"Stupid! Now is not the time to be reckless! We can't have anything! As Lin Yiyan's words fell, at this time, the grim reaper, who slowly swung his scythe, emitted miasma from the hem of his robe, and began to rush forward menacingly. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Lin Yiyan raised the long sword in his hand, dragged the long sword with both hands, and stood in front of Asuna. At this moment, Yanzi also stood tightly by Lin Yiyan's side to protect Asuna behind him, raised the sword in his hand, and used the sword in his right hand to support Lin Yiyan's long sword, and Asuna also hugged Lin Yiyan's back tightly, and put the sword on his right hand on the double sword of Lin Yiyan and Poison Island Tsunza. And the Grim Reaper didn't care about the three swords at all, and swung the scythe at the top of the two heads.

A flash of red flashes in front of my eyes! And then there was a huge shock! made Lin Yiyan completely feel that he was spinning. It hit the ground, then bounced off the ceiling and fell back to the ground. It's like a ball bouncing up and down!

For a moment, Lin Yiyan felt that his breathing had stopped, and the vision in front of him was pitch black. In the hazy vision, Lin Yiyan first confirmed that Asuna and Poison Island Tsuneko still had their own HP bars, and found that all three of them had lost more than half of their health because of this blow.

The relentless yellow color means that they will not be able to survive the next attack. Lin Yiyan shook his dizzy brain vigorously, and with a wry smile on his face, he shouted in a low voice, "Jia-" But before Lin Yiyan finished shouting, a subtle sound of 'pop' footsteps suddenly came into everyone's ears!

Lin Yiyan, Asuna, and the half-kneeling gentleman who had already gotten up turned their eyes in surprise, and the innocent and constantly moving pace as if they didn't know that there was danger ahead came into view. Slender hands and feet, long black hair. It was Yui who was supposed to be in the back of the safe zone. Without a hint of fear, his gaze stared straight at the great Grim Reaper.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yiyan, who knew that the ending had been decided, smiled, but before Lin Yiyan could say anything, he struggled to prop up his upper body, and shouted at the same time, "Fool! Hurry up and get away! What are you doing! Yui! ”

The Grim Reaper swung his scythe heavily, and if he was involved in an attack of that range, Yui's health would indeed dissipate. Asuna on the side also tried to say something with a worried look, but her lips were so stiff that she couldn't speak, and she just looked at Yui with an anxious face!

However, the next moment something unbelievable happened.

"Mothers, don't worry!" As she spoke, Yui's body floated into the air. It wasn't a jump, it was like flapping an invisible wing, hovering in the air about two meters in the air, and then gently raising the right hand, which was too small.

"No, you can'......! Yui, hurry up and escape! Come on! As if to silence Asuna's cries, the Grim Reaper's scythe dragged its crimson light and swung it down mercilessly. The sharp slash that can only be described as ferocious, and it looks like it's about to touch Yui's white palm—

At this moment, the vivid purple barrier blocked the scythe and bounced away with a loud bang. Asuna stared at the system sign that appeared in front of Yui's palm. It does show that 'ImmortalObject' is an immortal being! Faced with this impossible attribute to the player, the Black Death rolled his eyes as if he was overwhelmed by this!

But after that, something happened that surprised Asuna even more. With the sound of 'boom', a red lotus flame burst out with Yui's right hand as the center. The flames spread for a split second, then immediately coalesced and wound into elongated shapes. It gradually turned into a giant sword. The flame-colored blade emerges from the flames and continues to extend.

The greatsword that appears on Yui's right hand is much longer than her height. The metallic glow before the melting point illuminated the passage completely. As if pierced by the flames of the sword, the heavy winter coat on Yui's body burned away in an instant, and the white dress that had been draped over her at the beginning appeared. Incredibly, the dress and long black hair, although also involved in the flames, were completely unaffected.

She slammed the sword, which was far taller than herself, 'Bang!' '' of a rotation -

Without the slightest hesitation, Yui dragged the trail of flames towards the Black Reaper. Obviously it was just a boss monster that made actions purely based on system calculations, but Asuna felt that she could see a clear look of fear in her bloodshot eyes.

Yui, whose body was wrapped in a vortex of flames, rushed through the air with a loud noise. As if afraid of this petite girl who was far smaller than himself, the Grim Reaper raised his scythe forward and assumed a defensive posture. Yui faced the Grim Reaper and swung his huge flaming sword from the front. The blade erupted violently with flames, and the hilt of the scythe that was raised high in the air collided. Both stopped in an instant.

