Chapter890:PressingOnStepbyStep

SweetDreamhasneverencounteredsuchanopponent.

Fromchildhoodtoadulthood,shehasalwaysbeenthefastestamongeveryone.

Shehasthefastestspeedinpracticingswordskill.

Shehasthefastestspeedinleadingthearmytovictory.

ShewasthefastestinascendingtheThroneoftheKing.

Comparedtoanyoneelse,sheistheonewholeavesothersonlyabletowatchherback,andmostpeopledon’tevenhavethequalificationtocatchaglimpseofherback.

Shehasneverencounteredanyonefasterthanherself,notevensomeoneclose.

Sheisthemyth,thelegend,theundefeatedruleroftheKingTower.

EvenontheStarrySkyChessboard,shefirmlybelievesthatsheisstillthefastest.

EvenafterseeingthechessboardoftheStarrySkyChessMasterandexperiencingtheshockofStarCollapse,shestillbelievesthatshewon’tlose.

Nomatterhowstrongthechessstrategyis,itstillrequiresalargenumberofpiecestosupportit,andsheexcelsatnotgivingheropponentsanychancetogathersuchpower.

Speedattack,thisisSweetDream’stalent.Aslongasshegetsachancetoconnectfivepieces,shecanunleashhersignature"Cutting"move.

Aslongasshetakesthefirstpoint,itwillbeacontinualslaughter,agrandmassacre,anunstoppabledivinekilling.

Thisadvantageisbuiltonherspeedtalent,atalentthatnoonecanimitate,noteventhepowerfulCyberElfAlphacanreplicate.

Shefirmlybelievesthataslongassheplayschess,shewon’tlose,justlikethemiraclesshecreatedintheKingTower.

Sheisthemostdeterminedarbiterofvictoryandhasabsoluteconfidenceinherownabilities.

AsshearrivesontheStarrySkyChessboard,sheisreadytolaunchanassaulttowardsthepinnacleofthestars!

However,nowthisconfidencehasbeengreatlyshaken.

Becauseshediscoveredthatsomeonewasfasterthanher.

Theirunderstandingoftherulesisdeeperthanhers.

Theirmethodsofgatheringpoweraresimplerandclearerthanhers.

Perhapseachstepisonlyslightlyfasterthanhers,buttheseaccumulatedadvantagesfinallyrevealaformidablepoweronthe27thmove.

Herrhythmhasbeendisrupted.

Forthefirsttime,SweetDream’slittlehandholdingthechesspiecetrembled,andherpreviouslyclearcalculationsbecamehesitant.

Becausetheruleshavechanged.

ThisisnolongertheConnectFivesheexcelsat;heropponentcanunleashasimilarcuttingpowerwithoutneedingtoconnectfivepieces.

PerhapsthedestructivepowerofthiskindofattackisfarinferiortoherConnectFive’scut,butitcompletelysurpassestheattackrulesshehasestablished.

It’sasifshecrushedthoseplayerswhoplayStarrySkyChessintheGostyleusingConnectFive,butnowYunXitellsherthatStarrySkyChessisnotlimitedtoConnectFive,butcanalsobeplayedwithConnectFour.

Originally,SweetDream,whohadbeensuppressingandevenoverwhelmingheropponentswithheruniquerhythm,wasnowfeelingherownthoughtprocessbeingsuppressed.

So,itturnsoutthatStarrySkyChesscanbeplayedlikethis.

Therulesherearemoreprofoundandcomplexthanshehadimagined.

Justbylookingatthechessmanual,onecannotimaginetheprofunditywithinit.

"Snap!"Unconsciously,SweetDreammadeamove.

“..."YunXilookedatSweetDream’sbewilderedexpression.Afterthismove,thegamewasbasicallyover.

Becauseshehadwaveredandcouldnolongeradheretoherown"Go"rules.

Inreality,herruleshadn’tbecomeinvalid.Aslongasshecompletedafive-in-a-row,shecouldonceagainunleashthatsuffocatingcut-and-severattack.

