Execution

The audience stared blankly at the screen.

On the screen, as the golden light of the invincibility skill shone, the transparent threads wrapped around Finn and Jian Ning were finally forcibly severed.

The moment he was freed from the control effects, Finn, now invincible and ignoring all control abilities, scrambled and stumbled into the dark passage leading to the Darkroot Garden without looking back, fleeing in disarray.

From the perspective of the child, below the Bell Tower, Jian Ning also took advantage of the invincibility period to quickly gulp down high-level recovery Consumable.

Ultimately, everyone's gaze unconsciously converged on the girl standing still in the main frame.

This moment.

The same thought popped into the minds of all the players in Nine Provinces.

Invincible.

On the contrary.

It's [Prison Rock's Live Stream].

Those Prison Rock players who had been hoping Finn could turn the tide with his domain were now speechless as they watched Finn flee like a stray dog.

Looking at the slender girl on the screen, they all had only one thought in their minds.

despair.

[He fled—Lord Finn actually fled? He didn't even dare to die like a warrior; he no longer believes he can defeat the opposing Architect.]

[Are you kidding me! He's the player with the highest ranking in the Prison Rock series! And he's also blessed with the Mythic Grade domain [Edge-less Prison]! How could he be beaten so badly that he couldn't fight back at all?!]

[Can anyone tell me what just happened? Why did Finn's skill disappear without even a sound when it hit the Nine Provinces Architect?!]

[Monster—this Architect from Nine Provinces is a monster! Not only can she deflect any melee weapon, but she can also redirect her punches and kicks. Add to that that spiderweb-like thing, how is anyone supposed to kill her?!]

[Finn didn't even lose to her one-on-one; the Architect from Nine Provinces was distracted! While using Finn as a punching bag, she was also controlling another person from who-knows-how-far away! One Mind forced two top players to simultaneously unleash their invincible skills!]

[How am I supposed to fight this?! I can't even touch her at close range, what's the use of having great strength? Sending more ordinary players is just suicide!!]

[Is she really Architect?! How can Architect be so good at fighting?!]

[We're doomed—even Finn was forced to flee invincible form. How are we going to steal those five Core Bonfire?]

[----]

The chat in Prison Rock's live stream was filled with overwhelming wails and despair.

They stared at the girl on the screen, whose breathing hadn't faltered in the slightest.

They discovered that their once-proud top player, Prison Rock, was nothing short of a joke in her presence.

That invincible shadow began to loom over the hearts of every Prison Rock player.

They've even started praying now, hoping that the players in Prison Rock will never encounter this jinx again.

at the same time.

Lu Xiu did not chase after Finn.

Once his Domain Skill is activated, there's a long cooldown period, and it's unlikely he'll be able to activate it again anytime soon.

Even if it could actually be opened.

Lu Xiu was confident that she could simply expose him.

certainly.

This is not the most important point.

Most importantly, she hates traitors more than enemies!

She could understand whatever methods the enemy used.

From the enemy's perspective, there's nothing wrong with this.

Even if they use all sorts of despicable means to besiege or assassinate her, it's all part of a power struggle between factions.

Everything was for the sake of their own faction.

After all, it's impossible for the players of Prison Rock to like her.

But the players in Nine Provinces are different. They enjoy the benefits brought by the faction and clear her dungeons, but in the end, they stab her in the back during the thousand-player battle that determines the victory or defeat of the faction.

What did she become?

Do you really think she has a strong sense of belonging to Nine Provinces? That she's a saint who would sacrifice herself for the greater good?

Lu Xiu slowly withdrew her gaze from the passage and looked again toward the direction of the Undead Parish outside the city.

Invincible, huh?

Do your teammates all have invincibility abilities?

Lu Xiu once again scattered Divine Confetti, then suddenly raised both hands.

The transparent threads, which had been broken due to the invincibility skill, began to extend again.

In the Undead Parish, on the open ground beneath the first Bells of Awakening.

The girl wearing cat ears, seeing the golden light emanating from her boss finally stop the inhumane, forced bell-ringing, only then dared to jump down from the Bell Tower.

"Boss! Boss!"

The cat-eared girl rushed to Jian Ning's side. Seeing Jian Ning's injuries slowly healing under the effects of the Consumable, she breathed a sigh of relief but anxiously asked, "What happened to you, meow?! Why were you getting beaten up by your own skills?!"

Jian Ning was breathing softly.

I was just about to answer the cat-eared girl's question.

However, before the words could be spoken, a sudden change occurred.

Swish!

A faint whooshing sound came from the air.

"?!"

Before the cat-eared girl could even react, she felt a sudden tightening around her neck!

Several transparent threads fell from the void without warning, tightly binding her limbs and her most vulnerable neck.

There was no room for resistance.

The next second, the cat-eared girl was lifted off the ground and hoisted into the air.

At this moment, Lu Xiu no longer needed to be Neutralize the attack that was right in front of her.

She poured all her attention, and her pure killing intent, into manipulating the space-transcending barrier.

The thread tightened instantly.

The cat-eared girl kicked wildly with her feet dangling in the air, her face instantly turning purplish-red. The intense feeling of suffocation made her struggle, but she couldn't make a sound, only letting out painful and desperate whimpers.

Swish, swish, swish!

But this is not the end.

