Fortunately, there were no passengers in the middle, otherwise they would surely have been sliced in two. The bus, now in two halves, crashed toward the side of the road due to momentum. Because the bus, sliced in two, blocked the road, the cars behind it collided directly with it.
"Bang!"
One half of the bus sliced in two contained the fuel tank; upon the collision, it immediately caught fire. Finally, the pressure rose, and with a boom, the cars and the half of the bus that had collided exploded, and everyone in the vehicles perished.
The other half of the bus was knocked over by a large freight truck behind it. With a bang, the half of the bus deformed, the passengers inside were battered and bloodied, and ultimately, due to the force of the impact, they all died on the spot.
Among the onlookers, there were still people who thought it was a film shoot. When a man saw a relatively smaller giant ape charging toward him, he was very calm. "In this hot weather, wearing such thick costumes, the actors are really working hard!"
The two-meter-tall giant ape picked up a giant club and smashed it onto the man's head. The man's head was completely smashed by the immense destructive power of the giant club, and his brains splattered out, sticking to the faces of others. Feeling the warmth of the brains, these people finally realized that this was not a film shoot; this was real.
"Oh my god! Monsters are killing people!"
"So scary! Where did these monsters come from?"
"What are you still talking about? Run, do you want to die?"
"Quick, quick, call the police! Isn't it said that if there's a problem, you call the police?"
"Call the police for what? I don't know what's wrong with my phone, there's been no signal."
One by one, the people who had come to their senses started running in all directions. They ran until they were gasping for breath, wishing only that their parents had given them two more legs.
A little loli watched helplessly as the crowd around her fled. She didn't know what to do; she had been separated from her mother. A giant wolf turned its head and spotted the little loli. The little loli ran away in fear. Turning her head to look, the giant wolf was already closing in on her. The giant wolf opened its bloodthirsty maw, wanting to swallow this tender human in one bite.
"Swish!"
With a flash of sword light, the giant wolf was knocked to the side. The little loli was saved. Looking at the person who had rescued her, it was a Silver-Haired Girl. Her silver hair fluttered in the light breeze, looking quite cool.
The Silver-Haired Girl said to the chestnut-haired girl beside her: "Asuna, protect her well, I'm going to kill this giant wolf."
"Mm! Got it, Illustrious! Be careful." Asuna drew her sword and went to the side of the little loli, defending the surroundings.
The giant wolf that had fallen to the ground slowly stood up, staring at the Silver-Haired Girl who had attacked it. It suddenly launched a charge, and the battle between the girl and the giant wolf began.
The distance closed, and when it was only about 3 meters away from Illustrious, the giant wolf leaped up more than three meters high, opening its bloodthirsty maw. This bite seemed as if it wanted to tear Illustrious into pieces.
Looking at the aggressive giant wolf, Illustrious did not force a direct confrontation but dodged to the right. With a bang, the ground instantly cracked from the giant wolf's impact.
Good timing! Seeing the giant wolf momentarily stiff, Illustrious naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass. She struck a sword-wielding pose, the black sword emitted a blue light, and a blue sword beam struck fiercely toward the giant wolf's neck.
Sensing a life-threatening crisis, the vicious wolf immediately opened its blood-stained jaws and bit down on the black sword. The blue light emitted by the black sword slowly faded, and the attack launched by Illustrious was blocked.
The wolf, biting onto the black sword, looked at Illustrious with utter disdain. It bit down hard, intending to shatter the black sword into pieces.
"Clang!"
The black sword was bitten into pieces... as if! The wolf's razor-sharp teeth, which it took such pride in, were shattered against the hardness of the black sword. The toothache radiating from its mouth made the wolf's eyes well up with tears. What the hell kind of black sword was this? It had snapped human weapons countless times before; why wasn't it working now?
With the wolf now toothless, Illustrious easily pulled the black sword from its mouth. Taking a look at the sword and finding not a single bite mark, she couldn't help but exclaim, "The elucidator's hardness is truly impressive! You stupid wolf, you actually tried to bite through my great sword? Watch me finish you off."
Seeing Illustrious charging over, the wolf was startled. Now that it lacked sharp teeth, it chose a tactical retreat in the face of Illustrious's great sword. What? You say it's cowardly like a dog and unworthy of being a wolf? Please, it's not stupid. Why stay here without any attack power? It's better to retreat first, wait for its teeth to grow back, and then come out to wreak havoc again—it won't be too late then!
