Realms: Only I Traverse Through the Anime Multiverse

The days after the New Year.

As the progress of the boss attack team increased, Du Ming and Yasna moved out of the house they rented from the fifth floor.

Originally, Du Ming proposed to buy a permanent house on these floors, but these floors are not very suitable for long-term living, and the progress of the boss attack continued to increase, so he kept changing the rented house.

The eighth floor of Aincrad is a forest floor, covered with huge forests and deep water on the ground. Players travel through the branches of giant trees and high-altitude suspension bridges.

Shortly after the seventh floor, the strategy team came to the eighth floor. Du Ming and Yasna rented a wooden house surrounded by forests in the "Nine Woods" area on the eighth floor. After decorating the wooden house according to Yasna's wishes, Du Ming wanted to name the wooden house "Du Ming and Yasna's Lair", but was rejected by Yasna with a scream.

The villages and other residential areas in the SAO world are safe areas.

In addition, there are some special buildings and areas in the wild areas of the SAO world that have the effect of safe areas. The area near the single-family house rented by Du Ming is such an area.

Du Ming and his partner like this place very much. It is relatively quiet here, suitable for two people... Oh, and three people including Lingyin to be alone.

The treetops of the giant tree on the eighth floor can even touch the ninth floor. If the player has the ability to dig a tunnel out of the hard floor, he can even avoid the BOSS and go to the ninth floor through the tunnel.

"Asuna, do you want me to help you pierce the ninth floor?"

Before waiting for a guest to arrive, Du Ming asked Asuna. He has this ability, but other players do not.

Other players must defeat the BOSS on the eighth floor before going to the ninth floor.

When making a declaration on New Year's Eve that they were going to defeat the BOSS on the tenth floor, Asuna was worried that after defeating the BOSS, even if she and Du Ming could leave the SAO world, there was still a low possibility that the remaining players would be trapped in the SAO world.

Therefore, she hoped that Du Ming would not take action in the BOSS strategy of the sixth to ninth floors, and let her cooperate with other players to attack and improve the strategy level of other players.

In this way, even if Du Ming is not there in the future, they are still trapped in this world and can rely on their own strength.

Du Ming agreed to Yasna's proposal.

However.

Every time there is a BOSS strategy battle and a dangerous area, Du Ming will secretly hide and observe, and protect Yasna by the way.

Therefore, when Du Ming was in the seventh floor lava mountain area, he saw the performance of the guests who were coming today.

"No need." Yasna shook her head: "Nowadays, the floor BOSS of each floor can improve everyone's strength and actual combat, and can improve experience. If you miss this BOSS, the next BOSS will be more difficult."

"Okay, whatever you like."

Du Ming smiled and nodded.

… …

While waiting, Du Ming closed his eyes and meditated calmly.

Yasna, who had long since disarmed and changed into an apron, saw it and walked into the living room to prepare tea and drinks.

The power of space was floating around Du Ming. Du Ming was half relaxed, feeling the power of space.

Until there was a sound outside the window.

"I think I'm not late."

Outside the door, Heathcliff smiled faintly, but his tone lacked cadence, and it was difficult to see his true emotions in his brass pupils.

"You... are finally here, sit down."

Du Ming opened his eyes slightly, added Heathcliff's "guest" attribute to the system, and Heathcliff walked in.

Hmm?

Heathcliff felt that Du Ming's words were a little strange, and he didn't think much about it. He walked to Du Ming and continued:

"Yes, I once promised to fight with you. Now the strategy group's things are going smoothly, so I have time to come to the appointment. I have been looking forward to this battle for a long time."

Heathcliff's smile was a little helpless. As before, if possible, he hoped that this battle could be postponed until he understood the details of this world.

But time has indeed passed for a long time, and he can't continue to delay time.

Thinking, let's just finish this fight as soon as possible.

Heathcliff sat down and said in a decisive voice:

"I hope this fight will end as soon as possible. Our battlefield should be the BOSS strategy. PVP fights are not very helpful for the BOSS strategy."

Du Ming looked at Heathcliff with a smile.

After a few glances, he nodded and smiled:

"Well said, then... let's end our fight."

"Hmm...hmm?"

Heathcliff's eyes widened suddenly: "Duel, what did you say?"

Du Ming shrugged and smiled: "I say, let's end our fight."

"..."

Heathcliff was silent for a while, gently raised one hand, opened his palm and asked: "Duel, are you sure?"

As the developer of SAO, his mind is of course on finding the secrets of this new SAO world, hoping that he doesn't have to fight Du Ming.

But when the words of giving up came out of Du Ming's mouth, he always felt strange.

At first, Du Ming looked at him as if he wanted to tear him apart. He had such a strong desire to fight, but now he just said he didn't want to fight?

He felt a little relieved.

But.

Strange.

So strange!

"Sure."

Du Ming smiled.

"What's the reason? Can you tell me?" Heathcliff asked with a frown. Only clear logic and reason can make him feel at ease.

"Oh, it's not a special reason. I just think you are too weak."

Du Ming narrowed his eyes and said, "In the seventh-layer lava lake area, when you fought the flame scorpion, your health dropped to a quarter, right? Too weak, too unskilled, and not focused or careful in the battle. I am not interested in opponents like you!"

"The flame scorpion... is it because of the flame scorpion?"

Heathcliff sighed in disbelief, and then smiled bitterly with relief and unpleasantness, and stood up:

"Sorry, I don't have the talent to make you Duel happy."

The flame scorpion in the seventh-layer lava lake area is a difficult monster with high defense, strong concealment, and can add double DEBUFFs of burning and poison to players in his design.

And in this new SAO world, the flame scorpion is even more difficult.

Unlike the original SAO game world, its spikes contain a substance that is a mixture of fire and toxin power. After piercing the player's body, it will quickly deduct the player's blood volume in percentage form.

Yes, percentage blood loss!

Heathcliff, who was too familiar with monsters, did not pay attention to the percentage of blood loss, and his own HP value dropped a lot at once.

I think he was indeed overconfident and careless.

Heathcliff shook his head and said goodbye to Du Ming: "In this case, I will leave immediately and look forward to meeting Duel next time."

"Wait, since I'm here, how can I go back empty-handed?"

Du Ming laughed happily and shouted into the room: "Asuna, take out a can of tea leaves I picked."

Of course he was happy.

What I just said to Heathcliff, that is, Kayaba Akihiko, was half a lie.

In the original plot, when Heathcliff's blood volume dropped to half, the system's "blood lock" mechanism would be triggered.

This time his HP dropped to a very low level, even to less than a quarter, which means that Heathcliff no longer has a "health lock" in this new SAO world. This is the information that Du Ming really cares about and really wants to use battle to spy on.

Since the information has been obtained, he has no interest in fighting fearlessly with the other party.

"Asuna?"

Heathcliff showed a "as expected" look.

There have been rumors that Du Ming and Asuna live together, and this time he has confirmed this fact with his own eyes.