210: Finally solve the chess game! Mysterious jar!

"Chen Jie..."

Wu Tian raised an eyebrow and spoke to the frantic-looking Chen Jie beside him.

"Calm down, don't lose your head!"

“...”

"But..."

Chen Jie's eyes reddened, and he turned around, about to argue!

But when he turned back and saw it was Wu Tian speaking,

his brow furrowed instantly... and he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart.

He whispered to Wu Tian,

"Boss Wu..."

"It's not just that someone died; this chess game is simply impossible to solve. I'm afraid..."

"Our families are going to keep losing people!"

Chen Jie took a deep breath.

He said flatly,

"If we can't find a solution!"

“...”

"What solution could there be?"

Third Master Xie gave a cold smile.

The expression on his face showed nothing but disregard for human life.

"I told you already."

"This chess game is incredibly difficult—so difficult that even my younger brother, an active national grandmaster, could only reach the sixth move!"

"There's no other way; we can only keep testing..."

As he spoke,

Third Master Xie glanced at the people from the other families around him.

He said indifferently,

"One by one..."

"We can only pile up the human lives!"

"Only when the correct moves are tested will the lives of the rest of US be saved!"

“...”

After Third Master Xie finished his assessment,

everyone present was stunned.

Then, varying degrees of fear flashed through everyone's eyes!

The unknown!

No bottom in sight!

This chess game was like a bottomless pit!

No one knew how many more lives this game would consume!

No one knew... if the next one to die... would be themselves!

“...”

"Alright!"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Third Master Xie said calmly,

"Let's take a break and regroup."

"Just now, the Chen Family's subordinate died on the seventh move..."

"Think carefully about how that seventh move should actually be played!"

"If we can't figure it out,"

"then we can only keep testing!"

Third Master Xie chuckled.

"Until we find the right one!"

“...”

The crowd fell into a period of silence, then gathered in small groups to discuss. The entire Nine Gates... no longer looked as united as they did at the beginning!

Because of the deaths in the Chen Family and Third Master Xie's ruthlessness,

the current Nine Gates... were already united in name only.

“...”

"Boss..."

After several months of baptism, Fatty had long become immune to things like death and corpses, but seeing Fourth Master Xie and the Chen Family person die so cheaply,

Fatty furrowed his brows deeply.

"What do you think we should do next?"

"On our side, there are only the three of US!"

"What if that old geezer from the Xie Family tries some dirty tricks... what do we do?"

“...”

"Heh..."

Before Wu Tian could answer,

Wu Xie, who was nearby, gave a cold laugh.

"Dirty tricks?"

"Little Fatty..."

"On the Wu Family's side, there's only me and Wang Meng, and neither of US wants to die."

"I have an idea..."

At this point,

a cold light flickered in Wu Xie's eyes.

He looked at Wu Tian and the other two and whispered,

"Why don't we just go all the way..."

"and take him out!"

Wu Xie said coldly,

"That son of a bitch is truly detestable. How can this be solved by throwing lives at it?"

"If we keep filling it like this, how much of our families' manpower will be left?"

"I even have reason to suspect"

"that Third Master Xie has ulterior motives!"

“...”

"Kill him..."

Wu Tian blinked.

"Now isn't the right time. People's hearts are already fragmented, and everyone is like a startled bird. If we kill Third Master Xie now, the situation will inevitably become chaotic."

"How about this..."

Wu Tian said calmly,

"I'll go and give it a try in a bit!"

“...”

As soon as Wu Tian said those words,

the people gathered around him were instantly shocked.

They hurriedly whispered,

"You can't!"

Wu Xie's expression immediately became stern!

"Big Brother Wu Tian, you absolutely cannot do this!"

"Anyone else can go up and be the player, but not you!"

“...”

"That's right!"

Fatty looked at Wu Tian with concern, shaking his head vigorously.

"Stepping into that player's position is almost a certain death sentence!"

"Boss..."

"There's no need!"

"No matter what, even if we just don't enter this tomb, wouldn't that be okay?"

"Hehe..."

"Besides this one tomb, there are several others!"

"We don't need to die on this one hill!"

