Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

Using the same routine and the same trick, 'Astral' once again brought the victim to the stone gate.

"My goal is simple, to reach the deepest part of this ruins."

"Why go there?"

Even though he had always been following Sakura, this was the first time he encountered a card with a strong purpose of its own.

So Chise was very curious.

Astral smiled faintly: "You will understand by then."

After it retreated to the side, the stone man next to the huge gate began to move.

Sakura looked at the monster slowly walking towards her: "It seems this is the first test."

Astral, floating not far behind the two, watched the battle that was about to begin with interest.

"That's right. It's up to you how you deal with it."

Now that you know that you have to defeat your opponent, you should strike first.

Sakura's idea is simple.

The stone man in front of him was not only bulky but also huge in size, making him an easy target to hit.

"thunder"

Then she threw a card into the air and tapped his body with her staff.

A thunder beast rushed out from the magic circle in the shape of the sun and the moon, and turned into three yellow thunders as it rushed towards the monster.

"Wow... this is it?"

Astral on the side was slightly moved. It was the first time it had seen such an ability.

Objectively speaking, she is very capable and might be able to bring surprises to herself.

Thinking of this, a sly smile appeared on the corner of its mouth, but it quickly returned to its previous calm.

Oh no, I almost showed a smile that didn’t suit my image.

Sakura controlled three bolts of lightning and hit the stone man's knee joints one after another.

Unlike the players who want to defeat their opponents, she, who has been collecting Clow Cards for many years, prefers to suppress the attacking enemies.

Just as she expected, the thunder directly chopped off one of the stone man's legs.

For such a clumsy and huge creature, losing a leg means complete loss of mobility.

Even if it still wants to get closer, it is impossible.

"Is this all right?" Sakura asked Astral.

"Don't let your guard down. The other party seems to have the ability to resurrect."

It's not a sincere reminder to the other party.

But it finally has a powerful 'helper', what if it accidentally breaks down again like before?

After hearing this, Sakura once again turned her gaze towards the stone man in the distance.

I saw that the limb that was originally struck by thunder actually grew out quickly like a lizard.

Chiyo in the photo asked: "If I can always be resurrected, won't it mean that I will never be able to defeat him?"

“That’s something you have to think about.”

After saying that, Astral floated back into the air and began to watch the battle again.

"It doesn't matter. Even if we can't defeat it, as long as we can slow it down, that's enough."

Sakura counted and took out another card: "Cover the ground with vines and turn it into my power."

"THE WOOD"

The same magic circle unfolded in front of Sakura, and this time a woman covered in green leaves was summoned from it.

She flew towards the enemy, and wherever she went, the ground broke apart, with countless vines growing out of it.

The moment it came into contact with the enemy, it wrapped all the thick vines around it.

In just a few seconds, the huge enemy was wrapped like a dumpling.

"It will be fine this time. Let's go quickly before that guy breaks free."

As they spoke, Sakura and Tomoyo headed towards the stone gate.

Astral stayed where he was and looked at the bound enemy: "Didn't you manage to get rid of this guy in the end?"

Although it is a bit regrettable, it has more important things to do.

Thinking of this, I headed towards the stone gate.

After a few people approached, the stone door slowly opened as if sensing something.

After seeing the scene clearly, the two were deeply shocked.

“It’s a truly…spectacular scene.”

“It’s so tall, it doesn’t look like it was built by humans at all.”

Several people stepped in, and Tomoyo kept taking pictures of the scene in the distance with a camera.

There are countless stone pillars standing around, each one pointing straight into the sky.

If we didn't know in advance that this was underground, we would probably have mistaken them for stone pillars supporting the sky.

This is no exaggeration, as they appear to be that tall.

Although this place is underground, the stone pillars are like buildings, and every few steps they are like residents' rooms, lighting up with a faint blue light.

The light is not too bright, but there are many of them.

If you just need to see your surroundings clearly, there is no problem at all.

"Let's go, that's the direction we're going."

Astral pointed to a corner of the ruins.

Chise could barely see it clearly with the camera: "It looks like a square... or an altar?"

But before they took a few steps, a figure appeared in their sight.

He held a long bladed knife in his hand, and his black clothes fluttered in the wind behind him.

[Shu Lala Fanchang-Me Me Me Jacket]

"Be careful, this is a new enemy."

As soon as it discovered the intruders, it picked up a long knife and chopped at them.

Sakura could tell from the opponent's movements that this was an enemy with close combat agility.

So the methods used to deal with giant stone men may not be appropriate.

We need to think of new ways.

"In that case..."

An idea suddenly came to Sakura's mind. She decided to give the man a taste of his own medicine.

"sword!"

The moment the new card was used, the magic staff itself turned into a long sword.

And its power comes from the heart. As long as the heart is strong enough, anything can be cut off.

The two figures approached each other, and the blade and the sword collided with each other, making a clanging sound.

But Sakura's mind was better, and she cut the opponent's weapon apart with a single upward thrust.

Now that her vulnerable chest was exposed, she easily stabbed her sword into it.

"Very good, it was done successfully."

"Sure enough, Sakura looks cool even in close combat."

Looking at Chiyo who was watching like him, Astral asked a soul-searching question:

“What’s the use of this kind of photography?”

"It's useless, it just preserves Sakura's heroic appearance."

Astral raised his eyebrows and murmured with interest, "Preserving the heroic spirit... this seems possible."

When Tomoyo looked at the camera again, she found that the enemy's hand on the side seemed to still be moving.

So he quickly warned the front: "Be careful, the enemy seems not to have been completely eliminated."

After hearing this, Sakura took a few steps back and kept a safe distance from the enemy in front of her.

Looking at him again, I saw that he was about to swing the long sword tightly.

If I hadn't been reminded just now, I would have been stabbed.

But what happened?

The thing in front of me was a humanoid monster, which was pierced through the chest but acted as if nothing had happened.

In fact, the most direct reason is that this is SAO, and only critical hits will occur when the monster is hit in the vital parts.

If the health bar is not emptied, the monster will still stand up intact.

But Sakura didn't know any of this.

Astral seemed to see through this, and came to her side and said:

"Since we can't kill it, we might as well trap it like before."

That makes sense, after all, Astral's goal is to reach the depths of the ruins, and he is not required to kill all the monsters on the way.