The viewers stared blankly at the screen.
On-screen, as the golden light of the invincibility skill flared, the transparent threads wrapped around Finn and Jian Ning were finally severed by force.
The instant he was free, Finn scrambled away under the protection of the skill, which made him immune to all control effects. Without looking back, he plunged into the dark passage leading to Darkroot Garden and fled.
In the secondary view beneath the Bell Tower, Jian Ning used her brief window of invincibility to gulp down high-grade recovery consumables.
In the end, everyone's gaze drifted to the girl standing still in the main view.
At that moment.
The same thought surfaced in the minds of every player in the Nine Provinces.
Invincible.
In stark contrast.
There was the [Prison Rock Livestream].
The Prison Rock players who had still hoped Finn could turn things around with his domain now watched him flee like a beaten dog, their mouths hanging open.
Looking at the slender girl on-screen, they too had only one thought left.
Despair.
[He ran—Lord Finn actually ran? He didn't even dare die like a warrior. He no longer thinks he can beat the Architect.]
[You've got to be kidding! He's Prison Rock's highest-ranked player! He even has the Mythic Grade domain Edge-less Prison! How did he get beaten without any chance to fight back?!]
[Can someone tell me what just happened? Why did Finn's skill vanish the moment it hit the Nine Provinces Architect, without so much as a sound?!]
[A monster—the Nine Provinces Architect is a monster! She can deflect any bladed weapon and redirect punches and kicks. Add that spiderweb thing, and how are we supposed to kill her?!]
[Finn didn't even lose to her in a one-on-one fight! The Nine Provinces Architect was distracted! She