Chapter 770

Chapter 770

The sound of things shattering entered every players' ears . They looked at the glorious scene of iridescent crystals raining down while Wu Yan stood in the middle of this light show . They watched with bafflement like frozen statures . Meanwhile, Asuna, Kirito, Souta, Klein, and Agil . . .

"I-is it over? . . . "

The players voiced their disbelief . . .

"Th-the end? . . . "

The other players kept repeating the same question as if they couldn't believe the data crystals raining down around them, the remnants of the genius known as Kayaba Akihiko . . .

Is this the end?

The other players wondered, their bodies were trembling with excitement . They also clenched their fists until their hands turned pale . Tears slowly rolled down their cheeks . . .

"W-we did it . . . "

"Yeah . . . this is the end of the game . . . "

"Everything is over . . . "

"It's over!!!"

The raid players all shed tears of joy . It didn't matter if they knew the guy or girl next to them, they all hugged each other as they bawled their eyes out .

The joy of clearing the game, the relief from further suffering, the freedom from the threat of death, the hope of a greater future, it all melded into the tears they were shedding at the moment . The sound of players weeping reverberated throughout the halls of the throne room .

After 3 long years in SAO, they are finally free . . .

Aincrad emitted a very loud mechanical sound . This sound told every player that this game is now cleared .

In the Red Jade Palace, Aincrad, every player still alive were either jumping with joy or crying out loud . Then, the players started disappearing in flashes of light, leaving an empty castle and a desolate world behind . . .

SAO got cleared . . .

When Wu Yan came to it, he wasn't in the Red Jade Palace anymore . Instead, he was floating high up in the air, a vast space with seemingly no end . . .

"Where is this? . . . "

Wu Yan looked around . The boundless horizon and the flowing white clouds greeted him . He's literally stepping on clouds, like gravity got nullified, he floated around without a sense of weight .

"The sky? . . . "

Wu Yan scratched his cheek with furrowed brows .

"Am I in heaven?"

Wu Yan mused out loud, they must have been a mixed up, surely, he didn't belong in heaven . The next moment, an anxious and hesitant voice came from behind .

"Yan? . . . "

Wu Yan turned around in shock . He saw Asuna who was looking at him with her hands covering her mouth . She is also crying really hard . . .

"Asuna . . . "

Asuna couldn't resist the urge to glomp Wu Yan, she jumped into Wu Yan's embrace .

"You idjit! You idiot! You stupid meanie!"

Asuna yelled at him while sobbing .

"Do you know how worried I was?!"

"Don't cry, don't cry!"

Wu Yan didn't know how to handle a girl when she's crying like this . He continued hugging her awkwardly .

"Yes, it was all my fault . . . "

Wu Yan rubbed away the tears on Asuna's cheek in a rather clumsy manner .

"If you promise to stop crying then you can scold me however you like . . . "

Asuna looked up to see Wu Yan freaking out . She giggled out loud .

"You're seriously dumb, you know that? . . . "

Asuna rubbed her face against Wu Yan's chest . She mumbled with a sad voice .

"I seriously thought you were going to die by the Captain's sword . . . "

Wu Yan bitterly laughed .

" I am sorry for making you worried . . . "

"As long as you're okay . . . "

Asuna lovingly rubbed her cheeks against Wu Yan's chest . Then, she looked around .

"Where are we? . . . "

"You tell me . . . "

Wu Yan shook his head .

"I don't know . . . "

A familiar and high-pitched voice came from somewhere far away .

"Papa! Mama!"

"This voice . . . "

The two were stunned by the sudden voice . They turned around only to see Yui in her original one piece white dress . Her eyes were misty with tears . She looked like a kid who came back home after storming out of her house . She wasn't brave enough to approach them .

"Yui!"

Asuna yelled in surprise . Excitement rose up within Asuna .

"Yui!"

She ran over to Yui and she hugged her . Asuna started tearing up once more despite stopping her water works a short while ago .

"Mama . . . "

Yui hugged Asuna back .

Yui thought she would be left alone in this world after the Cardinal System issued the world cleared notification .

She also wasn't expecting to see her loved ones the moment she opened her eyes!

At this moment, Yui is satisfied . Even if she can't leave this world, she's content with one last look at her parents . . .

"Ah, it seems I was correct to gather you guys here . . . "

Wu Yan froze up while the mother and daughter combo were stunned in place . He sucked in a breath of air as he turned around . He saw a brilliant looking man standing some distance away in a formal gown . It was a face unfamiliar to the three here . But, Wu Yan & co still recognized him .

"Heathcliff . . . "

Wu Yan bitterly chuckled .

"Or should I call you Kayaba Akihiko? . . . "

Kayaba chuckled in response . He looked down with a thoughtful gaze . Wu Yan, Asuna, and Yui also looked down . Then, they were petrified with shock .

An iron castle floated beneath them . They were looking at the iron prison that held them back for 3 years!

But, this giant structure is currently crumbling bit by bit . The oversized floating castle was getting reduced to nothing in front of their eyes .

Wu Yan sighed .

"Is that okay with you?"

Kayaba's eyes wavered for just a moment . He continued with an expressionless look .

"It did its job wonderfully . This is a fitting end for it . . . "

"Yeah?"

Wu Yan lowered his head as he waxed thoughtful .

"What about you?"

Kayba turned around . He looked at Wu Yan with a firm gaze .

"Like the castle, my end is only fitting . . . "

"I see . . . "

Wu Yan looked at Aincrad with a pitiful gaze .

"What a shame . . . "

"A shame?"

Kayaba raised his head .

"Why do you think so? Do you not hate it?"

Wu Yan chortled .

"I know this is going to disappoint you but I don't resent that thing . It never gave me bitter memories, only sweet ones . . . "

Kayaba's eyes turned blank for a moment . Finally, he condensed his thoughts into one simple line and a bright smile .

"That's great . . . "