Go: The live broadcast queen launched a gorgeous rebellion against the dog

"...Ah, Mr. Musk, you're too kind."

"I have now left the White House and am no longer the head of publicity. I am only here today at your invitation to give you a commentary on the game!"

Faced with Musk's question, Zhang Zhengxi, who was sitting next to him, shrugged. He was not there today as the "former head of publicity for the White House," but simply invited to talk about today's game for Musk.

However, after exchanging pleasantries, he quickly began answering the customer's questions:
"Regarding your concerns... in theory, there shouldn't be any need for such worries."

"Rui Zhao's move speed was very slow today, which clearly shows that she knows she has to think hard to keep up with the AI.

"But soon, she could no longer afford the cost of maintaining such a high quality of play..."

At this point, Zhang Zhengxi pointed to a close-up of the chess clock on the live stream screen—it showed that Rui Zhao only had 35 seconds left to keep his time, about to enter the countdown. Meanwhile, OMEGA GO still had nearly forty minutes left.

After gesturing to Musk, Zhang Zhengxi continued:

"...The current situation is still very delicate and complex, and it is far from over."

"The black stones in the upper right corner still have room to invade, and the black stones in the lower corner also have many weaknesses."

"Once we wait until the opponent runs out of time, it might only take a moment to widen the gap!"

"……Yeah?"

After hearing this, Musk subconsciously stroked his chin, then gave the other person a still somewhat uneasy look:
"But what did you mean when you said 'Logically it shouldn't be like that'?"

"Uh...literal meaning."

Seeing that Musk had hit the nail on the head, Zhang Zhengxi gave a helpless, wry smile:

"Rui Zhao, the 'best athlete in history' in the hearts of hundreds of millions of people, has done far too many things that completely exceeded my expectations."

"If everything had gone as I predicted, I wouldn't have been fired by Mr. Tripp!"

Upon hearing this, the room fell silent—both seemed to recall many extremely frustrating yet helpless memories.

...What kind of monster is this young girl?!
After having this thought in his mind, Musk didn't ask any more questions. He just stared silently at the close-up of the chess clock on the live broadcast, waiting for the situation described by Zhang Zhengxi as "instantly widening the gap" to arrive as expected.

The game continued, and Kessler in the picture was clearly sweating profusely from Rui Zhao's flawless performance. He was following OMEGA GO's advice, squeezing in the lower left corner and then flying down to protect the corner, preventing Black from continuing to break into the territory or even threatening the life and death of the lower left corner.

However, after these two moves, the initiative was once again given to Rui Zhao. Fortunately, the Athena of the Go world had finally used up her time, and she entered the byo-yomi period!

Upon seeing this, Musk, who had been lying on the sofa, suddenly sat up. His eyes were fixed on the screen, as if he were sincerely praying for something.

Surprisingly, what he expected did not come as planned...

After a minute's countdown, Rui Zhao remained motionless, thus wasting a precious delay!

Was a delay used the first time the countdown started?

Has her dependence on time reached such an exaggerated level today?!

Musk couldn't help but cast a questioning glance at Zhang Zhengxi, his face full of confusion. But to his surprise, Zhang Zhengxi also shook his head slightly, clearly not knowing the specifics of the situation either.

What surprised them even more was what was to come—because Rui Zhao used not just one delay, but all three!

Despite having no time left to spare, Yong Shi Zhaojun inexplicably used up all her extension opportunities to force a long deliberation, which was rather...

Just as Ma and Zhang were looking at each other in bewilderment, Yong Shi Zhaojun's last minute was about to end.

At this moment, Rui Zhao seemed to have made his decision and finally raised his wrist to place his piece.

On move 109, Black made a move in the center!
But as soon as he made that move, Musk suddenly stood up and clapped his hands!

Because this move was not one of the AI's top three choices.

Soon after, OMEGA GO's winning percentage for Black plummeted from 58% to 45%!

The scenario he had been waiting for had finally arrived!

...

...

……coming!
It's finally here!!!

Meanwhile, in the chess room of the Jiangdong Ritzer Hotel in Dongjiang City, China, when Rui Zhao finally made that aggressive move that OMEGA GO considered unwise, Kessler, who had been suppressing his emotions for half the game, finally breathed a sigh of relief, almost wanting to shout, "I, Kessler, have finally made it!"
There was nothing he could do; he had a very frustrating time playing the first half of the game!
Faced with the terrifying pressure of the god of death who seemed capable of draining his marrow at any moment, this AI Jinchuriki carefully and meticulously placed the selected move shown by OMEGA GO onto the chessboard, daring not to be careless in the slightest.

But to everyone's surprise, even so, Rui Zhao's winning percentage did not drop at all, and even slowly increased a little!

This almost triggered PTSD in Kessler, who already had a painful memory of the second game. He was terrified that his white winning percentage would plummet immediately after that move. At the same time, he earnestly hoped that Rui Zhao would make a crucial mistake soon, so that he could finally relax.

