The two long swords were slashed at the heads, like two large guillotine knives, and Heathcliff obviously did not expect such an unfolding.

So he could only eat this sword fiercely.

The HP bar is very strong, holding the 50% mark to the death, and it seems that the attribute that "will never kill with one hit" does exist.

Unsurprisingly, Kirito turned into an orange name.

Before everyone could react, a dark golden blade appeared on the back of his neck and stabbed down fiercely.

And then......

Just when everyone thought that Heathcliff would be severely damaged and even die, something strange happened.

The blade of the sword touched a wall invisible to the naked eye. Because Ye Chi didn't actually use much force, he was only bounced back slightly

Ye Chi and Kirito had long been suspicious of him, and they were the only two players who had actually fought against him—more precisely, the only two players who could threaten him before.

As a result, Ye Chi suffered a fantasy backlash, and Kirito suffered an unscientific reaction speed.

In fact, the frequent hand-to-hand training between the two during the holiday is also a preparation for this, after all, as the designer of all sword skills, Heatscliff is a character with the effect of Dugu Nine Swords......

So, the effect of mere swordsmanship might be even greater for him, right?

In addition, Ye Chi's skill composition - in fact, his skills can basically be classified into three categories, one is a simple combo system, and the other is a rush system, these two types are actually not many, and the rest can be classified as "heavy attacks", and what is applied is nothing more than the skill of deepening the damage of the next hit or producing various collateral effects.

So the degree of freedom is very high, plus this set of skills is not designed by Akihiko Kayaba, so it is possible to win by surprise.

Back to the original question......

The fantasy thing appeared again, and this time it was clearly exposed......

A purple hexagonal barrier.

The barrier that once appeared on Yui's body - a state that could not be attached to the player - "ImmortalObject". The undead exist. For those of them who are weak and have limitations, this is an impossible stat. In the duel, what Heatscliffe feared must have been to expose this god-like protection to the eyes of everyone.

In this way, it is clear why Ye Chi and Kirito will be counterattacked by the Jedi during the duel, and once this purple frame appears, his identity will be revealed.

"Levy! What are you doing-"

Asuna, who ran over to stop Ye Chi and Kirito, was stunned as if frozen.

Hachi, Kirito, Hizcliffe, and Klein and the surrounding players also did not move at all. In the silence, the system message slowly vanished.

Kirito lowered his sword and leaped back slightly, widening the distance between him and Heathcliff.

Ye Chi slowly retreated to Kirito's side, holding the Hidden Blade in his left hand, and pulling out the long knife in his right hand and placing it on the Hidden Blade.

"...... not die on the system? What's going on...... Commander?"

Hearing Asuna's bewildered voice, Heathcliff did not reply. He only stared at Ye Chi and Kirito with a rather grim expression-

"Hehe, a wonderful irony, Lord Paladin?" Ye Chi's face was grim, but there was an indelible smile in his words.

"In the blink of an eye, the player's leader has become the ultimate boss to be defeated...... It's not laughable at all......"

"That's the truth of the legend. The system seems to protect the man's HP without letting it fall into the yellow alert zone. ...... who can have immortal attributes Aside from NPCs, there are only system administrators. But there should be no administrators in this game. Except for one person......"

"Heathcliff...... No, Akihiko Kayaba. ”

Ye Chi looked around, and the players seemed to have re-picked up their weapons, but they were confused, and they didn't know who to aim their weapons at.

"On the fourth day that I was trapped in this game, I received information from the outside world-" Ye Chi said softly, but seriously, "My father told me that there is evidence that you yourself have entered this world......

"Find you, kill you—that's my job."

"At first, I didn't know why I could come out by killing your virtual body......"

"But I seem to understand it now......"

"Actually, make sure you want to make it easy in the game......"

"There is a truth that even children know......"

"That's it...... There's nothing more boring than standing by and watching people play RPGs. Am I right...... Kayaba? ”

There was a silence that made everything freeze completely.

Heathcliff stared at them with a blank expression. There was no movement from the players around him. No, I should say that there is no way to do anything.

Asuna beside Ye Chi slowly took a step forward. Her eyes seemed to be staring into some void space, without the slightest emotion. I saw her lips move slightly, and then a hoarse voice came out.

