mtl008 Chapter 613: Successfully Cleared
Chapter 613: Successfully Cleared
Chapter 613: Successfully Cleared
“Kirito, you’re so sudden—”
Asuna screamed at Kirito's actions, and several members of the Blood Knights glared at him, but stopped when they saw the message.
In the silence, the system's message slowly disappeared.
Kirito put down his sword and jumped back lightly, creating some distance between him and Heathcliff. Asuna came up to him and asked, "Immortality in the system... What's going on, Captain?"
Asuna's question was not answered, and Heathcliff only stared at Kirito with a rather stern expression.
Kirito said, "This is the truth of the legend. The system seems to protect this man's health and prevent him from falling into the yellow warning area, so he can have the attribute of immortality... Besides the NPCs, there is only the system administrator. But there shouldn't be an administrator in this game... No, except for one person."
Kirito paused here and looked up at the sky.
Then he continued, "Actually, I have always had a question since I came to this world, which is where exactly is that guy observing us and making adjustments to this world. But I have always forgotten the simplest truth that every child knows."
Following Kirito's explanation, everyone looked at Heathcliff, the red-clad paladin with a stern expression.
"That means there is nothing more boring than standing by and watching others play role-playing games. Am I right, Kayaba Akihiko?"
There was a silence that froze everything.
Heathcliff remained silent. Kirito seemed to sense that he might want to quibble, so he said in advance: "You mean Kobayashi? Sorry, he definitely can't be Kayaba Akihiko. After all, his companions - Miss Aqua and the others are too conspicuous. The real ones can't be from your side."
In other words, Kirito doesn't know about Yui's existence, otherwise he would suspect that Aqua and the others are virtual personalities created by the system.
Heathcliff stared at Kirito expressionlessly. The players around him didn't make any move. No, it should be said that there was no way they could make any move.
Asuna, who was beside Kirito, took a step forward slowly. Her eyes seemed to be staring into some empty space without any emotion.
I saw her lips move slightly, and then a hoarse voice came out: "Captain...really, is this true?"
Heathcliff still did not answer her question, but turned his head slightly to Kirito and said, "Just let me use it as a reference. Can you tell me why you noticed this?"
"What felt strange to me at first was the last moment of the previous duel, because you were so fast."
"As expected. That was indeed a food that made me quite regretful, because it was suppressed by your attack, causing the system's extreme assistance to take effect."
"Of course, I also discussed this with Xiaolin, and he told me that if there is a bug in the duel and the only person who knows about it is you! Because you are the one who knows the mechanics of this game best."
"……I see."
Is this the flaw?
Heathcliff... No, Kayaba Akihiko sighed slightly. If he had known about the murder in the circle, he would not have helped.
He smiled a bit like he was in distress, and it was the first time he showed a clear expression. He said, "I originally planned to announce this matter after we had conquered the 95th floor. I didn't expect..."
Kayaba Akihiko slowly looked at all the players, and after the smile on his face turned into a detached smile, he announced with dignity: "Yes, I am Kayaba Akihiko. To be more specific, I am the final boss who is waiting for you all at the top."
What kind of bad taste is this?
The strongest player directly transforms into the most vicious final boss. What a bad taste!
At this time, a player who seemed to be frozen and unable to move slowly stood up. His determined and dull eyes were filled with misery and annoyance. He growled, "You... you, you actually ruined our loyalty and hope... completely!"
He tightly grasped the huge axe in his hand and rushed out while roaring.
There was no time to stop him.
He was seen swinging the heavy weapon vigorously towards Kayaba Akihiko, but Kayaba was one step faster than him. He waved his left hand and quickly manipulated something on the window that appeared. As a result, the man's body immediately stopped in the air and fell to the ground with a loud noise.
A green outline flashed across his health bar.
It's a state of paralysis.
Kayaba Akihiko's hand did not stop and continued to operate the window. In the blink of an eye, everyone - including Kirito and Asuna - knelt on the ground, and everyone's state was quite unnatural.
Except Xiaolin.
Kobayashi curled the corners of his mouth. When everyone knelt on the ground, only he and Kayaba Akihiko were standing. This feeling seemed to mean something.
"What on earth do you want to do? Kill us all and silence us?"
