The work of the Go master

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The sheer power of the four of them is evident from the visual effects alone. Although the name "Deep Sea Swordfish" sounds ordinary, it is quite striking when presented visually.

It was an extremely long deep-sea swordfish. Ke Zhiguang couldn't remember which magazine he had read it in, but it said that this kind of fish could swim at speeds of up to 130 km/h, and when it sprinted at full speed, it could pierce through a 50-centimeter wooden plank.

The translation is... skilled at breaking through airspace and penetrating thick defenses.

As for the [White Poplar], this is truly the first time Ke Zhiguang has seen a high-level plant-type symbolic spirit. The last time he saw one was a month ago in the beginner village of the club gymnasium, where it was just a small sapling.

But the white poplar in front of me looks much more majestic and tall, with its extensive root system bursting into the soil, showing signs of life.

If I'm not mistaken, this person's expertise lies in securing a winning position or achieving stability and establishing a foothold.

Hmm? At first glance, she appears to be a female chess player, which makes her even rarer.

Then there's Shintaro Tamura. To be honest, the name sounds pretty lame.

Its symbolic spirit looks quite ordinary; it's called a "koala," and it really is just a koala, without any special aura.

But the more ordinary it is, the more uneasy it makes people feel. Its description is "waiting at ease for the enemy to tire themselves out," which is very brief.

In Go terminology, it would roughly mean... a spoonful of water.

The general idea is to play the game steadily, waiting for the opponent to make a mistake, and then turn the tide in one fell swoop, which is a very annoying style of play.

Finally, there's Yasuhiro Yamaoka, the "Unicorn Flame Steed," a magnificent horse with flames flowing throughout its body and a tough horn on its head, which seems to have already entered the realm of mythical beasts.

A bold and aggressive playing style, and a game of boundless imagination.

After gaining an initial understanding of the opponent's characteristics, Ke Zhiguang made a reaction decision in an instant.

As we all know, the essence of this kind of group fight often lies in first concentrating firepower to take down one person who rushes in to lead the charge, creating a deterrent effect on the rest, and then taking them down one by one, finally achieving the feat of soloing the dungeon.

The same applies to Go.

After some thought, Ke Zhiguang made his decision.

Let's start with this deep-sea swordfish.

Hideo Morisaki, you step forward!

Three stars in a row, misaligned small eye, two stars in a row, small eye three-three!

As if he had prepared in advance, Ke Zhiguang presented a well-prepared plan for each person.

On the chessboard where he played against Hideo Morisaki, the Three Stars strategy was employed, and the ocean poured down from the top of the board.

—Wow, this is the perfect battlefield for me!

Hideo Morisaki beamed with delight. His favorite thing to do was to wreak havoc in the enemy's large formation and take all of their territory.

He is also very good at seizing the thin layer of the opponent's back wall, using that small crack to tear open the entire dam and pierce it in one fell swoop. This is the deep-sea swordfish!

From the very beginning, Ke Zhiguang focused his main attention on this board, using techniques such as cornering, single jumps, retraction, and star point placement.

The deep-sea swordfish spread its tail fin and leaped from the air, exploding into the deep sea like a torpedo.

The seawater, like a waterfall flowing backwards, cascaded upwards and turned into raindrops that fell onto the chessboard.

Ke Zhiguang placed his chess pieces in the salty rain, each piece gleaming like scales.

The jade pillar stands tall! Flying Town, merged once more!

One after another, the underwater prison gates closed, imprisoning the swordfish in the labyrinth.

Just as Ke Zhiguang had thought, as long as he put on a good show, the other party would dive in like a diving athlete.

Then things become simple: kill them and you win; if you can't kill them, you can slowly whittle them down.

You... only have 10 minutes, while I have 40 minutes.

Time is the true lifeline in the game of Go.

Ke Zhiguang had already prepared to spend 25 minutes focusing on his opponent, eliminating him as soon as possible, and then concentrating on dealing with the next three opponents who would require sustained effort.

The oppressive force of the deep sea caused Hideo Morisaki to choke on a bubble.

He glanced at the other games, which were only around 20 moves each. How come his game was almost 60 moves in?

So this person came here specifically to mess with me?

Chapter Thirty-Four: This time, we won't fight the player; we'll fight the monsters on the player's field!

The people at the other tables glanced in Morisaki's direction.

—Morisaki, what are you doing?!

