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Bab 1782: -1762- [ Sterben ]

The girl's crying by the riverside seemed to have lasted for an unknown amount of time.

During this period, the receiver appeared to be available for use once, but Rozen did not take it out to use it. He silently sat there, letting Shinon cried out loud.

During this time, no player came near them, and it was unclear whether it was sheer luck.

However, the sight of Shinon crying in Rozen's arms was likely noticed by the viewers on the other side of the screen.

Rozen could roughly guess how perplexed and confused they must be seeing this.

Especially Asuna, Yui, and even Suguha, who must also be watching the BoB tournament's live broadcast. What would they think of this scene?

Rozen couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed just by thinking about it.

But now wasn't the time to dwell on those thoughts.

It wasn't until the receiver could almost be used again that Shinon finally stopped.

The girl seemed to have released all the emotions she had been holding back, her cries growing softer until they stopped completely. By the time she stopped, the effect of the neurotoxin on her had already worn off.

But it seemed like the girl had lost the will to fight. She hugged her knees and sat under the tree's shade, looking so fragile.

Seeing this, Rozen sighed and stood up.

This movement finally caught Shinon's attention.

"...Are you leaving?" Shinon looked up at Rozen with swollen eyes, her expression full of helplessness and vulnerability, making it hard for anyone to bear.

Unfortunately, Rozen had to leave.

"I've already wasted too much time. It's time to settle the score. I can't let that guy continue to act so recklessly."

Rozen spoke as such.

Shinon immediately understood that the "guy" he referred to was undoubtedly Death Gun.

This made Shinon speak up.

"Are you really going to find that guy?" Shinon whispered, "You said it yourself, that guy is a murderer who can truly kill people. Aren't you afraid?"

This was the question any normal person would ask.

Knowing that the other person could really kill you, why would you want to meet and even fight him?

Even Kirito and the others had such thoughts, let alone Shinon.

But they didn't know that, to Rozen, this was nothing.

Kill someone?

Rozen himself wasn't unfamiliar with killing.

Let alone, in Rozen's eyes, Death Gun was nothing at all.

Compared to the enemies Rozen had faced in the past, this guy was just a side character in a game, nothing more.

If Rozen really took it seriously, there were many ways to make that guy wish he was never born.

Even without considering all that, Rozen had no reason to be afraid.

After all...

"This same danger, almost every player in SAO has faced it."

Rozen simply said this.

Shinon was left speechless.

But it was exactly like that, wasn't it?

In SAO, encountering any player meant they could truly kill you.

Once your HP was depleted, any player would kill you, and your real-world body's brain would also be destroyed.

Compared to that, the threat posed by Death Gun was nothing.

"Besides, if I'm not mistaken, that guy can't kill me."

Rozen suddenly said.

"Can't kill you?"

Shinon was taken aback.

What did that mean?

As Shinon pondered this, Rozen changed the subject.

"The problem is, how do we find him?"

Rozen now seriously considered this question.

"How to find him?" Shinon was confused. "Don't you know Death Gun's character name?"

If they knew the character name, they could use the receiver once it was available to locate him, right?

That's what Shinon thought.

However...

"Even if the receiver is available, we probably won't be able to find Death Gun."

Rozen said this unexpectedly.

"Why?"

Shinon was stunned.

Seeing this reaction, Rozen finally revealed his thoughts.

"I may not know Death Gun's character name, but after eliminating possibilities, I found that two players are highly likely to be Death Gun himself. They are 'Sterben' and 'Pale Rider', the two mysterious contestants."

Before Rozen used the receiver to find Shinon, he hadn't seen the player named Sterben.

So it seemed that the player named Pale Rider was Death Gun.

However...

"When I discovered you, I saw on the receiver's map that Pale Rider was chasing another player near the forest's edge," Rozen glanced at Shinon and said, "From that position to the abandoned city, unless you have a vehicle like an off-road bike, it would take at least ten minutes, even with high AGI. I only took about five minutes to reach the warehouse where you were, and it took about three minutes to rescue you, so the total was only eight minutes. Yet, that guy managed to get from there to the abandoned city and snipe us. Do you think that's possible?"

"This..." Shinon furrowed her brows.

Indeed, thinking about it, it seemed impossible for him to do all that in such a short time.

"Also, after we left the abandoned city, I used the receiver again. I found that Pale Rider was still hunting other players in a different area. From the timing, he couldn't have been sniping us and then quickly found another player and fought them right after," Rozen calmly analyzed.

This clearly pointed to one fact.

That was, Pale Rider wasn't Death Gun.

"The real Death Gun should be Sterben," Rozen said firmly.

Shinon, however, disagreed.

"But you said Sterben could no longer be found on the receiver. Doesn't that mean he was eliminated?"

That was Shinon's assumption.

That was also what Rozen had initially thought.

If Sterben was Death Gun, then none of this made sense.

After all, Rozen had confirmed Sterben was no longer on the receiver before he found Shinon, but when Rozen found Shinon, Death Gun sniped them. If Death Gun was Sterben, then how could that all be explained?

Rozen smiled.

"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

Rozen looked at Shinon.

"Wasn't that something Sherlock Holmes said?"

In other words, since it was already confirmed that Pale Rider couldn't be Death Gun, the remaining suspect must be the criminal, no matter how improbable it seemed.

"Even though we can't find him on the receiver, that doesn't mean he's eliminated. None of us have seen him be eliminated, right?" Rozen shrugged. "With that, the possibility that he's still in the game is quite high."

