"Tears!!"
Someone's voice came from the distance, and Anubis exploded at the same time. It was an explosion of red flames, completely different from the nature released by Anubis. Anubis was shocked and was blown away, putting distance between himself and Dia. Tia couldn't leave that place.
What on earth just happened? Why was Anubis blown away by the explosion when there was no one around?
"Tia!"
Tia turned around, surprised, when she heard the phone ring again. I saw multiple figures appearing behind the building filled with dazzling red light and in the direction I came from. They vary in size. When my eyes fell on one of the particularly small figures, I immediately realized who that person was.
That was Mary, a girl who was his twin and had the same goddess role. Nearby are Kirito, Shino, and Lilan. Despite my persecution by humans, they accepted me.
"Ah, you guys"
Why are you here? I came without saying anything. I don't want to involve him, but I want him to figure it out on his own and go home. Tia was as confused as ever.
The four of them ran towards Tia. Everyone looked relieved. This is completely opposite to me.
"Tia, I finally found it"
Just then, as Mary ran toward me, a dark red light flashed behind me. The next moment, the ceiling in front of Tia exploded, and large pieces fell down. The ceiling, which was thought to be relatively solid, turned into a pile of rubble, blocking the way of the incoming Marys.
When I looked back in confusion, I saw Anubis was ready. Red and black lightning and smoke came out of the mouth. After taking a breath. Does he see multiple enemies blocking his way and wants to stop them by blocking his path?
I wonder if Anubis is still that smart even in this form. Just as Tia was thinking, a voice sounded again.
“Tia, please reply!!”
It was Shino's voice. A huge crash could be heard coming from the ruins. The four men appeared to be desperately trying to move the debris away. Tia couldn't help but ask everyone.
"Why are you here? Why are you following me?"
"Why did you disappear suddenly? Everyone is worried and you came all the way!"
Mary answered the question with a question. Not when you ask the question, and not when you answer the question. But Tia answered.
"Why? It's a question that I have to do something about. This is a fight that I shouldn't involve you all in. So everyone should just wait. I'll come back fine."
\"So, you came here alone!?\"
This is Kirito's problem. That's it. Don't let anyone get involved. If you drag others down, it will only cause trouble. Troublemakers should not be included in the human circle. In order to connect with everyone, you need to learn not to cause trouble. Solving this problem is the first step and proof.
\"Yes. So, now everyone can go home. I don't want everyone to be involved. I don't want to be like Kirito back then. When you were fighting Shinzo, you said you were sorry for getting us involved. This question It's Kirito, and that's what Makiri is to you. This issue is what Makiri is to me. It's something I have to deal with on my own."
Hearing this, Kirito fell silent. Others stopped talking. I'm sure Kirito doesn't want him talking about Magiri. However, Tia can't find any other analogy other than Makiri.
\"If everyone gets caught up in this problem, it will bring a lot of trouble to everyone. The disaster that created Aincrad was caused by me, and it has brought a lot of trouble to everyone. I can no longer cause everyone I don't want to cause trouble to you anymore. \"The trouble is bigger than this. If I cause any trouble, we will lose contact, so I will solve the problem myself and then go to you! "
"This is not true!!!"
Even though I was separated from the ruins, I could still hear the sound clearly. This is the sound of the premiere. It was the loudest sound I had ever heard.
"The connection between people is not so easy to sever. The connection between you and us is not that weak and we will not cause you any trouble. That is why we are here. I am here! Me" I follow you! "
That's the answer to the question Tia asked earlier. Although Dia's eyes never left Anubis, she couldn't speak with her ears.
"Actually, it's us who have brought you trouble. We use our own selfish desires to threaten your life, try to take away your position, and make you feel lonely. It's us who have brought you trouble. It's us who have brought you difficulties. It’s always us humans.
me too. I didn't notice you were suffering and just ignored it. I brought disaster upon you and am still tormenting you. I said I would protect you, but I didn't. I told you, dating people is a mistake. "
This is Kirito's voice. It sounded like a mix of confessional sounds. It seemed like he meant it from the bottom of his heart. Then, Tia had a flashback in her mind.
They are being chased by humans in the wild. Everyone chased me with wide eyes. If you catch up to them, they will swing their weapons and start hurting you. When Tia tries to fulfill her original role, she hurts her by telling her she's "useless" and "a bunch of mean thugs."
Finally, he cursed and attacked the humans Genesis and his friend Anubis who had done no such thing. Despite all the wrong things they did, no one apologized or took any action. Therefore, Tia cannot trust humans, and naturally would not think of establishing contact with such humans.
One of them, Kirito, just apologized.
"The future consciousness you see when you touch the Singularity is ultimately a creation of us humans' inability to connect, and we will continue to torture you, and I don't want you to suffer anymore. If I can alleviate your pain, I'm willing to cooperate. This That’s how we got to this point.”
Dia listened to Kirito's voice blankly. Not long after, Shino's voice came.
"Tia, tell me how you feel right now. What is your wish? What do you really want to do? Just tell me."
When asked, Tia realized she had never been asked such a question. My wishes – what I want to do. It was once about becoming stronger. You can live strong without losing to anyone or being hindered by anyone.
And – I want someone to understand me and be there for me, even if I don’t have a lot of people around me. Tia was surprised that she was expecting something like this.
"I want to do what I desire"
"Tell me. Let's all hear it."
Tia thought while being encouraged by Lilan's old woman's voice. my hope. Something I've been looking for. What I'm rejecting right now - I get a headache and hear a voice that seems to stop it.
Myself. Alone. I can't contact anyone. Always stay like this. that's all. Alone. Alone\"
Tia shook her head. I swing harder than usual.
"My wish, huh"
"From now on, I will always be the only one."
Tia yelled over the "voice".
"I don't want to be alone anymore!! I want to connect with people!! I want to be with you forever!! I want to be with you forever!!!"
Anubis stepped back and cleared the smoldering thoughts in his chest. It seems impossible to defeat this Anubis.
"I'm sure I can't fix this on my own. So please help me!!!"
The next moment I screamed at the top of my lungs, there was an explosion behind me. The rubble turns to fine dust and is blown away by the wind. When I looked back, the person I was looking for was there. They approached Tia, who was stunned. There, I heard a voice.
\"You finally told me how you really feel, Tia.\" Wasn't it very long?
This was Lilan's tone. My headache subsided and I could no longer hear my future self. Mary must have had the same headache. She smiled at me with a cold sweat on her face.
