74: Chapter 74 So you can exploit bugs too?

The Roleplayer from Sakura Country trotted out of the dense forest on horseback.

He was a short, stocky man with a signature mustache. Though his face was ugly, he exuded the unmistakable aura of a Level 6 Roleplayer.

"So it's also the Path of the Soldier..."

Zhao Hongxiu sized up the opponent, instantly recognizing that, like herself, he was a Roleplayer of the Path of the Soldier with combat capabilities.

Both were of the Path of the Soldier, but he was Level 6 while she, Zhao Hongxiu, was only Level 3. She would be no match for him in a one-on-one fight, let alone with his group of elite Cavalry +7!

"Run, why aren't you running anymore? Didn't you 'whoosh, whoosh, whoosh' and flash away nimbly when you were snatching the Prophecy? Why aren't you flashing now? Has your Seven In, Seven Out skill run out?"

Togaya Atsuto rode his horse, strolling up leisurely.

His tone was arrogant as he scrutinized Zhao Hongxiu and her troops with the posture of a victor.

Weak, too weak.

The Roleplayer was only Level 3, and the troops beside her had not received any buffs from a Strategist; they were just cannon fodder.

How could such trash be qualified to enter the final stage and compete with his Great Sakura Empire for first place?

He thought of the miraculous moves Chen Aoyun had made in the previous stages.

He recalled that not long ago, while competing for the Prophecy, Zhao Hongxiu had been completely surrounded by him, yet she had used the miraculous seven 'Outs' to calmly flash out of combat.

Togaya Atsuto, on horseback, curled his lip.

In the end, it was nothing more than taking shortcuts. The previous stages had too many restrictions, which allowed the Strategist of the Dragon Country to use special Heroic Spirits and wonders to perform dazzling maneuvers.

But the Game of National Destiny was not merely a competition of Heroic Spirits.

The levels of the Strategist and Roleplayer, the accumulation of items, and the ability to analyze the battlefield—which of these wasn't the foundation of a powerful nation?

The Dragon Country could perform brilliantly under heavily restricted conditions, but once all restrictions were lifted, the Dragon Country was nothing!

Just like this moment, in front of the Level 6 Togaya Atsuto and the Cavalry +7, Zhao Hongxiu and her troops were as laughable as clowns.

"Togaya Atsuto." Togaya Atsuto stated his name.

"You must be very curious why I appeared here. Curious why I didn't return to the Home Base to replace the torch item. Curious why you didn't find this chess piece of mine on the Star Chessboard."

The seven flashes of Seven In, Seven Out had been exhausted. Togaya Atsuto saw Zhao Hongxiu as a turtle in a jar and 'thoughtfully' explained,

"The reason I don't need to change the torch is simple. Because on the chessboard, there isn't just one Prophecy resource point!

Your Dragon Country's map-opening range is too small, and you are far from the central area of the chessboard. Your narrow field of vision made you and that idiot Strategist behind you think there was only one Prophecy resource point.

You need to read the question carefully, people of the Dragon Country!

Mr. Strategist of the Dragon Country, your attention must be here too. Think back to the obituary of the Dynamic Event; did you miss or misread something?"

Togaya Atsuto was speaking to Zhao Hongxiu, but he mocked Chen Aoyun along with her.

Chen Aoyun, on the Star Chessboard, narrowed his eyes. As a Strategist, he could see every move Zhao Hongxiu made, and naturally, he could hear Togaya Atsuto's mockery.

In fact, the moment Togaya Atsuto appeared leading the Cavalry +7, he realized where the problem lay:

"Dynamic Event: Special 'Prophecy' resources will randomly appear on the chessboard. Using the power within the Prophecy resource point to write a Prophecy can, to a certain extent, dispel the nightfall!"

The original text of the Dynamic Event didn't mention how many Prophecy resource points there were. At that time, Chen Aoyun's field of vision didn't show any other Prophecy resource points, so he subconsciously assumed there was only one.

How many Prophecy resource points there were was very important!

If there was only one, then by obtaining it, the Dragon Country would have a strategic resource that no one else had, which could reduce the reliance on the 'torch item' to a certain extent and gain a unique advantage in the strategy of 'moving chess pieces'.

Seven In, Seven Out could only be used for escaping. Strategically speaking, the significance of the Prophecy seemed greater.

For this, Chen Aoyun even spared no effort to exhaust his only skill, Seven In, Seven Out.

But the fact was that there was more than one Prophecy resource point. He, Chen Aoyun, had the Prophecy that could dispel nightfall, and so did Sakura Country!

In this way, it wasn't that both sides returned to the same starting line, but that Chen Aoyun had used his most critical skill only to get a Prophecy that everyone had.

"Not only that, the opponent also used the information gap that there was more than one Prophecy resource point to set an ambush for me!"

Why could Togaya Atsuto set an ambush at the 'Emperor' resource point?

Because Sakura Country had a unique item in its possession, an item obtained in the first stage of this Game of National Destiny, an item that could hide the display of a chess piece when it stayed on any resource point!

"Entering the Game of National Destiny later, and still being able to communicate without restrictions with the Support Group during halftime. I know Sakura Country has such a magical item. Sakura Country also knows that I know they have such an item. Therefore, simply using this item to set an ambush would make me suspicious. Once I'm suspicious, all my actions become unpredictable. Sakura Country needed an opportunity, an opportunity to set a reasonable ambush without making me suspicious. The Prophecy was that opportunity!"

