At one o'clock sharp in the afternoon, after waking up with Kiriko, he and Asuna entrusted Silika and Lizbet to take care of Yui. Then, the three of them headed to the gathering point.
A few new players appeared in the portal. They were Heathcliffe, who was wearing a long red robe and holding a huge cross shield, and the elite troops of the Blood Alliance Knights. When they saw them, the tension enveloped the players again.
Judging purely from the strength of their levels, the only one who was higher level than Asuna and Kiriko should be Hitzcliffe himself. However, their united appearance made people feel quite pressured.
Other than the white and red guild colors, everyone in the Blood Alliance Knights had different weapons. However, the collective power emitted from their bodies could be said to be worlds apart from the army units that Stripey and Asuna had seen before.
After the paladin and his four subordinates split the players into two groups, they walked straight towards Stripey. Klein and Aguirre, who had come with Kiriko, were forced to take a few steps back, but Asuna greeted them with a relaxed expression.
Stopping in his tracks, Heathcliffe nodded at Stripey before speaking to the group."It seems that no one is absent. Thank you for your participation. I think everyone already knows the situation. What awaits us next will be a harsh battle, but I believe that with your strength, we will definitely be able to successfully overcome the crisis. Let us fight for Liberation Day!”The gamers roared in excitement as well.
Ban was speechless at his magnetic charm. This guy was really good at pretending, but he really looked like someone else…
" Pilama, this person looks like you now..." Mark could not help but recall the memories of Uchiha's childhood. Back then, he and Izuna grew up together with the Pilama brothers, and then he joined forces with Pilama to create Koba...
Amongst the online gaming fanatics who generally lacked the ability to lead a group, there was suddenly a figure like him who had the temperament of a leader. Everyone would definitely be deceived by him, right? Then, he would enjoy the shock of everyone knowing that he was the final boss of the Sword and Sword God Realm…
What a boring idea…Ban thought to himself. Although he didn't hate the evil hobby of some bosses who wanted to play with others, he didn't like it either. After all, Uchiha Ban was a boss who advocated strength. In terms of intelligence, he couldn't even compare to the clansman he saved, Daido. He wouldn't be like Lan Da who wanted to play with others after having great strength. He failed miserably because of overconfidence…
As if sensing Stripey's gaze, Heathcliffe turned to Stripey with a smile and said,""Mr. Ban, I'll leave it to you today. I'm looking forward to your performance!”
There was no trace of timidity in his low and soft voice. In the face of a hard battle that could be imagined, he could still maintain such a relaxed attitude. It was really amazing. However, this was also his mistake, because even Tong Zi found that there was something wrong with him.
"Humph!" Stripey snorted coldly. After receiving Stripey's response, Heathcliffe awkwardly turned his head to face the group of players. He gently raised a hand and said,"Then let's go! I'll open the corridor that leads directly to the boss monster's room.”After saying that, he took out a dark blue crystal from his waist pocket. When the other players saw it, they immediately let out gasps of surprise.
Ordinary teleportation crystals could only transfer the user to a designated street, but the " Cloister Crystal " item in Heathcliffe's hands could record any location and then open the teleportation door to instantly reach the recorded location. It could be said to be a very convenient item.
However, although it was convenient, it was quite rare. NPC shops did not sell it either. The only way to obtain it was to open the maze treasure chest or defeat powerful monsters. Therefore, even if there were manpower, very few players would use it directly.
The exclamations from the crowd earlier were not so much because they had seen the rare Cloister Crystal, but rather because they had seen Heathcliffe use it as if nothing had happened.
Heathcliffe raised his right hand as if he didn't care about everyone's gazes and shouted,""Pineapple jackfruit…F * ck, I said the wrong line. Open Sesame! Err... wrong, start again--the corridor is open!”
The extremely expensive crystal shattered in an instant, and a vortex of blue light appeared in front of him.
"F * ck, it's finally open. Then, everyone, follow me!”After looking at everyone, Heathcliffe flipped his red robe and stepped into the blue light. His figure was instantly surrounded by dazzling flashes and then disappeared. The four members of the KO B immediately followed him in.
