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The skeleton centipede crawled slowly up to the ceiling while moving countless legs under the terrified and speechless gaze of everyone.

All its legs suddenly stretched out and then jumped down!

"Don't stay there, spread out!"

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 that fell from the sky.

Aqua screamed, and she was lucky to be saved by her dragon's collar because she ran slowly, otherwise her life would have been reduced to zero now.

When the centipede landed behind her, the whole ground shook violently, and Aqua's body was unstable and rushed forward.

What was more dangerous was that the skeleton centipede raised its huge bone sickle that stretched out to about one person's height and swept it across the back of the stupid goddess.

"Not good! Darkness!"

"Leave it to me!"

When Xiaolin stretched out the chain to wrap around Aqua, Darkness also rushed forward to resist the boss's attack, but the huge impact made Darkness retreat instantly and then was thrown more than five meters away, hitting the pillar on the left and falling down.

"Hey, hey, hey, is this true?"

Sato Kazuma groaned.

Darkness can almost be said to be the toughest tank in the entire Aincrad except Heathcliff, but she was still beaten more than ten meters away by the boss.

The most important thing is that Darkness's health value 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 value was left.

Sato Kazuma immediately cursed: "What a joke! The strength of the boss is too much!"

This sentence expressed the voice of everyone.

As we all know, the health value of players in any game will increase with the level, not to mention the tank profession that specializes in physical strength and defense.

If other players were hit, they might die immediately.

The skeleton centipede that failed to kill Darkness raised its upper body high, let out a thunderous roar, and then rushed towards the players on the other side at a fierce speed.

"Waaaaa——"

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 suddenly block the sickle attack. The sound of the impact that almost broke through the ears sounded, and then sparks flew everywhere.

But the skeleton centipede has two large sickles. While the left sickle kept attacking Heathcliff, it did not forget to raise the right sickle and slashed at the player who was stiff on the side.

"Ryuko!"

"Yes, Master Kobayashi!"

Kobayashi's chain was wrapped around Ryuko's waist, and then he threw her over, and the raised sickle collided with the bone sickle.

I thought I could block it, but it didn't work. I couldn't adjust my posture in a hurry, and the huge numerical difference between the BOSS was not something that a player could make up.

Xiaolin frowned, pulled Liu Zi back and let Lei Yin push up.

Although she didn't have such a buggy skill as Heathcliff, she could still withstand the damage as a tank, and at this time Xiaolin's dual thread - one attack and one defense, was completely exposed.

Heathcliff was a little surprised after seeing this scene, but his good combat quality made him put his attention back on the skeleton centipede.

The bone sickle changed to a sweep and approached them again. 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 of the skeleton centipede was bounced back.

Kirito shouted, "Let them block the scythes. Everyone, attack from the side!"

His voice seemed to free everyone from the curse. The players roared and raised their weapons to attack the centipede. Several attacks cut deeply into its body, and the boss's health was finally slightly reduced.

But the screams of several players were heard again.

It turned out that the long spear-like bones at the end of the skeleton centipede's tail swept several players to the ground.

It was fortunate that the tail's attack power was not strong, otherwise those players would definitely be sent away on the spot.

Kirito and Asuna looked at each other and ran towards the centipede's tail at the same time. Their intention was also 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, desperately attacking the centipede's weaknesses.

Xiaolin and Heathcliff were in the front, each holding a huge skeleton sickle.

To be honest, it was quite strenuous.

Liu Zi and Lei Yin were just ordinary players, and their specialties were not physical strength and defense, so they almost couldn't even exchange and replenish life points several times. At this time, Heathcliff took the initiative to help him share the pressure, so that he could replenish his life points.

Skills occupy a large part of the game, but the value cannot be ignored no matter what. This is the absoluteness of the game.

I really want to use Darkness as a shield. The perverted female knight is now knocked away and in a dizzy state. Using it carelessly may destroy the existing tacit cooperation. I have no choice but to give up.

Thanks to Aqua's dragon's amplification and healing, the members of the strategy team received the amplification effect, and they 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 huge body of the boss flew everywhere, no one among the players had the energy to cheer.

Some people lay on the floor and gasped violently, while others had dull eyes and blindly blocked with their limbs.

Sato Kazuma also threw away his weapon and went to seek comfort from Koharu.

This battle was too intense.

Kobayashi did not react at all, nor did he feel tired. SAO did not have physical strength or anything like that. Feeling tired was completely mental consumption. However, even if this level of battle continued for a few more hours, he would not be affected at all.

The same was true for Heathcliff beside him. He was like a robot and had no feeling of fatigue at all.

Kobayashi raised his eyebrows, but said nothing.

On the other side, Kirito and Asuna also collapsed on the ground in exhaustion. 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 fatigue arose spontaneously.

Klein moved his feet and asked hoarsely: "How many people... were sacrificed in total?"

Agil, who was one 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, and then counted it again unconfidently. No matter how they counted, the final number was 44.

