Zongman: The post-2D era

The breath from the red lips brushed past Feng Feng's ears, causing him to tilt his head involuntarily. The distance between the two was inadvertently shortened, and their heartbeats resonated at this moment.

Feng Feng turned his head, a barely noticeable blush on the tip of his ears, and a gentle smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He gently pulled Yukino and slowly turned to the edge of the dance floor to the beat of the music. The two figures intertwined to create a warm picture under the dancing firelight and the soft moonlight.

There were stars in Yukino's eyes, echoing the flickering bonfires around them. She whispered softly, "Rikka's creativity always surprises us and makes this sports meet unique."

Feng Feng's eyes reflected the firelight and he said, "This promotional video is very good. I'm very happy!"

In the distance, in the forest, two men and women with swords walked towards the bonfire.

Chapter 757: Sword Art Online: Virtual Invasion

Thursday, July 25

The laughter of the people around us seemed to fade away, leaving only each other's heartbeats and the soft music.

Feng Feng unconsciously slowed down his pace, making the warmth of this moment more lasting.

He glanced at Yukino, his eyes full of tenderness and cherishment, as if the whole world had stopped.

Yukino felt the warmth in his gaze and her cheeks flushed slightly, and they smiled at each other. There was no need for words, as that tacit understanding was already deeply engraved in their hearts.

Suddenly, a strange energy wave came from the depths of the forest, breaking the tranquility of the night.

Xue Nai and Feng Feng looked at each other with surprise in their eyes. In the night sky, several rays of light cut through the darkness. They turned out to be the virtual characters in "Sword Art Online"——

Kirito, Asuna and others, wearing gaming equipment, came through the air, instantly transforming this real empty space into the fantasy world of SAO.

Kirito held two swords in his hands and smiled, "The virtual invasion plan was successful. We have crossed the dimension from the game and computer space to the real world."

Before he finished speaking, a wonderful journey that combined reality and virtuality quietly began.

Xue Nai and Feng Feng were shocked to see the scenery around them suddenly change.

The bonfire turned into a bonfire pile in the virtual world. The surrounding classmates turned into NPCs, casting emotionless glances at the two.

Kirito waved the sword in his hand and pointed to the distance: "Ahead is the road to the 100th floor of Aincrad. There are the causes of the changes and the preserved data."

“Let’s join hands, cross the boundary between reality and virtuality, and start this unprecedented adventure!”

After saying that, he jumped into a gate of light first, followed closely by Asuna, leaving behind a string of encouraging smiles and a determined back.

Xueno and Fengfeng looked at each other, with a thoughtful light in their eyes, then held hands and followed closely, flying into the light gate in the sky.

The campus under the sun was suddenly shrouded in a layer of light blue mist, and time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The students outside the forest looked up in astonishment, only to see countless data bricks forming in the air.

On the grassland where the wind blows the grass low and cattle and sheep can be seen, Feng Feng asked Xue Nai beside him to protect him, closed his eyes and began to perceive the reality of the world.

"The time is around the fourth season of the anime. Kirito reproduces 200 years of memory to protect the computer space and make the times develop rapidly."

"However, in the 2,000th year, an unknown virus appeared in the computer space, destruction came, monsters mutated, and the Slime Jing of Team Erdi could not be killed."

On the grassland, the afterglow of the setting sun was stained with an ominous purple by the layers of surging blue mist, and the sky seemed to have cracked, allowing the monster from this other world to peek into reality.

Each slime is much larger than normal. Their translucent bodies glow faintly in the sun, and the 100,000 health bars above their heads are like bright red warning lights, dazzling and terrifying.

They were ready to move, making low and strange grunts, and slowly approached Fengfeng and Xueno.

Feng Feng suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze was as sharp as a torch, and he looked around. His calmness revealed a bit of determination.

He gently protected Yukino behind him and said in a low but firm voice: "Yukino, step back. Although these monsters may seem scary, since they are the product of the interweaving of virtuality and reality, the power of the real world can become our weapon."

