It was fake that Queen Mey was stabbed by Thorne. It was a stunt … no, a special effect.
But it was true that Thorne wanted to kill the players in front of him!
Jiang Qiao had been following the matter through a live broadcast overseas. That morning, Caramel had killed White Monarch, and a bunch of netizens had been analyzing Caramel's cheat.
But in the end, this matter was settled by Lu Wei's ascension to the top of the global arena.
Lu Wei, Swirling Clouds, and Caramel had all appeared at the award ceremony. This ingenious coincidence instantly attracted a lot of Strife fans from all over the world to watch the show.
"Is this the award ceremony for the Strife's Strongest Attacker?"
"I've found the reason why Caramel killed White Monarch."
But Lu Wei being the top player in the Strife didn't stop Thorne from killing her first.
When Thorne appeared to assassinate Queen Mey, he had secretly observed which Holy Spirit was the biggest threat to him on this narrow platform.
Lu Wei's large-scale AoE skills were fatal to Thorne on this narrow platform.
What was even more fatal was that there was no friendly damage between Holy Spirits and NPCs.
So, Lu Wei didn't need to care about Queen Mey, who was stabbed in the chest and lying on the ground. The moment Thorne appeared and stabbed Queen Mey, she threw a flash grenade at Thorne.
The Flash Grenade exploded in mid-air. The players only saw a flash of light, but it was enough to blind the enemy targets.
Thorne was blinded, but it didn't stop him from killing Lu Wei.
The moment Thorne rushed towards Lu Wei, she had already taken out her explosive expert's weapon … a hand crossbow.
This was common equipment for Spitfires, but for an explosive expert, this hand crossbow became a simple grenade launcher.
The arrow carried on the hand crossbow accurately shot towards Thorne.
Thorne threw out a … small flying knife from his lapel.
This Master Swordsman didn't only know how to use a sword!
The flying dagger collided with Lu Wei's arrow in mid-air, and the explosion of heat waves engulfed the entire platform.
But Thorne cut through the heatwave set off by the explosion and appeared in front of Lu Wei. But what greeted Thorne was an Ice Ring Grenade that was about to be detonated by Lu Wei.
But Thorne's sword was even faster!
It was so fast that it surpassed the speed of Lu Wei's detonation.
The wooden sword in Shi Feng's hand flashed with an arc of light. Before Lu Wei could react, her HP had been emptied.
Lu Wei didn't even last ten seconds against Thorne. This was because it was too sudden and the space was too small, which limited Lu Wei's performance.
However, Thorne once again turned his attention to the injured Queen Mey.
"Teacher Thorne, why?"
Swirling Cloud stood in front of Thorne. He was a very polite child, and like Caramel, he always saw Thorne as a teacher.
But now, this teacher wanted to kill Queen May, who was cherished by all players in the server?
"That's … Thorne?
Did Thorne just injure Queen Mey? "
"Damned producers, hurry up and turn off the Air Wall!"
"Everyone, don't panic!
Swirling Cloud and Caramel are by Queen Mey's side. They should be able to protect her! "
The moment the players saw that Queen Mey was injured, they went berserk. However, the Air Wall prevented them from approaching Queen Mey.
The only consolation was that Swirling Cloud and Caramel were by Queen Mey's side.
Caramel and Swirling Cloud could be said to be recognized by all the players in the Saint Ghost server.
"It's none of your business."
Thorne didn't think so. He brandished his sword and charged at Swirling Cloud. Swirling Cloud swung his spear.
He used Peerless Spear Qi and Cloudwalk Art, but Thorne was more direct. He slammed his wooden sword against Swirling Cloud's spear.
Thorne's strike was aimed at the point where Remnant Cloud was holding onto his spear. This strike caused the trajectory of Remnant Cloud's attack to deviate, but Remnant Cloud quickly adjusted himself and swung his spear at Thorne.
But it was useless … Thorne and Swirling Cloud were too familiar with each other. They were so familiar with each other that Thorne knew all of Swirling Cloud's attack patterns.
Just as Thorne was about to finish off Swirling Cloud, a flash of moonlight forced him to stop his attack.
"I'm still here!"
Caramel reacted by unsheathing his Moonlight Sword and Shadowless Sword. It took him a few seconds to realize …
The Thorne in front of him was an enemy!
An enemy that wanted to kill Queen Mey!
An enemy that had to be defeated!
In the past, Caramel had always faced Thorne in the arena in a one-on-one duel.
But now that he was fighting this Eternal One alongside Swirling Remnant Cloud, he had a different experience.
