Akasaka piloted the Strike Freedom Gundam as it flew over the sea. Seeing the Deep-Sea Octopus already knocked unconscious and floating on the surface, he could not be bothered to finish it off. More importantly, he could not.
Once he claimed the boss's life, the world announcement for clearing the floor boss would be broadcast. Then the whole world would know that Tiger King—that was, he himself—had cleared the 89th-floor boss.
But how was he supposed to explain that?
The current raid group had only reached somewhere in the 70s.
How had he made it to the 89th floor?
More importantly, Kayaba Akihiko could not be allowed to find out about this. He had to keep it hidden from that guy.
If the other party learned that he had skipped more than twenty floors and gone straight for the 100th-floor boss, then as both the game developer and administrator, there was no telling what kind of underhanded move he might pull to stop him.
Akasaka's specialty was catching his opponent off guard and swiftly raiding their base!
Akasaka went full throttle!
The Strike Freedom Gundam's jet wings spread behind its back, their output cranked to maximum! It shot straight into the sky, charging through the air above the 89th floor and heading for the 90th floor.
At that moment, Kayaba Akihiko—Heathcliff—was still handling official business at the Knights of the Blood headquarters.
Through the window, he watched the brilliant sunlight and fine weather outside.
Completely unaware that his base was about to be raided...
Akasaka quickly flew up to the 100th floor.
As for how he found the floor boss?
It was actually simple.
The Strike Freedom Gundam had radar. All he had to do was scan the area and find the monster with the strongest energy signature. That had