As If...
This moment.
Whether it's the viewers in the Nine Provinces livestream room or the viewers in the Prison Rock livestream room.
Actually, everyone was confused.
I have absolutely no idea why Lu Xiu suddenly brought up the name Jian Ning.
Players in Nine Provinces fared better; many remembered that this seemed to be the second player ID to clear the Dark Souls dungeon.
But they didn't know why Lu Xiu mentioned this ID.
But soon...
Some clever players combined this with Lu Xiu's initial stance, where she seemed poised to Neutralize the attack but instead suddenly blocked it head-on.
They realized something.
----Someone is interfering?!
Are players from Nine Provinces interfering with Lu Xiu?!
As for Yan Fushou, who knew Jian Ning, his expression turned even more unpleasant upon hearing Lu Xiu's words while watching the live stream.
At this moment, the system seemed to know that the players were confused, just like a top-notch director who knew how to stir up the audience's emotions.
Another sub-perspective view was seamlessly inserted directly into the lower right corner of Lu Xiu's live stream screen.
In the picture.
It is the ancient Bell Tower of the Undead Parish.
At the very top of that Bell Tower hangs the first Bells of Awakening from the game.
And right below the Bells of Awakening.
A woman in a long dress is forced to stand, her fair and slender arms uncontrollably raised high above her head.
From the live stream perspective, several transparent threads slowly emerged under the refraction of light, wrapped around her wrist, as if another invisible hand in the distant void had pulled the threads, forcibly depriving her of control over her body.
Beside her, a girl wearing cat ears stared wide-eyed at her boss, completely bewildered.
Everyone:
etc.
Isn't this the other party interfering with Lu Xiu's work?
It looks like the other person is being controlled.
What did Lu Xiu do?
Inside the arena.
Finn had also figured it out—she looked at Lu Xiu not far away, her expression extremely unpleasant.
Can someone help?
Someone from Nine Provinces is interfering with Lu Xiu's work?!
So that's how he managed to land a punch?
This moment.
Although Lu Xiu didn't say anything, she just looked at him.
But Finn still felt that his self-esteem had been trampled on like never before.
His prized strike was only landed because a traitor from Nine Provinces secretly intervened and supported him from the sidelines?!
"Are you kidding me?"
Finn's eyes turned slightly red, his body suddenly sank downwards, and his right fist stretched backwards to its limit.
The surrounding air seemed to be instantly sucked out, and a violent airflow, visible to the naked eye, converged wildly around him.
With a one-second burst of maximum power accumulation.
Dark red energy patterns slowly emerged on the surface of Finn's bulging muscles, and the violent elemental energy compressed and collapsed on his fist.
Bang!
The stone slab beneath Finn's feet instantly turned to dust, and he, carrying world-destroying kinetic energy and violent attribute energy, headed straight for Lu Xiu Sect!
The punch hadn't even landed.
The terrifying pressure of the fist caused Lu Xiu's ponytail to fly violently backward.
Lu Xiu remained standing in the same spot, without moving an inch.
Just as the destructive fist was about to touch her nose, he suddenly raised his right arm.
Neutralize!
"Get it!!!"
Finn attempted to crush all techniques with sheer brute force.
However, in the next instant...
As Lu Xiu exerted her strength.
The familiar feeling returned.
Finn felt as if the violent power that could have shattered everything had struck nothingness.
Next.
An unbelievable scene unfolded.
Accompanied by a very slight whistling sound.
The violent energy accumulated in Finn's fist, the moment it was Neutralize, was actually stripped away and dissipated like a mud ox entering the sea, following the deflection path guided by Lu Xiu!
Without any aftershocks, the bullets vanished without a trace!
Finn's body once again stumbled forward uncontrollably, leaving his center wide open and full of openings!
At the same time.
Lu Xiu, who hadn't moved at all, suddenly pulled down hard with her left hand, which was holding the transparent silk thread!
On the Bell Tower of the Undead Parish.
Jian Ning raised her arms high.
The next second.
A terrifying force surged through the silk thread on her wrist!
Jian Ning was thrown uncontrollably to the side, whizzing past the cat-eared girl.
Next.
Bang!!!
When!!!!
Jian Ning's beautiful face, pulled by the silk threads, slammed solidly into the enormous Bells of Awakening!
