Tolbana December 2, 2022.A month has passed since Kayaba Akihiko told the players about the death game and the consequences. Over 2,000 players had already died and the 1st Floor was yet to be cleared, i used to be a beta tester but even i don't know where the boss lair is located. Today we are finally holding a meeting to discuss how to find and defeat the floor one boss.
On December 2, 2022, a self-proclaimed knight Something everyone laughed at, Diavel, called for a meeting at the town center of Tolbana. He announced that the Boss room in the labyrinth had been located.
When all the attending players are asked to form groups, Kirito panicked as he saw parties beginning to form. As the groups formed, Kirito noticed a hooded girl alone and asked her to form a party with him.
( Waiting for Asuna answer )The meeting was interrupted by Kibaou, one of the players in the meeting. Believing that there were Beta Testers in the meeting, he stated how they had "left the beginners" to die, and refused to help the starters. He then stated if there were any beta testers in the meeting, they should give up all of their items and money, otherwise they would not be trusted by the others, Kirito feeling guilty was about to raise his hand a declare himself a beta tester. However, Agil intervened and defended the Beta Testers, stating that they should not be fully blamed for the tragedies of the fallen players as they had already helped by distributing their knowledge of the game through a manual and that everyone had equal access to the information, and Diavel and the rest of the attending players were revealed to have a copy of the book. After the commotion ended, Diavel read the information book to the players in the crowd, telling them that the boss on the floor was Illfang the Kobold Lord, and that he had minions, called Ruin Kobold Sentinels. He also told them on his last bar of HP, the boss would discard his weapons and equip a Talwar and use a different combat style. Thinking that the book was completely correct, the attending members decided not to scout the boss to check if there was any mistake on the book and planned to battle Illfang the next day. The Meeting was dismissed and the players went their different ways preparing themselves for the fight.