However, Yong Shi Zhaojun's performance in today's game can only be described as phenomenal!
After playing a full 108 moves, there wasn't a single flaw, and the win rate was even slightly higher than OMEGA GO!
Such performance terrified Kessler, who was backed by top-tier artificial intelligence, and he even doubted whether the other party was still human!
But the facts were already laid bare before him. No matter how unwilling he was to believe it, he could only place his last hope on the fact that his opponent would lose the quality of their moves once their time limit expired...

But now it seems that hard work really pays off!

Having played half the game defensively, he finally waited for the world's number one player, who was running out of time to think, to reveal a weakness!
Here, Rui Zhao must have made a misjudgment.

Certainly, this move allows the three stones in the center to be pushed down, further expanding Black's territory.

According to the AI's judgment, after White's move, White can rescue the three White stones in the lower part of Black's territory that were temporarily controlled. In comparison, White still has a slight advantage - which is the main reason why OMEGA GO gave White a bad review.

Thinking of this, Kessler immediately agreed with great joy. At the same time, it was clear that Rui Zhao was really short of time.

From move 109 to move 114, the game was essentially a straight line. Yet, Rui Zhao used up her one minute of overtime for every move until the very last second—and even that wasn't enough!

On move 115, Rui Zhao, who had regained the initiative, even managed to take a move by attacking in the upper half of the board, demonstrating the urgency with which he needed to think!
Kessler wasn't sure what the other party was thinking about, but the saying "fortune has turned" had become a fact!
Although Yong Shi Zhaojun remained calm and composed, without even changing her expression, Kessler was naturally much more relaxed and began to eagerly anticipate her next mistake.

Moreover, Kessler didn't have to wait long.

On move 117, Rui Zhao played a sharp move at the bottom – this move was again not among the AI's top three choices! Black's winning percentage further dropped to 37%!

……hey-hey!
The best is yet to come!
Overjoyed, Kessler quickly looked at the computer screen, waiting for OMEGA GO's next move, sincerely hoping that Rui Zhao's winning percentage would gradually plummet to rock bottom.

However, he soon realized that something was a little off...

...Wait, that's strange!

Why is OMEGA GO's win rate for Rui Zhao increasing with each calculation?!
It's even risen by over 50% again?!
Having just experienced a similar terrifying scenario in the previous game, Kessler instantly developed PTSD again.

Fortunately, Black's winning percentage did not rise indefinitely—it was stuck at around 55% and did not continue to increase.

Phew... that works too!

Kessler breathed a small sigh of relief.

Although it was all for naught, Rui Zhao had already used up all her remaining time.

Judging from her extremely time-constrained performance, it seems unlikely she can maintain the quality of her previous moves, and it's only a matter of time before she makes mistakes. I just need to wait for OMEGA GO to give me another move hint... wait a minute?

What's going on? !

Kessler soon discovered a new point of interest.

Currently, the win rates for both sides are roughly even, and OMEGA GO gives some favorable placements for Black and some for White, but the problem is...

Why are the choices of these move placements so vastly different, one by one?!
Normally, with both sides having around a 50% chance of winning, shouldn't the AI's predicted goal difference between the two sides be at most around one point?!
However, in OMEGA GO now, the point difference in each pick is at least five points, and some even exceed ten points! Yet the win rate is still roughly 50/50!

What's going on here?!

Kessler was puzzled for a moment.

Logically, the win rates and point differences between each selection point shouldn't be so mismatched. Such absurd discrepancies usually only occur in high-stakes games when win rates are close...

Eh? !

A dragon-slaying scheme?!
When the word flashed through his mind, Kessler shuddered and realized something very wrong!
You must know that the chess goddess in front of you has an absolutely fearsome reputation as the god of death in this world!

The reason she won this title was that she pondered for a long time during the LIG Cup two years ago, and then suddenly encountered a problem when no one expected it. Then, with her almost godlike straight-line calculation ability, she slaughtered Lei Qi's large group and won the first unlimited world championship in her personal history and in the history of women's Go!

...Rui Zhao, after much deliberation, unexpectedly slays the dragon...

The instant these words intertwined and surfaced in Kessler's mind,
...Oh my god!!!
Kessler was suddenly awakened.

Rui Zhao's 109th move, a sudden cut-off, was not actually aimed at capturing the three white stones in the center.
Her real prey was the entire dragon coiled in her belly!

Upon realizing this, Kessler froze on the spot, almost losing all reaction, only feeling as if a black silhouette flashing with cold light swept past his eyes!
Although he only caught a glimpse of the Chinese woman opposite him out of the corner of his eye, Kessler's mind was already in a complete mess, and he could no longer distinguish between reality and illusion!
In his eyes, the dark figure was like a hellish servant, sent once again by Athena to the chessboard, raising its sharp scythe high towards him! Its cold light gleamed fiercely!
Facing his most formidable opponent yet, and with his prized throwing knife skill completely sealed away by despicable means...

The ultimate killing move, the most iconic and proudest weapon of the contemporary killing god, has finally reappeared before the eyes of hundreds of millions of people after a year's absence:
Death has arrived!!! (End of Chapter)