You Have to Win!!

The thunder roared furiously, its roar almost fading away.

And beyond the thick fog, it seemed as if his roar was being answered.

The sky above everyone's heads had completely darkened at some point.

Dark clouds covered the sky.

Thick, lead-like black clouds silently and oppressively enveloped the entire neighborhood.

A deep, rumbling sound brewed and churned wildly deep within the clouds.

But even in this atmosphere that seemed to be apocalyptic punishment, the battle below did not pause for even a second.

"----ah!!!"

It was probably provoked by Lei's roar.

Zane let out a desperate roar—aside from his domain, he wasn't particularly skilled in close combat to begin with, and he had nowhere left to retreat.

He originally thought!

This Architect is only so adept in their own field because they possess skills specific to that field!

But I never expected this!!

After leaving the apartment!

She drew a halberd! Dual-wielding weapons! Even more exaggerated! Even more effortless!

For melee players like Lei, she's definitely a better matchup.

But it wasn't much better at all!

What kind of dungeon did they complete to grow to this level?!

Facing this seemingly tireless monster Architect who had no idea why melee combat was so strong and who only got stronger the more they fought, seemingly without any weaknesses.

He could only choose to further exploit the mist within his talent skill domain.

The fog within the area thinned once more.

The mist surrounding Lu Xiu suddenly seemed to come alive, frantically compressing and collapsing inward!

The small space where he and Lu Xiu stood was shrouded in a dense fog that formed a tangible barrier, not only forcibly isolating them from the influence of Wei Yidong's domain, but also turning this small space into an airtight prison.

Lu Xiu's vision was once again completely deprived.

This time, even their hearing was taken away.

Next.

Zane raised his spear, its tip emitting a deep, abyss-like deathly light. With a resolute determination to destroy everything, he thrust it fiercely toward Lu Xiu's heart under the cover of the thick fog!

But it was completely useless.

Lu Xiu closed her crimson eyes and activated her Visual Mindscape skill.

Faced with Zane's all-or-nothing counterattack.

With an extremely casual shift of her body, the Nameless Blade in her right hand deflected Zane's spear tip once again at an incredibly precise angle.

In the instant sparks flew, Zane's center was wide open, and his body involuntarily stiffened for a moment.

Zane stared in astonishment at Lu Xiu's casual Deflect, truly at a loss for what to do.

And the next second.

Lu Xiu stomped her right foot hard on the ground, her slender waist and abdomen tightening abruptly.

With his other hand, he pulled back his halberd, gathered his strength, and thrust it forward!

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The violent, high-pressure wind blades instantly subsided, transforming into extremely concentrated destructive force.

Before he could even mount any defense, Zane felt a chill run down his chest.

The halberd, imbued with terrifying Power Accumulation, sliced through his remaining mist shield as easily as a hot knife through butter, then pierced his chest without resistance and emerged from his back!

The excruciating pain didn't even reach Zane's brain for a moment.

As the halberd pierced their hearts, the mist barrier that Zane had forcibly compressed between the two of them, like a tangible barrier, instantly collapsed.

It collapsed with a roar.

A strong wind rushed in, thinning the remaining fog, and the sunlight and the crimson firelight from the outside once again illuminated the space without obstruction.

On the outer battlefields.

Those who were originally engaged in fierce combat, yet couldn't help but divert their attention to the center of the battlefield, including players from Nine Provinces like Wei Yidong and Cheng Xiu, as well as the anxious Prison Rock players, all turned their gazes towards them the moment the fog dissipated.

Immediately afterwards, everyone in the room fell into a deathly silence.

Because they saw a visually striking image.

Zane lowered his head blankly.

But before he could react, he suddenly felt an overwhelming force emanating from the halberd.

Lu Xiu exerted force with her slender arm, using the momentum from the previous penetration to flick her wrist upwards.

They forcefully lifted the towering Zane into the air!

Zane's feet were completely off the ground.

A large amount of blood immediately gushed down the cold halberd blade like a waterfall, splashing out shocking blood flowers at the girl's feet.

"Cough----waa----"

Zane was hunched over like a shrimp, impaled on the heavy halberd blade, and mouthfuls of blood gushed from his mouth.

His health points plummeted instantly after that fatal blow that pierced his heart.

They're doomed.

Zane was fully aware of his current situation.

