Artoria wants to read people's hearts

It was a Taurus warrior in heavy armor. This monster was of a high level, and it had an astonishing strength that even surprised Artoria.

She shook her slightly sore arm, glanced at Asuna, who was protecting Yui from the corner of her eye, with an anxious expression on her face, and couldn't help estimating the time in her heart.

"Has it been 10 minutes..."

Thinking of this, she raised her eyes and glanced at the health bar of the Taurus Warrior. Among the three health bars in the status bar, only the last half was left at this time. He took out another long sword.

Just now, the weapon she used to used before fell to zero due to battle damage and durability, and it directly turned into photons and shattered. If it wasn't for her rich experience and quick response, she would have been almost given up by this monster just now. hurt.

but.........

Compared with the previous one, this new weapon in my hand is inferior in all aspects, which is why it can only be used as a spare.

"After this matter is resolved, I must buy a new weapon..."

While thinking about such things in her heart, she took out a bottle of weapon strengthening potion from the storage bar.

After pulling out the cork, Arturia poured the potion on the blade of the spare long sword, and suddenly, a faint luster appeared on the silver sword.

Throwing away the empty glass bottle, she held the sword in one hand and looked at the Taurus warrior who was striding towards her. She didn't do anything, just held the long sword, with a calm expression, watching the monster come to her with cold eyes in front of.

"Boom!"

The footsteps of the giant golden bull-headed warrior were heavy, and it made a loud noise when it stepped on the stone road. Its large body stirred up a turbulence in the gallop, and an ominous red light shone in the bull's eyes like copper bells.

"Roar!"

With a loud roar from the monster, Arturia fixed her eyes on the intruder, approached, raised her sword, and slashed down. The whole process was fast and precise!

If it was an ordinary player, they must have been smashed all over the floor by now, and I don't know what year it is.

But what it is facing at the moment is a not so ordinary player.

Although that guy was fast, Arturia's reaction was faster, and she dodged aside lightly. She swung the sword like a rainbow, and the sword was still emitting a glimmer of glistening potion.

Hearing a "swish", the tip of the long sword pierced the Taurus warrior's waist. In the next second, the soles of her feet touched the ground and turned vigorously, making a half-rotational movement, and the weapon in her hand followed suit. The trajectory of the arc.

Sharp and swift, a vast and vigorous sword force burst out from her body, and the girl's figure was like a moon like a flowing cloud.

This blow was enough to determine the outcome of the battle, Artoria had already seen the final outcome of this monster.

Sure enough, with a howling sound, the burly Taurus warrior suddenly shattered, exploded into countless pieces and dissipated into the air.

Won......

It took ten minutes, and I can't say how satisfied with the result, after all, it doesn't matter if I don't mention her previous glorious record.

Gently exhaling, Artoria turned around and came in front of the big and small.

"No matter how many times I watch it, I still think you are very powerful, Pendragon."

Asuna sighed from the bottom of her heart, "If I have as powerful a skill as you, then I must be able to help in the next operation."

The help she said didn't mean exploring the Black Iron Labyrinth, but more importantly, the matter of dealing with Heathcliff a week later.

Arturia blinked her eyes, and instantly understood what she meant by helping.

"Without your help, I would feel very troubled in this world." Shaking her head, she said seriously to the flaxen-haired girl, "So don't belittle yourself, Asuna, you are very important."

Although I didn't mean to complain, but being comforted by Pendragon in this way, I felt a little shy while being relieved.

"Really."

Coughing lightly, she turned her head and directly pulled Xiao Yuyi and walked forward, "We've been delayed for too long, so let's hurry up and help Xiao Jieyi find that thing, it feels like it's going to be dark if we drag on." .”

"If you're not hungry, I'm going to be hungry. Let's finish our work quickly and then eat quickly." She said, then lowered her head and asked the little girl, "Hey, is our cute little Yui hungry?"

"Hungry!" Yui replied energetically.

[Cooking is not active, thinking is problematic. ]

She thinks this sentence is very reasonable, and this is what the powerful sister Liya told her. Since sister Liya has said so, then it must be right.