She let out a muffled groan.
Immediately afterwards, an ancient, grand, and deafening bell rang throughout the entire arena.
All the players in the arena couldn't help but look up, feeling utterly bewildered.
Who rings the bell?
Nothing to do?
How can they even pass on the fire?
The girl next to her, wearing cat ears, stared wide-eyed at the sight and trembled.
The audience:...
Inside the underground room.
The sound of bells rang out.
Finn, having missed his attack, took advantage of Lu Xiu's pulling on the silk thread to quickly adjust his body, forcefully shifting his center of gravity, and unleashing a fierce spinning kick towards Lu Xiu's waist.
Lu Xiu slightly bent her right leg, placed her hands on his leg, and pushed upwards with exquisite precision, following the strength of his leg.
Bang!
Neutralize!
Finn lost his balance in mid-air and crashed heavily to the ground.
at the same time.
Lu Xiu didn't even glance at Finn, who was lying on the ground in a sorry state. Instead, she raised her left hand, which was holding the transparent thread, and pulled it sharply in the opposite direction once again!
When!!!
The ancient, grand, and deafening sound of the bells once again resounded throughout the entire arena!
The Undead Parish outside the city.
Jian Ning, who was still dizzy from the impact, was like a puppet being forcibly pulled up. Under the irresistible force, her body drew an arc in mid-air and swung to the other side again!
Then, controlled, it swung back and crashed hard into the Bells of Awakening once more.
Bang!!!
When!!!
At that moment—she seemed to become the pestle striking the bell!
Inside the basement room.
Finn jumped to his feet, his head buzzing from the shock.
He looked up and stared at the girl in front of him.
Lu Xiu's right hand hung down naturally; it was the hand that had effortlessly Neutralize his powerful punch and spinning kick.
Her left hand was still in a pulling position, and even her fingertips were adjusting it.
Combined with continuous chiming of bells.
It's obvious.
She wasn't even fighting him alone!
She's distracted!!!
Facing a top-tier melee player like herself, whose attributes are maxed out in the field, she still has the mind and energy to remotely control a traitor from Nine Provinces is far away?!
One hand is pulling on a thread that spans space.
He effortlessly Neutralize the attack with one hand.
"You----"
Finn's voice was distorted; it was hard to tell whether to be horrified or shocked.
One against two?!
How dare they single-handedly target me!!!
What exactly did she take this close-quarters combat, which should have been a life-or-death struggle, for?!
Realizing Lu Xiu's current state.
Finn felt a surge of anger rush to his head, and he bit his tongue to calm himself down.
He doesn't believe it!
The opponent can completely Neutralize!
He took a deep breath, assumed a fighting stance again, and charged furiously towards Lu Xiu.
Skills, heavy punches, double punches, elbow strikes, Knee Cannon!
He unleashed all his killing skills without reservation.
But in Lu Xiu's eyes, all of this seemed like a toddler waving its fists.
Clap clap clap!
The sounds of Neutralize and striking continued to echo in the room.
No matter how ferocious, how tricky, or how terrifying Finn's attacks were, as long as they touched Lu Xiu's palm, they would be instantly deflected by that strange pulling force.
Every single time.
Finn was filled with murderous intent.
But as long as Lu Xiu touches it.
He would be like a drunkard wildly throwing punches on ice, staggering with every step, full of flaws, and extremely pathetic.
Even in the intervals between consecutive one-handed Neutralize.
Lu Xiu still had the mind to control the silk threads, and with her left hand, she suddenly pulled downwards again.
When!!!
The melodious chimes rang out for the fourth time, echoing through the sky.
Accompanied by the lingering echoes of the grand bell tolling.
Finn is going crazy!
"You can block all attacks from melee weapons!! And fists too?! Are you even Architect?!"
He couldn't help but ask a question, then abandoned all defense and pushed his terrifying strength to the limit, his fists pounding towards Lu Xiu with a shrill sonic boom.
Seeing this, Lu Xiu lowered her center of gravity and instead of retreating, she advanced with her right arm, which she had been using to defend herself with one hand, directly slashing at Finn's thick arm!
Flip your wrist so your palm faces up and presses against the inside of Finn's forearm at a precise angle.
Shrug!
Neutralize!
