I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

The three separated and were not hit by the brown bear, and Jill chose to launch an attack at this moment.

"Soul Flash - One Star!" The fluid sword technique instantly left a wound on the brown bear, and countless red crystals flew up. A small section of the HP bar next to the brown bear was removed.

"Tch, its defense is almost the same as that gatekeeper boss!?" Gil cursed. "Does Kayaba Akihiko not care about the game experience?!"

The brown bear BOSS in front of us has similar defense to the first-level gatekeeper BOSS, only slightly lower, and its attack power is probably higher. The only differences are that its agility is far inferior to the first-level gatekeeper BOSS, and it is missing a personal guard.

Asuna and Kirito continued to attack the brown bear. The brown bear only attacked Kirito once, and Gil saw that Kirito's health bar dropped by about eight percent.

It's probably because of skills like blocking?

As Jill speculated, she charged forward once more.

"Soul Flash..." A sword light, as bright as a full moon, flashed through the air. "Full Moon!"

The attack, which ignored 80% of the BOSS's defense, left a huge red mark on the brown bear BOSS, and the BOSS's health bar dropped rapidly, falling into the yellow zone.

"The health bar isn't that long... After all, it's a gatekeeper boss and a world boss." Jill muttered to herself.

When Jill used Soul Flash: Full Moon to attack the first-floor boss, it only reduced the boss's health by about 10%. However, when she attacked the brown bear in front of her, she directly reduced the boss's health from 90% to below 50%!

Is five times the health bar bad? Jill clicked her tongue.

The other two were genuinely startled.

Keep in mind that bosses are significantly stronger than wild monsters. To fight a boss one-on-one, you need to be at least ten levels higher than the boss, and even then, you might not win.

What Jill was experiencing was equivalent to an assassin slapping a backline character in the face in a MOBA game—it was truly terrifying.

And this isn't a MOBA game, it's an RPG! The targets are bosses whose levels are almost equal to the player's!

"Don't stand there! This is a boss battle!" Jill shouted, snapping the other two out of their shock.

Soul Flash: Full Moon has a rather long cooldown. Although its range is huge and it ignores 80% of the BOSS's defense, this is a game, and such a powerful effect naturally comes with its drawbacks.

That's CD (skill cooldown time).

The cooldowns of Soul Flash - One Star and Soul Flash - Formless are only about four to five seconds, while the cooldown of Soul Flash - Full Moon is a full fifty seconds.

In regular monster battles, this skill is effective against groups of monsters, but against bosses, it's used to reduce the boss's health bar...

Although the reduction is by no means small.

In fact, if this game had a class like a mage, then this boss could be easily defeated by a mage in a one-on-one fight.

Because, how should I put it? It's like a monster that's short-legged but deals high damage...

As long as you maintain distance and keep poking (wearing down) the opponent, and the opponent doesn't have any healing abilities, it's easy to kill them.

However, SAO doesn't have a class system. Generally, a person's class is determined by the weapon they wield. For example, someone who wields a sword is a swordsman, or a knight. There's no rule that a person has to be a certain class. Someone who wields a sword can also wield a spear and act as a spear user. It's just a matter of skill and expertise...

Although SAO has bows and arrows, all three of them are currently melee weapon users and cannot use poke tactics to kill the boss.

The brown bear was clearly drawn to Jill's hatred; its eyes turned from black to crimson, and it roared as it charged forward.

Moreover, the speed is significantly faster.

Unfortunately, in Jill's eyes, this speed was still too slow.

He stepped out from the side, avoiding the brown bear's direct attack, and then stepped forward, adding a few more cuts to the bear's body.

Although this boss has a powerful opening move, its body is still too heavy.

With Gil drawing fire, Kirito and Asuna took the lead in attacking, slowly whittling down the boss's remaining half health bar.

Finally, the BOSS transformed into countless red, shattered crystals and vanished.

A panel appeared in front of the three people, showing experience, Cor coins, and materials.

Kirito, who was the one who killed the enemy, also received a coat.

The three sat down to rest.

After all, based on our deductions, there should be at least two more bosses coming up...

"Hey, the quest log shows it's one-third complete..." Jill raised an eyebrow. "Looks like there might actually be two bosses coming up next."

"There's a boss... By the way, this boss's defense is so high..." Kirito sighed as he pondered whether or not to change into that coat.

"What's so great about it... I took care of half its blood by myself, okay, Kirito-kun?" Gil chuckled and said.

"Speaking of which, what's up with that skill of yours..." Kirito looked at Gil, "Why did the BOSS's health bar drop by a full half after it hit?"