“...”

"Yeah!"

"Brother Tian!"

Zhang Meng frowned.

"Things haven't reached such a desperate stage yet. You don't need to rush onto the field. In the worst-case scenario, Fatty is right!"

"If we can't enter this tomb, then we just won't!"

"There's no need to put yourself in danger!"

“...”

While the few people around Wu Tian were earnestly trying to persuade him,

the public screen in the livestream room was a scene of joy.

"Hahaha..."

"Wait!"

"It's already 2021, how do Sister Meng and the Fatty still have no judgment?"

"And my innocent Wu Xie."

"This is freaking hilarious!"

"Is Brother Tian going there to die?"

"Friends!"

"Brother Tian is going there to show off!"

"Everyone move aside!"

"Give Brother Tian space to show off!"

“...”

After watching so many livestreams with Wu Tian, these Fans could be said to have mastered his personality perfectly!

The Fans had even summarized a mantra for Wu Tian:

When winning, definitely play around; when losing, play around to the death!

Playing around is temporary, but being cool is for a lifetime!

“...”

However... while the Dragon Country Fans were all celebrating on the public screen... Fans from other countries suddenly popped up.

As if by prior agreement,

Fans from the US, Romantic Country, British Empire, Toad Country... these countries that had previously suffered greatly at the hands of Dragon Country and Wu Tian, swarmed in.

Regardless of anything, they immediately started stirring up trouble.

“...”

"You're killing me!"

"Do you Dragon Country Fans have brains growing in tumors?"

"Invincible?"

"Playing around?"

"Showing off?"

"I can't take it!"

"I just want to ask one thing: does Wu Tian even know how to play chess?"

"If not, is he going up there to die in a moment?"

"Showing off is fine, but it needs to have limits!"

"With the way Wu Tian is showing off..."

"death isn't far away!"

“...”

"Don't talk nonsense!"

A viewer from Romantic Country joined in with deep malice.

"Wu Tian is the most powerful, what's this chess game to him?"

"Don't stop him, let Wu Tian go up and play around!"

"I'm telling you..."

"Even if Wu Tian plays randomly, this chess game can be solved!"

"If you don't believe it..."

"let Wu Tian try playing randomly!"

“...”

"Hahaha..."

"I think so too!"

"Don't you Dragon Country people's livestreams aim for entertainment value?"

"Quick!"

"I'm used to Wu Tian doing things others can't. If he doesn't get himself killed, the entertainment value won't be high enough!"

“...”

Seeing this group of foreign Fans in the livestream room grandly mocking Wu Tian and even deliberately posting disgusting bullet comments, the Dragon Country Fans reacted quickly, picking up their keyboards to fight back!

“...”

"That American kid who just spoke, you stay right there!"

"I heard you say..."

"my Brother Tian is showing off too much?"

“...”

"Yes!"

This fan's tone shifted.

"My Brother Tian is indeed exceptionally showy!"

"But so what?"

"I'll ask you one thing!"

"When my Brother Tian was showing off under your aircraft carrier's cannons, what could you do?"

"When my Brother Tian brought your scientists back to Dragon Country, what could you do?"

"Hehe..."

"Right in front of your allied forces, my Brother Tian took down your top general!"

"You guys..."

"what could you do?"

"Let me tell you, you couldn't do a damn thing!"

"Just like a bunch of quails!"

"Cowering in your tiny little corner, trembling!"

"You only dare to talk big online."

"Do you dare to face my Brother Tian in reality?"

"No need to answer!"

"I know you don't dare!"

"Losers!"

“...”

"Brother, stop. I'm afraid if you keep going, these foreigners will lose their minds!"

"Save them some face!"

"Haha!"

"After all, they're only venting by trolling online!"

"But isn't it frustrating?"

"Beaten in reality, and then beaten again online!"

"To be honest!"

"I'm really worried..."

"I'm worried about the overall national combat strength and cultural level of these foreigners. After all..."

"just one of our Zu'an trolls leaves them in the dust!"

“...”

"Say no more, is anyone joining a group to take down Americans in Minecraft?"

"Need one more!"

