Aincrad's 50th Floor, the BOSS's room.
The members of the Strategy Group had been fighting here for over half an hour. The Floor Guardian BOSS on the 50th Floor was undoubtedly the strongest BOSS they had encountered so far.
Although it wielded a two-handed axe, its agility was no worse than that of a katana or one-handed sword user. Only players built entirely for defense, the tank types, could withstand its attacks head-on. Any non-tank player would lose at least enough HP to drop into the yellow zone after taking a single hit. How many players would dare face an attack like that head-on?
Probably none.
"Switch!"
The BOSS's HP was still safely in the green zone. Half an hour of fighting had only depleted a small amount of it.
Even Agil, a relatively lumbering two-handed axe user, had charged in and used dozens of high-damage Sword Skills. Yet the BOSS's HP was simply too massive. Only someone who had learned an [Advanced] Sword Skill, or perhaps an even more powerful [Supreme] one, could speed up the depletion of its HP.
The tank squad switched in and once again raised their defenses to receive the BOSS's attack.
The BOSS's movements seemed to have grown faster. The tank squad had only just formed up when a powerful attack struck them, nearly breaking through their formation.
"Switch!"
This command had already been repeated countless times.
Effect light flashed across the weapons as they struck the BOSS again and again.
"Roar—!"
The BOSS's stun duration seemed to have shortened. The instant the players finished a round of attacks, the BOSS had already recovered its movement. It raised its two-handed axe again and swung it at the tank players led by Heathcliff.
Red effect light appeared on Heathcliff's sword and shield.
His cross shield