Snap!
A crisp sound of muscles colliding rang out.
Finn's first punch, carrying immense force, was once again Neutralize to the side by that strange force the instant it made contact with Lu Xiu's outstretched hand, leaving his center wide open.
And just as Finn lost his balance...
Lu Xiu's right hand clung to Finn's forearm like a leech, and with a quick twist of her wrist, she pinned Finn's joint down, sealing it off completely!
Then, it glided smoothly forward, squeezing into Finn's inner circle!
Then, he clenched his right fist and, without warning, slammed it into Finn's heart!
Sun-Character Punch!
Bang!
With a dull thud, Finn's massive body jolted violently, his pectoral muscles instantly caved in!
And this is just the beginning.
Before Finn could even scream in agony, Lu Xiu's right hand had already become a Afterimage too fast for the naked eye to see!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The dense barrage of punches, like a violent storm, rained down on Finn, the crisp yet terrifying sounds of the blows echoing throughout the underground room!
There were no sweeping, powerful swings.
The ultimate punch that takes the shortest distance between two points as a straight line!
Lu Xiu's fists relentlessly rained down on Finn's body along its central axis: throat, sternum, solar plexus, and stomach!
Simultaneous offense and defense! A flurry of attacks and counterattacks! A burst of powerful energy!
Finn attempted to retaliate.
But to his despair, he discovered that his arms felt as if they were stuck in quagmire.
The moment he raised his hand, Lu Xiu's arm would stick to him as if it were alive, precisely cutting off all his power routes, and in Neutralize instant he lost his balance, she would slam her fist into his face.
Bang!
A powerful punch.
Click!
Finn's nose was fractured.
Bang!
Another punch.
Puff!
Finn coughed up blood.
His massive body, which was bursting with explosive power under the enhancement of the domain [Edge-less Prison], was now like a pitiful sandbag. A slender girl, less than half his size, used brutal and rhythmic short-range attacks to force him to retreat backward, leaving his feet off the ground!
During that period.
The bells continued to toll.
The frequency is not fixed.
But it never stopped.
quiet.
This moment.
The live stream room of Nine Provinces and Prison Rock fell into a deathly silence.
They watched Finn being battered and bruised by a storm of close-quarters combat, his feet leaving the ground, and then glanced at Jian Ning in the lower right corner, who was constantly ringing the bell.
I felt a tingling sensation on my scalp and my breathing stopped.
Much later.
The comments section had just started to fill in.
"Holy crap—who just said that?"
"Is this the Architect of Nine Provinces ----?"
"This seems to be a move from Sifu's story—I heard from Du Shu that it was about something else—"
"All attacks were Neutralize, but Lu Xiu's Sun-Character Punch kept landing on him—it's too tragic, Prison Rock's Chosen Player is too tragic."
"What's even more outrageous is that during this time, Lu Xiu also controlled another person to strike the bell!"
"OMG----"
"What's the point of that Prison Rock player's domain anyway?!"
"No, if you stood there, you'd know whether it's useful or not, but Lu Xiu— "
"Holy crap----"
Inside the arena.
Finn was bleeding profusely from the blows, his consciousness was beginning to fade, all his counterattacks were blocked, and his movements became increasingly weak.
But their willpower is still quite strong.
I got punched again.
He stood still, attempting to forcefully ram into Lu Xiu with his massive body, knocking her aside.
But when faced with the massive object crashing into them, Lu Xiu simply lifted Finn's arm with her right hand, turned to the side, and smoothly deflected Finn's impact.
Immediately afterwards, the girl stomped forward with her right foot, closing the distance again. The weight of her entire body, the twist of her waist and hips, and the explosive power of the instantaneous burst all converged perfectly in the small space of her right palm at this moment.
The heel of his palm pressed firmly against Finn's chest.
Give it your all!
Boom!!!
A terrifying shockwave, visible to the naked eye, pierced through Finn's back!
He immediately bent over like a shrimp.
Then, accompanied by a chilling sound of ribs cracking, Finn's massive body was struck head-on by a dump truck, his feet instantly leaving the ground, his entire body arcing through the air as he flew wildly backward!
Finally, with a loud bang.
The wolf slammed its fist against the stone wall at the end of the path.
The underground room fell silent once more, deathly still.