“...”

..."It's fine."

Wu Tian looked at everyone and chuckled. Though he didn't say it, his heart felt warm, especially when looking at Zhang Meng and Fatty.

He felt a sense of relief.

These two had traveled with him for several months.

Besides himself, they were the ones who understood his strength best.

But even so!

They were still doing their best to persuade him, not wanting him to take risks.

This friendship was very precious!

On the other side, Wu Xie and Huo Nanfeng had also only just met him, yet they were also persuading him without reservation.

These two... were probably the only ones underground he could trust besides Zhang Meng and Fatty!

“...”

"Hmm?"

"What are you all talking about?"

Suddenly!

Just as Wu Tian was slightly shaking his head at everyone, explaining that he was actually confident... Third Master Xie's sinister voice appeared in everyone's ears.

"How did I hear..."

"Boss Wu, that you're going to do it yourself?"

"Eh?"

“...”

Everyone was stunned, then turned to look behind Wu Tian.

At this moment... the black-robed Third Master Xie was standing right behind Wu Tian.

"I say..."

Wu Tian raised an eyebrow.

He didn't hold back and cursed at the latter.

"How are your ears sharper than a dog's?"

"Not a single useful thing done."

"But you hear this kind of thing clearly?"

"Whether someone else acts or not has nothing to do with you. Mind your own business and get lost!"

“...”

"Hehe..."

"How can this have nothing to do with me?"

Third Master Xie said with a fake smile.

"Whether this chess game is solved or not determines whether our families can successfully enter this tomb!"

"And people from our Xie Family and their Chen Family have already died here!"

"Tell me..."

"does this have anything to do with me?"

“...”

Wu Xie frowned, about to argue back.

But Wu Tian slowly turned his head, reached out to stop Wu Xie, and then stared at Third Master Xie under the black robe and spoke softly.

"Yes!"

"Just now, I did say I could try to solve this chess game."

"However..."

Wu Tian's gaze as he stared at Third Master Xie gradually turned cold.

"What does that have to do with you?"

"I..."

Third Master Xie's brow furrowed.

He was about to speak.

Wu Tian reached out and directly interrupted him!

"Yes!"

Wu Tian nodded!

"You'll surely say your family lost someone, and the Chen Family lost someone too!"

"But..."

"does that have anything to do with me?"

The expression on Wu Tian's face gradually turned cold.

An indistinct but intense killing intent slowly emerged from his body.

Rustle... Wu Tian stepped to Third Master Xie's side.

He slowly reached out!

Swish!

He pressed his hand neither too hard nor too soft on Third Master Xie's black-robed head, grinned, and said softly.

"I'm warning you one last time, I hope you don't fail to appreciate my kindness!"

"..."

Whoosh... As Wu Tian's voice fell, Third Master Xie felt a cold wind blowing around him.

A bone-chilling cold... sent waves of goosebumps across his entire body!

A fear and trembling from the depths of his soul filled his heart.

He shuddered!

His eyes gradually glazed over!

And just as his eyes went blank... Wu Tian walked straight past him.

"..."

"Everyone!"

Wu Tian looked at everyone from the Nine Gates, including Chen Jie, Li Xiaotie, and Zhao Wu, and spoke slowly.

"Although I look down on Third Master Xie and he's indeed not worth a damn."

"However..."

"I actually quite agree with what he said!"

"All your families are shedding blood and sweat, so naturally, I, Wu Tian, cannot stand by and watch."

"I'll take this turn!"

Saying so... Wu Tian reached out to roll up his sleeves, walked to the position of the chess player, and reached out to move the corpse of the dead servant from the Chen Family away.

Standing there, he glanced toward Zhang Meng.

He smiled slightly.

"Little Mengmeng!"

"Come!"

"I'll be the chess player, you be the one moving the pieces!"

"..."

"I..."

"Brother Tian!"

Zhang Meng frowned.

"Tell me the truth, are you sure about this?"

"If you're sure, I'll be the one moving the pieces for you!"

"If you're not..."

Zhang Meng shook her head decisively.

"I won't go!"

"..."

"Good!"

