owlsbooks Chapter 611 Level 75
Chapter 611 Level 75
Chapter 611: th Floor
"You said the reconnaissance team was wiped out?"
Upon hearing the news, Kobayashi's first reaction was shock.
Gathering information about the maze area on the 75th floor was quite difficult. They spent a lot of energy and time before they managed to complete the exploration of the maze area and found the room where the BOSS was.
However, after finding the room, Kobayashi explicitly forbade anyone to enter rashly to prevent any danger.
However, there are still some players who are greedy for merit and reckless, and want to take the lead without listening to advice.
The result was naturally a total annihilation.
The 75th floor was the floor they had to be careful with.
Because as early as when they were attacking the floors, the 25th and 50th floors had resulted in casualties and almost annihilation of the attacking team.
Especially the 50th floor, if it weren't for Heathcliff's help, they could barely pass it. But before that, Xiaolin felt that he had adjusted the value too high, and it was very likely that the strategy battle would be wiped out, so he had to take the initiative to help, otherwise he would definitely not reveal that he had a special skill with a powerful sacred sword.
If a powerful boss appears every twenty-five floors, then the same is true for the 75th and 100th floors.
Kobayashi used these words to warn them not to be impatient and to wait until they are ready before taking action. However, there are always people in the world who do not listen to advice and act recklessly, ultimately bringing about their own death.
According to intelligence.
The reconnaissance team for this rash action was composed of five guilds, and they formed a team of 20 people. Ten people stood by as guards at the entrance of the BOSS room, and ten people entered the BOSS room to explore the BOSS's values.
Very standard process.
Normally, it is impossible to escape from a boss battle in SAO, but that is because the door to the boss room cannot be opened from the inside, but can be opened from the outside, allowing the player to escape successfully.
This time is no exception.
However, after about five minutes of the door being closed, neither the lock picking skill nor direct attack could open the door.
When the door was finally opened, there was nothing in the room.
The ten people and the BOSS all disappeared, there was no sign of transfer or escape at the scene, and these people did not come back either.
In order to confirm their life or death, they went to the Black Iron Palace to investigate, but found that their names were crossed out with a line, and the cause of death was that they were killed by the BOSS on the 75th floor.
Argo tells Kobayashi that the boss room on the 75th floor seems to be a space where crystals are nullified.
Crystal is nullified...
Xiaolin only knew that Kirito and the Moonlight Black Cats had encountered this once when they were exploring the maze. If Kirito had not revealed his true identity and did not hide his strength at that time, they might have died. And Kirito said that the same thing happened on the 74th floor, so it seemed that every floor after that would be like this.
This undoubtedly increases the difficulty of future strategies.
"I have a headache."
Xiaolin patted his head.
Although the ten people who died were greedy and reckless, their strength should not be underestimated. The blow they caused to the strategy team this time was no less than the initial annihilation of the 50th floor.
Maybe some players have lost the motivation to continue conquering floors.
Then, at this moment when someone had to step up and lead the Raiders team forward again, Heathcliff sent him an email, hoping to talk about the matter.
Xiaolin agreed.
Soon, Heathcliff’s cold and stiff face appeared at the Axis Church headquarters.
Xiaolin wanted to go to his place, but Heathcliff lowered his status by taking the excuse that he had something to ask for.
Heathcliff didn't come here to talk nonsense. He bluntly said that he hoped the Axis Church could help him conquer the 75th floor.
It goes without saying why we need to take action.
If no one can stand up, then those players who have backed down will definitely not dare to continue to attack the floors. All the players will be frozen here. At that time, the top players who have lost the motivation to continue the attack will definitely do something to the players at the bottom.
Of course, Kobayashi had no reason to refuse.
Because there were fewer people this time, all members of the Axis Cult were mobilized, including Sato Kazuma, Aqua, and even Yui came along.
When Heathcliff saw Yui, his expression became noticeably stiffer. He looked at Kobayashi deeply and turned away.
He was the initiator of this strategic campaign and still had a lot to do.
