"…So, you guys just ran back like this?"

Looking at the girls in front of him, Fang Zheng was completely speechless.

He had never seen these girls in such a mess. Eriri's eyes were swollen from crying, Asuna was still unconscious, and Mimil was also in a mess. On the other side, Aoba showed an awkward smile, and Leafa was covered in mud and hid behind Lingyin...

"Forget it, pack up and wait until you are ready, then we will go..."

“I’m not going!!”

This time, before Fang Zheng could finish his words, Ying Lili was the first to jump up, shaking her head desperately.

"I'm not going. I won't go to this floor even if I die. I'd rather jump off Aincrad and die than go!!"

"Me, me too... Those bugs are too scary, Mr. Fang Zheng, I really can't stand it..."

Qingye was also trembling and begging for mercy.

"Yeah, yeah, this is just the beginning, there are already spiders and centipedes, what if cockroaches come out later?"

“——!!”

After hearing what Leafa said, almost all the girls turned pale and their bodies stiffened, while Aoba's eyes rolled back and she almost fainted - the centipedes and spiders that were almost as big as humans were enough to test the psychological quality of humans. If they were to encounter cockroaches as big as humans, they would probably collapse immediately!

“…”

Seeing that everyone in front of him was determined to die rather than surrender, Fang Zheng was helpless. To be honest, he did not expect that the designer of the sixth floor would be so disgusting as to create a bunch of bugs... As the saying goes, there are only two kinds of people in this world, those who are afraid of those without feet, and those who are afraid of those with many feet.

Now it seems that there are probably a lot of them in my guild...

Fang Zheng tried to persuade them a few more times, but the girls, led by Eriri, were very determined. They would rather wear cat ears and swimsuits and hand out flyers on the street than go to the sixth floor to fight monsters!

Dream on! Don’t even think about it! I won’t do it!

"Well, we won't fight on the sixth floor."

Faced with the "excited" crowd, Fang Zheng thought for a moment and had no choice but to compromise.

At least from the reports of Restia and Esther, it is true that Eriri and the others have very low resistance against this kind of insect-type monster. If there were not a few people who were not afraid of insects and blocked the monsters, it is not impossible that they would really collapse and be wiped out this time.

However, Fang Zheng still has to say something ugly up front.

"Don't even think about skipping class. This is the first time, so it's fine, but what about the future? Why don't you think about what to do if the Boss of the 100th floor is an insect Boss, and there are a bunch of bug monsters, and as soon as the fight starts, there are cockroaches crawling all over the ground and wasps flying all over the sky?"

“Woo…”

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, the girls' faces turned pale. Although Fang Zheng also believed that there was a 99% chance that the Boss on the 100th floor would not release a bug on you, this habit should not be tolerated. The reason why Fang Zheng was willing to compromise on the sixth floor was because he needed to give the girls some relaxation. Although Fang Zheng had always adopted a military management approach towards Asuna and the others, this did not mean that they were all soldiers. Sometimes they would be petty, and Fang Zheng could not just stand up to them.

However, this does not mean that he will let it go.

"How about this? If you are unwilling to conquer the sixth floor, then let's make a deal here. I can allow you not to conquer the sixth floor, but instead, after this floor, no matter how disgusting or terrifying the floor is, you will not be able to escape. Do you understand?!"

“…”

After hearing Fang Zheng's words, the girls looked at each other, and then Ying Lili gritted her teeth.

"I understand! As long as I don't attack the sixth floor, I won't be afraid of the following floors no matter how disgusting and terrifying they are!"

“Mmmmm!!!”

As Ying Lili spoke, the others nodded vigorously like chickens pecking at rice. It was obvious that they were all disgusted by the bugs on this floor.

"Then it's settled."

Fang Zheng waved his hand.

"Give up on the sixth floor attack. We must be the first to attack the seventh floor. From now on, the amount of training will be doubled!"

Speaking of this, Fang Zheng laughed secretly inwardly.

On the surface, it seems that Eriri and the others have successfully skipped class this time, but how can skipping class be so easy? Since the designer has designed such a bug floor, it means that all kinds of bug monsters will definitely appear later. If you don't adapt here, then wait to suffer later.

This is why Fang Zheng made three rules with Ying Lili and the others. At least with this agreement, they won't have the chance to skip classes next time.

Of course, Ying Lili and the others didn't know Fang Zheng's idea. After learning that they didn't have to conquer the sixth floor, the girls immediately scattered as if they had been granted amnesty, and each went to comfort their own wounded hearts on the sixth floor.

“Really…”

Seeing everyone disperse, Fang Zheng shook his head, then he stood up and walked out of the room.

After completing the third level strategy, the Dark Moon Sword's guild points accumulated to the third level, which allowed them to purchase and rent guild bases. Fang Zheng originally planned to purchase a guild base, but seeing the tens of millions of Cole costs on the interface, Fang Zheng was hesitant. In the end, he temporarily chose to rent a guild base.

Of course, whether renting or purchasing, the effect is the same. After having a guild residence, guild players can teleport to each floor through the guild residence's teleportation crystal, and can also teleport directly back from each floor.

When the guild level is raised again, they can even obtain equipment items that can be used to teleport directly back to the guild from any location - this is very useful for players. Teleportation crystals have fixed locations, and the small portable teleportation crystals used by players are very expensive and have a low drop rate. If guild equipment can be obtained, then players will have an additional means of transfer, which is also safer.

This is why the Dark Nebula and the Red Knights joined forces to attack the fifth floor. After all, in terms of improving guild points, defeating the Lord Boss is always the best way. The Dark Moon Sword defeated a total of four Lord Bosses, and its points ranking jumped to the top of all major guilds.

This is a profit that other guilds cannot obtain no matter how much they produce materials, complete dungeons, quests or complete other tasks.

The guild residence that Fang Zheng rented was a small Western-style manor with a vineyard, a western-style house, and a warehouse. In addition to the western-style house and cottages being used to allocate and house various players, the vineyards and fields could also be used by production players to grow crops and collect food materials, which would then be handed over to cooking players for cooking - from a certain perspective, the entire Dark Moon Sword Guild had now become a large family.

"Ah, Brother Fang Zheng!"

When Fang Zheng walked to the edge of the field, several children who were planting crops in the field saw Fang Zheng, waved to him happily, and then ran over and surrounded Fang Zheng.

"How are you guys? Are you okay?"

Looking at the children in front of him, Fang Zheng asked with a smile, and one of the children nodded vigorously.

"Well, that's great, Brother Fang Zheng. Let me tell you, my planting skill has reached Level 4. I can now plant pineapple trees!"

Looking at these children who were dancing and excitedly telling him about their stories, Fang Zheng smiled without saying anything. These children were all players who stayed in the Starting Town, and their ages were basically between elementary school and junior high school.

This is normal, after all, this game is still a game, and children are definitely the group of people who are most interested in games. But now, after being involved in the death game, the situation is different.

"Welcome, Mr. Fang Zheng."

Just as Fang Zheng was stroking the hair of a few children and chatting with them, a voice suddenly rang out.

He turned around and saw a woman with short dark blue hair, wearing glasses, in her early twenties, walking towards them with a smile on her face.