Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.

"What? The top floor has been completely taken over by cockroaches?"

"This...how is this possible?!"

"Anyone who dares to go to the twenty-fifth floor now is a true warrior!"

The discussions were filled with shock and fear.

Some people couldn't help but worry: "What if they spread down the floors? What should we do if they head towards the lower levels of SAO?"

"Yeah! If the cockroaches spread to other floors, wouldn't the whole SAO be doomed?"

Panic gradually spread.

Seeing this, Tilberu immediately raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "Everyone, calm down! Look at this!"

As he spoke, he took a transparent glass jar out of his backpack.

Inside the jar was a [proliferated G], which was slowly crawling around.

Everyone looked at the jar in confusion: "President, what is this...?"

"Are you going to raise cockroaches?"

"Impossible! The president is a person of great principle, how could she do such a thing!"

Tilberu explained with a smile, "I put this cockroach in the jar two days ago. Think about it carefully, what does that mean?"

what does this mean?

Tilberu stopped keeping her in suspense: "It stayed inside for two days, but there was no sign of it multiplying. This shows that even cockroaches need specific conditions to reproduce!"

"For example... food!"

These words were like a ray of light, instantly illuminating everyone's minds.

"I get it! It's the special environment of the twenty-fifth floor!" one member immediately realized. "There are food-shaped monsters and scenes everywhere. It's a breeding paradise for cockroaches!"

“That’s right! But the other floors don’t have this kind of environment!” another member added.

SAO also features extreme environments such as lava fields, thunder valleys, and deserts.

If what the guild leader said is true, even if the cockroaches attack the lower levels, they will never take over the entire SAO.

The panic gradually subsided, and hope rekindled in everyone's eyes.

Looking at the scene before him, Tilberu declared passionately, "That's right! They could never possibly conquer the entire SAO! And our Legion, as one of SAO's top guilds, has only one responsibility..."

"Take back the twenty-fifth floor from those filthy cockroaches!"

"Reclaim the twenty-fifth floor!"

The rousing slogans instantly resounded across the training ground.

The members raised their weapons, their eyes filled with fighting spirit.

Tilberu nodded in satisfaction.

At this moment, the captain of the reconnaissance team suddenly stepped forward and said in a low voice, "President, there is something even more important to report to you."

Tilberu asked in confusion: "Something more important?"

"Those cockroaches... seemed to be intentionally moving towards a certain place."

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On that day, a warm atmosphere filled the wooden house on the 22nd floor of SAO.

Yui gently touched her tummy and asked in a soft voice towards the shop window, "Mama, I'm hungry. What are we having for lunch?"

Kirito looked at his daughter's expression and smiled helplessly as he reached out to rub her little head: "It seems that our Yui has been completely conquered by Asuna's cooking and has become a little glutton."

Hearing the two talking, Asuna peeked out from behind the open shop window.

She teased with a smile, "How dare you talk about Yui like that? Isn't Kirito always the one who eats the fastest at every meal?"

Kirito, having his sore spot hit, chuckled twice but didn't refute it.

Indeed, Asuna's cooking was so delicious that he couldn't control his appetite at all.

Kirito then played with Yui in the living room, while Asuna started preparing lunch in the kitchen.

Gradually, the fragrance began to fill the entire wooden house.

Yui sniffed and looked into the kitchen with her big eyes: "It smells so good!"

However, she was met with a sharp scream from the kitchen.

"what--!"

It's Asuna.

Then came a loud crash, as if the plate had shattered on the ground.

Kirito's expression changed drastically. He sprang up from the ground almost instantly and rushed to the kitchen at top speed.

He hurriedly asked, "Asuna! What happened?!"

The moment Kirito rushed into the kitchen, he saw Asuna standing by the stove, her face pale and her body trembling slightly.

As soon as Kirito came in, Asuna immediately threw herself into his arms, then pointed out the kitchen window with a look of horror.

Kirito looked in the direction she pointed.

Outside the kitchen window, several small black creatures were perched on the glass, occasionally tapping their heads against the window with a soft "tap-tap" sound.

The pop-up notification on the system panel clearly displays their names—【Proliferating G】.

It's a cockroach!

The moment Kirito realized what was happening, his tense body relaxed instantly. He gently patted Asuna's back to comfort her, saying, "It's just a few small cockroaches. Don't worry, they can't get in."

The windows were locked from the inside, and ordinary insects in SAO had no ability to damage buildings.

"What do you mean by 'a few tiny cockroaches'?" Asuna buried herself in his arms, her voice trembling with aggrieved tears. "One cockroach is terrifying enough!"

Uh, it seems cockroaches do have a special attraction to girls.

Kirito could clearly feel that the person in his arms was still trembling slightly, clearly quite frightened.

Just as he was about to offer further comfort, a sudden change occurred!

There were only a few cockroaches outside the window, but seemingly attracted by the fragrance inside, dozens of cockroaches suddenly swarmed in from nowhere!

They swarmed densely on the glass window like bees attracted by honey.

Some flapped their wings, while others scratched at the glass with their legs, and the "tap-tap-tap" sound instantly became more frequent.

The once-transparent glass windows now looked as if they were covered by a brown blanket... if they weren't wriggling around.

"Ahhh—!"

Upon seeing this, Asuna screamed in terror, her face instantly turning deathly pale, and tears welling up in her eyes.

She gripped Kirito's collar tightly, her body trembling even more violently: "Kirito... I can't take it anymore..."

Then Asuna's other hand swept quickly through the air, directly bringing up the system panel!

Kirito realized what was happening and reached out to stop them, but it was too late.

Asuna pressed the 'Exit Game' button hard.

With a faint white light, her body gradually became transparent in Kirito's arms, and finally disappeared completely.

"Asuna!"

Kirito reached out, but grasped only empty air. The lingering warmth in his arms seemed to still be there, but the familiar figure was nowhere to be seen.

Then he slammed his fist on the ground: "You haven't finished cooking yet!"