Chapter 75 The Boss Room
Two figures clashed in the center of the room, the sound of clashing blades echoing incessantly, sword lights and blade shadows crisscrossing the space.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle"
"Bang!"
The Blood God's great saber slashed against Fen Ji's blade, striking the ground heavily.
Although Ling Feng narrowly dodged the Blood God's strike, the shockwave from the impact sent him staggering back several steps.
Meanwhile, Kirito and the others, forced to spectate, wore grave expressions, their brows furrowed into a tight knot.
Ling Feng had been locked in combat with this self-proclaimed Blood God for a full five minutes, being utterly suppressed the entire time.
Ling Feng unleashed a barrage of sword techniques, each attack swift and decisive, his offensive relentless.
However, the Blood God handled them with ease, effortlessly parrying Ling Feng's ferocious assaults.
In contrast, each hit Ling Feng took from the Blood God cost him a fifth of his long health bar.
After five minutes, the Blood God began to grow bored and decided to end this tedious charade.
He was already impatient to kill these ants and bolster his strength.
Then, he would descend upon the real world as a god, eliminate the chosen ones of destiny in reality, and bring about the destruction of this world.
"It's over, insignificant human!"
With a powerful swing of his great saber, the Blood God let out a clang. Ling Feng's tiger mouth went numb, and Fen Ji was forcibly knocked from his grasp.
"Opportunity!"
Ling Feng's gaze sharpened. Although Fen Ji had been disarmed, the Blood God hadn't immediately defended. His body was exposed right before Ling Feng's eyes.
The opening was fleeting, demanding immediate action.
Without hesitation, Ling Feng drew Wu Feng.
A blue sword light imbued the blade, moving with the speed of thunder. He thrust with all his might towards the Blood God.
"Boom!"
The Blood God, completely caught off guard by this sudden attack, was sent flying back by the impact.
"Damn ant, how dare you wound me!"
The Blood God roared in fury.
He had been repelled by a human he considered an ant. Though it was a sneak attack, it was an unbearable humiliation.
Ling Feng ignored the Blood God and slowly walked over to Fen Ji, picking it up.
Simultaneously, he consumed the top-tier buff potions and recovery crystals he had prepared.
Ling Feng's stats now reached the normal level expected of a level 95 player.
This was it.
Everything just now had been a mere test of the Blood God's strength.
The result was clear: the Blood God's saber techniques were no weaker than his swordplay; he held virtually no advantage.
Grasping Wu Feng and Fen Ji in both hands, Ling Feng assumed a stance, his eyes fixed on the Blood God not far away, his gaze piercing. He asked, word by word,
"Tell me—do gods bleed?"
"No, but you do."
As soon as the Blood God finished speaking, Ling Feng's entire aura shifted in an instant, like a drawn sword, fierce and sharp.
"Bang!"
The ground shattered as Ling Feng shot towards the Blood God like a cannonball, the air rushing around him with a whistling sound.
"You know nothing of the power of a god!"
The Blood God bellowed, his blood-red war saber glowing with increasing intensity, its radiance making it appear as though it had just been drawn from a sea of blood.
He swung his blade fiercely.
"Bang!"
The dual swords met the long saber with an earth-shattering clash, like a collision of stars, emitting a blinding white light.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
After blocking the attack, Ling Feng unleashed his full power, his hands moving relentlessly, Fen Ji and Wu Feng continuously slashing.
The Blood God, seeing this, also moved his war saber, blocking, hacking, and slashing.
Their battle was so rapid that onlookers could only perceive afterimages and the sparks of their clashing weapons, with smoke billowing out.
However, the Blood God underestimated Ling Feng's burst speed.
As time went on, Ling Feng's attack frequency increased.
Eventually, all that could be seen were afterimages and the flashes of colliding blades.
Under Ling Feng's furious assault, the Blood God's defenses were breached!
"Nani!"
Seizing the opportunity, Ling Feng delivered a heavy kick to the Blood God's wrist, sending his war saber flying.
"Starburst stream"
Yet, Ling Feng's smile lasted only about ten seconds before his expression darkened.
Half a minute had passed, and he still hadn't heard the system notification.
In this situation, could it be that!!!
Ling Feng's expression changed like a flipping book. Filled with panic, he urgently shouted to the cheering crowd,
"Be careful!"
Kirito and the others, who had been crying tears of joy, felt a sense of danger surge through their very beings upon hearing Ling Feng's heartbreaking warning.
"This is bad! Dodge quickly!"
Suddenly, a drastic change occurred. From the still-lingering smoke, over a dozen sharp black spikes shot out.
Most people dodged immediately, but a few reacted a beat too late, their bodies pierced by the black spikes.
Those impaled by the black spikes didn't last even three seconds before their HP dropped to zero, their bodies disintegrating, their energy fragments converging into the mist.
In just three seconds, over a dozen people were instantly killed.
"What in the world happened! What was that!"
"So terrifying."
The players who survived watched the thick mist with lingering fear, gripping their weapons with 200% vigilance.
The bizarre and the unknown bred deep, profound fear.
"How can this be! The players who died just now haven't logged out of SAO?"
"And their player data has vanished? What's going on?"
"But the logout procedure is executing."
Kayaba Akihiko looked at the g
"Nani?"
"No way."
The surrounding players looked horrified at the words.
"How can this be."
Kirito, Asuna, and the others watched the mist with serious expressions.
"Hoo..."
Ling Feng panted, his two swords in hand, and moved to Kirito and their side, adopting a defensive stance, his eyes wary.
From the mist, a line of dark figures emerged.
"How can this be!"
Klein's pupils contracted, his voice hesitant and disbelieving as he stared at the scene before him.
"Are those... us?"
Asuna's forehead beaded with cold sweat. She spoke in terror,
"This has to be a lie, how is this possible."
"What is going on here?"
Standing before the clearing group was another clearing group.
Not only in number, but their appearance, equipment, and everything else was identical, as if looking in a mirror.
If there was any difference, it was that they appeared somewhat "dimmer" overall.
Ling Feng looked at the reflection of himself standing opposite him and activated his Eye of Detection.
[Name]: Mirror Shadow · Ling Feng
[Level]: 95
[Description]: A puppet created by one of the Blood God's second-form abilities, 'Mirror Image'.
"Mirror puppets? Second form of the Blood God? This guy actually has two lives?"
Ling Feng mused as the mist completely dissipated. Behind the mirror clearing group stood the familiar figure of the Blood God.
Compared to the black-robed Blood God from before, this Blood God was wearing a gray robe.
"Regardless, I just need to kill you one more time!"