Contrary to many people's expectations, the boss battle went very smoothly.

The first floor boss kobold lord Ilfang, dressed in blue-gray fur, with a body length of more than 3 meters, is close to the face of a canine with a hideous and ferocious face, a single eye that is not covered by an eyepatch is red, and he holds a large axe made of bone in his right hand, a round shield in his left hand, and a knife that is sheathed diagonally behind his waist.

The captain of the tank team took the lead in assuming the duties of the main tank, holding high the heavy giant shield to resist the boss's axe slash, and the big axe and the heavy shield made a crisp metal knocking sound, which opened the whole battle.

Hordes of players rushed towards the monsters and quickly entered the battle mode, while behind the kobold lord, several kobold guards in armor and soldiers also approached the battlefield at great speed, and the battle between the two sides was heated from the beginning.

"Asuna! Get ready to transpose! ”

Kirito uses the one-handed sword single-shot attack technique "Heavy Strike" to swing away the weapons in the hands of the kobold guards. A large gap appeared in the front of the monster, and Kirito took a step back. Get out of your seat.

Asuna strode into the center of the two, and the basic rapier attack technique "Linear Attack", which had been prepared for a long time, plated a layer of cyan brilliance on the sharp thin sword in her hand, as if she had eyes, accurately pierced the gap in the heavily armored ground of the kobold guard, and attacked the opponent's throat. Caused a lot of damage.

Kirito shouted, "Saber, it's your next turn." ”

"Roger!"

Unlike the solemn and nervous emotions of other players who participated in the floor boss raids, the blonde girl's face was always filled with a confident smile.

The female swordsman in light metal armor strode in front of the kobold guard, first blocking the monster's counterattack with the sword body of her two-handed sword, and then the sword body deflected, and the kobold guard, who was still struggling with the weapon in the opponent, leaned forward due to inertia and lost her balance slightly. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the female swordsman launched a stormy onslaught on the kobold guards.

The staggered steps of the footsteps, and the female swordsman stepped over a position to the monster, first with a side kick that made the balance of the kobold's guard more difficult to control, and then with a two-handed sword combo "Cross", the vertical and horizontal swords slashed at the kobold's slightly weak back. Then a swift and neat sideways dodged a horizontal slash from the kobold guard's turn, and leaned over to slash the monster with a sword.

Asuna, who was on the sidelines, was dumbfounded.

After forming a team, Asuna carefully observed the battle between the other two in the team.

If we say, Kirito's fighting style is completely textbook-like game combat: everything is aimed at winning the battle, and everything that can be used wisely is used to make reasonable use of all the items or skills that can be used. Practicality first, efficiency first.

Then, the way the blonde swordswoman Saber fights is an art of fighting.

Her entire body was thrown into the fight, not just the sword in her hand slashing, kicking, elbowing, kneeling, parrying the hilt. And for monster attacks, she is always able to react at the last moment, dodge with minimal movements, and launch a counterattack.

Two minutes had passed since she had taken the monster's hatred, and in between, the kobold guards hadn't even touched the corner of her coat.

"It's amazing, Saber is the most talented fighter I've ever met in the game. But I don't really advocate her way of fighting. ”

Kirito saw that Asuna was a little stunned, and couldn't help but quip.

Asuna's eyes remained motionless as she stared at Li Xiang, who was fighting with the kobold guards, and asked Kirito, "Has Miss Saber ever practiced swords in the real world?" Every movement she makes, every swing of her sword, gives people a sense of mastery. And in my opinion, she is not fully assisted by the game's combat system, her fighting style comes more from her own combat skills. ”

Kirito: "Saber herself has told me about this, and according to her, she has trained this skill in the real world. ”

"Then it's no wonder."

Time flies, and the battle becomes clearer. The guards summoned by the kobold lord Ilfang were held back by several player squads. And the boss himself has been beaten to the penultimate blood bar.

Since it is only the first floor boss, closed beta players have already had the experience of defeating it. In the intelligence manual publicly distributed by Rat Argo, the monster's battle patterns are recorded in detail.

Kobold Lord Ilfang has a total of four health bars. Until it is beaten to the last health bar, it will only fight with an axe and shield. However, upon entering the last health bar, it temporarily enters the Overlord state, and the player cannot deal damage or control it. At the same time, it throws away its axe and shield and pulls out its scimitar pinned to its waist.

Only after it has completed the aforementioned weapon change can it continue to attack. However, due to the change of weapons, the boss's attack pattern will be changed, and the attack power will be greatly increased.

However, having a full understanding of its behavior patterns in advance, the leader Diabelu had already arranged countermeasures in previous meetings and discussions. After the boss changes the weapon to a scimitar, although the attack power increases, the boss can only use some straight slashing attack skills, as long as you pay attention, you can dodge its attacks, and it is even easier to defeat than before switching forms.

After the boss fight begins, Diabellu shows off his superb command and leadership skills. The main team methodically shares the damage of the boss, carries out output, and takes turns to exit the battle circle and drink medicine to recover the state. There were several crises during this period, but Diabelu relied on quick reaction and decisive judgment to lead everyone through several dangers.

"Ha, I didn't expect it, I deserved it!"

When Kirito was resting and recovering his HP between battles, the Tooth King, who was also "resting in turn", suddenly said to Kirito.

Kirito didn't react, and wondered, "What did you say?" ”

The Tooth King frowned and sneered, "Don't pretend, you despicable closed beta player." I've known for a long time that you like to use the next three indiscriminate means to grab the final blow of the boss during the closed beta. That's what you're here for, right? Don't be delusional, I'll be staring at you. ”

Kirito was stunned.

In the game, players who get the final blow of the boss can get special bonus items. And in the past closed beta period, Kiritto was really good at calculating the boss's HP and using the right damage skills to get the boss's final blow reward.

But how did the Tooth King know about this?

"Okay, leave you alone. The battle is over soon, so you can continue to clean up the kobold guards honestly, and you won't be delusional about the final blow of the boss. ”

The Tooth King throws down Kirito, who was stunned by the sudden shocking speech, and rejoins the battlefield.