Apocalyptic Crossover: Starting with a Guide to Winning Over Asuna

Lu Xiao didn't expect that he would talk with Shi Nai for so long that night.

This woman, like Asuna, deeply loves Kirito. She's willing to do almost anything to help Lu Xiao win him over.

Lu Xiao finally drifted off to sleep late at night.

[You and Shino talked all night, Shino's affection for you has increased by 5, your current total affection is 10.]

The next morning, Lu Xiao stretched.

After opening the door and clearing away a few wandering zombies, I started watching TV and eating breakfast.

"A new underground city has appeared in the north of City X, and adventurers have already come to explore it and have made great gains. Now we will interview some of the returning dungeon adventurers."

"Hello, I'm Mia, a reporter from Radio X. What did you find during your dungeon adventure?"

"I got a rare dagger, hahaha, I made a killing! The drop rate in this new dungeon is super high."

"Congratulations! And what did you gain this time, sir?"

The man held a huge egg: "A pet egg. I don't know what it is, but it's definitely valuable. I've never seen such a big pet egg before!"

Lu Xiao was in City X, and this underground city ruins were quite attractive to him.

With his current combat power, conquering the first few floors should be a piece of cake.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Xiao sent a message to Asuna, asking her what she was doing today.

Asuna replied, "I'm going to explore the newly appeared dungeon ruins in the north with Kirito today. Are you coming too?"

"My level is only 5, I'm afraid I won't be able to help you."

"That's true. Then you should go to the first few levels of the dungeon to level up first, and we can team up together when we're about the same level."

OK.

Asuna and Kirito are both very strong fighters, and their venturing into deeper areas would be extremely dangerous for Lu Xiao.

So let's focus on leveling up first.

However, for safety's sake, Lu Xiao called Shi Nai.

"Hey, what's up?" Sinon asked.

"I want to go to the dungeon to level up."

"Then just go, why did you have to tell me?"

"What I mean is, you come with me and protect me."

"Do you think I'm a nanny? I'm not going!"

"Aren't you afraid that if I die in the dungeon, no one will help you pursue Kirito? You should know that besides Kirito, I'm the only man who can make Asuna have feelings for me."

"You... I really hope you die in the dungeon!"

"So, are you going or not? Give me a straight answer."

"Send me the address and wait for me at the entrance to the dungeon."

"Alright~~ Sinon is the best~"

"Nausea."

After persuading Shino, Lu Xiao packed his bags, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and took a taxi to the underground city ruins north of X City.

There were quite a lot of people at the entrance to the underground city.

There are stalls selling equipment, food, and recycling materials nearby.

Some well-equipped adventurers were there calling out to form groups.

"Looking for an adventurer of level 5 or higher to help us conquer the second floor!"

"Three-tier strategy team, interested parties please come!"

Of course, there are also a few lone wolves who venture into the dungeon alone.

In addition to adventurers, there are also scavengers responsible for collecting equipment.

Sometimes it can take several days to return from a trip to a dungeon, and in those cases, someone is needed to carry supplies or help scavenge items, making scavengers the perfect choice.

For a small fee, they would join the adventurers in entering the dungeon.

These scavengers are mostly from impoverished families or are homeless orphans. They have little fighting ability themselves and can only rely on the strong.

After waiting for a while, Shino finally arrived.

He has short, ice-blue hair, ice-blue eyes, and his signature non-prescription goggles. He carries a sniper rifle on his back and has an extremely cold gaze.

Shino walked up to Lu Xiao: "I never expected you would dare to threaten me."

"How could I dare threaten you? I'm just fighting for our common goal. Think about it, if I level up, I can team up with Asuna and Kirito, and then I'll have an opportunity."

Sinon thought about it and agreed: "However, I can only guarantee your safety, I can't provide you with experience points, so you'll have to rely on yourself to fight the monsters."

"No problem, as long as you can keep me safe, that's enough. Let's go, let's go check out the first level of the dungeon."

Lu Xiao arrived at the entrance, where there was a downward elevator.

The deepest level we've reached in this dungeon so far is the tenth floor. Asuna and Kirito are currently on the tenth floor, forming the vanguard team.

Only after conquering that floor can the elevator be extended to the next floor.

Lu Xiao glanced at the floor number description.

1~3层分别对应1~5级的怪物；4~6层对应6~10级的怪物；7～9层对应11~15级的怪物。

"Let's go straight to the second floor."

"what ever."

So the two of them stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for the second floor.

The elevator slowly descended, and the light suddenly dimmed.

A few seconds later, the elevator stopped, and the two people stepped out of it.

The underground city wasn't particularly dark; the walls were inlaid with fluorescent stones, and the visibility was about the same as at dusk, so you could see clearly without torches.

Several adventure teams were fighting monsters at the entrance.

The monsters on the second floor mainly consist of wolfhounds and skeletons, both level 3 monsters with a combat power of around 10 points.

Lu Xiao drew his longsword and walked toward a skeleton monster in front of him.

The skeleton monster wielded a rusty scimitar, walked unsteadily, and moved at a relatively slow speed.

Lu Xiao strode forward and thrust his sword at the skull.

The sword strike was incredibly precise, hitting the skull's head and killing it in one fell swoop.

[Slay a level 3 skeleton monster and gain 30 experience points.]

Not far away, Shino stood with her arms crossed, her eyes showing slight surprise. In her opinion, Lu Xiao was just a weak lecher, but she didn't expect him to have such considerable strength.

The standard combat power for level 5 is 19 points. Lu Xiao gained an additional 50 points due to Asuna's 50% combat power bonus.

Therefore, with a combat power of 69 points, Lu Xiao is more than capable of dealing with this kind of monster.

And so, Shino followed Lu Xiao the whole way, watching him fight monsters and gain experience.

[Ding~ Your experience points are full, your level has increased to lv.6, and your combat power has increased by 6 points.]

In less than thirty minutes, Lu Xiao leveled up.

"It seems like the monsters on this level aren't giving much experience. Let's go to the next level," Lu Xiao said.

"It should have been decided a long time ago." Shino rolled her eyes at Lu Xiao.

So the two of them took the elevator to the third basement level.

The monsters on this floor are level 5 goblins, with a combat power of around 20.

Sinon warned, "Goblins are cunning and cruel by nature, and they like to use underhanded tricks. You should be careful."

"You actually care about me?"

"I'm afraid you'll die here. Don't flatter yourself." Shino said with an arrogant expression.

"Don't worry, I can handle goblins."

Lu Xiao drew his sword and walked toward a lone goblin.

At this moment, Shino had already raised her sniper rifle, wary of any accident that might happen to Lu Xiao, and ready to strike at any moment.

However, after Lu Xiao killed the goblin with a single sword strike, Shino put down her sniper rifle. The man in front of her seemed to have some skill.