Artoria wants to read people's hearts

Arturia stood by her side, half of her mind was tied to Asuna, and the remaining half was evenly distributed to all the members of the clearing team present.

With a glance out of the corner of her eye, the blond girl's footsteps deflected and saved another player who was almost dead.

But then, suddenly, she heard an exclamation from behind her.

"!!!"

what happened? !

When she hurriedly responded and turned her head back, Artoria's pupils suddenly shrank at the scene before her eyes.

Chapter No.17 That Man Is Immortal (Two in One)

The Balrog Lord uttered a loud roar again.

As if in response, the torches around the palace suddenly ignited more intense flames, illuminating the entire hall flickeringly.

The boss's HP has been reduced to the edge of the dangerous value at this moment, so the system mechanism is triggered as it should be:

— It went berserk.

The aura of the Balrog Sovereign rose steadily. At this moment, the tall horned demon in the front appeared to be more domineering and intimidating under the light of the fire.

The red long sword in its hand shimmered with flames, and the sudden heat wave caused Asuna to fall to the ground unconsciously.

And this mistake is fatal, especially in front of the violent boss at this moment.

On the face of the ferocious ram horned demon, a gleam of coldness flashed across the eyes turned into flames. The next second, it suddenly raised the long sword in its hand, and then ruthlessly smashed it at Asuna on the ground. past.

The huge wind pressure brought by the swing of the sword made the girl unable to open her eyes, but even so, she quickly gritted her teeth and fled to the side. No matter how fast it was, it was too late to completely evade this attack.

Once this blow really landed on her, although it wouldn't kill her immediately, it was absolutely inevitable that her HP would drop to the brink of danger.

Right now!

At the very moment, a sharp sword light passed by Asuna's side, and collided fiercely with the red long sword with unstoppable momentum.

The sharp sword light raised the fragmented strands of hair on the temples of the blond girl, and those lake-colored eyes seemed to contain hot magma like a crater. Just looking at it, it feels like everything in this world can be burned clean and dry.

Whether it is the wild wolf or the lord of the flame demon, whenever she is in crisis, the other party can always come in time and protect herself with the long sword in her hand.

Artoria's dreamlike figure standing in front of her made the flaxen-haired girl's eyes wander for a moment.

...... Thank you for saving your life, this is the second time.

The emotion that she didn't know how to describe was wandering in her heart, but before she could think about the true meaning of it, a clear and cold voice suddenly came from her ear.

"Asuna, get out of here quickly!"

This sentence awakened her deep thinking, causing the girl to suddenly return to the cruel reality.

Taking a deep look at Arturia's figure, Asuna quickly turned around and left, providing the venue for the next battle of the blonde girl.

At this moment, the blond king, who has no worries, can finally let go of his hands and feet and work hard.

The beautiful girl's eyebrows and eyes are like the moon, her skin is like snow, and her perfect and delicate face is as cold as ice.

"Shh!"

The huge long sword of the Balrog Monarch swept across, and its target was directed at the ant in front of him who dared to offend his majesty.

but........

As Artoria's figure disappeared in place in an instant, a wonderful battle began.

All the players present were stunned at this moment. Although everyone had seen this scene many times, every time they saw the opponent's fierce figure, people would be amazed.

"Bing Ling Bang Bang" the sound of metal collisions rang non-stop, and under the huge body of the horned demon, a blue figure seemed to be strolling in a leisurely garden, calm and elegant, not stained with a trace of dust.

The erratic Artoria is dizzying, but if someone can see all her movements clearly, they must be shocked to find that every swing of her sword has an effect, and every dodge is also Just right.

In less than 2 minutes, the HP of the boss HP has become less and less. Judging by the appearance, the blond girl will be able to chop him off with a few moves.

The players now involuntarily held their breath, opened their eyes wide, and looked forward to the final result.

But compared to the emotions expected by the players, their enemy, the Balrog Monarch, felt extremely aggrieved at the moment.

I am the famous Lord of the Balrog, how could I die in such a disgraceful way!

Strong unwillingness burned in its heart, so it swung its weapon more vigorously, hoping to kill Artoria who had been jumping around in front of him.

However, what kind of character is the blond girl? How could the eternal King Arthur be cornered by a mere game boss?

No one thought they would fail, and Asuna felt full of confidence in the girl.

Sure enough, in just a few breaths, Arturia had already pushed the boss into a desperate situation.

Seeing that the blond-haired knight girl was about to collect the fruits of victory, an accident happened suddenly.

The eyes of the flames of the Balrog Monarch exuded a strange light, and his whole body suddenly swelled up a little, like a beast driven into a desperate situation, it made a gesture with the momentum of breaking the boat. own last struggle.

Containing the last angry blow of bossd, flames mixed with sharp blades roared towards Artoria.

Seeing this scene, her expression involuntarily became a little dignified.

This time is different from time to time, Arturia who used to have magic power and weapons didn't even bat an eye in the face of such an attack, but now she has lost most of the support, she only has strength and skills. She can choose to dodge, after all, she doesn't want to get hurt by showing off her bravery for a while.

With a pause in her footsteps, she suddenly exerted strength and jumped into the air, and just dodged to the side. From the perspective of others, she barely avoided this incident in a seemingly very dangerous state. hit.

But is this really the case?

of course not!

Artoria just used the most streamlined movements to achieve her goal of dodging attacks.

So it just looks thrilling, but in fact, she is very sure about the distance.

However, man's calculation is not as good as heaven's calculation after all.

Seeing this shot down, the Flame Monarch raised his head and roared angrily again, and saw the powerful tail behind it swept left and right, the huge wind pressure hit, and the huge red tail slammed fiercely. It rushed towards it not far away.

Only this time, its attack target was not the blond girl who seemed to have no flaws, but other spectator players.

