novelonline Chapter 612 Immortal Object
Chapter 612 Immortal Object
Chapter 612 Immortal Object
As everyone watched in silence and fear, the skeleton centipede slowly crawled up to the ceiling while moving its countless legs.
All its legs suddenly stretched out, and then it jumped down!
"Don't stay there, disperse!"
Heathcliff's sharp voice came, and the others suddenly woke up and began to move. Xiaolin and others scattered and were not hit by the skeleton centipede falling from the sky.
Aqua screamed. Fortunately, she was a slow runner and was saved by her own dragon, which grabbed her collar. Otherwise, her health would have been reduced to zero by now.
The moment the centipede landed behind her, the entire ground shook violently and Aqua lost her balance and fell forward.
What was even more dangerous was that the skeleton centipede raised its huge bone sickle, which was about as tall as a person, and swept it across the back of the stupid goddess.
“Not good! Darkness!”
"give it to me!"
When Krillin stretched out the chain and wrapped it around Aqua, Darkness also rushed forward to block the boss's attack, but the huge impact caused Darkness to retreat instantly and then be thrown more than five meters away, hitting the pillar on the left and falling down.
"Hey, hey, is this true?"
Sato Kazuma groaned.
Darkness could almost be said to be the toughest tank in the entire Aincrad except for Heathcliff, but she was still beaten more than ten meters away by the BOSS.
The most crucial thing is that Darkness's health points decreased at a sudden speed, from the yellow warning area to the red danger area in one breath, and in the end only a small grid of health points was left.
Sato Kazuma immediately yelled, "What a joke! The boss is too strong!"
This sentence expresses the thoughts of everyone.
As we all know, in any game, the player's health will increase as the level goes up, not to mention the tank profession that specializes in physical strength and defense.
If other players were hit, they might die immediately.
The skeletal centipede that failed to kill Darkness raised its upper body high, let out a deafening roar, and then rushed towards the player on the other side at a fierce speed.
"Wow ah ah-"
The players in that direction screamed in panic and fled in all directions.
The moment the bone sickle was raised, Heathcliff used the shield in his hand to block the attack of the sickle. A collision sound that almost broke through the ears was heard, followed by sparks flying everywhere.
But the Skeleton Centipede had two large sickles. While the left sickle kept attacking Heathcliff, it also raised the right sickle and chopped down the player who was frozen on the side.
"Liu Zi!"
"Yes, Master Kobayashi!"
Kobayashi wrapped his chain around Ryuzi's waist, then threw her over, his raised sickle colliding with the bone sickle.
I thought I could hold it off, but failed. I couldn't adjust my body in such a hurry. Also, the huge numerical gap between the BOSS and me was not something that a single player could make up for.
Kobayashi frowned, pulling Liu Zi back while letting Lei Yin push forward.
Although she doesn't have as buggy skills as Heathcliff, as a tank she can still withstand the damage. At this time, Kobayashi's two threads - one attack and one defense - are completely exposed.
Heathcliff was a little surprised after seeing this scene, but his good fighting skills made him put his attention back on the skeleton centipede.
The bone sickle swept towards them again this time. Xiaolin drove Liu Zi and Lei Yin to attack to the lower right at the same time. The completely synchronized sword skills came into contact with the bone sickle with a dazzling light. After a strong impact, the sickle, which was now a skeleton centipede, was bounced back.
Kirito saw this and shouted, "Let them block the scythes, everyone attack from the side!"
His voice seemed to free everyone from the curse, and the players roared, raised their weapons and attacked the centipede. Several attacks cut deeply into its body, and only then did the boss's health decrease slightly.
However, the screams of several players were heard again immediately.
It turned out that the long spear-shaped bone at the end of the skeleton centipede's tail swept several players to the ground.
Fortunately, the tail's attack power is not strong, otherwise those players would definitely be sent away on the spot.
After seeing this, Kirito and Asuna looked at each other, they ran towards the centipede's tail at the same time. Their intention was very obvious, which was to limit the last attack point of the skeleton centipede.
