In Aincrad, every Floor Boss' room was different.
For example, the Floor Boss' room on the 1st Floor was similar to the Hall of Audience.
For example, the Floor Boss' room on the 74th Floor was similar to the Altar Battlefield.
The 75th Floor's Floor Boss Room was a spacious, egg-shaped room that occupied as much space as Colinha's Coliseum. The walls of the room were curved upwards, and they only curled back together when they were far above the Floor Boss Room. The Floor Boss Room didn't have a sense of isolation like the previous Floor Boss Rooms, and the temperature in the Floor Boss Room seemed to have risen.
At this time, a total of 737 top SAO Players rushed into the room, spread out in different groups, and raised their weapons.
"Bam!"
The door behind them slammed shut with a loud bang, telling everyone that this battle could only be fought to the end. There was no room for retreat.
"Ba-dum … Ba-dum …"
The sound of a heartbeat that sounded like it was real came from somewhere, but it was clear and audible.
"— —"
The silent air seemed to have turned into a sticky swamp, making it hard for people to breathe.
"Gulp …"
It seemed like someone swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and the sound echoed in this space.
The players formed a formation in groups of three to five, their hands tightly gripping their weapons as they nervously scanned their surroundings, searching for the gigantic monster that was a Boss Grade monster.
However, after a full minute …
"There's nothing …?"
Kirito, who was holding two one-handed swords, one black and one white, and had already mastered the Enemy Seeking Skill. He seemed surprised and vigilant at the same time.
"Where's the boss?"
"Why not?"
Klein and Aikir were also surprised, which made the Players in the room look at each other.
The Floor Boss didn't appear for a long time, which gradually caused a commotion in the room.
“.....”
Even Yasna's face was tense, and her eyes frequently swept around like a sharp sword.
Rozen was also constantly scanning every corner of the room.
Unfortunately, even Rozen, who had Eye of the Mind, couldn't detect the presence of the Floor Boss.
After all, the skill named Eye of the Mind could see the microscopic world, not the world in front of him. The real power was to see through phenomena, not to explore reality. Therefore, even Rozen couldn't detect anything unusual.
(If he had Heavenly Eye at this time …)
Even if the enemy could become invisible, Rozen would be able to find them.
But there was no such thing. Rozen didn't want to have a card in his hand. He could only stare at the space in front of him with all his strength.
At this moment …
"Gu!"
"Wu!"
Cai Die and Hua Die, who had always been on guard beside Rozen, let out sharp cries at the same time.
Rozen instantly understood the meaning of the Tamed Monsters' cry.
The Tamed Monsters with superior perception were telling Rozen.
"Above!"
At the same time, Rozen raised his head and shouted at all the players around him.
"— — —!"
All the players in the area shuddered, and they raised their heads forcefully to look up.
In the next second, a strange object filled their field of vision, making everyone widen their eyes.
"Kakaka …"
That was the sound caused by the bones moving.
That was what all the players saw.
It was a monster with a length of about ten meters, composed of many body joints. Each joint had a pair of sharp feet made of the same bones. It had a ferocious skull with a human face, a row of sharp fangs on the protruding mandible, and a huge scythe-like bone blade on both sides of the skull.
The moment they saw this monster, everyone could only think of one kind of animal.
"Centipede."
It was a monster with a ferocious human-like skull and a pair of scythe-like bone blades. There were also two pairs of four eye sockets that hung high up on the skull. The inside of the eye sockets flickered with blood-red light. It was a monster made entirely of bones.
When all the players focused their attention on the monster, the monster's official name and the color of the buoy were also displayed.
Its official name was — — "Skeleton Hunter."
The color of the cursor was blood red, very close to black.
The moment he saw this, Rozen understood.
This was a Boss-level monster second only to the Sickle of Fate in the underground labyrinth of the Black Iron Palace.
The monster called Skeleton Hunter had red eyes, wriggling its countless feet, attached to the ceiling, and looked down at all the players below.
"— — —!"
A sharp cry that sounded like a baby's cry and a ghost's howl resounded from the bone jaws without any vocal tissue.
That horrifying appearance, horrifying cry, and equally horrifying viciousness caused all the players on the scene to widen their eyes and tremble uncontrollably.
This was the Floor Boss of the 75th floor.
After the 25th and 50th floors, the strongest monster blocking the way to the 100th floor had finally arrived.
"Kakaka …!"
Accompanied by the sound of its joints moving, the Skeleton Centipede jumped down from the ceiling like a spider.
Rozen reacted in time.
"Spread out!"
The oppressive shout was like a blow to the head, violently knocking all the players who were shocked by the Skeleton Hunter awake.
"Spread … Spread out!"
"Spread out!"
"Spread out!"
Hence, under the desperate shouts of Kirito, Klein, Aikir, and the others, the players spread out regardless of anything.
The formation was in chaos.
However, that was all that was needed for now.
"— — —!"
The Skeleton Hunter let out a terrifying howl, and as it swooped down, it raised a pair of bone scythes high.
And the person who faced this pair of bone scythes was the only player who did not spread out — — Rozen.
"Rozen!"
Yasna, who was running out, suddenly stopped in her tracks and exclaimed.
But Rozen did not respond to Yasna.
Rozen just stared at the ferocious Skeleton Hunter that swooped down from above.
Although there was a drop of sweat on his forehead, there was a fearless smile on Rozen's face.
"You want to kill me?"
Rozen clenched the crystal sword in his hand.
"Then come and try it!"
The moment the shout sounded, the effect of Sword Skill bloomed on Rozen's crystal sword.
Sonic Impact, the basic One-Handed Sword Skill.
"Haaaaaah!"
Rozen shouted, slammed on the ground, and with the propulsion provided by Sword Skill, he rushed toward the sky.
"— — —!"
The Skeleton Hunter howled again.
The two sides approached each other at an amazing speed.
In the end, the crystal sword flashing green light and the bone scythe flashing cold light collided.
"Clang!"
The collision was loud enough to set off a sound wave, reverberating in the entire Floor Boss room, and the light effect burst like a flash, stirring up bursts of sparks.
"Goo!"
"Woo!"
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