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With that, Mo Mo raised his two-meter-long greatsword and hurled it with great effort at Kayaba Akihiko. Kayaba Akihiko's face turned ashen, and he retreated aimlessly, causing Mo Mo's sword to crash to the ground.

Mo Mo sighed and said, "That's not very good, Kayaba Akihiko. Now that things have come to this, do you think the game will continue? Why not just surrender obediently?"

Heathcliff looked at the sword in Momo's hand and said, "A very familiar permission, ObjectEraser. I've used it many times, but I never thought I'd have to use it on myself today."

"I have to admit, even I, a LV100 Boss, can't resist this kind of authority. Are you guessing or did you hear it from Yui?"

"After I transform into Boss mode, I will lose all privilege protection and truly become a conscious Boss. Unless I leave the combat state, it is impossible for me to return to the other two modes, GM mode or Heathcliff mode."

Momo laboriously hoisted the greatsword onto his shoulder and said, "Isn't this only natural? You were prepared to die long ago, after all, human society could never accept you after doing these things. Besides, you probably don't want to have anything to do with human society anymore, since you think all humans are just idiots."

Heathcliff grinned, his muscles twitching and bones creaking, and said, "Indeed, Momer, I admit I lost again. But Momer, you've also set yourself a difficult problem."

“I have set up the system so that Yui has all system privileges. But if I, the person with the highest privileges, am still alive, there will only be one result if she forcibly activates her privileges: she will be killed by the system.”

"Now, Mo Mojun, in the system's eyes you have become Yui, so there is only one fate for you. If you activate the power on your sword even once, you will be strangled by the system."

"Why bother, Mo Mojun? Why must we perish together?"

Heathcliff seemed to have thought of something, and became even calmer, saying, "Besides, Momo, my attribute advantage is still here. As long as I want, you simply cannot hit me. As long as I leave here and disengage from the battle, what good are your authority? You will never be able to end all of this."

Mo Mo sighed and said, "What, tricks and schemes aren't working, and direct confrontation isn't working, so you're planning to resort to shamelessness again? Kayaba Akihiko, don't let me look down on you!"

"This is strategy, Mo Mojun. Isn't everything you've done strategy? You couldn't confront me head-on, so you retreated and colluded with Smiling Coffin, then used retreat as a means of advancement, almost driving me into a dead end."

"I just want to do the same thing as you. Well then, Mo Mojun, I'll take my leave now."

Momo watched Heathcliff slowly retreat, tapping his forehead in frustration, and said, "Sigh, Heathcliff, why don't you just obediently let me chop you up? I don't want to play this game anymore."

"Fine, since you still won't repent, then don't blame me for unleashing the dogs!"

Heathcliff was taken aback. Should he close the door and unleash the dogs?

Who else could be lying in ambush right now? But even if someone were lying in ambush, so what? How could they possibly do any harm to a LV100 Boss like him? Besides, the system permissions are limited to himself and Yui; there's absolutely no third backup. What can Mo Mo do?

"Who's the dog?!"

A somewhat immature voice rang out from behind Heathcliff, startling him. He had almost forgotten that there was a third person present besides him and Momo.

Kirito!

But even if it's Kirito, what can he do...?

"Star·Burst·Stream!"

Kirito's figure shot up from the ground and charged towards Heathcliff. Facing a level 100 boss, Kirito was very clear-headed, knowing that he absolutely could not cause the boss any damage. At most, he could only force Heathcliff to lose 1 HP, and he couldn't even force Heathcliff to lose HP.

However, he still had to do it, he had to do it. Although he had been confused by what he heard during the few dozen seconds he was awake, he had understood the most crucial point under Mo Mo's prompting.

Momo, I have a way to kill Heathcliff in one blow!

The key problem is that the attributes aren't up to par, so I can't hit Heathcliff!

Now that he's awake, what does he need to do, and what is he able to do?

Kirito's mind raced, and then he realized that what he was capable of was probably the only thing that could be done in the entire Aincrad right now.

An opportunity that belongs only to him.

Dual-wielding style, sixteen-hit combo!

harm?

That kind of thing is completely meaningless.

Dual-wielding style, sixteen-hit combo, its greatest power is not the damage, but the stun caused by consecutive hits!

Sixteen consecutive strikes, sixteen sword techniques causing stun—even against a boss, even a level 100 boss, even if it only causes 0.1 seconds of stun, that's the biggest opportunity he, Kirigaya Kazuto, can create!