However,YunXididn’tgivehersuchanopportunity.Startingfromguessingwhowouldgofirstandgainingtheadvantageofcentercontrol,YunXicompletelytookcontrolofthegame.

"43..."YunXiremindedSweetDream,ashecompletedthewinningpatterninGo.

"Ah!"OnlynowdidSweetDreamfullyawakefromherdaydreamandrealizethatshehadlostinFive-in-a-Row.

Moreover,thissinglelosscausedherentirestrategytocollapse.

YunXi,whohadconnectedfivestones,beganruthlesslycuttingandseveringthegamebelongingtoSweetDream,justasshehaddonetootherStardustZoneplayers.

Thistime,SweetDreamfinallyexperiencedthehelplessnessthatothersfeltwhenbeingslainbyher.

OncetheoutcomeofFive-in-a-Rowisdetermined,thereisnochanceforacomeback.

UnlikegamesplayedwithGorules,SweetDream’sFive-in-a-Rowrulesindeedpossessterrifyingkillingpoweranddominance.However,onceshelosesinFive-in-a-Row,theblowdealttoherisfatal.

ForcingtherulesofGointoFive-in-a-Rowislikeadouble-edgedsword.Whengaininganadvantage,itcanoverpowertheopponent,butonceitbackfiresinaFive-in-a-Rowgame,itbecomesirreparable.

Withjustsevenmoves,YunXimadeSweetDreamtrembleallover,andherfairlittlehandcouldbarelyholdthedelicateStarrySkyChesspieces.

EachofthesesevenmovesseemedlikeablowtoSweetDream,causinghertofeelanunprecedentedpain.

AmIgoingtolose?

Inthatmomentofrealization,SweetDreamalmostsuffocated.

Fromchildhoodtoadulthood,fasterthananyoneelse,defeatingallopponents,shewhoascendedtotheThroneoftheKingisnowabouttoencounterherfirstdefeatinlife?

Andnotonthepinnaclebattlefieldofthestars,butmerelyinthisStardustZone,supposedlyaplacewhereStarrySkyChessnovicesplay.

Herproudabsolutespeedtalent,whichshebelievedtobeequivalenttoasurefirevictory,ledtoherdefeatevenbeforeengaginginarealbattleagainstthosehigh-levelStarrySkyChessplayers?

Why?

Why?

Why?

Wasshetooweak?Wassheoverlyconfident?Didsheunderestimateheropponent?

No,that’snotthecase.

Thekingofthelions,evenwhenfacingaharmlesslittlerabbit,wouldgiveitsall,notbecauseitwantstodevourtheinnocentcreature,buttoproveitsmajesty.

Inthisgame,shedidn’tmakeanywrongmoves,andsheevenfeltthatsheplayedbetterandmorefocusedthanusual.

Thestrengthoftheopponentignitedherevenstrongerfightingspirit!

Aslongassheisgivenachance,achancetomakeamove,shewilldefinitelyunleashthemostearth-shatteringswordeverseenontheStarrySkyChessboard.

Yes,justoneopportunity!

SweetDreamtookadeepbreath,lookedatthenearlyhopelessgame,letgoofalldistractions,andsearchedforachancetoturnthetideinadversity.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😆)

However,YunXididnotgiveSweetDreamsuchanopportunity.

Orperhaps,itwasjustSweetDream’sillusion.

ManychessplayerswhoplayedagainstYunXihavehadsuchillusionsbecauseYunXirarelymakesafatalmove,whichgavehisopponentsafalseperception.

Icanstillkeepplaying.

Therewillstillbeachanceforacomeback.

Hmm,indeed,it’sabeautifulfantasy,butitdoesn’tactuallyexist.

BecauseonceYunXigainsanadvantage,henevermakesmistakes,justlikethedespairingprobabilitycalculatedbyCyberElfAlpha.

Underanadvantage,YunXi’swinningprobabilityis100%.

"Snap!"

"Snap!"

"Snap!"

ThosewerethethreemovesthattrulysuffocatedSweetDream,eachonestrikingathertightheartstrings,acceleratingherheartbeat,andmakingherunabletoextricateherself.