"Commander...... It's true...... Is that so......?"

Heathcliff still didn't answer her question, but tilted his head slightly and suddenly said:

“…… Just let me be a reference, can you tell me why you noticed this ......?"

"What struck me strange at first was at the last moment of the previous matchup, because you were so fast." Kirito also had a grim face.

And so it was. It was indeed a mistake that I regretted quite a lot. Because it is suppressed by your attack, the system's extreme support has an effect. ”

He nodded slightly, the corners of his lips slightly raised, revealing a somewhat wry smile, which was the first expression on his face.

"I was originally scheduled to make this matter public when I reached the ninety-fifth floor."

After slowly looking at all the players, and the smile on his face turned into a transcendent smile, the cardinal announced with majesty:

"-Indeed, I am Akihiko Kayaba. Further, it is necessary to wait for your final boss at the top. ”

At this time, Ye Chi felt that Asuna beside him was a little unstable, and he hurriedly helped him......

“…… You've got a terrible taste, don't you? Will the strongest player be transformed into the most vicious final boss? ”

"Don't you think it's a good script? I thought it was going to be a big orgasm, but I didn't expect to be seen through by three-quarters of the way through. Originally, I thought that you were the biggest uncertain factor in this world, but I didn't expect that there would be such a destructive force......"

"Of course...... I'm a brave man appointed by an unknown programmer......" Ye Chi stared at him deadly.

At this time, Heathcliff - to be exact, Akihiko Kayaba, did not have the impression of engineering nerd at all, and at this time, he exuded an ominous madness.

“…… I would have predicted that. There was only one person standing in front of me. Out of a total of 10 unique skills, the "Two Blades" skill is given to the person with the fastest reflexes of all players, and that person will play the role of a brave man against the Demon King, regardless of whether he wins or loses. But ah...... At this time, an interesting person appeared...... But...... This unexpected development can also be regarded as the flavor of online role-playing games......"

"I wasn't going to change my script at first, so I put a little hurdle on you...... That's right, I changed the success rate of the straight knife, but ah...... I still underestimated this skill tree, and it really made you break through......"

"Roar? It's an honor to have you look at me differently......"

"However, you have information from the outside world - I don't know exactly how it works, but it does seem to work......"

At this time, a player who had been frozen and unable to move slowly stood up. He is one of the officers who serves as a cadre of the Knights of the Blood Alliance. The little eyes that looked resolute and wooden revealed tragic and distressed feelings.

"You guy...... You guy...... How dare you put our loyalty—and hope—...... To give...... To give...... It's a complete spoil!"

He clenched the huge axe gun in his hand and rushed out with a roar.

There was no way to stop it, so I saw him swing his heavy weapon and smash it towards the groundyard.

However, the Kayaba action was a step faster than him. With a wave of his left hand, he quickly maneuvered through the window where he appeared, and as a result, the man's body immediately stopped in the air and fell to the ground with a loud noise. His HP bar flashed with a green frame. It is a state of paralysis. Kayaba's hand did not stop and continued to operate the window.

"Ahh Levi ...... "Ye Chi immediately found that Asuna was half-kneeling on the ground, this was already the result of her strong will, and the other players were even more unbearable, it was really like pulling out the bones."

Ye Chi put away the long knife and held Asuna, but his eyes were fixed on the Maochang, "Do you want to kill your mouth?" ”

"How so? There's no way I'm going to go so far. ”

The man in red smiled and shook his head.

"Now that things have come to this point, there's nothing it can do. The only way to make a reservation is to go to the "Red Jade Palace" on the top floor to wait for your arrival. Although it was not my intention to leave the Blood Alliance Knights and the players of the Raiders group who were cultivated along the way in order to give players the strength to fight against powerful monster groups above 90 floors, I think you should be able to reach the top level with your strength. But...... Until then......"

After Kayaba stopped talking, those eyes that made people feel overwhelming willpower stared at them—Ye Chi and Kirito to be exact. Then he thrust the sword in his right hand lightly into the obsidian floor, the sharp, clear metallic sound tearing through the air around him.

"I'll have to give you a reward for seeing my true colors, so I'll give you a chance. Give you the opportunity to fight me here now, and of course I'll remove the immortal attribute. If you win, all players will be able to log out of this world, even if the game is fully played. What do you think of ......?"

