One Piece World - An Isolated Island
"Brooke, what are you doing?"
Usopp looked at Brook, who was hiding behind a rock, in confusion.
Why was he trembling after seeing the God of Death die? Could it be that he was imagining himself in that situation?...
"Yo ho ho ho~ I'm thinking about life~"
"puff!!!"
"Darn it! It stinks!"
Usopp pinched his nose and quickly left the area...
"Whew..."
Brooke breathed a sigh of relief. This was the third time he had seen a skull meet a bad end.
Would he be punished by the God of Death in the future?
Whenever he thought of this, he couldn't help but panic, and his body would shake involuntarily. Puff! Puff! Puff~~!
"Yo ho ho~"
"Oh~ That feels so good~"
The smell drifted far away with the wind. Except for Brooke, all the Straw Hats were unconscious, foaming at the mouth and looking pale....
Sword Art Online World
God of Death: "What an unjust death! Killed with a single stab. What else can I say?"
Ice Dragon: "Yeah, if the administrator hadn't intervened, my big brother would have taken care of both of them!"
Renegade: "Didn't you go look for them? Found any other powerful allies?"
Ice Dragon: "Once a big brother, always a big brother!"
Other Bosses: "Should we just bury this dragon? He's really an embarrassment to us!"
The players' jaws dropped, their faces showing shock.
This was the first time they had seen a system administrator appear. They had always thought the world was manually controlled.
They never expected that SAO was actually autonomously monitored by a system. In the real world...
Whether it was any high-tech company or the nation, all were shocked by Yui's state, which was no different from a normal human.
At this stage, they were still developing AI with emotions. Had Kayaba Akihiko already achieved this feat?...
"No, this Yui is just an AI with normal human emotions and doesn't possess a real soul!"
"But no matter what, Kayaba Akihiko is truly a genius...."
"In front of him, we can never catch up..."
Those with extremely high intelligence couldn't help but admire him. He was indeed the man who changed the world. However, there were also a very few who resented Kayaba Akihiko!
"Kayaba! If you're dead, don't ever show yourself to me again!"
At the summit of a game world, a long-haired man roared furiously, his eyes practically spitting fire!
But his anger had nowhere to go, just like a clown....
Within the Knights of the Blood
"Perhaps I should move my plan forward, the outside world can no longer contain me..."
Heathcliff shook his head and couldn't help but chuckle. He didn't know if he would be able to see that scene unfold in the future....
[Screen continues]
[Kirito and Asuna said goodbye to the children and returned to their residence....]
[At night, Asuna slowly fell asleep holding Yui's heart....]
[The next day, the two had calmed down. Kirito was fishing by the lake and met Uncle Baldie. At his invitation, they participated in the village's fishing activities....]
[Here, they spent their last relaxing days in this world...]
[At the end of the event, Heathcliff sent a message asking them to return and participate in the raid...]...
"What does 'last' mean?"
"Will Kirito really die this time?"
More and more people felt that something was wrong.
Many people in reality were praying that nothing unacceptable would happen....
In the hospital
"Nothing bad will happen to Onii-chan!"
Suguha held Kirito's hand, growing more and more nervous, and the bad feeling in her heart grew stronger and stronger....
She could do nothing but stay by his side and pray for him constantly!.....
[On Screen]
[The uncle saw the two of them off at the entrance to the teleportation array...]
[After being fed a mouthful of dog food by Asuna's confession to Kirito, the uncle smiled and sent them off....]....
Uncle: "What a harmonious couple.... Let's meet in real life someday..."
"Kirito's fishing skills still have a long way to go!"
The uncle smiled and sincerely wished them a triumphant return...
[The duo returns to the Knights of the Blood headquarters...]
[In the empty conference room, only Kirito and Asuna were present....]
[Kirito looked troubled, his face lowered, looking very serious...]
[Asuna raised her eyebrows, looked at Kirito with a smile, and couldn't help but say, "What's wrong?..." ]
[Kirito turned his head, trying not to look at Asuna, and said in a low voice, "Don't be angry, just hear me out...."]
["Can you skip today's boss battle and wait here?..." ]
[Asuna turned her head, clasped her fingers tightly, and said in a trembling voice, "Why are you saying this?..." ]
["The situation is too dangerous this time... I'm scared... if something unexpected happens to you..." ]
[Kirito was afraid that what happened with the Black Cats would happen again. He was terrified of that. The incident with the God of Death made him even more certain....]
[He would rather bear all of this alone and not let the people around him get hurt....]
[Even if this choice led to his own downfall...].....
"Because something that is protected becomes fragile!"
"Humans are such weak existences."
Many villains felt somewhat disappointed in Kirito when they saw he had become so fragile because he chose to protect others.
Yagami Light: "I have no such feelings. I don't need to protect anyone, as long as I become a god!"
Aizen: "There is no one who needs our protection before us...."
Sosuke Aizen: "I am the only one in this world!"
Kiyotaka Ayanokouji: "As long as I win, that's all that matters....."
He doesn't need such boring emotions; as long as he is the one who wins in the end, that's enough!
Everyone is merely his tool!
However, those who had learned from past experiences didn't think so....
Universe King Frieza: "Who the hell said that people who are protected become vulnerable?!"
If anyone says that again, he'll tear their head off!
Because he killed Krillin, that monkey beat him up!
Because he went to Earth for revenge, he got chopped to pieces!
These are bloody lessons!
Other Villains: "...."...
[On Screen]
[Asuna walked straight up to Kirito and looked him squarely in the eyes without the slightest hesitation....]
