I, Asuna, don't want to travel around the world

Looking at this, Asuna immediately remembered a name that Kayaba Akihiko had just mentioned.

"Ruby Palace..."

Chapter 6 The Battle Between the Two

This is the location of the boss guarding the 100th floor of Aincrad——【Ruby Palace】.

This was also the place prepared by Kayaba Akihiko. After he revealed his identity on the 95th floor, he waited for players to come and defeat him on the 100th floor.

"Yes, this is the Ruby Palace."

When such a voice came, Asuna was no longer surprised, but slowly turned her eyes and looked towards the source of the sound.

There, a man wearing a red knight's uniform and holding a cross shield in his hand exudes a strange presence as if he had been there from the beginning.

The red color on his body was completely different from the color of the Ruby Palace. Perhaps, when he established the Blood Alliance Knights and designed their uniforms, he also used the color of the 100th floor of the Ruby Palace as a benchmark.

"Congratulations, Asuna. You have become the first person to reach the top of Aincrad."

Kayaba Akihiko said this with a smile.

But then, he was met with Asuna's merciless attack.

"Qiang!"

The pure white rapier pierced heavily into the shield of the cross, producing intense sparks in an instant.

Asuna arrived in front of Kayaba Akihiko at an astonishing speed, and while releasing a merciless stab, her gaze was like a sharp blade, piercing Kayaba Akihiko's face as he raised his shield to block.

"Shh!"

Asuna did not hesitate at all, because she knew that her attack could not penetrate Kayaba Akihiko's shield.

The tip of the rapier scraped across the surface of the shield, leaving behind a long spark and only a thin scratch.

In response, Kayaba Akihiko's expression did not change, and he just said:

"What a surprise! I thought you would ask me some questions, Asuna, so that I could judge the situation more calmly."

He spoke these words as if he was discussing with someone, not paying any attention to Asuna's attack.

"There's nothing good to say to someone like you!"

Facing this man who always looked down at the struggles of all the players, Asuna knew that it would be completely useless to reason with him.

After all, if it made sense, there wouldn't be so many players trapped in this game, struggling hard, and no one would lose their lives because of it. Crowdfunding group four five six one two seven nine four zero!

"As long as I kill you, I can free everyone, right?!"

"Yes."

"----good!!!"

Asuna nodded resolutely, the look in her eyes extremely firm.

"very good."

Kayaba Akihiko said this, completely accepting Asuna's determined words, and his expression became as cold and ruthless as steel.

"Qiang~!"

Compared to the one-handed sword in Kayaba Akihiko's hand, Asuna's rapier seemed extremely light and thin. However, when the blade swept past Kayaba Akihiko, he had to raise his sturdy shield to block it.

As the rapier and shield collided, tiny blue crystalline sparks suddenly burst out.

Asuna dodged Kayaba Akihiko's attack by moving her body to the side, while the sword in her hand drew a graceful arc in the air, leaving a long scratch on Kayaba Akihiko's shield.

However, Kayaba Akihiko was not hurt at all.

"call!"

A fierce slash came again, and Asuna tapped her toes and instantly left Kayaba Akihiko's attack range.

I didn't dare to take his blow, and he was not much different.

Kayaba Akihiko pointed his one-handed sword at Asuna not far away, and quickly glanced at the cross shield whose original pattern could no longer be seen, and his brows couldn't help but frown.

Although he did use administrator privileges to obtain the [Holy Sword] skill, as the final boss character, this is also within the reasonable range of strengthening.

But, other than that, he has never used his "privilege" to make his gaming life easier over the past two years.

He acquired his proficiency in these skills bit by bit through practice, instead of having the system max it out in an instant.

This is why he was able to fend off Asuna's attack so quickly.

If he only relied on the guidance of the system, then Kayaba Akihiko would probably feel a little bit incoordinated when attacking or defending.

It is not like it is now, where he can easily switch between attacking and defending postures and movements without a trace of stiffness.

In addition, the level, equipment and props he has are all obtained by himself, without any fake ones.

He is a system administrator, but he plays the game as hard as an ordinary player.

Therefore, he takes great care of his equipment.

After all, he worked hard to produce this!

But what he didn't expect was that the durability of this shield he had used for a long time was rapidly decreasing under Asuna's attack.

Although the current durability has not even reached one-tenth of the loss, it is enough to make Kayaba Akihiko feel a little heartbroken.

However, he was also aware of the current situation, so after just a glance, he focused his attention on Asuna again.

Then, the battle continued to break out!

On a battlefield called Ruby Palace, two players were fighting fiercely, causing a scene of swords and sabers.

The battle between the two of them is undoubtedly the most intense battle in the world.

One is filled with anger, swinging his sword continuously to save others.

The other one, on the other hand, adhered to his own philosophy and gave his all with respect to the conquerors.

The two sides in the fierce battle actually completed what can be called a battle for power within the Blood Alliance Knights (???? The battle turned into a palace fight)

With speed and skills beyond their own potential, the two men turned their figures into a gust of wind, and the weapons in their hands were like arcs of light that cut through the darkness, hitting each other's bodies mercilessly.

The weapons of both parties were glowing with the unique light that comes from activating sword skills.

