Chapter 81

"What astonishing physical ability. I never expected that you, the champion of the National Kendo Tournament, would possess such shocking physical prowess in addition to your exceptional talent for swordsmanship.

But you are being far too naive. Did you think I hadn't guessed that you would choose to risk everything to get close to me?"

Seeing Shengzai sprinting rapidly across the collapsing stone pillars, Mao Chang Jingyan also revealed an expression of astonishment.

Clearly, he had not expected that Shengzai would be so excellent in physical ability, beyond just kendo.

Possessing such outstanding physical ability, Shengzai had no need to be in such a sorry state while dealing with his attacks earlier.

And the reason for that performance was likely to paralyze him.

But since Mao Chang Jingyan was also a cautious person, having lost his shikigami, he had long guessed that Shengzai would try every possible way to get close to him for a desperate gamble.

The reason was simple: in the SAO world, long-range attack methods were extremely scarce, and facing him, who possessed numerous crowd control and long-range skills, if Shengzai did not close the distance, he would not even have the slightest chance of victory.

Watching Shengzai leap high into the air, about to strike at his face, Mao Chang Jingyan slowly extended his other hand and condensed a shield from the void.

"Did you forget? My unique skill 'Holy Sword,' along with the dual-wielding 'Dual Blades,' means I have always held a weapon in one hand and a shield in the other."

Hearing Mao Chang Jingyan's words, not only did the corners of Shengzai's mouth twitch while his body was already leaping into the air, but the strategy group players watching from the fifty-fifth floor cursed out loud at this moment.

"Mao Chang Jingyan, that bastard, has completely abandoned all shame just to win!

Isn't he the final boss? What kind of boss uses a player's unique skill! If he's going to play so unfairly, he shouldn't have agreed to any PVP in the first place. This is damn unfair!"

Not to mention Tongren, whose face was ugly, Kelaiyin was currently furious, and he would likely have slapped Mao Chang Jingyan a few times if he were in front of him.

Using the boss panel for PVP was one thing; after all, Mao Chang Jingyan was indeed the final boss.

As the final boss, Mao Chang Jingyan manually replaced the AI to operate the boss module to fight Shengzai; although everyone was a bit resentful, they ultimately endured it.

But damn it, he even used a player's exclusive 'unique skill' now; this was truly shameless.

Are you a player or a game monster now, Mao Chang Jingyan? Surely not a two-in-one version?

Clearly, Shengzai was about to win, and they had ignited hope, but damn it, this Mao Chang Jingyan kept increasing the intensity midway, directly shattering the hope they had finally seen!

"Clang——————!"

Shengzai's leaping strike hit Mao Chang Jingyan's shield, and he was immediately bounced away by a force of recoil.

Even because of the damage caused by the recoil, his HP was directly reduced to the yellow zone below fifty percent at a speed visible to the naked eye.

While his body was being bounced away, the stiffness from Mao Chang Jingyan's previous use of the 'Death Harvest' skill had ended. He saw him grip the bright red scythe in his hand again and swing it down at Shengzai, who had no foothold in the air!

If he were on the ground, with Shengzai's reaction speed and physical ability, there would still be room for operation against this strike.

But now, in mid-air, it was impossible to dodge. Seeing the huge scythe approaching, the people watching even closed their eyes in pity, because they seemed to have already seen the final result.

"Weapon Block———!"

"Ding——————!"

When the huge blood-colored scythe approached Shengzai with a sound of breaking air, Shengzai saw that one of his skill icons had returned to a cooldown state, so he gripped the Morning Dawn in his hand and struck out without hesitation.

Accompanied by a large number of sparks splashing from the blood-red scythe and the azure one-handed sword, Mao Chang Jingyan's huge body retreated, and Shengzai's body also smashed directly to the ground.

'Weapon Block' can ignore level and attribute to complete a block judgment, but the damage caused by the fall cannot be exempted.

It was also because of this reason that Shengzai's HP, which had already dropped to the yellow zone, fell directly to the red zone of ten percent because of the fall damage.

In PVP, it is forbidden to use items for recovery, and seeing Mao Chang Jingyan, whose body was also retreating due to 'Weapon Block,' Shengzai did not hesitate anymore and threw the Morning Dawn in his hand directly!

The skill 'Sword Throw,' like 'Weapon Block,' is a basic general skill. Because its strength is not high, and there is no difference between being unarmed after throwing the weapon, many players do not even learn this skill.

But Shengzai learned this skill, and the level is quite high, and judging from the current situation, this skill is almost the most effective.

The 'Morning Dawn,' thrown violently, was like a stream of light, shooting towards Mao Chang Jingyan's head at an astonishing speed.

The damage calculation of 'Sword Throw' is related to the user's level and weapon level, plus the bonus of vital point attacks. If this strike hits, it is enough to completely clear Mao Chang Jingyan's HP.

When they saw Shengzai throw the 'Morning Dawn' in his hand, the SAO players watching also ignited hope again.

But just as the 'Morning Dawn' was about to hit Mao Chang Jingyan, he also swung the scythe in his hand, bouncing away the one-handed sword thrown by Shengzai again.

'Weapon Block,' it is not only Shengzai who can use it; Mao Chang Jingyan can also do the same.

However, at the same moment, just when Mao Chang Jingyan bounced away Shengzai's "Sword Throw" and looked at him playfully, he discovered that while Shengzai threw the long sword in his hand, his body had already started running at high speed!

When Mao Chang Jingyan focused his attention on the long sword he threw and bounced it away, Shengzai had already rushed to his front again at an astonishing speed.

Mao Chang Jingyan, who had just used 'Weapon Block,' was still in a short state of stiffness from swinging the scythe.

And it was taking advantage of this opportunity that Shengzai jumped directly onto Mao Chang Jingyan's arm and ran rapidly on his arm.

The one-handed sword that had been bounced away by 'Weapon Block' earlier was caught by Shengzai again after a spin in the air.

Seeing this scene before him, how could Mao Chang Jingyan not know that all of this had long been in Shengzai's plan? The other party had done so much before, all to pave the way for this final blow!

Now his unique skill had been used, long-distance skills were still in cooldown, and even the last life-saving 'Weapon Block' was gone. What could he use to block Shengzai's desperate gamble!

"Shengzai Wen, I didn't expect you to have such determination, but I won't just surrender like this.

Don't forget, what we are conducting now is not ordinary PVP. Even if we perish together, those players can return to the real world, but you, whose HP has been cleared, are you so sure that you can survive in the real world?"

(End of chapter)