Chapter 653 (1/2)

Chapter 653

Aincrad, 55th Floor, Granzam .

Today, the air in Granzam felt different .

As a large city, Granzam is relatively busy on normal days . There are a lot of NPCs going about their routine in this city . The players are also very active in this city . Some of them put up stores, some did missions and quests, some came here to resupply . Put it shortly, this is a very prosperous city and there is a lot of traffic here .

However, this city is rowdier than ever . Players all over SAO stopped non-essential work, some closed their shops temporarily, the players also delayed the completion of their quests . They all walked in the same direction, even players who wanted to resupply decided to shop on another day . Like star-struck fans, they wanted to see their idols, very desperately so .

The players made a beeline for Knights of the Blood Oath’s headquarters .

On a plaza near the KoB’s HQ…

The players pressed against each other to squeeze into this small plaza . They encircled the plaza’s center . The players formed a sea of players, they waved their arms in the air as they cheered, jeered, or yelled out loud . The situation here is very messy to say the least . There are at least a thousand players here .

At the line closest to the plaza center, the KoBs formed a defensive circle around the center to make sure the pedestrians and stray players stay out . They cleared out a vacant circle around 100 meters in diameter .

There are two players who faced off against each other in this square . These two players is the reason why this city is so noisy today .

Wu Yan and Heathcliff .

The figure in black and the figure in red stood out among the crowd . A coat and a cape fluttered with the wind . No one knew if the wind was caused by natural means or artificially by the sheer amount of people breathing and yelling in excitement . The two stared at each other without paying the other players a single iota of attention .

Asuna stood with the Knights who are in charge of maintaining order here . She’s the temporary leader while Heathcliff dueled Wu Yan . She pointed her fingers and she gave her orders from time to time .

She looked like she’s taking this job very seriously when in actual fact, she can’t help glancing over in Wu Yan’s direction .

Heathcliff glanced around and he shook his head .

“I am sorry, Wu Yan-kun, the rowdy players must not be to your liking, right?”

Heathcliff didn’t know who leaked the duel between the two of them . Somehow or the other, word got out, and now, they have to deal with this . Who could blame the players? Heathcliff and Wu Yan are both legendary players in SAO .

On one side, we have the strongest player in SAO . On the other, we have the guild leader of the strongest guild .

They only need to show their face in public to cause a commotion . When they are about to duel, like what is happening today, the players are bound to go crazy with excitement . It wasn’t hard to imagine that it would turn out like this if someone leaked this duel to the public .

“Yeah, I don’t really like appearing in front of a crowd . ”

Wu Yan looked around and he continued nonchalantly .

“But, it’s not the first time this happened to me so…”

“Oh?”

Heathcliff had his own thoughts .

“Looks like Wu Yan-kun is also quite an individual in the real world…”

“Oh no no, I am just some nameless mook in the real world…”