Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

The Threshold of Sword Beasts - the circular arena, the most eye-catching building on the eleventh floor of SAO.

No matter where the player character is, as long as the perspective is slightly adjusted, this tall circular building will come into view.

From the outside, the entire arena looks like a round ancient castle, and it is more than five stories high.

Inside are layers of stone stands and a battle field surrounded by steel fences on all sides.

This scale is more than enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people.

This morning, Kirito, Kenshin, and the three Kuro brothers happened to come here during their exploration.

The three of them stopped at the entrance of the arena, where a wooden sign clearly depicted three of the rules:

[1. Accept the challenges of three sword fighting beasts in a row to get the chance to go to the upper level.]

Seeing this, Kenshin blurted out: "It seems that the guardian boss is likely here, but isn't this too obvious?"

Kirito added: "Obviously that doesn't mean it's easy to conquer. Read the following rules first."

[2. Only one player can participate in each battle and have a fair fight with one sword fighting beast.]

Seeing this, the three of them had a general idea in their minds.

In every previous BOSS battle, the number of players participating was at least dozens if not hundreds.

This time, only one player is allowed to participate.

Kirito thought for a moment and then said, "If there really is a boss, it must have been weakened in some way."

The two people beside him nodded, indicating that they agreed with his opinion.

"Indeed, if a player is really allowed to fight the BOSS, it would be no different from sending him to his death."

The three looked at the last rule:

[3. Each time you enter a battle, you need to pay 10,000 Col. If you just watch the battle, you don't need to pay.]

"Ten thousand?"

Jian Xin frowned: "This is a burden for ordinary players."

"But isn't it free to watch the game?"

Kirito took a step forward and said, "Let's go and see what's going on inside first. It won't be too late to make plans later."

"Right."

As they spoke, the two of them followed closely and stepped into the arena together.

The arena gate leads directly to the top level of the stands.

Looking down from here, you can see the battle field below.

Even the well-informed Kirito couldn't help but open his eyes wide.

If I had to describe it in one word, it would be 'magnificent'.

Like the Colosseum in Rome.

Although the eleventh floor had only been opened for a few days, there were already quite a few players present.

Some players found a quiet stand, presumably they were preparing strategies;

However, more players gathered in groups of three or five, eating snacks and singing songs.

It's like waiting for the show to begin.

"There are still many people who like cyber cricket fighting."

Then Kirito said self-deprecatingly: "What a coincidence, I like it too."

After saying that, he took the two people behind him to a stand where there were many players.

During this time, Kirito looked around the venue.

Now the three of them are on the tiers of stands. Going down the stairs, there are iron fences on the east, south, west and north sides.

Surrounded by those iron fences is the huge circular battle arena in the center.

"It's so spectacular, the boss might really be here..."

After that, the three of them sat down and waited.

Seeing that the battle had not started yet, a few people began to chat to pass the time.

Kirito asked casually, "Speaking of which, did you get anything good during the last boss battle?"

Having said this, Kenshin seemed a little proud.

"Although I am not talented, I got this passive skill by chance."

As he said this, he shared the skill introduction:

[Batousai: Performing the sword-drawing technique while the sword is sheathed will increase physical attack power by 25% and critical hit rate by 25%.]

Kirito exclaimed: "This... is amazing, my heart."

A 20% attack and critical strike bonus can increase a large amount of damage at a time.

If combined with the Flying Sword Style, I believe he would be invincible in a one-on-one fight.

Hei Wuyan, however, also shared a certain skill panel.

[Contractor: When a normal attack hits a critical hit, it will be accompanied by an electric current, paralyzing the target for 0.3 seconds. ]

"Huh? There are also experts?"

There is no doubt that this is another skill that is invincible in single combat.

Kenshin and Hei looked at each other and then smiled knowingly.

Both brothers have shared their cards with me, so how can I fall behind?

Kirito immediately slid his right hand down and shared the rewards he had obtained in the BOSS battle.

This is not a random reward for helping Homura Akemi, but a true passive skill:

[Cheater: The Black Swordsman is good at hiding his own strength, and other players cannot see his ability values ​​and equipment. ]

"How about it?"

Kirito looked smug, waiting for the two to show surprised expressions.

Kenshin and Hei stared at the shared skill introduction with serious faces, but did not respond.

The scene fell into silence for a while.

Kirito couldn't laugh anymore: "Why aren't you talking?"

"Brother Tong, your skills..."

The brief pause allowed Kirito to think.

Is there something wrong with the skills?

But it's impossible.

Kenshin held his chin and continued, "This skill doesn't seem to be very good."

what?

Even Hei started to make up for it: "No offensive bonus, no special effects, it's really not that good."

The words "not so good" hit Kirito like a bolt from the blue.

When have I, the Black Swordsman, ever suffered such injustice?

The 'Sealer' skill is completely about purifying oneself!

In order to make the two understand this, Kirito immediately corrected:

"Others can't see my ability values, including level, equipment, health bar... They can't see it. No matter how you think about it, this is a very powerful skill, right?!"

Jianxin smiled helplessly: "Brother Tong said it's amazing, so of course there is a reason why it's amazing."

Hei also nodded.

Now Kirito couldn't sit still any longer: "I don't want sympathy!"

After he calmed down, he sat back in his original position.

If you don't know the goods, there is nothing you can do...

"...Opportunity, I'll find a chance to prove it to you!"

Not long after that, the audience in the arena started to make noise.

The players around the three people also began to scream:

"Oh! Is it going to start again?"

"The new warrior has finally appeared. I have been waiting for you for so long!"

"Look, I will make back the money I lost yesterday today."

The sudden noise left the three people who were here for the first time full of questions.

Kirito frowned: "What's going on?"

Kenshin pointed to the distance: "Maybe it's because of that place."

I saw a man coming out of the audience stand and walking towards the steps leading to the steel fence.

Some players walked towards the battle field, coupled with the comments of the people around them just now.

"I see... that person is going to challenge."

But what about the 'making money' that some people talk about?

Just as Kirito was puzzled, he heard someone shouting from the stands not far away:

"Let's start gambling, let's start gambling!"

"Don't miss it if you pass by, you can earn a fortune today!"

I saw some players setting up a stall on the stands with a big "gamble" written on the sign.

As soon as the stall opened, it attracted many players from the surrounding area.

"Good fellow, what a good fellow."

Even the people of Kirito couldn't help but admire the economic acumen of this group of people.