Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

Ultimately, Kirito succeeded through his unwavering perseverance.

He was on guard the moment he received the item from Ilya. Was this elementary school student up to something again?

However, the "Explainer" information obtained from the system prompt will not lie.

At that moment, Kirito felt his breath catch for a second, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he gently clicked "Accept".

Suddenly, a long sword appeared out of thin air in his hand.

"finally come!"

Kirito's first feeling upon receiving it was excitement, but instead of cheering, he lowered his head slightly and gazed affectionately at the peerless weapon in his hand.

This was not the first time he had seen the Explainer. In fact, he had seen its true form in an anime in his previous life, and during the battle in the Eternal Land, this black sword had been his constant companion since level 5.

But whether in his past or present life, this is the first time Kirito has ever touched this divine weapon.

"Old friend, we can fight together again."

Incidentally, while recalling the past, I subconsciously blocked out the insults from my teammates in my previous life.

Just kidding, Kirito without an interpreter has no soul.

He has now completely forgotten about all the weapons he acquired before, such as the 'Guide,' the 'Wind Dragon Sword,' and the 'Cloud Tiger Sword'... I'm sorry, let's not contact each other anymore. I'm afraid the Explainer will misunderstand.

Oh, so I'm a dual-wielder. Never mind then.

Then, he subconsciously swung his sword, only then noticing his stamina bar rapidly decreasing.

Um?what's the situation?

After observing the numerical values, it was discovered that because the interpreter's strength requirement was too high, wielding a sword with one hand would consume stamina at an extremely fast rate.

At Kirito's current level, he can probably only use it for three minutes.

"There's such a limitation? I've transformed into light?"

Fortunately, the interpreter is in my own hands, and I can easily control it once I level up.

Actually, he had already thought of a solution.

The Explainer is a one-handed sword, while I am a dual-wielding swordsman. If I could abandon the other sword and use both hands on the Explainer, wouldn't that solve the problem of insufficient strength?

But after thinking about it, Kirito decided against it. After all, being cool is something for life, so how could he put the cart before the horse and give up his special dual-wielding swordsman identity just because of a mere power level?

And next... it's time to test the sword!

He first put the Explainer into his backpack to prevent his stamina from dropping too quickly, then clicked on the map to start teleporting to the newly unlocked sixteenth floor.

A white light flashed before his eyes, and when his vision returned to normal, Kirito realized that he had arrived in a new area.

Looking upwards, the name of this place comes into view—[Thunderstorm Canyon]

Kirito climbed to a high mountain peak and witnessed the entire view of this new area.

Dark clouds piled up in the sky, blue-purple lightning rolled in the clouds, and deafening rumbles could be heard from time to time.

He could even see a bolt of lightning strike in the distance, splitting a boulder on the mountain into pieces.

Perhaps due to the constant erosion of this land by lightning, stepping on this area produces a crackling sound of static electricity underfoot.

Overall, it's a rather depressing area, but as an adventure destination, it's an epic scene.

"Great venue, let's try out this new force!"

Kirito leaped and landed steadily on the ground, then ran off in one direction.

He quickly found his prey—a Thunder Dragon.

Green scales crackled with yellow lightning as the dragon-like creature lay coiled on a flat boulder, seemingly absorbing stray lightning from its surroundings.

Before it could even realize what was happening, Kirito had already switched his equipment, wielding the 'Thunder Tiger Sword' in his left hand and the 'Elucidator' in his right.

As he leaped across the protruding rocks, both longswords were drawn simultaneously!

Accompanied by the sound of metal scraping and slashing through the air, a pair of swords crossed like scissors and slashed towards the neck of the Thunder Dragon.

The Thunder Dragon only awoke after the particles left wounds on the monster's body.

But at this point, the warning was still too late.

After swinging his twin blades, Kirito spun around in mid-air, then crossed his swords into a cross, aiming the blow directly at the monster's head.

The crisp sound of scales shattering mingled with the Thunder Dragon's final, feeble roar. Kirito passed it by, leaping five meters away in a flash.

Behind him, the Thunder Dragon's health bar was reduced to zero, turning into specks of starlight and experience points that were then collected.

After this practical experience, Kirito couldn't help but cherish the Explainer's gaze even more.

"Wow, that's amazing. They managed to take down the monster on the newest floor in a single combo attack."

Logically, each new floor should have monsters that are much stronger than the previous floor.

However, this common sense does not seem to be proven in Kirito's case.

Admittedly, much of the credit goes to the interpreter, but has Kirito never reflected on the fact that he is different from everyone else?

He instantly stepped forward, flipped 360 degrees in the air, and slashed four times in the middle without missing a single move, without even using any skills from beginning to end.

Normal person: Hang up!

Kirito: Routine operation.

His superhuman physical reflexes enabled him to perform such a movement, and combined with his superb swordsmanship, it seemed natural for him to do so.

If an ordinary player possesses any one of these qualities, they can already make a name for themselves in SAO.

Unfortunately, Kirito possesses both qualities.

Kirito, after casually killing the monster, didn't notice this and instead started criticizing the monster itself.

"Is it because the monsters here are too weak?" Just then, he suddenly noticed an unknown icon in his status bar: "Huh? What's this?"

The icon is a yellow lightning bolt, and the counter behind it is at 20, and it is constantly decreasing as time goes on.

Judging from the icon, it looked like a paralysis symbol. Combining this with the counter bar behind it, Kirito had a rough idea in his mind.

Then he hunted another monster, and that's when he determined the function of the counter:

In the sixteenth level, each attack will increase the paralysis value by 5 points, and when the value reaches 100, it will trigger a 1-second paralysis.

Of course, this value will decrease over time, decreasing by a little every five seconds.

Don't underestimate this brief paralysis. Although it only lasts for 1 second, even Kirito suffered from it.

That happened just now when he was fighting an elite monster, [Thunder Dragon - Thunder Dragon].

The monster was about six or seven meters long, with two heads sharing one body, and black and white lightning shooting out from its two mouths respectively.

Elite monsters are significantly stronger than regular monsters. Their health bars are three times thicker, not to mention their attack power, defense, and a whole host of other attributes. It's a genuine, all-around improvement in every aspect.

Kirito had killed enemies so quickly that he hadn't paid any attention to the paralysis bar, but he learned his lesson here.

A sudden wave of numbness hit him, and Kirito tried to dodge but his body was completely out of control, and he took the brunt of a lightning breath attack.

As expected of an elite monster, it took away almost half of Kirito's health bar in just one hit.

Of course, Kirito didn't allocate any points to defense, but it's undeniable that he underestimated the elite monsters.

After that, things became simple. Kirito switched all his normal attacks to skills to maximize damage, and consciously avoided combat when the paralysis bar was fast or slow, waiting until the paralysis bar was empty before going forward again.

To be honest, this was the best idea Kirito could come up with.

Thinking of this, Kirito sighed: "Are even elite monsters this difficult to deal with now? What if we encounter a guardian boss?"

As the boss of this level, the opponent must also have this paralysis mechanism.

"Wait a minute," Kirito suddenly thought, "What if the boss also has a paralysis mechanic that makes it difficult to fight head-on..."