Seeing the wolf turn and run without hesitation, Illustrious naturally wouldn't let the chance to beat a drowning dog slip by. She crouched down, assumed a sword stance, and the black sword emitted a blue light. With a whoosh, a flash of sword light appeared, and Illustrious materialized in front of the wolf, slicing its body in two.
"Pop! Clang!"
The wolf turned into blue fragments, which then transformed into a blue orb of light that drifted to Illustrious's chest and merged into her body. Feeling the blue light assimilate into her, Illustrious realized she had grown just a little bit stronger.
Illustrious was now certain that killing these monsters allowed her to grow stronger. The plot had started going haywire ever since the meteorite crashed into Aincrad.
As someone who had watched sword art online, Illustrious had been very confident before coming to this world. After all, she knew the plot well and could do very well in the sword art online world; protecting Asuna for three years was a small task that shouldn't be a problem at all.
But now the plot was a mess. Illustrious had no idea what would happen next. How did a perfectly good death game show suddenly turn into a disaster apocalypse show?
Regardless, this wasn't the time to complain. As long as she grew stronger, she would still be able to protect Asuna even if the plot changed.
Turning to glance at Asuna, Illustrious saw her fending off an attack from a wild boar. The current Asuna was not yet familiar with the sword skills of sword art online.
She wasn't the awe-inspiring Vice Commander of the Knights of the Blood Oath yet; she was just a beginner. She could only wildly swing her sword in mid-air. This wild swordplay actually intimidated the wild boar, which decided to pause its attack. If she kept swinging like that, she would surely run out of strength soon, and that would be the moment for it to strike.
"Huff, huff, huff...!"
Asuna, having swung for so long, stopped because she was out of energy. The wild boar was delighted at this moment and immediately charged at Asuna. This charge was no joke; the impact force was enough to send a small car flying.
Watching the wild boar charge, Asuna could only close her eyes in fear and wait for death. But after a long while, when she felt no pain, she slowly opened her eyes and realized it was Illustrious. She couldn't help but cry out, "Illustrious!"
With a bang, Illustrious, who had been struggling to block the boar's charge with her sword, kicked off the ground and leaped into mid-air. She raised her right leg and delivered a spinning back kick that sent the boar flying. After kicking the boar away, Illustrious turned her head to Asuna and said, "Don't close your eyes during a fight. You'll die faster that way."
"I'm sorry!" Asuna lowered her head in embarrassment.
"Don't be too upset, just be more careful next time." Illustrious turned her head, raised her sword, and charged at the wild boar. This boar had no idea what it was doing, daring to attack Asuna—it truly had a death wish. Such a beast could not be left alive.
After grappling with the wild boar for a while, Illustrious finished it off with one final strike.
After killing the wild boar, Illustrious went over to the little girl and said gently, "Little one, did you get separated from your family?"
"Yes! I got separated when I was running away with my mom. Big sister, thank you for saving me just now." The little girl said softly, hugging her doll.
"The crowd is chaotic now, and we don't know where your mom is. What should we do?" Seeing the little girl about to cry, Asuna immediately comforted her, "Don't cry! This big sister and I will help you find your mom."
"Asuna is right! We will definitely help you find your mom." Illustrious was most afraid of girls crying; whenever that happened, she would become flustered.
"Really? Thank you, you are such good people." The little girl said gratefully.
"Xiaoling! Where are you! Mom is here, come out quickly!" A group of monsters was constantly attacking humans, while some people dressed in strange costumes were fighting them. In this dangerous place, a middle-aged woman was shouting everywhere.
"Ah! It's Mom! Mom, I'm here." Hearing her mother's familiar voice, Xiaoling immediately looked in the direction of the sound and saw her mother.
Upon hearing her daughter's voice, the middle-aged woman looked to the right and spotted Xiaoling, immediately running over. "Oh my god! Xiaoling! Finally found you, you scared Mom to death."
"That's great, Xiaoling! I didn't expect to find your mom so quickly. Looks like we don't need to search everywhere anymore." Seeing Xiaoling reunited with her family, Asuna said happily.
"You must stay close to your mom from now on, otherwise! You'll make your mom worry, you know?" Illustrious bent down to instruct Xiaoling.
Xiaoling nodded and said, "I know, big sister! Mom, let me tell you! Thanks to these two big sisters, otherwise I would have been a goner."
The middle-aged woman was very grateful, bowing repeatedly to thank them. "Thank you for saving my Xiaoling! I only have this one precious daughter; if she had died, I really wouldn't want to live anymore."
