Zongman, Rebirth of the Heaven-Defying Kirito

Coconut Latte took out the teleportation crystal from her backpack and squeezed it hard with her fingertips.

The white light completely enveloped the two of them, and they vanished from the spot.

When his vision cleared again, Kirito was completely stunned.

He found himself standing before a castle he had never seen before, a castle that overturned his understanding of what a 'castle' was.

The castle walls are made of fluffy chocolate cake, and are decorated with milky white cream patterns. The castle's spires are made of layers of yellow pudding, as if they would sway at the slightest touch.

Even the ground beneath their feet was paved with black sandwich biscuits.

This is clearly a living 'dessert castle'!

Kirito couldn't help but reach out and touch the city wall next to him. If Asuna or other female players saw this, they would probably cheer and rush in immediately.

After all, no one who loves desserts can resist such a dreamy and sweet scene.

"How about it, boss? Isn't it amazing?" Seeing Kirito's surprised expression, Coconut Latte raised his chin slightly: "This is the first hidden area our guild discovered. The location is extremely well hidden. As long as we don't leak the news, the players outside will definitely not be able to find it for a while!"

Kirito opened his personal map, and the image displayed on the screen confirmed what Coconut Latte had said.

Only the small area beneath his feet was clear on the map; the rest was a hazy gray, clearly an unexplored territory.

These 'gourmet hunters' are quite skilled at finding such a secluded spot in SAO.

Just as he was about to close the map, his gaze inadvertently swept over the area name at the top of the map, and his pupils suddenly contracted—[Floor 25: Puppet Dessert Castle]

"This is the twenty-fifth floor?" Kirito's voice was full of shock.

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Coconut Latte looked at him with a puzzled expression, seemingly not understanding why he was so surprised.

Kirito shook his head, suppressing his surprise: "It's nothing, just a little surprised... When did the 24th floor get cleared?"

Although he hadn't heard that the 24th floor had been conquered, he hadn't heard that the 24th floor had also been conquered.

"Hmm...it was probably yesterday." Coconut Latte scratched his head, his tone casual, clearly not concerned about the progress of the floor guide.

"So fast!" Kirito muttered to himself, then looked at the coconut latte: "So, you found this place on the very first day the 25th floor opened?"

"of course!"

Coconut Latte's eyes lit up, and suddenly she pushed off with her feet, leaping more than five meters high before landing steadily next to Kirito.

"With our combined speed and agility, as soon as we heard that the 25th floor was open yesterday, we immediately split up to look for clues about the food. Luckily, we found this place in no time!"

Kirito, seeing his agile movements, understood immediately; this was not surprising.

"But none of that matters now!" Coconut Latte looked eagerly at the castle gate. "Don't forget why we came here!"

After saying that, he quickly ran towards the castle gate.

Kirito followed closely behind.

Passing through a gate made of donuts and stepping through the cheese-strewn inner fortress, the two finally arrived at the main hall inside the castle.

The space here is spacious enough to host a banquet.

On the high platform in the center of the hall, a woman wearing a cream-colored dress sat on the throne.

Kirito immediately activated the detection function, and the other party's information was displayed on the screen—[Magical Puppet Dessert Queen, Crown Tiramisu]

The indicator next to the name is green, indicating that the other party is not an enemy unit.

Coconut Latte clearly understood the process here, just as the host declared: "Enough talk, we're going to win this time!"

"Another challenge?" Crowned Tiramisu gently waved her cookie scepter: "But if you want my approval, you'd better defeat my strongest knight first."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door at the other end of the hall slowly opened, and a figure holding a knight's sword walked out.

Kirito investigates again—[The Puppet Sweets Cream Puff Knight]

The red hostile symbol indicates a confrontation with an enemy.

Coconut Latte immediately took a big step back, making room for Kirito, and gave him a thumbs up: "Boss, I'm not a combat type, I tried to beat this guy before and couldn't do anything, so it's all up to you!"

"Wait!" Kirito frowned and turned to look at the coconut latte: "I don't know anything yet, and you've already pushed me into this?"

“It’s very simple,” Coconut Latte explained quickly. “For some reason, this queen is recruiting warriors. As long as you defeat the guy in front of you, you can gain her approval and then receive her reward.”

"This is too hasty..." Kirito sighed helplessly.

Before he could say anything more, the Puff Knight in front of him had already drawn his knight's sword, pointing the tip at him, and assumed a fighting stance.

It seems there are no other options now.

Kirito took a deep breath and gripped the hilt of the sword behind his back with both hands. The black and white blades intertwined, exuding a sharp aura.

The battle is about to break out.

Kirito, adhering to the principle of 'striking first', pushed off the ground with both feet and charged towards Puff Knight like an arrow.

The two swords crossed, striking towards the opponent's chest like scissors.

Puff Knight remained unfazed, his knight's sword whistling as it slashed down, landing precisely between Kirito's twin swords.

A crisp clang echoed through the hall.

Coconut Latte recalled that when she came to take on the challenge, she could only rely on her agility to keep up with her opponent, but unfortunately her attack power was too low, and she could not cause any damage to the enemy at all, which is why she missed out on the reward.

Now, as he watched the two confront each other in front of him, a strong sense of hope ignited within him.

But the next second, he realized that this was not a standoff at all!

Kirito exerted force with both arms, and Puff Knight was actually sent flying by this force.

Finally, with a "bang," it slammed into the wall behind it, instantly cracking the cookie-made wall in several places.

"Awesome, boss!" The coconut latte cheered instantly.

The cheers of the coconut latte vendors behind him were still echoing in the hall, but Kirito was not distracted at all.

His eyes were sharp as a blade. Before the other party could fully regain his footing, he stomped his foot hard on the biscuit ground and charged forward again like an arrow.

Sonic Impact!

A blue skill light instantly enveloped the Explainer's black sword, which, carrying immense force, pierced straight towards Puff Knight's chest.

However, just as the blue sword light was about to hit its target, another figure suddenly appeared at the other end of the castle hall.

The figure rushed over like lightning, and before Kirito could react, it had already slammed into his side.

Kirito felt a tremendous force coming from his side, and his body instantly lost its balance, crashing heavily into the wall made of chocolate cake behind him.

The cake walls shattered, brown cake crumbs and white cream flew everywhere, and smoke instantly filled the air, engulfing Kirito.

"Hey! You guys have no sportsmanship!" Coconut Latte instantly exploded, pointing at the figure at the other end of the hall and protesting loudly, "We clearly agreed that we only needed to defeat the 'strongest knight,' so why are you making it a two-on-one fight?!"