Wu Tian smiled at Zhang Meng again, then nodded and said.

"I'm sure!"

"So, are you coming?"

"..."

"Fine!"

Zhang Meng was stunned for a moment, then looked at Wu Tian and nodded.

"Since you say you're sure, then I'll help you move the pieces. I hope everything you said is true!"

"Don't you dare die in front of me!"

"..."

"Don't worry!"

Wu Tian was taken aback.

Then he looked at Zhang Meng with a slight smile.

"This little matter isn't enough to escalate to a life-or-death situation. Just help me move the pieces properly; you don't need to worry about anything else!"

"Mhm."

Zhang Meng nodded.

Then she briskly walked to the center of the chessboard and stood ready, waiting for Wu Tian's command.

"..."

Listening to the incredibly confident exchange between the two, Third Master Xie, who had come back to his senses, slowly turned his head. A sinister smile flickered on his face hidden beneath the black robe.

He whispered to himself in a low murmur.

"Hehe..."

"Confidence?"

"Being sure?"

"I want to see if there will be fear in your eyes when you die right in front of me!"

"..."

...As Zhang Meng took her position, the people surrounding them frowned and looked nervously at the two in the arena.

Wu Tian was taking the stage!

The significance of this was completely different.

Wu Tian was the strongest among them and the one who had led them all the way to this point!

If... even Wu Tian had no way!

If even Wu Tian died under this chess game... then the road ahead for them would likely be very difficult!

They might even face the danger of total annihilation.

Therefore... everyone present stared at Wu Tian and Zhang Meng, unblinking, holding their breath and concentrating!

"..."

"I say..."

"Everyone!"

Wu Xie looked at everyone with a helpless expression and reminded them softly.

"I know you're worried about Wu Tian, but isn't the way you're worrying about him a bit wrong?"

"He's risking his life out there right now!"

"Shouldn't we be quickly figuring out the seventh move and how to proceed after that?"

"Hurry up!"

Wu Tian frowned.

"Let's find a way quickly!"

"Go!"

"Don't just stand there!"

After Wu Xie spoke with a frown, he led Huo Nanfeng, Fatty, and the others away from the edge of the chessboard to simulate the game on the ground with stones.

"..."

Chen Jie and Zhao Wu were easy to talk to.

After being stunned for a few seconds, they also turned and left the edge of the chessboard.

They came over to Wu Xie and the others.

Together, they began to study how to crack this chess game!

But Li Xiaotie and Third Master Xie were different.

Although there was a large age gap between the two, their personalities were quite similar.

Standing by the chessboard, the two looked at each other.

Then they chuckled.

Neither of them moved!

"..."

"Alright!"

Standing in the chess player's position, Wu Tian smiled slightly at Zhang Meng.

"Don't worry about anything outside."

"Just move however I tell you to!"

"Listen to my commands!"

"..."

"Mhm!"

Zhang Meng nodded, her eyes focused, fully prepared!

"Good!"

Wu Tian nodded!

"Rook four to five!"

Rumble!

Their own chess piece was pushed forcefully by Zhang Meng, sliding into the exact position!

"Cannon three forward eight!"

Bang!

A loud crash!

The opponent's pawn was directly captured by Wu Tian's cannon!

"..."

"Next... Pawn three forward one!"

Buzz!

Zhang Meng focused only on pushing the pieces; a pawn was placed by Wu Tian exactly where the opponent's pawn would cross the river!

It was stuck right at the opponent's throat!

"..."

"Rook four to two!"

"Knight four forward six!"

"..."

Boom!

A loud noise pulled Third Master Xie and Li Xiaotie, who were still dazed, back to reality.

They looked at Wu Tian's strategy and immediately frowned.

"That's not right..."

Third Master Xie said softly.

"This strategy isn't right!"

"How is this..."

"Not the same strategy my brother just used?"

"..."

"Yeah!"

A strange light flickered in Li Xiaotie's eyes.

"How did Wu Tian start using a different strategy?"

"And..."

"He's playing so fast, and there haven't been any problems?!"

"This isn't scientific!"

"..."

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"Scientific?"

