The work of the Go master

Ke Zhiguang and Ye Shen Guojing locked eyes, their pupils locked in a murderous intent.

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On the other side of the battlefield, Shiori Shika also arrived at her destination for the day, which was still that unreliable elementary school classroom.

She waited patiently for the game to begin.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, the deer turned its head toward the northeast sky, as if it felt that something was fighting there.

"You felt it too, Shikako?" Isshin asked.

“Yes, that must be the battle between Yagami no Kyo and Hikaru,” Harushima Shika said.

"Yagami Kunikyo said that today's match is the last one."

"What does that mean? Does it mean that Yagami Kunikyo predicted he would be swept 3-0?"

"No, he probably meant that if he wins this game, he will definitely come back from a 0-2 deficit to win 3-2. That's what he said," Yixin replied.

Harushima Shika was still puzzled. Her first thought was that, just like in the last Dragon Throne Battle, once Koshikawa Ryuki won a game, his opponent would be completely out of form in the third game and instantly collapse... Does this mean that Yagami Kunikyo can make his opponent collapse in the fourth and fifth games as well?

“I don’t know what Yagami means either. Based on my experience fighting him, he doesn’t have the ability to break down his opponent’s condition. Besides, Koji Light now holds the title of the Dragon Throne, which keeps the holder in a perfect state indefinitely. He shouldn’t be affected by Yagami’s capital.” Ichishin shook his head and said.

"This...this is the first time I've heard of a Dragon Throne title having such an effect..."

Isshin continued, "However, judging from the firm tone in Yagami Kunikyo's voice when he said those words, it seems that it wasn't just a simple matter of destroying the state. His tone... was as if Kojikage wouldn't exist anymore."

"It won't exist?" Harujima Shika repeated the somewhat sensational description in a daze.

The wind pressure from afar swirled in, making a terrifying sound as it pounded against the window, filling her with unease.

"Alright, our round is about to begin, so we need to focus. If we don't clear our minds, we won't be able to defeat me." Yixin's gaze began to sharpen.

"Understood, I... believe that guy will ultimately win."

After the coin toss ended and the pieces were placed, the Dragon Locking Pillar and the Silver Dragon reappeared in the snowy night.

The inner workings of Tokyo are beginning to recover, and demons are swarming out in a procession of a hundred ghosts, heading towards the final destination of the Wood of Destiny.

Atop Tokyo Tower, beams of light from the sky pierced through the clouds, striking the dark earth like sharp swords!

However, another beam of black light intercepted it halfway, and the concentrated radiance collapsed instantly, turning into ashes like a cataclysmic event, turning the entire city into an ashes-white color.

Ten hands!

Twenty moves!

Thirty hands!

Like a war between the sky and the ground, divine light kept falling from the clouds, but the ground also launched wave after wave of counterattacks. The clouds were shattered by the gale, the earth was stained white with white ashes, and the surrounding buildings were uprooted in a devastating manner.

Ke Zhiguang remained in a state of contemplation amidst the swirling dust, and he and Kyoto of the Night God Kingdom were transformed into marble-like white statues.

From the very beginning, both sides engaged in a rapid-fire battle, as if every move of the opponent was known to them through their own tactics panel.

Both sides unleashed their weapons at each other in a deluge, turning into a spectacular bombardment that left the entire Zodiac completely destroyed.

To someone who doesn't understand chess, this series of moves is simply a confinement to a small space on a 19x19 chessboard.

For those who understand chess, this was a devastating blow, a crushing defeat for the chess principles and strategies that people had accumulated over thousands of years.

As expected, by the third round, he and Yagami Kunikyo were on the same starting line, with roughly the same amount of weapons in their inventory.

This feeling... is like Saga, leading Camus and Shura, defeating Shaka with Athena's Exclamation, and then striding confidently towards the next challenge. Just when Saga thought he could conquer the world with this one move, three Gold Saints appeared in his path...

So all they could do was unleash their ultimate attacks.

Upon reaching the seventy-seventh move, a long period of contemplation slipped into Ke Zhiguang's thoughts.

Each move shrinks the chessboard and depletes the weapon inventory.

His current strategic reserves have been exhausted, and the throne in the clouds is now empty.

With a splash, the sea of ​​clouds was churned apart by a tremendous force, and a huge black shadow leaped out of the water like a whale.

Nidhogg finally arrived here, above the clouds, thousands of meters away from Koji Light.

"The time for close combat has finally come." Yagami Kunikyo jumped down from Nidhogg's head and landed on the sea of ​​clouds.

A jet-black bone blade was pulled out, and he walked slowly toward Ke Zhiguang, carrying the blade.

“That’s exactly what I was thinking too.” Ke Zhiguang also jumped down from the throne, drew his sword and stepped forward.

On the left side of the chessboard, the pieces of both sides are locked in a fierce battle!

The flames of the explosion lit up an area of ​​Tokyo... This wasn't the alternate world, it was the real world. A chemical plant had exploded, and harmful gases were flying everywhere. People in the surrounding area fled the scene in a panic.

