Chapter1331:YunXiTakesAction
SaintDemonalwaystakeshertimewithhermoves,carefullyplanningbeforemakingamove,whichhasbeenherstylethroughouthistory.
Inpastmajorcrises,theSaintDemonswhoheldthepositionsofsaint,priestess,anddivinemessengerrarelytooktheforefront,asthatwasthetaskofknightsandheroes.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales馃槫)
EachtimeSaintDemondies,itisusuallymeticulouslyplanned,aimingtoevokeepicandtragicfeelingstotheextreme,evendeceivingdeitiesintheprocess.
TranslatedintoStarrySkyChess,SaintDemon’sstrategyisameticulousandgradualadvancement,gaininganoveralladvantagewithasolidpositiononthechessboard.Sheiswillingtosacrificesomepieceswhennecessarytosecurevictory.
However,heropponentisCyberElfAlpha.
CyberElfAlphaisknownasthebestStarChessPlayerwhoexcelsatdominatingopponentswithabsolutesuperiority.
InmatchesagainstCyberElfAlpha,thosewhoareinitiallyatadisadvantagerarelymanagetoturnthetableslateron,exceptforafewexceptionalcases.
CyberElfAlpha’sapproachinchessistoexploitanyweaknessesshownbyheropponent,relentlesslyattackingwithoutgivingthemachancetoretaliate.
Iwillnevergoeasyonyou.IfIcankillyou,Iwilldefinitelydoit!
Thereisnosuchthingasadraworgivingguidance.IfIdon’tcrushyourconfidence,thenIamnotCyberElfAlpha.
Ofcourse,justbecauseCyberElfAlphafocusesonwinningdoesn’tmeanshedoesn’tknowotherstrategies.Shealwaysaimstowin,nomatterwhattacticssheuses.Attackingaggressivelycanquicklyendabattle,whichisCyberElfAlpha’sbestsolution.
SincesteppingontothestageoftheStarrySkyChessboard,CyberElfAlphahasonlyplayeddefensivelyonce.ItwasatacticusedagainsttheonlyStarrySkyChessMastershecouldn’tdefeateasily,aformidabledefense.
Andtheresultwas...
Withthesixthmove,SaintDemonfeltimmensepressure.
InanormalopeningoftheStarrySkyChessgame,thefirstfiftymovesareconsideredtheopeningphase.Duringthistime,mostplayersareprobingeachothertounderstandthestarmapofthisparticulargame.
CyberElfAlphaskipsthisprocessandgoesalloutfromthebeginning,justliketheHeavenlyDemonAsurainkilling鈥搉omercy,noreasonneeded.
Herattacksstartfromtheveryfirstmove.EvenifshestartswithamovelikeTianyuan,sheexudesadomineeringpressure.
Withoutadoubt,afterwinningnumerousgamesinEndlessGod’sDomain,CyberElfAlphahasbecomeoneofthetopattackingplayersrecognizedbyeveryone.
Hermovesevenattractedawaveofnewplayersfollowingherlead,includingsomeancientlegend-rankedplayerswhoareevenstrongerthanCyberElfAlphainreality.
Ofcourse,whenCyberElfAlphausesheraggressiveplayingstyle,sheseemsunbeatableandunstoppable.
Thesebeginnerswhostrugglearelikeinexperiencedplayerschallengingeachotherandoftenenduplosingtothemselvesduringthegame.
SaintDemon,withherdivineintelligence,facedachallengingsituationintheopeningphaseforthefirsttime.
CyberElfAlpha,knownasthestrongestattackingplayerinthehistoryoftheStarrySkyChessboard,livesuptoherreputation.
TheStarChessPlayerswhohavebeendefeatedbyhercouldformacompletebattalion,manyofwhomarehighlyskilledplayersontheStarrySkyChessboard.
DescribingCyberElfAlpha’sstyleontheStarrySkyChessboardas"unbeatable"isnotanexaggeration.
ThegapbetweenherandotherStarChessPlayersisinacompletelydifferentleague.
