"pound!"
With a sound like an artillery strike, Luo Zhen, who was facing a blow from the Skeleton Hunter in mid-air, was directly ejected and fell towards the ground.
"Luo Zhen!"
Seeing this scene, Asuna turned around without hesitation and rushed back.
"...!?"
Kirito also looked anxious and rushed towards Luo Zhen.
"Goo!"
"Woo!"
The colorful butterfly and the flower butterfly acted as if they had not seen this scene. They brushed against the left and right sides of Luo Zhen's body as he flew down. They swept towards the direction of the skeleton hunter like a stream of light and arrived in front of it. .
Although the Skeleton Hunter who was actually facing Luo was not ejected like him, his movements were also stagnant, allowing Cai Die and Hua Die to successfully arrive and sprinkle a large amount of phosphorus powder.
"Bili...!"
Under the sound of an electric shock effect, the Skeleton Hunter fell into a state of paralysis, and his entire huge body fell downwards. With a heavy landing sound, it hit the ground and raised a burst of dust.
At the same time, Kirito and Asuna also rushed behind Luo Zhen, stretched out their hands, took Luo Zhen into their arms as he flew upside down, and immediately confirmed Luo Zhen's HP gauge.
Luo Zhen's HP gauge is fluctuating slightly and has decreased by some.
However, the reduction is quite small, less than one tenth.
Kirito and Asuna breathed a sigh of relief.
However, this tone did not have time to relax for long.
"careful!"
Luo Zhen, who had recovered from his stiffness, struggled to get up and stared straight ahead, telling a piece of information in a hurry.
"This boss's attack is very powerful. If you don't block it, it may be fatal in one hit. Don't get hit!"
This was the judgment Luo Zhen made instantly after fighting each other.
If this were not the case, when Luo Zhen activated his sword skills, it would be impossible for the opponent to bounce him back, and even weaken his health.
"Varied... !?"
"one strike... !"
Kirito and Asuna's expressions changed.
Not to mention Kirito and Asuna, even the other players who were paying attention were all shocked.
"How... how is it possible!?"
"One... one blow..."
Klein and Agil's expressions were quite ugly.
In SAO, players' strength mainly depends on three parts: level, equipment, and skills.
Although the player's own skills are also important, excluding this, the only remaining parts are these three parts.
Needless to say, equipment, the more high-performance it is, the more it can increase the player's performance.
There is no doubt about skills. What kind of skills are filled in the countless skill boxes and to what extent the proficiency of these skills can be improved will greatly determine the player's strength.
As for level, that is even more important.
Once the level is increased, not only will str (strength) and agi (agility) be improved, but the skill grid will also be increased, and most importantly, the maximum hp will also increase.
In view of this, no matter what the equipment and skills are, as long as the level is high enough, the HP value will be higher and death will be less likely.
This is also the reason why a floor 10 levels higher than the current floor will become a safe level. Even if the equipment and skills are poor, if it is 10 levels higher than the current floor, it will be difficult for the monster to kill the player.
The players participating in the defensive boss battle today are all top players with the highest level in SAO, and their levels are all within the safe range, all above level 85.
Under such circumstances, even the attacks from the defending boss can be defeated several times, and they are still sword skills or special attacks. Normal attacks will not instantly take away a large amount of HP from the players in the strategy group.
Even the notoriously powerful defensive bosses on the 25th floor and the defensive bosses on the 50th floor were not able to kill a top player with just one hit using ordinary attacks. As a result, Luo Zhen actually said, no. If you block, you won't be able to withstand even one blow
How can this not be shocking
Asuna, on the other hand, quickly calmed down.
After all, it's not like Asuna has never seen monsters of this level before.
Doesn’t the Scythe of Destiny in the underground labyrinth of the Black Iron Palace also have the ability to kill Luo Zhen and Asuna with one blow
Although if the block is successful, it should be able to withstand another blow, but whether it is Luo Zhen or Asuna, their levels and equipment performance are higher than the average players in the strategy group, and even they can't do anything without it. If you take a blow from the Scythe of Destiny while blocking, other players in the strategy group should have a hard time withstanding the blow even if they block, right
Therefore, Asuna was the first to calm down.
"Back off first!" Asuna said hurriedly: "Get some distance from the boss and regroup before we start!"
Asuna's words were immediately refuted by Luo Zhen.
"No! It's too late!"
Luo Zhen's eyes narrowed as he stared straight ahead, and he suddenly made a sound.
"The skills of Cai Die and Hua Die have a very slight effect on it. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for even a second!"
As if to confirm Luo Zhen's statement, in the dust raised, the skeletal centipede broke through the smoke screen and suddenly swooped in.
Like a train, the Skeleton Hunter rushed out while vibrating its bone feet at high speed. The bone sickle in its hand was raised again, and it hit Luo Zhen, Asuna and Kirito heavily. wave down.
"!"
Kirito and Asuna immediately raised their weapons reflexively, preparing to block.
But Luo Zhen shouted.
"Two meters behind! Jump!"
After saying that, Luo Zhen himself took the lead and stepped on the ground hard, and his whole body jumped away.
Kirito and Asuna were startled at first, and then quickly jumped away.
The distance is no more, no less, exactly two meters.
At this moment, the skeleton hunter's bone sickle swung down.
"Uh-huh!"
In the crisp sound of wind cutting, the bone sickle is like a knife, breaking through the sound barrier while drawing out its edge.
Its tip passed quickly in front of Luo Zhen, Kirito and Asuna, missing the three of them by less than one centimeter, and cut Kirito's bangs into a small section. Then it fell into the void.
Kirito's face almost turned pale when he felt the tip of the bone sickle scratching in front of his forehead.
However, the Skeleton Hunter's attack is not over yet.
"There's a second one! Be careful!"
Luo Zhen reminded this.
The Skeleton Hunter has two bone scythes, not just one.
The opponent let out a frightening howl, raised the other bone sickle high, and struck it down like thunder.
However, there is someone faster than the Skeleton Hunter.
"Qiang!"
With a crisp sound, the bone sickle struck a cross shield heavily, causing violent sparks from the friction.
At the critical moment, a player rushed forward and blocked the blow.
This man is none other than Heathcliff.
Heathcliff was seen looking at the Skeleton Hunter with extremely calm eyes, holding the cross shield in front of him to block the deadly bone sickle.
At the same time, two other players rushed up.
""Oh oh oh oh oh... ! ""
Klein and Agil roared as they rushed forward and unleashed their tachi and battle ax sword skills on the Skeleton Hunter's skull.
"Bang!"
The effect of the sword skill exploded on the Skeleton Hunter's face, causing it to lean back and let out a howl of pain.
"Goo!"
"Woo!"
Colorful butterflies and flower butterflies swooped up at every opportunity and sprinkled phosphorus powder again, causing the howling of the Skeleton Hunters to stop abruptly.
"It's now!"
Luo Zhen shouted.
"Output hand! Collective output!"
Luo Zhen shouted, calling the scattered players.
A number of players roared one after another and rushed towards this side.