"How could that be? I can't possibly do something that extreme."
Kayaba Akihiko smiled and said, "Although it's earlier than I expected, but... since things have come to this point, there's nothing we can do. It wasn't my intention to abandon the power I've accumulated, but since I was exposed, I had no choice but to move up the final stage."
He looked straight at Xiaolin.
"Ah I?"
Xiao Lin blinked his eyes, scratched his head helplessly and said, "At this time, shouldn't it be regarded as a reward for seeing through your true identity, and then a one-on-one duel will be held here to decide the final fate of the players? Isn't that what the script says?"
"really."
Kayaba Akihiko glanced at Kirito who was also limp on the ground, and said, "I originally predicted that Kirito would be the one standing in front of me in the end. Among all the ten unique skills, the dual-wielding skill will be given to the player with the fastest reaction speed among all the players. That person will play the role of a brave man against the Demon King, regardless of whether he wins or loses in the end."
Everyone looked at Kirito, and from what he just said, they knew that Kirito had the fastest reaction speed.
"But the prerequisite is to eliminate you... no, all ten of you."
Kayaba Akihiko looked around at Ryushi, Alice, Aqua, Kureia, Rain, Darkness, Megumin, and Yunyun...but he forgot about Satou Kazuma, which made him so angry that he wanted to curse but couldn't open his mouth.
"As for why, it's because there have been an extra unknown account since the game was launched."
Kayaba Akihiko looked at Xiaolin with interest and said, "There are 10,000 players who participated in the game. Each player has detailed information. However, Xiaolin, you and the other ten people have no information at all, whether in the game or in reality. Who are you? Are you spies from another country? Or are you people who do not exist on Earth?"
"...Hehe, guess."
Xiaolin smiled slightly.
It was an irritating answer, but Kayaba Akihiko seemed to have confirmed something and smiled. It was not the kind of smile that was condescending, but the smile that came from finally fulfilling a wish.
He slowly said, "On the first floor, Xiaolin, the skills you displayed were so great that not only the 10,000 people in Aincrad, but even everyone in reality could not replicate them. From that time on, I wanted to duel with you. Xiaolin, the hopes of the 6,344 people in Aincrad now rest on you. What are you going to do?"
"Well."
Xiaolin moaned softly.
The players present all looked at him with expectation, and strength gradually poured in. Although the stats did not increase, Xiaolin had the illusion that he had become stronger.
"… Kayaba Akihiko, you turned on my switch."
"So, are you ready to fight?"
"You're going to regret this."
"I'll see."
Kayaba Akihiko twitched the corner of his mouth.
The other players, however, looked worried. After all, it was a well-known fact that Xiaolin had no fighting ability. However, now his weapon, Liu Zi, was paralyzed and could not move. It was no exaggeration to say that it was bullying for him to engage in a one-on-one duel.
however--
Xiaolin took out a long sword from the prop column.
Everyone was stunned.
Just like Xiongba, he taught his disciples leg, palm and fist martial arts, but never used swordsmanship in front of outsiders. However, in the final battle, he told you, shockingly, that his strongest skill was swordsmanship.
Everyone was deceived by Xiaolin!
Kayaba Akihiko was not surprised at all.
After all, he is the only administrator who controls the entire Aincrad. Wouldn't it be easy for him to monitor Xiaolin?
In fact, Kobayashi had no intention of increasing his swordsmanship proficiency at first, but PoH was always jumping around in front of him, so he wanted to give him a big gift, but he didn't expect to use it on Kayaba Akihiko first.
Kayaba Akihiko was operating the window.
He removed his own immortality attribute and at the same time filled up his own health and Xiaolin's health.
"I thought you were going to reduce your own health."
"…I won't do that because I want to know more about you."
After Kayaba Akihiko reached this point, he closed the window, pulled out the long sword stuck in the floor, and placed the cross shield behind himself.
Kobayashi held the sword with both hands in a knight's posture.
"I learned the swordplay of the court style of the ancient Kingdom of Belzer from Alice."
The biggest difference between Kobayashi and other players is that he does not use Aincrad's sword skills at all. After all, no one knows the moves in the game better than Kayaba Akihiko, so if he wants to win, he can only use sword skills that are out of the system.
