Chapter 71 – Sword Art Online (39)
General Baran made a name for himself as a boss on the 2nd floor during the beta, but in the official SAO service, he was nothing more than a supporting monster like Colonel Nato.
Still, Seo-jun already knew, so there was nothing to be surprised about.
Others couldn’t.
“Hey, this is what it is.”
“Crazy…”
The players blankly stared at Asterios.
Their despair has been communicated. It’s obvious that he will, but how much will he be disappointed to see that a guy who looks much stronger than the general he had struggled with just now is the real boss and voila.
‘I can’t break this.’
Evacuation.
Those words popped into Direbel’s mind, who led the current raid.
Can not help it. It was too risky to deal with monsters who had no idea of their attack patterns and who were sure to be stronger than the general.
However, the problem is that Asterios’ location is in the center of the Colosseum, and Reid’s main force was fighting in the deepest part of the room.
To get to the exit, you must break through Asterios’ range of attack.
Ugh, Diabel gnashed his teeth.
It was then.
Suddenly, someone came forward.
It was Seojun.
“I’ll hold on to that bastard, so you guys, get rid of the general you wished for quickly.”
He didn’t even hear an answer, grabbed his curved sword and rushed towards Asterios.
The players who had been watching the scene blankly came to their senses and started attacking General Baran with their own weapons.
They thought
Maybe I can survive.
If there is that person who just showed off his ignorant force, the possibility is sufficient.
A tiny bit of hope bloomed in the darkness of despair.
Fueled by hope, they whipped themselves even more. Please, I hope they will hold on until they go.
***
Someone comes beside him as he runs away.
When I turned my head to check, it was Asuna, Yuuki, and Kirito.
“Jun-kun! It’s dangerous alone!”
“I’ll be sorry if you leave us out, oppa!”
“I’ll add a little bit of strength.”
“Thank you.”
Seojun nodded and smiled lightly.
Then, he glared at Asterios in front of him again, and kicked the ground even more vigorously.
It became a nettle, a flash of light, and he quickly reached the point of the guy. Right after that, he swung his blue-green curved sword and cut off the shin.
Chow ah-
A red effect instead of fresh blood scatters.
However, as if it didn’t hurt that much, Asterios struck Seo-jun with his weapon.
A normal attack that does not activate sword skills.
That was the easiest thing for Seo-joon to deal with.
Kaga angle.
Use sword skills to deflect attacks with all your might.
Then, the three of them, Asuna, Yuuki, and Kirito, who had been looking at the situation toward Asterios, who was severely stiff, rushed in an instant and applied sword skills.
“Goooh.”
The one who was allowed to attack again let out his snort.
Even though he had a cow head, you could roughly tell that he was full of dissatisfaction. The weapon he is holding is wrapped in a red light effect.
He swung it sideways and spun around.
Seo-joon and his party, who knew roughly what kind of attack would come, had already retreated out of the attack range.
And after using the sword skill, aim for the deal and attack again.
Hit and run.
The hit-and-run strategy reduces the HP of metallurgical metallurgy. Just when he thought he had shaved off a bit, he leaned his upper body back as much as he could and inflated his stocky chest like a huge wooden barrel.
That motion is 〈 breath 〉.
Seojun quickly checked the trajectory.
In the expected trajectory, there were other players, including Seo-jun and others.
He shouted a warning.
“Everyone get out of his way!”
At his cry, the three of them shrewdly moved their bodies.
And some of the players who were dealing with General Baran also heard the cry and informed the people next to them and quickly moved.
Yet.
Rurrrr
A dry impact resounded like thunder.
Asterios’ breath was not flame, but lightning.
In this SAO game, 〈 attack, recovery, and support magic 〉 do not exist.
However, that does not mean that the magic element is completely excluded.
For example, there are countless magic items that increase stats or give various buff effects just by equipping them, and if you receive a blessing from an NPC priest at a cathedral in a big city, you can temporarily get divine attributes on your weapon.
But these supernatural powers don’t just help the player.
Rather, there were more obstacle scenes. In other words, it is a special attack skill used by many monsters. Poison, flame, ice, and thunderbolt breath were representative of it.
