Event Start

Compared to the anticipation of Eriri and the others, Rikka and her friends didn't really care much about it.

After all, through their long-term contact with Eriri and Sirin, Kaguya and the others had subconsciously come to believe that the power obtained in the game could be brought into reality. Furthermore, coming from excellent family backgrounds and having received elite educations, they instinctively wanted to seize such an opportunity.

On Rikka's side, under the influence of Rikka and Anshera, Dekomori Sanae and Nibutani Shinka cared much more about the joy of playing games with friends than gaining power.

Their personalities also influenced the majority of the guild members.

As a result, most players in the Far East Magical Society were not very enthusiastic about raiding bosses; instead, they preferred exploring more of the game's lore and stories.

Ironically, this mindset led them to have the highest number of hidden class players, allowing their overall strength to keep pace with the top-tier guilds.

...

The Underworld Mutual Aid Society, whose core members were all devils who had entered the game later, was a strong contender for the number one guild despite having the fewest members. Aside from a few friends the devils had made in the game, the entire roster consisted of devils from the Underworld.

Initially, they were sent into the game by Beelzebub to find a way to coordinate with him from the inside.

However, as batch after batch of devils entered the game carrying repeatedly improved magic circles and communication methods, only to lose contact, they gave up on the idea of directly breaking out of the game. Instead, they began to fully support Serafall and Grayfia in clearing the game.

Although the two women had not yet reached the absolute peak in their own world, their thousands of years of combat experience were incredibly rich. Currently, they could be considered the two strongest combatants in the entire game.

Compared to them, whether it was the new generation of devils or cheat-like players like Eriri, everyone else was at least a tier below. The only one who could keep up with them was Anshera.

Therefore, even though the Underworld Mutual Aid Society didn't have many players, it faintly possessed the momentum of the top guild.

At this moment inside the Underworld Mutual Aid Society, Serafall, Grayfia, Rias, Toujou Koneko, and Himejima Akeno, the first five devils to enter the game, were discussing the upcoming Christmas event.

"A game event, huh? I didn't expect that God of Games to be quite so nice. It would be even better if he didn't harbor any malice toward us devils."

Serafall, wearing a purple magical girl outfit she had crafted herself, rested her cheek on her right hand and joked with a smile.

She was the first to accept the reality of being trapped and the first to start enjoying the game.

After all, she deeply despised her status as a Demon King. Although it brought her a higher position, it also attracted the covetous eyes of pureblood devils throughout the Underworld who were staring at her Demon King title.

In the Underworld, she not only had to face external pressure but also constantly deal with those annoying 72 Pillar devil families.

In contrast, her time in the game was the most comfortable she had been in a thousand years.

Thus, except for the very beginning, Serafall actually had a pretty good impression of the legendary God of Games.

It was just that, perhaps because too many devils had smuggled themselves into the game, all the devils could clearly feel that they were much unluckier in every aspect of the game compared to other players.

"We must treat this event seriously. Many of the devils who joined the guild later still haven't caught up to us in level. If they can raise their levels in a short amount of time, we can focus more of our energy on clearing the floors."

Grayfia was always thinking about how to achieve the optimal outcome.

And this event was undoubtedly a great opportunity for her.

Compared to Serafall, she was already getting somewhat tired of this game.

Even though life in the game was relaxing, she was more worried about what had become of the Underworld now that it had lost their two Demon King-level combatants.

After all, those old nobles of the Underworld had always been keeping a close eye on them.

As for Rias and the other two, although they were now evenly matched with the two women in the game, they clearly did not place themselves on the same status level, so they always followed their lead.

...

As the majority of the players geared up and waited, evening soon arrived.

On every floor, inside NPCs' homes, outside the doors of various special NPCs, outside players' guilds, inside apartments, rooms, and even inn guest rooms, many Christmas-related elements appeared.

Christmas trees in open spaces, various ornaments hanging in rooms, and large, pure white stockings appearing next to beds.

The entire game was filled with the Christmas spirit on this day.

As the sky completely darkened, all the players preparing to participate in the event headed in advance to various locations across floors 1 through 89, camping out for the upcoming event boss: Santa Claus.

Amidst the players' anticipation, a massive number of event bosses appeared in the sky above every floor. They were dressed in Santa Claus outfits, driving sleighs pulled by reindeer, and towing carriages stuffed with gift boxes behind them.

"They're here!"

The players quickly spotted the bosses traveling high in the sky under the moonlight and cheered in pleasant surprise.

But they soon realized that these bosses had no intention of lowering their altitude; instead, they quickly flew off in different directions.

"Damn it! The bosses are so high up! How are we supposed to attack them?!"

"Forget it! Just follow them! I don't believe they won't land eventually!"

"..."

Because there were simply too many event bosses in the sky, players who originally had thoughts of competing with each other stopped paying attention to anyone else. Instead, they grouped up with friends in twos and threes, picked a boss, and chased after it.

Compared to these ordinary players, the top-tier players began to show off their unique abilities.

On the 54th floor, which served as the headquarters for the Number One Guild in the World, almost the entire floor was populated by players from that guild.

When Eriri and her group saw the Santa Clauses appearing under the moonlight, Eriri did not hesitate to raise the high-level staff she had commissioned the guild's advanced blacksmith to forge. She blasted out an advanced spell, instantly killing several bosses.

"Such weak bosses, they couldn't even block a single move from me. It looks like this really is a welfare event for Christmas."

Eriri said, raising her staff to cast another spell.

Seeing this, Shinomiya Kaguya also stopped hesitating and took out a gorgeously designed large bow.

With the help of Eriri and the others, she had also changed her class to a special profession that used bows as weapons.

However, compared to other bow-wielding players in the game who just seemed to have a bit more physical strength, she used a magic bow.

As she pulled the bowstring, an energy arrow materialized between the string and the bow, followed by a second, and a third...

The next moment, arrows streaked through the air like flaming meteors, striking the bosses one after another. The instant they made contact, the bosses dissolved into motes of light and vanished.

"They really are quite weak, aren't they."

However, compared to those two girls, Ai Hayasaka, Chika, and Asuna lacked any ranged attacks. They could only stare up at the sky, willing to help but completely powerless.