Wu Tian, who was watching the chessboard, chuckled. He took a moment to look at Third Master Xie and Li Xiaotie and said disdainfully.

"What is science?"

"What you consider science might not be what I consider science!"

"Which dimension of science are you talking about?"

"Do you understand chea— I mean, science?"

"..."

Third Master Xie was stunned, then looked at Wu Tian and snorted coldly.

He didn't dare to respond.

Li Xiaotie, however, laughed arrogantly.

He looked at Wu Tian and grinned.

"Hehe..."

"Good luck, Boss Wu. I wish you all the best!"

"..."

"Hehe..."

Wu Tian knew exactly what Li Xiaotie was thinking and immediately returned an experimental smile.

He spoke slowly.

"After I finish this game, I also wish you all the best!"

"I hope you can make it out of this tomb alive!"

"..."

Li Xiaotie's face darkened, and he stopped talking to Wu Tian.

His small eyes were full of malice, staring intently at the pieces on the chessboard.

As if... by staring like that.

The pieces on the board would move on their own, and Wu Tian would die instantly.

A petty man's heart... is nothing more than this!

"..."

"Brother Tian..."

"It's the seventh move!"

Zhang Meng looked at Wu Tian and said with a frown.

"Next..."

"How should we move?"

"..."

Phew!

Wu Tian took a deep breath, then looked at Zhang Meng and said to her.

"Don't panic!"

"We can make the next move!"

"..."

Wu Tian's confident expression immediately calmed Zhang Meng's panic. Her slightly trembling hands steadied as she stood in the center of the chessboard, waiting for Wu Tian to tell her the next move!

However... was the seemingly steady Wu Tian panicking?

He was actually a bit nervous.

Because... he was waiting for Narrator-kun's voice.

Suddenly... Narrator-kun's voice appeared in Wu Tian's ear as expected.

[The difficulty of each move in the chess game increases exponentially. By this eighth move... there are no more than five people in the world today who can play such a game!]

[So...]

Narrator-kun's sweet voice continued in Wu Tian's mind.

[A simple chess problem has turned into a complex probability problem.]

[Because the pieces lost in this endgame are only one rook and one knight from each side, it is the most difficult known endgame in the world, with countless variations and possibilities!]

[Even I can only give you a move with a higher probability.]

[Knight six forward eight! Capture the rook!]

"..."

"Good!"

Although Wu Tian was somewhat surprised that even Narrator-kun could only give him a highest-probability answer.

He still shouted firmly to Zhang Meng with a confident face.

"Knight six forward eight!"

"Capture the rook!"

"..."

"Okay!"

Zhang Meng nodded without a shred of doubt, and then she moved.

She pushed their knight toward the opponent's rook diagonally in front!

Rustle... Rumble!

The piece with the word 'Knight' on it crashed into the opponent's rook!

Clang!

The opponent's piece was smashed directly beneath the chessboard!

With this move... a major piece was finally captured!

Wu Xie and Huo Nanfeng, who were nervously observing the situation around the chessboard, immediately raised their eyebrows and whispered with a smile.

"Nice!"

"Beautifully done!"

"..."

"Hmph!"

When Third Master Xie and Li Xiaotie saw that Wu Tian had actually made such a brilliant eighth move, their expressions immediately changed.

They snorted coldly.

And narrowed their eyes!

Click, click...

Suddenly!

Just as the crowd felt a mix of joy and disappointment... the opponent's pieces... moved!

Crack!

A crisp sound!

The opponent's rook, which had been at the bottom on Wu Tian's side, quickly moved forward and instantly captured Wu Tian's knight.

Then... after the rook moved away, it revealed another cannon at the bottom!

"Check... Checkmate!"

Everyone was stunned.

Then they all gasped in unison and cried out in alarm.

Then... after a few seconds passed.

Wu Xie stood there with his mouth open, dazed by the situation on the chessboard. He didn't even notice the sweat on his forehead sliding down the bridge of his nose to his lips.

He opened his mouth.

And said in a low voice!

"It's... it's a dead game!"

"..."

"What?"

Hearing Wu Xie's words, Fatty was suddenly startled. He turned to look at Wu Xie.

