There are no maze-like paths on the ninety-ninth floor.
There is only one road leading from the main street to the Boss room, and there are no ordinary monsters along the way. The entire road is like an upward-sloping altar, with two tightly closed black doors standing at the end.
The boss behind the door also has only one target.
It was a swordsman covered in black crystal armor, holding a longsword in each hand, as tall as his body. It didn't have the complex weapon of the boss on the 98th floor, but it could replicate the opponent's power generation method after each collision.
The moment Heathcliff raised his shield for the first time, the Boss immediately brought down his left sword at the same angle.
Kirito activated his Dual Blades, and the black-armored swordsman's two longswords immediately began to move at different speeds.
Lin Yuan did not attack immediately.
He watched from the side for three rounds until the Boss's right sword was positioned at a similar angle to the " Nameless " attack before stepping into the attack range.
"It can even learn your movements?" Kirito asked.
You can only learn the parts that have already been completed.
Lin Yuan slashed down from the right shoulder.
The black-armored swordsman indeed raised his sword to parry. Just as the two weapons were about to collide, Nameless suddenly stopped, and Lin Yuan's steps circled around to the left along a zigzag line.
The Boss immediately attacked with his other sword.
Lin Yuan did not turn around again, but instead turned his stopped slash into a sudden thrust.
The sword tip struck the black crystal armor for the first time.
Before the cracks could spread, the Boss retreated to create distance. It copied Lin Yuan's zigzag footwork, only to find that Lin Yuan no longer used the zigzag technique the next time.
The same attack, now transformed into a powerful strike.
The third time, the collision leads to " No Interval ".
The black-armored swordsman kept copying, but what he copied was always the choice that Lin Yuan had already abandoned.
"It's learning from the Nameless Swordsman!"
"But I never caught up with him..."
The discussions among the raiding party reached the center of the battlefield.
Lin Yuan changed his sword path repeatedly, drawing both of the Boss's longswords towards himself. Kirito attacked from the other side, his sixteen- Dual Blades -wielding combo tearing through the crystal armor; Asuna, Agil, and the rest of the attacking team followed closely behind.
The final attack was carried out by everyone working together.
The black-armored swordsman's health reached zero, and after his body shattered, a fist-sized black crystal fell into Kirito's inventory.
The test results consist of only one line.
Ruby Crystal Pith
It has no weapon attributes, but it is the highest-grade forging material on the ninety-ninth floor.
Before entering the 100th floor, the raiding team decided to take a 15-day break.
Lisbeth traveled through a portal to the ninety-ninth floor and rented a forging room in the safe zone. She first inspected " The Elucidator " and " The Dark Repulser," then placed " The Nameless " on the forging table.
"The first two were enhanced." She tapped the black one-handed sword. "This one needs to be disassembled and remade."
The sharpness and durability of " The Elucidator " have been improved, while the center of gravity of " The Dark Repulser " has been readjusted to prevent Kirito from experiencing slight deviations when switching between the two swords at high speed.
When it was Nameless's turn, the system panel still could not display any valid values.
Lisbeth melted the Ruby Crystal Pith into a thin layer and rewrapped the crystalline structure inside the sword's spine. The single layer of material that originally bore the impact of the Mountain Severance was broken into several interlocking layers, so that each force would be dispersed in different directions along the blade.
After the forging was finished, Kirito closed the workshop door.
Lin Yuan raised the " Nameless " book.
The first strike of " Mountain Severance " cut through the test metal, and the sword did not produce a cracking sound.
Without pausing, he stepped forward and, following the momentum of his first sword swing, unleashed a second " Mountain Severance " strike from below.
The second piece of test metal flew into the air.
" Nameless " remains upright.
Lisbeth stared at the sword for a long time, making sure the internal structure wasn't cracked, before slowly exhaling.
"As long as you have the strength, it can continue."
From now on, " Mountain Severance " will not be performed only once.
Before the final strategy meeting began, he walked back to the eleventh floor from the ninety-ninth floor. The path that had been cleared was not dangerous, but the long distance between floors still made the round trip take nearly ten days.
The Moonlit Black Cats's base remains unchanged.
Keita, Sachi, Tetsuo, Sasamaru, and Ducker were all there. Yui was sitting on the steps in front of the door, and stood up when she saw Lin Yuan in the distance.
"Is brother going to the last floor?"
"Um."
"After this, will we be able to go back?"
Lin Yuan couldn't give her a definite answer.
Defeating the 100th floor boss might log a player out, but that doesn't mean the world will provide an exit for someone without an account.
"I will come back," he said.
Yui didn't press further, only extending her little finger.
Lin Yuan and she made a pinky promise.
No one from the Black Cats gave him potions, maps, or equipment. They simply offered him a meal and a room, as usual.
The next morning, Lin Yuan set off again.
When he returned to the entrance to the 100th floor, the final assault team had already assembled. Heathcliff stood at the forefront, his cross shield and longsword in their usual state.
He glanced at the " Nameless " that Lin Yuan had reforged, but did not ask about the specific changes.
The gates of the Ruby Palace opened before everyone.
Behind the door was a vast, white hall that seemed to stretch on forever.
A massive shadow slowly rose from behind the throne. Dozens of arms stretched out from the shadow, each hand holding a different weapon.
The monster's name appeared in the view of all players.
"An Incarnation of the Radius".
The final guardian of the 100th floor.