Boom!
The shockwave from the clash between Susanoo and the gigantic stone statue shattered the entire 75th-floor boss room.
"Waahhh!"
"What's going on?!"
The ceiling collapsed, and falling debris crushed several unlucky low-HP players to death, while others also suffered varying degrees of injury.
Swish!
A layer of translucent orange-red protective aura, shaped like a fox, appeared on Asuna, Mito, and Silica. It blocked the damage from the falling debris.
"This is Tenya-kun's true power…."
Asuna and Mito stared blankly at the Nine-Tails Chakra covering them.
"Tenya can protect us while fighting."
Silica looked up at the great battle in the sky.
"Hey, are you sure we're playing the same game?"
"Our settings are different, stop it already."
The players felt like crying.
"My stats are above yours…."
"Paladin's Blessing!"
Kayaba used a level 100 support skill, maximizing the giant stone statue's overall abilities.
Bang!
Over half of the Perfect Susanoo's armor shattered, putting it at a disadvantage.
Tenya's mind stirred, and a golden Nine-Tails Chakra erupted from his body, soaring into the sky and instantly filling the interior of Susanoo.
Susanoo: Majestic Attire.
Bang!
The ultimate strike split the giant stone statue in two.
The terrifying power tore open the false sky, revealing the scene of the floor above.
"To be this powerful…."
Kayaba was forced to retreat tactically, unfolding his light wings behind him and flying towards the 76th floor.
"You want to run now?"
Tenya drove the Susanoo, pursuing upwards.
Thump!
A hole was smashed into the ground, and Tenya forcibly landed on the 76th floor, where he saw a scene of numerous churches and ancient buildings styled like the European Middle Ages.
Spiritual Sense.
Tenya instantly located Kayaba. He amplified the Nine-Tails Chakra, transforming it into a golden Nine-Tails head, which opened its mouth to condense a Tailed Beast Bomb.
Then, he injected the Perfect Susanoo's great sword into the Tailed Beast Bomb, further increasing its destructive power.
"Get out here!"
The Susanoo Tailed Beast Bomb was launched, appearing as a black core sphere with a purple katana embedded in it. As it flew, it spun at high speed, and the energy alone from its periphery stirred up a monstrous hurricane.
Rumble!!!
Accompanied by an earth-shattering explosion, like a nuclear bomb explosion, the resulting shockwave instantly leveled the entire 76th floor's buildings, including the great boss in the boss room that hadn't even appeared yet.
The players on the 75th floor looked up in terror at the collapsing 76th-floor ground above. A giant eye monster fell among them, giving everyone a fright.
"This is the 76th floor boss, Dreadful Gaze?"
Asuna used her identification skill to recognize the monster's name.
The boss's HP was only 1, and it instantly dropped to zero upon hitting the ground.
"The boss that hadn't even appeared yet was killed just like that?" Mito's lips twitched.
Speaking of which, who still remembers that they came to clear the 75th-floor boss today…
As a result, Heathcliff, the leader of the Knights of the Blood, known as the strongest player, was exposed by Tenya as being Kayaba, leading to a series of battles that went beyond the game.
The earth-shattering battle was still ongoing.
Under the nuclear blast of the Susanoo, the entire 76th floor had been destroyed.
Kayaba had no choice but to continue fleeing upwards to the 77th floor.
This time, he used system commands to gain control over all monsters on the 77th floor, including the boss.
The buildings on the 77th floor were entirely composed of colorful crystals, looking very dazzling.
The monsters were also beasts with crystals on their heads, and the boss was a crystal three-headed lion named: Crystal Claw.
"Stop him!"
Kayaba commanded all monsters on the 77th floor to attack Tenya.
"A bunch of beasts, what use are they?"
Tenya drove the Susanoo, sweeping its nine tails wildly, instantly annihilating hundreds of thousands of monsters.
"Roar!"
The boss pounced. Then it was chopped down by the Susanoo's sword.
"Too weak to withstand a blow?"
"Then what about all the monsters in Aincrad combined?"
Kayaba pushed his administrator privileges to the extreme. He successfully took over control of all monsters from the 78th floor up to the 100th floor.
However, due to his extreme operation, the game's computational load increased explosively, exceeding the capacity of the Aincrad server.
Simply put, the Aincrad game server crashed. All players were forcibly logged out of the game.
Players who had been trapped for months, enduring the torment of a death game every day, and dreamed of returning to reality.
Just like that, without any preparation or warning, they all had their wish to go home fulfilled.
"Tenya-kun…."
"I will wait for you in the real world."
This was the last thought of Asuna and the others before their consciousness disappeared.
Crack...
As the game server crashed, the floating giant tower of Aincrad's 100 floors was continuously disintegrating.
"There is a backup server starting up, but it won't last for too long."
As a genius developer, Kayaba naturally had a contingency plan for server crashes.
However, even with a backup server, it couldn't support the computing power needed for him to control all of Aincrad's monsters.
In other words, the current backup server was also operating under overload, and a crash was only a matter of time.
The 1st floor was the base of Aincrad, with an incredibly sturdy structure, and it wouldn't immediately collapse for now.
"The initial starting town, as the final battlefield, is a good choice." Tenya's expression was as usual.
"Tenya, I'm very happy that you can stay and accompany me to finish the final battle." Kayaba bowed deeply to him.
With the server crash and all players logged out, Tenya, as a player, could exit the game at any time.
Kayaba wasn't afraid of losing the battle, he was afraid that the other party would just quit the game and not fight him. This would be his biggest regret in his entire life.
"No matter."
"I had quite a fun time playing this game of yours."
During his time in Aincrad, Tenya obtained a total of three treasure chests and a large amount of points.
His gaming experience was definitely fulfilling.
"Then, let's begin!"
"All of Aincrad, attack!"
Kayaba pointed his sword and gave the command. Behind him, a dense, countless army of monsters poured out from the portal.
This included guardian bosses from every floor.
Vast and mighty, shaking the earth and mountains.
Tenya's eyes narrowed, and he controlled the Susanoo.
Susanoo Tailed Beast Bomb!
Rumble—!
A nuclear-level explosion!
In an instant, hundreds of thousands of monster troops were obliterated.
However, immediately more monsters filled in, surging towards Tenya like a flood.
Bang!
The Susanoo its hundred-meter-long Chakra sword, sweeping across thousands of enemies with one strike.
Its nine tails behind it, like the whip of death, lashed the monsters into a bloody mess.
"Bosses, attack from the flanks!"
Kayaba added various buffs to his subordinate bosses while directing the battlefield.
Frenzied Horn, a red wolf with a sharp single horn, slammed heavily into the Susanoo, shattering a part of the Susanoo's armor.
Triple Storm, a blue bird with three heads, could generate hurricanes with a large area of effect by flapping its wings. It ripped cracks all over the Susanoo.
Dark Knight, a centaur knight with a human face holding a spear, charged forward, piercing one of the Susanoo's tails.
Chaos Dragon Beast could unleash corrosive dragon breath, further weakening the outer Susanoo armor.
Ant Queen endlessly produced ant minions, numbering in the hundreds of millions, frantically gnawing at the Susanoo's entire body.