Feng Feng's hand quickly searched in his pocket, and finally stopped, feeling a familiar touch at his fingertips.

A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he had found a turning point in this crisis-ridden situation.

He slowly pulled his hand out, and saw a yellowed card flickering slightly in the sun. It was a Yu-Gi-Oh card, with the image of the Pharaoh printed on it, and it contained power.

He gently pinched the card between his fingers, his eyes became extremely focused, and an imperceptible energy fluctuation seemed to surround him.

As he waved his arm, the card suddenly flew out of his hand, turned into a dazzling light, and flew straight to the nearest slime.

The moment the light hit the slime, the translucent body began to tremble violently, its health bar shrank rapidly, it let out a shrill scream, and finally turned into data fragments and dissipated into the air.

Yukino's hands trembled slightly, but she took the ancient Tahara pendant from her neck with extraordinary determination.

The pendant was instantly enveloped by a warm and mysterious blue light, which suddenly expanded like a star that had broken free from its restraints.

In an instant, a towering 100-meter-high blue light tower stood on the grassland, protecting Feng Feng and her tightly in the center of the tower.

The tower body is woven from data light streams, sparkling with the interwoven beauty of technology and magic. The top of the tower points directly to the purple sky shrouded in blue mist, like a temple guarding a deity.

Outside the tower, those huge slimes let out even more shrill roars. They slammed into the light tower frantically, and each impact caused circles of data ripples.

But the light tower remained motionless, and the blue light flowing on its surface seemed to be constantly absorbing and fighting back these attacks from another world.

Feng Feng gazed into the distance, where the sky seemed to be on fire, colorful, like a flowing oil painting.

Kirito's figure was looming in the interweaving of light and shadow. He held two swords in his hands, and every swing was accompanied by brilliant sword energy.

The trajectory of the "Starburst Airflow Slash" drew gorgeous silver rainbows in the air, cutting the surrounding space into pieces.

The four elements of magic, fire, water, storm and the power of the earth, intertwined together to form spectacular magic arrays, dyeing the sky red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple, like a feast of nature.

The Fire Elementalist controlled the blazing fireballs, which poured down like a meteor shower, burning the slimes on the ground into ashes;

The water mage summons a huge water dragon, which rolls towards the enemy group. The cold water and heat waves interweave to produce bursts of white mist.

Wind mages transform into wind, shuttle across the battlefield, and cut through the monsters' defenses with invisible wind blades;

Earth mages stabilize the ground to prevent monsters from escaping underground, while summoning solid earth walls to provide cover for teammates.

With a deafening crackling sound, the scene outside the tower suddenly changed. Countless slimes seemed to be pulled by an invisible force and quickly merged into a huge monster.

A giant slime that is 100 meters tall.

It is translucent throughout, but in the process of fusion it is dyed with a deeper blue-purple color, as if the darkest stars in the night sky have descended to the earth.

Its eyes flashed with cunning and greed, and its huge body blocked out the sky, making people feel despair.

Yukino's scream was instantly drowned out by the giant slime's roar, but the pendant she held tightly still emitted a steady blue light, guarding the peace in the tower.

Seeing this, Feng Feng's eyes flashed with determination, and he rushed out of the light tower without hesitation to face this unprecedented threat.

"This card only has one hit left. We have no chance of winning in the cyberspace. We need to go back to the academy."

As the giant slime collapsed, the cyberspace seemed to be torn apart, and brilliant data streams poured out like a waterfall.

Gradually, they condensed into crystal clear data cubes, which gently rotated and floated, weaving strange patterns in the air.

These blocks slowly landed where the slime's huge body disappeared, and miraculously began to deform and merge.

Eventually, it turned into the scene of the college bonfire party and a lush forest, with mottled light and shadows shining through the branches and leaves, forming a sharp contrast with the battlefield just now.

Chapter 758: Sword Art Online: Bonfire Forest

Friday, July 26

In the forest where reality and virtuality meet, wisps of smoke rose up, causing Feng Feng to hold his nose and squint his eyes, then stand still.

