"Whatever the reality is, it's a game. The man muttered under his breath, obviously surprised by Clyde's identity, but not fully convinced.

"And ...... Do you dare to say that you are an ambassador without even a single escort?"

"Uh-huh, that's right. Because we're only here to negotiate trade with the wind elves and the cat demons. But if the talks are attacked, that's a different story. Our three clans will unite to fight the fire elves. ”

A brief silence overshadowed the whole world, and soon after—

"I can't believe what two people who don't have any good equipment on them say. ”

The fire elf suddenly wrapped his hand behind his back, and then pulled out the huge double-edged straight sword in a loud voice.

The sword glowed with a dark red glow, and two intertwined dragons could be seen embedded in it.

—as long as you can survive my attack for more than thirty seconds, I'll believe you're an ambassador. ”

"What about me?" Clyde pointed to himself.

"When she loses, it's your turn. The fire elf smiled confidently.

"You're so generous. ”

After Kirito finished speaking lightly, he also pulled out a two-edged giant sword from his back.

The sword in her hand was a thick color of pure iron, without any ornamentation on it.

I saw Kirito flutter his wings and float upward, and when he reached the same height as the fire spirit, he stopped.

In an instant, the fighting qi compressed between the two seemed to start to inspire white sparks.

…… Thirty seconds......

Lifa swallowed a large gulp.

In terms of Kirito's strength, this is indeed a very favorable condition for him.

But judging by the murderous aura on that Fire Elf commander, he is not a simple character.

"This sucks......"

"Huh......?"

"I once saw the fire elf's two-handed sword on a website that introduced legendary equipment. It was the magic sword Valam...... In this case, the man is General Eugene. You know what?"

“…… Yes, I've heard the name......"

After nodding to Lifa, who was holding her breath, Shuoye continued:

"He's the younger brother of the Fire Elf Lord Montifa...... In the real world, it seems that they are also brothers. The elder brother is known for his wisdom, and the younger brother is known for his military strength, and it is said that Eugene has the upper hand purely in terms of combat effectiveness. He is considered the strongest warrior of the Fire Elves...... That is to say......"

"The strongest of all the players?" Clyde raised an eyebrow.

"I guess that's what I can say......"

“…… Kirito ...... "Lifa clasped her hands in front of her chest.

The two fighters facing each other in the air stared at each other for a while as if they were measuring the strength of their opponents.

After the sun, which began to set in the west, was obscured by the clouds drifting low over the plateau, several pillars of light appeared at the scene.

One of the pillars of light shone on the Fire Elf's sword, causing a dazzling reflection that ......

Eugene sprang into action without warning.

His super-fast thrust made the air pound with a loud bang.

The greatsword that swung heavily to the right drew a red arc in the air and struck at the skinny Kirito.

But Kirito responds with her top-notch reflexes.

She lifted her sword to her head neatly, spreading her wings ready to attack.

When Lifa saw Kirito block the enemy's sword, she planned to fight back immediately - but at this time......

“———？”

The red sword that was swung at Kirito suddenly became hazy when it was about to collide with the black sword, and then materialized again after passing through Kirito's sword.

Click————!

The sound of explosions shook the whole world.

The slash that exploded in the center of Kirito's chest produced a grand explosion effect, and the black-clad figure was knocked to the ground like leaves swept away by a storm.

Then there was another loud bang on the ground, followed by dust.

"Blurred? Huh...... Take advantage of weapons. Clyde sneered, if his big scythe in SAO was still there, he could cut this idiot to death in two or three strokes!

"Just ...... What just happened?"

Lifa was speechless in astonishment, and it was Alyssa Lou who answered her question.

"The magic sword Valam has a special effect called Void Transmutation, and when the enemy wants to use a sword or shield to resist, the sword itself will be incorporated!"

"How, how could it be ......?"

Lifa hurriedly fixed her eyes and checked Kirito's HP bar. But before she could aim at Kirito's arrow, a black figure rushed out of the dust like an arrow. I saw the figure rushing straight towards Eugene, who was stuck in mid-air.

"Oh...... It's still alive!"

The fire elf said proudly.

Kirito said to him, "What happened during the attack just now!"

Then immediately use the greatsword to give a counterattack.

Boom, boom!

The sound of fencing kept ringing. It seems that Eugene is not a swordsman who only relies on the performance of his weapons, and the two-handed sword in his hand does bounce off Kirito's continuous attacks that even Lifa can't see clearly.

When there is a slight gap in the combo......

Valam bared his fangs again. Kirito reflexively prepares to fend it off with his own sword.

But Valam's sword became as hazy as before, and then struck Kirito in the stomach.

"Whoaaaa

Kirito made a sound as if he was going to spit out all the air in his lungs, but this time he was blown into the sky.

He struggled to spread his wings to brake, and it was only with great difficulty that he managed to stabilize his figure.

“…… It hurts...... Hey, hasn't thirty seconds passed!"

Eugene smiled defiantly at Kirito who was yelling.

"I'm sorry, but I decided to kill you anyway. The rule is changed to fight until one of them falls. ”

"This stinky guy...... I'm going to make you cry and regret it!"

Although Kirito rearranged the greatsword, it is a pity that it seems that the winner has been decided.

The additional attack of the magic sword Valam cannot be bounced off with the sword, and can only be dodged. But in high-speed melee combat between swordsmen, that's almost impossible.

Shuo Ye must have come to the same conclusion as Lifa, but she lowered her voice and said, "The situation is not optimistic...... The technology between the two should be between the two, but the difference in the performance of the weapon is simply too great. The only one that can compete with a magic sword with only one servo is the Broken Steel Sword, which is also a legendary weapon, but there is no way to know how to get it until now......"

“……”

Even if that's it......

Eugene's wings pull the red band of light and constantly launch an offensive against Kirito.

Kirito can only evade his attacks by flying around.

The two intertwined flight trajectories streak through the air in intricate patterns, sometimes with a crackling sound and light before separating again.

After looking at them, you can see that Kirito's HP has fallen below 50% due to two attacks.

Kirito's defense was enough for him to survive the previous large-scale multiple magic attacks, but Eugene was able to easily injure Kirito, which shows that his attack power is definitely extraordinary.

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