Chapter1333:ACornerofCollapse

"That’snotright!"

Sincethegamestarted,CyberElfAlphadidn’tmakeamoveinstantlyforthefirsttime.

Thefrenziedpaceofthecrazyattacksalsocametoahaltforthefirsttime.

ThisintuitionbelongedtothemostadvancedplayersoftheStarrySkyChessboard,andshefinallyrealizedsomethingwasamiss.

Thecontinuousfierceattacksgavehermoreadvantagesthantheopening.

Withcalculationpowersexceedingthelegend-rankedbymorethanfiftytimes,itwasenoughtodealwiththecombinedforcesofthethreesistersofNorn,theGodofWisdom,andtheGemDragonPrincessOrfina.

Butwhenitreachedfiftymoves,CyberElfAlphastoppedherattacks,asifasuddenstopbuttonhadbeenpressedontheragingstorm.

Whatwaswrong?

CyberElfAlpha,whohadalwayscrushedheropponentsontheStarrySkyChessboard,reevaluatedthegame.

Thefiercebattleinthebottomrightcornerhadreachedafeverpitch,withpiecesfrombothsidesintertwininganddisplayingtheirstrengths.

Inthenortheastcorner,therearefourchesspieceslinedupneatly.

Inthecenterofthestarmap,sheplacedTianyuanrandomly.

Calculatingthenextdevelopment,CyberElfAlphafocusedontheintricatechessgame.

Fiftytimesthelegend-rankedcalculationpowerisnotenough!

Upgrade,activatemoreplanetaryquantumcomputerarrays!

Seventytimesrate,eightytimesrate,onehundredtimesrateofthelegend-rankedcalculationpower!

InthedistantMechanicalGod’sDomain,moreplanetaryquantumcomputerarraysstartedrunning,providingCyberElfAlphaintheRedHeartQueen’sMasqueradewithmorecalculationpower.

Suchascenehasrarelyappearedrecently,evenwhenplayingchesswithNorntheGodofWisdom,CyberElfAlphacaneasilywinwithfiftytimesthecalculationpower.

Needingtouseonehundredtimesthelegend-rankedcalculationpowerindicatesthatCyberElfAlphaiscompletelyserious.

"Hmm,itseemsthey’venoticed,"whisperedYunXi,standingbehindSaintDemonwithafancoveringhismouth.CyberElfAlpha,liveduptoherreputation,finallyrealizingthehiddendangerinthearea.

However,itwasalreadytoolate.

Shewouldfeelpain,andthatwaswhatSaintDemonhadbeenexpecting.

"Why...didn’tInotice?"Afterincreasinghercomputingpowertooverahundredandfiftytimesthelegend-ranked,CyberElfAlphafinallyfiguredoutwhatwaswrong,herforeheadantennadrooping.

Howcareless,soincrediblycareless,tonothaveconsideredthispossibility.

Nowondertheopponenthadstartedwithdrawingsincethetenthmove,theyhadalreadyobservedthispossibilitylongago,hadn’tthey?

Shehadsurprisinglyfailedtograsptheintricaciesofthisdefensivestrategy,steppingrightintoit.

Hadshebecometooinflated?Winningsomanytimeshadmadeheroverlookthepossibilityofbeingcarelesstothisextent.

Thesituationinthisareawasclearly-therewillbenowinner!

"Snap!"Likeageckosheddingitstail,CyberElfAlphamadeacautiousmove,tryingtocreateanewescaperouteforthepiecesinthisarea.

Unfortunately,itwasalreadytoolate.

"Snap!"

"Snap!"

"Snap!"

Withthreeconsecutivemoves,SaintDemonwasshockedtoseethesuddenshiftfromdefensetooffense.

Now,itwasherturntoattackCyberElfAlphaandforcehertomaneuverandcounterattackwhileminimizinglosses.

Whathadhappened?WhatkindoffuturedidCyberElfAlphaseetomakesuchahastydecision?

