With half a game of chess, I vanquish all demons!

Under the light, Zhao Yao discovered that he was trapped in one of the many spatial squares.

These squares are densely packed, like a giant chessboard spread across the island.

Each square is about ten feet in size, isolated from one another, and filled with gray mist.

He could see the scenery of Mermaid Island through the grid-like walls:

The battle between strongmen and warriors against the demonized monsters was chaotic. Some were knocked down by the monsters, while others worked together to cut off a monster's head. Blood was splattered everywhere, creating an extremely chaotic scene.

He also noticed that a group of people were moving through the various spatial squares, rapidly approaching him.

These people were dressed in dark robes and moved nimbly. They would pause for a moment after passing through each square, looking around as if searching for something.

The leader of these people was a tall, thin man.

He had high cheekbones, deep-set eyes, and a hooked nose. He held a glowing crystal plate in his hand, glancing down at it from time to time.

They're looking for me!

Realizing they were getting closer and closer, and taking into account the general situation around him, Zhao Yao made up his mind, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"suck--"

He took a deep breath, and a thought struck him.

Primordial Qi, unite!

Buzz~ Buzz~ Buzz~ Buzz~ Buzz~…

Rings of jade-colored light exploded around him, layer upon layer, radiating a dazzling brilliance.

Jade Soldier Skill: Locks down the enemy in one step, guaranteed to hit!

hum~

A burst of jade-colored light erupted, and his figure suddenly vanished from his spot. A few wisps of gray mist were stirred by the airflow and swirled twice.

"What happened? He disappeared?"

Within the spatial square, the tall, thin man held a crystal disc, looked down, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

"Is this thing broken?"

He turned the crystal plate over and over to look at it twice, and then waved it in the air a few times. The crystal plate remained gray and unresponsive.

Zhao Yao appeared out of thin air behind a demonized monster that was focused on fighting a martial artist.

The monster was pitch black, with bone spurs growing all over its back. It was lunging at a martial artist with its gaping maw open, completely unaware that someone had appeared behind it.

Zhao Yao reached out, his five fingers like iron clamps, gripping the back of the monster's neck tightly. He then kicked off the ground, and the jade-colored halo exploded once more.

hum~

He disappeared on Mermaid Island along with the monster.

The martial artist remained frozen in place, his sword raised in mid-air, unsure whether to strike or let go.

The martial artist was taken aback, a question lingering in his mind:

"Could it be a ghost?"

Zhao Yao returned to a spatial square, his feet firmly planted, the mist parted as he moved, then quickly closed again.

bang~

He took out a wooden basin filled with ascension water from his jade ring. The basin landed with a muffled thud, and ripples spread across the surface of the water.

Pfft!

The mutated monster felt the space shift and its vision blurred. Before it could react, it was shoved into the basin of water.

"Aww... glug glug~"

The monster let out a short, miserable scream, which then turned into a gurgling sound of choking on water.

sizzle-

White smoke rose from the corroded area, and a burnt smell filled the air.

Zhao Yao released Zhao Er from the shattered jade chessboard. Zhao Er grabbed the monster's head and they both jumped into the ascending water, heading towards the light of the desolate lower realm.

"Great, it appeared again!"

In a distant square, a tall, thin man with a troubled expression suddenly had a flash of light in the crystal in his hand. Overjoyed, he pointed sharply in the direction of Zhao Yao and led the group behind him to pursue him once again.

"That was pretty fast."

Zhao Yao looked at these people, muttered to himself, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He waved his hand and put the wooden basin away.

hum~

A jade-colored halo exploded, and he reappeared.

On Mermaid Island, five mutated monsters were tearing at a corpse, their sharp teeth snapping through bones with a crunching sound, and blood dripped from their mouths, pooling in a small puddle on the ground.

Zhao Yao suddenly appeared out of thin air, causing the five monsters to stop what they were doing and turn to look at him.

He beckoned to them with his finger, a smile playing on his lips, and invited them:

Come on.

"Aww~"

The five monsters roared simultaneously, abandoned the corpse, and pounced on him.

Zhao Yao also pounced on them, his body moving like an arrow, heading straight for them.

bang bang bang~

buzz~

The two sides first clashed physically, then a burst of jade-colored light erupted, and the five demonized monsters instantly disappeared from their original positions, being thrown into a spatial square in front of the tall, thin man and his group.