Only the clanging of the Blacksmith's hammer echoed steadily in the distance.
Lu Xiu slowly withdrew her fair right palm.
But her offensive did not stop when Finn fell to the ground.
Almost at the same second as he withdrew his palm.
Her left hand, which was loosely holding the transparent silk thread, lifted upwards once more.
The Undead Parish outside the city.
Having been struck the bell countless times, Jian Ning, who was slumped beneath the Bells of Awakening, was suddenly pulled into the air by a violent force and dragged directly off the edge of the Bell Tower!
Then he was suddenly pulled downwards.
There was no suspense whatsoever.
Under the combined effects of weightlessness and immense force, Jian Ning plummeted straight down onto the hard stone floor below the Bell Tower!
Smack!
A chilling thud.
Her chin slammed violently against the cold stone slab.
Click.
A crisp sound of the jawbone breaking rang out.
It was clearly audible to every audience member.
Jian Ning didn't cry out, but she curled up in pain on the ground.
In the brief moment when Lu Xiu was distracted by manipulating the silk threads and slammed Jian Ning to the ground...
A sudden change has occurred!
Inside the basement room.
Finn, who had been slumped in the corner like a lump of mud with his health bar almost depleted, suddenly sprang up from the ground!
It unleashed an unimaginable speed.
However, after he sprang up, he did not launch a desperate counterattack against Lu Xiu.
Instead, it suddenly turned around and, using all four limbs, frantically fled towards the other side of the basement, towards the exit leading to the Black Forest!
We can't beat them!
We simply can't beat them!
Everything will be Neutralize!
The area we're so proud of is completely ineffective!
I can't beat him in a one-on-one fight at all!!!
Run!
At that moment, only one thought occupied Finn's mind!
Finn was about to burst through the stone gate.
Lu Xiu did not chase after him, but slowly raised her right hand, which had just blasted Finn away.
With fingers spread wide, he made a grabbing motion across the distance at Finn's frantically fleeing back.
Swish!
As she moved her right hand, countless transparent threads instantly extended from behind her, traversing distances and wrapping around Finn's limbs and torso!
Finn's frantic run came to an abrupt halt.
His massive body was violently pulled by the transparent threads, lifting his feet off the ground and forcefully into the air!
Lu Xiu clenched her fists loosely at the same time.
With his left hand, he pulled Jian Ning was far away at the Bell Tower.
Finn was hanging by his right hand, almost within reach.
Until this moment, under the reflection of the dim firelight and the exquisite lighting of the system's lens.
Countless viewers in the Nine Provinces and Prison Rock live streams.
Finally, the entire battlefield where Lu Xiu was located was clearly visible.
Behind that slender, upright girl with a high ponytail.
Hundreds and thousands of densely packed, faintly glowing transparent threads are spreading and intertwining wildly in all directions from her as the center.
The threads refracted a cold luster in the air, forming a vast, suffocating invisible spiderweb.
Lu Xiu stood quietly at the very center of this enormous spider web.
Beautiful, majestic, indescribable.
Finn was suspended in mid-air, horrified to find his body being pulled uncontrollably backward toward Lu Xiu by the silk threads.
He turned to look at the girl who seemed like the Deity.
I know I can't delay any longer!
Once he's pulled back into the girl's attack range, he'll face a true physical exorcism.
Buzz!
At the critical moment, Finn activated his skill with the longest cooldown.
A blinding golden light burst forth from Finn's body, completely enveloping his massive form!
Invincible skill!
At the same time that Finn's body shone with golden light.
In the Undead Parish, Jian Ning, whose jaw was shattered, also suddenly burst forth with a dazzling holy golden light!
A life-or-death situation.
A Nine Provinces player.
A player who Prison Rock.
At the same time, they used their invincibility skill to break free from the control effects.
The golden light emanating from the invincibility skill was extremely dazzling.
It was also very impressive.
[Nine Provinces Live Room]
The tens of millions of viewers who were still immersed in the Deity and awe-inspiring scene just a moment ago fell silent again after seeing the two golden lights that lit up simultaneously.
Several seconds passed.
The comments section then reappeared.
But it's all ellipses.
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In a live stream with tens of millions of viewers, at this moment, they couldn't even piece together many complete sentences.