"Okay. Tia, let's do it together. Let's fill the possibilities of the future together!"
"Why don't we erase the possibility of those trying to erase your future!"
Shino said forcefully. My present self is about to be obscured by the consciousness of my future self, but I will do my best to fill it up. Tia was surprised that she couldn't come up with the idea.
"all"
Tia couldn't help but whisper, feeling a hand reach out to her. That's Kirito's hand. The black dragon swordsman who once fought and defeated Genesis had a warm smile on his face.
\"Tia, I'm sorry that I haven't been able to protect you and be by your side until now. This time we will protect you and move forward with you.\"
A hand that I had rejected. The hand that was hit. In response, Tia reached out her hand and took it. Kirito immediately pulled back his hand, a pleasant warmth flowing from his hand. I was finally able to have a normal connection with someone, and I felt a warmth in my chest that I had never felt before.
However, soon, a loud noise reached my ears. The roar of strange beasts. It was the angry sound of Anubis inside his shattered body. It seemed that he was angry that the man who was supposed to separate them came to disturb him.
Kirito and Shino were both surprised when they recognized her appearance.
\"This guy is Anubis!?\"
"Genesis disappeared, does Anubis still exist?"
It seemed like a surprising thing to both men. Anubis, who was supposed to have lost Genesis, appears here. This was an unbelievable phenomenon for Tia, but Lilan and Premier, who were supposed to witness this scene, remained calm. Finally, I heard Lilan's voice.
"Calm down. This isn't Anubis from Genesis. They're just the same type of monster.
"It doesn't feel like the Anubis from back then. He's very similar to the dragon I fought against before."
When Tia heard this, she was stunned. The body of Anubis disappeared everywhere in front of him, but his tail was intact. At the top of it is a black sword.
My friend Anubis' tail was severed and the tip of his tail was missing. Anubis has this. I mean, that Anubis. Not his friend Anubis. I'm just confused by the fact that they are the same species. Thinking of this, Tia couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"In that case, the rest is simple, just defeat it, let's work together!"
After saying that, he raised his giant sword, and the others also raised their weapons. There has always been no one around me, but now Kirito, Sinon, Lilan, and Premier are all here. It makes me feel infinitely comfortable, happy, and infinitely reliable.
I'm not alone anymore. Dia thought again and saw Anubis in her eyes.
Anubis immediately launched a counterattack. In anger, he breathed out a series of red and black thunderous breaths. It's better to dodge than to defend - everyone seems to know this too, jumping horizontally as Anubis breathes fire. The flash bomb flew far behind and exploded.
After creating a brief gap, Kirito and Shino jumped into Anubis' arms, their weapons glowing. Immediately afterwards, Kirito slashed at Anubis with his two swords glowing with light blue and golden light, while Sinon attacked with all his strength. I don't know anything about the sword skills of double swords and double spears, so I don't know what was fired, but it caused some damage to Anubis. The "hp bar" decreases and turns yellow.
Come to think of it, Anubis isn't very good at blocking enemy attacks. The defense shouldn't be very high. If you hit it with high firepower, you should be able to defeat it instantly. Just as I was thinking wildly, Anubis suddenly prepared for a shoulder tackle and then let go.
As if they could see it, Kirito and Sinon took a step back, trying to avoid it, but they could only barely avoid it. The ground was hollowed out and I was hit by flying debris, but it didn't do much damage.
Kirito, Shino and their friends. They were really powerful - that's what Tia thought. Those who defeated me and Genesis have caused disaster. I've always wondered where this power comes from, and I think I've found the answer. They must have experienced worse chaos than this. That's probably why it's so powerful.
No, that's not all. Maybe their strength comes from their relationship. They definitely have mutual trust and connection. Something that Genesis and I don’t have. Maybe that's why these people are so powerful.
Someone recently told me that I could join such a circle of people and live like one of them. I have now decided to continue living with these people. Tia felt a terrible joy in her heart.
At this time, I noticed something shining behind Anubis. That was Lilan, but her appearance changed from a wolf-dragon to a girl with long blond hair, wolf ears, and a tail.
Thinking about it now, her eldest daughter Lilan told me that she has the form of a werewolf and a werewolf, and can change the form at will. She instantly transformed into a girl holding a giant sword. Then, he came behind Anubis.
Their target was Anubis' tail.
"I don't want to do things like creation, but it's necessary, please forgive me!"
After saying that, Lilan left the ground with one kick, flew into the air, and swung the giant sword of light vertically. The broadsword cut Anubis's tail in half and severed the tip of the greatsword. The broken sword was thrown into the air, and finally stuck in the ground with its blade facing down.
As if Lilan's blow had an effect, Anubis let out a scream of pain and staggered. He was no longer in a position to immediately attack. It's full of gaps.
\"Tia, let's make arrangements!!\"
"Okay, I'll decide now!!"
When I kicked the ground in response to Mary's call, it was just like Mary. The two ran side by side and soon closed the distance with Anubis. Afterwards, Anubis restored his posture, raised his upper body, and waved his right hand down with all his strength. However, neither the tier nor the Prime Minister will encounter such a thing.
That didn't seem to be the case with Premiere, but Dia had been observing Anubis' attack methods from the next door. What attacks can Anubis unleash, and what attacks create openings?
When Anubis raises his upper body and swings his right hand downward, there is always a gap to the left from Anubis' perspective, and there is always a gap to the right from their perspective. Therefore, when fighting players, the strategy is to avoid Anubis' attacks and intercept those who dodge to the right.
However, Anubis was the only one here, and no one followed him. As a result, Anubis' left wing was empty. When Tia goes to the right, Mary goes to the right.
Anubis swung his right hand down and smashed into the void, shattering the void. Because the force was too great, my hand was stuck on the ground and I couldn't pull it out. Dia firmly aimed at the point where the movement stopped completely, filling the two-handed sword with light.
Dia held a two-handed sword filled with purple light and slashed at Anubis from all directions. I worked harder than usual, cutting and cutting with all my strength. Genesis, who hates creating huge gaps, has never used this sword technique, which can be called the secret technique of a two-handed sword.
Then, Mary launched a fierce attack with the rapier wrapped in dazzling light. This series of movements was incredibly fast, and soon he reached his final position.
The secret skill of the 6-hit double-handed sword skill is 'Calamity', and the secret skill of the dagger sword skill with 5-hit combos is 'Flash Penetration'.
