Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

After recognizing his own shortcomings in combat, Kirito completely devoted himself to the journey of grinding monsters and leveling up.

At dawn, as the first rays of light pierced through the thin mist, Kirito was already standing at the monster spawn point, swords in hand.

And before him lay the first monster of the day.

【Saint Dragon - Shulong】, is a pterosaur-shaped monster with cyan equipment and golden armor.

“Perfect, experience delivered right to my door,” Kirito said in a low voice.

Then he darted out like an arrow, his two swords clashing, and in a short while, the monster fell to the ground, turning into data and dissipating, becoming Kirito's experience.

At noon, in addition to hunting monsters on his own initiative, Kirito also accepted a mission.

Please go to the village to the south and clear out the monsters that have appeared there (0/10)

Kirito said, "It's a win-win situation: you can complete tasks and get rewards, and you can also fight monsters and gain experience."

In less than half an hour, all ten monsters were wiped out.

As he submitted the task, Kirito looked at the increased experience points on the panel and a tired but satisfied smile appeared on his face.

In the evening... oh, my sister forcibly shut down my phone and dragged me to bed.

And so, Kirito began his high-intensity monster-grinding mode of waking up early and going to bed early.

Time passed day by day, until the fourth day.

After slaying another monster, an upgrade notification suddenly popped up on the panel.

Kirito's voice trembled with excitement: "Finally, finally I leveled up!"

As an MMORPG, SAO becomes increasingly difficult to level up, and it took him four whole days to break through the level 50 barrier.

Kirito stopped and eagerly opened the skill bar.

Sure enough, in the skill bar, the skill he had pinned to the top was showing the 'learnable' label.

What is there to be depressed about?

Learn directly!

In that instant, all the skill points he had accumulated from leveling up twenty times were cleared, and the icon for [Starburst Stream Slash] slowly lit up.

Suppressing his surging excitement, Kirito began looking around, searching for suitable monsters to test his new skills.

Soon, a monster came into his view.

【Saint Dragon - Dragonman Nut】, this dragonman has skin like a blue starry sky, wears heavy golden armor, stands on two feet, and is about 2.5 meters tall.

In the SAO monster system, this can only be considered an ordinary monster.

However, as a creature of the twenty-first level, its abilities and stats far surpass those of the monsters on previous levels, and its attack and defense capabilities are not to be underestimated.

"I've decided on you!" Kirito looked at the dragon-man Nut, a hint of apology flashing in his eyes: "I'm sorry, but I have to ask you to make do in order to test the new skill!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kirito pushed off with his feet and charged toward the monster at an incredible speed.

The monster seemed to have not yet reacted, and did not even have time to raise its hand to attack.

Just then, Kirito suddenly unleashed the 'Starburst Stream Slash'!

Unlike the swordsmanship of the past, which focused on technique, this attack had no fancy moves whatsoever. Instead, it was characterized by astonishing speed and extreme power.

The sword light poured down like a torrential rain, each strike accompanied by a sharp, tearing sound as it ripped through the air.

If someone were timing this, they would be shocked to discover that Kirito had made a total of sixteen cuts in just two seconds!

Such a frequency of attacks is terrifying.

Under such a high-speed and ferocious attack, the dragonman Nut didn't even have a chance to let out a scream.

The golden armor was easily torn apart like paper, and the blue skin was instantly covered with wounds. Then, the entire body was torn to pieces!

Yes, literally 'torn to pieces', and then completely vanished.

Ah, this...

Kirito stood there, staring at the spot where the dragonman Nutt had disappeared, his eyes filled with astonishment.

He muttered to himself, "Wow, that's amazing!"

Even though it was a skill he unleashed himself, he was still awestruck by its immense power.

In the past, no matter how exquisite his swordsmanship or how powerful his skills were, he could only leave deep wounds on the monsters at most, never such a devastating effect.

Today, he was able to smash a monster to pieces.

Is this the advanced dual-wielding sword technique? It's terrifying!

However, great power often comes at a price.

Kirito quickly calmed down and opened the skill bar again.

Sure enough, the icon for [Starburst Stream Slash] had gone dark, and the message below it read [Cooldown Time: 15 minutes].

"15 minutes..." Kirito stroked his chin: "It's a long time, but it's also a short time."

He quickly calculated in his mind: a typical BOSS battle lasts about 15 minutes. If the BOSS battle lasts longer, he might be able to use Starburst Stream twice during the battle.

But then a question popped into his mind—who would be foolish enough to reveal their ultimate move at the start of a battle?

Using it too early will not only alert the enemy, but will also leave you with no trump cards to play in the following battles.

Having figured this out, Kirito made a decision: 'Starburst Stream Slash' should not be used as a regular skill, but rather as a strategic trump card.

For example, when facing an enemy whose strength far surpasses one's own and who cannot be defeated by conventional means, it can be used to break the deadlock;

Alternatively, it can be used in the later stages of a boss fight to finish off weakened enemies...

After doing all that, Kirito was about to begin his next move.

He's going to retaliate and kill Mo Xiaosanren!

He hadn't forgotten the scars the other party had left on his body last time. As the saying goes, "sharpen your armor and sharpen your weapons, wait for the right opportunity to act," isn't that exactly what this means now?

Now that we have the skills and energy, it is the perfect time to settle the score from last time.

When the two met again, Mo Xiaosanren was fighting a monster.

【Sacred Dragon - Dragonman Geb】, the monster has an orange body, also covered in golden armor, but now it is in a sorry state, its body covered with the marks of battle.

Mo Xiaosanren transformed the Thousand Chance Umbrella in his hand into a battle spear, unleashing a 'Sky Strike' followed by a 'Dragon Fang', which slammed the monster to the ground.

Before the monster could get up, he quickly threw a Molotov cocktail.

Flames instantly spread across the monster's body, and its health dropped rapidly at a visible rate.

Just as the monster's health was about to reach zero, Mo Xiaosanren was about to step forward and finish it off when a sudden change occurred.

Without warning, a jet-black longsword shot out from behind the monster and pierced its chest with pinpoint accuracy.

The monster's already fragile health bar instantly emptied to zero. It let out a mournful roar before dissipating into data fragments in the air.

Only after the monster dissipated into fragments did Mo Xiaosan finally see the person behind it. Who else could it be but the black-clad swordsman Kirito?