I'm so confused. The moment the Colossus transformed into its second form, it ejected a beam of light from its mouth and swept us down.
Because they did not expect the beam to be emitted by the Colossus, most of the people, including Diabel, fell victim to the beam and were knocked away. Fortunately, Lilan and I kept enough distance in time and were not hit by the beam, but the people who were hit had their physical strength greatly reduced and were on the verge of death. No, maybe someone is dead.
Regardless, none of the people hit by the beam were able to stand up. ...The situation was suddenly reversed.
"This, this kind of...!"
Immediately afterwards, the Colossus sprayed out a beam of light, clearing away those who hindered it, and then started to move with its six arms and legs, moving towards Diabell and other fallen people. With a huge sound and vibration, the Diabells who were unconscious and unable to move were approached by the Colossus. The Colossus planned to crush them and give them a fatal blow.
...! !
A picture suddenly flashed in my mind.
It looked like the important person I wanted to protect who had been fighting alongside me was dead. The moment the man was killed by the monster, his smile and mouth movements clearly came to mind. And now, a scene almost identical to that scene is unfolding before our eyes.
Before my eyes, Diabell and her companions, people who understood me, were almost crushed by the giant. Their physical strength has been reduced and they are unable to move, and the attack power of the Colossus is so powerful. If crushed, they would surely die.
Do I still have to lose important people?
Just like this, can I just watch them leave me?
Is there nothing I can do? Am I unable to protect anyone?
——No, that's not the case!
While I shouted loudly in my heart, I stood in front of Diabell and stopped the arm of the approaching colossus with my sword. A huge impact hit me and I was almost crushed. However, if they backed down at this moment, Diabel and the others would be killed.
"I will never repeat this again!"
I yelled, swinging my sword with all my strength and countering the giant arm of the colossus. Rumbling sounds and shock waves echoed in the boss room, and the body of the colossus left the Diabells. But at the same time, Colossus's target turned towards me.
No one will be allowed to die again, no one will be sacrificed again. I swore in my heart that although I successfully resisted the Colossus, could I defeat that Colossus alone... While I was thinking about this question, I noticed a mysterious blue bar.
At some point, the bar reached the right end and filled the entire bar. What is this pop-up bar and what is it used for?
"Kirito!!"
Just when I was confused, a voice sounded in my head, and at the same time, Lilan's barely moving body suddenly jumped in front of me. At that moment, I couldn't help but widen my eyes. As a little dragon, Lilan's body was filled with flickering light of the same color as the bar just filled.
"Lilan, your body...!?"
"Kirito, shout my name! This way, I can return to my original form!"
"What!?"
Lilan's return to her original form means he can become that way. But why suddenly - before I had a chance to think about it, Lilan made a sound.
"Don't hesitate! If you don't shout now, Diabel and the others will die!!"
Hearing this, I subconsciously reconfirmed the current situation. Yes, we are now in danger of being killed by that colossus. But without defeating the Colossus, we won't be able to advance to the next level, and more importantly, Diabell and everyone will be killed.
Although shouting out the name cannot guarantee that Lilan can return to her original form, now is no longer the time to hesitate!
"Lilan——!!!"
My voice echoed in the Boss room again, and at the same time, Lilan flapped her wings and soared into the sky above the room. Then, Lilan's body emitted a strong light, and her eyes suddenly turned white. It seemed like the light that Lilan had when she evolved. I closed my eyes and covered my face with my arms. But the light soon diminished and eventually disappeared completely. I couldn't help but be surprised when I took my hands away from my face.
Between me and the Colossus, a giant dragon appeared. It has a wolf-like outline head, a carapace and white hair, something like dragon wings on its back, and a sword-like horn protruding from its forehead. It is a dragon I have never seen before.
Its name is "Rerun_The_SwordDragon". My "familiar", Lilan's original form.
"Lilan, you have really returned to your original form!!"
Lilan suddenly returned to her original form, I said to him, and he turned his head and let out a voice.
"Kirito, jump on my back! Let's crush this colossus together!!"
Do I want to jump on Lilan's back? It's like riding on the back of a dragon, which is very common in RPG games, but can Lilan and I get used to it too?
"C-can this really be done!?"
"Of course! Quick, jump on my back!"
