novelonline Chapter 594 Kirito VS Asuna (Second Battle)
Chapter 594 Kirito VS Asuna (Second Battle)
Chapter 594 Kirito VS Asuna (Second Battle)
Having won the world's number one martial arts tournament, Kirito should have been in high spirits, enjoying the praise.
However, he is not proud at all, but rather resists being famous. After all, he is a complete social phobia, so it is understandable that he does not want to attract attention.
The end of the festival has left other players still enjoying it, but the strategy group members have already put away their thoughts and are focusing on the new strategy floor.
Xiaolin thought that the strategy team would be able to defeat several levels of bosses in succession, but they were stuck again on the 56th level.
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The 56th floor is outdoors.
Klein, dressed as a bearded warrior, looked at the terrifying earthworm-like BOSS in front of him. The BOSS had two large pincers, two horns on its head, and a mouthful of ferocious fangs. His sloppy face turned blue.
"This, this doesn't even count as a level-breaking experience!!!"
"Klein, stop shouting at this time and run!"
Kirito called out and ran off.
"Hey, wait for me!"
Seeing this, Klein hurriedly chased after him.
Behind them was a gigantic wild BOSS chasing them relentlessly, its two large pincers continuously smashing down, causing the entire floor to tremble, with sand and rocks flying everywhere, dust and mist swirling around, and gravel on the floor constantly being lifted up and bursting outwards, and Kirito and Klein had to flee in a hurry.
“Waaaaaa——”
Just as Klein was howling like a ghost, a camp appeared in front of the two of them. The camp was surrounded by countless giant logs, covering the entire southern part of the floor. The height of the logs was a full ten meters!
“Big brothers, hurry up! Come over here quickly!”
At the entrance of the camp, a little girl was calling out to the two of them loudly, and behind her were the members of the strategy team whose faces suddenly changed when they saw the giant BOSS.
"Hurry up, Klein!"
"I know, I know!"
Kirito urged Klein, and the two quickened their pace, finally running back to the camp at the last moment.
"Okay—close the door!"
Upon seeing this, the members of the strategy team worked together to close the open gate of the camp and keep the menacing earthworm-type BOSS out of the door.
"Wow!"
The rumbling sound knocked many people away. But the camp was a safe area. As long as the door of the camp was closed successfully, the monsters would not be able to break in, even the wild BOSS was the same.
But the beast-like BOSS was not very intelligent. It kept hitting the gate made of logs. Even though the members of the strategy team knew that the door would not be destroyed and the wild BOSS could not break in, they still had frightened expressions.
That's right, they were stopped again.
Although it was considered a floor with no notable features, the strategy team was stuck in a week-long stagnation due to being unable to defeat the large outdoor boss.
Kobayashi was very suspicious about this. He wondered if Kayaba Akihiko saw that they were passing the levels too smoothly, or if the contestants in the World Martial Arts Tournament were generally strong, so he deliberately arranged such a wild BOSS to block the attack.
And now, they had to bear someone's wrath.
"How many times do you want to repeat this kind of jokey battle? A meat battle, that's nothing, are you kidding me?"
In the council hall, a beautiful girl with long brown hair wearing a red and white guild uniform stood in the front.
Her expression was very ugly, and the pressure she exuded made no one present dare to resist, and they even forgot that she was just a little girl.
This is the power of Asuna, the Ghost of Strategy.
Under this strong pressure, Klein scratched his cheek and said awkwardly: "I was actually quite confident in this operation. I thought it would definitely succeed."
"Let me make it clear first, I don't have any."
Kirito unceremoniously interrupted.
The battle just now [using A-level ingredients to lure the BOSS and drive it to other areas] caused him a lot of trouble, and he almost didn't come back.
"Stop making excuses!"
Asuna couldn't help but get angry and said, "The next time we fight, we, the KOB, will be in charge as agreed!"
She spoke firmly and would not tolerate any objection.
By the way, SAO can register the abbreviations of guilds in the system. KOB is the abbreviation of the Knights of Blood, and the abbreviation of the Cult of Axis is Akxs, but no one uses it.
"It's okay, it's okay."
Klein did not refute Asuna's words, but he pointed to the map on the board and said, "Look, this is the main city where we are. Outside the gate is a canyon that cannot be bypassed. The boss is guarding at the end of the canyon."
