"Centipede?" The moment they saw it, everyone instinctively had this thought.
The boss was about 10 meters long…Its body was made up of many body segments. It was more like a human spine than an insect. A pair of sharp legs protruded from each of the gray cylindrical body segments. As one looked forward, one could see a ferocious skull at the front end of the body, and it was not a human skull…
On the bones that were twisted into a streamlined shape, there were two pairs of four eye sockets that hung high up. The inside of the eye sockets flickered with blue flames. The entire jawbone that protruded forward was lined with sharp fangs. On both sides of the skull, there were huge skeletal arms that protruded out like sickles.
After focusing on it, the name of the boss and the yellow arrow were displayed at the same time-The Skullreaper.
"Fire Escape, Grand Fireball Technique!" Stripey quickly formed a seal, its scarlet eyes staring at the Skeleton Hunter. Its Shura Eye could clearly predict its next move.
A two-meter-wide fireball shot out of Ban's mouth, burning the surrounding air and rushing toward the Skeleton Hunter at lightning speed.
"S-Attribute attack?"
"F * ck, cheating?"
"Bug!"
The players and their friends were stunned! Even the corner of Heathcliffe's mouth twitched a few times. How could there be attribute attacks in this world?
When I was playing online games, I was often bullied by a group of Mages. That's why I specially eliminated attribute attacks when I created the Sword God's Domain! F * ck, this doesn't make sense! Heathcliffe, no, Hayaba Akihiko thought so.
"Roar!" The fireball landed on the Skeletal Hunter's head before anyone could react.
"Bang!" The Skeletal Hunter that was still on top was knocked down by Ban's attack. It fell to the ground and sent up a lot of dust.
"Roar ~" The Skeleton Hunter that was hit by Stripey's fireball looked at Stripey angrily. It waved its scythe-like arms and ran towards Stripey.
"Ban, be careful!" Asuna looked at Ban worriedly. Although Kiriko did not say anything, her grip on the black and white swords betrayed her. She must be very worried at this moment, right?
"Hahaha, I'll show you my power!”Ban Xiangtian laughed and took off the fan on his back to welcome the Skeleton Hunter's attack.
"Blood, Blood Asura!" All the players were excited when they saw Ban's reaction. Even though Ban had never taken the initiative to attack in the past, he was acting strangely when dealing with such a powerful Boss. With the help of a powerful player like Blood Asura, it would be twice the result with half the effort!
"Next is your end.”Ban Yi sent the Skeleton Hunter flying with his fan, and then he instantly jumped on top of it and hit it down. This was repeated over and over again, and the Skeleton Hunter's blood turned from the original five elements to two lines.
"I can't kill it in an instant. Forget it, I'll give the rest to them.”
"You guys fight first, I'll sleep first.”Stripey said to the other players before finding a slightly safer place to lie down and sleep.
Just like that, the astonished gamers finally killed the Skeleton Hunter under the lead of Heavencliffe. At this moment…
Stripey woke up. After quickly forming a seal, it stared in the direction of Heavenscliffe with its scarlet eyes and spat out a fire dragon.
"Fire Escape, Fire Dragon Bomb!" The ten-meter-long fire dragon bared its fangs and brandished its claws as it whizzed towards Heavencliffe. However, its attack was blocked by a purple light curtain that suddenly appeared.
“Immortal·Object!”A purple English window popped out from the top of Heathcliffe's head.
"Ban, what are you doing?" Asuna, who had run over in shock when she saw Stripey's sudden attack, immediately stopped after seeing the message.
Kiriko, Heathcliffe, Klein, and the surrounding gamers did not move at all. In the silence, the system message slowly disappeared without a trace.
Stripey lightly leaped back to increase the distance between him and Hitzcliffe. Asuna, who had taken a few steps forward, came to Stripey's right and stood beside him.
"The system won't die…? What was going on…Guild Leader?”After hearing Asuna's confused voice, Hitzcliffe did not answer. He only stared at Ban with a rather serious expression.
Tong Zi gripped the hilt of his sword tightly and said,""This is the truth of the legend. The system seems to be protecting this man's HP and not letting him fall into the yellow alert zone. The only person who can have the undying attribute…other than the NPC, the only other person is the system administrator, but there shouldn't be an administrator in this game, other than one person…"
Tong Zi stopped and looked up at the sky.""…Actually, I have a question ever since I came to this world…Where is that guy observing us and making adjustments to this world? However, I have always forgotten a simple truth that every child knows…I think Ban should have known long ago, right?”
"Hahaha, Hayzcliffe, no, it should be the founder of SAO, Hayaba Akihiko, right? " Your disguise is really bad. Even Kiriko saw through your identity…" Ban said with a cold smile.
The surroundings were filled with a silence that froze everything. Heathcliffe stared at Ban and Kiriko expressionlessly. The gamers around them did not move. No, they could not move at all.