Sato Kazuma gritted his teeth and ran towards the centipede's body with Alice and the others, attacking its weaknesses with all their might.
Xiaolin and Heathcliff were in the front, each holding a huge skeleton sickle.
To be honest, it's quite tiring.
Liu Zi and Lei Yin were both just ordinary players, and their specialties were not physical strength and defense, so several times they almost couldn't even exchange and replenish their health points. At this time, Heathcliff actually took the initiative to help him share the pressure, so that his health points were replenished.
Skills play a large part in the game, but numbers cannot be ignored no matter what. This is the absoluteness of the game.
I really want to use Darkness as a shield, but the perverted female knight has been knocked away and is now in a dizzy state. Using it recklessly might destroy the existing tacit cooperation, so I have no choice but to give up.
Thanks to Aqua's dragon's amplification and healing, the members of the strategy group gained amplification effects and did not die even if they were hit hard by the boss.
The battle lasted for a full hour.
When this seemingly endless death battle finally ended and the BOSS's huge body flew everywhere, no player had the energy left to cheer.
Some people were lying on the ground, gasping for breath, while others had lifeless eyes and their limbs were still blindly blocking.
Sato Kazuma also dropped his weapon and went to seek comfort from Koharu.
This battle was too intense.
Kobayashi didn't react at all, nor did he feel tired. SAO didn't have anything like physical strength, and the fatigue he felt was purely mental exhaustion. However, even if a battle of this magnitude continued for a few more hours, it would not affect him at all.
The same goes for Heathcliff beside him. He was like a robot and showed no sign of fatigue at all.
Xiaolin raised an eyebrow but said nothing.
On the other side, Kirito and Asuna also collapsed on the ground exhausted. The close cooperation between the two just now seemed to have triggered some resonance, whether it was sword skills or movements, they were particularly synchronized. The two brains seemed to be connected together, and when the boss battle was over, this feeling disappeared, and a feeling of fatigue arose spontaneously.
Klein walked over and asked in a hoarse voice, "How many people...were sacrificed?"
Agil, who was standing a body away, opened the map and shared it with Kirito and Klein. The two counted the green dots on it together.
“1、2、3、……42、43……44？！”
The two looked at the map in disbelief, then counted again unconfidently. No matter how they counted, the final number was always forty-four.
"Is this true?! No one is dead!"
"Hey, Klein, do you want someone to die?"
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant!"
Facing Kirito's teasing, Klein shouted as if he was misunderstood: "I said, that centipede boss was so strong, during the battle I was thinking - ah, it's over, this time there will definitely be a few deaths, maybe I will be one of them? ... Who would have thought that after the battle, no one died! Hey, no one died!"
There were tears in the corners of his eyes, which showed his excitement and happiness.
You should know that when reaching the 75th floor, ten people had already died before attacking the BOSS. With everyone in a panic, these players who came here were obviously prepared for death.
To put it bluntly, total annihilation is not impossible.
But now, not only have they passed the 74th floor, but most importantly, they have no casualties!
This is an extremely momentum-boosting part.
As long as this news gets out, players will know that the players in the strategy group can still be trusted, and they will still look forward to completing the game.
But at the same time, a dark cloud hung over their hearts.
This is only the 74th floor, and there is still a quarter of the floors to be cleared. There may be some unexpected events on the following floors. How should the strategy team deal with it then?
Kirito sighed deeply.
Agil was also thankful and said: "This is all thanks to these two people. Xiaolin and Heathcliff, if they hadn't blocked the skull sickle, maybe..."
"Yes."
Kirito deeply agreed.
Xiaolin is able to control several players, which he had demonstrated in the Black Iron Palace maze area. This time, he showed his true strength in dealing with the Skeleton Centipede. Many players expressed admiration for Xiaolin's fighting style.
It is true that his individual strength is not strong, but with players by his side, he is the strongest!