He lowered his head and looked down.

The girl had opened her eyes and was tilting her head slightly back.

His disheveled figure was reflected in her beautiful crimson eyes, which held no thrill of killing, nor the joy of victory, only a deep, unfathomable depth.

Looking at Lu Xiu.

A sudden, indescribable sense of sorrow and absurdity welled up within Zane.

The other players in Prison Rock were held back and engaged in a fierce battle.

Lei, covered in blood, was swept away again, while he himself—as if being executed—was impaled in mid-air by a long halberd.

That's ridiculous.

They've come to hunt down Architect from other disciplines.

----In the end, they realized they couldn't beat the Architect!

Are you kidding me?!

This hardly looks like cross-sector hunting!

It's more like their Prison Rock heroes, fighting with everything they have, bravely sacrificing themselves to protect their Architect!

"Thunder----"

Before Zane vanished in a flash of Bai Guang, in less than a second, he squeezed out the last bit of potential from his body, abruptly turned his head, and looked at Ray, who had just gotten up from the ground and was staring at this scene in astonishment.

Then he let out a piercing, mournful roar and pulled a crystal that shimmered with a dark purple light from his backpack—an item he had intended to keep as a trump card.

With his last ounce of strength, he hurled the prop fiercely toward Lei.

The prop drew an arc in mid-air.

Then.

Zane stared intently in Lei's direction, finally letting out a roar of resentment, "Kill her—the instance she created is definitely wrong!"

"Lei! We have to win!!!"

This was accompanied by a mournful and tragic roar, like that of a hero at the end of his road.

Lu Xiu also moved.

No sooner said than done.

It actually only lasted a few seconds.

It was as if the Sword Saint One Mind unleashing that final, decisive blow.

Lu Xiu gripped the halberd's slender arm tightly, and with a sudden burst of strength, she hurled Zane, impaled high in the air, along with the incomparably heavy Loathing Halberd, towards the hard ground ahead in an extremely violent and savage manner.

Smash it down hard!

Boom!!!

With a terrifying roar, the earth trembled, and the halberd, carrying immense force, smashed a huge crater into the ground!

Spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly across the hard asphalt road surface, centered on the point of impact.

Zane's body didn't even actually touch the cold ground.

His body suddenly stiffened in mid-air.

The next second.

A soft thud.

He then completely transformed into countless white streaks of light, disintegrating and vanishing under the merciless heavy halberd, leaving nothing behind.

At the very instant that Zane vanished in Bai Guang.

The [Abyssal Sea Sinking Fog] that had enveloped the entire Maple Leaf Avenue, which had previously seemed capable of swallowing even light and sound, suddenly and eerily fell into absolute stillness.

Immediately afterwards.

Accompanied by the violent shockwave that erupted when Lu Xiu's halberd slammed into the ground.

A strong wind suddenly rose from the ground.

The thick fog, which had been still for a moment, disintegrated at a speed visible to the naked eye, retreating wildly in all directions, and finally disappearing completely.

The field of vision suddenly became incredibly wide open.

The sunlight and the firelight from various skills on the battlefield once again illuminated the entire block without any obstruction.

And in the heart of this completely dissipated fog, at the edge of the deep, cracked pit.

A gentle breeze blew by, and the girl's high black ponytail swayed gently in the air.

at the same time.

Outside the cordon on Maple Leaf Avenue.

Many guild leaders were watching the match.

Previously, it had been obscured by thick fog, so no one knew what was happening inside. Even with Wei Yidong's domain protecting it, people outside could only vaguely see a general outline.

They didn't rush in.

As the fog dissipated.

They finally got a clear view of the battlefield.

Jiang Qiu from the Longsword Guild, Xiao Chi from the Whistling Arrow Guild, along with Zhao Qingdai, Li Zhong, and Wei Zhe.

Before the fog dissipated, they were each lost in their own thoughts and making their own plans.

But after seeing the situation inside—like everyone else on the battlefield—their minds completely went blank.

On the other side...

Lu Xiu didn't notice this scene; he simply stared at the spot where Zane had just disappeared and fell silent.

Why make it so tragic?

Aren't these people here to kill me?

The tragic one should be me!

Lu Xiu almost couldn't keep up the act.

Fortunately, at the last moment, she managed to hold on thanks to her extremely high level of immersion in the role.