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Chapter 405 Duel Auto Chess

Ella followed the direction the two were pointing, her gaze sweeping between Letong and Li Guanqi. She tapped the supercomputing ring with her finger, bringing up their basic profiles—

Le Tong's record is marked as "Duel Model," while Li Guanqi's file is blank, indicating that he joined the company less than a week ago.

She withdrew her gaze, her tone tinged with urgency: "You two should be able to hold your own in a high-intensity real fight, right?"

Le Tong raised an eyebrow, crossed her arms, and said with a hint of confidence, "I once had a high-intensity duel with the team leader for 56 consecutive hours. I'm full of energy!"

She paused, a hint of doubt in her eyes, "But Professor Ella, shouldn't we be discussing data interference now? Why the sudden mention of a duel?"

Li Guanqi nodded slightly, his tone calm: "The external data flow hasn't been cut off yet, so is the duel a special response plan?"

“Yes, that’s one way to understand it,” Ella replied after a moment’s thought.

"Are we going to duel those two from area 500?" Li Guanqi's gaze turned cold. "Are they intruders?"

Ella didn't answer directly. Instead, she raised her hand and projected the supercomputing ring's image into the air—two clear figures appeared on the screen. They were Luo Bai and Yi Lan, whom she had just passed by. The label next to them changed from "suspicious person" to "passenger, no malicious record".

She pointed her finger to the corner of the screen, her tone becoming serious: "Let's make one thing clear first, the two people in room 502 are not enemies. They are passengers who are temporarily staying in Elvira. It's just that the cards they were carrying accidentally triggered our analysis system's defense mechanism when the energy was being matched."

"What's going on with the data interference?" Izuna frowned, pulled up the data monitoring interface, and pointed to the intertwined red and blue data streams on the screen. "Our anti-intrusion program and their device protection system have been locked in a stalemate for three minutes, and neither of us can break through the other's firewall."

Ella slid her fingertips across the supercomputing ring quickly, bringing up a three-dimensional network model. She explained in a professional yet easy-to-understand tone: "This is a characteristic of the 'Neural Synchronous Firewall'—when the network security levels of both sides are at the same level, conventional technology clashes will lead to a dead end. At this point, the control of the firewall depends on the outcome of the duel between the 14th node of the metaverse."

"Simply put, it's about using the rules of a duel to 'break through' the opponent's defense logic in the virtual cyberspace. Whoever wins gets to control the subsequent data channel access."

Tang Xin blinked and leaned closer to the screen to look at the fluctuating data stream: "Does that mean whoever wins in the metaverse gets to call the shots?"

“That’s one way to put it.” Ella nodded, then looked up at Xiao Ai. “Xiao Ai, get two helmets.”

【receive】

Xiao Ai floated to the corner of the analysis room, took out two silver neural connection helmets, and handed them to Ella.

Ella handed the helmet to the two of them: "The other side has already sent out duelists and a large number of dueling AIs. Our dueling AIs have also been deployed. You two can lead the team as 'generals,' is that alright?"

"I have no choice but to go." Le Tong took the helmet, her fingertips touching the cold metal shell, and her heart began to beat faster.

Although she had participated in many duels, this was the first time she had used a duel to solve a network access problem.

Is this what top-tier cyber warfare is like?
With all issues at an impasse, the two sides decided to engage in a duel.

Li Guanqi took the other helmet, his gaze falling on the helmet's neural interface. A vague memory suddenly flashed through his mind—when building the metaverse, he, or rather Dr. Li, had used a similar method to resolve conflicts in consciousness uploading in virtual space.

"During metaverse duels, your card operations will be directly converted into network attack code, and the same applies to your opponent's cards."

Ella raised her hand and operated on the supercomputing ring, and a card deck loading interface popped up in the air. "You've all brought card decks, right? Physical cards are much stronger than data cards."

"Of course I brought it." Le Tong raised her hand and took out a card deck to attach.

Li Guanqi pondered for a moment, then took out two card decks and attached them.

Izuna and the others were slightly taken aback, but they didn't say much. It's not uncommon for someone to have multiple decks.

Just then, the alarm in the analysis room suddenly sounded, and red warning lights flashed incessantly on the ceiling.

[WARNING: The energy conflict between the two firewalls has intensified, and the neural synchronization channel will soon be closed.]

The indicator light on the Xiao Ai robotic arm turned red again.

The offline parsing program failed to start, and the data channel remains in a stalemate.

The enemy army will arrive on the battlefield in sixty seconds.

[Requesting Support]

Ella's expression changed, and she urged, "There's no time! Put on your helmets now! I'll be updating the Duel AI configuration in real time in the Metaverse. You don't need to worry about the technical details, just focus on the duel. If there are any unexpected changes, contact me directly."

