Artoria wants to read people's hearts

"That's great, we finally found the boss's room!"

"What day is today? There are two good news in one day! Not only have we eliminated [Smiling Coffin], we have even found Boos's room!"

"That's right, this is really double happiness!"

The crowd was bustling, discussing happily with each other, but everyone forgot about Artoria and Heathcliff's unfinished challenge request at the moment.

"........"

Looking at the scene in front of her silently, Artoria sighed helplessly from her heart.

She withdrew her right hand holding the white glove, and said to Heathcliff with some regret in her tone, "It seems that the battle between us can only wait until after this boss battle."

Just now, she took advantage of the right time, place and people, put a high hat on the other party with her words, and used her aura to force the other party, which formed the situation just now.

But today is different from the past, with this level of news, it is inevitable that everyone will focus all their energy on the boss.

If Artoria chooses to force Heathcliff to agree to her battle request at this moment, then she will also lose the 'popularity' of the players.

It seems that before the boss is defeated, the battle will not be able to be fought no matter what.

Although she is also thinking now, whether she should just draw her sword and chop the opponent directly, after all, there are so many people here, it can be regarded as the intention to expose the opponent in full view.

However.........

What makes people feel helpless is that this is the city and the circle.

In the battle between players in the circle, except for arena PVP, other methods will not cause any HP damage at all.

Even if Artoria drew her sword and slashed at the opponent at this moment, with the protection of the system, it was impossible for her to force out the purple [Immortal Object] mark on the opponent's head.

Not to mention that after doing so, Artoria would put herself in a bad situation compared to Heathcliff.

Under the eyes of everyone, the girl drew her sword and confronted the head of the Knights of the Blood Alliance, and there was still no advance notice of the sneak attack.

this kind of thing......

If it really happened, the players would be suspicious and cast aside. After all, what is the difference between such injustice and famous players?

Thinking of this, this is why Arturia chose to give up at this moment.

Anyway, now that my challenge has been interrupted, it's better to say that I don't want to press the button at this moment, and it's not too late to make another plan after the boss battle is over.

Anyway, no matter what, he can't escape......

She glanced unobtrusively at the man standing beside her, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.

When the players dispersed to prepare for the strategy, the head of the Blood Knights also bid farewell to her and turned to leave.

This matter has come to an end for the time being.

She looked up at the branches and leaves of the trees not far away. Among the emerald green leaves, there were also some yellow dead branches and leaves.

Between the gaps in the leaves, the orange sky light that is far away and close at hand spreads from one side of the ground to the other, like this game without end.

Her delicate brows were slightly frowned, and there seemed to be some helpless regret in her eyes.

After handing over the [Smiling Coffin] members and sending them to the prison, Asuna saw this scene when she came back.

"......"

With her mouth pursed, she walked to the other party's side, poked her head and asked in a low voice, "...Pandoragon, did something happen?"

Turning back in response, looking at the girl, Artoria was silent for a moment, and finally told her what happened just now in detail.

"That's how it was just now..." Sighing again, she lowered her eyes and said helplessly to Asuna, "Although I had already expected that he would refuse this time, but I never thought it would end like this.”

However, upon hearing Artoria's words, the flaxen-haired girl chuckled lightly.

"Don't think so much, the failure this time was within our expectations, wasn't it?"

Reaching out and tugging Artoria's sleeve, she winked playfully at the blond girl.

"It would have been better if there hadn't been [Smiling Coffin], and he might still have the chance to agree to your challenge."

"But that guy is old and cunning. After seeing you fighting with members of [Smiling Coffin], it's only natural for him to choose to refuse."

Spreading her hands helplessly, she gave a wry smile, so our old plan has long been unsuitable for the current situation. "

"But!" Asuna's words changed.

"In fact, even if he doesn't want to be famous in PVP and refuses to accept the challenge, it doesn't matter at all now."

"After all——" she elongated her voice, stretched out her index finger and waved it in front of her, "—we already have a better chance at this moment, don't we?"

"You're right." Nodding, Artoria continued what the other party said.

"This upcoming boss battle is a good opportunity. Although I can't do anything to him inside the circle, but outside the circle—"

The blond girl's eyes were clear and bright, but her voice was as cold as the nine layers of winter, "—then everything is up to him."

After saying this, she withdrew her long sword, then turned around and stretched out her hand towards Asuna.

"Asuna, it's getting late, we should go home too."

Under the twilight, the girl with long flaxen hair responded softly, and then put her right hand into the opponent's palm.

Clasping her hands, Asuna couldn't help but feel grateful in her heart, the sky was already a little dark red, and no one could see her hot and hot cheeks due to embarrassment.

When facing Arturia, she would always subconsciously feel ashamed.

But this can't be blamed on myself, the girl is looking for reasons for herself in this way.

Regardless of whether it is a man or a woman, in front of someone like Artoria, she must not perform better than herself.

The two turned and left the place, and the dusk shone on them, stretching the shadows until they merged into one.

