A journey to another world starting from a sword

Asuna and Mito quickly took action, pulling out green potions from their inventory and distributing them to the players in teams C and D, who were once again paralyzed.

They had already taken out the potion from their pouches and drunk it, but unexpectedly, the Boss's breath attacked again.

This is no longer a simple matter of taking out a potion from your pouch. Instead, you need to open the game window, open your inventory, and then precisely select the paralysis potion from a pile of items and materialize it.

Everyone went through extreme agony during this process, clumsily moving their hands and struggling desperately. They must have felt the profound aura of death more than anyone else in the joint forces. It's even possible that some of them would not be able to withstand the pressure and choose to leave the front line.

"Thank you," one of the players who had been rescued by Asuna said gratefully.

"I didn't do anything. The person we should thank is our... Guild Master," Asuna said, gently shaking her head.

"Yes." The player nodded heavily, believing that he would spontaneously side with Dante and his team should any criticisms arise against them in the future.

“Um… Miss Mitt,” Linde whispered to Mitt, who was handing him the potion, “Do you remember me? You saved me on the first floor too.”

He could never forget the back of the kobold guard standing in front of him, blocking the attack.

"I don't remember." Without even looking at him, Mitt answered without the slightest hesitation, "By the way, who are you?"

"Ugh..." Someone's heart felt like it had been hit by a ton of bricks, and Linde's lips twitched violently. "Um, I'm Linde."

"Okay." Mite nodded quickly, then got up to hand out potions to the next player.

"puff......"

The snickers nearby made Lin De glare over. It was one of his team members, whose face was flushed red and whose shoulders were shaking uncontrollably.

Linde gave the man a look that said, "Try laughing," and... that made the man completely lose his composure.

"Pfft, hahahahaha..."

Chapter 75: A Beautiful Vision

King Asterios, who was 30% larger than General Bull, exuded a royal majesty simply by standing in front of him.

Its body towered into the clouds, its muscles as solid as iron, and its magnificent horns stretched towards the ceiling.

"Haha!"

Dante dealt a "whirlwind" blow to this majestic king, leaving a deep red wound on its thigh.

However, since the area hit was neither a vital point nor a weak point, the HP drop was not significant.

There's really no good way to deal with this kind of upright, subhuman-like monster, especially since it's so tall; the only option is to attack its feet.

Even if Dante knew that its weakness was the crown on its head, it wouldn't help. His current "two-handed sword" skill didn't have the dash move unlocked, making it difficult to attack in the air. At most, he could only perform a jumping slash. Once his agility attribute increased further, he should be able to perform superhuman attack moves directly.

As the Bull King roared in anger from his wounds, Dante had already slashed three wounds into him.

Facing the Bull King's sweeping attack, Dante leaped to the side, quickly turning around on one foot, his long-handled warhammer whizzing past him.

The Bull King's warhammer only sliced ​​through the air, but the missed swing did not cause it to lose its balance. Although it was slashed a few more times during this time, Asterios launched another attack as he turned around.

Dante immediately jumped backward and changed the direction he was turning around in order to confuse the Boss.

As he jumped away, he slashed fiercely at the side of its calf with the sword in his hand.

In real life, his combo should have severed the minotaur's leg tendons, rendering it unable to stand upright. But unfortunately, this is a game, and the opponent is a floor boss.

The room echoed with the deep roar of the Minotaur King, who had been wounded countless times but had failed to land a single hit.

In its eyes, Dante or other players were as insignificant as insects, yet this very insect bit it hard in the flesh.

Rage seemed to have completely clouded his mind; King Asterios of the Bull was now focused all his hatred on the person in front of him.

Dante kept a close eye on the Boss's attack movements out of the corner of his eye. He twirled his sword, drawing beautiful circles in the air, trying to coordinate his swordplay with his footwork.

The beautiful sword light was dazzling. After dodging the Boss's heavy hammer blow by leaping to the side, he once again pressed forward.