To be precise, it was Heathcliff who was standing aside with a complicated expression on his face.

Even if it is death, I will pull a back!

No one expected the sudden move of the horned demon. After all, with the golden knight pulling the boss's hatred, it is really unreasonable for the boss to attack other people.

So what the hell is going on here? !

What else could be going on!

From God's point of view, the truth of the matter is that Kayaba Akihiko, who has been observing the battle situation, quietly used his administrator privileges to cheat the Balrog Lord.

It's just that although he improved some of the opponent's intelligent AI algorithms, he didn't improve the monster's ability to distinguish friendly forces.

Kayaba Akihiko's original idea was just to add some trouble to Artoria, but he didn't expect that the boss whose IQ had been raised, in despair, turned around and used the hang he gave him to deal with it Own! !

Good luck tricks people, I can only say that this wave of operations is a true portrayal of lifting a rock and hitting one's own foot, and people are unlucky enough to drink cold water.

"!!!"

Artoria's expression became a little flustered at that moment, but it was not because of her own crisis, but because she knew better than anyone else that even if she wanted to turn around and save the blood knight Commander, the time is really too hasty......

but!Even so, never give up! !

It's true that Artoria doesn't like this hypocritical man, but it doesn't matter whether she likes it or not. After all, this kind of personal feeling is not the reason why she can watch him die instead of saving him!

But at this moment, she has just landed from mid-air, so no matter how fast she moves, it is too late now!

"Boom!"

I saw the powerful tail slamming heavily on the opponent's body. In an instant, smoke and dust were everywhere, and the ground was cracked.

All the players present stretched their heads involuntarily, anxiously trying to see the specific situation over there, but their sight was blocked by the diffuse dust and smoke.

At this moment, Arturia broke into the smoke with a long sword in her hand and an ugly expression on her face. She pursed her lips tightly and stared at the direction of the head of the Knights of the Blood Alliance, as if there was a heavy weight in her heart. The boulder is as heavy as it is falling.

However..........

"!!!"

how come? !

After seeing the scene in front of her clearly, Arturia's heart suddenly trembled, her eyes widened slightly in disbelief, and the expression on her face began to become a little dazed.

Just because others can't see clearly doesn't mean she can't see clearly.

Artoria, who possessed the eyesight of a red dragon, could see the unusualness of the opponent at a glance, and saw a very conspicuous star shining above the head of the "strongest man" at the moment. purple logotype.

On the top of the logo, there are a few large characters written brightly: [Immortal Object]!

"???"

What the hell is this........?

Just when she was slightly stunned because of this discovery, the purple/icon disappeared without a trace in just a few seconds.

Then, she saw the other party yell loudly, Heathcliff raised the big sword in his hand, and then slashed at the boss's tail fiercely.

And this action of his caused the boss, who had only the last trace of HP left, to lose all HP in an instant.

With the scream of the Balrog Lord, its huge body began to emit light, and in the next second it dissipated into light particles and dissipated in the air.

At the same time, the smoke slowly dissipated, and Heathcliff's unscathed figure was so clearly reflected in the eyes of all the players present.

"He's not dead!"

"Great! Really great!"

"That's amazing, the leader is worthy of being called 'the strongest man'!"

After everyone recovered from the surprise at the beginning, excitement climbed into everyone's hearts in an instant.

ecstatic!

Some players didn't know how to express the excitement in their hearts, so they just yelled "嗤嗤" with crystal tears in their eyes.

So far, one level, the strategy is successful!

The players rushed forward happily. They surrounded Heathcliff and Artoria in the center like stars, and poured praise and admiration on the two of them like money.

The head of the Knights of the Blood Alliance accepted everyone's praise with a smile, and talked with everyone cordially with a gentle smile.

Artoria stood aside with a stern expression, her solemn and serious expression was set off against the joyful atmosphere at this moment, which was extremely obvious.

Amidst the noise of the players, Asuna passed through the crowd and walked in front of her. After seeing the strangeness of Artoria at the moment, she frowned slightly involuntarily, and then raised her eyes to look at him worriedly.

"......Pendragon, are you alright?"

The girl's soft question interrupted her contemplation, and Artoria turned her head to look at the other party in response, her green eyes were like the dawn of the river, hazy with white mist.

She stared at the flaxen-colored long-haired girl in front of her, and there was a green river in her eyes that no one could see through.

And this expression was something Asuna had never seen on Artoria since she knew her.

"......"

She was silent for a moment, and the worries and doubts in her light golden pupils became more and more intense.

It was as if the wet clouds below the mountain had fogged up, Artoria's whole body was now hidden by the clouds, making it difficult to see clearly.

The blond king was keenly aware of Asuna's uneasiness at this time, but there were some words that were inappropriate to tell her.

After all, she was the only one who saw the sign, and the smoke covered everything, including the evidence.

Artoria doesn't know much about the game, but she also knows that the [Immortal Object] attribute is unreasonable.

——[Undead and Immortal], no matter how you think about it, it doesn't feel like something that ordinary players can get.

Could it be that.......

As if thinking of something, a faint light flashed in the depths of her eyes, and a certain guess emerged uncontrollably in her heart.

Complicated thoughts rushed to Artoria, but her face remained calm.

"Nothing, maybe just tired."

Looking at the girl who was looking at her worriedly at this time, after a slight pause, she raised a gentle smile towards him.

She doesn't know much about the things in the game, so even if she has already discovered the inappropriateness of the other party at this moment, but out of caution, Artoria now chooses not to express it for the time being.

Because once she really made a move, and the real identity of the other party was different from what she guessed, then Heathcliff, who was rubbed on the ground by her, would really lose face.

It really cannot be ruled out that the opponent is indeed just an unusual player, just like Kirito, doesn't that boy also have his own two-sword skill.