As soon as she heard that she was going to finish work and eat quickly, Arturia's whole spirit changed.

She quickly walked two steps ahead of Asuna and Yui, and then took the lead in striding ahead, her momentum was so high that those who didn't know thought she was about to go to war.

But after walking five meters, she stopped suddenly, and her whole body froze in place like a log.

This look is a bit strange, Asuna walked up to Yui holding Yui, and asked a little puzzled, "What are you doing?"

These words seemed to turn on a switch. The other party suddenly raised his head, then turned around and said loudly, "I'm sorry, I don't know how to go next."

She obviously said sorry, but her face was full of righteousness.

So Asuna's eyes twitched, she took a deep breath, and finally let out a sigh from the corner of her mouth.

......Are you stupid?

In the end, Xiao Jieyi thoughtfully took two steps forward, pointing out the direction for the three of them to move forward.

——————Walking——————

At the final destination, there is an open door, with white light emitting from the door, making it difficult to see the specific situation inside.

"Xiao Yui, is this the place you mentioned?"

Squinting her eyes and looking inside the door, with her excellent eyesight, she could see that there was indeed something inside.

only.........

Except for a silver-gray rectangular object in the middle, the inside of the room was a vast expanse of white, and there was nothing else.

After seeing Xiao Jieyi nodding and giving herself an affirmative answer, even though she still had some doubts in her heart, she still raised her head to the direction of the door of the tomb, and then took a deep breath.

"Wait here for me first, I'll go and have a look."

After admonishing Asuna and Yui, she stepped up and walked over there.

However, after less than ten meters, an accident happened.

A cold light came, and a sickle-shaped weapon slashed towards Artoria's neck with terrifying wind pressure.

Artoria's reaction was very quick. She dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding this fatal blow.

In fact, just now, her intuition suddenly gave herself a warning, which made her more vigilant, so that she would not be disrupted by the blow just now.

Even if she didn't see the appearance of the enemy clearly, Artoria relied on her long-term experience at this moment to draw her sword and swing a crescent moon.

Although this sword was a product of haste, it also carried [-]% of her strength. Originally, she was full of confidence to cut the opponent under the sword, but......

As if chopping on a hard rock, Artoria's tiger's mouth shook violently, and the long sword in her hand almost flew out because she couldn't hold it stably.

"!!!"

Although she was shocked in her heart, she just took this opportunity to change her figure in the air, and then landed not far away and looked up.

What came into view was a huge Grim Reaper with the appearance of a skeleton, wearing a black robe, floating in the air and holding a sickle in his hand.

Red soul flames shone in its eyes, and it was staring closely at Artoria's figure at this moment.

"what is this?"

Asuna opened her eyes wide in shock, and looked at the scene in front of her in disbelief. The slight pressure from the opponent made her understand in an instant that this monster was not something she could deal with.

"Pendragon!" She turned her head and anxiously called her companion's name, but she saw the solemn expression on his face.

That was an expression that the other party had never shown since they had known each other for so long.

So in an instant, Asuna understood one thing:

——This monster is very tricky.

Chapter 26 Ping Ping Bang Bang!The battle is heating up!! ([-] in [-])

The fierce sword is as fast as a tiger, and the blond girl's eyes are full of cold light, and the swift and lightning momentum of the sword is as unstoppable as a broken dam.

"Ping ping bang bang!"

The clashing sound caused by the collision of the long sword and the sickle was endless. Artoria swung the sword and moved very fast, but this Death God NPC was able to keep up with her attacking pace. She was very surprised.

However, after being surprised, she felt more and more solemn in her heart.

NPCs who can fight back and forth with themselves, if they are divided according to the level in the game, they may be classified as top-level ones.

Such a powerful monster has never been seen outside the Black Iron Labyrinth. Even so, it is so powerful that it can only serve as a watchdog outside the gate. What is the meaning of this kind of thing?

Or, what kind of precious things did Kayaba Akihiko put in that house?

Moreover, what is the real identity of Xiao Yui who can perceive the existence here?