Without further hesitation, Le Tong put on the helmet, adjusted the position of the neural interface, and immediately heard a clear sound of data flow in her ears.

Li Guanqi slowly put on the helmet, the cool touch against his scalp bringing a familiar virtual space signal to his mind.

When the helmet's indicator light turned green, both of them went black at the same time. The next second, countless binary codes converged in the air, eventually forming an extremely vast digital field.

"Node 14 has been connected, get ready."

Ella's voice came from inside the helmet, carrying a hint of composure: "You have entered the neural synchronization duel space. The enemy army will arrive on the battlefield in thirty seconds."

Li Guanqi and Le Tong exchanged a glance and simultaneously gripped their virtual card decks.

Thirty seconds later, pale blue electrical ripples suddenly appeared on the ground of the digital arena.

Li Guanqi looked up and saw the digital horizon in the distance begin to distort, with countless outlines shimmering with metallic luster emerging from the void.

The enemy army has arrived.

The two leading characters are [Reincarnated Flame Beast Fiery Phoenix] and [Sea Crystal Girl Bubble Reef].

Following behind are [Reincarnated Flame Beast Antelope], [Reincarnated Flame Beast Sunlight Wolf], [Sea Crystal Girl Pacifier Anemone], [Microcode Encoder], [Code Speaker], and [Machine Slayer Sigma]. A total of three thousand units.

Looking around, it was clear that almost everyone from the electronics industry, except for [Malice], had arrived.

"Wow, this scale!" Yue Tong exclaimed, gripping her deck tightly. "The immortals are lined up like hemp."

Li Guanqi's expression was solemn. He slowly raised his head, looking at the densely packed enemy units in the distance, his brows furrowed, and his voice was very low: "Two against three thousand?"

Surely not? Is the disparity between us and the enemy really that great?

A mechanical voice broke the oppressive atmosphere of the battlefield as it rang out from the sky above the digital arena: "[Don't worry, our people have arrived.]"

Li Guanqi and Le Tong simultaneously turned their heads to look at their left and right sides.

The digital horizon also began to distort, with countless outlines glowing with pale blue light bursting through the void.

At the forefront was the [Cyber ​​Wizard], draped in a cloak with data stream patterns, followed closely by swarms of [Cyber ​​Magicians]. The [Connecting Kuribohs], like clusters of blue orbs of light, nimbly weaved through the gaps in the army.

A petite figure leaped out from the front of the group—it was [Marys <Pawn> White Rabbit]. She jumped onto a protruding digital rock and waved at Li Guanqi and Letong.

"It's [Malice]! And so many comrades from the electronic world!" Yue Tong's eyes lit up, the tension from before dissipated by most, and her grip on the deck loosened a bit. Her tone was full of joy, "Now we don't have to fight two against three thousand!" Li Guanqi breathed a sigh of relief, the weight on his heart finally lifted.

It's good to have [Malice].

Well known.

[Malice] is a kingpin in the electronics world; [Malice] does whatever she wants with her bonds.jpg
Just then, pale blue rule text descended simultaneously before their eyes, hovering in the center of their virtual vision; the characters were clear and had a metallic texture.

This duel will use a "3,000 vs 3,000 simultaneous matchmaking" mode, with each side sending out 3,000 units for a BO1 (best-of-one) match.

When a single unit is defeated, the battlefield capacity of its allied side decreases by 1 unit; when a single unit is won, the battlefield capacity of its allied side increases by 1 unit, and 1 unit can be deployed to each battlefield capacity.

When the battlefield capacity of any side reaches 0, that side is considered to have lost.

[Generals do not occupy space. If a general is defeated, the battlefield space of the defeated side decreases by 100 squares, while the space of the winning side increases by 100 squares.]

There are no time or deck building restrictions for a single duel, but the preparation time within the agreement is 180 seconds. After 180 seconds, matchmaking will automatically begin based on the latest available deck. Unit losses and supplies can be adjusted in real time.

If the game is still tied after 24 hours, the side with the higher capacity wins.

Le Tong quickly scanned the rules and couldn't help but gasp: "A 100-segment reduction in capacity? The general's life is worth too much! Three thousand units of capacity, it's clearly going to be a protracted war, we'd better protect ourselves."

Li Guanqi looked at the general opposite him and recognized him at a glance as [Reincarnated Flame Beast] and [Sea Crystal Girl]: "[Flame Beast] and [Sea Crystal], which one is easier to fight?"

"They're about the same, it's a matter of who goes first." Le Tong said, then suddenly smiled, moved to the right, and walked directly opposite [Sea Crystal Girl]. "However—"

"We are both people who are resistant to the virus."

