i became a shadow

Chapter 55 Where did the person go?

Aincrad', 100 floors of…

The 100th floor is a whole, it has no field area, no labyrinth area, and no leveling area. There is only one large city, which spreads over the entire 100th floor...

The gatekeeper boss is located in a huge palace in the center of the city, and its palace is called Hongyu Palace.

As long as it is defeated, players will be truly liberated!
So on the day of the boss raid, almost all the players came here to see what the last level that trapped them for more than two years was like.

At the same time, they unanimously put out all their savings and gave them to players who needed to participate in the war for free while drinking loudly.

After all, after the boss is killed and they leave this world, these things are useless, so why not use them to increase the odds of winning? …

Of course, the value of all this is based on the success of the strategy. If the strategy fails this time, life will be extremely difficult in the future, so they are also putting all their eggs in one basket!
Or usher in a new life!Or usher in destruction!
"Finally it's almost over..."

At this time, a player in the clearing group looked at the gorgeous and magnificent Ruby Palace in front of him, his tone seemed to be emotional, and his eyes were full of complex colors.

"Yeah, I didn't expect that we could really get here, it seems like a dream..."

The players on the other side also nodded. You must know that at the beginning of the death game, there were not a few people who committed suicide because they thought it was impossible to pass the level.

"Haha, after the reality has passed, the two of us must have a good drink."

Saying that, the player who was still feeling emotional just now put his arms around the latter's shoulders and laughed happily.

"No problem, after this battle is over, I'm going to go back to my hometown to get married, and then I'll treat you to a wedding wine..."

"Hometown?"

The man raised his eyelids and asked suspiciously.

"Well, we have made an agreement, and when it comes to reality, she will always wait for me to marry her..."

As he said that, the player who was hugged by his shoulders showed a smile, and at the same time asked the person next to him.

"By the way, what are your plans?"

"I plan to confess to the person I like after this battle is over..."

The player who was questioned was stunned for a moment, and then he said a little embarrassedly, and at the same time showed him the image of his beloved.

The latter was immediately amazed, and opened his mouth wide.

"This person is really good-looking... No, isn't this me?"

"Emmm, you just read it wrong..."

As the top players appeared on the stage one by one, the number of people in the transfer gate square gradually increased.Almost filled the entire open space.

However, after all the players who were about to go to the Ruby Palace arrived, the members of the 'Knights of the Blood Alliance' did not show up for a long time. Up to now, they are the only players left for this raid.

"What the hell is Heathcliff doing, and why hasn't he come here for so long?"

Rand scratched his hair a little irritably, and Klein on the other side was not much better, and his face was also gloomy.

"Asuna, as the deputy head of the [Blood Knights], you don't know exactly what happened to Heathcliff?"

Agil folded his arms around his chest, impatiently waiting, so he asked Asuna beside him softly.

"I...I don't know..."

Regarding Agil's question, Asuna hesitated a bit.

"Aren't you the deputy head?"

"I wasn't at the guild headquarters last night, of course I don't know..."

When the words fell to the ground, Yasi's face showed a look of embarrassment, which made several people look at each other in blank dismay.

"This is really..."

Kirito smiled wryly and shook his head, his eyes could not help but glance towards Duo, ready to see his opinion.

Duo squinted his eyes, and just when he was about to say something, a burst of light suddenly flashed on the transfer platform, and several people wearing the standard armor of the [Knights of the Blood League] finally appeared on the scene, but no one was there at all. Feel relieved.

Because, in it, there is no Heathcliff!
"What's going on, where's your leader?" Klein was the first to attack.

Several members of the [Knights of the Blood Alliance] looked at each other, and put on an expression that was uglier than crying.

"We don't know either..."

Hearing this, everyone was taken aback immediately, and Lante even yelled angrily.

"You don't even know what it means, your own regiment leader, even you don't know, so why not lose it?..."

"We really don't know!"

All the members of the [Knights of the Blood Alliance] yelled frantically in their hearts, showing expressions of wanting to cry.

One of the members also hurried forward and began to explain with an apologetic tone.

"Since this morning, the leader has not shown up. No matter where he is, he has not been found, and he has not responded to emails. The guild has become a mess."

Faced with such an explanation, everyone present frowned, and Asuna's face instantly became anxious.

"Master Asuna, the captain is not here now, what do you think should be done?"

At this time, Diabel, who was the guard, spoke to her, and at the same time several other members of the [Knights of the Blood Alliance] stared at her expectantly.

"This……"

Difficulty appeared on Asuna's face, after all, the current situation was a bit unprepared.

"There's no need to wait for Heathcliff, we can't just give up this strategy because of his absence, right?"

Suddenly, Duo spoke, which instantly stunned everyone.

"Are you really not waiting for him?"

"Heathcliff is the person in charge of the strategy, and his strength is only inferior to yours. He has the unique skill 'Holy Sword'. His defense can help us block many deadly attacks..."

Tongren hesitated a little, and persuaded him.

"That's right! Maybe there's something holding it back..." Klein also said.

Hearing this, Duo didn't express anything on his face, but he couldn't help complaining in his heart. Could it be that Heathcliff is Akihiko Kayaba, the final boss in Ruby Palace?
"Heathcliff is not the kind of person who talks nonsense. I think he must have some important things to do. Maybe he is already waiting for us at the Ruby Palace?"

Duo glanced at the crowd, then spoke again.

"Besides, [Shadow Alliance] is not weaker than [Blood Alliance Knights], so no matter what happens today, I must climb to the top..."

After saying that, Duo led the [Shadow League] people and walked directly towards the center of the city.

"In that case, let's follow along..."

After seeing this, Asuna spoke to the members of [Blood Knights] without hesitation, and the remaining few looked at each other and nodded immediately.

(End of this chapter)