In front of the transfer gate square of Klinia City on the 75th floor, when Xiaolin and his group arrived here, many players had already gathered here.
They are all familiar faces.
When they saw Xiaolin and Liu Zi appear here, they all looked relieved. After all, Xiaolin and Liu Zi were their trump card. If these two were not there, the hope of passing the level would be even slimmer.
Many people came forward to greet them.
Sato Kazuma also chatted with them with a smile to build relationships, and Aqua even performed her talents in front of everyone, causing a burst of cheerful laughter at the scene, and the tense atmosphere dissipated.
Xiaolin was chatting with Klein, Agil and others at this time.
Because of the lack of manpower, Klein's Fenglinhuoshan Guild also came. Originally, Klein didn't want the guild members to go on the adventure with him, but just like he did not abandon his guild members on the first floor, his guild members also followed his footsteps closely on the 75th floor.
As for Agil's team, they also came along, but there were only four of them in total.
"I'm sorry I couldn't be more helpful."
"What are you talking about? It's great that you can come."
Xiaolin patted his shoulder.
Klein grinned and said, "Ah, we're just here to make up the numbers. It'll all depend on you, Xiaolin!"
"Of course, leave it to me."
Xiaolin smiled confidently.
Although there is suspicion of flattery, but in the current situation, they must find a backbone. If Kobayashi also shows a lack of confidence, the morale will be greatly reduced.
Then Kirito and Asuna arrived.
Seeing the newlyweds, many people opened their mouths in surprise.
You know, the news that Kirito was almost assassinated spread throughout the streets and alleys of Aincrad, and everyone thought he would retire or take a longer break, but he appeared again in less than two weeks.
Kirito was also surprised that Klein and Agil were going to participate, and they happily chatted.
At one o'clock sharp in the afternoon.
Several new players appeared in the transfer gate, including Heathcliff, who was wearing a red robe and holding a huge cross shield, and the elite troops of the Blood Alliance Knights.
After seeing their figures, the tense atmosphere enveloped the players again.
Judging from the level of strength alone, Heathcliff, Kirito and Asuna are the highest level, but in terms of real strength, Kobayashi and Ryuzu are obviously stronger, but the unity of the Blood Knights can make people feel oppressive.
It was completely different from the noisy and loose Axis Cult.
Heathcliff brought his ten men to where Kobayashi was, stopped, nodded, and spoke to everyone.
"It seems that no one is absent. Thank you for your participation. I think everyone already knows the situation. What awaits us next will be a brutal battle, but I believe that with your strength, we will be able to successfully overcome the crisis. Let us fight for Liberation Day!"
“Oh——!”
Heathcliff's powerful shout caused the players to roar with excitement.
His charm is different from Aqua's, he is more inclined to leadership temperament, so he can build such a large guild, and make the players so excited.
Kobayashi looked at the stupid goddess next to him who had a stupid look on her face.
"What's the matter, Xiaolin?"
"……nothing."
Her presence will only create a cheerful atmosphere, and it is absolutely impossible to create a serious and passionate atmosphere.
Then Heathcliff turned to Kobayashi and Kirito, gave a slightly stiff smile and said, "Kobayashi, Kirito, I'll leave it to you today. I'm looking forward to seeing you."
He seems to be very confident with Krillin and Kirito.
Obviously, most of the players were too scared to come, but he didn't feel timid at all. He was able to remain relaxed in the face of the expected tough battles.
Kirito admired him deeply.
"Then let's go."
Heathcliff pulled a dark blue crystal from his pocket and said, "I will open the corridor directly to the boss's room. You guys come with me."
Ordinary transfer crystals can only transfer the user to a designated street location, but the corridor crystal in Heathcliff's hand can now record any location and then open a transfer door to instantly reach the recorded location. It can be said to be a very convenient prop.
But the price of convenience is that it is extremely rare. It is not sold in stores and can only be picked up from the dropped items of defeated powerful monsters. Even Sato Kazuma and his friends only have a few such corridor crystals.
