Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

The morning sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled patterns of light on the path.

What should have been a pleasant time was instead filled with impatience as Accelerator kicked at the pebbles on the roadside, his crimson eyes occasionally flashing with a hint of ferocity beneath his silver hair.

He couldn't help but feel irritable whenever he thought about his recent experiences.

The previous 'Absolute Ability Evolution Project' experiments were so simple. We just had to wait for the test subjects to arrive, and then we could easily and efficiently deal with them.

But ever since that black-clad swordsman appeared, everything has gone awry.

One experimental subject after another was stolen, and just when new experimental subjects were finally found, they were disrupted again by a group of people dressed in strange costumes.

Those people were like flies that couldn't be shaken off, buzzing around. Despite being pitifully weak, they were fearless and charged forward wave after wave.

Even if he kills many more, someone will still appear the next day, which means he hasn't been able to conduct a single complete experiment recently.

Just then, Accelerator sensed a gaze.

Turning around, I saw a player wearing leather armor and carrying a longsword.

The moment that guy saw Accelerator, his eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Found him! So this guy was here!"

Accelerator frowned, and before he could deal with the flies, he saw the player pull out a flare gun, aim it at the sky, and pull the trigger.

"Bang!" A red signal flare, trailing a long plume of smoke, exploded in the sky, standing out conspicuously.

"Tsk, still haunting me." Accelerator clicked his tongue, his anger instantly ignited.

Even though I didn't intend to conduct the experiment, and I deliberately avoided the main road and chose a secluded path, I still didn't expect to be targeted by these guys.

It seems they won't give up until they've completely crushed these ants.

The signal flare had an immediate effect.

In just a few dozen seconds, dense footsteps came from in front of and behind the road, and even from the alleys next to them, players kept emerging and quickly surrounded Accelerator.

A moment later, nearly five hundred players had gathered around Accelerator, forming an impenetrable human wall.

Accelerator had expected these guys to start fighting at the drop of a hat, as usual, but today's events unfolded in a slightly different way.

In the brief moment when the air seemed to freeze, a figure in silver armor stepped out from the crowd of players; it was none other than Tilberu, the guild leader of the Legion Guild.

Instead of looking at the BOSS surrounded in the middle, he frowned and looked around.

As his gaze swept across the crowd, it suddenly stopped on several familiar faces, and his expression instantly darkened.

He asked in a low voice, "What are you doing here? According to the plan of the last meeting, you should be exploring Academy City right now?"

The directions he was facing were those of several guild leaders who had attended the previous meeting.

They had originally divided up the tasks privately: one group was responsible for exploring Academy City to find a way to break the deadlock, while the other group was responsible for guarding the experimental subjects.

So all these association presidents are gathered here now?

But when facing Tilberu, one of them said with a hint of mockery, "You're talking about us? President Tilberu, didn't you come here yourself?"

Another person chimed in, "And don't think I won't recognize you just because you're not wearing the Legion's uniform. The people behind you should all be Legion members, right?"

Tilberu blushed and subconsciously turned around to look at the players behind him.

Indeed, in order to avoid attracting attention, he had his men change into their ordinary equipment, but he didn't expect to be recognized anyway.

He coughed twice, trying to ease the awkwardness: "It's not because... we recently found a way to acquire firearms, and all my men wanted to come and try them out. They were crowding around me, so I had no choice but to bring them along."

This statement was half true and half false, both absolving himself of responsibility for "violating the plan" and giving the other presidents a way out.

The guild leaders around exchanged glances, all knowing that Tilberu was making excuses.

After all, they themselves came here because of firearms and weapons.

Since everyone had broken the rules, there was no point in dwelling on the plans from the previous meeting. The group tacitly stopped mentioning them, trying to cover up the little incident that had just occurred.

Accelerator, who could be completely ignored, is now on the verge of exploding.

He stood in the center of the crowd, watching as they surrounded him, but were preoccupied with discussing trivial matters and didn't even glance at him.

Beneath his silvery-white hair, the red light in his right eye almost overflowed.

He's a top student in Academy City, when has he ever been treated like this, like he's invisible?

During their conversation, Accelerator keenly perceived crucial information.

That's Tilberu at the very front.

So this guy in the silver armor is their leader?

Accelerator could no longer contain himself. He stomped down and disappeared from his spot. Before Tilberu could react, he felt a hand gripping his forehead tightly.

"Since you enjoy commanding so much, why don't you try being crushed first!" Accelerator's voice rang in my ears, carrying a suffocating sense of oppression.

Before Tilberu could struggle, he suddenly exerted force with his arm, lifted Tilberu's body high, and then slammed it hard to the ground.

With a loud bang, the ground cracked like a spider web.

And what about Tilberu?

His health bar was completely depleted by this attack, and he died instantly, turning into fragments and disappearing.

Everyone was stunned; the scene before them was completely beyond their expectations.

In every previous BOSS battle, the players were always the ones to make the first move.

Logically, a BOSS without aggro shouldn't have any target to attack. In the past, players always deployed outside the BOSS's area of ​​effect in advance.

But this time, Accelerator, disregarding all sportsmanship, actually launched a sneak attack before the players could react!

What's even more surprising is that the leader of the famous and strongest guild, Tilberu, was the first person to be killed by the BOSS.

This kind of boss battle is truly something I've never seen before.

"Hey, you bunch of ants, have you forgotten who else is here?" Accelerator's voice was icy cold, filled with suppressed rage.

The sound brought everyone back to their senses.

The guild leader is gone, and even if he were to be resurrected and return to the battlefield, it would take some time. So the remaining members took it upon themselves to use the same strategy that Tilberu often used to defeat the BOSS.

Thus, in front of the road, shield-bearers stood with their shields in the front row, forming a wall that protected the rear row of attackers.

On the other side of the road, the mixed army composed of multiple guilds was naturally not of such high quality. They all drew their swords and pointed them in one direction, forming a fighting style completely different from that of the opposing side.

One side maintains strict discipline, while the other is chaotic and wild.

As for those on both sides of the road, there are still quite a few lone wolf players waiting for their chance.