Anubis, who accepted the two secret techniques released, screamed and exhausted his health points. As soon as he stiffened, Anubis' body full of defects turned into a light blue shadow, and then exploded into a large number of glass fragments.
Because it looked like an immortal, capable of movement despite its flaws, I was worried that it wouldn't necessarily die even if I killed it, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Dia was temporarily relieved and put the giant sword on her back again. It wasn’t long before my friends started arriving in droves.
"Everyone me"
"You did it, Tia. It was a good fight."
This sentence was said by Kirito. He is smiling. The smile he gave his friends was directed at Tia. Tia couldn't help but smile back.
\"Thanks to Kirito and his friends, I was able to pave the way. I don't think I could have done it alone.\"
"Yes, even if I can't do anything by myself like now, as long as I have contact with other people, I can overcome difficulties and get support when I'm about to collapse."
Shino also laughed after saying that. I found her words very convincing. I heard from Alice that this Shino also refused to associate with people like her and was in a situation where she couldn't trust others. That's probably why he was so persuasive and the look on his face made it seem like he understood me.
“Connection with people is important”
"That's right. Connections with people are important and very heartwarming. That's what Tia has achieved."
Mary, who got it earlier than me, had a calm expression on her face. Maybe my expression was the same as hers. Or maybe she's a mirror, looking at your own face. Tia thinks this because she and Mary are twin sisters.
“I finally felt like I was able to connect with people and realize my true potential.”
"That's right, that's why I'm going to prove it."
With that said, her sister Lilan handed something to Tia. Tia was slightly surprised when she saw this scene. What Rilan held in his hand was a giant sword. Its appearance is very unusual, with light like golden letters emerging from the dark black blade. This sword is very similar to the tip of Genesis' Anubis tail.
"Lilan, that's it."
"This is Anubis's tail. In my case, I had to send it off for disposal, but it looks like Anubis's tail can be used just by cutting it off."
"Use it against me."
Lilan glanced at Tia's back. As I looked at it as if it were an invitation, I noticed that the blade of its longsword was tattered. If you cut the enemy any further, it will appear to be broken.
"In any case, you can no longer fight with that giant sword. You need to change hands. It is already powerful enough."
However, Lilan's expression was as if she had bitten a bitter insect.
\"However, this is Genesis's "familiar", just like your friend's tail. I can understand your reluctance to use it. Let's use the greatsword, okay?\"
Tia looked at the big sword in Lilan's hand.
After Genesis disappeared, Anubis had no idea where he went or if he was dead. Give your heart to my wolf dragon - I feel like that heart is in this black sword. This greatsword was made by a completely different man, but if you hold it, Anubis will fight by your side. Tia couldn't help but shake her head.
"I want to use this sword, even if it comes from a different place, I believe Anubis's heart is in this sword"
Everyone looked a little surprised when they heard this. I might be saying something weird. I must have said something that was not understood. However, Tia had no intention of taking it back - as if she had foreseen this, Lilan stretched out the hilt of the giant sword towards her, as if to change her mind.
"I guess so. Your friends will be happy if you use it. Feel free to use it."
Tia nodded, took the giant sword from her sister, and put the original items into the locker. The black sword felt heavy, but it fit well in my hand. It feels like this sword has been waiting for me to arrive. With this, I can fight better and become stronger.
I can't help but feel a warm feeling that I can become stronger because of these people who accept me. Immediately afterwards, Kirito stopped me.
"I sent a group message to everyone, do you want to send it first?"
Tia turned toward the open front. What lies ahead is a singularity. This is where I get in touch with my future self, and this is where I have to close. My future self keeps repeating: "I'm lonely." I'm trying to erase it from my consciousness completely.
However, I am no longer alone. I was able to meet friends and people that I could really open up to. I will prove it as soon as possible. The future consciousness that is trying to be erased is filled with the present consciousness.
"I want to do this. What's ahead is where my future consciousness will be. And I feel like I'm running out of time."
"I do feel that Tia's stream of consciousness is getting stronger. It may not just be because she is approaching the singularity." At this time, Mary's face became solemn, and she realized her future. She also seemed to be heading towards where the culprit came from. But it wasn't for his own sake - at least that's what he thought.
"Maybe we're entering the final stages of filling the singularity. And, we don't know when management will start fixing the singularity."
"That means we don't have much time. In that case, we'd better go as soon as possible."
After nodding to Lilan and Shino, everyone in the room turned in the same direction. I wonder if there is anything strange deep within this building.
"Everyone, let's go, please lend me your strength!"
Friends nodded deeply at Tia's request, which amounted to a declaration. No matter what lies ahead, as long as we work together, we can overcome it. Tia realizes again that even such thoughts are human connections. Kirito and others, who met Till, headed to the singularity said to be located at the deepest point of the alien world of Elion Ward. Some things that were supposed to be completely hidden, out of sight and touch for players, have now surfaced. I believe that even people who are unfamiliar with the game and It can understand how abnormal and dangerous this situation is.
In fact, the singularity is causing all kinds of errors in the alien world of Elion Ward. Events that should not exist in the original game world are happening, such as terrain missing, monsters becoming weird, monsters that are not suitable for the game, etc.
For now, it only affects the Ironward Outworld and part of the nearby North Trough ice region, but there is a risk that this effect will eventually escape Aincrad and spread to Angrond, which I can't erase.
If Angron begins to experience the effects of the singularity, the NPCs as living beings will definitely become abnormal and the game will not be able to run normally. Before that can happen, the Singularity must be destroyed.
Just leave the destruction of this singularity to management. However, prime ministers and tiers are related to and severely affected by this singularity. If management deems it relevant to the Singularity, the prime and tier will be removed. When that happens, it's all over. No matter what, we must destroy the singularity with our own hands - Kirito thought as he continued to move forward. Hang out with like-minded friends.
However, there are only five members: Shino, Lilan, Premiere, and Dia. The companions did gather in Elion Ward's otherworld, but they were scattered on the quest. It will probably take a long time for everyone to gather around us.
She could have waited, but Tia wouldn't have it. Determined to use her present self to erase the possibility of the future, Tia tells them that she will continue even if they are a handful. What Tia wanted to do, a wish. Unable to let anything stand in the way of his desire to seize the possibilities of the future, Kirito decided to move on.