Heathcliff didn't care about the eyes of the crowd. He raised his right hand and shouted that the corridor was opened. Then the extremely expensive crystal shattered in an instant, and a vortex of swaying blue light appeared in the space in front of him.
"Well, everyone, let's go."
Heathcliff walked in first, and then his four members followed closely, followed by Kobayashi, Ryushi and others. Kirito and Asuna were the last. After looking at each other, they held hands and jumped into the whirlpool together.
After a slight dizziness, they opened their eyes and found themselves in a maze.
This is a fairly spacious corridor with huge pillars lined up on both sides of the walls, and a huge door can be seen at the front.
The maze area on the 75th floor is made of a material similar to transparent obsidian. Unlike the roughly cut, uneven surface of the maze on the lower floor, the floor here is made of black stones polished like mirrors arranged in straight lines.
The air was cold and damp, and there was a light mist slowly lingering over the ground.
A cold breath hit me in the face.
Aqua hugged her shoulders and shivered. Finally, as if she couldn't bear it anymore, she lay on Kobayashi's back to keep warm. He had no choice but to take out clothes from the prop column and give them to her.
"I always have a bad feeling."
Asuna whispered.
Xiaolin heard it but did not comment.
After defeating so many floor bosses and accumulating a lot of experience, I can now judge how strong a boss is just by looking at where it lives. And there is no doubt that the boss on the 75th floor is terrifyingly strong, and the difficulty has not only increased by one level.
The forty-four players were scattered everywhere. They opened their respective menu windows and began to check their items and equipment to make final preparations. The stiff expressions on their faces could also be seen.
Only Aqua, Sato Kazuma, and Alice made loud noises from time to time in the corner, which instantly dissipated the heavy atmosphere.
About ten minutes passed.
Heathcliff dropped the cross shield heavily on the ground in the middle of the corridor, and said, "Are you all ready? This time we have no information about the boss's attack pattern. Basically, our Blood Knights and the Axis Church will serve as the vanguard to resist the boss's attack, and then everyone will take this opportunity to figure out its attack pattern and then launch a counterattack."
Everyone nodded in silence.
"Then, don't be careless."
Heathcliff said this in the softest voice possible, and then pushed open the obsidian door. Even the noisy Aqua had already run behind Kobayashi, and Yui was protected in her arms. Alice held a long sword, like a princess knight ready to go to war.
The door slowly moved with a heavy sound, and the players drew their weapons together.
“——The battle begins!”
Then the players followed Heathcliff's footsteps and entered the BOSS room one after another.
The interior of the room was a rather spacious dome-shaped space, as big as the first-floor Colosseum, with arc-shaped walls that gradually extended upwards until they curved together in the distance.
When all forty-four people walked into the room and naturally formed groups and lined up, the door behind them closed with a loud bang.
There should be no way to open this door before the BOSS is captured or they are all killed.
In other words, there is no retreat for them.
There was silence for a few seconds. Although everyone was paying attention to the wide ground, the boss still did not appear. Time passed little by little, as if to stretch the players' nerves to the limit.
"Hey! Up there!"
I don't know who made the sound, but he screamed and pointed at the ceiling.
Everyone looked up at the same time and found that there was something stuck to the top of the dome, and it was extremely large and long.
The entire arena is about ten meters long. Its body, composed of many segments, is more reminiscent of the human spine than an insect. Each grayish-white cylindrical segment has a pair of sharp legs with exposed bones.
As you move forward along its body, you can see a gradually thickening front end with a skull that looks like a ferocious face.
And that was not a human skull. On the skull twisted into a streamlined shape were two pairs of eye sockets that were raised high, with blue flames flickering inside.
The entire lower jaw protruded forward and was lined with sharp fangs, and huge sickle-shaped bony arms protruded outward on both sides of the skull.
Focus your eyes and look towards it.
The monster's name will be displayed along with the yellow arrow.
TheSkullreaper
——Skeleton Hunter!
(End of this chapter)