As for Heathcliff...
Kirito looked deeper into the room. Among the people lying on the ground, only one man in red stood upright and resolutely.
Of course, Heathcliff was not completely uninjured. When the arrow appeared after focusing on him, one could see that his health had been greatly reduced. Xiaolin, Liu Zi, and Lei Yin had only managed to block the skeleton sickle with great difficulty, but he managed to hold on to the entire battle by himself.
In such a situation, in addition to the numerical damage, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he collapsed due to exhaustion.
But his leisurely figure made it impossible to sense that he was mentally exhausted. His tenacity was incredible, just like a machine...
Kirito, who was feeling hazy due to exhaustion, kept staring at Heathcliff's profile. His expression was always so calm, and he just looked down silently at the Blood Knights and other players lying on the ground.
His warm and compassionate eyes were like those looking at a group of little white mice playing in a delicate cage.
At that moment, a terrifying shudder ran through Kirito's entire body.
His consciousness regained full consciousness in one breath, and he began to feel a rapid chill from his fingertips to the center of his brain. A certain premonition began to form in his heart. The faint seeds of inspiration continued to expand, and the buds full of questions began to stretch upwards.
The look in Heathcliff's eyes was not one of sympathy or heartache; it was that of the Creator, who stood on an unequal footing with everyone else and showed mercy to everyone from a distant height.
He recalled his previous duel with Heathcliff, his extraordinary and terrifying reaction speed, which had already exceeded the limit of human speed.
Plus his usual attitude.
Although he is the leader of the strongest guild, he never gives orders. He leaves all matters to other players and just watches from the side... Even Xiaolin has to pick up the guild's mess and clean up the mess for the problem children in the guild!
If you think about it this way, isn't this a form of self-control due to knowledge that ordinary players cannot possibly know?
This makes sense why I was so familiar with SAO before.
An existence that is not bound by the rules of the death game, but not an NPC. If it were just a program, it would be impossible for it to show such a compassionate expression.
Neither an NPC nor an ordinary player, there is only one possibility left!
But how to confirm it?
No, there should be.
There is a way that can only be done at this moment and in this place.
Kirito stared at Heathcliff's health bar. After the harsh battle, it had been greatly reduced, but it had not dropped below half. It was barely maintaining about 50% and the health bar was still blue.
A man who had never fallen into the yellow alert zone before, possessed an overwhelming defensive power that ordinary people could hardly match.
So……
Kirito slowly grasped the sword in his right hand again, and moved his right foot back with extremely small movements, then slightly pulled his waist back, ready for a low-altitude sprint. Heathcliff did not notice his movements, and his steady gaze was only looking at the guild members who were still celebrating.
Only Asuna noticed Kirito's actions, but she just opened her mouth without making any sound.
The distance between Kirito and Heathcliff was about ten meters. He sprinted at full speed at a height close to the floor and covered the distance in an instant, while the sword in his right hand stabbed upward while spinning.
A basic one-handed sword charge skill, an angry stab.
Because the power is not strong, even if it hits Heathcliff, it will not harm his life.
Then--
With amazing reaction speed, Heathcliff noticed the sword tip approaching from the left, trailing a blue flash. His eyes widened with a look of astonishment, and he hastily raised his left hand shield to prepare for blocking.
But Kirito had seen this move many times, so he still remembered it clearly.
So Kirito abruptly changed the trajectory of his attack in mid-air, and stabbed Heathcliff's chest at a more tricky and sharp angle, brushing against the edge of the shield.
Just as the sword was about to pierce his chest, it hit a wall that was invisible to the naked eye.
A strong impact was transmitted from the sword to the arm, a purple flash exploded, and the same purple light appeared between Kirito and Heathcliff, which was the message from the system.
——ImmortalObject.
Its name is, immortal existence.
All this happened in a flash, and before anyone had the chance to condemn Kirito's reckless behavior, they were rendered speechless by the immortality in Heathcliff's system.
(End of this chapter)