I'm not worried. Even if there is a powerful enemy waiting in front, everyone will definitely rush over. Because it's always been like this. It would be great if we could all work together to fight against a great enemy. It seemed that Kirito's thoughts had been conveyed to everyone in the room, and everyone continued to move forward with strength.
After passing through the building that was originally a fortress, we came to a rather wide space. In front is a huge stone dragon head. When I checked the map name it said "Gate of Ouroboros". I'm curious about what kind of stage background exists, but there's something wrong with the data of Elion Ward's other world and I can't view it properly. If the singularity disappears, I believe we will see it. So let's keep it.
Just as I was thinking this, I saw a passage extending all the way to the dragon's mouth. We have a singularity before us - Tia told me with a serious look on her face. I have touched a singularity beyond this point and become who I am now. So that's all the culprits. Tia told everyone.
Indeed, from the depths of the dragon's mouth, one can feel an extraordinary breath and aura. There was no lie in what Tia said. There must be a singularity deep inside.
Kirito and the others are already capable of fighting any boss, so there will be no problem. After hearing Kirito's words, everyone nodded and started to take steps. This is a reappearance of the Aincrad time when heading to the Red Palace on the 100th floor.
We're going to kill Aincrad again. No matter what kind of enemy he encounters, he must defeat it - Kirito once again remembers his past feelings in his heart and leads everyone to the depths of Longkou.
The place I arrived at was a strange space. A deep blue darkness spread, its center illuminated by pale blue and white light. There is a stone floor with light blue light patterns running on it, but in addition to the light patterns, there are also geometric patterns painted on it. It looks like an altar used for rituals, opening a door to another world.
No matter what, this is a place that can only be regarded as strange among the otherworlds of Elion Ward, Aincrad, and Angrond.
"That is"
Kirito turned his attention to the center of the altar, which was shaped like an amphitheater. In the center of the dark space, there was a vicious ball of light suspended, emitting purple-white light. It also feels like a large egg. This is an egg that shouldn't exist, and terrible monsters are likely to be born there. Tia said, acknowledging its existence.
"This is where my potential comes from. This is the place."
"So that means it's a singularity. It's trying to erase that layer."
After Tia nodded after listening to Shino's words, she suddenly fell to her knees in pain. Mary fell to her knees in the same manner.
\"Tia!?\"
"Mary!?"
Together with Lilan and Shino, we called them and approached them. Both Mary and Tia lowered their heads with their hands, with painful expressions on their faces. It looked like he had a bad headache.
'People can't be trusted. I'm still alone. I will always be alone\"
Suddenly I heard a voice. The voice echoing in my head was not Lelan’s. Her tone matched Tia's.
Tia said she would hear a "voice" as future consciousness flowed into her. It seemed that before they knew it, the channel had expanded to include them. Lilan seemed surprised by this and stared at the orb.
"Is this Dia's [voice]!?"
'I can't find the answer. Just leave it as it is, nothing will change.
The "voice" repeats the same thing over and over again. Nothing will change for Tia, she will never be able to contact people from now on - she declares this and it won't stop. This is consistent with Tia's consciousness just now.
However, now it's Tia, not Kirito, who proves otherwise. She regained her posture and stood up, fighting back the headache and the sound.
"Nothing has changed. Things have changed. I'm able to connect with people. I have friends. I have friends who care about me, I have a family. I'm not alone anymore!"
"That's right, Tia is no longer alone, and we won't let her be alone!"
Mary also stood up against the Light of Singularity. Yui states that the Singularity is a simulation of Tia's future consciousness. If this is the case, that ball of light is from the future level, but the words that come out of its mouth come from the past, a time when humans couldn't be trusted.
The Singularity may look like a layer from the future, but it is a layer tied to the past. No, it should be something else similar to Tia. As if Tia knew this, she suddenly slashed forward with both arms.
"You are not me. I am not you!!"
The Tia here is no longer the Tia before. Tia is grasping at the possibility of living with humans and her family and is trying to live in the future. Even though he didn't say it out loud, Kirito felt as if these words rushed into his heart, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
However, the light ball, which seems to be the future layer, does not seem to want to admit this. As soon as Tia finished her declaration, the sphere suddenly glowed brightly, emitting a ray of light. Similar to the hot laser beam breath released by Lilan, multiple strands flew out of the sphere, swept down, and burned everywhere. The burnt object fell to the ground, showing a bright red cross-section, and the ground where the light passed was dyed red.
Realizing that one of the destructive rays was approaching, Kirito took a step to the right, avoiding it. Sinon evaded in the same direction, while the three sisters Lilan, Premiere, and Tia evaded to the left. Immediately afterwards, the illumination of the destructive light ended, and the light ball was silent for a while.
"…What!?"
Kirito was shocked by what happened next. Something dangled from the ball of light. That's the head. A long neck ends in a twisted head that looks like a cross between a human woman and a dragon.
Moreover, larger wings popped out from the top of the light ball, and the upper body came out, and the lower body also fell out of the light ball. It appears in a sequence similar to a dragon's egg hatching from the sky, then falls to the ground with a loud bang and shakes.
He looks great. Its head is a mixture of a human female and a dragon, and its upper body is also shaped like a human female. The lower body is a dragon. Although the color is as dark as darkness, it looks transparent. There is a red-black light ball squirming in the center of the body. A pair of raptor-like wings sprouted from its back.
\"This guy is the special point!?\"
When Shino held up the spear, still unable to conceal his surprise, Kirito found that there were three "hp bars" arranged on his dragon's head, with words displayed on them.
"Nevtis" - that's what it says there. Nephthys is one of the goddesses who appears in Egyptian mythology and is the god of the underworld who presides over funerals. She was also the mother of the god Anubis, which is the origin of Anubis in Genesis.
The person who wants to adopt Anubis' friend Tia is Nephthys. What kind of coincidence is this named after the mother goddess of Anubis? Now is certainly not the time to worry about that.
"This is why Tia is in pain. If we can defeat it, everything will be solved!"
\"So if you look like a monster, it's actually easy to do.\"
Mary announced with a rapier and Sinon with a spear. With the appearance of this being, the singularity's ball of light also disappeared. Maybe the Singularity has changed its face. Therefore, the Nephthys in front of us is the singularity and the enemy that must be defeated.
I don't know how to attack the Singularity if it stays as it is now, but now that it has such a clear appearance, I'm grateful. All we have to do is work together, fight and win, just like we have always done. What you need to do is simple and easy.