"So... why can't we find him on the receiver?" Shinon asked.

"This question isn't something you should ask me. It's something you should ask the satellite that flies over the isolated island every fifteen minutes," Rozen shrugged. "Don't forget, the receiver shows whatever it scans."

This indicated one thing.

"That Death Gun might have some item that lets him evade the satellite's scan."

Rozen said with certainty.


Bab 1783: -1763- Let me witness

"Items that can avoid satellite scans..."

Rozen's words hit like a thunderclap, waking up Shinon.

This wasn't such a rare thing after all.

In fact, there were ways to avoid satellite scans in GGO.

For example, optical camouflage could evade certain radars and satellite scans.

Optical camouflage refers to a technology that attaches nano-computers to clothing and items. The nano-computers collect environmental data and then alter the brightness or color of the clothing to blend into the surroundings, effectively making the wearer almost invisible.

While this technology is still not fully developed in the real world and is used in military applications, it remains largely theoretical for civilians, making it hard for the general public to access. But in a future tech world like GGO, this kind of technology naturally exists.

However, the ultimate camouflage ability that refracts light to make one invisible, undetectable by any radar or satellite, was likely an ability possessed only by ultra-high-level Boss monsters. No player had ever shown such an ability or item.

But, if Death Gun possessed optical camouflage, everything would make sense.

With the ability to become invisible, even if Death Gun sniped from a close distance, no one could detect them.

With this ability, even satellite scans wouldn't pick up the target, allowing them to appear like a ghost, popping up at any location at any time.

Rozen believed...

"You were captured by Death Gun, probably due to this factor, unable to detect the enemy's location. When you were tied up in the warehouse, Death Gun was likely still there, maintaining an invisible state, waiting for my entry, and then ambushed us."

This was Rozen's reasoning.

"If it weren't for that, when I dealt with Yamikaze and used the receiver, I should've seen the signal from Death Gun when they tied you up and brought you to the abandoned city, but at that time, besides you, I didn't see any other players enter the abandoned city."

This wasn't because the abandoned city only had Rozen and Shinon, but because Death Gun, using optical camouflage, was not detected by satellite scans and stayed hidden.

If that were the case...

"Then Sterben is undoubtedly Death Gun."

Rozen spoke with certainty.

"No wonder..."

Shinon murmured.

As a sniper of her level, even with some carelessness and rashness, it shouldn't have been so easy for her to be hit.

Shinon had thought it was because Death Gun had equipped a suppressor on their sniper rifle, but she hadn't expected optical camouflage to be involved.

At the same time, Shinon now understood why Rozen had said the problem was how to find Death Gun.

If Death Gun really had optical camouflage and could evade satellite scans, how could they possibly find him on a map with a ten-kilometer diameter and take him out?

There was no way.

The only option was to wait for Death Gun to come out on his own, and then engage in combat.

Otherwise, they wouldn't even be able to find the enemy.

Of course, this problem wasn't insurmountable.

"If we're patient, he'll eventually come to us," Rozen remarked with a grin.

"After all, his ultimate goal is to kill me, and even if I don't look for him, he'll eventually come for me."

What Rozen didn't know was what tricks Death Gun would pull during this time.

After all, Rozen had only been playing with Yamikaze, and yet Death Gun had gone as far as to kidnap Shinon. Once they were in a passive situation, Death Gun would likely resort to more underhanded tactics.

If Rozen only had to care about himself and not worry about others, he might continue playing games with Death Gun.

But with Shinon's situation, Rozen no longer had the heart to indulge Death Gun any longer.

"Even though I don't know where he is right now, he'll definitely appear once I show up."

Rozen stared directly at Shinon.

"You stay here."

"If you don't want to fight anymore, you can forfeit."

"But remember, do not quit the game, understand?"

Rozen gave this strange advice before getting on the off-road trike and starting the engine.

"Wait..."

Shinon finally reacted, instinctively trying to stop Rozen.

"Boom!"

Rozen didn't listen, slamming the throttle and the off-road trike roared to life, kicking up a storm of sand as it sped off ahead.

Shinon stood up, watching Rozen rev up the trike and disappear into the distance, helpless.

Soon, Rozen's figure had completely disappeared from her view.

Shinon stood there, lost in a daze.

What should she do next?

Shinon had no idea.

She had lost the reason to fight, the reason to persist, even the strength to go on. She had no idea what to do next.

Watching Rozen leave, Shinon felt like she had been abandoned, left alone in the world, with no one by her side.

This sense of loneliness made her truly want to quit, even leave the game and never return.

But Rozen's parting words stayed in her ears.

Although she didn't understand why Rozen had said that, Shinon chose to listen.

It wasn't that she trusted Rozen that much, but because she truly didn't know what to do anymore, and so instinctively followed Rozen's advice.

Shinon lowered her head, and after a while, summoned the main window and manifested the weapon from her item bar.

"Clang!"

The light gleamed as the heavy rifle fell into Shinon's hands.

The familiar weight and cold touch transferred to her body, giving Shinon a small sense of reliance.

The rifle in Shinon's hands was, of course, her beloved sniper rifle—Hecate.

Perhaps because he didn't care, Death Gun only took her antidote items and didn't bother to take her rifle.

Holding the anti-material sniper rifle, Shinon's sense of loneliness was somewhat eased.

Then...

"At least, let me witness it...."

Shinon made her choice, took a deep breath, and began running in the direction Rozen had gone.


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