"Wait."

Just as Akihiko Kayaba was about to teleport away, a voice left him behind.

The blonde female swordsman, who had collapsed to the ground and should have died, stood up at this time. Her body had begun to gradually weaken, beginning to shatter and disappear, she was hunched over, the weight of her upper body almost all pressed against the weapon used as a crutch, and her legs that were trying to straighten trembled as if they might fall at any moment.

"It's really shocking that I can still control the actions of a character when my HP has been reduced to zero, and perhaps the relationship between will and fully immersive virtual reality should also be added to my research topic."

Akihiko Kayaba held her chin with her hand and said something that no one could understand.

In the corner that no one could see, the blonde girl's lips twitched slightly, and a barely detectable voice overflowed from it:

"First Spell: Inflict Invincible Penetration on Yourself"

"Second Spell: Noble Phantasm Unsealed"

"Third Spell: Mana Charge"

On the girl's left arm, three bright red spells vanished.

In the virtual atmosphere of Ayn Grant, invisible energy vibrated and converged towards the center of the magic vortex—a blonde girl in a royal blue dress and a navy cloak—and a dazzling golden light rose from the ground like a sharp sword piercing the sky.

Warm, full and powerful. An overflowing magic filled the girl's body.

In Li Xiang's consciousness, he seemed to see the real blonde girl, smiling at him.

In the dark, his mind grasped a fleeting flash of light.

In the eyes of Kiritto and other players, the blonde young man opened his eyes, his green pupils were clear and transparent, his hands were clenched, and a simple and mysterious long sword appeared out of thin air.

She slowly raised the long sword in her hand above her head, and the pale golden magic formed a vortex, gradually converging on the blade, dyeing the entire blade into a brilliant golden light.

Her lips opened and closed slightly, and the girl's clear voice echoed in the air.

【Beyond the River of Ancient Time】

[Under the witness of the stars and the bright moon]

[I make a sacred covenant with the desperate world]

[However, this sad wish has not been fulfilled]

[This is the song of the lonely and untrustworthy king]

[If war and despair are rekindled]

【This sword, this body】

[That is, the spark]

【Ex——calibur！！！ 】

As the last syllable ended, the golden magic formed a surging torrent and swept towards Akihiko Kayaba.

An unstoppable torrent of magic shattered Heathcliff into splinters along with the ground beneath his feet, scouring away without a trace.

A satisfied smile appeared on the blonde girl's face, turning into a fluttering feather and disappearing with the wind.

The bells began to echo, the world began to shake, and the floating and endless steel city began to deconstruct itself.

"Mission Complete"

“The game server is about to be shut down

(Game servers are about to shut down)"

"Prepare to log out all online players"

"It's over?"

"Can we go home?"

"Long live the Raiders team!"

In other levels of Al Grant, players were stunned at first when they saw the huge pop-up window in front of them, and then began to celebrate like crazy, and groups of players poured into the streets, hugging each other, some hugging each other and crying......

In the labyrinth area of the seventy-fifth floor, there is no trace of joy.

Kirito held back tears and was about to say something pleasant like "we won" and "we can go home", but found that he couldn't say a word.

One by one, the surviving players turn into flying particles of light and disappear into the Al Grant where they have lived for two years.

Outside of the gaming equipment that had imprisoned them for two years, their relatives and friends were waiting for their return.

And with the return of these players, a story of sacrifice and redemption gradually became known by word of mouth, and then sighed.

"Hey, Li Xiang...... Li Xiang! Wake up! ”

When he opened his eyes, a somewhat blurred face appeared in front of Li Xiang's eyes.

"Here...... Where is it? ”

Looking around with blurred eyes, Li Xiang asked suspiciously.

"Smack-"/"Ahh ”

Both sides of his cheeks were slapped hard, and the sharp pain made Li Xiang wake up instantly.

"Are you...... System Lori! How did you get out? ”

The pink-haired double ponytail Lori crossed her waist with one hand and pointed at Li Xiang's nose with the other.

"If I don't come out again, you're going to disappear with this game world! What the hell do you think, you're almost going to die in this world! ”

Li Xiang touched the back of his head and replied embarrassedly:

"Isn't that something wrong?"

"Accident?" The pink-haired Lori slapped Li Xiang fiercely, and said: "When Kayaba Jinghiko promised you to duel with you, why didn't you use the spell directly as soon as possible, not to mention whether you need to use the treasure or not, as long as you use the spell to bless yourself with a certain state, isn't it over?" Why do you have to make it so complicated? ”

"I just wanted to save a spell, how could I use such a useful thing casually?"

"Do you think all worlds can use the Spell? The Sword Art Online world is the super low difficulty world I chose for you, because this world is low level and it is a virtual world, so I can open such a big plug-in for you so easily. If it's a world with explosive combat power, I can't give you a spell at all, in case you are discovered by the super powerhouses in those worlds when you use it, and you won't be dragged to slice and study? Besides, even if the spell can be kept, have you ever seen more than three spells in the hands of a normal master? If you can use it in the next world, I'll send you three more spells. ”

Li Xiang said yes again and again, and then asked cautiously:

"That, system, since you've woken up, does that mean my mission is done?"

System Lori glanced at Li Xiang and said, "Yes, you have collected enough faith power in this world, although you have not obtained the world origin items in this world, but the completion of the task is not bad." ”

"Then can I go back to my original world?" Li Xiang rubbed his hands together and smiled like a profiteer.

"In principle, you can go back to the real world now. However, since I have just woken up from my slumber, and I was forced to wake up without you actively waking me up. So you'll have to wait about a day or so for me to fully recover before I can recreate your body. ”

System Lori fell backwards and "sit" in the air with Erlang's legs crossed.

During this time, you don't have a real body yet, so you can only move in a state similar to "ghost" – a word picked out from your memory, and I don't know if it's accurate to describe your current state – in that word.

Li Xiang's eyes rolled, and suddenly something came to mind: "Uh, I probably understand the current situation." But, what should I do? ”

"Except that you have to stay by my side, you can do whatever you like."

Lori said: "Now I am maintaining your state of existence, so you can't be too far away from me." And I need to collect some data about your body so that I can make a reference for you when making a new body. ”

"That'...... Can you give me a tablet or something, I'm going to pass the time, it's a bit boring just to stay here. ”

"This ...... Yes. ”

"O**K, as long as I have a phone, I can lie still all day!"