Zongman started from grabbing girls with Wuhe Shidao

The last note of [Aria of Starlight] drifted past, and Lin Shu quickly put away [When the song is singing], and then took out the silver long sword [Stardust Oath] behind his back.

With a sudden force under his feet, like a silver wave, he slammed into the side of the bone hunter.

【Star Ascension】

【Desperate Blow】

【moon wheel】

【Sharp Claw】

Sword skills were constantly blooming on Lin Shu's silver sword. At this moment, his mind was completely empty, and he only had one thought, and that was to swing the sword!

In the huge BOOS room, roars continued, sword skills continued, and all kinds of brilliance flickered.

In this crystal-nullified room, the flute sound of the trees is the only way to restore HP.

Whenever the buff increase disappears, Lin Shu will quickly withdraw from the battle circle and play [Eternal Sigh of Starlight].

Once the song is over, he will immediately return to fighting.

One of the two most terrifying scythes was resisted by Heathcliff alone, while the other was resisted alternately by Kirito and Lin Shu from time to time.

But even so, there are still players dying.

……

The fight lasted more than 40 minutes.

When what felt like an endless fight to the death finally came to an end, and the giant body of the boss monster flew in all directions, no one among the players had the energy left to cheer.

Some people sat down on the obsidian floor as if they were falling down, while others were lying on the ground and panting violently.

Among them, Lin Shu lay directly on the ground, on the lap of Asuna, who was also slumped on the ground next to him.

In this battle, if you want to say who is the most tiring, it is undoubtedly him. Not only do you need to face the most terrifying scythe, but you also need to continuously provide buff blessings for everyone.

Then, there was silence, except for the gasping BOOS room, a voice suddenly came to mind—"...in total, how many people were sacrificed?"

So, beside the forest, Kirito, who was sitting paralyzed on the ground, raised his right hand and called out the map with a wave, and counted the green light spots on it.

From the number of people at the time of departure, how many victims have appeared in total.

"...Nine people died." Kirito's voice revealed exhaustion and sadness, the price was too great.

"It's a lie..." Agil's voice also lost its usual vitality.A gloom hung over the other survivors.

With great difficulty, three-quarters of it has been cleared—and there are still 25 floors above.

Although there are still several thousand players, but if they are serious about clearing, there are probably only a few hundred people on the front line.If there are so many victims in just one level of strategy.

Then when reaching the top level to face the final BOOS, there may be a dilemma where only one player left in the team can stand in front of the final BOOS.

If it was said, who was most likely to be the last surviving person, Lin Mu felt that there was a high probability that it was the man who blocked Heathcliff with the terrifying bone scythe by himself.

I don't know if it was the tacit understanding between the partners, Kirito also thought of this, and then, he subconsciously glanced in Heathcliff's direction.

Among the crowd lying on the ground, only a man in red stood up straight and resolutely.That man, of course, was Heathcliff.

Of course he wasn't completely unharmed.Focus on him and let the arrow appear, and you can see that his HP bar has decreased a lot.

But his leisurely standing figure made it completely impossible to feel any mental fatigue in him.It's unbelievably tough.It's almost like a machine—like a battle machine equipped with a perpetual machine...

Kirito kept staring at Heathcliff's profile while feeling hazy due to exhaustion.The expression of this legendary man has always been so steady.

He just silently looked down at the KOB members and other players lying on the ground.

His warm and compassionate eyes—as if—was like looking at a group of little white mice playing in a delicate cage.

At this moment, a frightening trembling lightning passed through Kirito's spine.

Consciousness came fully awake in one breath.From the fingertips to the center of the brain suddenly began to feel cold.A premonition began to form in me.Tiny seeds of inspiration swell and buds of questioning shoot upward.

That look in Heathcliff, that poise.That was not the expression of compassion for a wounded companion.

He is not on the same level as the players.His expression that was given to us from a distant height——the expression of the Creator God...

He recalled his extraordinary terrifying reflexes when confronting Heathcliff before.That has surpassed the human speed limit.

No, it should be said that it surpassed the fastest speed allowed by SAO.

Plus his usual attitude.Although he is the strongest guild leader, he has never issued an order, and only leaves everything to other players while he watches from the sidelines.What if it wasn't because he trusted his subordinates—but because he knew information that ordinary players couldn't know and restrained himself?

An existence that is not bound by the rules of the death game.But it's not an NPC.If it's just a program, it's impossible to show that kind of compassionate expression.

Neither an NPC nor an ordinary player, there is only one possibility left.But how to confirm this possibility.There is currently no... any way.

No, there should be.There is a way that can only be done in this moment, in this place.

Gaze at Heathcliff's HP meter.It has been greatly reduced after the stern battle, but still not below half.

The HP item that barely maintains at nearly [-]% is still displayed in blue.

So far, except for the last duel with Lin Mu, this man who has never been caught in the yellow warning area has an overwhelming defense power that ordinary people can hardly match.

And Kirito couldn't help thinking: "During the duel with me, Heathcliff's expression changed only when his HP was about to drop below half.And it shouldn't be because I was afraid that the HP bar would turn yellow, but in the battle with Zero, I was able to calmly accept that the HP bar turned yellow... Was it adjusted later...'

Thinking of this, Kirito couldn't help swallowing a mouthful of saliva, and then poked the tree with his trembling fingers.

Lin Mu raised his head slightly, looked at Kirito with a puzzled expression, and saw that Kirito indicated the direction of Heathcliff with his eyes.

Kirito believed that if it was Zero, seeing Heathcliff's expression at the moment, he would definitely be able to drink with him.

So Lin Mu frowned, sat up, and then looked at Heathcliff.

After a few seconds.

Lin Mu's face changed slightly, he looked back at Tongren blankly.

Open the chat interface.

[Zero]: Is that him?

[Kirito]: Not sure.

[Zero]: Try it out?

[Kirito]: I think so too.