I nodded, stepped on the ground and rushed to Lilan's side, then stepped on the ground again and jumped into the air, landing firmly on Lilan's back. The field of vision rose nearly 5 meters, facing the giant statue in front of him. Lilan's back is covered in hair, giving her a creature-like warmth.
Although I started playing RPG games with dragons very early on, every time I saw creatures like dragons, I would innocently imagine what it would feel like on a dragon's back, and wanted to experience it and try to ride on it. I believe this is the thought that everyone who plays games will have. But every time I think about this, I think that creatures like dragons don't actually exist, so no matter how I think about it, I can't achieve it and I can only give up. And I'm sure everyone thinks so.
However, now I was riding on Lelan's back. Astride the dragon's back and become a dragon knight, facing enemy monsters.
I couldn't believe that I could actually ride a dragon - I couldn't help but get excited and patted Lilan's back, then I heard Lilan's voice.
"It's okay to be excited, but Kirito, don't forget that this is a boss battle!"
Hearing this sentence brought me back to my senses. Yeah, now is not the time to get excited. Now it's the boss battle at the quarter point, and Diabel and the others are in trouble. If I make a mistake, Diabel and the others will die. In order to prevent them from dying, I must defeat the Colossus in front of me with Lilan.
As exciting as it is to ride on the back of a dragon, now is not the time!
"Got it, Lilan!!"
Hearing my voice, Lilan roared in response, restraining the Colossus.
The Colossus seemed to take this as a provocation, aimed at Lilan, opened its mouth, and began to accumulate light. It plans to blow Lilan away with its beam laser.
"No, stay away!"
Lilan ignored my instructions and stood still without moving. I saw Lilan's muscles beneath my feet becoming as hard as the steel that made up my sword. And Lilan’s hair stood up, giving me a feeling of being close to her butt. The muscles become hard and the hair stands on end...Is this Lilan's fighting posture? And what on earth is Lilan doing?
"Don't worry...!!"
The moment Lilan said these words, the Colossus fired a beam of light. The huge laser made a sound and flash like thunder, and a thick laser was aimed at Lilan and hit her head on. My eyes were dazzling.
"Too bad...!!"
I thought Lilan would be blown away, but the laser never hit directly. Not only that, a hot stream of hot air rushed towards my face. It felt very hot, and there was also a sound like rapids colliding. I opened my eyes to figure out what was going on, but I saw something that surprised me even more.
The Colossus' beam stopped some distance away from Lilan and me. No, it was Lilan who fired some kind of substance that collided with the Colossus' beam, blocking it from our distance.
In the blazing light and storm, I looked up at Lilan's mouth and found that the beam of light emitted by Lilan contained scorching heat. Can this guy not only shoot fireballs, but also turn flames into beams?
Moving his face, he looked at the scene in front of him, which showed a scene that was unimaginable before.
In the game "Sword Art Online", battles between players and monsters or between players are usually the norm. However, now, in the boss room on the 50th floor, I am in it, and a "battle between monsters" that was unimaginable before is taking place.
Who could have imagined such a scene? Did Kayaba, the game's creator, create the character "Beast Messenger" with this vision in mind?
I was stunned by such a sight, and Lilan increased the output of the scorching beam while communicating with me. The hot wind in Lilan's mouth became more intense, and the beam ejected by the Colossus quickly moved away, while Lilan's beam directly hit the Colossus' mouth.
After receiving a direct hit from Lilan's beam, the Colossus was forced to stand up and returned from its four-legged walking form to its original bipedal walking form. Immediately afterwards, Lilan gave me the "grab" instruction and suddenly rushed towards the Colossus.
At the same time, Lilan's sword-shaped horn suddenly glowed red, as if she had activated a sword skill.
"Spinning Blade!!"
Lilan came to the front of the giant statue and made a big pirouette with her whole body. The world in front of me spun in a circle, and the strong centrifugal force made me almost be thrown from Lilan's back, but I desperately grabbed on and held on.
When Lilan's body stopped, I looked towards the Colossus and found that the "health bar" of the Colossus was greatly reduced and turned red. Moreover, there is a large red incision on the body of the colossus, which is obviously the sword skill Lilan used just now. Unexpectedly, this guy can actually use sword skills.
At the moment when I was surprised, the Colossus readjusted its posture and punched Lilan with six hands at the same time. This colossus is a quarter-point boss, and its attack power is even more terrifying.
Even Lilan couldn't bear it if she was attacked six times in a row.
"Lilan, stay away!"
