"Attack! Full output!" Xia Feng's roar reverberated in the hall.
The BOSS was already on the verge of death and had entered a berserk state. It would only leave when its HP recovered or it died. Naturally, HP recovery wasn't what the strategy team wanted, so avoiding the attack wasn't an option. The only way to deal with it as soon as possible was to attack with all his might.
Xia Feng stood in front as the second tank. Beside him, a man wearing red armor, a white cape, and a sword and shield in his hands was standing guard. He was the main tank of this raid, Heathcliffe.
The huge skeletal BOSS roared soundlessly. The bone spear in its hand stabbed, swept, and smashed, always bringing about a strong spear wind and a loud whistling sound. The spearman kept attacking the skill that sealed the BOSS, but even if the BOSS only used normal attacks, the damage was still extraordinary. Other than the vanguard, no one else could withstand a second attack.
Xia Feng looked at the BOSS with a serious expression. After switching to the scabbard style, his defense was much weaker. The BOSS gave him a lot of pressure. With this thought in mind, Xiafeng looked at Heathcliffe with a complicated expression. The other party did not use the Holy Sword, nor did he use the GM's ability, but he still blocked the Boss 'attack.
Xia Feng knew why. The opponent knew all the sword skills in the SAO, so he could always deal with the BOSS 'attacks in the most correct way. In this battle, his opponent's performance was even more eye-catching than his.
In order to get through the game as quickly as possible, everyone would usually share information. Xiafeng did not hide his scabbard style. There was nothing to hide. It was not like there were no similar things. For example, Klein had a special skill called " Tachi ". Once the skill of the curved sword was practiced to a certain level, it might automatically appear.
The reason why Kirito hid his Ni-to-Ryu was because he didn't know how it had appeared. It had appeared out of thin air. If he told the truth, others would definitely not believe him. They would think that he was hiding the truth to monopolize the skill. However, Xia Feng was different. Almost everyone in the strategy team knew that he was doing a quest. He also announced the detailed process of the mission. However, this should be a unique mission, because the son of the dojo master who was saved by Xia Feng had been staying in the dojo obediently.
The group of players surrounded the BOSS. Other than Hazcliffe and Xia Feng who were defending at the front, Asuna led a team of swordsmen to attack from the left. The swordsmen on the right who should have been led by Kirito were now led by Klein to attack. Aguir led the players with long weapons to interfere with the BOSS 'movements in the second circle. Among them, although the long-range/spear-type skills had a low sense of existence, they had the "seal" attribute, which could prevent monsters from using their skills. It was a must for a team.
"Everyone, retreat!" Seeing the BOSS wielding the spear with both hands, Xia Feng hurriedly gave the order. The players who had already witnessed this scene immediately retreated. The next moment, the BOSS spun the spear in his hand and danced like a windmill. The surrounding air was also sucked in, forming a rapidly spinning vortex.
After the BOSS finished spinning, Xia Feng immediately ordered the boss to charge forward and attack crazily while the BOSS was stunned. The BOSS's health bar, which was originally only a little bit left, was decreasing at a visible rate. After a final struggle, it was finally emptied. Everyone stopped what they were doing and silently watched as the BOSS stabbed his spear into the ground. Then, he looked up at the sky as if he was thinking about something. Finally, he turned into pieces and disappeared.
The system notification of victory appeared, and everyone cheered. However, although they were happy, they had already killed the BOSS nearly 20 times, so they were not too excited.
Next was the time to deal with the spoils of war. Xiafeng and Asuna didn't participate, and there were professionals to deal with them. Xiafeng and Asuna chatted as they waited.
"How does it feel to use your special skill?”Asuna asked.
"Average attack power, low defense, but both offensive and defensive. It's suitable for solo combat, but not very useful in team battles. In this battle, I didn't even know whether to position myself as a tank or DPS. However, I discovered that using the scabbard allowed me to block without affecting my evasion. As long as I practice more, I reckon that no one will be able to survive better than me in the future.”As he spoke, Xia Feng started joking.
Before Asuna could express her surprise, Heathcliffe walked over.
"Guild Leader Xia Feng truly lives up to his reputation.”Although he was praising him, he still looked serious. This was a man who was as calm as Xia Feng, but more serious than him.
"President Heathcliffe's strength is truly shocking.”Xia Feng said.
The Japanese were more polite and paid attention to the way they addressed each other. However, since the game name was fake, it would be strange to add a respectful title like 'sir' after the name, so the players were generally not particular about it.
It seemed that Heathcliffe had only come to say hello to Xia Feng and left after a few casual words. Looking at his departing figure, Xia Feng was deep in thought.
"Is there something wrong with him?" Asuna noticed Xia Feng's gaze and asked.
"Yes." Xia Feng nodded but didn't say what the problem was. Asuna was a little resentful.
"You're always like this. You don't tell us anything. We are companions, and we hope to be able to help you.”
