Chapter889:Faster

"Snap!"

Thefirstmove,stillinthefamiliarpositionandsceneryknowntoYunXi.

Inthecenterofthestarmap,theoriginpoint鈥揟ianyuan.

"Snap!"TheinexperiencedSweetDreamfearlesslyrespondswithamove,initiatingabattleagainstYunXiintheTianyuanarea.

"Snap!"

"Snap!"

"Snap!"

Tenmovesinarow,neithersideshowinganyhesitation,bothappearingconfidentintheirownstrategies.

However,whatpuzzlesSweetDreamisthattheopponentseemstobecooperatingwithher.

That’sright,thegameYunXiandSweetDreamareplayingisFiveinaRow.

It’saverysimpleandeasy-to-understandgame,evenyoungchildrenwhohavejuststartedschoolcanplayasbeginners.

ThisisthefirstopponentSweetDreamhasencounteredsinceenteringtheStarrySkyChessboardwhocanplayFiveinaRowonanevenlevelwithher.

Hmph,howcouldIpossiblyloseatFiveinaRow!

SweetDreamconfidentlymakeshermove,knowingallthepossiblelayoutsinFiveinaRow,withnoreasontobedefeated.

Butasshekeepsplaying,shesuddenlyfeelsthatsomethingiswrong!

"Snap!"YunXi’s18thmovelandsontheboard,andtheoverallshapeofthegameisgraduallytakingform.Hedoesn’tallowSweetDreamtoachieveevenasinglelineoffivepiecesinarow.

No,itisreversed,suppressingSweetDream’soffensivemoves.

IfSweetDreamisanunparalleleddivinesword,thenYunXi’spiecesareforcefullypressingitbackintoitssheath,renderingitmotionless.

"Strange..."SweetDream,playingagainstYunXiforthefirsttime,furrowsherbrows.FiveinaRowisagamewithverysimplerulesandindeed,havingthefirstmoveisadvantageous.Beingtemporarilysuppressedisacceptable.

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Butthat’snottheimportantpart.

Whatshe’sbeingsuppressedisnotjustinthegameofFiveinaRow,butherindomitablespiritinbattles.

Nomatterhowpowerfulaswordis,ifitcan’tbeunsheathed,itcan’tharmanyone.

Hergamestrategyisclearlybeingtargeted,asiftheopponenthasalreadystudiedhermovesandisusingherstrongsuit,FiveinaRow,tosuppressher.

Forthefirsttime,SweetDreamusesthesandofthegoldenhourglass,focusedontheintricatelywovenboard,tryingtofigureoutwhyshecan’tsmoothlylaunchheroffensivemoves.

TheFeatherSnakeKing,insertedintoSweetDream’schest,takestheopportunitytoemergeandangrilyglaresatYunXi,seeminglyseeingthroughhisviletactics.

YunXilooksinnocentashewatchestheFeatherSnakeKing,whoisinexplicablyangryathim.Hereallyhasnogrievanceswiththismagicalfantasyspecie!

Asfortheoutcomeofthegameontheboard,that’sadifferentmatter.

"Snap!"The19thmove,SweetDreamcontinuestofirmlyplayherstrongestoffensivemoveinFiveinaRow,butYunXionlysmilesfaintly,asifhehadalreadyknownSweetDream’schoice.

Hergamestrategyisindeedeasytounderstand.

UnlikeCyberElfAlpha,whocanemploycountlessmethodstoresist,SweetDream’sattacksaresimpleanddirect,possessingdevastatingpower.

Asaresult,thosewhobecameaccustomedtoherattacksfoundthemincrediblyeasytounderstand.

Sheisachildwhoneveracceptsdefeatandwillcarryoutthewilltowinuntiltheveryend.

Nevergiveupuntiltheverylastmoment.

Neverstopfightingevenifitmeansbeingtornapart.

Eventhoughtheswordremainsinitssheath,theswordenergyhasalreadypiercedthroughthesky,waitingfortheopportunitytostrike.

However,thatisimpossible.

BecauseheropponentisYunXi,whohascomprehendedthepathofthestarrysky’strajectoryandwieldstheStarrySkyChesspiecesastheStarrySkyChessMaster.

ThepoweroftheTianyuanisgraduallyrevealingitselfasthegameprogresses.