Thinking of this, from the beginning of the entire final stage, to Zhao Hongxiu losing the protection of Seven In, Seven Out and being blocked at the 'Emperor' resource point, Chen Aoyun understood all of Sakura Country's actions:

"The 'fog of war' in the final stage makes the entire chessboard an unknown area. But the Home Base positions of each country are clear. I set the Home Base near the Farmland Area to get the identity and buffs for the Commoner Emperor [Zhu Yuanzhang]. I don't know why Sakura Country could see through the existence of the Commoner Emperor in the Dragon Country, but in any case, Sakura Country saw through my trick. That led to the standoff between Zhao Hongxiu and Fan Ling against Togaya Atsuto's Cavalry +7 chess piece. A long standoff is very unfavorable for the Dragon Country, and it is also a good thing for Sakura Country—don't forget there is also the Ottoman country! Sakura Country desperately wanted to end this standoff, but due to the location of my Home Base and Zhao Hongxiu's Seven In, Seven Out, Sakura Country never dared to let Togaya Atsuto act rashly. Until the appearance of the Prophecy resource point! Directly using the item that can hide the chess piece display to set an ambush would be detected by me. But the appearance of the Prophecy resource point was an opportunity! An opportunity for Togaya Atsuto's Cavalry +7 to reasonably disappear from my field of vision without arousing my suspicion! I mistakenly thought there was only one Prophecy resource point, and mistakenly thought the Cavalry +7 disappeared because the torchlight was fading and it had to go back to replace the torch. But the actual situation was: Sakura Country got the Prophecy from somewhere else I couldn't see, then used the Prophecy to reject the nightfall, and let Togaya Atsuto disappear reasonably to set an ambush. This is an ambush I wouldn't suspect, because I would self-righteously think Togaya Atsuto disappeared to replenish the torch. This is also a fatal ambush! To snatch the Prophecy, Zhao Hongxiu has lost the protection of Seven In, Seven Out, and this place is far from the Home Base. Once the chess piece of Zhao Hongxiu is trapped by Togaya Atsuto, it will inevitably be eaten!"

Sure enough, no one who could be a Strategist was a pushover, and the Strategist of Sakura Country was no exception!

Even if he couldn't tell [Zhao Yun] and [Liu Shan] apart during the Forbidden Move previously, that was my own dirty trick. The fact that the Sakura Country Strategist suffered a loss there didn't mean he was an idiot. On the contrary, the fact that Zhao Hongxiu was surrounded at this moment was the result of the Sakura Country Strategist's shrewd calculation!

Chen Aoyun, who understood everything, felt a bit helpless.

"Sure enough, the levels of the Strategist and Roleplayer are too low; it's still too easy for people to target them. No way, I have to play dirty!"

Perhaps because of Zhao Hongxiu's pretty face, Togaya Atsuto said a few more words.

Togaya Atsuto explained the reason why Zhao Hongxiu was deeply trapped in an ambush with the posture of a victor, and the reason Togaya Atsuto gave was not much different from what Chen Aoyun thought. When Togaya Atsuto was about to eat the chess piece of Zhao Hongxiu, Chen Aoyun's voice suddenly appeared in Zhao Hongxiu's ear,

"The Level 6 Roleplayer and the Cavalry +7 are too strong. There is no chance of success in a full-force breakout; we can only exploit a bug! Listen to me, I want to..."

Before Chen Aoyun finished speaking, Zhao Hongxiu nodded indifferently,

"I know! You want to exploit the 'Out' bug, right! I'll act now! While using 'Out' to retreat, I'll grab that 'Emperor' card by the way. I understand, I'll do as you say!"

You understand? You understand what?

Chen Aoyun was dumbfounded. Clearly, he hadn't had time to do anything yet, clearly his bug hadn't started to be exploited, but Zhao Hongxiu was already acting!

The seven 'Outs' in Seven In, Seven Out had been used up, but the seven 'Ins' were still there!

The flash of 'Out' is to move away from the target.

The flash of 'In' is to move closer to the target.

But, who stipulated that 'In' cannot be used for withdrawal?

Under Chen Aoyun's stunned gaze, Zhao Hongxiu first set the target on the altar where the 'Emperor' card was placed.

"[In]!"

The Dharma image of [Zhao Yun] lit up behind Zhao Hongxiu, instantly flashing a hundred meters toward the altar.

This distance of more than a hundred meters not only brought Zhao Hongxiu to the foot of the altar but also broke away from the encirclement of the nearest circle of Sakura Country's Cavalry +7!

Zhao Hongxiu, who arrived at the foot of the altar, stepped forward and stuffed the [Emperor] card containing the power of the Transcendental Buff into her bosom.

Amidst Chen Aoyun's dumbfoundedness.

Amidst Togaya Atsuto's angry roar.

The Dharma image of [Zhao Yun] continued to flash with the light that only appears when releasing skills.

This time, Zhao Hongxiu set the target of the 'charge' on a big tree at the edge of the map.

"[In]! [In]! [In]! ..."

With six consecutive 'Ins', Zhao Hongxiu and her troops flashed towards that big tree continuously, which was also flashing towards the edge of the map!

After six flashes, Zhao Hongxiu completely distanced herself from Togaya Atsuto, and then without stopping, she rushed directly out of the edge of the map and returned to the chessboard!

"Seven In, Seven Out can be used like this? You can exploit bugs too! This line of thinking... no complaints, reasonable!"

After Zhao Hongxiu returned to the chess piece, Chen Aoyun hurriedly picked up the chess piece representing Zhao Hongxiu and moved it toward the north.

Togaya Atsuto, who remained in the chess grid world, had an ugly expression, but he wasn't furious enough to lose control.

"Using the flash of 'In' to retreat? The people of the Dragon Country are indeed shameless, actually using this method to escape. But can you really run away? This place is far from your Dragon Country's Home Base; even if you return to the chessboard, I can still catch up with you! You can't escape!"

(I have a cold, and the fever is making me dizzy. I've revised this chapter several times and am still not satisfied. Let me kneel and apologize first, then beg to be spared...)