Xiafeng looked at Asuna's serious expression and felt a little touched. He thought about what he should say and what he shouldn't say. After sorting out his words, he said to Asuna,""That person is always able to correctly respond to the monster's attacks in battle. He seems to have a good understanding of the monster's attack method. Moreover, I've observed him carefully. He's not the kind of person who's proficient in martial arts in real life, so I denied the possibility that he's relying on his martial arts experience in real life to deal with battles.”
Asuna thought about it carefully, but…she couldn't think of anything.
"Just say what you want to say.”
Xia Feng held his forehead helplessly, as if he was worried about Asuna's intelligence, which made Asuna so angry that she gritted her teeth.
"Haven't you ever thought that Hayaba Kyokihiko could have mixed into the players?”Xiafeng casually asked a question that Asuna had never thought of before, and it set off a storm in Asuna's heart.
"You mean, Heathcliffe is Hayaba Akihiko?”Asuna was so shocked that she couldn't speak clearly.
"I'm just a little suspicious."
"I think you're worrying too much. Didn't Hayaba Kyokihiko say that he would be waiting for us on the 100th level?”
Xia Feng rolled his eyes at her.”
" You..." Asuna hated this guy to death. She had always thought that she was strong, but now, she was met with someone who was stronger than her and always bullied her. She felt helpless.
Strong parents tended to raise weak children, and Asuna was one of them. She had a very strong mother, and she was always careful in front of her mother, afraid of offending her. This was the embodiment of her weakness. She appeared to be very strong outside and even thought that she liked boys younger than her. In fact, it was just a sign of weakness. Asuna was a typical girl who was tough on the outside but soft on the inside. In the original novel, she only gradually became strong after being influenced by Kirito, who was weak on the inside, and Yuki, who was positive and strong on the inside.
Although Asuna didn't seem to believe what happened to Hazcliffe, Xiafeng knew that anyone who heard about it would be concerned.
"If that's not the case, then our suspicion of the other party's actions will destroy the trust between the Strategy Group players. If that's the case…If he sees through us, we can't guarantee that he won't make a move on us. So, just pretend that I didn't say anything just now.”
Asuna didn't dare to ignore Xia Feng's serious expression.
After distributing the spoils of war, everyone began to ascend to the twentieth floor. Along the way, he saw Asuna's troubled expression. Xiafeng knew that she was still thinking about Heathcliff, but he really didn't want her to know too much. It would be bad if Heathcliffe saw through it. Therefore, he decided to find a topic to talk about.
"By the way, Asuna, where's Kirito? Is she still with the Moonlit Night Black Cat Group?”
"If you don't control him, I'm afraid he'll jump ship.”
Xia Feng was silent for a moment. He thought about Sachi again. Before he returned to the front line, he had already talked to Kita once. He told him that Sachi was timid and was not suitable to be a vanguard. He was not even suitable for fighting. He hoped that they could let Sachi become a lifestyle player. Although the other party had said that he would seriously consider his suggestion, he did not know if he had really done so.
" However, Kirito is not hiding his level and strength now. Even if they didn't do as he said, they should still take Kirito's words seriously. They won't ignore Kirito's warning and take risks like in the original novel.”Xia Feng thought.
In the original novel, Kirito hid his level when he met the members of the Moonlit Black Cat Group. In the end, when they found the treasure chest in the wild, they did not listen to Kirito's warning and fell into the trap. All the members of the Yueye Black Cat Group, except for Kirito and their leader, Kaita, who did not come because they had gone to buy a house, were completely annihilated, including Sachi. When Kirito told this sad news to Empress Dowager Qi, the devastated Kita chose to commit suicide. From then on, the Moonlit Night Black Cat Group no longer existed.
Asuna didn't notice Xia Feng's thoughts and continued talking to herself,""However, it's not strange. After you left, the players in the Strategy Group split up and the conflict intensified, especially between the normal players and the closed beta players. Although Kirito had been very active recently and had a glorious appearance, he was actually not well-liked and was under a lot of pressure. If it weren't for you, the strategy team probably wouldn't have let him stay at the front line.”
At the mention of this matter, Xia Feng's head hurt even more. The strategy team was now basically divided into two sides. One side was the top guilds, and the other side was the solo players. Although the number of solo players was small, most of them were closed beta players and were relatively strong. However, because they had been ostracized by ordinary players for a long time, their tempers were not very good. As for the guilds, there were also conflicts between them. This time, when commanding the BOSS battle, Xia Feng clearly felt that it was more difficult to command. For example, when a team of players was asked to support another team of players who had a conflict with them, they would not put in any effort. Before and after the war, the division of labor and the distribution of benefits were also decided after a long dispute. Moreover, there must be some people who were dissatisfied.
"Sigh! If the hearts of the people were scattered, it would be difficult to lead the team.”
Xia Feng sighed. He had the idea of not caring about these trivial matters and bringing Asuna to the lower levels to play the game until the Kirito conquers the game.
However, Xiafeng knew that Asuna would not agree to it. Her greatest wish was to conquer this game and return to the real world. It had almost become her obsession.
"Sigh!" Thinking of this, he could not help but sigh again.
"What's wrong? It's not like you to keep sighing.”Asuna smiled.
Xia Feng looked at her with a 'resentful' look."It's all because of you."
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