"Really?! No one died!"

"Hey, Klein, do you want someone to die?"

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant!"

Faced with Kirito's teasing, Klein shouted as if he was misunderstood: "I said, that centipede BOSS was so strong just now. 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 there was no death after the battle! Hey, no one died!"

There were tears in the corners of his eyes, which was a manifestation of excitement and happiness.

You know, when they came to the 75th floor, ten people had already died before the BOSS was attacked. With everyone in a panic, these players came here and were obviously prepared to die.

To put it bluntly, it is not impossible for them to be wiped out.

But now, not only have they cleared the 74th floor, the most important thing is that they have no casualties!

This is a very momentum-boosting link.

As long as this news spreads, players will know that the players in the strategy group can still be trusted, and they will still have expectations for clearing this game.

But at the same time, a dark cloud loomed over their hearts.

This is only the 74th floor, and there is still a quarter of the floor to be cleared. What accidents may happen in the floors to come. How should the strategy team deal with it?

Kirito sighed deeply.

Agil also thanked: "This is thanks to the two of them. Xiaolin and Heathcliff, if they hadn't blocked the skeleton sickle, maybe..."

"Yes."

Kirito agreed deeply.

Xiaolin can control several players. This has been demonstrated in the Black Iron Palace maze area. This time, he has completely revealed his true strength in dealing with the skeleton centipede. Many players admire Xiaolin's fighting style.

Although the individual strength is not strong, but with players by his side, he is the strongest!

As for Heathcliff...

Kirito looked deep into the room. Among the people lying on the ground, only a man in red stood up and stood there resolutely.

Of course, Heathcliff was not completely uninjured. Focusing on him and letting the arrow appear, you can see that his health has been reduced a lot. Xiaolin, Liu Zi and Lei Yin had to work together to resist the skeleton sickle, but he managed to hold on to the entire battle by himself.

In this situation, in addition to the numerical damage, it is not an exaggeration to say that he fell down due to exhaustion.

But his leisurely figure made people feel that he was not mentally tired at all. It was really unbelievable toughness, just like a machine...

Kirito kept staring at Heathcliff's profile while his consciousness was hazy due to fatigue. His expression was always so stable, just silently looking down at the members of the Blood Alliance Knights and other players lying on the ground.

His warm and compassionate eyes were like looking at a group of white mice playing in a delicate cage.

At that moment, a terrifying tremor ran through Kirito's body.

His consciousness was completely awake in one breath, and he began to feel cold rapidly from his fingertips to the center of his brain. He began to have a certain premonition in his heart, and the faint seeds of inspiration continued to expand, and the tree buds full of questions began to stretch upwards.

The look in Heathcliff's eyes was not sympathy or grief, but the look of the Creator who stood on an unequal footing with everyone and was looking down upon everyone from a high and distant place.

He recalled the terrifying reaction speed that was beyond the ordinary when he duelled with Heathcliff before, which had already surpassed the speed limit of humans.

Plus his usual attitude.

Although he is the leader of the strongest guild, he never gives orders, leaving everything to other players, and watching from the side... Even Xiaolin has to pick up the mess of the guild and clean up the mess of the problem children in the guild!

Thinking about it this way, isn't it because he knows information that ordinary players can't know, and he has self-control?

In this way, the reason why he was so familiar with SAO before makes sense.

An existence that is not bound by the rules of the death game, but not an NPC. If it is just a program, it is impossible 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 has been greatly reduced, but it has not dropped below half. The health bar that barely maintains about 50% is still blue.

The man who had never been in the yellow alert zone had an overwhelming defense that ordinary people could not match.

Then...

Kirito slowly grasped the sword in his right hand again, and moved his right foot back with extremely small movements, then slightly retracted his waist and prepared for a low-altitude sprint. Heathcliff did not notice his movements, and his steady eyes only looked at the guild members who were still celebrating.

Only Asuna noticed Kirito's movements, but she just opened her mouth without making a sound.

Kirito and Heathcliff were about ten meters apart. He sprinted at full speed at a height close to the floor, and ran across this distance in an instant, while the sword in his right hand rotated and stabbed upwards.

One-handed sword basic charge skill, angry stab.

Because the power is not strong, even if it hits Heathcliff, it will not harm his life.

Then——

Heathcliff noticed the sword tip approaching from the left with a blue flash with amazing reaction speed, and his eyes widened with astonishment, and he hurriedly raised his left hand shield to block.

But Kirito had seen this action many times, so he still remembered it clearly.

So Kirito changed the trajectory of the attack in mid-air, and stabbed Heathcliff's chest at a more tricky and sharp angle, rubbing 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.

The strong impact was transmitted from the sword to the arm, and the purple flash exploded. Between Kirito and Heathcliff, the same purple appeared, which was the message from the system.

——ImmortalObject.

Its name is, immortal existence.

All this happened in a flash, and before everyone had time to condemn Kirito's reckless behavior, they were speechless because of the immortality in Heathcliff's system.