In the evening, the sky was dark and the sky was full of stars, and the small river in the distance was quietly passing through the town, like a silver band of light under the vast sky, rushing to the distant side.

The next day, the morning came again as promised.

As long as the boss's room is found, then everything will become easier for the team who have already gone all the way to the 50th floor and have a lot of experience.

Only one day later, all the equipment and even the personnel were ready.

At 52 o'clock in the afternoon, after everyone finished their lunch, the clearing team assembled at the entrance of the maze on the [-]nd floor.

Led by [Fenghuolanlin] and Kirito in the front, hundreds of players plunged into the underground maze.

——After half an hour, the room of the maze boss——

"Quickly, the first troop retreats to the rear, and the second troop hurried forward to switch."

Heathcliff commanded calmly from the side, and with every sound of his fall, the players would make different formation changes according to his instructions.

The orderly appearance is like a well-trained army.

What they are fighting now is the boss's personal guards that have been refreshed in this room.

It was a group of lion warriors, with golden manes flapping one by one, broad and round heads, and looked very domineering.

but..........

Why haven't they even seen the boss except for these little soldiers?

Heathcliff frowned, his expression darkened.

Because in his memory, the design of the boss on the second floor was not like this.

so.........

What is going on here?

Chapter 35 Truth is like a maggot with bones ([-] in [-])

The members of the attack group circled around the group of lion warriors, and when they couldn't react, they released their skills in an orderly manner.

The colorful system flashes and gorgeous sword skills intertwined, falling on the group of flaunting little monsters.

A single person's attack is very weak, but many ants can kill an elephant, not to mention a group of people who are organized and disciplined are constantly displaying their skills.

Arturia held her long sword and stood not far away to guard against the boss who would appear at some point.

In order for the members of the strategy team to gain experience upgrades and obtain dropped items, Arturia, such a small fish and shrimp, would generally not make a move.

Of course, the fact that she didn't step forward to fight these little soldiers was also the result of a discussion with everyone.

Asuna was at the forefront holding her rapier, relying on her agility to keep walking around the Lion Warrior.

She has a sharp expression, and every stab can take away the rich blood of the mobs.

No matter what, she has learned swordsmanship from Artoria for so long, even without the assistance of system skills, she can still rely on the purest swordsmanship to kill the enemy.

So this created a situation where the others had to walk around and switch immediately after finishing their blows, but Asuna was the only one who kept outputting non-stop, and the rapier in her hand never stopped.

This situation made Artoria, who had been paying close attention to the other party, feel relieved, feeling in her heart that the girl has outstanding talent and is growing rapidly.

There is no lion warrior who can bear the attack like a storm.

One after another.

More than 20 minutes after the battle started, all the little monsters finally turned into golden particles with howling, and dissipated into the air.

This is a big victory, but the expressions of everyone present became more and more serious.

After all, all the mobs are dead, no matter how you think about it, it's time for the next boss to appear.

Although he couldn't figure out what happened to the boss on the second floor, Heathcliff still yelled cautiously.

"Everyone on alert!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone could not help but raise their vigilance secretly.

They looked at all directions, listened to all directions, and took small steps with their feet to form a defensive formation.

Compared to everyone's vigilance, Arturia still stood there calmly and didn't move.

Without a boss, it means that there is no need for her to appear.

Instead of joining the players' defensive formation, the position she has chosen now is more able to have a panoramic view of all the information.

Turning her head to look around, looking around, she felt a little inexplicable feeling in her heart.

I always feel that there is something familiar here.

This is not an illusion. After watching for two or three minutes, Artoria suddenly seemed to understand something in her heart.

The boss room on the second floor is a huge palace. The inside of the palace is made up of huge white stone pillars, and the stone pillars are carved with complex patterns that are familiar to her.

"........."

After a little contemplation, she looked up at the ceiling with a strange expression on her face.

I saw that the ceiling presented a hemispherical dome, the complicated paintings and exquisite reliefs on the top, and these pictures one by one instantly evoked the long-standing memory in her heart.

After looking at the top, she moved her eyes stiffly to the bottom. On the high platform built by steps one after another, there happened to be a throne carved with golden lacquer and dragon in the middle.

That was the most conspicuous place in the entire palace. After seeing it, Artoria immediately figured out where this place was.

His eyes shrank slightly uncontrollably, and the hands that clenched the long sword subconsciously tightened. The huge strength almost broke the sword.

"!!!"

and many more!

Something is wrong! !

Isn't this the first place she saw when she opened her eyes when she first came to this game world?

"........."

Artoria remained silent, and an ominous premonition slowly rose in her heart.

She began to think carefully about the unreasonable things that happened to her from the very beginning when she came here until now.

In the white hall, he opened his eyes and was on the throne.

And in this game, what kind of existence can usually sit on the throne in the boss room?

Obviously, only the boss can sit there!

No way..........

Is it really so?

Artoria frowned, and suddenly felt that things were starting to get a little tricky.