"Pa!"

The27thmove,YunXi’sfourconnectedpiecessuddenlyburstwithabrilliantlight,cuttingthroughSweetDream’schesspieces,leavinghereyesfilledwithdisbelief.

Thismove,almostidenticaltohowSweetDreamruthlesslydefeatedotherchessplayersintheStardustZone.

ThedifferenceisthatSweetDreamneedstoformalineoffivepiecesorcreateaninevitable"fourfour"or"fourthree"formationinordertobrewsuchaswordenergyandcutheropponent’schessformationintopieces.

WhileYunXionlyneedstoconnectfourpiecestoachievethesameeffect.

SweetDream,usingtherulesofGomokutoplayStarrySkyChess,forcesheropponentstoadapttoherownrulesinordertodefeatthem.

Ontheotherhand,YunXicanplayanychessgameandisnotinferiortoSweetDreaminGomoku.HeonlyneedsfourpiecestocutopenSweetDream’schesspath.

Thisisacrushingdominationonadifferentlevel,representingYunXi’sunderstandingofStarrySkyChesssurpassingthatofSweetDream.

Moreover,thisisonlythebeginning.

Afterthefirstwaveofswordenergy,YunXi’schainattacksbegan.

Withoutneedingtosatisfythefive-in-a-rowrule,hecanlaunchattacksagainstSweetDreamwhoisalreadyatadisadvantage,anytimeandanywhere.

HisattacksdonotneedtofollowtherulesofGomoku,butaremoreaccurateandthetimingofthestrikesismoredeadlycomparedtoSweetDream.

SweetDream’sfive-in-a-rowconnectionspossessimmensepower,capableofcompletelytiltingthescalesofvictoryinherfavorwithjustonedisplay.

However,shedoesn’thavethatchance,orrather,YunXidoesn’tgiveherthatchance.

TheoutcomewasactuallydecidedthemomentYunXicutopenSweetDream’schesspathwithfourpieces,leavingnosuspense.

SweetDream’schesshasdistinctcharacteristicsthatdifferfromotherStarrySkyChessplayers.NormalStarrySkyChessplayerswouldfinditextremelyuncomfortabletofaceherfive-in-a-rowkillingtechnique.EvenCyberElfAlphawouldprobablyneedtoupdateitsalgorithmtocopewiththismoveforthefirsttime.

IntheStarrySkyChessboard,perhapsonlyYunXicouldeasilyadapttoSweetDream’sunorthodoxmovesandcounterattackherwithevenmoreunorthodoxmoves.

YouhaveabsoluteconfidenceinyourGogame,soIwillrespondtoyouandcounterwithaFour-in-a-rowgamethatyoucannotcomprehend.

鈥淚mpossible...Youneedfewernodesthanme?"SweatbeadsbegantoformonSweetDream’sforehead,whopossessedthegenuinetalentofthestars.TheFeatherSnakeKingcoiledaroundherbecameevenmoreirritable.

WhyusetherulesofGo?That’sbecausehertalenttellsherthatthisruleisthemostsuitableforheronthestageoftheStarrySkyChessboard,anattackandkillruletailoredforher.

Tocreatethemostdominantpathinthesimplestandmosteffectiveway,leavingnochancefortheopponenttocounter.

Hermovesarelikethoseofanunparalleledswordsman.Oncethedivineswordisunsheathed,itisthemomentwhentheopponentmeetstheirdemise.

Butnowtheproblemisthattheopponent’sswordisfasteranddeadlierthanhers,leavinghernochancetostrike.

Speedistheclosestpathtovictory.

Inabattlebetweentwoarmies,thesidewithhigherspeedcaneasilygainasignificantadvantage.

IntheKing’sElectionBattle,SweetDreamisrenownedforherlightning-fastattackingspeed.WiththeblessingoftheFeatherSnakeKing,shenaturallypossessesapermanentaccelerationaura.

ThisauraiseveneffectiveintheworldoftheStarrySkyChessboard.Shecanalwaysfindthefastestwaytokillheropponentandexcelsatutilizingthisadvantage,leavingnoescapefortheopponent.

However,itwasonlywhensheencounteredYunXithatsherealizedtherewassomeoneinthisworldwhowasfasterthanher.