-429- The Hero who confronts the Demon King

"Clang"

This is the sound of a slender blade sweeping over a sturdy shield, creating sparks and leaving behind a graceful trajectory.

On the battlefield known as the Ruby Palace, two players are engaged in a fierce battle, creating a flurry of sword and shield clashes.

Undoubtedly, this is a battle at the pinnacle of this world.

The two sides of this intense battle are both characters who can unquestionably be called the strongest.

On one side is a swordsman wielding a crystal sword that shines with dazzling brilliance.

On the other side is a knight wielding a cross sword and a cross shield.

Both of them exhibit speeds and skills that make all players feel inferior, transforming into gusts of wind, rushing towards each other.

Their weapons, as if lighting up the darkness, emit radiant effects as they mercilessly strike at each other's bodies.

"Clang!"

The crystal sword clashes with the cross sword.

"Bang!"

Direct punches collide with the defense of the cross shield.

Rozen and Heathcliff are like two thunderbolts chasing each other, with their incredible speed and intertwined figures on the battlefield, unfolding a dazzling and breathtaking battle.

"Hah!"

Rozen shouts loudly, and his crystal sword continuously launches a fierce attack forward. As he pulls up countless sword lights, he relentlessly slashes in Heathcliff's direction.

"Hmph!"

Heathcliff, on the other hand, let out a low grunt. His cross shield stands unmoving like a mountain, blocking all of Rozen's attacks.

For a moment, all of Rozen's fierce attacks are blocked by Heathcliff, causing his slashing strikes to fall onto the shield, creating sparks and powerful gusts of wind.

"Clang!"

As Rozen's fierce onslaught left a slight opening, Heathcliff immediately darted out from behind his shield. The cross sword in his hand, sharp as a venomous fang, thrust violently towards Rozen's body.

Faced with the countless thrusts that came from behind the cross shield, Rozen chose not to block.

His body moved like a gust of wind, swaying to dodge all the incoming strikes, causing them to land in empty spaces.

He clenched his fist tightly and delivered a powerful blow, accompanied by the radiant effect of a sword skill.

"Clang!"

The radiant punch clashed with the final thrust, creating a resounding metallic sound, and pushing the two of them apart, creating some distance between them.

"Tsk."

Rozen couldn't help but click his tongue.

"Heheh."

Heathcliff, on the other hand, gazed at Rozen with an inexplicable gleam in his eyes.

"You've become much stronger than before, Guild Leader Rozen."

Heathcliff genuinely praised him.

In the past, Rozen and Heathcliff had a duel.Although that duel ended in a draw, it was clear that Rozen had the upper hand, and he almost won.

However, it's worth noting that in that duel, Rozen wasn't alone; he had two familiars assisting him.

Now, Saichou and Hanachou were left on the 75th floor, and Rozen was alone here.

Despite this, Rozen displayed such strength. It was indeed worthy of Heathcliff's praise.

But for Rozen, this was only natural. After all, during the previous duel, Rozen hadn't fully mastered the skill Mind's Eye.

Now, not only had he completely mastered Mind's Eye, but he had also increased its intensity and purity significantly. It was only natural that he was stronger than before.

On the other hand, Heathcliff had also become much stronger than before. This progress wasn't limited to his level and equipment; he had also improved his skills significantly.

No matter how you looked at it, Heathcliff, at that time, had already acquired the unique skill of the Holy Sword, but his proficiency was certainly not high, and many high-level sword skills were still locked for him.

However...

Rozen sarcastically remarked, "When you think about it, you're the administrator and developer of this world. You can give yourself any skill you want, raise the proficiency of your skills as high as you like. It's basically cheating, isn't it?"

Heathcliff chuckled in response. "Don't misunderstand me. While it's true that I used administrator privileges to obtain the Holy Sword skill, as the final boss character, it falls within the reasonable scope of enhancement. As for the skill's proficiency, I've trained it up myself, step by step. I've never tampered with my skills, and my level, equipment, and items are all legitimately earned, with no deceit involved."

Heathcliff admitted openly but then changed the topic suddenly as he continued to gaze at Rozen.

"Of course, I did make some adjustments to others' unique skills."

At these words, Rozen was momentarily stunned, then his eyes filled with anger.

"Are you talking about Kirito?!"

In this world, besides Heathcliff, Kirito was the only one who had acquired a unique skill. When Heathcliff mentioned this, was he implying that he had tampered with Kirito's Dual Blades skill?

Heathcliff laughed again, seeing Rozen's reaction.

"You've misunderstood again, Guild Leader Rozen. I didn't make any underhanded changes to Kirito's Dual Blades skill."

Heathcliff said.

"I simply transferred the skill that originally belonged to you to Kirito."

"Originally belonged to me?"

Rozen furrowed his brow.

"That's right,"

Heathcliff nodded. "Among the unique skills in this world, other than the holy sword which was obtained by me, I've designed ten in total, each with its own acquisition condition. The condition for obtaining the skill known as Dual Blades is having the fastest reaction speed among all players."

As Rozen heard this, he began to understand Heathcliff's meaning.

In terms of reflexes and reaction abilities, Rozen actually exceeded Kirito by a significant margin, allowing him to keep up with the intense battles between Servants.

Rozen had always been exceptional in terms of reflexes, reaction speed, and related aspects.

Kirito's reflexes and reaction speed were impressive, but they still fell short of Rozen's.

Moreover, since Rozen had mastered the Mind's Eye skill, he could perceive various phenomena in the microcosmic world, significantly improving his reaction capabilities.

In terms of reflexes and reaction speed alone, there was undoubtedly no one in this world who could match Rozen.

In theory, if the Dual Blades unique skill was meant to be granted to the player with the fastest reaction speed, then it should have belonged to Rozen.

However, in the end, this unique skill had ended up with Kirito.

The reason was simple.

"In my plans, that person is supposed to play the role of the hero who confronts the Demon King, whether he ultimately wins or loses."

Heathcliff gazed at Rozen, his voice resonating.

"Your role doesn't align with that at all, Guild Leader Rozen."

Heathcliff's words made Rozen narrow his eyes slightly.