The Purifier

After I was hooked by Thresh, I felt completely drained. Riven leaped up and slashed at the chains with her greatsword, and the powerful Wind Force actually cut the chains in two!

Unfortunately, even if the chains broke, they couldn't change the hook's trajectory; I was still pulled towards the Soul Lantern.

In the nick of time, Riven caught up again. She pulled me away with all her might, but she herself got locked up!

At this point, Tam was able to free his hands. He stuck out his tongue and wrapped it around Thresh's hook, trying to take Riven back. However, the effect was very limited. Soon, Riven's head and most of her body were inside the lamp!

My panic reached its peak, and I had absolutely no idea what to do. Suddenly, I felt my breathing and heartbeat stop, and everything around me seemed to freeze.

Then, everything returned to normal, Riven fell from the sky!

I immediately regained my senses and rushed forward to catch her, at the same time seeing a lithe Thresh charging towards Thresh!

His movements were as swift as shooting stars, his dazzling attacks like streaks of lightning in the darkness.

I stared at him for a while before I realized he was using dual pistols. That's right, it's Lucian!

Thresh was struggling to withstand Lucian's attacks; his aura gradually dimmed. He swung his hook and took a step back, creating distance between himself and us.

"Lucian, you've shown up after all."

"You've finally shown up, Thresh!"

"Don't get your hopes up. Even if you find a powerful weapon, you still can't save Senna, hahaha..." Thresh let out a nasty laugh.

"Then I'll make you pay with your life!"

Lucian continued his pursuit, his Holy Gun Silver Bullet riddling Thresh with Thresh, but he was still unable to bring him down.

Riven slowly woke up, thankfully everything was normal. I hugged her tightly, tears welling up in my eyes.

"Alright, I'm fine now. This isn't the time for comforting; there are still enemies waiting for us to eliminate!"

"Um!"

Unable to kill Thresh, I could only vent my anger on the undead. Because of the weakening of the green light, these undead didn't resurrect as quickly. With Tam and Poroka launching another wide-range attack, we quickly wiped them out!

Now only Thresh remains as a formidable enemy, and we were about to join forces to attack when he suddenly vanished, leaving behind only a hoarse laugh echoing in the air.

"Hahaha, your nightmare has only just begun!"

We dragged our exhausted bodies back to the Temple of Bahru. The shore was brightly lit, and everyone was anxiously waiting for our return.

Gangplank was overjoyed to see the spirits depart and made arrangements for a victory banquet, but none of us were in the mood for it.

Thresh said before leaving that the nightmare had just begun. Although he didn't know when the undead army would counterattack, the next enemy he would face would undoubtedly be even more terrifying!

After Lucian landed, he wanted to leave, but I quickly stopped him. It's rare to find someone who can counter Thresh; I couldn't let him go so easily.

"Hello friend, my name is Yasuo. Thank you for saving my friend."

"Lucian." His cold face remained expressionless as he uttered those three words simply.

Tam was more direct; he borrowed Lucian's pistol, examined it, and discovered the secret:

"The perfect combination of Piltover's Hextech craftsmanship and Demacia's Nullifying Craft —is this the secret to your victory over Thresh?"

Lucian was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected Tam Kench to see through the secret of his weapon so quickly, since the fusion of these two techniques was difficult to discern.

"It's amazing that you guys were able to fight Thresh like this without knowing anything about it..."

Once we started talking, we became friends in the face of a common enemy, and he recounted his battle with Thresh:

Lucian was born into a noble family in Demacia. After a happy childhood, he was abandoned because he showed magical talent.

However, he was already a teenager when he left home, and since he had loved martial arts since childhood, he was fully capable of living independently.

To ensure his safety, his mother secretly gave him a pistol crafted by Nullifying Master in Silver City.

The anti-magic pistol is a very rare item, because the Nullifying Craft process is supposed to seal the power of gunpowder, but this pistol, through a miraculous forging process, not only does not hinder the explosion of gunpowder, but also exerts an anti-magic effect.

With the help of his pistol and the martial arts skills he learned from childhood, Lucian became Bounty Hunter, and in the process, he met a girl named Senna.

Senna is Noxus, but that doesn't stop the two from falling in love. One was abandoned by Demacia, and the other hated Noxus's iron-fisted policies.

The two also share a common hobby: standing up for the underdog!

Even though they continued to work Bounty Hunter in their later lives, they never killed innocent people indiscriminately, nor did they accept bounties from dubious sources.

They primarily killed tyrants; robbing the rich to help the poor was their specialty, especially when they traveled to Bilgewater, a place where they could truly demonstrate their abilities.

Later, during a pursuit of a bounty target, they discovered an island in the southern sea and eagerly landed on it.

But once they reached the island, they regretted it; it was lifeless and devoid of any living creatures.

Just as the two were about to leave, Lucian discovered the target he had been tracking for so long. He was dead, his body rotting beyond recognition; were it not for the accessories on his body, he would have been unrecognizable.

Lucian picked up the man's bracelet as evidence, then quickly left with Senna. But before they could even board the ship, they suddenly noticed black Black Mist rising around them, and the island's scenery became terrifying!

Ignoring their fear, they groped their way forward through the Black Mist, where they encountered the undead!

A dozen or so undead surrounded them and launched an attack with various weapons. To escape, they had to kill them first. The two began to fight as they did during their usual hunt.

The battle lasted for a while, Lucian found that he could kill them normally, while Senna could not; the only difference between them was their pistols.

It was then that Lucian realized that the undead were afraid of Nullifying Weapon; their nature was the same as magic!

After a fierce battle, the two finally managed to clear away the undead around them and quickly jumped onto a small boat on the shore to leave.

Then an unexpected thing happened: a chain suddenly emerged from the Black Mist, with a hook at the end, tightly locking Senna's neck, impossible to cut or loosen!

Soon a figure slowly appeared; it was Thresh, the owner of the chains!

Thresh pulled Senna over and imprisoned her in the Soul Lantern. Lucian, enraged, raised his Anti-Magic Gun and charged at Thresh.

Thresh wasn't this big back then, but he was still more than twice the size of Lucian. No matter how good the Nullifying Weapon was, he would run out of power after a few bullets were emptied.

Thresh recovered, but Lucian was blinded by rage and was soon locked down, completely exhausted.