In a single breath, the boy rushed to the man-eating flower. The huge vines lashed out at Kirigaya Naoki, and the mouth in front of it opened, revealing ferocious and sharp teeth.
It didn't matter before, but now it feels extremely awkward.
If Kirigaya Naoki were bitten by this thing, he could easily imagine what would happen.
Before, it was just a game, so we could ignore it. But things are different now.
As he sped toward the man-eating flower, Kirigaya Naoki's speed increased dramatically once again, and the sword in his hand no longer shimmered with azure light, but instead gleamed with a jet-black luster.
The dark sword was drawn, and in a split second, the boy swung it, cleaving the man-eating flower's vines in two.
The sword's momentum continued unabated, its blade gleaming with a deep black light as it pierced the man-eating flower's bloated body. The weapon's sharpness exceeded the boy's expectations; with the added power, it pierced through the thick walls of the flower almost effortlessly.
Green liquid flowed out, and the carnivorous plant's HP dropped rapidly, turning its originally healthy green health bar into a red area.
At the same time, a second carnivorous plant behind the one in front of him was already in front of him.
Kirigaya Naoki gritted his teeth, not caring about anything else at the moment, and directly connected with his sword technique, ignoring the other man-eating flower, gripping the hilt of his sword with both hands and swinging it forcefully.
Two hits.
Another ferocious slash appeared. This slash was clearly not as strong as the first one, but it still failed to take down the opponent.
The man-eating flower vines entangled Kirigaya Naoki, forcing him to retreat.
He exhaled a long breath, his right arm trembled slightly, and the blue bar above his head had already been depleted by more than half.
Kirigaya Naoki did not retreat, and raised his sword again. There were only two small monsters now. During the closed beta, he could kill a lot of these monsters. He did not expect that he would have to deal with them for so long now.
Without using the sword-drawing stance again, he raised the sword forward, and the techniques of the Sword God Style flashed through the boy's mind.
He raised his sword and thrust.
It needs to be fast.
The blue bar was depleted again, but this time it wasn't just the sword; Kirigaya Naoki himself was enveloped in blue light.
An indescribable power surged through my body once again.
That power was extremely familiar to Kirigaya Naoki; it was the very power possessed by the Mushoku Tensei world.
Using magic to enhance oneself, one's basic attributes are temporarily boosted to a terrifying level.
He had this idea during the game's closed beta and even tried to use the mana bar to enhance himself.
Of course, it failed without any surprise.
Because the rules of the SAO game are sword skills.
Only when unleashing sword skills can all attributes be significantly increased.
But now, he tried again, and he succeeded.
Naoki Kiritani vaguely guessed what was going on.
It's estimated that the system is transforming the game world into reality, which has caused changes in some of the rules.
I glanced at the blue bar above my head; it was dropping at an alarming rate.
Without further hesitation, Kirigaya Naoki transformed his longsword into a blue light and thrust it straight at his opponent.
This wasn't a swordsmanship technique; it was just an ordinary thrust.
But this sword strike was incredibly swift. With a whooshing sound, the blade pierced the bloodied man-eating flower. Its massive body convulsed and collapsed, then vanished in a streak of blue light.
After killing the man-eating flower, Kirigaya Naoki did not stop. He kicked the man-eating flower, and the huge force of the kick sent the flower flying three meters away.
The man-eating flower fell to the ground, struggled to its feet, and Kirigaya Naoki thrust out his sword, his right hand muscles bulging as he lowered his center of gravity and charged forward.
Dirt flew everywhere, and the three-meter distance was covered in an instant. He stomped down again with a heavy stomp, the violent force of which dented the man-eating plant's central trunk. Green sap splattered, and its HP rapidly decreased.