"Avoid! Avoidance ——! ”

Zeyi, who was fighting the minotaur guards, pulled away to look at the voice.

At the southernmost end of the vast boss house, in front of Zeyi, a huge figure more than ten times taller than the average player was raising a war hammer and preparing to attack.

The crimson fur was rumbling under the bones, a luxurious strip of golden cloth was wrapped around the waist, and the upper body was completely naked in the Taurus tradition, and the chains that hung over the shoulders were also gold. By the way, the warhammer clenched in both hands also shines with a dazzling golden sheen.

Aside from the color difference, the appearance is exactly the same as the Minotaur guard that Zeyi faced, but there was still a big difference.

Physique.

The boss monster on the second floor, "Balun The General Taurus", ...... Commonly known as General Balun, he is about twice as tall as a minotaur guard.

The golden hammer he held at this time was as big as the barrel-sized head. Yellow electric sparks appeared on the surface of the hammer that was raised high.

Linde, who was commanding the battle in the distance, continued to shout for retreat, his tone filled with deep anxiety.

Following his evasive orders, both the Flesh Shield and the attacking force hurriedly retreated.

「Numbing Detonation」

The golden warhammer smashed to the ground, and the huge shock wave generated by the impact caused Zeyidu in the distance to almost fall unsteadily, and the swirl of electric sparks that followed drowned out the Nianwei player who was a beat slower to react in the blink of an eye.

This skill does not deal damage, but it has various debuffs attached to it.

For example, what the two players suffer from now is the most common type of SAO - "vertigo".

The 3-second duration makes it a lot worse than its companions, but it's also a terrifying debuff in this game of death, especially in the most dangerous boss raids.

One second......

Two seconds......

When he was about to count to three, one of the stunners slipped down with a short spear in his right hand and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

"Fumble", an additional effect of stun, is a debuff that is unusually common in the mid-game.

After the weapon drops, the player habitually wants to pick up the equipment on the ground.

"This idiot!"

Blocking the attack of the minotaur guards with his sword, and looking at General Balun who was about to swing the war hammer again in the distance, Zeyi explained and galloped over.

Without iron armor, he is generally a speed player, so he can easily reduce the distance of 50 meters to less than 14 seconds.

If you use the Rush Sword Technique, you should be able to block the boss's attack.

Rapier Advance - "Flash Spear"

Wrapped in white light, he instantly reached the player's vicinity, blocking the attack and pulling him out of the boss's attack range.

Seeing this, the surrounding players all let out a sigh of relief and took out a recovery potion to help that player relieve the stun.

"Almost all of the Meat Shield's HP has entered the yellow zone, and the situation is getting worse and worse now."

Standing beside Linde, looking at the seven or eight players in a coma near away against the wall, Zeyi nodded in agreement.

"Even so, according to the tips in the strategy book and Kirito-kun's explanation, there should be a thrilling strategy BOSS."

As long as you hold on until the Orlando team and the Achill team kill the minotaur guards, and free up your hands to join in, you can hold on until the boss dies.

But—

Scanning the entire house, the two Minotaur guards were still healthy, and it would take at least 20 minutes to kill them.

It's too long

This time is enough time for the boss to kill the tooth king and the Linde team three times.

So do you still have to choose to retreat?

Just as Zeyi was hesitating, Kirito appeared in front of him and Linde, and because of this, Linde's expression became distorted, and he pursed his thin lips.

"It's all black, what are you doing here?"

In order to avoid unnecessary conflicts, Ze Yi spoke first: "Isn't the mission to be escorted by a minotaur?"

Kirito seemed to have been prepared, and said firmly: "Let's retreat for the time being, otherwise it will be difficult to retreat later."

Looking at General Balun's remaining three HP slots displayed above his field of vision, Zeyi bit his lip unwillingly.

"As long as you and Orlando quickly solve the Minotaur escort and come back in time......"

The Tooth King also came here at some point.,Although there is still antipathy for Kirito on his face.,But he said his opinion quite seriously.。

"If one more person hits the debuff, retreat.,Summarize the boss's attack range and skills when you go back.。

Now there is only one way, Zeyi and Linde nodded wordlessly and returned to their posts.

"Okay, Team E is ready to retreat, Team G is ready to move forward, take advantage of the next operation delay to make a replacement."

"Group A quickly pulls back the unconscious player and uses a recovery potion."

"Group B quickly clears the minotaur guards."

……

With the issuance of instructions one by one, the strategy continues to be carried out in an orderly manner, but compared with the previous vitality, it is now much more negative.

Zeyi, who returned to the Orlando team, happened to see the muscles of the Minotaur guard turn purple, and he swung the giant axe quickly and frantically.

It's a berserk buff that is triggered when a guard dies frequently, and it's said to be a buff that continuously increases attack speed, as recorded at the end of the strategy book.

"Back off."

Orlando's retreat caused all the attacks of the Minotaur guards to be nullified, and they fell into a state of froze in attack.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the six people surrounded the escort group, and the red, blue, green and other colorful light effects exploded continuously, and finally completed their task.

"It's easy."

Nduki put down the hammer in his hand and drank the blood recovery potion he had just taken out.

"Indeed, there is always a feeling of unreality," Orlando said with a hot look into the distance, nodding his head, "and it's time for us to go for the final blow."

As soon as he took a step, he was stopped by a spear, whose owner looked at Orlando solemnly.

"I feel a more dangerous aura, so it's better not to come forward."

Orlando pushed away his black spear and walked nonchalantly towards Linde, while the rest of the team followed him past Cuchubi.

"Hey, I'm telling the truth!"

Zeyi walked up to him and handed him a recovery potion.

"Believe in yourself and be prepared."

As Zeyi's words fell, an inexplicable thud came from the center of the arena.

Smelling the sound, there was nothing there. Only the blue-black stone is carved with a relief of a cow, laid out in concentric circles.

The rattle is accompanied by a peculiar pattern, and the slabs depicting the triple ring slowly increase in speed and begin to slide counterclockwise, soon forming a three-step staircase.

The background above distorted, and a figure gradually appeared.

The huge bull had six horns on its head, and the crown was placed in between, glowing with a golden glow, and its twisted beard hung down to its abdomen, and its body as black as ink swayed.

At the top of the line of sight, the six-stage blood tank is desperate.

Its name is "Asterios The Taurus King", a real boss on the second floor.