The blonde girl standing with her sword suddenly moved, and slashed at the white-haired and red-armored Heathcliff with lightning speed.

Such an unexpected change caught everyone by surprise, and no one reacted to stop the blonde girl's slash.

The distance between the two was only a few steps away, and Heathcliff was also slashed before he could react.

The amount of health of the hit Heathcliff did not decrease, and there was no muffled sound of the sword entering the flesh, and with a "bang", a purple window popped up above Heathcliff's head, displaying an unexpected line of letters:

“immortal object”

This attribute is usually found in game scenes such as stones, non-mineable trees, city buildings, etc., or important story or quest NPCs, which means that the object cannot be destroyed, or the character cannot die.

And how can such an attribute appear in a player?

The purple pop-up window lingered above Hizcliff's head for a few seconds, a few seconds long enough for the players present to see it.

An eerie silence pervades all players.

"Immortal attribute ......? What's going on?"

Some players spat out questions in disbelief, but Heathcliff did not answer. But with a serious and somewhat scrutinizing gaze, he stared at the blonde girl who attacked him.

The blonde girl Saber was silent for a long time, and then spoke:

"Actually, I had a hard time believing it, but I didn't expect that I was really right. Right? ”

"What? What does President Saber mean by this? ”

"Captain Heathcliff actually has an immortal attribute, what's going on? NPC？ ”

The players in the arena were noisy for a moment. But soon calmed down, and they needed an answer.

The girl paused, as if to gather her thoughts. After a few more seconds, she looked up:

"Back in the first appearance of the starting town square, Akihiko Kayaba said, 'Welcome to my world!' This also means that Akihiko Ashiba sees himself as the creator of this world. He also said, "My purpose is to create the world and see it." But how will he view our struggles in the world? ”

"Just now, I suddenly figured out a truth, that is, 'the most boring thing in the world is to stand by and watch people play RPG games', right? Now the only game administrator GM in this world, Akihiko Kayaba? ”

Heathcliff stared blankly at the blonde girl for a moment, then he suddenly smiled and asked Saber:

"Just to satisfy my curiosity, can you tell me how you found out?"

The blonde girl put away the two-handed sword in her hand and glanced at Heathcliff:

"Actually, my speculation is mostly based on my own intuition, but if I had to give a reason, it would be that you are even better than me."

“？”

Heathcliff motioned for the blonde girl to continue.

"In the boss battle just now, you and I were both responsible for dealing with the boss's most powerful attack weapon, the two sickle-like appendages. But in battle, I can't be completely unharmed and need to do some rolls or other actions from time to time to avoid the boss's attacks, and you actually block all the boss's attacks with weapons without landing at one time. I don't think it's possible, I can't do it, then it's impossible for any other player. ”

After hearing this, Heathcliff wanted to speak again and again, and finally had to spit out: "President Saber is suspicious of others for this reason, will he be a little too hasty and arrogant?" ”

The corners of Heathcliff's lips were slightly raised, and it looked like she was smiling bitterly.

"I was scheduled to announce this when I was on the ninety-fifth floor."

After looking around at all the players present, the smile on Heathcliff's face became detached, and the cardinal announced with majesty:

"—Indeed, I am Akihiko Kayaba. Further, it is necessary to wait for your final boss at the top. ”

"What a terrible personality, is the strongest teammate on the Brave side suddenly becoming the final boss in the final battle?"

Kirito, who had already reacted, complained with a wry smile.

"Don't you think it's a good script? I thought it was going to be a big orgasm, but I didn't expect to be seen through by three-quarters of the way through. ”

As a game developer, Akihiko Kayaba, a super criminal who imprisons the spirits of 10,000 players, shrugged,

"Originally, I designed ten unique skills in this game, including "Second Sword Flow" and "Sacred Sword". I think that the nine people who will finally come up in front of me should have acquired unique skills. Unexpectedly, in this game, there will be a person like Miss Saber, who can go to such a height in the combat field without the assistance of the system. It seems that I am taking it for granted. ”

"You...... You have used our trust to deceive us for so long...... You are not worthy to be the head of our Blood Alliance Knights! ”

A cadre of the Blood Pact Knights stood up, his axe and spear clenched in both hands, and slashed at Heathcliff with a roar.

However, Heathcliff moved faster than him, and he was seen to see his right hand slide through the air and connect the dots several times. As a result, all those present fell into a state of paralysis.

"Since it has been discovered by you, then I can only go to the Ruby Palace on the last floor of Ian Grant in advance to wait for you, looking forward to meeting you again, and wishing you all good luck."

"Also, President Saber, as a reward for discovering that I am the final boss, I can give you a chance, a chance to challenge one-on-one fairly, as long as you win the battle against me, then I will end Sword Art Online early and let all the players who are still alive return to the real world, of course, for the sake of fairness, I will duel with you on the condition of removing the undead element. However, Miss Saber is one of the best fighters, and if I don't have the help of the system's extreme support, I will definitely not be able to defeat you, so I will not turn off the system assistance function. ”

"How? Miss Saber, would you like to give it a try? Of course, you also have the right to refuse. ”

The paralyzed person could not move, and Kirito could only shout:

"Saber, don't promise him, you don't have to take such a risk!"

"That's right, President Saber, this must be a plot by Kayaba Kizuhiko to kill you, revenge for you to find out his identity!"

The blonde girl lowered her head, and when she raised her head again, her face had changed to a cheerful smile.

"Kayaba Akihiko, I accept your offer."

Hearing Saber's words, Klein almost went crazy: "What do you think about Saber, he's the game administrator!" You're just a player, how can you defeat him! ”

"Whether or not I have this duel now, we still need to face the final boss of Akihiko Kayaba. If I can win him once now, I might be able to avoid more attrition in the next twenty-fifth floor battle, and I don't think it's a bad deal. ”

"But Saber, you're only one person now, and after 100 floors, we can fight side by side with you!" Asuna persuaded hard.

"Now Akihiko Kayaba is using the character of Heathcliff, at least in terms of attributes, it is not much different from ordinary players. On the hundredth floor, the character used by Akihiko Kayaba will gain the panel attributes of the boss, which means that the amount of blood is hundreds of times higher than ours, several times the attack power, and the most powerful thing is that this boss character is controlled by a person who understands the player's fighting style and is even higher than the player in combat intelligence. You don't need to say anything about the dangers. ”

"You don't need to persuade me, I've already figured it out."

"Are you sure you chose to have a one-on-one duel with me, right?"

Akihiko Kayaba reconfirmed.

"Yes, can you promise me that as long as I win, you will release all the players in the Ayngrant now?"

"Don't worry, I'll do it."

"Then I don't have any problems, let's start now."