"Let's go! Let's separate Dia and Premiere from the Singularity!!"
Kirito shouted as he drew his swords.
The order immediately reached everyone's ears, and everyone spread out and stood around. At this moment, including me, there are only five of us present. In terms of military strength, we are weak. Moreover, Lilan is not in wolf-dragon form, but in werewolf form. It seems that the rules for boss battles apply, restricting them from using powerful forces.
In the upper left corner of your field of vision, at the bottom of a row of HP bars, there is an empty bar. In order to restore Lilan's status, the attack bar needs to be filled up, and trainers with powerful familiars in this world are now restricted.
The battle with Genesis and the battle with Magiri are not officially prepared boss battles, so they can be fought without this restriction. However, the battle with Nephthys is not an officially prepared battle. See It will be a boss battle.
This is the impact of Singularity. There are bugs in the game, and the rules set by management are supposed to be broken, but the boss battle part remains intact and functioning normally. This is how to create a bug that is only beneficial to the opponent - Kirito couldn't help but grit his teeth.
"My future has been decided. Accept it. Embrace the future\"
Just as Nephthys roared, a 'voice' sounded. This is the whisper of the Singularity pretending to be a future layer. Only Tia and Marie could hear it before, but now everyone can hear it. This means that everyone can finally refute it.
"You're not Tia. Tia is not a girl who can't live up to her potential!"
Kirito clenched his swords and ran towards Nephthys. Nephthys turned her body and tried to cut him down with her tail, but he kicked up the ground and jumped, easily avoiding it.
Although it is a singularity, it does not have the intelligence of Tia, Premier, or even Lilan. Even though it has a strange appearance and overwhelming presence, it is still just a boss monster after all. If so, that's not an opponent you can't beat.
"Da da da!!"
Gain momentum and descend, closing the distance to Nephthys' face. Along the way, he stopped the sword light and stabbed with all his strength. The sword skill "Double Circle" frequently used since SAo exploded, and the golden sword pierced Nephthys.
The response was yes, but very slow. The proof is that Nephthys' health points have not been reduced much. Apparently, Nephthys is quite physically powerful. After all, this may not be a simple process.
\"Kirito, switch!\"
"Leave it to us!"
When Shino and Lilan rushed in from behind, Kirito's stiffness relaxed. As I took a step back, I passed both of them. The two of them were ready to activate their sword skills, and immediately released their sword skills as soon as they approached Nephthys.
Lilan showed one of the sword skills of the sword \ "avalanche \", and Shi Nai used the \ "Deadly Thorn \" to hit Naphtis's face. Nevertheless, Nephtis still did not retract, continued, opened his mouth, spit out, as if repaying.
A flash of energy shining with black flash is a dark thunder. Because Anubis is a monster that emits red and black electricity, it seems that his mother Niffis also has the ability to use the same energy. Or Tia, who has been watching Anbis for a long time, extracts information about Anubis from his own consciousness and memory and adapts to himself? In any case, Nephtis seems to be able to use the same power as Anubis.
Black flash bomb exploded in a place not far from Naphus's face, causing an explosion. Perhaps they just thought it would fly further, but neither Lilan nor Shi Nai could avoid it, and was hit by a thunderbolt.
"Gah!"
"Yeah!"
The two were bombarded backwards and fell to the ground. HP has decreased, and it has reached the edge of yellow. Mary immediately rushed over, using the recovery skills' healing the method ", creating a circle of green halo, healing the wounds of the two in the French Array. Coupled with the superb skills of Plamyle, the health of the two has restored.
However, even Lan and Shi Nai have continued to improve and the level has improved, and one blow can reduce the health by one blow. Nephtis's attack power must be considerable. No, as the boss here, his status is probably unbalanced.
Due to the influence of strange points, there are obvious problems in various things here. It is not surprising that the boss who should not be adapted is. Everything in the world is your enemy. This is the ancient Battle of the Creation. Everything in the world is standing on the side of the strange point, so it may have enough room for.
Although I didn't see that expression on Naphistis's face, I could imagine a arrogant expression, and I felt angry.
"I have gained potential, I can't lose to you like this !!"
At this moment, Tia ran out and jumped into Naphus's body. Nephtis raised a huge right hand attack, but Tias turned to the left. When Nephtis's right hand pierced into the ground and stopped moving, he used sword skills.
"Ahhhhhh!!"
With a roar, Tia continued to hit with a giant sword. Clamping, the lower right of the right, the continuous cut in the upper left, the same momentum, the same momentum, bombarded in the chest of Naphis, made him scream.
It looks like a sword skills, but there is no light on the big sword. Even if it is a sword skills, it is a move that I have never seen before. Tia retreated to Kirito, and Kirito was thinking about what happened just now -whether it is coincidence or coincidence. Kirito immediately shouted to Tia.
"Tia, what is your current attack?"
"The reproduction of the sword skills I want to create. If I remember correctly, the name may be the" race extinction Messiah '. "
Jenisus obtained extraordinary speed and attack power through digital pharmaceuticals, but did he still want to create an original sword skills? If this is the case, things will really get out of control. Hearing Tia's fact, Kirito couldn't help but shivered.
However, this is not afraid, but doubt whether Tia is capable of doing such things.
"Why do you do that kind of thing?"
"I don't know, maybe Anubis reminds me of the sword of Anbis, and has been used by Jenisus a long time ago."
Tia looked at her hands. The black sword with a pixel -like golden light pattern is exactly the same as the sword in Jenisus's hands. The sword of the creation should have disappeared with him, but it stays in the world and is now held by Tia. Although I couldn't believe it, Kirito thought so.
"Maybe Anbis is very close to you after all."
Tia shook her head. Kirito was shocked by this unexpected action.
\ "Not only Anubis. Also you, Shi Nai, Lan, Prime Minister and I. So I am not alone. Isn't it? \"
Hearing Tia's words, Kirito responded with a smile. Tia, who has not trusted others, is no longer here. This is Tia, who has established a clear connection with others and has the possibility of walking together. If it is a strange point trying to erode this layer, then there is no choice but to defeat it. No matter how powerful its power is.
\ "Yes. I will defeat him anyway, Tia! \"
Tia nodded and prepared her giant sword again. The next moment, Nephtis turned to Tia. It seems that Tia has conceived hostile hatred. Immediately, Nephtis kicked the ground with a huge body and launched an assault attack. Kirito immediately flashed, away from the attack range, but Tia could not do it.