This kind of subhuman monster is undoubtedly easy to deal with. The prelude to its attack is no different from that of a human. If his senses were more acute, he could even predict the trajectory of its arm movement through the rhythm of its muscles.

The Bull King has been lured away from teams C and D, and his attack is directed towards the entrance. Even if he releases his breath again, he will not be affected.

"Aaaaaahhhhh!" Seizing an opportunity, he unleashed a two-hit combo, "Tornado," letting out a low growl through his teeth, causing the Boss's first HP bar to officially enter the yellow range.

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"Alone? You must be kidding..."

"Is this the strength of a 'Knight'?"

"Is he really not a closed beta tester?"

"I'll let you off the hook with this intelligence for free this time. Just be more careful about gathering intelligence next time, or you'll have to pay me!" Ignoring the gasps of the surrounding players, Argo said flippantly to Diabel.

What she was referring to was a series of errand-running quests set up in the dense forest near the second-level maze area. Completing these quests would grant information about the true boss, "Bull King Asterios".

She had been busy with this matter for the past few days, and thankfully she arrived in time.

As she spoke, Argo kept her eyes fixed on the safety of someone in the distance. Since she was not a member of the Allied Forces, she naturally could not see the other person's HP bar.

But it seems that the other party is handling things with ease?

uh-huh?

As his mood improved, Argo's lips curled up slightly.

“Yes, thank you very much.” Diabel nodded, then raised his sword and shouted to the players behind him, “Follow me, this is the final battle. Let’s defeat the Boss together.”

Oh! ! !

The crowd raised their weapons in response and roared throughout the room.

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"Mr. Linde and the others are all alright." Suddenly, a soft, beautiful voice came from beside Dante's left ear.

My gaze briefly shifted from the Boss, and there before me stood Asuna, her large, amber eyes holding the Wind Flower Sword, gracefully standing to his left.

"Judging from the sound, Diabel has also taken care of Balan." Mitt, who had just arrived, was now standing to the left of the Bull King.

The three surrounded King Asterios of the Bulls in an arc, though his hatred remained firmly locked onto Dante.

Dante's gaze passed over Boss's massive, tree-like hooves and saw, just as Mitt had said, that Diabel and his men had already dealt with General Bull and were leading the combined forces toward them.

Following Argo's advice, Diabel cautiously divided his troops into three groups, advancing from both sides of the wall and the center of the road, thus avoiding being nearly wiped out by the Boss's breath attack.

Suddenly, King Asterios, who was confronting Dante, leaned back again and inhaled deeply, causing his entire chest to swell.

"Mite!" Dante shouted, gripping his sword with both hands and assuming a "burst" swordsmanship stance.

"I know!" With a quick reach to his back waist, Mitt threw the flying sword.

The next second, a sharp metallic sound rang out, and the upper body of the Bull King swayed.

"Asuna!" Dante called out to his companions as he swung his sword down, and his and Asuna's sword techniques struck the Bull King in succession.

"Team E! Prepare to retreat! Teams A, B, and C, surround the Boss." The instructions from Diabel seemed to be right before their eyes.

"Let's retreat," Dante immediately said to Asuna and Mito. He had no intention of taking on a boss alone, or rather, half a team.

Before the Bull King could react, he had already escaped unscathed with Asuna and the others.

When the heavily armored players from teams A, B, and C hit the Boss's feet with close-range attacks that resembled body collisions, the Boss finally stopped targeting Dante.

"Thank you for your hard work," Diabel said sincerely to Dante, who had retreated from the crowd. "It's all thanks to you."

Later, based on Argo's intelligence, Diabel gradually explored feasible plans to attack the true floor boss of the second floor of Aincrad, "Bull King Asterios".

Even though the lightning breath that could paralyze people with a single strike was very troublesome, it required people to constantly rush over and drag the paralyzed people back to a safe area.

But once the attack rhythm was established, the Boss's HP began to steadily decrease.

Some squads were even spared from falling unconscious when they were subjected to the Bull King's more extensive "paralysis bombardment".