Accompanied by a series of whooshing sounds, countless threads, like an invisible downpour, began to pour wildly down on every corner around the clock tower.

"Holy crap! Boss! How come your skills are...?"

"Ugh!"

"I clearly..."

Accompanied by several terrified cries, from the surrounding shadows behind the stone pillar.

Those core members of the Play Society who had been hiding in the shadows, waiting for their chance to strike, were one after another forcibly pulled out of their stealth state by the threads!

They too were tightly bound by silk threads around their necks and limbs.

Then, like a row of livestock waiting to be slaughtered, they were collectively pulled and suspended in mid-air!

The entire Undead Parish was instantly transformed into an execution ground.

Jian Ning was slightly taken aback.

The invincible golden light emanating from her body was still flashing; because of her invincibility, Lu Xiu was indeed unable to lock onto or harm her in the slightest.

But Lu Xiu didn't seem to intend to give up.

To kill someone, you must also destroy their spirit.

Inside the basement room.

Lu Xiu stood in the center of the spider web and coldly swung her hands outwards.

Swish!!!

Above the Undead Parish, the threads binding the cat-eared girl suddenly tightened their grip!

Without giving Jian Ning any chance to rescue her, the cat-eared girl vanished in an instant, carrying terrifying kinetic energy as she hurtled Jian Ning's eyes!

Bang!!!

A deep, chilling thud.

The cat-eared girl was slammed hard against a solid brick building in the distance, and the wall collapsed instantly.

Her health points plummeted to near zero, and she slid down the wall like a limp rag.

But before the cat-eared girl's body could completely slide down, the merciless transparent thread suddenly swung again in mid-air.

Like swinging a rag, the violent pulling force once again lifted the cat-eared girl's limp body and slammed her hard against the rough, huge stone pillar on the other side of the Bell Tower!

Bang!

With another dull thud, the last sliver of health on the cat-eared girl's head was completely wiped out.

Her body paused in mid-air for a moment, then transformed into countless pure white streams of light, disappearing without a trace like snowflakes in the cold wind of the Undead Parish.

die.

Forced to kick out of the ring.

And this is just the beginning.

Next up was the second player.

The third one----

The fourth one----

The fifth one!

Holy crap!!!

"This isn't—!"

"Boss! How did your skills become so powerful?! Ah!!!"

Screams rang out one after another, then abruptly ceased.

Inside the basement room, Lu Xiu stood expressionless in the center of the spiderweb.

Each time she plucked or pulled the thread, it was accompanied by a dull thud across the Undead Parish.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Those Play Society members suspended in mid-air didn't even have a chance to reveal their trump cards before being used as helpless meteor hammers by the ubiquitous threads, repeatedly smashing into the hard buildings and the ground, turning into clusters of Bai Guang and completely dissipating.

Beneath the Bell Tower.

Jian Ning sat blankly on the ground.

The invincible golden light emanating from her remained, but the members of the Play Society died one by one before her eyes, as if being executed.

She slowly turned her head and looked in the direction of the Sen's Fortress. Her gaze seemed to penetrate the thick city walls and see the girl standing in the center of the spider web.

After a few seconds of deathly silence.

"Ha ha ha ha----"

Hahahaha!

Jian Ning suddenly burst into laughter, the laughter growing louder and louder, echoing throughout the empty Undead Parish, until finally tears streamed down her face.

"Again—"

Jian Ning laughed as she said, "My skill has been stolen again."

"And to think it can be used like this, to think it can be used to this extent, I've actually been taught a lesson by my own skills."

"I have to say, no wonder he's Architect. This kind of skill, based on fantasy and enhanced by Mental Strength, is perfect for Architect. He can actually beat me, the original owner of this skill, to a pulp."

Hahahaha.

Jian Ning stood up unsteadily.

She could disregard the condemnation from the players of Nine Provinces for her treason, and she could also disregard Lu Xiu's earlier statement about blocking her forever.

But she couldn't possibly be indifferent to the people at the Play Society.

Make the most of your last second of invincibility.

She suddenly raised her hand and gently squeezed it.

The Domain Skill fluctuations erupted suddenly, centered on Jian Ning!

In order to counter his own skills.

Unleash your Domain Skill.

What a joke!

Thinking of this...

At the very last moment when the Domain Skill takes effect.

A sickly smile appeared on Jian Ning's beautiful face. Then, staring in the direction of the Sen's Fortress, she murmured, "I'll remember you, Lu Xiu."

Inside the basement room.

Lu Xiu's hands, which were holding the silk thread, paused slightly.

[Due to the influence of Domain Skill, the skill is ineffective.]

This was accompanied by such a prompt.

The threads began to disintegrate.

Immediately afterwards.

The skills that Ellen's Red Headband Steal also disappeared.

"I'll remember you."

Lu Xiu remained calm and murmured the same sentence, showing no sign of anger or frustration.

Although not all of them were killed, more than twenty people were still a considerable number.

The dense, transparent threads that had formed behind her, like a net stretching to the heavens, lost their support and transformed into countless tiny, shimmering lights, which then dissipated into the dimly lit underground room.

It was as if the execution, which had just occurred like the arrival of the Deity, had never happened.

Inside the Nine Provinces live stream room.

All the audience members—finally felt like they could breathe again.