Asuna and Kirito have made it to Aincrad’s sixth floor, where in the town of Stachion they find something very odd—puzzles everywhere they look. New mysteries and complex riddles await, many of which can’t be solved with a sword…Fighting against the odds, the two will have to put their heads together if they want to make it out alive. But as they focus their attention on confronting the challenges ahead, will they be ready for the sinister forces that lie in wait?

After a close call with Morte and his PK gang during the Stachion questline, Asuna and Kirito make their way toward the front line. Trekking through the harsh desert, they arrive at the dark elf fortress Galey—where they’re reunited with their old companion, Kizmel, who gives them a clue about the poison pick Morte used in his last attack. But that lead will have to wait, as the three must retrieve the floor’s sacred key before the fallen elves bring their nefarious scheme that much closer...