"Report! A chemical plant explosion has occurred in Nerima Ward!"

"A large-scale power outage has occurred in Suginami Ward, the cause of which is unknown!"

"Unfortunate news: our rescue team is stuck in traffic due to a rear-end collision ahead..."

Hearing one bad news after another, the official rescue commander began to question the meaning of life, wondering if Tokyo was cursed by some kind of supernatural force...

Just as Shiro was focused on the game of chess in front of her, the circuit suddenly snapped, and her vision was suddenly cut off.

"This is ridiculous! Don't tell me this is also a calamity effect of bad luck!"

"Don't panic, I'm prepared." Yixin took out a lighter from her skirt pocket and lit a candle.

"How nostalgic it is! The last time we played chess like this, the Qing Dynasty was still in power," Yixin said with a touch of nostalgia, gazing at the golden candlelight.

"Why would you prepare candles...?" Harujima Kashima felt speechless.

"Of course, I had a premonition that this might happen."

What Harushima Deer really wanted to ask was, why not a flashlight?! What kind of primitive thinking would lead someone to prepare candles in case of a power outage?!

The dim firelight illuminated the chessboard, imbuing each piece with a serene charm and deepening the ancient atmosphere of the game.

A soft breath escaped from Shireshima Deer's mouth, quickly bringing her back to the game.

calm......

Stay calm...

It is precisely at times like these that it is essential to maintain a clear head.

Especially when you have established an advantage in the game.

Although she was severely punished by her father in the first game, she also realized through this game that she and Yixin were now on the same level, and it wouldn't be surprising if either of them won or lost.

On the 90th move, Shiorishima placed a piece below the star point, a move commonly known as "stabbing" or "jade pillar".

Like a thick stake driven into the earth, the solid territory in the upper right corner of the chessboard was immediately solidified and stabilized!

Ninety-three breaks! Ninety-four holds!

The icy breath fell from the sky, launching a series of probing attacks on the area, but all of them were precisely intercepted by the red lotus's breath!

It works!

Suddenly, Shireshima Deer felt a burning heat in her chest. Whenever she felt she could win the game, her heart would race and tremble, as if she had really turned into a fire dragon, wanting to find a place to roar.

Yixin's brows furrowed with anxiety as she rubbed the two chess pieces together in her hands, her calculations becoming increasingly profound.

A moment later, she took the chopsticks again—

One hundred and twenty-one moves! In the lower left corner of the board, two pieces smoothly turn outwards!

When the move appeared on the board, Shika Harushima felt her heart pound even harder, causing her to unconsciously sway her upper body.

Dad, he really did end up here...

From a young age, she had been studying her opponent's game records. Even before she understood much about chess, she was already guessing where her opponent would play next.

Yes, she knows her opponent's game best. Even if there is a certain gap in skill between her and her opponent, she still has a good chance of defeating them.

This is a battle to overcome a tribulation; once she crosses this threshold, she will reach a new level.

One hundred and twenty-two, long head!

One hundred and twenty-four, four directions of attack!

126. We've forcefully pulled out the dead end in the center!

With confidence and pride, Shizuka made her moves, each one as if she were riding a dragon on its back.

On the chessboard, spanning most of the board, two dead pieces in different places suddenly became linked together, and a glimmer of life awakened them both!

The Dragon-Locking Pillar roared loudly!

A faint but clear cracking sound reached Ichishin's ears; it was the sound of the last chain of the Dragon-Locking Pillar beginning to shake.

A certain determination had already taken shape in her heart and erupted with unstoppable force!

Move 160! A flying piece soared into the air and crashed into the white piece's blocking line. I stared at it intently for several seconds before realizing the mystery that followed.

In the center, the scattered dead stones of Black were all revitalized by this move. It was like a grand and magnificent plan, with thousands of calculations supporting this variation, breaking through the imagination and being imprinted on the real chessboard.

That was a truly remarkable move, worthy of being recorded in the annals of famous games alongside the "embedded" move she made against the Empress in the Dragon Throne Battle!

The dragon-shaped red lotus swallowed the silver dragon from bottom to top!

On the 371st move, he was determined to fill in the last piece.

“Nine and a half pieces, that’s your score. You still owe me five and a half pieces.” Yixin said casually, while the candlelight watched over the gleaming chessboard.

Harushima Deer lowered her head, appearing somewhat silent.

"What, this is your victory, what are you still not satisfied with?"

"So, it's just one last game left for you and me, Dad," Harushima Shika said with a mature yet melancholic tone.

Yixin also seemed speechless, but still chose to smile and say, "Completing this journey is our shared mission."

Soon, the lights in the classroom came back on, and the electricity was back on.

The night outside the window was still long, and the snowy night seemed endless.

Turn on the TV in the classroom, switch to your teammates' channel, and good news comes in one by one.

Xuan Yu defeated Dao Ce with a beautiful 2-0 score, and Zhu Dao Duan successfully turned the tide in the second game, leaving the suspense until the very last moment.

In addition to the chess game information, a series of unusual messages were scrolling down the bottom of the screen.