He asked loudly.

"How is it dead?"

"Isn't it just a check?"

"How is it dead?"

"It's just a check!"

"There's still a chance to fix it!"

"..."

"It's hopeless!"

Chen Jie frowned and looked at Fatty.

"Wu Tian's General is trapped within the Advisors; he can't escape!"

"This move..."

"Is checkmate!"

"..."

"Then..."

Fatty was horrified and looked at Chen Jie and Wu Xie in disbelief.

"What does this mean?"

"Is my Brother Tian beyond help this time?"

"Lost... he lost?"

"If he lost, then..."

Fatty's mouth hung open. He pointed at the floor of the chessboard, the two surrounding walls, and the ceiling above, his eyes widening in disbelief.

"These traps?"

"..."

"Mhm!"

Wu Xie nodded with a look of despair.

"If he loses, these traps will come out and attack Wu Tian..."

"Until he's dead!"

"..."

Swish, swish!

Clang, clang, clang!

Just as Wu Xie's voice fell, the sound of sharp swords being unsheathed suddenly rang out from beneath Wu Tian's feet.

Then... cold, glinting sword blades poked directly out from under Wu Tian's feet.

Intending to turn Wu Tian into a pincushion!

"..."

"Holy crap, Brother Tian!"

Fatty was suddenly horrified and shouted loudly at Wu Tian, who was standing in the chess player's position.

"Brother Tian!"

Wu Xie's face also changed.

He got up and rushed toward Wu Tian.

"Wu... Wu Tian!"

"Under your feet..."

"Run!"

"..."

"Hmm?"

Hearing the intense shouting of the crowd and the voices telling him to leave the spot, Wu Tian tilted his head in confusion. Then, he reached out his hands and snapped the dozen or so sharp blades piercing up from beneath his feet one by one, as easily as breaking dry twigs!

Wu Tian treated them like trash, tossing them aside onto the ground.

Clang...

This feeling of ease and proficiency was as simple for Wu Tian as drinking water or eating a meal!

"Ah..."

"Aba, aba..."

"Aba!"

"..."

"Hmm?"

After Wu Tian threw the blades onto the ground, he lightly patted the dust off his hands and turned to give everyone a slight smile.

He said,

"What's wrong?"

"What were you guys saying just now? Leave that spot?"

"Why should I leave?"

"..."

"This..."

"I..."

Wu Xie was stunned, struggling for a long time without being able to utter a single word.

Suddenly!

Wu Xie's eyes fixed on the chessboard in front of Wu Tian.

He saw the dazed Zhang Meng.

And... the chessboard next to Zhang Meng, which had already returned to the state of the previous move!

His eyes widened instantly.

Pointing at the chessboard, he asked Wu Tian in disbelief,

"Brother Tian!"

"Look at the chessboard!"

"Look at how the pieces on the board have all returned to the previous move, how..."

"..."

"Oh!"

Wu Tian nodded as if suddenly realizing.

He gave Wu Xie a slight smile.

"You mean this!"

"This..."

"It's nothing to be surprised about!"

"The consequence of making a wrong move was for the mechanism to kill me, but since the mechanism failed to kill me, I guess..."

"This chessboard triggered another hidden function!"

"And that is..."

"Retracting a move!"

"..."

Wu Xie was dumbfounded.

"Retracting a move?"

"This thing... it's made of stone, it doesn't have human thought."

"How can it allow a retracted move?"

"..."

"It's simple!"

Wu Tian spread his hands.

"You've seen it for yourself!"

"This is the reality; the reality is that the mechanism couldn't kill me, so it chose to yield and gave me a do-over!"

"That's all!"

"Hehe..."

As he spoke,

Wu Tian turned his gaze toward Li Xiaotie, who was standing at the edge of the chessboard, and said with a cold laugh,

"Little Li!"

"Thanks for your 'kind' words!"

"Everything is going quite smoothly for me, hehe..."

"But I don't know if your future will be so smooth. You know... everyone calls me the Toxic Milk Master!"

"Sometimes, the things I say even scare me!"

"..."