"It's necessary to have a match!"

“Then I’ll be this one.” Li Guanqi looked at the [Fiery Phoenix], moved a few steps to the left, and slowly raised his hand.

[Duel Arena, Settings]

Two huge red and blue zones spread out, dividing the battlefield into the Chu River and Han Border. The victorious side can advance and expand the battlefield.

[Duel Disk, Settings]

"Da da da--"

The first mechanical meshing sound was somewhat thin, but the next second, the sound spread like dominoes.

"Da da da da da!"

Like a thunderclap in the digital world, six thousand duel disks unfolded simultaneously, countless red and blue dots connected, and the distant horizon was dyed two colors by this expanse of light.

【Fiery Phoenix】stood in the blue zone, and upon seeing her opponent, her gaze held a hint of condescending arrogance: "A newcomer? Elvira has no one left, so they send a newcomer to be the general?"

Li Guanqi's hand, hanging by his side, twitched slightly as his fingertips traced the patterns on the virtual card deck. His tone was calm: "A blank file doesn't mean we can't beat Moltres."

He looked up at the [Fiery Phoenix], a sharp glint in his eyes. "As for you, your flame energy fluctuations are unstable. You must have suffered considerable losses traveling here."

These words struck a nerve with the Fiery Phoenix, causing its flames to surge even higher: "Who wins and who loses is still uncertain!"

Li Guanqi stared at [Fiery Phoenix] for a few seconds, then suddenly curled the corners of his mouth into a smile. [Fiery Phoenix] was stunned for a moment, then also revealed a smile full of fighting spirit.

At the same time, the two raised their hands, and their three thousand followers behind them also raised their duel disks.

There is no use in talking more.

"duel!"

The shouts from the red and blue zones resounded throughout the digital arena, with six thousand voices converging into a powerful force that even caused ripples in the data streams in the air.

The electronic warfare has officially begun.

The shouts of "Duel!" from within the metaverse had just reached the analysis room through the helmet when Tang Xin abruptly sat up in her chair, staring at the battlefield image projected in the air, her voice excited: "It's started! It's started! Three thousand against three thousand, the advantage is on our side!"

She leaned close to the screen, her eyes wide open, like a warmonger.

Ella pressed a few buttons on the console, splitting the battlefield screen into two columns: "Metaverse Real-Time Battle" and "Analysis Progress." Her tone was calm: "No need to get so excited. This duel may last for more than ten hours. We've only just begun."

Izuna put away the security record interface and looked at Ella: "Then what can we do while we stay in the analysis room?" Mickey nodded as well, his eyes clear.

“If you need help,” Ella tapped the supercomputing ring, her gaze sweeping over the three of them, “how’s your deck-building ability? The duel AI needs to adjust its deck in real time to cope with the opponent’s changes.”

"Me! Me! Me!" Tang Xin immediately raised her hand, her chest puffed out. "My dueling skills are average, but I'm a construction genius! My opponent will never guess what tricks I can pull off!"

“I’m fine,” Iizuna replied.

“Okay.” Ella nodded, then turned to Mickey, “Do you want to come along?”

Mickey quickly waved his hand, his eyes filled with apology: "I'll pass, I won't hold you back in the duel, I'll keep an eye on the progress of [Mental Collapse]."

Ella didn't press the issue and handed two light blue permission orbs to Tang Xin and Izanagi respectively: "Each of you has one hundred AI debugging permissions. Don't put too much pressure on yourselves. If you really can't beat the other side, just give the permissions back. There are still more than twenty people in other rooms working together in real time. They will take over."

"Reporting, sir!" Tang Xin took the authority orb, her gaze resolute. "As long as we are here, the tower stands; we will protect the firewall!"

While Ella was stunned, she quickly ran to the control panel in the corner.

Izuna sat down to the side.

The control panel is floating and covered with a semi-transparent touch screen. As soon as Tang Xin sat down, the screen automatically lit up and was divided into one hundred small windows—each window displayed a real-time duel scene of an AI from the electronic world, as well as a real-time win rate prediction.

If you get the second turn, your real-time win rate will drop from 50% to 30%.

Clicking the window will bring up the deck for each AI. After each round, you can modify the AI's deck. Because it is a data card deck, the card pool is relatively wide.

"Wow, it feels like Auto Chess!" Tang Xin's eyes lit up, and her fingertips quickly swiped across the screen.

“Indeed,” Iizuna murmured in agreement.

They and their opponents do not need to fight in person; they can simply use one hundred AIs as chess pieces, adjust and modify their formations in real time, and then automatically engage in duels.

It requires a strong sense of the big picture and the ability to build a structure.

(End of this chapter)