ThismadeSaintDemonfeelevenmoreamazedbyYunXi,whowasevenstrongerthanCyberElfAlphaintheEndlessGod鈥檚DomainStarrySkyChessgame,exceedingmultiplelevelsofskill.
Withtheseventhmove,SaintDemonrespondedtoCyberElfAlpha’sattackwithatypicaldefensivestrategy,leavingtheoutcomeforthelaterpartofthegame.
Withouthesitation,CyberElfAlphacontinuedmakingmoves,showingdeterminationtooutplaySaintDemoncompletelywithoutleavinganyroomforescape.
Watchingthechessboard,SaintDemonhadtoadmitthatCyberElfAlphawasthemostformidableopponentshehadeverencounteredontheStarrySkyChessboard.
Withonlysevenmovesintothegame,SaintDemonwasalreadyunderimmensepressure.HerdefensivestrategywasnomatchforCyberElfAlpha’saggressivetactics,feelingcompletelyoutmatched.
Despitethis,SaintDemondidn’tgiveup.Afterconsideringforalongtimethreetimes,shemadeherbestmoveswithallhermight.
"Tenmoves...CyberElfAlphaistrulyterrifying."Aftertheopeningmoves,SaintDemonletoutalongsigh,feelingthetensionandevenfearthatotherlegendaryStarChessPlayersfacewhenplayingagainstCyberElfAlpha.
ThetenfoldadvantageincalculationabilitieswastooevidentontheStarrySkyChessboard,overpoweringevenSaintDemon,whopossesseddivineintelligence,leavingherpowerless.
CyberElfAlphatrulydeservedthetitleoftheStarrySkyChessmasterinthisera-perhapsshouldhavebeentheinvinciblenumberoneintheworld.
Aslongasshedoesn’tmeetYunXi.
"Master...Pleasesupportme...Istherestillachance?"SaintDemonwipedthesweatoffherforehead,feelingexhaustedfromplayingchess,whichwasahugedrainforalifeformwiththecharacteristicof"wisdom."
"Yes,noproblem,leaveittome."OnlyintheworldoftheStarrySkyChessboardwouldYunXibesoconfident.
InSaintDemon’seyes,theoutcomeofthisgamehadalreadygonefrombadtoworse.
Describingitasabattlefield,itwasliketheenemy’sdragonriderswererightinyourface,howcouldyoupossiblywin?
Lookingattheintricatestarmap,YunXiunderstoodthecharmoftheStarrySkyChess-noonecouldpredicthowthestarmapwouldchange,orwhatkindofmovescouldbemade.
Unlikechessplayedbyordinarymortals,intheStarrySkyChesswiththestarmapasthegameboard,aninitialadvantagecouldturnintoadisadvantageafterawhile,andapreviouslydisadvantagedpositioncouldpotentiallybereversedwiththerightmoves.
CyberElfAlpha’sabsoluteadvantage,whichSaintDemoncouldn’tcrack,didn’tmeanthatotherscouldn’tdoittoo.
Moreprecisely,therewasonlyonepersonintheentireEndlessGod’sDomainwhocoulddosuchabsurdthings.
"Bang!"YunXi’sfigurestoodbehindSaintDemon,quietlywieldingafanmadeofmist,gentlytappingacornerofthestarmap.
SaintDemon’slittlehandfell,followingYunXi’sinstructionstoplaceachesspiece.
Thiswasn’tapathleaningtowardsattackordefense,butratherasteptakeninaplacecompletelyunexpectedbyCyberElfAlpha,amoveof"exploration."
CyberElfAlphawidenedhereyes,lookingatSaintDemonwithapuzzledexpression,asifasking,"Areyoureallygoingtoplaceithere?"
SaintDemonlookedattheswiftlychangingstarmapandnodded.
ShebelievedinYunXibehindher,believinginthelegendaryfigurehailedastheonly"StarrySkyChessMaster"inthehistoryoftheStarrySkyChessboard.