Just thinking this, Yui's flaming sword moved again. The immeasurable heat energy seemed to scorch and cut through the metal, and the glowing blade ate into the handle of the sickle little by little. Yui's long hair, dress, and Death's robes all flew backwards as if they were about to be torn apart, and sometimes the labyrinth was dyed bright orange with huge sparks.

Finally—

The Grim Reaper's scythe broke in half with a thud. In the next moment, the giant sword that turned into a pillar of flame burst out all the energy that had been accumulated so far, and slashed down at the center of the leader's face.

“……！！” Lin Yiyan, Yanzi, Asuna and the others couldn't help but squint because of the powerful momentum of the big fireball that appeared in that instant, and at the same time raised their arms to protect their faces. As Yui swung her sword down, the fireball exploded, and the whirlpool of the red lotus swept the Grim Reaper's huge body into the depths of the passage. In the midst of a loud bang, the screams before death were faintly heard.

When he opened his eyes, which had been closed by the blindness of the flames, the figure of the leader had disappeared. The passage was full of small flames flickering and crackling. In the center, Yui is the only one standing with her head bowed. The flaming sword stuck in the floor is the same as when it appeared, emitting flames to melt and disappear.

Asuna propped up her body, which had finally regained her strength, and slowly stood up with a rapier instead of a cane. At the same time, the son also got up a little later. As for Lin Yiyan, he had already gotten up when the boss was completely eliminated by Yui. The three of them staggered a few steps closer to the girl.

"Knot...... ...... clothes," Asuna called out her name in a hoarse voice, and the girl turned her head silently. A smile appeared on the small lips, but the large, dark eyes were filled with tears. Yui looked up at Asuna, Yanzi and Lin Yiyan, and said calmly, "Dad! And two moms! I remembered it all......"

The deepest safe area of the Black Iron Palace's underground labyrinth is a complete square. There is only one entrance, and in the center is a polished black cube stone table.

Lin Yiyan, Asuna, and Poison Island Tsuneko sat on the stone table and looked at Yui speechlessly. Yuriel and Sinka had already left earlier, so now there were only four of them left.

After recovering her memory, Yui remained silent for a few minutes. Her expression looked very sad for some reason, making Asuna hesitate to speak to her, but finally made up her mind to speak, "Yui...... Do you remember? About my previous ......"

Yui continued to keep her head down for a moment, then nodded vigorously! With a smile still crying and a small lip moving, he explained, "Yes...... Lin Yiyan, Asuna, and Yanzi! I'll explain it to you now. ”

At the moment of hearing this cautious tone, a bad premonition tightly grabbed Asuna's chest, and Tsuna's hand was tightly grasped, not knowing whether she was comforting the other party or relieving her own tension. Both were helplessly convinced that something was over. As for Lin Yiyan, he was already prepared that he just nodded seriously, waiting for Yui's answer, although Lin Yiyan already knew!

In the quadrangular room, Yui's words slowly began to flow out, "This world called 'Sword Art Online' is controlled by a huge system. The name of the system is 'Cardinal', and it controls the balance of the world based on its own judgment. ”

"And Cardinal was originally designed with the concept that no human maintenance is required. Correct errors with two main programs, and then use countless subroutines to make all the adjustments in the world...... The balance between the appearance of monsters and NPCs, as well as the appearance of items and currency, is all operated by a group of programs under the command of Cardinal - however, there is one task that must be performed by humans. Troubles caused by the player's mental condition can only be solved by humans...... Therefore, the staff of dozens of people was originally prepared......"

"Yui, so you're a game manager? ARGUS staff? Tsuneko whispered in a curious tone, "Is it the GM of this game?" Yui remained silent for a few seconds before gently shaking her head and continuing to explain, "The developers of Cardinal wanted to leave the task of taking care of the players to the system, so they tried out a certain program. Take advantage of the features of NERvGear to monitor the psychological state of players in detail, visit players with problems, listen to their voices...... 'mental condition management'. Support Program (MentalHealthCare-CounselingProgram', MHCP Trial No. 1, program code Yui. That's me. ”

Overly surprised, Asuna gasped, unable to understand what she had just heard for a moment, and could only ask, "Program?" Is it AI? After asking the question hoarsely, Yui kept a sad smile and nodded, "In order not to make the player feel incongruous, I was also given the ability to imitate emotions - it's all fake...... Including these tears...... Miss Asuna, I'm sorry ......" (To be continued.) )