The 56th floor is a rather special floor. Its southern part is the main urban area, which is surrounded by rocky mountains on three sides, and the only exit is blocked by the wild area BOSS.
If you want to leave, you must defeat it.
"But the boss's frontal defense is like a solid wall. Slash, thrust, strike, and pierce, all four types of SAO skills, cannot cause any damage. Of course, its soft-looking abdomen is probably its weakness, but no matter what, we can't get behind it. We can only retreat back to the gate..."
"But next time we fight, we will deliberately leave the door open!"
Asuna said suddenly.
After hearing what she said, the expressions of the other members of the strategy group suddenly changed slightly.
"Wait a moment, if we do this, the boss will break into the village..."
"This is exactly what I want. When the boss is slaughtering the NPCs, attack it from behind and annihilate it!"
This battle plan is undoubtedly too extreme.
Many strategy groups disagreed with this method, but many people fell into deep thought.
"What a mess!"
Kirito looked at Asuna with burning eyes and said, "NPCs are different from objects like stones or trees. They are..."
"Alive! ... Is that what you mean?"
Asuna seemed to predict what he was going to say, but soon her face darkened.
"——Too naive! They are just simple entities. No matter how many times they are killed, they will reappear after 24 hours. I wanted to say this before. As the clearing team at the top of all players, your priorities are wrong. Whether it is a day or an hour, you should defeat the boss as soon as possible and reach the next level! Apart from the lives of the players, nothing can take priority over this goal!"
This is the ghost of the strategy.
She can clear floors regardless.
But on the other hand, Asuna's idea is right. After all, everyone's main goal now is to complete the floors and leave the game, so as long as the players are not injured or killed, other props can be used.
"I don't want to deny your idea, but is it okay to just proceed as fast as possible? Abandoning slow-leveling companions, killing NPCs... In this process, won't your most important parameter... your heart be damaged?"
"You actually... You actually looked at me with such pity in your eyes..."
Kirito's words hurt Asuna badly.
"Okay... Use your sword to prove those words!"
She challenged Kirito to a PVP duel.
"N-Never thought it would unfold like this?"
Klein couldn't accept Asuna's coldness. He panicked and shouted to Kobayashi who was playing the game of Three Immortals Returning to the Cave with the stupid goddess, "Wait a minute! Hey, Kobayashi! Don't you have anything to say?"
"Hmm? No. This is their family affair... They are a talented couple and a beautiful woman, so why should you, a monster, interfere?"
Xiaolin ordered one of the bowls casually, but unfortunately it was empty when he opened it.
“Ahh, it’s obviously that one, but I guessed it wrong again. Aqua, you’re not cheating, are you?”
"How is that possible? I didn't cheat."
Aqua raised her head proudly.
Hello, hey, hey, is this true?
This is the front line where the strategy team is, and these two people are playing games as if no one is around!
Klein wanted to complain.
"But don't worry, after all, Kirito, you are the champion of the martial arts tournament, and you have defeated Asuna."
"Yes, but I can't say for sure this time."
Kirito accepted the duel request.
The members of the strategy team in the conference room were all stunned.
"Hey, are you serious?"
"That's Asuna, the ghost of the Blood Knights!"
"Kirito is the champion of the martial arts tournament, not to mention he defeated Asuna in the quarterfinals."
"Yes, yes!"
"No, I can't say for sure this time."
"what?"
The members of the strategy team were surprised to hear Kobayashi's words.
"Look carefully. The duel request Asuna sent is not the half-loss victory mode of the tournament, but the first-strike victory mode where you only need to hit once to win. This is quite an advantage for Asuna, who is fast in attack and agile in body movements. She is not as reckless as you think."
“So, that’s how it is!”
The other players suddenly realized.
Duels between members of the Raiders team were rare, especially one that happened a week after the martial arts tournament.
"I think Kirito will win because he has two swords."
"No, this is not a half-loss win-lose mode. I think Asuna, who has a faster rapier attack speed, will win."
The players all have their own opinions, the only thing they have in common is that they are very interested in winning or losing.
In the urban area.
Asuna and Kirito stood opposite each other, with a distance of five meters between them.
"First strike decisive mode, you're not going to call me cunning, are you?"
"how come."
The two exchanged a few words, and as the countdown on the light screen ended, Asuna took the lead. Her rapier attack speed was abnormally fast, and the dazzling attack made Kirito unable to resist.
So fast!