Kirito's AGI is relatively high, so it can be easily moved, but Til is not like this. His attributes are mainly defense and attack power. I'm not good at acting lightly. Therefore, even if you should avoid attacks, there is no choice but to prevent it.
"Tia!"
Just when he was about to jump in front of Tia
With the four somewhat sang, Nefftis's head seemed to be pulled up, and his body was pushed back. It seems like something big blocks his sprint. Thinking about it this way, Kirito looked at Tia's front, between Naphus and her.
"I'm glad I arrived in time."
"Some pointing things come out."
In front of Tia, a blue -haired young man with a knight looks like a knight, wearing armor, shields and one -handed sword, and a black -skinned bald man holding his two -handed ax. It is Diabel and Equir, and the two act in independent units.
\ "Tia, are you okay!? \"
"I am very happy, I will come in time!"
"Here we are!"
To put it bluntly, the people running towards Tia are pink hair girl holding one -handed stick and shield, white purple -haired girl and brown -haired girl with a wide chest and a hand -held sword. There is a light blue dragon on the shoulders, holding a dagger, and three little girl with a double ponytail. They are Liz Bate, Strey, Silika.
It seems that the three girls with Diabel and Aquir who went out to explore can also meet us here. Talk with Diabel and Ekir.
"You know this."
The answer was Diabel.
"I rely on Streya. Strey received a signal of Tia's heart -capable box and brought her here."
Tia's affairs can also tell everyone, but how can they let them come to this place -Kirito is worried while moving forward. I thought it was impossible for everyone to be here, but the facts proved that my concerns were unscrupulous.
At the same time, I am even more relieved. Like the four people now, Assina, Youji, Kam, Spegel, and Algo, who are acting separately, are attached to Jaqual, while Lifa, Filia, Lilan, and Klein are attached to it. There is Yi Yi. They must take the signal from Tia and Primir, Lan and Strang to this step.
All my friends will gather together, and we will defeat the strange point together. It's time to end this abnormal phenomenon. No, there is no need to wait for them to come. It is also possible to complete the conquest of strange points before they arrive.
When Kirito was excited for the first time for a long time, he looked at Tia.
Girls who have lost confidence in humans are now smiling at them.
"Thank you for your arrival."
"Of course not. Come on, this is a strange point. I will destroy it as soon as possible."
Hearing Liz Bett's answer, Tia nodded, and then turned to Naphis and her friends. Naphus repeated the "sound" as always.
"My potential remains unchanged. My future is nothing except despair. Please accept it as soon as possible. Accept the upcoming future. Accept the future of loneliness
Immediately afterwards, Silika tried to justify. It seems that everyone can hear Naphistis's voice.
"This is not true! Tia sauce is no longer alone!"
"Tia's future is bright. I don't want to force it to become dark!"
When Lizbel continued to oppose, Neffetis raised his right hand and fell her. However, it was transmitted to the far place in front of Tia and others, and it was not hit. Just when I was confused about this seemingly missed attack, Tia was surprised.
"Everyone defense! There is an attack below!"
The tank players of Egil, Diabel, and Lizbetteraa took a defensive attitude according to the instructions of Tia, who were also tanks, and Silika left the scene with a brisk step. Soon, the ground on the right side of Nephtis made a black light, causing a huge explosion. The defense wall formed by the five tanks was exposed to the explosion, but because they had broken through such a long defense, they just stepped back slightly.
"The ground is going to explode, what's going on?"
Tia answered Egil's question. Although he was in the explosion, he remained calm.
"He transmits his energy to the ground and explodes. He also uses similar technology."
"Although your attack seems to miss it, you have done it well. Even so, he is not a strong boss that can use energy like this."
Hearing Streya's words, Kirito nodded in the distance.
Neffhetis can transfer powerful energy to attack, just like the form of wolf dragon form, Lan and the familiar Jupiter form. Angron has not many BOSS monsters that can perform such a trick. Even if there is, that is the "evil god" that is not even right in this field.
The status and ability of Naphistis can be comparable to the "Evil God's Different Enemies", which is a non -standard enemy wandering around Angrude. It is definitely stronger than any monster I have encountered so far.
Tia, who was standing in front of such things, suddenly whispered.
"But I believe I can defeat him."
"?"
When Tia attracted the attention of her friends, she laughed again. Her smile was brilliant than I saw.
"Because everyone is with me. This is why we can win."
The friends around him were frightened by his words. It was difficult to believe that he had rejected humanity, but then his smile became infectious. With the existence of a person who smiled like herself, she adjusted the big sword again.
\ "Everyone, please lend me your strength \"
Everyone responded to this wish, saying "Give me" and "I will do it!", And then turned to Naphistis. Tia can connect with others. Tia could not lose to the desperate Naphistis. With this idea, Kirito faces Naphistis.
"Everyone, defeat the strange point together !!!" The battle with Naphistis had halfway -Kirito thought so. It is understood that Naphis, who has obtained the BOSS form from a specific point, has a large body, scope of attack, and power. Even if it is hit, it will be severely damaged, forced to retreat, and then launch a follow -up attack, and will be directly killed.
However, might be to make up for this, Naphistis's speed is not so fast. In mythology, Kirito and others have just fought with the Black Wolf Dragon Subs, who is the son of Kirito, and has a faster movement and stronger attack power. Compared with Anbis, it is easy to avoid and defense.
For Kirito who had encountered faster monsters before, Naphis could be said to be a monster that is not worth fear. However, Kirito still did not relax and continued his own affairs, as well as others. Everyone was calm and calm, did not relax the vigilance, and approached the battle steadily. This is what his experience and memories of his fighting in Eyerlangt gave him.
Kirito and his friends recalled the days when Ine Grandte fighting before, fighting the new BOSS of Eyan Grandte.
\ "Accept my future. I am a person persecuted by humans. My future will not change. No change"
Naphus continued to make a "sound" as always. He continued to talk about a future that no one was around him, a future that he could only feel sad. Although it no longer exists, he stubbornly refused to accept the fact. This is very similar to the stubbornness of Tia's fusion.
Tia seemed to notice the refutation.
"How many times I want to tell you, you will understand? My future is no longer sad. But you always repeat the same thing."
"I'm tired too, when can you understand?"
"Although it can perform ultra -high -speed calculations, it is not as smart as us. The bug is a bad and inferior machine. They can only do the same thing over and over again."