This is thanks to the fact that players have been upgrading their equipment as much as possible since the reconnaissance battle, and of course, some of the equipment was sold by the "Legendary Hero".

"I have a very complicated feeling..."

While waiting for her turn to be rotated, Asuna suddenly uttered these words in a low voice.

"..." This made Dante turn to look at her, his face showing a hint of resentment.

Dante knew what she was thinking. Because he himself felt the same way.

"Well, it's not like there's no chance," Dante said meaningfully.

"What's the chance?" Asuna's eyes sparkled with curiosity, her tone light and urgent.

"Look." Dante pointed to Boss without making a sound.

At this point, the Bull King had reached the last HP bar, and its attack frequency had increased significantly, making it difficult for players to attack it effectively. The HP bar was decreasing at an extremely slow rate.

Diabel directed the team fairly, replacing them with the next member when their HP was low.

This means that as long as HP is healthy, it will not be replaced.

Currently, the only two teams with a competitive advantage are Team C, where Linde is located, and Team G, where Agil and Kirito are located.

At this moment, Lind was already engaged in a fierce battle with Team C and the Boss. As members of Diabel's squad, their quality was considered quite good among the frontline members.

They will retreat when the boss's HP is reduced to the yellow zone.

The remaining potential competitor is Team G, but the most troublesome thing is not Kirito himself, but the "flying sword" skill that the other side has learned.

This skill can effectively interrupt the Boss's special attacks and cause the Boss to freeze.

However, this is precisely Dante and his companions' advantage, because Mitt has also learned the "flying sword" skill.

"Therefore, it's important to know when to use it," Dante instructed Mitt.

Then, the frontal defense was left to Liting, whose heavy armor could absorb most of the damage from the Boss's normal attacks when defending.

The plan has been initially formulated; now it depends on their seamless cooperation.

"Team D replaces Team A, Team E prepares to move forward," Diabel's command rang out again.

He seemed to be intentionally slowing down the replacement time, and only shouted "E Team, advance!" when the HP of Team B's tank had dropped by more than half!

Although he was also a member of Team E, Diabel did not step forward. Instead, he nodded to Dante, who was turning around, from behind.

At this moment, the Boss's HP has entered the critical red zone, indicating imminent death.

"Alright, let's go!"

Once the opportunity to switch was seized, Dante led his men forward and immediately took over Team B's position to attack from the right side of the Bull King.

When the Boss roars in anger and attempts to unleash a breath attack or "paralysis blast," Mit will throw a flying sword at the King's crown, while normal attacks are firmly blocked by Liting.

"Team C, step back!" Diabel's voice rang out again.

Although Linde felt it was a pity, and even reluctant, he still led his men away.

The boss's HP is almost at its lowest; the red part looks about the length of a finger.

In his final struggle before death, the Bull King wildly swung his warhammer without any strategy, leaving the player helpless.

This was precisely the opportunity for Dante and his companions.

"Asuna!" Dante turned around and confirmed with Asuna.

First, Silica uses a single heavy attack, "Piercing Armor," to apply a negative debuff to the Boss that reduces its defense.

"I understand!" On the other side, Asuna charged towards Dante with all her might, just like on the first floor. She took the opportunity to jump up by stepping on his hand with her right boot. Her shiny chestnut hair floated in the air, and her gorgeous tassels swayed gently in the wind.

At this moment, a purple light appeared on her sword, the tip of which pointed directly at the king's crown.

"Hey... Yaaaaaaah!"

At the same time, Dante also spun around and leaped up, launching a synchronized attack with Mito beneath the Boss.

The sword blade cut deeply into the solid muscle, making the final cut along the muscle's texture.

With a sharp crack, the crown shattered.

Then, the massive body of King Asterios of the Bulls exploded spectacularly, scattering fragments across the center of the room.

Congratulations!

The same white text that appeared above my head was the same as when I defeated the boss on the first floor.

After a few seconds of stunned silence, the crowd erupted in a blood-curdling scream.

"Won!!!"

“Ohhhhhhhhhhh!!!”