Asuna, who was beside Stripey, slowly took a step forward. Her eyes seemed to be staring at some empty space without any emotion. Her lips moved slightly, and then a hoarse voice came out,"Guild Leader…really…is that so…?”
Still not answering her question, Heathcliffe tilted his head slightly and said to Stripey,""Just take it as a reference. Can you tell me why you noticed this…?”
"Do you think I will tell you?" Ban looked at him and replied,"You're an idiot."
Heathcliffe nodded slightly, the corner of his lips slightly raised, revealing a bitter smile. This was also the first time he showed an expression on his face.
"I originally planned to announce this when we reached the 95th checkpoint.”
He slowly looked at all the players, and after the smile on his face turned into a detached one, the red-robed Paladin announced with dignity,""Indeed, I am Hayaba Seihiko. To put it further, I am the final boss waiting for you at the top!”
At this moment, he felt Asuna beside him was showing signs of instability. Stripey's gaze was still fixed on the thatched cottage, and he used his right hand to support her.
"Your taste is too bad, isn't it? Did the second strongest player in the Sword and Sword God Domain become the fiercest final boss?”Tong Zi said speechlessly.
"Don't you think this is a very good script? " I originally thought that this would cause quite a bit of a climax, but I didn't expect that I would be seen through by someone when I was three-quarters of the way through. I originally thought that you guys were the greatest uncertainty in this world, but I didn't expect you to have such destructive power…" As the developer of this game, and the man who imprisoned the minds of 10,000 players here, Kazuhiko Hayaba shrugged as he revealed a familiar smile.
The paladin Heavencliffe looked completely different from the real Hayata, but the cold, metallic aura he gave off was the same as the faceless avatar that had descended upon the players two years ago.
Mao Chang continued with a smile on his face,""…I originally predicted that Kiriko would be the last person standing in front of me. Among all the ten unique skills, the 'Two-Blade Style' skill is given to the player with the fastest reaction speed. However, whether it is in terms of attack speed or insight, Mr. Ban, you have already displayed power that is beyond my imagination. You even have attribute attacks. However…this unexpected development can also be considered a revelation for online role-playing games…"
At this moment, a player who seemed to be frozen and unable to move slowly stood up. He was one of the officers of the Blood Alliance Knights. His small eyes, which looked resolute and wooden, revealed tragic and distressed emotions.
"You bastard... you bastard... how dare you ruin our loyalty and hope... ruin it!”He gripped the huge axe spear in his hand tightly and roared as he rushed out. The others had no time to stop him. He waved his heavy weapon and smashed it at the thatched cottage. However, the thatched cottage was a step faster than him.
He waved his left hand and quickly manipulated the window that appeared. The man's body immediately stopped in the air and fell to the ground with a loud sound. His HP bar flashed with a green border. He was paralyzed.
Mao Chang's hands didn't stop because of this and continued to operate the window.
" Ah... Ban..." He turned around and saw Asuna kneeling on the ground. Except for Ban and Mao Chang, everyone else was moaning in an unnatural position.
After putting the fan back on its back, Ban knelt on the ground and picked Asuna up. He held her hand and looked up at the thatched cottage.
" Since things have come to this point, there's nothing we can do. We can only advance our reservations and wait for everyone at the 'Red Jade Palace' on the top floor. Although it's not my intention to abandon the Blood Alliance Knights and the players from the Strategy Group halfway so that the players can have the strength to fight against the powerful monsters on the 90th floor and above, I think you should be able to reach the top floor with your strength, but... before that..." Mao Chang stopped talking. The pair of eyes that made people feel like they were filled with overwhelming willpower stared at Ban.
Then, he gently stabbed the sword in his right hand into the obsidian floor. The sharp and clear metallic sound tore through the surrounding air.
"Mr. Ban, I have to give you a reward for seeing through my true colors. I'll give you a chance. I'll give you the chance to fight me one-on-one here. If you win, the game will be completely conquered and all the players will be able to log out of this world.”
"Alright, let's have a showdown.”Ban nodded slowly.
"Ban…!" Asuna's sorrowful cry rang out again. Ban turned his gaze to Asuna who was in his arms, but Kiriko, who was lying on the ground, spoke up.
"Go! Ban, I believe you. You can definitely defeat that man!”
After hearing Kiriko's encouragement, Asuna opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but she gave up halfway. Instead, she forced out a smile."You're right…We'll win, right?”
"Of course…I will definitely win. I will use my victory to end this world, and then I will live with you, Kiriko, and Wei…forever!”Ban's face instantly became very gentle.
Hopefully…nothing unexpected will happen…Ban clenched his fan tightly.
"Alright, let's end this touching soap opera! Let me kill you!" Hayata said arrogantly.
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