After that, the Clearers used the addition of Knights of the Blood as an opportunity to break into the 26th Floor's labyrinth area and found the Floor Boss' room in less than a few days.
As Rozen said before, the 26th Floor didn't have a terrifying jump in difficulty as the Clearers feared. Instead, it was as if the Clearers returned to their previous state, and they successfully broke through the Floor Boss thanks to the Clearers' hard work.
The reason why the Clearers were able to break through so smoothly was partly due to the fact that the Knights of the Blood joined them.
With the addition of such a powerful guild, the Clearers' strength returned to its previous state, and they might even be slightly stronger than the Clearers.
After all, compared to the former Aincrad Liberation Squad, although Knights of the Blood didn't have a lot of members, they were all elites.
Especially Yasna. After several amazing battles, Yasna, who was known as "The Flash" by the Players, became one of the Clearers' top five Players.
And in Knights of the Blood, Yasna wasn't the only Vice Leader, but there was also Heathcliff, the powerful leader.
Rozen clearly remembered that.
When the Clearers rushed into the 26th Floor Boss' room and faced the Floor Boss' fierce attack, Heathcliff used Holy Sword's Unique Skill to resist the Floor Boss' attack alone, and even used a Sword Skill that had never been discovered before. The Clearers were shocked when they saw Heathcliff's terrifying strength.
Especially Kirito, as if he discovered the truth of SAO, he stared at Heathcliff with shock and immersion, as if he was in a dream. He was still in a daze even after the Clearers' Raid ended.
Under such circumstances, the fact that Heathcliff had a Unique Skill naturally couldn't be kept a secret, and it quickly spread.
This caused an uproar among the Players all over the server, and at the same time, they also talked about the Knights of the Blood's leader, which made Heathcliff's reputation spread at an astonishing speed.
Of course, Yasna's reputation was also constantly expanding, even more exaggerated than Heathcliff's.
The reason was that this beautiful rapier user not only had extraordinary strength, but also had a beautiful face that could definitely be ranked in the top five of the entire server. As a result, she was widely reported in the news, and just as Rozen had predicted, it didn't take long for her to gather a very large fan base.
What these fans didn't know was that Yasna's reputation in the Clearers was expanding in another way.
What form?
It wasn't about how beautiful she was, nor how powerful she was, but how cold and rational she was.
After joining the Clearers, aside from the Floor Boss Raid, Heathcliff basically didn't attend any of the Clearers' meetings. He handed over all of Knights of the Blood's leadership to Yasna.
As a result, Yasna had the right to speak in the Clearers' meetings and began to show her outstanding leadership skills.
Just like when she commanded the Knights of the Blood's Players on the 26th Floor to raid the Field Boss, Asuna was no longer a newbie like before. Instead, she frequently gave reliable and useful advice.
However, Yasna's advice was basically impersonal.
For example, Yasna didn't care about the personal reasons between the Clearers. Sometimes, she often suggested to break up the Clearers' team and cooperation for a reasonable Clearers' Strategy.
Another example, in order to clear the Labyrinth within the scheduled time, Yasna often suggested to the Clearers to force themselves. Although it wasn't to the point where they couldn't even take a break, she wouldn't allow the Clearers to have their own entertainment and leisure time. Her reason was that if they had time to waste, it would be better to clear the Floor as soon as possible and free all the Players.
If it were someone else, they would've started to complain or be dissatisfied, right?
But the problem was that all of Yasna's suggestions were reasonable and appropriate, and the Clearers didn't dare to say anything.
Therefore, gradually, the Clearers called Yasna the "Clearers' Ghost."
As long as it was for the Clearers' Strategy, she would do her best like a ruthless demon.
Therefore, Yasna was called the "Clearers' Strategy Ghost."
Coincidentally, in the Players' mind, Rozen, the invincible commander, was also called the "Clearers' King."
However, the opinions of the "Clearers' King" and the "Clearers' Ghost" were often at odds.
No, it should be said that Rozen always denied Yasna's opinion, which gave people a bad feeling.
In the beginning, it was nothing, but as the number of Clearers' Strategy meetings increased, Rozen and Yasna also quarreled many times.
In the end, Rozen would use his glib tongue to make Yasna speechless, and Yasna became silent and no longer said anything. But in the eyes of outsiders, the relationship between Rozen and Yasna was naturally not that good.
But all in all, under Rozen's leadership, after breaking through the 26th Floor, the Clearers once again broke through the current Floor with irresistible force.
Of course, it wasn't that the Clearers didn't encounter any difficulties.
For example, when they reached the 30th Floor, the difficulty suddenly increased by a lot, and when they reached the 40th Floor, the difficulty also suddenly increased by a lot, which was far more difficult than the difference between the previous Floor and the next Floor.
Fortunately, every 10 Floors had a moderate increase in difficulty, which Rozen had long expected, and Rozen was prepared for it, and he successfully broke through the Floor.
Until the 50th Floor, just like the 25th Floor, the difficulty suddenly increased by a huge margin, which put the Clearers in danger many times.
At that time, even Rozen took the risk several times, and finally, with the help of Saichou and Hanachou, which he trained with great difficulty, he successfully broke through the 50th Floor.
Just like that, nearly a year passed.
The Clearers had advanced to the 55th Floor.
At this time, nearly a year and a half had passed since SAO officially became a death game.
On this day …
"Ouch!"
In the labyrinth area on the 55th Floor, in a room with walls made of steel, Rozen closed his eyes and faced the attack of a one-horned ghost with a huge steel sword in its hand.
"Swish!"
The sound of the huge steel sword cutting through the air was extremely ear-piercing.
Facing this attack, Rozen didn't even open his eyes, but when the attack approached him, he suddenly moved to the side and avoided the sword with the smallest movement.
"Ouch!"
The One-Horned Demon let out an angry roar, and the steel sword in its hand repeatedly slashed down, but all of them were completely avoided by Rozen with the slightest movement, not even a hair was touched.
Until a certain moment, Rozen suddenly burst out, taking advantage of the Horned Demon's missed attack and unable to withdraw his weapon, like a bloody light, he fiercely struck the Horned Demon's heart with his one-handed sword flashing with the light of Sword Skill effect.
"Pssst!"
The long sword penetrated the one-horned ghost's heart and came out from its back.
"Ouch!"
The one-horned ghost screamed, and then its huge body was frozen blue.
"Bam!"
In the next second, the one-horned ghost shattered into polygons and exploded.
Rozen opened his eyes and smiled.
"The Magician's Final Step — Eye of the Mind."
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