Seeing Xiafeng charging towards him, although Heavenscliffe was surprised and confused, he still raised his shield to meet Xiafeng.
Even though he could see that Heathcliffe's shield was already blocking his charge, Xia Feng did not stop or turn around. Then, he pressed his body against Heavencliffe's cross shield. Heathcliffe was even more confused. This guy rushed over just to stick himself on my shield?
Of course, Xia Feng wasn't suddenly being stupid and wanted to test the toughness of Heathcliffe's shield with his own face. After his body was pressed against the cross shield, the scabbard in his left hand stabbed at Heathcliffe from the side. Heathcliffe easily raised the sword in his right hand to block Xia Feng's sheath (the two of them were facing each other). Then, he noticed a smile on Xia Feng's face. This gave him a bad feeling.
Xiafeng stabbed the sword in his right hand at Heavencliffe from the other side.
A change finally appeared on the stoic face of Heathcliffe. When he wanted to move his shield over to block Xia Feng's sword, he discovered that his shield had been clamped by his left hand, Xia Feng's body, and Xia Feng's sword and sheath. He could not move. Then, he watched as Xia Feng's sword stabbed into his waist.
After a fierce battle, although Heathcliffe's HP had not dropped to less than half, it was close. With Xia Feng's attack power, this sword could definitely reduce Heavencliffe's HP to less than half.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. It was only when Xia Feng hit Heavencliffe that an officer of the Blood Alliance Knights reacted and rushed over to question Xia Feng.
"What are you doing?”
Before the officer could finish his sentence, his tone changed drastically, from questioning to disbelief.
The word " Undying " floated above Heathcliffe's head. His HP had not dropped to less than half. Xia Feng's sword was blocked by a barrier.
"What's going on?" Asuna immediately came over and stood beside Xiafeng, who had already withdrawn his sword. She asked Heavencliffe.
Heathcliffe did not answer. He only looked at Xia Feng deeply, as if he was considering what to do next.
"Isn't it obvious? What else can a player with system privileges have other than a GM? But there shouldn't be a GM in this game, except for one person…Hayaba Akihiko.”Xiafeng looked coldly at Heathcliffe and told him the truth.
Everyone's expression changed drastically. This time, Asuna also recalled that during the battle against the BOSS on the 19th floor, Xiafeng had expressed his doubts about Heavencliff to her. However, he never mentioned it again, and she gradually forgot about it.
"Guild Leader, is this true?”The officer who rushed over was stunned and asked in a hoarse voice.
"Can you tell me when you started suspecting me?”Heathcliffe ignored him and asked Xia Feng.
This reaction was a tacit agreement with Xia Feng's words.
"From the very beginning." Xia Feng said. "Imprisoning the minds of 10,000 players without permission and causing the deaths of more than 3,000 of them. I don't believe that you can still stay in the real world. If you enter Ain Grand Tree, where will you observe us? As an NPC? Or a monster? Or…a player? The first two options were impossible because no normal person could stand the life of NPCs and monsters. They could only stay in a fixed place and do a fixed thing, or they would be suspected. Therefore, it was very likely that you would pretend to be a player. After all, since you loved the game so much, it was impossible for you not to experience it for yourself after developing it.”
"Then how did you suspect me?”
"When we met for the first time, which was the 19th floor boss battle, I realized that you could always deal with the BOSS 'attacks correctly. This was too illogical. I had been a dungeon commander before, so I knew that this job required the ability to adapt to changes. An outstanding commander would be able to make relatively accurate judgments even when challenging a new BOSS. However, it was only relatively easy. No one could always deal with unknown challenges correctly, unless... he had already known the contents of the challenge. Hence, I suspected that you might have already understood the Boss's attack method. After further speculating, I came up with an answer. After that, every time we worked together to raid a BOSS, I would secretly observe you. The results of my observation confirmed my guess.”
At this moment, Xiafeng seemed to be possessed by a death god primary school student.
"Is that so? So you already suspected me when we first met.”
Heathcliffe had thought that Xia Feng was referring to the first time they met. In fact, Xia Feng was referring to the time when he transmigrated and found out that this was the world of Sword and Sword God's Domain.
Heathcliffe slowly looked at all the players, and the corners of his mouth curled up. He said domineeringly,""That's right, I'm Hayaba Kyokihiko. Moreover, it is the final BOSS that will be waiting for you to challenge on the 100th floor.”
"From the strongest player to the final BOSS, you really have a bad taste.”Asuna said angrily.
"Isn't this very interesting? I'm very proud of the script I designed, but I didn't expect it to be seen through halfway through. I originally planned to announce this news when we reached the 95th checkpoint. I've already thought as highly of you as possible. In my expectations, the one who would eventually lead everyone to come before me should be you. Now it seems that you are more outstanding than I imagined.”
"No, you overestimate me. It's just that I know the plot.”Xia Feng sweated and thought to himself.
The officer of the Blood Alliance Knight Regiment, who had rushed over at the beginning but was later stunned by the huge impact, roared in grief and indignation.
