Blade Online

"What the hell was that?"

About sufficient time after the facility's monitoring function was shut down, the function was restored. The researchers are still half-panic, exploring the causes. This is the first time this has happened since I started my research. I guess we can't help but panic.

Urabe sits in a chair and sips coffee watching the researchers run around. Due to the plenty of milk and sugar data in it, it is dull and sweet.

Not only is it sitting, but Urabe's excellence can be heard while all the data is being investigated by herself to see if it is corrupted due to stopping with one open hand.

I've already been in touch with the boss. The reply came back, but it said, 'I'll keep experimenting on this one, so I'll handle it'. Urabe, who knows the character of the boss, expected this kind of reply, so he streams the text and reads it and laughs bitterly.

……

In examining the data, Urabe felt a certain discomfort. That was the part that had nothing to do with stopping the function that had just happened, but I felt something fatal was happening, so I closed the tab that was now open and opened the tab in the part that I was concerned about.

From what I've seen, nothing's wrong. Urabe uses one hand to slap the keyboard with horrible momentum.

…………!

The cause of discomfort appeared on the screen and Urabe accidentally rang his throat. I realize that things are going better than I imagined, and I have a cramped grin. It's not yet too late to say, but it's a pretty bad situation at a time when it's 'like this'.

I honestly don't want to use that one, though I've hit a few hands for times like this. It's not necessarily a sure success, rather it's unlikely. It's just a hand I hit for insurance. I want to avoid that being the main one. Reduced the feeling of wanting to punch his tongue, Urabe closed the tab.

"... uh, I don't know what's happening."

Among the researchers running around in a hurry.

There is no sign of Asakura.

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"Kuhihi"

In some places, a man with wet, twisted hair narrows his eyes and smiles. Next to it stood a neutral looking person whose gender was hard to tell from her appearance and a little girl.

They belong to the PK guild Eye (Bloody Eye), a PK player.

"Oh, why are you looking so shitty when you're finally in a funny situation? This is the real deal, right? Kuhihi."

Man - I laugh at the two people with a make-but unmotivated look, but they don't say anything with a blurry look on their face. Kemaku punches his tongue with a boring look.

I really hate these two. Katana doesn't know the point of motivation, and the hand axe is a useless crybaby. Hang on to the excitement even if you're with me.

"Ha... I just don't feel like it. I want to fight you, Akatsuki."

…………

Seeing Katana blind with her eyes. The hand axe keeps quiet while leaning down.

That's what's causing this. I'll take care of it.

"Amen, you're not bringing personal affection to work. I don't know if I failed you. You don't have time to kill each other with a lying hungry ghost in time. Do what you have to do, let's go home."

"Er..."

"Besides, I'm a hungry guy. I actually had an appointment, right? I'm gonna play with you again. You're the bastard who slaughtered the idiot in the void, so one day I was going to make him a jerk with my hands. Bear with it. I'll get to work. I won't let you complain."

"Er... Kukuri said you can't beat Akatsuki"

"Ah? I'll beat you to death if I hear you lick your mouth. And don't call me Kukuri."

"No, Kukuri and Akatsuki, you said your status was too far apart to win in this world. His agility sucks a lot. Isn't that a good way to fight?"

"Stats hey... I don't really like to level things up or anything. Still, if I hit you, you won't have to do it. You're getting interesting skills. I'm better at killing people who move faster than I am. And it's not like Kukuri."

"Akatsuki, I don't think I see any movement in front of your [red crest]. Anyway, if it's real, it's because status is what we need to fight."

"... please don't hesitate. Anyway,"

"What the hell is that! I'm gonna kill you!?"

"You've changed your character too much!?"

It's an axe that just looks like she's watching Bo all the way through such a comic genius exchange, but in fact, her fingertips are constantly tapping the universe. There must be a keyboard floating around that only she can see on hand, but the axe is working without looking at it at all.

"... ha"

Ignore Katana, who is calling something in a ghostly shape, and exhale in a sigh.

I'd love to, too, but in front of these guys, I feel like a summariser for some reason.

Ants have working ants and skipping ants, and while I remember a story somewhere I'd heard about some of the ants I'd skipped before when I removed working ants from the herd... Kakemaku grinned to get back on track and tear them apart.

"Come on, it's gonna be fun."

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"Ha... ha..."

Twenty-ninth area, in front of the boss room.

Exhaling roughly, Nine Dragons remembered the boss he had been fighting for.

The Nine Dragons, who arrived in front of the boss room, stepped inside the boss room to record the location as well as ascertain the boss's behavior pattern. There's no way they're bringing in personnel to investigate the boss's movements, and all of the attacks and investigations must be carried out by the Dragons. It was a hard situation to say that many sacrifices had already been made to get here.

The purple light source glowed poisonously inside the boss room, illuminating the boss nestled in the back.

"... eh"

When they saw the look, they screamed without a voice.

In a chair decorated with jewels in the back sat a giant skeleton in a robe. It was a sickle with a black blade that was gripped in its arms.

That boss, who can only be described as Reaper, lifted a sickle that did not emit any light when he slowly rose up like a ghost.

And that's where the fight started.

"You're in the shape of a life-cutting... that sickle."

No defense was possible, and the player attacked by a sickle died instantly. The players who saw it nearly panicked for a moment, but managed to keep investigating without breaking formation. It would only be called a boulder.

"Not at all... me and the character are wearing it"

"Reaper" grumbles in a grumpy manner as he slaps the indestructible ground with a sickle in his hand. The other guys laughed at it, but the players who were there realized that it was kara laughing.

The boss's name is Hades.

The survey allowed some patterns of behaviour to be read, but it is difficult to say that they are complete. But if we had fought more than that, the damage would have been even greater. He said he was taking formation to avoid doing as much damage as possible, but this is the number of victims. How many or no dozens of people will die during the boss battle?

He was a nine-dragon who tried to speak to them depressed, but 'it' happened sooner than that.

The darkness surrounds my eyes -.

"What the hell......... no"

The Nine Dragons, whose consciousness returned, mutter with a dismal look. The players around him have the same look.

The Nine Dragons who returned to me gave instructions to everyone to withdraw. With a half-hearted look, they leave.

I also don't know if what happens in the dark is true...

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"To, brother..."

The name of Akatsuki, who appeared in front of him, is called with tears. When Akatsuki has the machete in his hand, he wakes up and hugs the sword that has gone into the ground.

The tranquillizer slowly releases the body from the sea urchin. Trying to call Akatsuki's name again, he took a breath when he saw the look on his face right around the corner.

Because.

What was Akatsuki floating about?

It was like stirring anger, hatred, sadness and joy in a mess - because it was such a look.

I felt like I had seen that look one day.

Not the other way around, I couldn't really see the look on Akatsuki's face - yes, it was then.

At that time, I just thought it looked good.

Because you were angry for me and I was glad.

When I was about to be offended by a senior - that time I was beating up a senior.

Didn't Akatsuki have the same look on his face as now?

No, it's similar to that, but the look on Akatsuki's face is a little different now.

Like something.

If that collapses, this time, it's going to really break.

"Come on."

Akatsuki distorted his mouth.

"It's the beginning of a happy ending."