Tia, Priemir, and Lan are complaining to Naphistis. It is the base system that creates a special point, but the base system does not have the personality and wisdom like them.
It is said that they are created based on the base system, but both intelligence or mind, they have surpassed the base system. No wonder Lilan claims to be a low -level machine. In fact, Niffis, who was strange, just repeated the same words intermittently.
"Then let's crack it!"
"I agree. It's difficult to cultivate, but it's easy to break!"
After speaking, Liz Bate and Ekir met Naphistis. Aware of the approaching of the two, Naphistis turned his body vigorously and slammed his tail to launch an attack. When Naphistis's tail approached with centrifugal power at high speed, the two brake suddenly and entered the defensive attitude. Nephtis's tail hit the walls built by the proud defense of the two, and the roar stopped.
Naphistis is just a simple machine, she stops the movement. Now is your chance. Kirito ran to Egil. At the same time as Shi Nai. The two ran side by side, Tongren gently stepped on the back of Equir's micro -rolling, Shi Nai jumped on the back of Lizbet's micro -rolling, and then jumped directly to Naftis.
When they flew up close, they launched a series of attacks to Naphistis's tail. Crossing, vertical cutting, hem -not using sword skills, every weapon dances madly. A breeze scratched Naphtis's dark tail, but it was not cut off.
Nephtis's tail is long, as if it can be cut off. I thought that as long as it continued to attack with a cut attribute, it would eventually cut it off, but somehow, the response was very slow. I am afraid it is not so easy to cut off it.
Perhaps because someone hindered himself, Naphistis turned around again, blocking the eyes of Kirito and Shi Nai, and a black lightning shot from the opening. If I use sword skills, I may not be able to dodge because of the stiffness after use, but because it is just a weapon attack, I can easily avoid it.
After avoiding the breath of Nephus, Kirito turned his attention to the bottom layer of "HP strips". The blue instrument is over half, and I am about to reach the right end. "Acquaintance" Lilan Shi Shi's best ace time is approaching. It seems that we need to launch more attacks for this.
\ "Kirito, Lilan hasn't returned to normal yet. Should you come? \"
Responsive Poetry's call.
"It seems that it takes longer, I want to use it quickly, but I feel difficult to accumulate."
Kirito looked at Niffis again.
Navertis's body is very big, so if you want to attack him, how many times you want to attack, how many times you want to attack. However, the filling speed of the metering table is still slower than any previous BOSS. It seems that the larger the BOSS, the easier it is to attack him, the more the metering table is adjusted down.
If this is the case, I really want to know the specifications earlier, but because all the BOSS monsters in Igland are similar in size, there is no way to measure. This fact was not discovered until a huge monster named Nephistis appeared.
There are many things I learned here for the first time, and my brain is difficult to keep up. If I see more new facts than this, I will feel dizzy. The person who shouted to Kirito's upper body was Lan who was holding a big sword and fighting in the form of a werewolf. She was running to Naphistis with a giant sword user Streya.
"We will prevent Naftis from acting as much as possible! You should attack as much as possible!"
"Let me attract the attention of Naphistis!"
Despite the serious situation, Streya still maintains his usual state. Lilan confronted her sister with Naphus.
Naftis looked at Lerlan and Strey, and immediately stretched out his right hand to knock them down. Naphistis waved strongly in his right hand and wanted to crush Lilan and Streya, but they both put on a defensive attitude.
As soon as the palm of Naphistis came into contact with the two, the giant swords of the two waved up at a explosive speed, split Nefftis's palm, and repelled them. At the same time, he also used the skills to block the enemy's attack to block the attack that could not be blocked.
Perhaps it was not expected that he would be tilted, and Naphistis's right hand was pulled and lost his posture. Immediately, the attacker Silika and Diabel, who were originally tanks, rushed over and fired sword skills to Naphistis's left hand.
"Ahhhhhh!!"
"See ah ah ah !!"
Silika took the power and roar of the SAO era, waved as if drawing unlimited power, while Diabel was cutting the vertical chop that seemed to press the body weight on it. The five -continuous dagger sword technique "Infinite" and the one -handed sword "Sound Speed Jump" hit the two consecutive attacks and hit Naphtis's left arm.
Although Naphus' health has been reduced, the progress is not smooth. Naphus is very strong, but the attacker is not enough. Although it is possible to defeat it at this speed, it takes a long time.
Just then, the stiffness of the two disappeared. Suddenly, a loud noise spread into my ears. This is a sound effect that is used at the beginning of the broadcast. Needless to say, this is the signal that the management starts to contact them.
[Management will contact all players who log in to the game. We have encountered an important problem in the basic programming of the game. To solve this problem, we will start emergency maintenance in 30 minutes. Please note that all players who log in to the game will be forcibly canceled before maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and ask for your understanding.
I remember I heard such an electronic voice notification during SAO. The meaning of the sound is that the deadline is too sudden. After 30 minutes, you will start maintenance, and you will be forced to withdraw after 10 minutes. Liz Bate looked up at the ceiling and protested against the sudden decision.
"Maintenance after thirty minutes, forced offline for ten minutes in advance!? What is suddenly announced?"
\ "This is not the case here! Why did you do this suddenly!? \"
Silika was also impatient, and Pina protest: "Guru!"
One reason began to take action for the emergence of a strange point and a large -scale wrong understanding that caused by it. The purpose of my reaching this step is not to let the management know, or respond faster than the management, but the operation of management is faster than I expected.
"Damn, you have smelled it!"
"This is a management company. This is understandable, but it is still too fast! All game makers still do not detect and repair the errors and faults that affect users!"
The two adult men, Diabel and Egil, are also anxious. No, everyone here is panicked.
Still unable to separate Tia and Mary from the strange point. If the management continues to revise in this state, Tier and Prime Minister will be deleted together with their magic points. This is actually a death penalty judgment. Twenty minutes later, Tia and Mary were managed by managing.
Shi Nai probably understood this fact and called me impatiently.
\ "Kirito, as long as you persist again, Tia and Mary will come! \"
"I know! Damn, but what can I do!"
Although the value of Nephtis has dropped to yellow, it can be said that there are a lot left. It is difficult for them to reduce so much health. Moreover, it is extremely unreasonable to complete this task in the next 20 minutes. It's like a so -called impossible game.
`` It no longer changes. Nothing changes. I can't change anything
At this moment, Navers opened the calyx, exuding black lightning light. Naphus chopped down with a bouquet of ominous light as his face. Kirito was surprised to see a thick beam wall approaching from the side. He immediately ordered the defense and put on a defensive posture.