Among the breath attacks, the highest direct attack power was the flame, but the lightning could never be ignored.
First of all, it is very fast.
Immediately after launch, it has already reached its maximum range. Moreover, if hit, there is a fairly high probability of falling into a stun.
And depending on the case, even more dangerous debuffs are applied.
“Keah!”
Players who were hit directly by Asterios’ thunderbolt breath screamed.
Their HP dropped to less than half. In addition, a green border flickered around the HP bar, and a debuff icon of the same color appeared.
It was 〈 Paralysis 〉.
If you take that debuff, which is treated as a higher level of stun, you will be restricted from moving for 10 minutes. It is said that unless you recover with an item or buff, you have to stay still.
Fortunately, there were many people who had paralysis recovery potions prepared in advance for the boss fight.
The affected players desperately moved their trembling hands and took out potions from their inventory.
And in the meantime, the players who were not paralyzed worked hard against General Baran as if they were protecting them.
“Are you all fine?”
“Huh.”
“Thanks to Jun.”
“Whoa, that was almost dangerous!”
Seo-joon and his party were very well.
Most of all, due to the fan-shaped nature of the breath, those who were dealing with it close by were able to evade it by moving a relatively smaller distance than the player who was farther away.
“Okay, then let’s do our thing again.”
Sereung.
Seo-joon’s curvature gave off a blue spirit.
It was at that moment when they nodded and prepared to rush towards Asterios again with Seojun.
Suddenly a voice came from behind.
“Hey, is everyone okay?”
“… Why are you out there?”
A voice that could not be heard in this place.
Looking at the source of the voice, the tiles on the wall distorted, and a small figure emerged as if out of thin air.
It was the mouse Argo, a player who painted three distinct pairs of mustaches on both cheeks.
“I’m here to give you information.”
She laughed loudly
Argo gave a brief explanation.
Clear a series of errand quests that start events in the jungle near the labyrinth area on the 2nd floor, obtain information on «Asterios the Taurus King», not only the boss’s attack pattern, but also the strategy… In other words, it is said that they obtained information that ‘if you hit the crown on the forehead with a weapon, it can be stiffened’.
And Argo, who obtained it, ran around and ran errands, and finally cleared it after the boss raid team entered the labyrinth area.
You can’t send messages inside the dungeon, but she hesitated because she didn’t know if she would be able to go to the boss room alone, Argo, a character who lacks agility. That I had barely reached
Argo, who finally arrived, handed over various information to Seo-jun and his party.
All of this was information that would be helpful in attacking him.
“Thank you, Argo. I will pay you back for this.”
“Nyahaha, I’ll be looking forward to the promise of Jun Dolyeong. Then it’s dangerous, so I’m done!”
Shah Sasak!
She quickly left the boss room.
Seojun smiled and looked at Asterios again. While Seo-joon was talking with Argo, three other people were attracting attention.
“Then, where would you like to try it?”
This is the information Argo asked for.
She can’t betray her expectations.
Seojun laughed and ran towards Asterios.
***
Cheer La Rock.
Colorful sword skills left scars on Asterios’ body.
Nevertheless, as if to prove that he is still strong, he wields his weapon. Right after that, the guy’s eyes flashed and shone.
It was the precursor to her breath that Argo told her about.
“Where?”
Shhh-!
Seeing that, Sinon immediately fired an arrow.
Kaang, the sound of hitting the iron resonates.
“Waaaaa?!”
When the crown was hit, Asterios’ motion to breathe out was cut off.
“Nice Sinon!”
While he was stiff, other players, including Seo-jun and the others who had defeated General Baran, joined in and used sword skills.
How much did you fight
“Pour it…”
Seo-joon, who jumped in front of the guy who used the last kick pattern, split the crown with a 5-hit OSS.
Parkin-!
The crown splits and Asterios’ face is also split in half. Just like that, the body of the one whose HP had been exhausted exploded into fragments.
The king of the Taurus, who let out a mournful cry, gave his life like that.
It was an insignificant end compared to the tumultuous appearance.