Li Xiaotie's face darkened, and he didn't respond.

However... the way he looked at Wu Tian became even colder.

In a voice only he could hear, he muttered hatefully to himself,

"Hehe..."

"Everything smooth?"

"I..."

"Wish you 'everything smooth'!"

"..."

"Damn it!"

Coming back to her senses, Zhang Meng's face darkened as she pointed directly at Wu Tian's nose and cursed loudly,

"You son of a bitch!"

"You scared the life out of me!"

"If you had a way, why didn't you say so earlier!"

"You nearly scared me to death. You should have just gone through that damn space alone!"

A faint anger flickered on Zhang Meng's pretty face.

But more than that... it was deep concern for Wu Tian!

"..."

"Alright, alright!"

"Hehe..."

Wu Tian smiled slightly.

He waved his hand at Zhang Meng to show he was really fine.

"Then..."

"Then how did you know you could retract a move?"

"..."

"I didn't!"

Wu Tian smiled slightly.

Then he said to Zhang Meng,

"I was just guessing!"

"Just a guess!"

"..."

At this point, Wu Tian secretly gave Narrator-kun a thumbs-up in his heart.

Because... actually, when Narrator-kun had given Wu Tian the move with the highest success rate earlier,

Wu Tian had asked a question.

[Then... what if I get this step wrong?]

"..."

[Simple!]

Narrator-kun replied in a relaxed tone.

[If you get it wrong, you just have to face the mechanism's 'baptism'. With your current body, are you still afraid of mechanical traps?]

Wu Tian was taken aback.

[It's not that I'm afraid, but...]

[If I get this step wrong, won't I have to restart everything from the beginning? If every step after this needs to be tested, when will the game end? When will we win?]

...Narrator-kun was silent for a few seconds.

Then he spoke in Wu Tian's mind.

[No!]

[When you make a wrong move, the chessboard will punish the person who made the mistake for 'lack of foresight'. But after the punishment is over, it will allow you to retract the move and continue the game!]

"..."

[Retract a move?]

[Then why didn't Fourth Master Xie and the Chen Family's subordinate have the option to retract their moves just now?]

Wu Tian asked in confusion.

[Hehe...]

Narrator-kun gave a disdainful laugh.

[Someone who can't even withstand such a small punishment, what right do they have to continue the game?]

[That's why they died!]

[You are different; you can afford the price of retracting a move!]

[Don't be afraid, just play according to the moves I've calculated for you!]

[In ten minutes...]

[You can win!]

"..."

"Phew..."

Wu Tian smiled slightly, nodded to Zhang Meng, and shouted the move based on Narrator-kun's second most likely path.

"Elephant 9 retreats to 7!"

"Got it!"

Zhang Meng nodded heavily!

She then pushed the Elephant piece back to the bottom position on her side.

Tightly blocking the opponent's Chariot and Cannon!

"..."

One second... two seconds... three seconds!

Clang!

The opponent's Chariot retreated toward the Chu River and Han Border, guarding its other Chariot!

"Phew..."

At the soft sound of the piece landing, Zhang Meng's heart finally settled. She let out a soft breath.

She smiled at Wu Tian.

"It worked!"

"Brother Tian!"

"Next... what's the next move?"

"..."

"Wait a moment!"

Wu Tian frowned, waiting for Narrator-kun to finish the analysis in his mind.

A few seconds later... Wu Tian looked up at Zhang Meng on the chessboard and said with a smile,

"This step..."

"Horse 6 advances to 8!"

"We're still going for the Chariot!"

"..."

Zhang Meng was taken aback for a moment.

Then she nodded heavily, pushing her Horse piece to slam down onto the opponent's Chariot!

Clang!

The opponent's Chariot vanished directly into the chessboard!

Then... rustle... clang!

The opponent's Chariot that had just retreated to the Chu River and Han Border immediately counterattacked, instantly taking the Horse that Wu Tian had used to capture the previous Chariot!

This move... seemed like a back-and-forth exchange of pieces!

But... from the moment Wu Tian started playing this game... this was an essential difference!

Trading a Horse for a Chariot!