Of course, this way you won't get any system assistance, and you won't even be able to enjoy the system's damage bonus.
But Kobayashi's exquisite swordsmanship made up for this gap.
Kobayashi's sword and Kayaba Akihiko's shield collided with each other, and sparks flew, instantly illuminating the faces of both of them.
The sound of metal colliding seemed to be a signal announcing that the battle had begun, and the flashes of swords and sabers between them accelerated in speed and began to oppress the surrounding space.
Krillin is good at swordsmanship but his numbers cannot keep up. On the other hand, Kayaba suppresses Krillin with his enhanced numbers and keeps knocking down his attacks with astonishing accuracy. Moreover, as long as Krillin fails to attack and there is a gap, Kayaba Akihiko will immediately launch a sharp counterattack on him.
The whole situation was at a stalemate.
Xiaolin raised his eyebrows slightly and distanced himself, then placed the long sword in front of his chest, and pressed the index and middle fingers of his left hand together with the thumb on the sword. It was a similar posture to the rapier, but there were still some differences.
"Imperial swordplay, learned from Esdeath."
Unlike his chivalrous and dignified manner, Kobayashi's swordsmanship was mainly based on poking and stabbing, and he kept stabbing at Kayaba Akihiko. This kind of swordsmanship was very suitable for Kobayashi, after all, it was an attribute with agility as the main point, and the dazzling swordsmanship kept falling on Kayaba Akihiko's cross shield.
The Red Paladin did not seem to have expected such an attack. He raised his cross shield and tried very hard to resist the attack, but his health points continued to be reduced. The speed of decline was slow but visible.
Kayaba Akihiko's face changed slightly, but the onlookers looked happy.
But soon a distorted feeling arose between the two of them, and the stabs that were originally unstoppable gradually caught up with the speed, and not only that, they could even counterattack from time to time.
It is the ultimate assistance of the system!
This guy, when he can't beat the opponent, he uses cheats. It's really despicable!
But before the battle, the two did not stipulate that the use of this move was not allowed, and the players were now in a paralyzed state, so it was impossible to condemn it.
Xiaolin also discovered this.
A hint of different emotion flashed across Kayaba Akihiko's pale yellow pupils, but it disappeared in the next moment. Instead, he challenged, "Xiao Lin, is this all you have? If so, you can't defeat me."
Hearing what he said, the players who collapsed on the ground glared at Kayaba Akihiko with gritted teeth, but they could do nothing and could only place their hopes on Kobayashi.
Feel the strength grow.
Kobayashi distanced himself and changed his posture again. He spread his legs and held the sword upright in front of his chest with both hands.
"The swordplay of the Lugnica Palace of the Holy Dragon Kingdom, learned from Reinhard."
Kobayashi's swordsmanship was by no means rigid, and he launched dozens of attacks in one second, but Kayaba Akihiko's expression remained unchanged. He swung the cross shield and long sword at a speed that was almost invisible to the naked eye, and indeed deflected all of Kobayashi's attacks.
It seems that nothing has changed.
Damn it, no way!
The players lying on the ground felt a sense of despair in their hearts.
But suddenly, the sword in Kobayashi's hand loosened, and the long sword slashed across Kayaba Akihiko's cheek at an extremely strange angle, then went straight behind him, followed by a chain.
"What……?"
Kayaba Akihiko couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Then the sound of chains was heard, and the long sword that had scratched his cheek came again. Kayaba Akihiko hurriedly raised his shield to block the long sword behind him, but his posture was already messed up at this time. Kobayashi saw the opportunity and shook his right hand to pull the long sword back and attacked again.
"My style, chain sword technique."
Using chains to control the long sword, the strange and tricky attack route made Kayaba Akihiko completely unpredictable, and soon his health points dropped below half. Then, in a certain gap, Kobayashi pierced Kayaba Akihiko's chest with the long sword in his hand.
"I learned the Aincrad-style swordsmanship from Kirito."
Kayaba Akihiko opened his mouth, wanting to say something but nothing came out, then he turned into pieces and dissipated.
at the same time.
Game walkthrough is complete! Game walkthrough is complete!
The inorganic voice of the system reached the ears of every player in Aincrad.
(End of this chapter)