At eleven a.m., arrive at the maze area.

At half past twelve o'clock in the afternoon, we arrived at the top of the maze area.

During the whole process, there were no victims, which made many people breathe a sigh of relief, because this kind of joint force march was, after all, "the first time in history", and in this dangerous world, as long as you bring the "first time", it is usually full of the possibility of accidents.

In fact, there were indeed changes on the march, and there was a dangerous situation that made people pinch a cold sweat.

The first thing to note is that in the game SAO, in the case of teaming, using a weapon to accidentally hit another player will not cause damage, which is commonly known as the "friendly damage" mechanic.

However, this behavior will be judged as if it was touching an obstacle, as if the attack hit a wall, and hitting the player will forcibly interrupt the sword skill and normal attack.

And of course, long-pole weapons are particularly prone to this kind of thing, especially when there are a lot of people.

So when the large army was suddenly attacked by monsters, the situation became very chaotic for a while, and the players who used the long-pole weapon couldn't use it at all, and they had a strong strength, but they could only keep hindering each other.

At this time, Diabel "Knight" stepped up, and in the face of such a crisis, he showed excellent command ability.

In the face of the monster's surprise attack, he ordered the captains of each squad to stay alone against the enemy, and then boldly asked the other members around him to step aside, which was a very correct decision, because the monsters who raided were not strong.

The captains can rely on their own hard power to deal with it, and although the spirit of "not abandoning and not giving up" of other members is commendable, a bunch of people piled together can't play, so let the team leader block the monster's surprise attack first, and then withdraw the other players and then "switch", which easily resolves all kinds of dangers encountered on the road.

Although the method is simple, it is difficult for people who are not usually good at leading to react immediately, because it does require strong on-the-spot reaction skills.

From this point of view, Diabel does have his own set of leadership methods, and it is the obligation of being a member of the strategy team to trust him completely at this time.

Kirito and Klein, who were not very interested in Diabel, were a little impressed by this "knight", this is the charm bonus of the first person to stand up, he is able to do things that others can't do.

In addition to these episodes that made Diabel's reputation more and more prosperous, the progress of the "Raiders Group" was quite smooth, and they came to the door of the boss room unharmed.

What appeared in front of everyone was a huge door made of gray stone, and the surface of the door was depicted with a terrifying relief of a beast-headed human monster, and if you looked closely, you could tell that it was a relief of a kobold monster.

In other MMORPGs, kobolds may be just miscellaneous soldiers among miscellaneous soldiers, and they are not worth mentioning at all.

However, since kobolds are humanoid monsters, they are a formidable enemy to be reckoned with in SAO.

Because these guys have the ability to use weapons such as swords or axes, which means that they can perform "sword skills".

Yes, humanoid monsters can also use "sword skills".

In addition to the speed and power of the "sword technique", which far exceeds the ordinary attack, it also has a "hit correction", which is also applicable to monsters, so even if it is only the most basic skill, as long as it is aimed and attacked by the monster in an unguarded state, it is still easy to cut off more than half of the HP, so the danger of humanoid monsters is very high.

The name of the first level of the guard boss is "IllfangthekoboldLord" kobold lord Irfan, and it has a personal guard called "Ruinkoboldsentinel" ruin kobold guards.

The boss "Irvan" is a huge kobold lord who is two meters tall, and the "kobold guards" will appear three times around the boss at a time, wearing metal armor and holding axes and guns, the boss "Irfan" has a total of four HP, and every time its HP decreases by one, three "kobold guards" will pour out from the side again.

"The ruins kobold guards we are going to fight today, although they are just miscellaneous soldiers around the boss, they are also strong enemies, because most of their heads and bodies are hidden under hard metal armor, which are heavy armored monsters with high defense, and the attack power of the axe gun is also very high."

Kirito repeated what he had already said yesterday, he was reminding Asuna that because he and Asuna were cooperating, he would be responsible for blocking the attack of the "kobold guard", and then fight hard to make a stiff moment, and Asuna, who switched up, only needed to use her "lunge" to attack the throat of the "kobold guard".

"Don't worry, I'll remember."

Asuna nodded, she wasn't particularly nervous, after all, her mission, Kirito, and Ling Ze's task was only to clean up the mobs.

"Boom!"

In front of the huge stone gate, Diabel, who had completely established his position as the leader, thrust the knight's sword into the ground and began the final mobilization, his face was very serious.

"Listen to me, I only have one word."

Diabel attracted everyone's attention with a loud voice, and he clenched his fist and waved it vigorously, and shouted very firmly:

"Gotta win!"

At this time, it is necessary to sprint forward with a courage, so that he will not babble at length.

"Let's go!"

Diabel turned around and pushed the door, and the boss door that was several people tall opened in response, and inside was a dark hall.

Diabel walked in front with a resolute face, and seeing Diabel rushing into the hall of the boss room, the rest of the players stopped hesitating and followed.

And after everyone entered, they finally saw the whole picture of the boss room, this place is a rectangular space that extends into the depths, the width of the left and right is about twenty meters, and the wall from the gate to the depths is about a hundred meters, which seems to be larger than the numbers estimate, and there are big traps hidden in this distance.

Because what is more humane is that the door of Ain'Grant's boss room will not be closed even after the battle starts, so when you know that the odds of victory are not good, you can escape instead of waiting for it to be destroyed.

And at this time, this 100-meter long distance is very deadly, and the boss will not be activated immediately after entering the room, just like now.

The originally dark boss room,After everyone in the "Raiders Group" entered,The simple torches on the walls on the left and right sides suddenly burned with a "pop",Then there was a continuous "pop" sound,The number of torches kept increasing inward,The entire boss room is illuminated,Showing the real appearance。

The cracked stone floors and walls, the pale skulls adorning the various places, and the humble but huge throne set in the deepest part of the room, and the huge terrifying figure sitting on the throne.

