In that instant, Rozen saw it clearly.
A few meters ahead, there was a buoy on the right side of the road that intersected with Rozen's passage at a right angle.
It was a red buoy.
In other words, a monster was hiding there.
That was not all.
If it were only the monsters that appeared in the labyrinth, Rozen wouldn't have made such a huge reaction.
There was only one reason why Rozen had such a big reaction.
That was the color of the buoy.
Based on a player's level, the monster buoys that players saw were all red. However, depending on the level of threat, the buoys would have different shades of red.
When he was in the labyrinth area on the 74th floor, the monster buoys that Rozen saw were light red, indicating that the threat level was not high.
On the other hand, the buoy for the 74th floor's Floor Boss was dark red, which meant that it was too dangerous for Rozen's current level.
As for the monsters in this labyrinth, they were all light pink in color. In terms of threat level, they were almost non-existent.
However, at this moment, the buoy Rozen saw was a color he had never seen before.
It was so red that it was turning black, purple, and bright. It was the kind of eye-piercing deep red that looked like fresh blood appeared in Rozen's vision, stimulating Rozen's heart.
At the same time, the monster's name appeared on the buoy.
The Sickle of Fate.
Just like that, the scythe that could truly bring death appeared. Under Rozen's gaze, the buoy moved at an astonishing speed and arrived at the intersection of the crossroads.
However, Yasna didn't seem to notice. She was still running in the direction of the room and happened to pass by.
A huge black shadow appeared and raised its weapon high in the direction of Yasna.
"…!?"
Rozen's heart almost stopped beating.
Even if Yasna could hear him, she would only be able to react in time. Then, Yasna would be attacked.
He suffered an attack that even Rozen thought was fatal.
At this critical moment, Rozen raised his voice to the highest pitch.
He did not stop Yasna, nor did he remind her. Instead, he directly gave an order.
"Get down!"
This was the shortest and most suitable response that Rozen could come up with in this one second.
"— — —!"
Hearing Rozen's voice, Yasna, who was running forward, froze.
If Yasna didn't follow Rozen's instructions, then in the next second, this rapier user would receive the most fatal blow.
However, the strong emotion in Rozen's voice, the prestige he had built, and Yasna's absolute trust in him allowed the rapier user to escape from death.
Without any hesitation, Yasna maintained her forward charging posture and fell to the ground.
Clang!
In the next moment, the huge scythe passed through the position where Yasna was a second ago. Like a cold arc, it flashed through the space and set off a terrible wind.
Feeling the strong wind passing over her head, Yasna knew how close she was to death. At the same time, her chestnut-colored hair swayed violently in the strong wind, making Yasna completely gasp.
"Yasna!"
So Rozen, with the crystal sword in his hand, finally arrived in front of Yasna, protecting her behind him.
However, Rozen didn't spare the energy to look at Yasna behind him. He just took out the tamed magic crystal from his waist bag as fast as he could and made it shine.
"Goo!"
"Woo!"
Saichou and Hanachou came out of the tamed magic crystal, and with their super high perception, they immediately sensed the strongest crisis. They suddenly stiffened and flew in front of Rozen, staring at the front.
"Rozen!"
Yasna subconsciously called out to Rozen.
Rozen still didn't pay attention to her, he just stared ahead.
There, the monster that just swung the huge scythe revealed its full appearance.
It was about three meters tall, a humanoid shadow covered in a tattered black robe.
The shadow's hat and the arms that extended out of the sleeves were entwined with dense darkness, and it was still moving. The eyeballs embedded in the face that were also immersed in darkness were filled with lifelike blood vessels, and in its right hand was a long and large scythe. There was no lower half of the body under the robe, only a face made of bones under the hat, it was extremely shocking.
That shape, that appearance, it was exactly the same as the legendary Grim Reaper.
The black Grim Reaper rolled its eyes, staring straight at Rozen, its body floating in the air without any weight, like a curtain being blown back and forth by the wind. It was incomparably terrifying.
Looking at this monster, Rozen's face revealed a somewhat forced smile.
"That's a big joke …"
That was the only thought in Rozen's mind.
The Grim Reaper known as the Scythe of Fate had only attacked once.
However, based on the power and speed of that attack, as well as the color of the buoy that could be seen with the naked eye and the innumerable HP bars, Rozen could be sure that this was not a monster that could appear in the current Aincrad.
Just how strong was it?
Rozen could only judge based on what he saw.
And that was Rozen's judgment.
"I'm afraid that the Floor Boss of the 90th Floor is about this strong?"
Rozen said this sentence with difficulty, the smile on his face looked a little hollow.
Although Yasna's observation and judgment were not as keen as Rozen's, she could tell that the monster in front of her was not an existence that the current players could deal with just by looking at the power of the fatal blow and the frightening red buoy.
Whether it was Rozen, Kirito, Heathcliff, or the Clearers, none of them could defeat the monster in front of them.
That was what Yasna felt.
"How can …?!"
How can there be a monster of this level here …?!
Before Yasna could finish her sentence, the black Grim Reaper charged at them like a black storm.
Because the black Grim Reaper had already rushed over like a black storm, and the scythe in its hand was raised high again, slashing down fiercely at the direction of Rozen and Asuna.
The attack was so fast that it looked like an arc of light, and its power was enough to set off a strong gust of wind. Rozen's brain worked at high speed, and he came to a conclusion.
"I can't let it hit me!"
Once hit, with Rozen and Asuna's defense, they might not lose all of their hp if they blocked, but they would definitely lose more than half of their hp.
And if they didn't use Block …
Thinking of this, Rozen turned around and hugged Yasna.
"Rozen!"
Asuna wailed in anguish.
In this situation, Rozen actually turned his back to the monster, which was simply suicidal.
From Yasna's point of view, it was as if Rozen was going to use himself as a shield to block the Grim Reaper's blow. How could Yasna not cry?
However, Yasna didn't know that even if he turned his back to the enemy, Rozen wouldn't be hit.
So Rozen, who had Eye of the Mind, directly hugged Yasna and jumped in the opposite direction according to the attack trajectory.
"Bang!"
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