Chapter 321: The Sky City in Dreams

&Woow! Woowoo woo ......"

Wu Di hurriedly comforted Xiaoxiao, and now she was completely speechless.

The battle, which was originally evenly matched, was lost his cool as Kirito, who was in a stalemate, was inadvertently attacked by Akihiko Kayaba, and habitually used the combo skill of the second sword stream designed by Akihiko Kayaba and fell into a desperate situation.

However, at the last moment, almost as he had a hunch, Asuna, who should have been unable to move due to his paralysis, rushed in front of Kirito and blocked Kirihiko's killer sword!

But because of this, Asuna, who was already in a bad state, died because of this attack!

As a heroine...... He died.

Do you want to be so pitiful!?

Anyway, why doesn't she know this plot, hey!

In fact, although she was also responsible for the creation of the novel version of Sword Art Online, in order to prevent spoilers, Liu Xinxing did not give her a reference according to Yun Liu's instructions before some plot chapters synchronized with the anime appeared in the anime.

Of course, this is also to not limit her to the adventure ideas of Kirito in SAO on other levels.

Wu Di's novel version has not yet reached more than seventy floors, so it is normal that this part of the plot is not known.

So when she saw that Asuna, who was the heroine, was dead, she was also extremely entangled in her heart.

In fact, she had a premonition in the conversation before the duel began.

There are only two developments in the plot that follows, either the duel is won or the duel is lost.

From the time Kirito used the two knife flow designed by Akihiko Ideba, it was basically determined that it was a failure, so there are still two situations next.

One kind of Kirito dies, and the rest of the Raiders group continues the Raiders game.

But the male protagonist died. The heroine lost her soul in the case of despair. Do you have to find someone else to replace the protagonist? In the case that Kirito is so popular now, the audience is not happy.

So. There was only one possibility left, and with someone's help, Kirito escaped death. And this person, apparently, is most likely to be Asuna, who has a deep bond with Kirito.

Although the act of blocking the gun is a bit bloody, there is no doubt that it is very popular with the audience in terms of plot.

The female protagonist is dedicated to the male protagonist, even if she is sad, but more touching.

There is no doubt that "Sword Art Online" has done a very successful job in the emotional drama here, and Asuna's confession with Kirito before her death is also very tear-jerking.

But...... When she saw Asuna dead. Kirito is still depressed, and when he doesn't react even if he is stabbed in the body by Akihiko Kayaba, he can't accept it anymore.

Do you want to be so realistic?

Indeed, according to reality, Asuna, who Kirito loves so much, died, and he probably couldn't cheer up immediately, but, Nima, you're going to die, if you don't fight back. Didn't Asuna die in vain?

Kirito was helpless when he looked at Kirito as if he had lost his soul, and seemed to be able to understand Kirito's current state after his lover's death. Without further ado, the sword inserted into his body was not drawn.

Kirito's HP just slowly dropped.

Yellow bars gradually decrease......

Red Bar ......

Until it is zero.

&Believe in you, Kirito. ”

Asuna's words before she died resurfaced, but a prompt from the system popped up in front of her.

&&&

......&

Kayaba Akihiko couldn't help but feel a little surprised as he looked at Kirito, who was about to disappear into several jΓΉ pieces in this game, but at this time, he maintained a translucent body and remained in place.

>> It's not over! ”

With an unwilling roar, Kirito reluctantly raised his left hand and stabbed out the sword in his hand.

As if shocked, and even with a hint of a smile, Kayaba Kizuhiko was stabbed by the sword as if he hadn't reacted.

There was no dodge, no retreat, bearing this sword, his health bar also gradually descended, and finally ...... Zero.

Kirito looked at Asuna's thin sword in his hand and smiled with relief: "That's ...... That's it, right? ”

Pale green fluorescence appeared on the two of them, and eventually the two of them turned into a mass of jΓΉ fragments, cracked, and dissipated in this game.

As if with a hint of premonition, people who are still working hard at all levels of this game can't help but look up at the sky.

&At 14:55 on the 7th of the month, the game was cleared, and the game was cleared......"

&Wow, great, great, Kirito finally succeeded. The game is finally over......"

Wu Di stroked his little head, and he also felt a little relieved at this time.

Although this anime has always been relatively cool to watch, the protagonist is also semi-invincible. However, it is undeniable that the nature of the "death game" set up by God has been throughout the whole story, and the tone of the plot is still relatively depressing.

Now that the game has been cleared, they will feel much better.

And in fact, she didn't think about the outbreak of this last Kirito.