The group continued to walk, and after walking nearly eighty meters, the huge monster was finally activated.

Fighting with the boss at this distance, if you want to turn around and run straight to the door, completely expose your back, which is basically equivalent to completely handing over your own life, depending on whether the boss is good or not.

Therefore, even if you want to run, you have to face the boss and fight backwards, but when you are really faced with that situation, not to mention eighty meters, fifty meters will make it feel as if it is endless.

However, after being promoted to a high level, there will be a teleportation prop such as "Transfer Crystal", and the retreat of the boss battle will indeed become much easier at that time, but the "Transfer Crystal" is an item that can only be purchased at an astonishing price, and ordinary people must not be able to use it often.

As the players approached, the huge figure that had not moved before suddenly jumped up, and after the monster spun around in the air, it landed on the ground with a loud sound, and then ripped open its jaws like a wild wolf and roared with all its might:

"Gollum Gol

The "Kobold Lord Irfan" is a dog in the lead, dressed in blue-gray fur, with a strong body of more than two meters, a blood-hungry one-eyed glowing golden red, an axe made of bone in his right hand, a small round shield made of leather in his left hand, and a scimitar about one and a half meters long stuck in the back of his waist.

On the player's side, it is not surprising that Jerome with a shield like an iron plate is held high, and the "Wind Forest Volcano" A team to which he belongs, Klein and them lead the way, the B team led by the "Black Axe Warrior" Achill follows closely behind them on the left diagonally, on the right is Team C composed of Diabel and his five companions, and the D team is led by a tall "two-handed sword envoy", these are the most elite and brave players.

Behind is the guerrilla team E led by the tooth king, the F team equipped with long-handled weapons, and the G team are side by side, and the players charge forward in the order of the row, ready to replace the front team at any time to prevent any unexpected situation from causing the formation to collapse.

The "Kobold Lord" raised the bone axe in his right hand high, and then slashed at Jerome with all his might, which made Kirito and Asuna both in the back a little worried, only Ling Ze was at ease, and there was no worry at all.

And Jerome really withstood the pressure, he raised the heavy shield in his hand to block the attack, dazzling light and shadow effects and strong impact sounds erupted, the scene was very shocking, which represented the official start of the raider battle.

The attack of the "Kobold Lord" was like a signal, and the three heavily armored monsters jumped down from several openings in the high walls on the left and right, and that was the "Kobold Guardian" of the "Kobold Lord".

Kirito and Asuna did not hesitate, and immediately rushed towards one of them, and the other two were also met by the other teams, and everyone was trying to complete their tasks.

I have to say that Diabel's distribution is indeed very reasonable, and the entire boss battle went smoothly beyond imagination.

Ling Ze hadn't even found a chance to make a move, and the boss was already about to have the last tube of HP left.

Klein's "Wind Forest Volcano" Team A and Akyl's Team B worked together to eliminate the boss's first HP, Diabel's Team C and Team D of the two-handed swordsman worked together to eliminate the second HP, and now Team G and Team F, who are the main firepower, have made the third one disappear by half.

So far, although there have been occasional players whose HP has dropped to yellow, with plenty of squad rotation, none of the players' HP has dropped to a dangerous red level, and the battle has gone smoothly is somewhat unrealistic.

The rest seems to be very simple, the "Kobold Lord Irfan" has a total of four HP, and until the third one is consumed, it will continue to fight with the axe on its right hand and the shield in its left hand, but when it comes to the fourth HP, it will drop these two weapons and pull out the scimitar at its waist.

At this time, its attack pattern will also change completely, and this is the biggest difficulty in this boss raider.

However, Argo's strategy book has clearly recorded this, so the sword skills that the boss can cast after switching to a scimitar, as well as the players' coping methods, the "strategy team" has already confirmed at yesterday's meeting, and everything seems to be going according to plan.

It wasn't until Irfan's HP bar fell to the fourth that the unexpected finally happened, and Irfan, who had lost his bone axe and shield, drew his scimitar and fell into a final crazy "berserk state".

However, contrary to what was expected, the sword technique used by the "Kobold Lord Irfan" was not a "straight slash sword technique", not a "straight slash sword technique" that could predict the landing point according to the trajectory, but an exclusive "Notai sword technique" that only monsters could use, and Kirito's eyes instantly widened.

No one expected this result, because this kind of weapon should only appear in subsequent levels.

"Boom!"

The floor shattered, and the huge body of the kobold lord jumped vertically, it twisted its body in the air and charged on the weapon, and at the same time as it fell, it immediately turned the stored power into a crimson light, and then liberated it like a tornado, the track was horizontal, and the attack angle was three hundred and sixty degrees, which was the special sword technique of the Notai Sword, and the AOE range attack "Spin Car", commonly known as the "Blade Storm".

At this time, it was Team C led by Diabel who was fighting "Irfan" head-on, and according to the original plan, their team would be responsible for this last HP bar.

"Poof!"

The "spinning car" slashed, and six bright red special effects light burst out from the player's body, which looked like real blood columns, and the average HP of Team C in the left corner of the line of sight dropped to a yellow area of less than 50% in one go.

It's obviously an AOE attack, but it has the amazing power of taking away half of the HP value with a single blow, and the effect of the sword skill is not only that, the six people who fell to the ground, at this time, all appeared on their heads with a rotating hazy yellow light, which represented a "dizzy state" that temporarily could not move.

Everyone was stunned, they didn't have time to rescue at all, in order to prevent being accidentally injured by the rampaging BOSS, the players' formation was very open, and there was no time to "switch", of course, this had to be except for Ling Ze.