EvenwithSaintDemon’sstrongchessskills,shecouldn’tunderstandwhythesituationhadsuddenlychangedlikethis.

CyberElfAlpha’santennaturnedleftandright,addingthecomputationalpoweroftheplanetaryquantumcomputergroupbeforefinallydiscoveringhowbadthesituationwasinthisarea.

Eventhoughshedecisivelytriedtosaveherstrengthbyusingthegecko’stail-cuttingtechnique,theearlierattackshadbeentoofiercetocompletelyrecoverfrom.

"It’stimetoclosethenet,"YunXipointedthefantoapointonthestarmap,anendingthathadbeenanticipatedfromthirtystepsago.

SaintDemon’sgamepiecelandedonthatpoint,andthenaseriesoffirelightsappearedinthelowerhalfofthearea.

Boom!

Collapse!

Asifaninvisiblegianthandtoreapartthevoidofthestarmap,destroyingthepiecesofbothsidesonebyone.

Allgodowntogether!

Eachpiece’sdestructiontriggeredmoreexplosionsandcollapses,araresightinStarrySkyChess,indicatingbothsides’pieceswerebeingdestroyedwithoutdiscrimination.

Whethertheywereattackersordefenders,inthechainreactionoftheGreatWhirlpool,therewasnowheretoescape,onlyadeadend.

ThiswasthefutureYunXisawthirtystepsahead.

ItwasalsothehighlyprobabledestructioneventCyberElfAlphacalculatedthreestepsago.

Sinceitwasallaboutdestruction,therewasnoadvantageforeitherattackersordefenders,everyonewasdoomed.

Theissuewas,CyberElfAlphawastoofocusedontheattackanddefenseinthiscorner,completelyoblivioustothepossibilityofcompleteannihilation.

"Swoosh!"

"Swoosh!"

"Swoosh!"

Thepiecesfrombothsidesinthisareareturnedtotheirrespectiveplayers’hands,themassivevortexofdestructionclaimedthebottom-rightcornerofthestarmap,indicatingthatnomoremovescouldbemadeinthisarea.

Then,onlyfivepieceswereleftonthevaststarmap.

Tianyuan,CyberElfAlpha.

SaintDemoninthenortheastcorner.

Withoneagainstfour,CyberElfAlphawasthreepiecesbehind.

IntherulesofStarrySkyChess,athree-piecedifferencerepresentsasignificantgapinskilllevels.EvenwithCyberElfAlpha’sstrength,shecouldn’tconfidentlysayshecoulddefeatheropponentbygivingawaythreepiecesintheopening.

What’smore,thesethreepieceswerenotseparate,butwereconnectedtogetherasagroupoffour,contrastingwithCyberElfAlpha’slonepiece,Tianyuan.

"Verygood…Iwascareless…"CyberElfAlpha,whowasreversedbySaintDemoninonego,didn’tfeeldiscouragedordisheartened,buthereyessparkled.

Ithadbeenalongtime,besidestheStarrySkyChessMaster,thatshehadencounteredanopponentwhomadehersuffersuchaloss.

Itlookslikeastrongandsoliddefensethatdoesn’tleakanywater,butit’sactuallyalayouthidingtraps.

Thesuddenescapewasexpectedintheareawherethebattlewasexpectedtoendwithbothsidessuffering.

Thisforesight,alongwithasuddenburstofinspirationevenshedidn’tanticipate,wasexactlywhatshehopedfor-aworthyopponenttochallengeherskills.

Firmandfullofvitality.

Waitinguntilthetimeisright,thenstrikingwithgreatforce.

Underestimatingheropponent,whostartedthegamewithonlytentimesthelegend-rankedcomputingpower,wasabigmistake.

ShemightbethethirdbestStarChessPlayerinEndlessGod’sDomain,aftertheStarrySkyChessMasterandherself,withdefensiveskillsevenhigherthanhers.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😍)

"Goallout!"

CyberElfAlphawasthrilledbecause,apartfrom"ACloudintheSky,"shehadfinallyencounteredanopponentshecouldgiveherallagainst.