The moment Caramel clashed with Thorne, he created a scene that made the spectators and professional players around the world call him a monster.
When Caramel swung his Moonlight Sword, it emitted a dark green light, while when Shadowless Sword was swung, it emitted a pale yellow light like the moon.
In an instant, these two rays of light intertwined in Caramel's hands. Caramel used Dual Blade Style … an additional skill that all Blade Master players could grasp.
When a Blade Master didn't have an off-hand weapon, they would use Blade Qi to execute Dual Blade Style.
However, very few players would choose to use their own hands to wield their swords. This was because in the real world, there were only three or four players who could wield two swords at once and combine their characteristics.
After all, those were moves that only appeared in movies and games. The Holy Spirits had such moves, but they were simulated by the system.
However, Caramel had swung her sword with her own hands!
Forward Step, Diagonal Slash, Stab, Side Turn!
In an instant, Caramel was enveloped by a tidal wave of sword light.
Thorne was surrounded by this Phantom Sword Dance, which had almost no blind spots. Thorne decided to retreat …
He retreated quickly and was forced to the edge of the platform by Caramel.
The moment Caramel grasped the opportunity to use Fierce Dragon Slash, Thorne suddenly stepped forward.
Is he going to attack?
Where is he aiming?
Caramel was prepared to change his attack, but Thorne didn't attack.
He was using the hilt!
Thorne's hilt suddenly stabbed towards Caramel's chin. This strike was fast, fierce, and shockingly powerful.
This kind of duel was a test of both sides' ability to seize opportunities. Thorne had clearly told Caramel this in the past.
His swordsmanship was without swordsmanship. The only reason he could win was because he could seize opportunities.
But this opportunity was won by Thorne's rich battle experience, superb judgment, and speed …
The gaps between Caramel's attacks weren't gaps in front of other pro players, but rather combos. But in front of Thorne, every attack was an opening!
Caramel was instantly sent flying by Thorne's sword hilt. Caramel quickly got up and cast two buffs on himself. However, the moment the two buffs were cast, Thorne disappeared in front of Caramel.
When he reappeared, he was behind Caramel.
Sensing this, Caramel turned around and swung his Shadowless Blade at Thorne. But Thorne lightly leaped … His feet stepped on Caramel's Shadowless Blade and crouched down.
In the next second, Thorne placed his hand on Caramel's shoulder.
"You're still lacking."
Thorne whispered into Caramel's ear. Then, he suddenly pressed down on Caramel's shoulder.
By the time Caramel reacted, he had already been pressed to the ground by Thorne.
Under the gaze of the pro players from all over the world, this pro player who had easily defeated Bai Di lost his balance. His legs went limp and he fell heavily to the ground.
It was as laughable as a … slippery duckling.
Caramel, who was sitting on the ground, was stunned. When he turned around, he discovered that the air wall surrounding the platform had disappeared.
The rioting players unleashed a large number of AOE skills at Thorne. The entire scene was a mess, and Thorne had long since disappeared.
"Where did he go?"
"I don't know!"
"Wait!"
Caramel saw Thorne's figure in the crowd and angrily shouted at him. But Thorne didn't even look back as he disappeared into the crowd.
After completing his duty, Thorne carried the puppet-like King into an alleyway in Lionheart City.
However, he didn't walk for long in the alley. An incoming Psychic Cannon forced him to stop and split it into two with a swing of his sword.
"Are you serious? Are you joking?"
Zhao Mingwei walked out from the other end of the alleyway and looked at Thorne, who was carrying the old King.
"Ah … How troublesome. Didn't that guy say you weren't coming?" Thorne scratched his head, feeling a headache coming on.
But before Thorne could complain for long, Zhao Mingwei used Flash Step to appear behind him and swung his fist.
Zhao Mingwei's fist was blocked by Thorne. Thorne placed his wooden sword behind him to block Zhao Mingwei's fist.
"You really want to fight?
I'll arrange for a few people to fight for you!
But not now!
Holy Spirits! "
Thorne didn't want to tangle with Zhao Mingwei right now. He could defeat Zhao Mingwei, but the problem was … he couldn't defeat all of Lionheart City's Holy Spirits!
"Arrange for people?" Zhao Mingwei didn't understand what Thorne meant.
However, a beam of light descended from the sky. Zhao Mingwei wanted to stretch out his hand to grab Thorne, who was within the beam of light, but he grabbed nothing.
Thorne and the old King disappeared from the alleyway.