I can't keep up with the movement of her sword tip!
Kirito barely dodged the attack, and muttered to himself: Is it AGI specialization? And the skill cooldown is also very short!
Although the damage of each hit of the combo with a very short skill cooldown is ridiculously low, it is enough to achieve the victory requirement for the first-strike decisive mode.
I have to say, Asuna came prepared.
Kirito frowned slightly.
Although he felt a little embarrassed, he had no choice but to use that one move! He stepped on the floor and jumped up, holding the sword high above his head.
——Upper slash!
Hooked!
Asuna's eyes narrowed.
She was confident in the upper slash of the one-handed sword, no matter which trajectory it took. After blocking it with an attack parry, she would take advantage of the opponent's stiff state and attack hard!
Unfortunately, the idea is beautiful but the reality is very cruel. When she was about to block the attack, she suddenly found that Kirito's left hand was reaching behind her.
The second sword?!
Liar! When did he operate the window?
Asuna didn't notice Kirito's movements at all, but it was no use thinking about it now. She simply attacked the right side first and used one move to block both sides...
No? !
It's a fake move of swinging the sword!
Oh no, it missed! The system's sword skills were frozen, and there was no way to retract it!
Swah——
Kirito's one-handed sword slashed across Asuna's chest.
you win!
Asuna knew that Kirito could use dual swords, and Kirito also knew that she was wary of him using dual swords, so Kirito cleverly used dual swords to trick Asuna.
Judging from the results, his little trick was successful.
Asuna's expression was very ugly, even uglier than when she was in the conference room just now. Klein couldn't help but shrink back, fearing that he would be picked on.
But she said nothing, just silently put away her sword and turned away.
"Phew, I was scared to death."
Klein patted his heart mischievously.
Kirito rolled his eyes at him in annoyance: "Why are you exaggerating? I'm the one dueling."
"That's what I said, but I'm worried about you, right?"
"You're worried about yourself."
Kirito exposed him without any mercy.
Klein chuckled and said, "I say, don't you plan to go over and comfort her?"
“Forget it.” Kirito shook his head. “It would be awkward for anyone to be comforted by the defeated, right?”
"Yes."
Klein agrees.
the other side.
Asuna, who lost to Kirito, walked on the street in great depression. She was very unwilling to lose to Kirito's trick, and was also dissatisfied with the tactics he used to deceive the system.
Is that the trick to defeat Alice? She hadn't used it in the quarterfinals before. No, using it now means she's stronger than before?
Sudden--
"The village chief with a long beard, the greedy uncle in the weapon shop, the children running around in the square, the black cat climbing up the eaves, the robin singing on the branches, the big snake with steel armor, everyone fell into a deep sleep..."
A light and soothing voice came to her ears, and she was particularly familiar with this voice.
Is this... a lullaby?
Asuna stood up from the chair and walked towards the end of the street not far away, where she saw a goddess in the moonlight. Her cheeks were red at this time, and she was holding a bottle of wine in her hand. Asuna smelled a strong smell of alcohol from her. She couldn't help but exclaimed:
"——Ms. Aqua?"
"Eh, Asuna?"
Aqua forced her eyes open and waved drunkenly at Asuna.
"What are you doing here?"
"You can tell by looking at me. I'm drinking. This is a rare and high-end wine that Xiaolin and I just won by making a bet. I couldn't help but run out and drink it secretly."
"Miss Aqua..."
Asuna was completely speechless after hearing this.
Then, Aqua hummed the same song again, and the lyrics were exactly the same as what she heard just now, which made Asuna react greatly.
"Ms. Aqua, where did you get this song...this lullaby?"
"Lullaby? Ah, you mean the one I hummed? Just now a little girl came up to me and said she wanted to sing a lullaby to me. I learned it after she sang it once."
"Learned it?"
"Yes! I am a goddess. It is easy for me to learn a lullaby."
"Then... could you please hum it again, Miss Aqua?"
"no problem."
After saying that, Aqua hummed it again.
Asuna stood up suddenly.
"This, this is it! This song is the key to defeating the BOSS! Ms. Aqua, you've done a great job! Great!"
"Eh? Really? Hahaha, I can't help it! After all, I'm a goddess! A goddess! ...?"
The stupid goddess who just jumped up fell to the ground with a thud.
"Ms. Aqua? Ms. Aqua!"
(End of this chapter)