"Oh? Two to one? Ye Chi raised his eyebrows...... There's a head......

"Yes, two to one, although there is one more person, but it is not bad, one by one to waste time......"

"Oh grass, black hole confidence......" Ye Chi patted her head lightly, ignoring Asuna, who was desperately shaking to stop him in his arms.

"No, Levy......! He's trying to kill you now...... Presently...... For now, let's retreat first......!"

In fact, Ye Chi also thought that this opinion was indeed appropriate, that guy was a manager who could interfere with the system. Although it is said that there will be a fair duel, it is not known what kind of operation will actually be carried out. The best option is to retreat and then exchange views to work out a way to deal with it.

But ah...... What if you just let him run away and let Asuna spend the best time of her life here?

16 years old...... But fighting in a castle in the dark, that's not what a girl should do.

Not machismo, but ......

"I won't give you a chance to escape!" Ye Chi leaked out of his throat with a low roar, like the howl of a lone wolf.

"Fight to the death!" Ye Chi gently laid Asuna flat on the ground, making him as comfortable as possible.

"Live, and then, reality will say goodbye."

Ye Chi said in a voice that could only be heard by Asuna, and then stood up resolutely, pressing the long knife in his hand.

"Levy!" Asuna's cry of grief sounded again, and Ye Chi looked at her with a big smile.

"I said, Kirito, don't go up, if I don't use you, it's not easy to do it...... Why don't you go back and lead the team......"

"Less talking...... This kind of guy ......" he drew his twin swords and crossed them in front of him, "100 of them will be killed for you!" ”

"Cut...... The old rule, you go first, and I follow, overturn this old horseman! ”

"If you don't say much, you just do it!"

"You hold on a little longer...... I'm going to give him a hard ......."

"Kirito! Levy! Stop! ”

Looking at the source of the sound, Achill and Klein could be seen trying to brace themselves and calling their names at the same time. Kirito turned to face them as he marched, and after meeting Achill's gaze, he bowed his head to him and said:

"Achill, thank you for your continued support to the swordsman profession. I know you're spending almost all of the money you earn on raising mid-tier players. ”

After smiling slightly at the wide-eyed giant, his face moved slightly.

The knife with the low-level patterned turban shook his bearded cheeks, and he breathed rapidly as if he wanted to find something to say.

Kirito looked straight into his sunken eyes and took a deep breath. By this time, his voice had begun to choke, and there was no way to control himself from making staccato sounds.

"Klein. At that time............ I'm really sorry to leave you alone, I've always regretted it. ”

Tears instantly welled up in Klein's eyes, and he struggled violently to get up again, roaring in his throat, which was about to tear:

"You...... You guy! Kirito! Don't apologize to me! Don't apologize to me now! I won't forgive you! If you don't treat me to a good meal in the outside world, I will never forgive you!"

Kirito nodded at Klein, who wanted to continue yelling, and said:

"Got it. Let's make an appointment and meet in the outside world next time. ”

"That's a lot of nonsense! , if you have something to say, you will say it outside! Ye Chi said while buttoning up his hood - but he still didn't hide it well, basically, everyone could see him glance at Asuna.

"That's right...... So...... It's on!"

"Let's go!"

Kirito picked up his twin swords and charged forward.

Ye Chitu rose and fell, and in a few clicks, he jumped next to Kirito, but suddenly stopped, looked up and said to Kayaba Jinghiko:

“…… Sorry, I have a request. ”

"What request?"

"Of course I don't think I'm going to lose, but if I do lose - it's just a while, and hopefully you'll restrain Asuna so she can't kill herself."

Kayaba looked surprised and moved one eyebrow, and then simply agreed.

"Well, I'll make it impossible for her to leave Selmubrook for the time being."

"Levy! You can't! ”

"I can...... As I said, wait for me in reality...... If there was a day...... It's up to you to save me......"

Before the words fell, Ye Chi melted into the shadows.

With a bit of a mischievous mentality, he took one last look at the girl's eyes that seemed to understand something.

With peace of mind and determination.

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It's on, it's on, it's on!

So...... Because fighting is not my forte, there are two more volumes over!

There are only two people in the book friend group at present......