Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

There was no joy, no elation.

The stone slab bearing the name of the conqueror slowly emerged from the ground, and at the same time, the passage to the sixteenth floor opened before everyone.

"Huh? What's wrong? What happened?" Ilya asked, completely bewildered.

She was flustered and alert to the changes in the scene. All she knew was that she had entered the BOSS area, and then, feeling annoyed with the guild leader, she had a verbal argument with him. Then, the scene changed with a "rumble".

"This...could it be?" Finally, Ilya, with her still-developing little brain, came up with what she thought was the correct answer: "Could it be that the BOSS is about to appear?"

"Pfft~" Kirito chuckled.

"Are you making fun of me again?"

Seeing that the two were about to start fighting again, Kenshin explained, "Relax, there are no more bosses here."

As he spoke, he pointed to the black stone slab that had just risen from the ground, gesturing for the other person to go up and take a look.

Ilya did as she was told, and immediately saw a solitary name on the top of the huge stone slab. Who else could it be but her own name?

What she found unbelievable was: "This is the first kill record tablet? The one that records the player IDs of those who defeat the boss?"

Kenshin nodded: "That's right."

But Ilya was still puzzled: "But why is only my name on it?"

"Of course it's because you killed the BOSS."

Ilya, her face blank, pointed at herself: "Me? When?"

"You might not believe it, but right when you fell..."

Ilya gave her a look that said, 'Do you think I'm that easy to fool?'

At this moment, Kirito revealed a thoughtful smile: "Perhaps we should give the official some suggestions."

"What do you want?" Ilya asked warily.

Although she didn't know what he was up to, she noticed his faint smile and the way he kept glancing at her.

It was undoubtedly aimed at me.

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask if we could suggest that the official team change the recording logic of the stone tablet, such as changing the name to a sentence like 'Ilya took down the BOSS's last drop of blood with a flat ground throw!' Would that be better?"

"That's nothing! That kind of alteration can no longer be called a record stone tablet; it's practically a 'shame stone tablet'! Please, don't increase the workload of the officials!"

A string of words came out of Ilya's mouth quickly, and she seemed to think that the changes were too embarrassing.

...especially the line "fall on flat ground".

Kirito grinned, clearly pleased with himself for bullying the child: "Just kidding."

"Waaah, I can't win. There's no way to deal with this guy's eccentric personality."

Kirito also knows when to stop...? No, it's the principle of draining the pond to catch all the fish.

So he changed the subject appropriately: "Alright, no matter what, it was Ilya who defeated the BOSS, you must have gotten something good, right?"

"Ah!" Ilya suddenly realized, but quickly looked dejected: "I don't think I... got anything."

"I see." Kirito rested his chin on his hand, thinking.

Logically, the BOSS should drop rare items, even though this special battle is not a regular large-scale battle.

While thinking about Kirito, she looked around.

If I'm not mistaken, I must have overlooked something.

As Kirito glanced around, his gaze inadvertently fell upon the steps.

"That's right, that's it!"

Only then did everyone notice the huge, gleaming slot machine.

Hei then spoke up, "The BOSS seemed to have casually mentioned before that the reward would be given from there."

"That's right."

The three musketeers paved the way up the steps to victory, and Kirito even pulled the dazed Illya up with them along the way.

It was crafted from gold and engraved with exquisite patterns, but the designs on each row were all weapons, such as bows, staffs, and swords...

Having never noticed such a thing in the room before, Ilya exclaimed sincerely upon seeing it for the first time, "Wow, it's huge!"

Kenshin rubbed his clasped hands together with a smile: "So in the end, we still have to deal with the slot machines. Don't worry, Kiri-ge, just leave it to me."

However, he was stopped by Kirito as soon as he took a step forward.

"No, the time ahead does not belong to you and me."

Then Kirito made way for Illya and said, "It should belong to its true owner."

"I see." Kenshin understood the meaning behind the words and stopped pressing the matter.

Black also gave up some space.

Ilya looked surprised and delighted: "Eh? Are you talking about me?"

"Who else is there besides you?" Kirito said. "Come on, let's finish this last task before this strategy is truly over."

Ilya looked at her suspiciously and said, "I thought you would keep it for yourself."

Kirito shrugged: "How could I possibly do something so vulgar and shameless?"

Although I enjoy teasing children, I have a clear conscience that I am an excellent guild leader!

Ignoring Kirito's inner thoughts, Illya stepped forward, but due to her height, she couldn't reach the lever to start the slot machine.

This is awkward.

Kirito covered his mouth and chuckled.

Ilya suddenly realized: Could it be that the other party had already anticipated this situation?

He said a lot of high-sounding words, but now it seems they were just excuses to see him make a fool of himself!

With that thought, she leaped, landing perfectly on the starting lever, and then, with all her might, finally...

In the silence of the crowd, the huge slot machine was turned on automatically, and then the three rows of reels spun continuously.

When they came to a complete stop, the image of three long swords appeared before the four of them.

The last jet-black longsword was spat out from the slot machine's prize slot.

Ilya obtained the BOSS-level weapon – [The Elucidator]

Kirito's smile vanished: "Wait, what is that?"

Ilya took the weapon she had just acquired out of her backpack, and a black one-handed sword almost as long as herself appeared in her hand.

Embarrassingly, the moment the longsword appeared in Ilya's hand, it fell to the ground with a clatter because the weapon was too heavy.

Ilya used all her strength to barely lift the hilt of the sword, but it was far too difficult for her to lift the entire sword.

She clearly felt this as well: "Ugh, it's so heavy. Is this really a one-handed sword? Why can't I lift it even when I'm using both hands?"

Of course, since you are a mage, all your attribute points are not allocated to strength. In this situation, how can you wield this supreme divine weapon?

At this moment, Kirito's gaze was completely drawn to that long sword.

Oh~ a jet-black exterior and white decorations, there's no mistake, this is the Sword of Dreams!