Anyone who has read "Sword" will ridicule Kirito for having the aura of the protagonist and hanging up, but most of these words appear in the current web novels. The so-called "protagonist halo" and "plug-in" are also mostly goldfingers and the like.

But God's "protagonist aura" seems to have more of this - the ability to completely ignore the rules and its own settings, and completely reverse the situation by virtue of the identity of the protagonist.

It's a bit out of the ordinary, but there's no doubt that it's a lot of fun to watch!

This kind of plug-in is obviously more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people than the like like cheating.

>> Keep watching, it's not over yet. If I'm guessing correctly, Kirito and Asuna shouldn't be dead. ”

This is not just speculation and judgment on the development of the plot, first of all, the audience also doesn't want the two very popular protagonists to die, and there is also a little bit of the setting mentioned in the anime.

When the player dies, the real-life game device emits electromagnetic microwaves to destroy the player's brain.

However, there is another item effect that has been mentioned in the game: a resurrection item that can revive the player within 5 minutes of their death.

Once the player's brain dies in reality. Then it is impossible to be resurrected. So. That is to say. There is a 5-minute delay between the player's death and the execution of the brain-destroying program in reality.

And judging from the demeanor of Akihiko Kayaba when he was stabbed at the end, it seems that he has a reaping attitude towards Kirito, although it is not clear about the positioning and attitude of this villain, but I think he will not let Kirito die casually.

If that's the case, then for Asuna, who died about the same time as Kirito, he should also let Yima go, right?

Sure enough, during the game's final self-destruction procedure, Kirito and Asuna meet on a virtual platform high in the sky.

Look at this fantastic. The scenery is extremely realistic and nostalgic for them, and both of them feel incredible.

&It's a pretty nice view. ”

The voice of another man rang out on one side, and the two of them followed the voice, but it was a man dressed in a dress that was almost somewhat alien to them.

The white coat is almost the dress of a scientific researcher in the depths of his memory.

And for Kirito, it was his former idol, and the image that Akihiko Hayba often appeared in magazines was the same as the person he remembered.

&Akihiko ......"

& All memory devices of the SAO console installed on the 5th basement floor of the ARGUS headquarters are being completely deleted. In another 10 minutes, every qiΔ“ in this world will disappear. ”

Asuna resisted her anger and fear at him, "What will happen to the people over there?" ”

& I worry about it. Just now, all the players who survived. A total of 6,147 people have successfully logged out of the game. ”

Kirito shuddered a little and asked the question about the game's designer that had been hidden in his heart all along: "What about the dead people?" And what about the four thousand people who have died so far? ”

& Their consciousness has not returned, and the death of the dead is the same in any side of the world. ”

&What...... Why do you want to do this? ”

I believe that this is what all players, as well as countless people in the outside world, have been wondering about for so long. Why would a talented game designer with a promising future do such an inhumane and bottomless thing?

&What...>

Kayaba looked out at the sunset in the distance, and above the horizon, the afterglow of the sun shone so brightly that it was almost a virtual world.

& I forgot about it for a long time, why? ”

&When I started working on a fully stealthy environment system, no, I was building that castle long before that. The world that transcends all the frameworks and laws of the real world...... Pursued and lived only for this purpose. ”

& And then I saw the one who could transcend the laws of the world I had built. ”

Standing on a platform detached from the playing area, looking down at the floating city that collapsed in the endless sky, Ein Grant's eyes flashed with longing and nostalgia.

& Captured by the fantasy of the Iron City floating in the air...... How old did I be? ”

& The land flew up to reach the castle. For a long, long time, it was my only pursuit. ”

& I, people, still believe in it. In other worlds there really is such a castle of existence zΓ i. ”

Kirito looked at his lonely and determined figure, and couldn't help but show a sympathetic and understanding expression, "yes, that's really good." ”

Asuna on the side also couldn't help but nodded.

The two of them, after communicating with Akihiko Kayaba, really discovered that the culprit who caused this unreasonable qiΔ“ was only a dreamer in the end.

Since he was a child, he has exhausted all his qiΔ“ in pursuit of the floating castle that he stored in his dreams.

Just for the sake of his dream, he created ZΓ o out of the miraculous Eingrande.

He is undoubtedly a genius, but unfortunately, every one of his qiΔ“ is dedicated to his dream.

&Forgot to say...... Congratulations to the two of you for clearing the level, Kirito and Asuna. ”

Eventually, in the afterglow of this sunset, Kayaba Akihiko vanished. (To be continued......)