["If Kirito-kun goes away and never comes back, I..."]
["I will kill myself!!!"]
[If something happened to Kirito, she would never live on alone!]
[Kirito's eyes widened, his pupils trembling incessantly; he was shocked by Asuna's resolve....]
[He understood that Asuna was serious. He braced his hands against the wall. After a moment, he seemed to lose his resolve and weakly lowered his hands....]
[Asuna voiced her worries. They might be safe here, but what about their bodies in reality?]
[Even if nothing happened now, as time passed, their bodies would die as their functions declined, even without the world taking direct action....]
[Kirito hadn't considered this because he truly saw this as a new life in a new world...]
[In the end, Kirito chose to participate in the raid battle together with Asuna!].....
In Future Reality
"Yeah, Asuna, I told you Kirito has no sense of reality. Given the chance, he might not choose to return to this world...." Yuuki patted Asuna's shoulder and said solemnly.
Kirito was the kind of person who was more immersed in the game world than she was, completely becoming a part of that world.
If he received any reward from the master of the screen, he would most likely choose to go to another world.
"Um... I know..."
Asuna nodded. She had recently noticed something was off about Kirito-kun; he often seemed dazed.
But when he entered SAO, it was like he came alive, full of energy....
If such a day came, she would follow Kirito-kun!...
[On Screen]
[Everyone in the raid team arrived at the door of the boss room....]
[Everyone was ready. Those gathered here were already the strongest among the players!]
[Gulp...]
[Kirito unconsciously clenched his fists, looking slightly nervous....]
[At that moment, Asuna held Kirito's hand, her cheeks slightly red, and said softly, "It's okay...."]
["I will protect Kirito-kun... so... Kirito-kun, you must protect me too...."]
["Yeah! Absolutely!"]....
Kazuma: "Don't raise such a big death flag here!"
"Based on my years of experience, if nothing happens, I'll twist my own head off and let Aqua kick it!"
Aqua: "This is clearly a motivational speech for success! I believe they will be fine!"
Kazuma: "Please, just stop talking!"
The Aincrad bosses watched this scene nervously.
Renegade: "Come on! Stop giving the players instructions!"
Blue-Eyed Demon: "Since you rank above me, then show me your power!"
Skeleton Hunter: "Don't worry, even if these people are the strongest humans, they will definitely die under my cleaver!"....
[The door to the BOSS room slowly opened...]
["The battle begins!"]
["Charge!!"]
[Everyone swarmed in, rushing inside...]
[This area was extremely wide and pitch black, and there was no boss in sight on this floor....]
[Skitter, skitter...]
[The sound of countless feet tapping the ground came from the darkness....]
[Asuna noticed something, suddenly looked up, and shouted, "It's above!"]
[Everyone followed the sound and were instantly terrified by the scene before them. They were so stunned they didn't dare to move....]
[A giant skeletal monster, about ten meters tall, with dozens of legs like a centipede, its scarlet eyes staring at everyone like the eyes of death!]
[BOOM!!!]
[The huge body suddenly dropped down, hitting the ground and raising a cloud of dust!]
["Run!"]
[The players reacted, but their legs were weak and they couldn't run immediately. The Skeleton Hunter swung its scythe!]
[A dark red slashing light blade swept across the entire platform...]
[Puff!!!]
[The two players who couldn't escape were sent flying into the air and vanished the moment they hit the ground....]
["On... Just one hit!?"]
["This is too ridiculous!"]
[Fear gripped everyone's hearts. What kind of monster was this?!]
[Roar!!!]
[The Skeleton Hunter moved swiftly, shuttling through the crowd, locking onto one person and swinging its scythe again!]
[Heathcliff rushed over at high speed, steady as a rock, blocking one side of its scythe, but failed to stop its second strike!]
[Another player fell to its blade!]
[It turned towards everyone and began searching for slow-moving targets for priority attacks!]
[It swung its bony body, moved quickly, and locked onto another person...]
["Get out of the way!"]
[Kirito arrived in front of him with a sonic boom, his swords crossed above his head!]
[BOOM!]
[The immense pressure was overwhelming; even Kirito couldn't stop it completely. The scythe gradually descended, cutting his arm!]
[Clang! Clang!]
[Asuna's flashing strike knocked back the scythe falling towards Kirito!]
["If both of them block the attack together, they can stop it!"]
["Good!"]
[The two moved swiftly, cooperating with Heathcliff to resist the two scythes!]
[Everyone else kept outputting damage frantically from the edges!]
[As time passed, even the Skeleton Hunter couldn't withstand the health loss....]
["Everyone, attack!!!"]
[The Skeleton Hunter, with only a sliver of health left, fought desperately!]
["Ahhhhhhh!!!"]
[The players gathered together and attacked it until it could no longer resist, couldn't even stand, and collapsed to the ground!]
["Roar!!!"]
[The Skeleton Hunter bloomed with its final light and disappeared before everyone...]
[The players lost 14 people in this battle...]
[When everyone heard this number, they were panicked and didn't know what to do next....]....
Overlord World
Lord Ainz witnessed the entire battle and felt somewhat disappointed.
"I really don't understand how they made it this far...."
So many people had already conquered this place, yet they were still so scared. The Skeleton Hunter didn't release any fear effect the moment it appeared.
And the cooperation between people from different guilds wasn't that great.
If their coordination had been worse, probably even more people would have died!
He thought of the players who had invaded the Great Tomb of Nazarick in the past.
Just as reckless and utterly lacking in wisdom!
They were so different from his own companions!
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