Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

The first row of heavy shield players, who were already on edge, were almost scared into throwing their swords by Argo's voice. Fortunately, the players present were all elite and managed to suppress the urge.

"Listen to the command, retreat in formation, don't be nervous, we are not alone. Even if you are attacked by the Boss once, your teammates will cover for you!"

Tiberlu finally made up his mind, temporarily suppressing his impulse, and directed the players to slowly retreat.

The kobold lord drew his nodachi, his blood-red pupils staring at all the players, radiating murderous intent, yet he did not attack.

This further confirms Argo's words that the kobold lord Ivan was waiting for a player to attack him so that he could launch a counterattack.

"Don't let your guard down, it will still attack!"

As soon as Argo finished speaking, the kobold lord Ivan seemed to finally be unable to bear the loneliness any longer. He stomped his heavy legs on the ground, and the whole dog leaped high into the air.

"Everyone, prepare for defense, keep your distance from your teammates, and be ready to support your teammates at any time!"

Tilber gave the order, and Momo and Asuna obeyed, creating some distance between them. At that moment, the kobold lord finally fell from the sky...

The target is Momo!

"Hey, what grudge do we have? Why are you picking on me? Is it wrong to be handsome?"

"Well done, kobold brother. It's a pity you're not a minotaur, otherwise this show would have been even more interesting!"

Poor Momo's Reimu Hakurei was actually cheering on Ivan, the kobold lord who was falling from the sky, which immediately brightened Momo's heart.

Mo Mo muttered to himself, the weapon in his hand already emitting light.

"Mo Mo, no!"

Argo exclaimed in alarm, and Tilberu roared, "Don't use sword techniques! The heavy shield vanguard is providing support; he's using a one-handed sword, you can't block it!"

Sword techniques can be blocked, but there are prerequisites: the two weapons cannot have a significant weight difference, and their attributes cannot be dominant; otherwise, the success rate of blocking will drop rapidly.

Logically speaking, a one-handed sword should not be able to block a boss's heavy weapon. Kirito was able to do so because of his extremely high strength attribute combined with the extremely heavy weapon.

If you fail to block, you will be knocked back by the opponent's sword technique and enter a long period of stun, making it very likely that you will not be able to dodge the opponent's follow-up sword technique.

However, this doesn't mean that heavy weapons are the best option. Light weapons and high speed can also overwhelm heavy weapons and kill them without needing to block.

It's really just a matter of whether brute force can overcome skillful techniques or sheer strength can deflect a thousand pounds; ultimately, it depends on the conditions on the ground and the user of the weapon.

The two reminded them, and everyone exclaimed in surprise, but only Asuna remained calm. She trusted Momo and believed that Momo would never make a choice lightly.

Mo Mo, however, smiled slightly, showing no fear whatsoever.

The kobold lord plummeted from the sky, its foul-smelling maw gaping open, seemingly mocking Momo's overestimation of his abilities. It saw the light emanating from Momo's hand and wanted to retaliate with its sword skills.

However, it was shocked to discover that sword counters were unusable.

what happened?

Given its limited intelligence, it naturally couldn't understand and could only continue to unleash aerial attacks. Although aerial attacks deal high damage, they certainly couldn't kill anyone.

At this moment, the light in Mo Mo's hand finally dissipated, and the original one-handed sword changed into a two-handed axe.

"Barbarian Momo joins in!"

It turns out that Momo wasn't using sword skills, but weapon swapping. Although he didn't have weapon proficiency, he still had sword skill proficiency, but the weight of the two-handed axe was still there.

"Ah la la la la la!"

Momo laughed and roared, barely managing to unleash his sword technique while gripping the heavy two-handed axe, colliding with the nodachi of the kobold lord Ivan, who was attacking from above. In that short time, Ivan didn't even have time to unleash a counter-attack.

"Boom!"

With a deafening sound, Mo Mo was pushed backward by the force and entered a state of paralysis, after all, he hadn't allocated all his strength points to strength.

However, the kobold lord Ivan's swordsmanship was also interrupted, and the entire dog fell heavily to the ground, becoming stiff.

"Buzz--"

A flash of white light streaked across the waist of the kobold lord Ivan, instantly reducing his health to less than half.

One more sword and he'd be dead!

Asuna had this thought in her mind, but she didn't act rashly. The kobold lord Ivan's sword technique counter was still active, and she couldn't take the risk.

However, at that moment, Asuna saw a figure wielding a sword rushing towards her at high speed.

Asuna decided not to take the risk, but some people still couldn't resist their final inner demons.

Tilberu has made his move!

"Stop right now, Tilberu!"

Argo shouted, "Once the Boss in Nodachi form is attacked, the stun will immediately be lifted!"

052 Black-Clad Swordsman, Fang Wang

In Sword Art Online, each weapon has its own specialization. The sword skills of different weapons have different effects and different requirements for the character's attributes. The Nodachi is a weapon that is more focused on single-target sword skills combat.

Its unique sword technique, Sword Counter, is a major killing move in PvP. Moreover, players who wield the Nodachi will have their stun time greatly reduced when attacked, which is a hidden characteristic of the Nodachi.

However, the Nodachi is not a common weapon. During the closed beta, only players like Argo, who are particularly fond of collecting information, would pay attention to the weapon characteristics of all the unique weapons, preparing to make a fortune in the future open beta.

Now, Argo shouted as loud as he could, but it was too late.

The short sword in Tilberu's hand had already begun to glow.

Argo's voice also reached Tilberu's ears. Even if Tilberu reacted quickly, it would still take him at least 0.5 seconds to think about the meaning of the words and take action.

