Ep. 19: Kirito and Leafa navigate the Lugru Corridor while evading Salamander pursuers.

Traveling toward the World Tree, Kirito and Leafa traverse a large cave where Leafa receives a cautionary message from Recon. They soon realize they are being followed and are cornered by a large group of Salamander players. Kirito requests Leafa’s magical support while he attempts to fight the group alone, but he struggles to break their formation. Yui devises a plan for Leafa to cast protective magic on Kirito, who then conjures a spell to temporarily transform into a representation of Gleam Eyes. In this form, Kirito destroys his enemies but spares one player, bribing him for information. The survivor reveals that his party was ordered to attack by the same group that attacked them during their first encounter.

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