That was a significant gain!

Clang!

As the sound of the collision faded... it was Wu Tian's turn again!

"..."

After a few seconds, Wu Tian continued to Zhang Meng,

"Pawn 3 advances 1!"

"Pawn 7 advances 1!"

"Chariot 5 moves horizontally to 4!"

"Cannon 8 advances 6!"

"..."

Time passed minute by minute. Following Narrator-kun's instructions, Wu Tian played steadily, move by move, exchanging blows with the opponent.

At first... Wu Tian and the opponent were still trading pieces.

But gradually... without anyone noticing exactly when!

Wu Tian had slowly gained the upper hand.

Starting from taking a Pawn for free... Wu Tian gradually eroded all the opponent's forces on the board—Horses, Cannons, Chariots, Pawns, Elephants, Guards... until... ten minutes later... Wu Tian looked at the opponent's side of the board, which was now almost empty, and a proud curve formed at the corner of his mouth.

He shouted to Zhang Meng,

"The final move..."

"Chariot 5 advances 4!"

"Checkmate!"

"..."

"Yes!"

Not only were Wu Xie and the others—who had gathered around, holding their breath and not daring to say a word—excitedly clenching their fists!

Even Zhang Meng, who was manipulating the pieces, couldn't help but feel her arms tremble slightly.

Her eyes sparkled with light as she pressed her hands firmly against her Chariot piece!

Hum!

Rustle... As a slight friction sound echoed on the chessboard, Zhang Meng pushed the Chariot straight toward the opponent's General.

Square by square... after a few seconds!

Thud!

A crisp sound!

The Chariot Zhang Meng pushed directly crushed the opponent's General and stopped dead on the General's original position!

This... was like a sharp blade stabbing into the enemy's heart!

Unstoppable and exceptionally fierce!

"..."

Crack... crunch...

Thud...

Thud!

Suddenly!

Just as everyone was immersed in the sudden success and feeling a sense of unreality, the sound of mechanical parts crashing and shattering erupted from beneath Wu Tian and Zhang Meng's feet.

Then... the chessboard under Zhang Meng's feet began to crack and crumble.

The massive chess pieces began to break apart inch by inch under the pressure of the ground's rock!

Then... Rumble!

The entire corridor of the Great Tomb began to vibrate.

Then, the magnitude of the vibration grew larger and larger!

Becoming more and more violent!

Crack...

The ground under Zhang Meng's feet suddenly split open, and a bottomless, massive Abyss appeared beneath her!

"Zhang Meng!"

Wu Tian was quick-eyed and agile, immediately throwing a rope toward Zhang Meng.

Sshhh...

Whoosh!

The flying rope was instantly caught by Zhang Meng's tight grip.

Wu Tian pulled hard.

Zhang Meng swung across the space above the Abyss.

She flew right into Wu Tian's embrace.

Huff, huff...

Zhang Meng's chest heaved violently. She looked back at the chessboard, which was now destroyed beyond recognition, and said to Wu Tian with lingering fear,

"Beneath this chessboard... there's actually a bottomless Abyss!"

"This..."

"Is the middle of this cliff hollow?"

"..."

Wu Tian frowned.

He watched the chessboard collapse bit by bit while nodding solemnly.

"It seems so!"

"The owner of this tomb is truly cruel..."

A light flashed in Wu Tian's eyes.

"The mechanisms here are probably all like this."

"Either you fail and fall into the endless Abyss!"

"Or you succeed..."

Wu Tian said with a look of wariness,

"And at the moment you are most proud and relaxed..."

"This Abyss suddenly appears under your feet, leaving you no time to dodge, sending you plunging into the depths!"

"A certain death with no chance of survival!"

"..."

"This..."

Zhang Meng's brow furrowed, just about to remark on how insane the tomb owner was, when suddenly... Wu Tian's eyes narrowed.

Pointing at the dark objects on the cliff wall at the edge of the Abyss, he asked Wu Xie and the others nearby,

"Look over there!"

"What are those?!"

"..."

"Jars?"

Wu Xie was stunned!

Then... a look of absolute horror appeared in his eyes!

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