"You…you…how dare you tease us like this, trampling on our loyalty…and hope! Unforgivable!"
He raised his giant axe and hacked at Hayaba. However, Kazuhiko Hayaba only waved the menu and instantly performed a series of operations. The man fell into a paralyzed state and fell heavily to the ground. Kazuhiko Hayaba's hands didn't stop as he continued to operate on his menu.
"Ah!" Asuna cried out in surprise and almost fell down. Xia Feng immediately hugged her and realized that she had also fallen into a state of paralysis. Looking around, everyone had fallen to the ground, except for him and Hayaba.
"Are you going to kill me to silence me?" Kirito, who was lying on the ground, asked nervously and angrily.
"How could that be?" Hayaba Kyokihiko chuckled. Xia Feng realized that he had been seen through? After his identity, he was no longer as stoic as before, and his expression became rich.
"You guys are the main force of the strategy team. Without you guys, who knows when the other players will reach the 100th floor? In fact, once the news of the strategy team's main force being wiped out spread out, the players would probably lose all confidence in the game and give up on the game. I don't want to stay on the 100th floor forever. However, since I've been seen through, I can't stay here any longer. However, before I leave…" Hayaba Kyokihiko suddenly looked at Natsukaze with a dangerous look in his eyes. "Because you saw through me, I had no choice but to wait in boredom on the hundredth floor of the Red Jade Palace for a long time, waiting for everyone to reach the top. Tell me, how should I repay you, Xia Feng?”
Xia Feng's heart tightened, this doesn't seem to be the same as the script! This guy…wants to kill me?
"Why? Are you afraid?" Although Xia Feng felt guilty in his heart, he didn't show any fear on the surface. He even dared to mock him.
Kazuhiko Hayata's expression changed slightly. He snorted in disdain and turned to leave. Xia Feng was very anxious,[Why does this guy think of such a thing?] If he were to leave, all his efforts so far would be in vain.
"Why did you create this world?”Xia Feng suddenly asked.
Kazuhiko Hayaba stopped in his tracks.
"Yeah, why did I create this world in the first place?”Hayaba Kyokihiko's back was facing Natsukaze as he muttered to himself in a reminiscing tone. "I simply wanted to create this world and witness its growth.”
"Then do you know that this world has already gone beyond your control and has grown on its own?”Xia Feng's words were shocking.
"What did you say?" Kazuhiko Hayaba turned around, his eyes staring straight at Xia Feng.
This time, even Asuna looked surprised." Xia Feng had never mentioned this before.
Xiafeng squeezed Asuna's hand to calm her down. However, Asuna felt even more uneasy when she sensed that Xiafeng was about to do something. However, at this moment, she could only choose to support Xia Feng. Xiafeng gently placed Asuna on the ground and stood up.
"Let's have a duel!" He suddenly said to Hayaba.
"Oh!" Hayaba looked at him with interest. "Why should I duel with you?”
"Bet on what I know and you don't-the truth that the world has developed on its own. If you win, I'll tell you. If you lose…I will kill you. If I'm not wrong, as long as we eliminate the BOSS on the 100th floor, we should be able to conquer this game.”
"The value of the chips on both sides is not equal."
"That depends on whether you really love this world. If you really love it, this bargaining chip is enough.”
Hayaba Kyokihiko pondered for a moment before a mysterious smile appeared on his face.
"I still think that you don't have enough chips. After all, who knows if what you said is true or not? So, I want you to add one more chip-your life.”
Everyone was shocked.
"No, Xia Feng, you can't agree to him.”Asuna begged Xiafeng. Kirito, Klein, and the others also tried to dissuade him, but Natsuya remained unmoved. Wasn't everything he had done for this moment?
"So, you agree to a duel with me?”Xia Feng said.
"Looks like you've agreed to my conditions.”Mao Chang Jing Yan said.
"Remember to remove your undying attribute.”
"Of course."
Kazuhiko Hayaba sent Natsukaze an invitation to duel, and Natsukaze accepted. The two of them distanced themselves from each other and got into a stance.
"No... I don't want to." Asuna cried. Hearing Asuna's sobbing tone, Xiafeng felt his sword go limp, and he almost wanted to give up.
He tightened his grip on the sword in his hand.
"Before the duel begins, I hope you can do me a favor.”
"Tell me."
Xia Feng lowered his head and remained silent for a while. He had originally thought that if he lost and lost his life, he would have Hayaba Akaihiko restrain Asuna for a period of time so that she wouldn't commit suicide. After some time, Asuna would no longer be so sad, so she probably wouldn't commit suicide.
"No, there's no need." When he raised his head, his gaze had become firm again. "I won't lose!"
"We can't lose either!" He told himself this in his heart and then rushed towards Hayaba Kyokihiko.
Kazuhiko Hayaba was baffled by Xia Feng's incoherent words. However, when he saw Xia Feng rushing over, he stopped thinking about this and focused on fighting.
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