He understood Argo's meaning, and his heart pounded. He instinctively tried to cancel his sword technique, but his eyes betrayed him as he saw the kobold lord Ivan with only one-third of his health remaining.

With that little bit of health, one hit is all it takes!

Moreover, he is currently behind the kobold lord Ivan, so he can aim his sword at the kobold lord's back and side abdomen, which is also a vital spot and would cause critical damage.

Even though his attributes are far inferior to Asuna's, he uses a sword, which has a higher base damage than a short sword. Moreover, his attacks from behind deal additional critical damage, so he can definitely wipe out the last third of Asuna's health.

What should I do!

The sword technique, which could have been canceled with a single movement, shone even brighter because of Tilberu's hesitation.

Five seconds have passed.

"Whoosh—hiss!"

The kobold lord Ivan raised his claws and brandished his sword. A blinding light instantly burst forth from the blade, shooting out from the back of the sword as if propelling it forward. In an instant, Ivan gracefully turned around and cleaved his sword into Tilberu's chest.

The light from the sword in Tilberu's hand finally faded. He managed to suppress his impulse, prioritizing survival, but it was too late.

In an instant, Tilberu's health was reduced by two-thirds from its maximum value, and the remaining one-third was still slowly decreasing, indicating that he had entered a bleeding state.

Not only that, the kobold lord Ivan's powerful blow sent the unsuspecting Tilberu flying. Tilberu could only stare blankly as he flew backward, over the crowd, and crashed into the wall.

Asuna!

Mo Mo's expression turned serious. He gave a soft shout, and Asuna immediately understood and rushed forward. It was time to take down this boss.

However, the kobold lord Ivan seemed to display his last bit of wisdom, swinging his nodachi in a circle. Asuna, who had just unleashed her sword technique, had to cancel it, awkwardly crouching down to dodge this area-of-effect attack.

On the other side, Momo also rushed towards the bleeding Tilberu at high speed, and many players, including Argo, also rushed towards him, trying to save Tilberu.

"Kirito!"

Seeing Kirito running towards Tilber, Momo shouted, "You guys deal with the Boss first!"

Kirito stopped in his tracks, gritted his teeth, and roared as he and the other players turned and charged toward the Boss. With Momo and Argo already there to rescue Tilberu, one more wouldn't make a difference, since everyone only had the same health potions anyway.

Health Potion: Restores 0.5% of health per second until 100% is restored. It can only be used out of combat (when there is no monster aggro, you can sheathe your weapon and leave combat; the monster's aggro will disappear after a certain period of time away from your attack range). However, if you enter combat again during the recovery process, the recovery amount is reduced to 0.1%.

Only after acquiring recovery crystals later in the game does it feel like everyone has an extra life in battle; otherwise, a single health potion is practically meaningless.

Tilberu is likely doomed.

"Charge! Kill it!"

"It only has a sliver of health left, let's fight!"

Kirito's roar ignited the remaining players' fear of Tilber's severe injury. In the midst of their fervent anger, it transformed into rage against the kobold lord Ivan, and into the ferocity hidden deep within each of them.

At that moment, all the players rushed towards the kobold lord Ivan, who roared and made a final struggle, leaping high into the air and falling towards another group of players.

The falling kobold lord Ivan knocked a group of players away, but this time it had no chance to pursue, because several players who were just outside the knockback range had already used their sword skills to smash the boss.

As the battle entered its final stages, Momo and Argo rushed to Tilberu's side. Argo had already taken out a health potion, intending to give it to Tilberu. However, although Tilberu hadn't managed to attack the kobold lord Ivan, he was still under the added effect of Ivan's sword skills, making it impossible for him to disengage from combat.

As Tiberu's health dwindled, Argo was helpless. She gripped the health potion tightly, her body trembling.

Momo finally arrived at this moment. Argo seemed to have found a savior and hugged Momo's arm tightly, turning his head away and not daring to look at Tilberu.

No matter how despicable Tilberu was before, how many tricks he used, or how low his act of seizing special drops was, it was still a dispute over interests, not a life-or-death conflict.

Faced with the dying Tilberu, Argo was powerless to do anything, and a deep sense of helplessness gripped her heart.

Upon seeing Momo's arrival, Argo's panicked and helpless eyes finally calmed down. He opened his mouth and weakly uttered three words.

"……sorry……"

"Snapped!"

With his health bar exceeding the limit, Tilberu instantly became ethereal, entering the final 10 seconds of his death's remaining time. Logically, no one could save him now.

His face still showed boundless fear, but there also seemed to be a hint of relief.

"Reimu, initiate a trade for me!"

Momo communicated with Reimu Hakurei using his mind, allowing Reimu Hakurei to communicate directly with Tilberu using her mind.

"Tilberu, I'm giving you a choice: either leave the game or submit to me from now on. As a reward, I'll give you 1 HP."

Tilberu's eyes widened suddenly. He had already received Momo's trade request.

Momo originally didn't intend to "save" Tilberu, because Tilberu wasn't dead, but rather leaving the game. Unfortunately, Momo couldn't tell him the truth, so he could only tell him in a roundabout way that he was leaving the game, not dying.

However, Tilberu clearly couldn't have imagined one thing: as his body became increasingly ethereal, he believed that leaving the game meant death, and instantly chose to agree.

"Deal made!"

Momo's full HP decreased by one point, while at that moment, the number in Tilberu's HP bar instantly changed from 0 to 1.

"Hiss--"

Suddenly, large patches of mosaic appeared on Tilberu's body. Logically, he should have turned into fragments and disappeared at this point, but his health suddenly dropped to 1, immediately putting the system into a contradictory state.

Fortunately, SAO's system can self-correct and upgrade. Tilberu's current HP is 1, so he should not die.