The question raised by Heathcliff is simply the difference between an individual and a group. If he chooses an individual, it also means that Le Yuan chooses to complete his main mission through optional task one; if he chooses a group, it means that Le Yuan Yuan chose to complete the main mission through optional mission two.
In terms of the current benefits of the two options alone, optional task two is far greater than optional task one. However, it is still unknown how strong Heathcliff is in the BOSS state. Moreover, if Le Yuan distributes the information from the underground labyrinth to greatly strengthen the player's strength, the Heathcliff encountered in the end may also be stronger. To the extent that it is out of specification.
Compared with the unknown and ungraspable existence, Le Yuan chose to eliminate all unstable factors and chose to challenge Heathcliff alone. Even though all the trump cards in Le Yuan's game have been mastered by Heathcliff one by one; even though at this moment he is not completely sure about defeating the "Holy Sword"; even though the person he is about to challenge is a man who "masters" a world... Le Yuan can All you can do is believe in the strength you have.
And Heathcliff watched with satisfaction as Le Yuan made his choice. As the "brave" he carefully selected, Le Yuan's choice at this time was really in line with the identity of a brave man - sacrificing himself for others.
In the following days, in addition to studying and perfecting his mental skills, Le Yuan also wanted to improve his strength to the greatest extent. In order to improve his weapons and equipment to the extreme, Le Yuan worked hard for nearly two years in the game. Nian's fortune was invested in it, and he also borrowed a large amount of foreign debt from friends such as Kiriko and Asuna.
Seeing Le Yuan improving his strength so crazily, except for Tong Ziruo and Sogo who silently supported Le Yuan, everyone else thought that Le Yuan had nothing to do with him. However, after finding out nothing, they could only feel happy in their hearts. Yuan prayed.
During these days of Le Yuan's "retreat", the reconnaissance team of the strategy team did not stop, trying hard to explore the room where the BOSS on the 74th floor was located. And on the eleventh day of Le Yuan's "retreat", the ten-person reconnaissance team After seven people were killed, he finally succeeded in bringing back the route map leading directly to the BOSS room, as well as the information on the BOSS's shining magic eye on the 74th floor.
The 74th floor is a small town nearest to the Kamditri Labyrinth area. Forty-seven people from the strategy team gathered here to start a strategy meeting to defeat the floor BOSS Shining Magic Eye.
As the last BOSS strategy he participated in, Heathcliff naturally came to the meeting site, and it was also he who arranged this strategy for everyone.
In the venue, Heathcliff took out an image crystal and started playing it. A huge demon swordsman with a huge body, blue body, and a goat's head appeared in the image crystal.
Heathcliff pointed at the goat-horned devil and said: "This is the target of our strategy this time, the Shining Magic Eye. The specific data is unknown, but the only thing we can know is that this strategy is very dangerous because the room is made of crystal. Neutralized area—"
"Crystal invalidation area? Captain, is that there..." As the deputy leader of the Blood Alliance Knights, Asuna is naturally well-informed. She has also seen such traps in the maze area, so she naturally understands the functions of this area. What's disgusting, and what's even more deadly is that this time the BOSS room appears. No matter the recovery crystal, detoxification crystal, or transfer crystal, they are all unusable, which directly reduces the survival possibility of the players in the strategy group.
"Yes, it has been confirmed that it is a crystal neutralization area. That is why seven members of the reconnaissance team lost their lives. They died trying to cover the escape of others after using the transfer crystal failed..." Hizik Leaf did not elaborate on the scene at that time, but everyone could imagine how critical the situation was at that time, and how much courage it took for those who chose to stay.
Heathcliff continued with the arrangement: "This time's strategy, with ten people including me, Asuna, Kiriko, Le Yuan, Agil, Klein... as the core, we will do our best to block the offensive of the Shining Magic Eye, while the others People take the opportunity to attack, and prepare enough potions. There are no quick recovery crystals, so we have to pay special attention to changes in health points."
On September 27, 2024, the strategy team organized forty-seven people to start a crusade against the 74th floor BOSS, the Shining Magic Eye.
Forty-seven battle-hardened players from the strategy team easily passed through the maze area and arrived in front of the BOSS room. Without saying anything, team leader Heathcliff stepped forward and opened the door to the BOSS room, and took the lead to rush into the room. .
At the moment when they saw the Shining Magic Eye, almost all the members of the strategy team felt a scene that they could not feel in the image crystal. The huge body of the Shining Magic Eye exuded a sense of superhuman oppression, and the image of the devil was even more disturbing. Many members of the strategy team could not suppress the fear welling up in their hearts.
The shining magic eye, which was originally silent and stationed with the sword, seemed to be awakened by the group of people who broke into Leyuan. It raised its head angrily and stared at the players who were the intruders. It raised its huge sheep head and sprayed out water from the tip of its towering nose. Blue and white steam, and then let out a thunderous roar: "Roar ah ah -" At the same time, the dim BOSS room began to vibrate violently, and rows of blue flames lit up on the edge of the room, making the whole room even more intense. It seems a bit scary.