Kirito, who was not far behind Heathcliff, suddenly attacked. Before Heathcliff could dodge, he was hit by Kirito's first sword technique.

Horizontal slash, thrust followed by horizontal slash, spinning slash, spinning followed by a double-sword slash, cross downward slash, cross upward slash...

Since discovering this skill, Kirito has never revealed it, but he has never neglected to practice it. Once the attack hits, the remaining sword techniques cascade down like a waterfall, crashing down on Heathcliff.

Heathcliff's health bar never changed, but the stun effect from Kirito's sword technique was indeed effective. This is one of the most fundamental settings in the entire SAO, and even Heathcliff, the final boss, adheres to this setting.

The suppression of various attributes brought by the level made the stun time very short, but it still made Heathcliff's body stiff and unable to fight Kirito in time. He could only watch as Kirito attacked him one sword at a time.

However, Kirito's side is not the most terrifying; the most terrifying is Momo's side, who has already prepared his sword technique.

That's it?

A sense of absurdity exploded in Heathcliff's mind: the final person who brought him to his death was Kirito?

This successor he chose, whom he was very dissatisfied with, a figure who was far behind him and Mo Mo, had now become the key to ending all of this?

Was all of this something Mo Mo had planned out, or was it just something he improvised on the spot?

Is Kirito here by chance, or is he destined to be here?

Fear, anger, helplessness, and a series of negative emotions surged into his heart. Even when he decided to start the death game and sacrifice the lives of 10,000 people to realize his dream, he never wavered. He believed that he would not waver even in the face of death.

But now, what does his own emotion and state of mind count for?

Does this count as wavering?

I've given so much, prepared so much, and fought so hard, and it's all going to end here?

"Stop joking!"

Enraged, Heathcliff roared, and his slightly restored gray health bar exploded again. He forcibly unleashed a close-range, area-of-effect sword technique, sending Kirito flying with a muffled groan. A series of debuffs appeared on Kirito's health bar, almost repeating the tragedy of Heathcliff instantly killing everyone earlier.

However, Heathcliff had no time to deal with Kirito, and immediately turned his attention to Momo. Compared to Kirito, who was a completely harmless underling, Momo was the biggest enemy in front of him.

As long as we dodge Momo's attack, as long as...

Huh?

what is this?

What is that flaming sword tip in front of me?

That's impossible! Momo was clearly quite a distance away from me, a distance that Heathcliff had deliberately avoided. Even if Momo used his thrusting sword technique, he couldn't catch up. So why did the sword suddenly appear in front of me?

This doesn't make sense. Did Mo Mo use some other methods again?

Look, Mo Mo himself was clearly more than 20 meters away, so why did this sword fly over like that... no, fly over like that?

The sword tip pierced Heathcliff's skull, the sharp blade instantly penetrating his head and causing it to explode.

"So that's how it is... a throwing sword technique... I actually died from this kind of... sword technique..."

124 means I lost.

ObjectEraser is essentially a permission level within the system, much like the Delete key on a computer keyboard, granting the ability to delete target objects.

Theoretically, this access should be held by two people: Kayaba Akihiko and Yui. Yui serves as a backup for Kayaba Akihiko, acting as a kind of safe. After all, although Kayaba Akihiko is a GM, he cannot guarantee his physical safety in real life during the game and that no accidents will occur.

If there is any danger, Yui will be released, and according to Yui's personality template, she will most likely use her authority to release all players.

This is Kayaba Akihiko's ultimate goal in setting up Yui. However, unlike in the original story, Kayaba Akihiko doesn't trust the players, so he can only find Yui, who is almost human, to act as bait and lure Momo into a trap.

If Kayaba Akihiko, the legitimate GM, is still alive, Yui's permissions cannot be activated. If Yui forcibly activates her permissions, she will be identified as a harmful program by the system and subsequently deleted.

In the original story, Yui forcibly activated the system privilege ObjectEraser to protect Kirito and Asuna. However, because it was a forced activation of system privileges, Yui had to extract the system privileges from the overall system and transfer them to Aincrad, converting them into a mode acceptable to Aincrad.

Therefore, in the original work, ObjectEraser became the most common sword design in Aincrad. And the attack effect of this sword is ObjectEraser, which can delete data from the attacked object.

Perhaps it can also be understood this way: with the support of system privileges, the ObjectEraser sword has become the strongest weapon in the entire game, with unlimited attack power and unlimited armor penetration, capable of killing anyone with a single blow.