"That skill was a reward for completing a quest," Jill had already prepared her explanation. "It only has that defense-ignoring effect when used against bosses. Otherwise, the damage is not much different from regular skills, only the attack range is larger."

Many people will definitely ask this in the future, and Jill can just say the same thing then.

"That mission?" Kirito's eyes lit up.

“This is a unique mission. This should be the second unique mission I’ve ever done,” Jill said.

This is indeed the second unique quest Jill has received; the first quest rewarded her with a lot of Cor...

Hmm... Did you see those seven zeros in your net worth? Over ten thousand of that came from that mission contribution.

"Is that so... What a pity." Kirito sighed and said.

The unique missions are only available once a player completes them, which is why Kirito said it was a pity.

"By the way, Kirito, what kind of equipment did you drop? Can you show it to us?"

Gil looked at Kirito and gave him a wicked smile.

Chapter Eleven: What is the point of using common sense from real life in a game?

"...No, I think it's still..." Kirito's expression turned somewhat awkward when Gil mentioned that piece of equipment.

Jill raised an eyebrow.

That piece of equipment must have good stats, so the problem is probably... its appearance.

"Send it to us so we can see it, Kirito-kun?" Gil, with a mischievous grin, readily pushed Kirito forward.

Even Asuna's eyes held a hint of curiosity.

Kirito was silent for a moment, then smacked his lips and simply swiped a few times in front of him.

Then, a trade window appeared in front of Jill.

That piece of equipment is inside.

Gil also opened the trade window and gave Kirito some materials and a large amount of Cor.

“Consider it an exchange.” Jill glanced at the equipment.

"..."

Its attributes are excellent, almost identical to those of the "Midnight Coat" I'm wearing, and even with a higher strength bonus.

It's just... it's just...

Their appearance leans towards the cute style.

Jill couldn't help but blurt out, "This thing's art style is completely different from ours!"

So Asuna couldn't resist her curiosity and went over to take a look.

It's definitely a serious mismatch in style, but I don't know why, I always feel that the cuteness level of the boy in front of me would skyrocket if he wore it?

Because that outfit had a bear head mask, but it didn't have a bear face, only the bear's ears.

Any guy with a shred of self-respect wouldn't choose to wear this coat out in public.

And there was also a feeling that it was better not to mention this matter...

"Alright, let's head to the next mission area." Jill put away her inventory and then headed deeper into the forest.

Kirito gave a wry smile.

Who would easily accept a coat that looks like pajamas when worn like that?

……

Continue forward. Since one-third of the mission has been completed, we can deduce that the next target is also the BOSS.

There are three bosses in total. If it were a different team, they might have been wiped out by the first boss, the bear.

You should know that bear has extremely high defense; apart from its health and agility, its other attributes are comparable to those of the first-floor boss.

Although their agility levels are not even in the same league...

Honestly, the boss guarding the first floor can't be killed by ranged poke, and that bear can only charge... and it's not even that fast.

Soon, Jill and his companions saw the second boss...

A large snake.

The length is currently unknown, but it can be inferred that it may be a monster with the "poison" attribute or the "paralysis" attribute.

I don't know why a snake would grow so big, be so colorful, and be venomous, but this is a game, so nothing is surprising, right...?

"...Why would such a big snake be venomous?" Jill complained. "I feel like my common sense is completely useless here."

Generally, venomous snakes are rarely huge. Those that look like the boss in the previous video, which is at least four meters long, are usually pythons, and pythons are non-venomous snakes.

Jill felt her common sense crumbling in this game.

Jill was speechless after seeing that brown bear that was taller than the world's largest brown bear (2.8m).

What's the meaning of this venomous snake that's at least four meters long?

"...It's alright. We already have a kobold lord, so a four-meter-long venomous snake isn't that strange, is it?" Kirito said as he drew his sword and assumed a fighting stance.

“…That makes sense…” Gil also drew his sword and said.

"...Why bother with common sense in the game..." Asuna retorted first, then asked, "Did you guys bring any potions to remove negative status effects?"

“I brought some.” Jill opened her inventory. “Two bottles each for now, and if you need more, just ask me.”

Because backpack space is limited, Jill didn't carry a lot of supplies, but she still prepared some.

"I also prepared a little, but not much..." Kirito said with a wry smile.

Jill looked ahead and said, "This boss has lower defense and is more vulnerable than the previous one, but I guess it will be difficult to withstand attacks with negative attributes."

Jill took a step forward, and the BOSS immediately raised his head and stared in Jill's direction.