As the battle situation became more and more anxious, the doubts in Artoria's heart also became deeper and deeper.

"drink!"

Arturia yelled, and in an instant, a blurry figure suddenly appeared at the left and right front of the NPC. She held the hilt of the sword in her hand, and then slashed fiercely in the air, creating an invisible afterimage .

Seeing this, the Death Skull hurriedly wanted to raise the sickle to block, but just as he raised his arm holding the weapon, Arturia immediately flicked his wrist in the air, and with a change of move, he pointed straight at the monster's right. The shoulders were chopped off.

It happened suddenly, completely unprepared.

So of course, the NPC was injured.

The skeleton monster froze in place for a moment as if it had fallen into a stupor. The flames in its eye sockets flickered randomly, as if it was in its AI calculations. It was impossible for such a situation to happen.

How could Artoria, who has rich combat experience, let go of such an excellent opportunity at this moment.

Then there was only a sound of "Keng", and the sword edge neighed and cut out a crescent moon, and with the crisp sound of "Kach", the monster's right shoulder was directly chopped off by the sword blade.

This was definitely a heavy blow, but it was precisely because of this that the death NPC also returned to normal from the stunned state.

In terms of combat, Kayaba Akihiko added a lot of plug-ins to it with private goods, so it is not a low-end AI.

In addition to not being able to leave this place, and having to eliminate all players who come here, its intelligence is very rich.

It is precisely because of this that in an instant, the God of Death NPC judged that this player was a huge threat to him.

It was no longer playful, and in an instant, the monster decided that it must be serious at this time.

I saw it angrily opened its mandibles and let out a piercing roar (God knows how a bone makes a sound), and the terrifying coercion came from it, making Asuna and Yui who were watching the battle The two couldn't help but turn pale.

Holding her hands tightly, the flaxen-haired girl looked nervously at the battle in front of her that she couldn't get her hands on. She could only secretly hate her own helplessness while praying for Artoria to win.

She didn't dare to speak either. After all, the current battle was too fierce. If the girl over there was distracted and injured because of her movement, then she would never be able to forgive herself in this life.

The Grim Reaper NPC floated high in the air, his black and red eyes staring at the enemy in front of him emotionlessly.

The hem of the black robe on its body floated around as if it had consciousness. Just looking at it gave people a feeling of great pressure.

But Artoria was not afraid of it, on the contrary, she even felt a little excited.

For such a long time, it is really a blessing to find such a strong enemy in this game world of pure cold weapons, and to be able to make her fight so heartily that she has not seen for a long time.

Strength, technology, experience...  

These things are what Artoria, who is no longer able to use any magic power, relies on in this world.

Although she couldn't use all her powers due to her inability to use magic power, but being able to fight herself to this extent, this wild monster was enough to be her praise.

There was a loud "bang" sound, and a circle of powerful wind pressure fluctuations suddenly swayed from the center of the monster.

At the cost of consuming his own blood, the Death Skeleton condensed from the air the right arm that had been chopped off by Artoria.

"what!!"

This scene really made her unexpected, she opened her eyes wide in surprise and looked at the other party, and then another thing happened in front of her that made her feel unbelievable.

The recovery of the broken arm was not enough, and the NPC actually condensed another weapon from midair.

No!Maybe it can't be called a weapon, it's an armor, a large shield with exquisite and simple shape.

"........."

Her expression was serious, and her hands unconsciously clenched the long sword in her hand, because she knew that this monster might be going to do something real next.

In the lower level of the Black Iron Labyrinth, no one except Asuna and Yui knew what kind of frightening battle was going on there.

The Reaper NPC brandished the bloody sickle in his hand, and slashed at the figure in front of him with great strength, and Artoria was already prepared for this.

"Shh!"

The blue figure dodged to the side, and then suddenly accelerated to come to its side. With the sound of "whoosh", the beautiful moon-white light flashed across the black iron labyrinth, like a dream.

But this blow was also dodged by the opponent, and in contrast, the blade of the sickle brushed against the girl's cheek in a thrilling manner, directly cutting off a small section of Artoria's long golden hair.

"Pendragon..."