A warm bonfire had been lit between several ancient trees.

The flames jumped, illuminating the faces of the surrounding explorer NPCs, their eyes flickering with hope and surprise.

All around, the sounds of birds and insects interweave into a natural melody, as if even the online world has life and soul.

Virtual snowflake-like petals drifted in the wind, adding a touch of dreaminess and peace to this sudden tranquil scene.

Feng Feng and Xue Nai stood side by side beside the campfire, looking at all this, their hearts filled with indescribable shock and emotion.

"It's as if we've traveled through time and space and arrived in a world that's both familiar and strange."

Yukino pointed to the traces left by the burnt-out bonfire and said, "We did dance there the day before yesterday."

On one side, Muzan's figure gradually faded away and turned into countless ghost shadows, each of which carried a heart-pounding chill.

The ghostly shadows shot out in all directions, aiming directly at the defenseless NPCs.

Feng Feng held Xue Nai's hand tightly, and the two figures shuttled lightly between the light and shadow, like two meteors streaking through the night.

They tacitly avoided the jumping flames and ran straight to where Yukino pointed - the open space beside the campfire where warm memories remained.

All around, the screams of NPCs and the hideous grins of the miserable ghosts intertwined into chaos, but in the center of this chaos, there was a peaceful island that miraculously remained.

The moonlight filtered through the sparse treetops, dappled across the open space, interweaving with the faint light of the campfire embers, paving a dreamlike road of silver, white, orange and red for the two of them.

Feng Feng's eyes were determined and every step he took was extremely steady. Xue Nai followed closely, her eyes showing both anxiety about the unknown and endless trust in Feng Feng.

The ground beneath their feet seemed to sense the emotion, trembling slightly as if whispering a welcome.

Feng Feng squatted down, his fingertips gently brushed over the warm traces remaining in the charcoal ash, his brows slightly furrowed, as if he was deciphering the secrets of this land.

Yukino stood aside, with the camera of her mobile phone aimed at these subtle clues. The light and shadow on the screen swayed gently with her movements, capturing the tranquility and mystery.

Suddenly, a subtle wave of magic spread out from the ashes, causing the two of them to look up at that place at the same time.

I saw a ray of soft light gradually gathered and took shape, and finally turned into an elf only ten centimeters tall, wearing a transparent gauze, with a golden name tag floating above its head.

It flapped its almost invisible transparent wings and circled lightly in the air. Its crystal clear eyes sparkled with curiosity and friendliness, as if it could see into people's hearts.

The elf flew lightly around Fengfeng and Xueno a few times, and a clear voice like a silver bell rang in the quiet air: "Brave travelers, I am the guardian of this forest, Leah. What are your names?"

Feng Feng and Xue Noi looked at each other, and after eye contact, Feng Feng gently replied: "I am Feng Feng, and she is my partner, Xue Noi."

When Leah heard this, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes. She slowly landed on the palm that Yukino stretched out. Her small body radiated a warm and soft light, as if it could dispel all the haze around her.

"Fengfeng, Xueno, thank you for listening to my voice. The Bonfire Forest is being invaded by the evil spirits of Muzan, and they have cast a shadow over this land full of life."

"Although I am an elf, I am not strong enough to fight alone. Can you lend a hand and help me eliminate these evil spirits and restore peace and harmony to the forest?"

Xue Nai saw Feng Feng frowning slightly, as if he was weighing the pros and cons, so she stepped forward lightly.

Both of them knew that this forest and Muzan had become part of the world of Sword Art Online.

Even the elves and tasks are designed.

Xueno looked at Leah gently and firmly, her clear eyes seemed to be able to see through all the difficulties:

"Leah, we are willing to help you. Whether in reality or in Sword Art Online, protecting beauty and peace is our belief."

After saying this, she gently raised her hand and held up the tiny but hopeful elf in her palm, as if she was performing a solemn ceremony.