The Shining Demonic Eye pulled out the sword stuck on the ground and jumped towards Heathcliff with a simple jumping slash of "powerful to split the Huashan Mountain". However, with the momentum falling from the sky, no one of the players present dared to take a shot. The chest said that he could continue safely.
But Heathcliff faced this attack that an ordinary person would definitely dodge. He calmly raised the shield in his hand and blocked it head on. "Qiang-" The huge impact air wave knocked several people nearby unsteady, but Heathcliff just shook his body and his health was reduced by a very short amount. With this little health, he could only When you need to fight, the recovery skills will be fully restored within a short time.
The Shining Magic Eye was still in the air, just locked in a stalemate with Heathcliff. The people in the strategy team were stunned by Heathcliff's power for a moment. The first person to wake up from this scene was Le Yuan, who looked confused. The Shining Magic Eye moved, and he immediately used the "Savage Pivot" on it. Three heavy attacks hit the Shining Magic Eye at once, knocking it away.
The huge body of the Shining Magic Eye fell to the ground with a loud noise, which brought everyone back into the battle, and everyone began to attack the Shining Magic Eye according to the plan.
Heathcliff's power is once again reflected in the battle. Even though he does not have the attribute of immortality, but with the powerful "Holy Sword" skill alone, as long as he is protected by a shield, the damage that can be done to him is minimal. Ai N'Grant's "Strongest Shield" lives up to its name.
But Le Yuan's performance was equally eye-catching. Although holding two swords, he could not use a shield to perfectly block every attack like Heathcliff, but relying on the cooperation of the two swords, he also blocked most of the attacks. , and the damage he caused was much higher than that of Heathcliff.
The Shining Demon Eye, which was surrounded by everyone, bent down slightly before the tube of blood was about to be emptied, and then the mouth suddenly sprayed out white flames. The sudden flames lit up the players surrounding it, and surrounded it. A big hole appeared in an instant.
The health points of the players in the strategy group dropped under this attack. They couldn't help but retreat and took out potions to restore their health points. At this time, the peripheral members had not stepped forward to replace them, but the shining magic eye was already waving a big sword and slashing at the remaining people.
"Qiang—" This sword was blocked by Heathcliff and Le Yuan together. The attack just now only cut off one-third of Heathcliff's health. Although Le Yuan only had about 60% of his health, but at this time At this moment, in the "weeping blood" state, he became more and more courageous as he fought, and when he cooperated with Heathcliff, he defeated the Shining Magic Eye in a short time.
With Le Yuan and the two taking the lead, the morale of the other members of the team was finally boosted. Everyone's activity also reduced a lot of pressure on Le Yuan. Le Yuan stepped aside and began to recover his health.
Although he retreated, one of Le Yuan's eyes was still focused on the situation on the field. Although Heathcliff's health was about to enter the warning yellow line, he couldn't survive under his blood-locking plug-in. With a calm and calm look, it can be said that he was the least stressed person among the people present. During the battle, he could still smile at Le Yuan on the side.
After half an hour of fighting, there was only one residual blood left in the shining magic eye, and the two swords in Le Yuan's hands glowed with a dazzling white light. The advanced skill "Starburst Air Slash" among Le Yuan's "Two Sword Style" skills was activated.
Sixteen slashes as fast as the wind struck the body of the Shining Demonic Eye in less than three seconds. At this time, Le Yuan was no longer relying on his brain to control the weapon when waving the weapon with his hands, but directed everything. Everything was left to the body's original instinct, and there was only the figure of the blue demon in his eyes.
When Le Yuan's heavy blow hit the Shining Demon Eye, the Shining Demon Eye also noticed the biggest threat at this time, and the big sword in his hand also attacked Le Yuan. Le Yuan's sixteen slashes also coincided with its The swords clashed violently.
"Faster, faster, I can be faster!" This was Le Yuan's only thought when using the "Two Sword Style" skill. He completely gave up defense and made a desperate move to pursue the ultimate attack speed with the Starburst Air Slash. Kill the opponent before he reacts.
Under Le Yuan's thoughts, Le Yuan waved the two swords in his hands at more than twice the original speed, with a light that was more dazzling than the meteors. The sinful fangs in Le Yuan's hands carried sixteen slashes. The last blow of the attack hit the shining magic eye's chest hard.
The movement of the Shining Magic Eye stopped at some point, and it could only let out a final scream, before the Shining Magic Eye turned into huge blue fragments and exploded.
Perhaps this was a side effect of using the two-sword style skill. After the attack, Le Yuan still swung the sword in his hand, and then unconsciously put the sword back into the scabbard.
Then the cheers of the strategy team echoed in the room.