But compared to Kayaba Akihiko, the beloved sword in Asuna's hand seemed to be burning itself, and countless tiny white fragments fell off.

It seemed as if it would be broken alive in the next collision.

"Qiang!"

The rapier and the cross sword clashed with each other, flashing with the light of sword skills.

After the sharp rapier fiercely pierced the cross sword, it suddenly stabbed into the shield in front of Kayaba Akihiko.

The cross sword that was pushed away by the rapier did not hesitate. With a flip of his wrist, Kayaba Akihiko adjusted the angle of attack and then slashed fiercely at Asuna's chest.

"Qiang~!"

Asuna's eyes narrowed, and the rapier in her hand collided with the cross sword from bottom to top, splashing countless fireworks.

The next moment, Asuna and Kayaba Akihiko seemed to transform into two bolts of lightning chasing each other, crossing each other on the battlefield at an astonishing speed, and swinging fiercely without mercy!

"Drink! Quadruple pain!"

Asuna shouted, and the rapier in her hand suddenly released four piercing strikes as bright as meteors.

Chapter 7: Fighting Just to Kill (4k)

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Four swift stabs were launched forward continuously, carrying brilliant sword light and stabbing towards Kayaba Akihiko.

"Humph!"

Kayaba Akihiko let out a muffled groan, and held the cross shield in front of him as still as a mountain, blocking all of Asuna's attacks.

For a moment, all of Asuna's fierce attacks were blocked by Kayaba Akihiko. The frequent stabs hit the shield hard, sparks flew, and countless strong winds followed the four stabs and hit Kayaba Akihiko's cross shield hard.

Although he successfully blocked Asuna's skill attack, even so, four deep holes appeared on the cross shield in Kayaba Akihiko's hand, almost piercing the entire shield.

As the main developer of the game, Kayaba Akihiko cannot say that he has mastered the information of all skills, but he always keeps most of the information in mind.

He hid himself firmly behind the cross shield, waiting for Asuna to appear in the gap after using her skill.

"what!"

After Asuna's four stabs, her figure paused for a moment. Kayaba Akihiko immediately jumped out from behind the shield, and the cross sword in his hand was like a python's sharp fangs ready to strike, stabbing Asuna's whole body.

If it was a slash, then with the skills Asuna had shown in front of him, she could easily dodge it.

But if it is a stabbing attack, then there is a possibility of hitting once or twice.

"I am a rapier user, Captain!"

Faced with the countless stabs that suddenly flashed out from behind the cross shield, Asuna, as a rapier user, naturally would not choose to block. Instead, she flashed her body like a gust of wind, swaying continuously in the sharp sword light, dodging all the incoming stabs and making them fall into empty space.

Then, Asuna suddenly thrust out the rapier in her hand, carrying the sword skill effect light and unknown sparks with a fierce blow, piercing the center of the previous sword skill, "Quadruple Pain".

However, Kayaba Akihiko seemed to have noticed what Asuna was thinking and would naturally not let Asuna's attack succeed.

The cross sword in his hand suddenly paused, then changed the direction of attack and slashed towards the rapier that Asuna stabbed.

"Qiang~!"

The flash of lightning collided with the final slash of the sword, causing a sharp steel-like sound.

The strong impact caused by the collision between the two bounced them away from each other, creating a distance between them.

At this point, the battle ended briefly.

Asuna successfully left four deep holes and numerous scratches on Kayaba Akihiko's cross shield.

In the following battle, as long as he continues to attack that place, Kayaba Akihiko's cross shield will eventually be broken by himself.

However, that did not actually have much impact on Kayaba Akihiko. After all, as a veteran player, it was just basic common sense to place some spare weapons and equipment in his warehouse.

Even if he destroyed this cross shield, there was no guarantee that Kayaba Akihiko would take out another one from the warehouse.

Apart from that, the HP bar above Kayaba Akihiko's head that belonged to the boss did not decrease at all.

Although she was not hit by Kayaba Akihiko, as a player, Asuna was always at a disadvantage.

Although there was a strange force that brought the two closer together, Asuna did not dare to withstand Kayaba Akihiko's attack.

Because he is both a boss and a player, he will not give Asuna time to use recovery medicine like other bosses.

"hateful……"

Asuna looked at the man in front of her solemnly. The sound of breaking in her mind gradually became weaker as time passed, but the slowly burning white flame on his rapier seemed to sense Asuna's mood and became more intense.

"Oh……"

As Asuna stared at Kayaba Akihiko, Kayaba Akihiko also stared at Asuna.

An unknown light flashed in his calm eyes.

"You've become much stronger than before, Asuna."

Afterwards, Kayaba Akihiko expressed his sincere appreciation for Asuna.

If it were in the past, Asuna might have been happy about this.

But ever since she found out the true identity of the man in front of her, Asuna was filled with only anger.

As the vice-captain of the Knights of the Blood, Asuna also frequently battled with Kayaba Akihiko.

After all, in SAO, players’ enemies are not just monsters and bosses.

Those red-named players who sink into despair and release their own darkness are also the targets of their strategy team.

For this reason, the Blood Alliance Knights often take the initiative to organize some PK activities in order to become familiar with the battles between people.

Because of the protection of the system, when the player's health drops into the yellow area, the pk will stop and the winner will be decided.