At some point, many players had gathered around the transfer gate square. They must have heard about the Boss raid and came to send everyone off...
Amidst the encouraging shouts, the swordsmen jumped into the corridor of light one after another and moved towards their destination. In the end, only Ban, Tong Zi, and Asuna were left.
The three of them nodded at each other, held hands, and jumped into the vortex of light at the same time. After a slight dizziness, they opened their eyes and found themselves in a maze.
This was a rather wide corridor with thick pillars lined up on the walls. A huge door could be seen at the front.
The 75th floor was made of obsidian, which was somewhat transparent. Unlike the rough cut uneven surface of the lower floor, the floor here was made of black stones that were polished like mirrors. The air was cold and humid, and there was a faint cloud slowly surrounding the ground.
Asuna, who was standing beside Stripey, hugged her body with her arms as if she felt cold. She continued,"…I have a bad feeling…"
" Yes, yes…" Tong Zi agreed with her.
In the past two years, Kiriko and Banta had led Asuna to conquer a total of 74 levels of the maze and defeated the same number of bosses. After accumulating so much experience, they could roughly predict the level of power of the boss just by looking at its habitat.
The thirty players around Ban and the other two opened the menu window in twos and threes and began to check the equipment and items on their bodies. However, one could see that their expressions were very stiff.
Stripey, Asuna, and Kiriko were leaning against a pillar in the dark. Stripey was quietly hugging their slender bodies with its arms.
" It's okay..." Asuna whispered in Stripey's ear." Stripey is the strongest!”
"Yes, yes!" Tong Zi agreed.
" Hehe…" After letting out a small laugh, Ban said,""That's right, Grandpa Ban is the strongest! In front of the great Lord Ban, no boss was enough!”
Ban's arms hugged the two women tightly before letting go. After Heathcliffe materialized the cross shield in the middle of the corridor, his body shook and the equipment made a sound. He then said,"Is everyone ready? This time, there was no information about the Boss 'attack mode at all. Basically, we'll be the vanguard to block the enemy's attacks, and then everyone will take this opportunity to recognize its attack mode and launch a random counterattack.”
The swordsmen nodded wordlessly.
"Then-let's go!" After speaking as softly as possible, Heathcliffe walked straight to the obsidian door and placed his right hand in the middle of the door.
Stripey patted the shoulders of Aguir and Klein, who were standing side by side, and said to the two who turned around,"Don't die! In the future, Grandpa Ban will visit your shop and drink with you!”
"Heh, you should be the one paying more attention! Although you are the strongest player, based on past experience, this Boss might be the strongest monster in the entire Saber-Sword God's Domain!”
"I won't die before I earn a fortune from today's spoils of war!”After the two of them answered arrogantly, the door slowly moved with a heavy sound.
The players drew their weapons together, and Kiriko also drew her two swords from her back. She glanced at Asuna, who was standing beside Stripey with a thin sword in her hand, and then stared at the door of the Boss's room with a serious expression.
In the end, Chief Heathcliff, who had pulled out his sword from the inside of the cross shield, raised his right hand and shouted,""Let the battle begin!" Then, he walked through the wide open door with all the players following behind him.
The interior of the room was a rather spacious, egg-shaped space. It should be as big as the arena where Stripey and Heathcliffe fought. The arc-shaped walls gradually extended upward until they reached the far top before bending and closing. When all thirty-two of them entered the room and formed a natural formation, the door behind them immediately closed with a loud bang.
In other words…before the Boss died or all the players were wiped out, there should be no way to open this door. Everyone maintained a few seconds of silence.
Although they had been paying attention to the wide ground, the Boss had not appeared for a long time. Time seemed to be passing by as if the players 'nerves were stretched to the limit.
" Hello--" Someone couldn't stand it anymore. At this moment...
"Above!" Asuna shrieked from the side. Kiriko quickly looked up and saw something stuck to the top of the giant egg. It was a very large and long thing.
Here it comes-The Skullreaper!!! Ban suddenly opened his eyes. Three black magatama slowly rotated in his scarlet pupils…
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