"Pfft …! Pfft …! "
On the bright red steel-like square, the sound of swords piercing into flesh continued to ring for a long time.
Both Rozen and Heathcliff were trying their best to exert force on their weapons, glaring at each other, trying to exhaust each other's hp.
In such a situation, the two's hp had been reduced by a lot, and they were already close to the bottom line.
The outcome of the battle would be decided in just a few seconds.
However, in just a few seconds, Heathcliff, who had been staring at the two's hp bar, had already confirmed it.
"I won."
Yes.
It was Heathcliff who had won.
Because, in the continuous drop of hp, Rozen's was undoubtedly much faster than Heathcliff's.
That was also a matter of course.
In order to reduce the weight, so that his item bar could hold more items, and also for the sake of portability and mobility, Rozen gave up on high-defense armor and leather armor, and mainly used cloth equipment with the lowest defense.
Although Rozen's Cloth Equipment had been enhanced to the limit by a Master Crafting Player, Heathcliff's Cloth Equipment had a defense comparable to that of a full metal armor, but Heathcliff's Cloth Equipment wasn't inferior to Rozen's at all, so his defense was naturally higher than Rozen's.
As a result, the only difference was the level and skill gap.
After all, the higher the level, the higher the hp of a Player.
Unfortunately, in terms of level, Heathcliff did not lose to Rozen. Both of them were level 99, only one step away from level 100.
As for skills, Rozen had already fully learned Battle Recovery, and he also learned Emergency Recovery, which could speed up the recovery effect when the hp entered the red zone. Now, his hp was also restored in units of seconds, which allowed Rozen to last a few more seconds.
Not only did Heathcliff fully learn Battle Recovery, but he also learned Emergency Recovery, and even a rare skill among tank-type Players – Damage Reduction.
As the name suggested, the effect of this skill was self-explanatory.
And Heathcliff also fully learned Damage Reduction.
Heathcliff had fully learned four skills – Holy Sword, Battle Recovery, Damage Reduction, and Light Shield Defense.
Thanks to this, Heathcliff's hp was much lower than Rozen's.
In that case, Heathcliff could naturally confirm his victory.
"That's a shame, Guild Leader Rozen."
Heathcliff calmly told the truth in an indifferent tone.
"In the end, I will be the one who wins, and you will leave here."
In other words, the players would lose their greatest hope. There would no longer be anyone who could lead them through the floors without any losses, and there would no longer be anyone who would instigate the Clearers to benefit the players of the lower and middle floors. There would also be no one who would stop the evil actions of the Red and Orange Guilds.
The Players in SAO will suffer this tragic loss, and they will constantly remember Rozen's kindness in the future, while mourning the loss of hope.
"But it's okay, people are a kind of creature that will be reborn and become strong in a desperate situation. Without you, they may suffer a lot, they may suffer a lot, they may suffer a lot, and they may lose a lot of protection, but there will be someone who will bear all of this and finally come to me."
Heathcliff said such words in a regretful, compassionate, and philosophical tone.
"I will wait for their arrival in this Red Jade Palace, and once again become their obstacle, whether it's the hero who obtained Double Sword, or the rapier user of Flash, or anyone else, it will be the same."
In the end, Heathcliff was still watching everything from God's perspective.
Once Rozen died, everything he said will become a reality, right?
After losing Rozen, the Players will suffer a lot, they will suffer a lot, and they will lose a lot of protection. But if it's Kirito, Klein, Aikir, and others, they will bear all of this and fight against Heathcliff again.
The only worry was Yasna.
Can she bear Rozen's death?
The rapier user, who seemed strong, but was actually weak inside, might not be able to bear the blow, and she might even choose the path of self-destruction.
At least, that was Rozen's intuition.
Therefore …
"Don't say it too early, Mao Chang."
Rozen lowered his head and squeezed out such words.
"Do you think I will just sit and wait?"
With such words, Rozen slowly raised his hand.
That's right.
He raised his hand.
Heathcliff was holding the tip of the crystal sword in one hand, and the other hand was holding the crossguard sword. There was no room for him to attack.
But Rozen was different.
Since he was only using Deep Blue, one of his hands was empty.
"Shhnnnnn!"
Along with Rozen's fist posture, the light of Sword Skill wrapped his fist like a vortex.
"What …!?"
Heathcliff seemed to be aware of this, and he finally showed a shocked expression.
"The smarter the person, the easier it is to ignore some simple things, because they often like to focus on those difficult problems."
Staring at Heathcliff's shocked face, Rozen grinned.
"You've already owed me this punch for two years!"
The moment his voice fell, Rozen's fist turned into a flash, and he punched straight.
The target was Heathcliff's face.
"Bam!"
The impact exploded on Heathcliff's face, causing the dazzling light to scatter.
"Goo …!?"
Heathcliff groaned, and his whole body was hit by the strong impact. He loosened his hand holding the crossguard sword and Rozen's crystal sword. He flew backward in a state of losing all his weapons, slammed heavily on the bright red steel-like wall, and slid to the ground.
After receiving this blow, Heathcliff's HP suddenly plummeted and plummeted.
"Haaaaaah!"
Rozen shouted, stomped on the ground, and continued to rush in Heathcliff's direction.
"Shhnnnnn!"
The bright red light once again appeared on Rozen's crystal sword.
With the light of Fatal Blow, Rozen blasted a blow at Heathcliff to vent all his inner emotions.
“.....！”
Heathcliff subconsciously prepared to dodge.
But it was too late to dodge at this time.
"It's over!"
Rozen announced and blasted the last strike.
Unfortunately, this strike was bound to be fruitless.
The crossguard sword that still remained in Rozen's body finally took away his last trace of hp.
"Bam!"
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