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Summary
A coloured illustration on page 8 of Sword Art Online Volume 05.

Latest image source: Ruranobe

Original image source: Wraiyf

Translation
Gun Gale Online Also known as GGO. In this world ruled by guns and steel, players aim to become the strongest gunman. Because PKing is possible, not only are there enemy monsters, but players who aim at the winning player. For weapons that appear in «GGO», there's a large difference in the usages of live-fire guns and optical guns. The most popular theory is that live-fire guns are effective against players while optical guns are effective against monsters. There are other traits which greatly differ between them, compared to optical guns which all have generated names and postures, live-fire guns are weapons that originally existed in the real world. Therefore, most of the players in «GGO» are gun maniacs. In addition, «GGO» is the only VRMMO in Japan with professionals. Higher leveled players can earn a large amount of currency online due to «Game Coin to Currency Recompensing System». As long as they keep getting high scores in «GGO», they can earn their living expenses.This is the reason why «GGO» players devote so much passion and time to it.

PGM Ultima Ratio Hecate II Length 1380 mm, weight 13.8 kg. Uses 50 caliber (Diameter 12.7*99 mm) ammunition. In the real world, it belongs to the object sniping category, it's main purpose being to shoot through vehicles and buildings (Due to it's great power, shooting it at people is forbidden). The so-called «Hecate» is the goddess who rules over the underworld in Greek mythology. In «GGO», «Hecate II» is one of merely 10 «Anti-Equipment Sniper Rifles» that cannot be found in shops, it is also the rarest type of «Excavated Weapon» that cannot be bought in shops. Transaction price is high, currently priced at 20 million credits (Equivalent to 200 thousand yen).