"Change your weapon?"
Black Cat was a little surprised to hear Fang Zheng's question.
"Is it possible that I am not using my scimitar well?"
"Of course not."
Fang Zheng waved his hand.
"I admit that you are good with the scimitar and your strength is indeed outstanding, but if we are going to fight as a team, then I hope you can... shoulder more important responsibilities."
"oh?"
Hearing this, the black cat widened its eyes curiously and looked at Fang Zheng.
"What are you going to have me do?"
"I want you to be the MT."
"MT..."
Faced with Fang Zheng's suggestion, Black Cat was obviously a little stunned.
"But this game...MT doesn't make much sense."
As Black Cat said, if it is an ordinary online game, then MT is basically indispensable, but for this full stealth virtual game, it is not the case. The reason is very simple, that is, in this game, monsters do not select enemies based on "hatred value", but on damage value and self-judgment.
It has to be admitted that SAO is a very "special" online game. This is not only reflected in the fact that it is the world's first full stealth game, but also in the fact that this game does not have magic and ranged professions that appear in ordinary online games. All the characters are melee fighters. Moreover, these professions do not have skills similar to those used to attract hatred in ordinary online games.
Fang Zheng is not sure why this game is designed this way, but he thinks it is probably to "be true to reality". After all, in the real world, there is no such thing as hitting someone and they will be held still like a fool while a group of people surround them and beat them up.
Fang Zheng's experiments also revealed that the monster hatred value in this game is basically determined by the distance of the target within the line of sight and the level of damage.
Once the damage is too high, the monster will inevitably change its target.
In this case, you cannot guarantee that a MT can hold the monster steadily. Moreover, since there is no healing profession in this game, most healing potions can only be used after leaving the battle. Therefore, even if you hold the monster, you cannot guarantee your own safety.
Maybe in an ordinary online game, this is just a slightly special design, but for the world today, this setting is too fatal.
So Black Cat was a little confused and couldn't figure out what Fang Zheng, the MT, was planning to do, but fortunately, Fang Zheng quickly gave an explanation.
"The MT I want you to be is different from the MT responsible for pulling monsters in other online games. Simply put... you are the life guarantee for everyone. When they attack monsters, they may not be able to handle it or be attacked by monsters or bosses. At that time, I need you to block the attack and protect their safety."
This is exactly the "MT" that Fang Zheng tailored for the new combat system of this game. Its role is not to pull monsters, but to protect teammates. Since hatred cannot be fixed, it cannot be fixed, but the safety of one's side must be guaranteed. But once those players get too excited, something might happen, or they might be attacked suddenly when they are not paying attention. In Fang Zheng's idea, MT is used to deal with this.
Compared to the MT in ordinary online games who just stands still and pulls monsters, this MT is much more difficult. In order to achieve this according to Fang Zheng's idea, as a MT, you must have a field of vision that can take into account the entire field, be able to grasp all emergencies, and must also have excellent reaction and self-protection capabilities.
Fang Zheng can certainly do this kind of thing, but he has to command the overall situation, so he must let someone else be the MT. As of now, the strength shown by Black Cat is enough to be competent for the MT role envisioned by Fang Zheng.
She was quick to respond, had a strong sense of the overall situation, and was a quick learner. In Fang Zheng's opinion, she was a very suitable candidate.
but……
"I also want to make it clear, this will put a lot of pressure on you."
Looking at the black cat, Fang Zheng decided to give her a shot of prevention in advance.
"You have to know that if you choose to do this, you will be the last line of defense for all of us. All of our lives will be in your hands. Once you make a mistake, it is very likely that someone will die. This will put a lot of pressure on you. If you don't want to, I can understand."
“…”
This time, Black Cat's expression became much more serious. She frowned and began to think carefully. Obviously, with Black Cat's ability to understand, she certainly understood what Fang Zheng wanted her to do, and she also knew what she would face... This made Black Cat's expression become a little hesitant.
"I'm just making a suggestion, I don't mean to force you."
Fang Zheng reached out and patted Black Cat's shoulder.
"After all, you are still a little girl. I can understand that. To be honest, if possible, I don't want to leave this kind of thing to you. Although I am confident enough to ensure that everyone leaves this world alive, confidence does not mean that there will be no accidents. And as I said, this is an unproven profession. We don't know what will happen in actual combat."
"Well...please let me think about it again..."
Hearing this, Black Cat was obviously a little embarrassed. Maybe she was interested in Fang Zheng's proposal at first, but after Fang Zheng explained the pros and cons, Black Cat also realized the risks. Indeed, Black Cat admitted that when Fang Zheng said that he could save other people's lives, she was quite moved at first, because this was a real rescue. For Black Cat, who was full of second-year students and fantasized about saving the world all day long, it was perfect.
But then Fang Zheng also poured a basin of cold water on her, which calmed down the black cat's originally nervous heart. When she thought about not protecting someone well and causing the other person to die under the claws of the monster, the black cat couldn't help but tremble. Although she was a middle school student, she was not a bad person. If someone lost their life because of her negligence, it would be too terrible for the black cat... It would simply become a nightmare.
No matter how immature Black Cat is, she is just an ordinary junior high school student. If she is asked to bear such a heavy responsibility, it would be too much pressure for her.
"I understand. You don't need to make a decision quickly. After all, even if we really do this, we still need to work together as a team. In fact, we have just met and are not familiar with each other. Why don't we..."
Having said this, Fang Zheng paused.
"Why don't we go kill some monsters to celebrate?"
"……?"
Meow meow meow?
It's so abominable!!
Asuna clenched her fists as she walked towards the teleportation crystal. She herself didn't know why she accepted Argo's invitation. To be honest, if this wasn't a game world, Asuna would have even thought she was hypnotized.
Since she learned the bad news, she has been wandering in the wild like a ghost. In fact, Asuna didn't know what to do. She just wanted to enter this world on a whim, but what Asuna didn't expect was that this turned into a nightmare for her.
How is she going to leave this world?
Asuna herself didn't know, but when she heard from Argo that "a very strong person is recruiting teammates", she nodded in agreement. In Asuna's opinion, her strength and skills are already very high, and if she forms a team with others, she should be able to leave this world faster.
But what Asuna didn't expect was that the opponent actually belittled her skills to the point of being worthless!
Even my mother has never scolded me like this!
no!!
Asuna stopped and suddenly thought of something.
If I leave like this, wouldn't it be the same as admitting that I am indeed inferior to him? Besides, I have at least demonstrated my strength, but that man has not shown any strength at all! At least... at least I have to see what he can do!
Thinking of this, Asuna turned around and walked back the way she came.