Morisaki has entered a critical life-or-death situation. If he is not careful again, Koji Hikaru will be able to play word chain with him at the same time.

Although he agreed to the one-against-four game, he was actually unconvinced and didn't believe he was really capable of playing against four opponents. So from the beginning, he chose the move of a diver and jumped into the deepest part of the three-star formation.

But who knew that this person would unleash their full firepower on him right away!

—And the power of this killing move is simply...

I simply don't know how to evaluate it; who knows how many stages of mid-game power it possesses?

The remaining three games were still in progress, but the pace had slowed down considerably. In addition, although they were the ones being challenged, they were not strictly from the same camp.

The goal of the other three players is to ensure their own victory in this round, rather than to ensure they win at least one round.

Therefore, no one would deliberately speed up Morisaki's moves to put pressure on Koji Mitsuaki.

The countdown has already started on Morisaki's side!

With the timer ticking down to the second, Morisaki hurriedly placed his piece.

The deep-sea swordfish swam at high speed through the labyrinthine rock formations!

Ke Zhiguang backhanded a thick grape, chewing away all the blandness!

With a whoosh, another gate slammed down, blocking the deep-sea swordfish's path once again!

Place a piece, place a piece, keep placing pieces!

Hideo Morisaki's specialty is maneuvering. He is not good at making a lone piece emerge or escaping, but he is extremely good at maneuvering in confined spaces and making a living piece on the spot.

But faced with such a pressing time crisis, he didn't have the extra energy to choose a location, and could only proceed cautiously according to the existing change map.

The four chess pieces were placed in a tense rhythm, and the light seemed to become tense and oppressive, turning dark and gloomy.

As the seawater heated up and boiled, the swordfish showed an expression as if it were being steamed in a cage, and its owner was also sweating profusely.

The progress of the four games was 76 moves, 26 moves, 32 moves, and 33 moves, respectively.

The vines of the white poplar had already wrapped around half of Ke Zhiguang's arm, while the koala lurked behind him, a bloodstained dagger in its mouth, and Yanju was facing off against Ke Zhiguang.

It seems like everyone, human or ghost, is showing off, except for Morisaki who's getting beaten up.

With 25 minutes remaining, it looks like Ke Zhiguang can finish the game quickly.

The pressure also extended to the other tables, and everyone felt the chess pieces were heavy.

Although they were only in the intense stage before the battle broke out, the current situation already made them feel overwhelmed.

Each of his pieces seemed to carry the wind, forming a subtle connection with one another, yet they were impossible to grasp or attack.

—What happened to the claim that high school students have limited abilities?

—You call this a high school student?

Hideo Morisaki ground his teeth, looking at the chessboard with a mixture of regret and anger.

Having made a rash incursion earlier, he already knew the game was over.

but.

but!

Even so, we absolutely cannot let him win the other rounds so easily!

We can't let him take this arrogance to such an outrageous level.

If I remember correctly, this guy named Ke Zhiguang is going to move in later. If he moves in and then tells everyone, "Oh? You mean the Four Heavenly Kings? I messed them up when I came in the other day. That guy named Morisaki something was the first one to fall. He was so weak." How is he going to survive?

Preserving the victories in the other rounds is the key to preserving his own reputation!

He opened up a new battlefield on the chessboard, pretending to enclose some territory in his own domain.

To buy time, use those 20 seconds of countdown to frantically deplete his reserve time, forcing him into the countdown state as early as possible.

Ke Zhiguang was not yet aware of this person's deliberate attempt to waste time, as he was busy taking time to deal with the other games.

He checked the strength in his hands; the feeling he had when he fought Saito that morning was still there.

wrong.....

He must be in better shape than in the morning. After all, defeating a strong opponent gives you a boost of confidence, as if you have a Fox Hunt buff above your head.

Perhaps I have already crossed another threshold and broken through a bottleneck.

Tonight's performance can only be described as invincible.

Ke Zhiguang suddenly remembered what Qingdaolu said during the Princess title battle—today is her best moment, but she won't be able to win tomorrow.

Now he understands that feeling.

He does have the option of resting today and playing again tomorrow, but tomorrow he will lose this Fox Hunt buff and this hot touch.

Competition really depends a lot on form.

When I'm in a good state, my hand can indeed catch fire.

Suddenly, with a loud bang—

My hand really caught fire.

Ok?

Can this game really be this idealistic? Do people really think that whatever they want is what it is?

That's good too; it makes the game of moving the chess pieces more impressive.