Cold space, silent, windless.

Walking to the center of the boss room with a unified pace, Xia Qianshi and Akihiko Kayaba confronted each other again.

The duel didn't start immediately, he was seen manipulating the system, and immediately, a string of purple characters appeared on his head.

[changed into mortal object].

In the past, the reason why he was known to be invincible in defense was because of the assistance of this system, right? However, after removing this support, he became a killable existence just like a normal player.

His move could be said to be expected by Xia Qianshi, and he didn't think that this proud man would use any small means.

But in the next moment, he opened his mouth slightly, and for the first time showed a slightly surprised look.

I saw that Kayaba Jinghiko continued to operate the system, adjusting the HP bar of the two to the same length, which is close to the red zone, and as long as you eat a heavy attack completely, you can distinguish the amount of victory and defeat.

It's like the duel from 8 months ago.

This proud man is probably still haunted by the failure of that duel, right?

However, this does not mean that Xia Qianshi can easily win as he did 8 months ago.

Although Xia Qianshi's level is as high as level 96, it is far ahead of other players, and it is also higher than Akihiko Kayaba.

However, Akihiko Kayaba has a 75-story super boss panel.

In other words, in terms of attributes alone, the other party is properly crushing Xia Qianshi.

It's impossible to use fast attack to wear off his HP like before.

Moreover, the opponent's [Holy Sword], which focuses on defensive counterattacks, also happens to restrain the [Sword Art Online] of the rapid attack flow.

At least in the eyes of outsiders, Xia Qianshi is lost.

This can be seen from the desperate looks on the faces of Akyl and the others.

However, it is not entirely impossible to win!

Immersed in this battle, Xia Qianshi could no longer hear the shouts of the outside world, and the tension gradually rose, and even the air shook because of the murderous aura of the two.

This is no longer a duel, but a simple killing battle!

That's right......

"-Kill you!"

When this shout spread through the air throughout the space, Xia Qianshi had already charged in front of Akihiko Kayaba!

The sword in his right hand swept out, and the Kayaba easily resisted it with the shield in his left hand, and the sparks flew away, illuminating the faces of the two in an instant.

"Qiang ————!"

After the sword in his right hand, the knife in his left hand slashed at the shield again, and the shock force from the hilt made Xia Qianshi feel like he had been slashed on a mountain!

This kind of touch, which is completely different from before, made Xia Qianshi frown fiercely!

Sure enough, the attributes of the two sides are too different, can't they suppress him with fast attacks like before?

While he was thinking about it, Kayaba Akihiko's one-handed straight sword, hidden behind the shield, had already stabbed out like a poisonous tongue.

Xia Qianshi jumped backwards and took two steps to dodge, and then pounced again!

The sound of metal colliding with each other continued to sound in this space, and under Xia Qianshi's desperate swing, the swords and swords in his hands were like turning into a storm, firmly enveloping Kayaba Jinghiko.

However, in the midst of the storm, Kayaba Jinghiko did not mess up at all, and he continued to block attacks with astonishing accuracy.

And as soon as Xia Qianshi appeared a gap in the attack, he immediately launched a sharp counterattack.

Everything was like the duel eight months ago, and in the confrontation, the bloodline between the two sides diminished at a very slow, but unusually real rate.

What is completely different is that this time Kayaba Jinghiko, who has an absolute advantage in attributes, has a significantly slower blood line reduction rate than Xia Qianshi.

"Why don't you use your proud sword skills?"

In the battle, Akihiko Aoba still has time to say such nonsense.

- That's right, it's nonsense!

After learning his true identity, Xia Qianshi knew why he could easily block his falling meteor slash.

Because he is the creator of this game, all the skills are set by him, and he knows the trajectory and weaknesses of all sword skills.

In other words, sword skills are not only ineffective against him, but also by him to seize weak points and attack!

Therefore, of course, Xia Qianshi couldn't use sword skills, he could only rely on his fighting instincts to constantly wield his sword.

500……

300……

100……

When Xia Qianshi's HP value was reduced to only 50, an anxious mood finally appeared on his face, and there was a great flaw in the swing of the sword!

Akihiko Kayaba keenly grasped his mistake and pushed the shield forward-

In the desperate eyes of all the players, Xia Qianshi's figure showed a huge backward state, and at the same time, the sword in his hand came out of his hand-

"Bang dang!"

The sword smashed on the ground, but the crisp sound was like a magic sound, which made the players present open their eyes in despair and muttered: "How is it possible-"

Xia Qianshi, who had lost his weapon, could no longer use sword skills, or even attack or defend, just like a tiger that had lost its minions, and there was no possibility of turning the tables.

"It's over."

Kayaba Jinghiko walked up to Xia Qianshi, as if he had been sentenced to death, and raised the one-handed straight sword in his hand.

Suddenly!

- Asuna's eyes widened, she opened her mouth wide and shouted something, but even she didn't know what she was shouting.

She was like being in a strange subspace, in her world, there was no flow of air, no sound, and within her line of sight, there was only Xia Qianshi, and the one-handed straight sword that was about to slash Xia Qianshi.

Be sure to protect him!

When such thoughts reached a certain critical point, she suddenly found that her paralyzed hands and feet could actually move.

She stood up and started running, not even having time to pull out her sword, preparing to use her body to block the sword for Xia Qianshi.

However, in the next second, she was stunned!

"Yes, it's over."

Xia Qianshi, who should not have been able to use sword skills, suddenly crashed into Akihiko Kayaba's arms under the light of flashing sword skills.

Kayaba Jinghiko, who thought that the victory was in his hands, couldn't undo the action of swinging the sword at all, let alone move the shield, so he could only watch Xia Qianshi raise his fist and slam his fist on his chest!

Physical Technique - Flash!

Although it is a frontal hit, such a blow is not enough to determine the victory without the blessing of the weapon.

However, in the next second, Xia Qianshi's stormy combo was quickly launched.

The first move, meteorite impact!

In the posture of the Chinese martial arts Tie Shan, Xia Qianshi slammed his shoulder into Kayaba Jingyan's chest!

Under the huge impact, he inevitably retreated a few steps back!

At this point, he still has 300 HP left.

The second trick, meteorite falling!

Without giving Kayaba Akihiko time to adjust his state at all, Xia Qianshi crashed into his arms again and hit him in the abdomen violently in the form of a knee strike!

At this point, he still has 100 HP left.

The third move, the moon of the quarter!

A kick from the bottom up on Akihiko Kayaba's chin caused his whole person to float.

At this point, he still has 10 HP left.

With his feet on the ground, Xia Qianshi also soared into the air.

Looking at Akihiko Aoba's brass-colored eyes, Xia Qianshi raised his fist.

"This punch was fought for more than 3,000 players who died in the game, so grit my teeth and bear it, Akihiko Kayaba!"

"My ordinary punch might hurt a little."

The fist that was charged to the limit, without any fancy punches, slammed into the side of Akihiko Kayaba's face, knocking him to the ground from mid-air.

At the same time, it also blew off the last bit of his HP.