However, the output of the beam beyond Kirito's expectations, everyone's defense was broken, and Kirito could not stop it. It was blown aside, rolling on the ground, as if it was blowing by a strong wind. His health has been reduced to yellow, just like Nephus.
The health of others is yellow or red and cannot move normally. At the same time, the therapist Mary was hit by the beam and fell to the ground. It seems that I don't have much room for recovery skills.
"this…!"
Kirito stood up and felt similar to heavily uncomfortable. The howl of Naphistis sounded like a mixture of dragons and humans. It seems that he has won. No, this is the shout of Naphist victory.
Sure enough, twenty minutes later, Naphistis successfully repelled all the invaders. In this way, he was forced to death in the hands of management. Bring Mary and Tia.
In the long run, the Prime Minister and Tier would be wiped with that Nairitis. The meaning of this step, the memory of us and Mary, Tia, and everything in the future will be destroyed. I must not allow such things to happen, but I seem to be unable to break through.
I think there is no choice except here.
"can you forgive me!"
Tia can finally use these possibilities. He successfully seized the bright and happy future. It is impossible to let it end in such a short period of time. Tia is always controlled by the desire and convenience of selfish people, and she can never die for the same reason.
Is that the end of that ’s like this? Tongren used his strength to look at Naphistis in his eyes. I will soon have enough power to restore Lan to the form of werewolf. So I want to defeat Naphtis. I will do my best to arrive in time.
I kicked the ground hard and sprinted, and the distance between me and Naphistis suddenly narrowed. At this moment, Naphus attacked with his right hand again, but I avoided it when I was around.
At that time, I saw a shadow that seemed black. Then, when he arrived at Nephtis's face and chopped his double sword, he shot four. Two of them were released by himself, but he didn't know the other two. Naphus was hit by two unknown slash, screamed back, and lost his position.
At this moment, Kirito finally recognized the black shadow on both sides.
"I am very happy, I will come in time!"
"It's worthwhile to run hard to run."
On the right is the purple long hair girly holding the sword with a hand -held sword, and on the left is a dark brown teenager holding a sword. He should take different actions.
\ "Yuki, Kai Meng! \"
As soon as he shouted his name, Naphistis's whole body sounded. When I moved away from the two, I heard a voice.
\ "We are here, Kirito! \"
"Sorry for you for a long time!"
\ "I finally arrived, brother! \"
The three who attacked the right back of Naphistis were Filia, Claine, and Lifa.
"There must be something incredible, such a dangerous monster is waiting for you, the key kid!"
"This is a good information, but isn't it time now?"
\ "Kirito classmate, we finally arrived! \"
In addition, Argo, Spiegel and Lilan can be seen on the left hind legs. They are all friends who act alone like Ji Ji and Kam. Subsequently, everyone who was fighting with Neffelis saw a huge green magic formation on the ground, and soon they stood up.
"It seems that everyone is okay!"
"I rushed in successfully!"
In the center of all this is Arisa and her son Jupiter, and Asuna is a person who taught Plame how to act as the therapist and her skills.
"Everyone is here!"
A response to Kirito's voice was Asuna. After everyone is fully recovered, stop using skills.
"Jugurt and Yui-Chen brought us here. They seized the Anima Box signal of Lilan, Strey, Prime Minister-Chen and Tia-Chen."
The next person close to Kirito is Yui. He is a non -combatant and has to participate in this situation. Jiao looked at Nephtis.
"Dad, the magic reaction is from that monster"
"Ah, that guy came out of the strange point, and then the strange point disappeared, but can he say that he is the strange point itself?"
"This is no doubt. This is a strange point. However, I think that management cannot predict that it will take such a form."
"Is this why the management suddenly started maintenance?"
Jiu nodded. The strange point of entity, the transformation of monsters, and the emergence of worms around the world of Ellneward. I think the management or development team cannot predict these. That's why we announce emergency maintenance and forced suddenly cancellation.
"Of course, if the management fixes the strange point, Premia and Tia will not be able to save it. Before that, let's stop the strange point!"
I know what Yui said. Until a few seconds ago, this was still difficult to achieve. However, now all friends are gathered here, it is not difficult. If we work together to attack Naphus, we can stop the strange point before the start of emergency maintenance. I'm sure it will work.
Kirito's thoughts rolled in his chest and issued an order again.
"Everyone, you can stop the strange point in a while! Lending us for strength !!"
The voice of the friends named SAO's death game echoed on this battlefield like a circular theater again. Everyone clenched the weapon, hoping to knock down Naphus and separate the strange point in their hearts. Immediately after, Nephtis roared, and a black flashing again in his mouth. The person who reacted was the navigation elf in ALO.
"The breath of cutting grass is here! Ten, nine, eight until the launch!"
Naphtis's hole card is the beam of the beam just released. If you launch it near the wall, you cannot avoid it, because its range can reach another wall, even if you defend it, it will be penetrated by its power. I can cure because the number of therapists is increasing, but I cannot heal everyone at one time.
"I won't let you do this!"
"My pocket is empty!"
Before Kirito gave instructions, someone started to act. Speed attackers include Ji, Lifa, Filia, Silika, and Algo. They ran to Naphistis, who stored energy in their mouths, and narrowed their distance.
"Five, four, three!"
"Ha ha!"
When the clothes were tied to three, the five climbed to Naphistis's chin and released the sword skills. The swordsmanship of the two -handed sword and the three -person dagger is different, but they are both continuous attacks. There are more than 40 continuous attacks in total.
Naphistis's face was hit by a storm in a few seconds. His mouth exploded, and the black flash penetrated it, screaming and fell to the ground. The energy of the breath is definitely out of the attack of the five.
The dragon monster, including Lilan, has a weakness. If you attack the mouth or face of attacking them before releasing the breath of the energy, the energy will explode in the mouth, causing huge damage and knocking you down. . have.
I thought it would be overcome if it became as huge as Niffis, but this is not the case. No matter how bad it is, Kirito can't help but fortunately that part of the part still exists, not disappearing.
\ "Kirito classmate, now! Let's attack now! \"
"I want to use my hole card!"
When Lilan and Kaim called him, Kirito replied, "I understand!" Then he ran to Naphtis. The three ran side by side. When they were approaching Naphus, all their companions had surrounded him.