"You should leave here quickly and find a safe place to take refuge!" Looking around and seeing it wasn't very safe, Illustrious urged them.
"You're right. Xiaoling, quickly say goodbye to the big sisters." The middle-aged woman also knew it was dangerous here and immediately nodded in agreement.
"Goodbye, two big sisters!" Xiaoling held her mother's hand and said goodbye to Illustrious and Asuna sweetly.
"Goodbye!" Illustrious and Asuna waved goodbye to the little girl.
Turning around to look at the surrounding battle, Kirito was fighting a giant ape, while Klein, whose strength was a bit lacking, was being beaten like a dog by a giant mantis.
After finishing off the giant ape, Kirito hurriedly went to support Klein. The two good buddies began fighting the giant mantis, slashing at its body with their swords and blades.
They fought so well that the mantis couldn't withstand their fierce attacks. The two had great chemistry, despite this being their first time working together.
Finally, a bald uncle named Agil ambushed and killed the mantis with a huge axe. Kirito and Klein were very grateful for Agil's help. The three briefly introduced themselves before going off to eliminate other monsters.
Stopping their observation, they realized that more than half of the monsters hadn't been eliminated yet, so Illustrious and Asuna joined the battlefield.
Illustrious fought while instructing Asuna on how to use sword art online's sword skills. Asuna watched Illustrious's movements from behind, and being smart, she quickly mastered the trick.
She kept piercing the giant ape with her sword. Because the piercing speed was extremely fast, to outsiders, it looked like Asuna was constantly unleashing countless flashes of light at the giant ape with her sword, and the final flash pierced through the giant ape's strong body.
"Pop! Clang!"
The giant ape was eliminated by Asuna. At this moment, the prototype of the future "Lightning Flash Asuna" appeared, and blue light merged into Asuna's body.
"Mmhmm!..." Her legs tightened, her cheeks flushed. After the light entered her body, it felt warm, and Asuna felt very comfortable, so she couldn't help but moan out loud.
Seeing Asuna's comfortable expression, Illustrious, who had been Gazing at her from the side, was very strange. Was it that comfortable? Why didn't she feel anything!
Seeing Illustrious looking over, Asuna immediately lowered her head, blushing. She thought to herself: Oh my god! Why did I make such an embarrassing sound? Illustrious won't think I'm a weirdo and hate me, will she!
Asuna took another look and found that Illustrious was no longer looking at her but was fighting other monsters, so she breathed a sigh of relief and ran to Illustrious's side to slay monsters together.
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The Japan Ministry of Defense is the national defense administrative organ managed by the Japanese government. The Ministry of Defense instructed the Air Self-Defense Force to dispatch two F-35 fighter jets to head toward Yasukuni Shrine.
Yasukuni Shrine is a shrine created by Japan to commemorate those martyrs who sacrificed themselves fighting for Japan. There are over two million martyrs inside. The Japanese Prime Minister brings politicians to pay their respects every year, and this place is a source of pride for the Japanese people.
After Japanese people visit this place, they often leave comments in the memorial room. Most of them say they regret not visiting sooner. These martyrs sacrificed their lives for the country and are national heroes worthy of the Japanese people's worship, and they express that they will come to pay their respects to these martyrs every year.
As the largest shrine in Japan, it faced a catastrophe today because an ice dragon that appeared out of thin air had occupied it. The ice dragon was destroying everything around it, constantly spitting frost dragon breath, and a small half of the surrounding people and buildings had been destroyed.
"Boom!..."
The ice dragon was spitting frost dragon breath everywhere. It intended to build a dragon nest here and raise dragon cubs. Why did it choose this place? Because it was gloomy and felt very cool.
"Sir, may we fire missiles!" The pilots of the two F-35 fighter jets had reached the top of the ice dragon and requested permission from their superior to attack with missiles.
"Missile launch approved! Even if you die, you must protect that place. It is our largest shrine in Japan and must not suffer even the slightest error."
"Roger, sir." The two F-35 fighter jets aimed at the ice dragon's body and began firing missiles.
Four missiles were launched from the two F-35 fighter jets, shooting violently toward the ice dragon.
The power of the missiles was terrifying; one missile could easily destroy a building. With four missiles, dealing with this ice dragon was incredibly easy. The two pilots didn't even need to look; this ice dragon would surely be blown to pieces by the missiles, unrecognizable even to its own mother.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom...!"
Four missiles continuously bombarded the Ice Dragon, the resulting flames spreading across its body, while thick smoke obscured the view of what was happening inside.
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