Call ~

Within the spatial square, gray mist surged and swallowed the figures of the five monsters.

Looking for me? Then defeat these monsters first!

Zhao Yao's lips curled up in a smile.

Within the spatial square, a gray mist shrouded everything, limiting visibility to no more than three feet. The tall, thin group was moving quickly forward when, just as they entered a new spatial square, five demonic monsters pounced on them, catching them completely off guard.

The tall, thin man started swearing:

"Damn it! How did we get these monsters in here too?"

Watch out, to the left!

Back off! Back off! Create distance!

Within this spatial square, a chaotic battle suddenly erupted.

On Mermaid Island, Zhao Yao's figure began to appear frequently.

hum~

Appear, capture the monster.

hum~

disappear.

Every time he appears, he inevitably takes away a demonized monster.

Some of these monsters were pushed into spatial grids and thrown into the path of the pursuers; others were pressed into the ascension water, and with a hissing sound, a puff of white smoke rose up before Zhao Er took them to the desolate lower realm.

Pfft!

Pfft!

Two splashes of water rose from the wooden basin, one after the other, like two drumbeats.

Zhao Yao rhythmically repeated this set of actions: blink, grab the monster, blink again, throw the pot.

His figure moved like a ghost between the squares, sometimes to the east, sometimes to the west, sometimes to the south, sometimes to the north, appearing in different squares, leaving the pursuers completely bewildered.

"Damn it, he has some kind of spatial teleportation technique... How many times can he use it?"

The tall, thin man finally realized what was happening. His face grew increasingly grim, the flesh on his cheekbones taut, and the crystal in his hand creaked as he gripped it tightly.

He originally thought this was just a simple capture mission, but now it seems that the other party has no intention of confronting them head-on, but is instead using that strange teleportation ability to make a fool of them.

What's even more infuriating is that while dodging, the kid also grabbed monsters to cause them trouble. The spatial isolation barrier not only failed to trap him, but actually became an asset.

He jumped around, and the monsters followed him, jumping around and crowding their path.

How can we pursue them now?

The tall, thin man gritted his teeth, unsure whether to abandon the mission.

hum~

Zhao Yao reappeared on Mermaid Island.

He looked around and found that the battle was nearing its end, with only a few demonic monsters remaining, scattered in various corners.

It's time to end this chaos.

"Heave-ho!"

He took a deep breath and began to accelerate.

hum~

Pfft!

hum~

Pfft!

hum~

Pfft!

His figure flashed wildly in various locations, each time he appeared and precisely grabbed a monster before instantly leaping away without pausing. The monsters had no time to react before he swept them away and vanished from the spot.

He released Zhao Yi, placing him in a fixed spatial grid to guard the Ascension Water Basin and continuously receive the demonized monsters that were captured inside.

In an instant, Zhao Yao captured the demonized monster, Zhao Yi threw the demonized monster into the Ascension Water Basin, and Zhao Er received the monster in the Ascension Water and sent it to the Desolate Rock Lower Realm. The three of them coordinated perfectly, and the combo was executed very smoothly.

But because he no longer jumped around and his position was fixed, the tall, thin man still managed to reach the square with his men.

"Huffing and puffing~"

Seven or eight figures emerged from the gray mist, breathing heavily, their robes stained with the monster's blood.

When they saw Zhao Yi, who looked exactly like Zhao Yao, a cruel smile of relief appeared on their faces.

The tall, thin man stood at the front, but did not launch an attack immediately.

He looked at Zhao Yi, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said slowly and deliberately:

"Run! Why did you stop? You can't use Flash anymore, can you?"

Zhao Yi raised his head, glanced calmly at the people, and bent down to pick up the basin of water that had been lifted into the air.

hum~

A jade-colored halo bloomed, and he took a step forward, his figure disappearing from the halo and appearing in the spatial square furthest from this one.

"Damn it..."

The tall, thin group of people froze upon seeing this.

"Huffing and puffing~"

For a moment, only the churning gray fog and their heavy breathing filled the space between the squares.

The tall, thin man stood there, his lips trembling slightly. He wanted to curse but couldn't utter a word. Finally, he managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth:

"What the hell is the point of chasing them?!"