The prerequisite is that the target can only be a monster in the game, whether it's a regular monster or a boss. This sword, however, is meaningless to both players and GMs, because it essentially grants the authority to delete in-game data.

GM is an administrator, and their authority is above ObjectEraser. Players are not part of the game's data. At most, this sword can destroy the player's equipment, but it will not cause any harm to the player.

Kayaba Akihiko naturally knew that Yui had such authority, but he never expected that Mo Mo would be so bold as to use the transaction power to transfer Yui's NPC identity to himself, thereby gaining the opportunity to activate this authority once.

It's important to know that NPCs receive far less protection than players, and they could disappear silently for any reason.

Moreover, using this permission while GM Kayaba Akihiko is still alive is equivalent to a hacker forcibly accessing system permissions. The system will immediately react and retaliate against Momo, the hacker.

The flaming greatsword shattered the head of Boss Heathcliff, then the greatsword shattered into a giant fireball that surrounded Heathcliff. Just like in the original story where Yui instantly killed the LV94 boss, The Fatal Scythe, the flames devoured all of Heathcliff's elements. Finally, the system traced the data of this LV100 boss, Heathcliff, and deleted it.

"Is it over...?"

Kirito struggled to his feet, the numerous debuffs on his body making it almost impossible for him to move. However, at this moment, he was shocked to find that Heathcliff, who had been engulfed by flames, had reappeared.

No, at this point, he should be called Kayaba Akihiko.

He was still the Kayaba Akihiko that Kirito knew, the genius quantum physicist.

"Kayaba Akihiko!"

Enraged, Kirito roared and charged toward Kayaba Akihiko, his sword aimed at Akihiko's neck. However, the tip of his sword was blocked by a purple hexagonal barrier with the words "Immortal Object" written on it.

"Calm down, Kirito. I am now the GM of the entire game, the system administrator, with the highest level of authority. No single player can attack me with their sword. Unless you can destroy the entire game system, you cannot affect me now."

Kayaba Akihiko was telling the truth. In the original work, Kirito unleashed his Mind Technique on the 75th floor, but what he broke through was only the system's protection of Heathcliff in player mode.

Back then, Heathcliff, aside from having an extra layer of system protection, was essentially still a player. But now, Kayaba Akihiko isn't even a player. He has no health bar, no markers; his presence here is merely for convenience, a human-like appearance provided as a target for conversation.

“He’s right, Kirito-kun. If I’m not mistaken, Kayaba Akihiko has three modes: player mode, boss mode, and then administrator mode.”

"All ObjectEraser can do is delete Kayaba Akihiko's Boss mode and remove his Boss data. Kayaba Akihiko in GM mode is absolutely invincible... no, to be precise, he is absolutely untouchable. So Kirito, you should save your strength. If Kayaba Akihiko turns into Heathcliff's player mode, then you can come and protect me."

Kirito was still confused, as he didn't know much about the details and had only been awake for a minute or two. However, he now knew what he had to do. So, Kirito, holding two swords, cautiously stood not far in front of Momo, watching GM and Kayaba Akihiko warily.

"As expected of Mo Mojun. If I didn't know your age and identity accurately, I would even suspect that you are some kind of special security personnel, and how you know my information in the game."

"However, let me first applaud you, Mo Mojun. I didn't expect that my almost desperate act would also be stopped by you. Although I borrowed Yui's power, I delivered this sword to you myself, so I am still the one who failed."

Mo Mo looked at Kayaba Akihiko with interest and said, "What, losing so badly has calmed you down?"

Kayaba Akihiko smirked and said, "So what if I'm not calm? Heathcliff in Boss mode has been completely removed, and the Crimson Palace Master of the 100th floor has disappeared and can never appear again."

"In my Heathcliff form, with Momo and Kirito knowing my true identity, I will never gain the players' complete trust, no matter what."

"But in GM mode, because of my agreement with you, Mo Mo, I can't access any system privileges. To be honest, my current privileges are actually less than yours."

Kayaba Akihiko spread his hands with a bitter smile and said, "My hands and feet have been cut off by Momo-kun, so Momo-kun, what do you think I can still do?"

"Since there's nothing we can do, let's release them quickly and end this game!"

Kirito roared, having already sensed hope in their words, but he remained wary, for he had lost all trust and goodwill towards Kayaba Akihiko.

"Yes, I will do it." Kayaba Akihiko replied calmly. At this point, unless he really went crazy and shamelessly controlled all the players in the game, there was nothing he could do.