Apocalyptic Crossover: Starting with a Guide to Winning Over Asuna

The two walked through the three-story cave, taking down several waves of goblins in succession.

Just as Lu Xiao felt there was no challenge on this floor and was preparing to move on to the next floor, he heard hurried footsteps ahead.

It doesn't sound like a goblin.

A moment later, a man covered in blood ran over.

"Help! Help me!"

The man looked terrified as three goblins chased after him.

Seeing this, Lu Xiao quickly moved forward and killed all three goblins.

[Experience maxed out, level increased to lv.7, combat power increased by 7 points.]

The man collapsed to the ground, panting, "Don't go over there! There's a goblin king inside! My teammates have all been killed!"

This, on the contrary, piqued Lu Xiao's interest.

Monsters with the character "王" (king) in their name will definitely drop equipment.

I saw a TV interview saying that the drop rate is high here, but after playing for a long time, I didn't see a single piece of equipment.

"You should go back quickly, we need to go and take a look."

"Then I wish you good luck." The man stood up and staggered away.

Sinon glanced at the dark cave: "Are you really going to hunt down the Goblin King?"

"Of course."

"Don't blame me for not warning you, the Goblin King is far stronger than these minions. To defeat it, you generally need a five-person team that knows each other well, and all of them must be level 5 or higher."

"It's okay, if I can't beat it, just shoot it!"

"You!!!" Sinon was speechless for a moment: "You're right, but I'm not 100% sure I can save you from the Goblin King. If you feel it's dangerous, give me a heads-up beforehand, don't wait until you're turned into a pile of minced meat before you think of it."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

The two continued deeper into the cave.

There were many bloodstains on the ground, left by those who came to fight the Goblin King.

In dungeons, monsters that are killed will resurrect after a period of time.

Because of its repetitive nature, adventurers like to come to dungeons so they won't leave empty-handed.

A few steps further on, there was not only blood on the ground, but also the corpses of dead adventurers.

The corpses included both men and women, with male adventurers making up the majority.

Judging from the injuries they suffered, they must have been subjected to cruel torture before their deaths.

"Kill me, kill me~~"

A mournful wail came from the cave ahead.

Lu Xiao quickly stepped forward to check.

Inside the cave, a female adventurer was bound in the air by ropes, and several goblins were torturing her with daggers, a scene of extreme cruelty.

Upon seeing this, Shino pulled the trigger before Lu Xiao could even come out.

Gunshots rang out, and a bullet imbued with magic flew out, exploding amidst the goblins.

The explosion killed all the goblins instantly.

As expected of Sinon with a combat power of 150, she can take down these low-level monsters as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.

Lu Xiao approached the adventurer and cut the rope with his sword, but the adventurer was already on the verge of death.

Sinon took out a hemostatic spray and sprayed it on the adventurer's body, allowing her wounds to gradually heal.

"It seems like I have a few broken ribs," Sinon said.

Just as the two were talking, a fat goblin emerged from the shadows, carrying a huge spiked club.

The spiked club looks like it weighs over a hundred pounds; getting hit with it will inevitably leave you covered in bruises.

Goblin King

[Quality]: BOSS

[Level]: 5

[Skill]: Fearful Roar, Powerful Strike.

[Combat Strength]: 35

With only 35 combat points, it was much lower than Lu Xiao had expected.

"Give me your life!"

Lu Xiao thrust out his sword, and the Goblin King raised his spiked club to block.

Although Lu Xiao looked thin, he was far stronger than the Goblin King, who was knocked back several steps.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Xiao activated Asuna's skill "Meteor Thrust".

A flash of light appeared at the tip of the sword, and then the light streaked across the sky like a shooting star, hitting the Goblin King precisely.

[Defeat the Goblin King, experience points maxed, level increased to lv.8, combat power increased by 8 points.]

"I leveled up just by killing a boss, the experience points are really plentiful!" Lu Xiao exclaimed.

It's a pity, it would be great if there were more bosses like this.

In the dungeon, a boss will spawn every three floors. After being defeated, it will not respawn for at least three days.

Lu Xiao plans to level up to level 10 directly this time and unlock the second exclusive combat skill.

At the same time, the goblin dropped a pair of gloves of excellent quality.

Goblin King Gloves

[Quality]: Excellent

[Level]: 5

[Attribute]: Strength +1

Wearing gloves felt very comfortable and did not affect my grip on the sword at all.

Lu Xiao looked at Shi Nai, whose expression was somewhat strange.

"Why was your move exactly the same as Asuna's? Did Asuna teach you?" Sinon asked.

"you guess."

"What did I guess? So you two have already reached the point where you're teaching each other skills hand-in-hand. I feel really sorry for Kirito."

"It has nothing to do with Asuna. I taught myself. You can ask Asuna if she taught me."

"Tch~ I can't be bothered to ask."

Although Shi Nai appeared arrogant, she showed a hint of admiration for Lu Xiao.

[You killed the Goblin King and demonstrated your power. Sinon's affection for you increases by 5, bringing your total affection to 15.]

Wait a minute, it seems Lu Xiao has discovered a way to increase Shino's favorability.

Shino seems to be a woman who admires strength; the stronger one's abilities are, the more favor one will gain from her.

Having figured this out, Lu Xiao smiled slightly.

"Your smile looks wicked. What bad things are you thinking about?" Sinon asked.

"No, let's go to the next floor. What should we do with this female adventurer?"

"Carry her to the elevator entrance."

"Okay, fine."

Lu Xiao carried the unconscious female adventurer on his shoulder with great ease, feeling as light as carrying a block of tofu.

It can only be said that their strength is no longer what it used to be.

Looking at the panel, I now have 90 combat power points, only 10 points away from Asuna's.

Upon reaching the elevator, they first took the injured person back.

Lu Xiao then decided to head directly to the sixth floor.

"You'd better think this through, the sixth floor is full of level 10 monsters!" Sinon warned.

"I'm already level 8, it's okay."

"I give up! Challenging a level above your own is extremely dangerous, especially since there's a boss on the sixth floor. I think you really don't want to live!"

As her affection for Lu Xiao increased, Shino became more and more concerned about him, which made Lu Xiao feel very happy.

Once you raise Sinon's affection level to 30, you can unlock Sinon's combat power boost, at which point your combat power will leap forward again.

"Let's go check the sixth floor first. If we really can't beat them, then we can go to the fourth or fifth floor."

"All right."

The two took the elevator to the sixth floor.

The area just inside the sixth floor is relatively safe, and several adventurer teams are resting here.

They were slightly surprised to see the two people emerge from the elevator.

"Hey kids, this place is very dangerous, don't run around!" an adventurer said with a smile.

Lu Xiao and Shino are both quite young. Lu Xiao is 16 years old, Shino is 15 years old, Kirito is 16 years old, and Asuna is 17 years old. They are all in the prime of their youth.