Chapter 445 The Broken Wheel of Destiny

Accompanied by a cold mid-tone mechanical sound, the updated Shiva appeared in front of everyone.

Different from the last time when there was only a light screen, the high-tech intelligent weapon, which was updated at a huge cost, has a brand new look.

The silver diamond-shaped prop broke away from the ring and landed on the open space beside Xu Zhiyan. The golden light emanating from the top fell down bit by bit, gradually forming a simplified geometric body in the shape of an inverted water drop.

There are no facial features on the silver circle, only a white power stone representing the three eyes.

"The unique user's identity has been confirmed."

A green light scanned Xu Zhiyan from head to toe, and Shiva, with a brand new smooth metallic texture, confirmed his identity.

Xu Zhiyan stared at the other person's appearance, which consisted of only a torso and a head, for a while, feeling a little confused.

"I thought you would become humanoid after the update."

It looks a bit ugly now, he thought.

"Ding - sound verification successful."

Shiva first verified the voice, then answered: "First, the human form is not conducive to war, and second, the current appearance upgrade costs the least."

When Xu Zhiyan heard this, he immediately changed his words.

"Good! It looks good! What I want is simple beauty and a sense of technology."

"Mr. Xu, I'm honored that you like my new appearance." Although Shiva is an advanced artificial intelligence, the core of the original design version is a war machine, so he doesn't care about appearance and his response was perfunctory.

It was suspended in the air, and when it spoke again, there was an odd hint of urgency in its tone.

"Where are the enemies? Is this the battlefield I'm about to go to?"

A long-range red light instantly fell from the high platform to the center of the chessboard, sweeping through the stone monster inside.

After a few seconds, Shiva spoke much slower than before.

"The enemy is too weak."

From here, we can feel that its intelligence has indeed been upgraded a lot compared to the previous version, except that it has the word "that's it?" on its face.

In the live broadcast room, the audience just came back to their senses.

[Hey, you little millionaire, you were just pretending! ]

[Fuck it, I thought Xiao Baiwan only lied to his enemies, but I never thought he was actually lying to me! ]

[All my points have been deposited.]

【I also……】

[It’s mainly because Utopia says the more you bet, the more likely you are to be picked. What if? Damn it! ]

Some people were still immersed in Xu Zhiyan’s previous operations, while others had already focused their attention on Shiva.

[How smart can this artificial intelligence be? ]

[So can the updated Shiva defeat Utopia? ]

[I don’t know if I can beat them, but I will definitely have no problem winning the first game.]

[Wait! Doesn't anyone care about the past between the collector and Xiao Baiwan? Something about when they were little. This is the first time I heard Xiao Baiwan say that someone is disgusting... Shit, I can't tell if he's pretending or not.]

In the center of the live broadcast, Shiva paused for a moment after learning that his real task was not to fight but to play chess.

But as expected of an AI created by a higher life form, it did not show any loss and actively responded to the problem.

The rules of the stone chess and the optional endgame diagrams were scanned into the background, and Shiva's body with simple lines suddenly opened up a series of gaps.

Immediately afterwards, thousands of miniature projections spread out in all directions.

The chess game deduction began.

Xu Zhiyan did not disturb Shiva, but turned to look at the collector who had been silent since a while ago.

"By the way, what did you just say? I was thinking about something and didn't listen carefully." He rarely took the initiative to provoke others, but if there was anyone Xu Zhiyan hated the most in the world, it would definitely be Xu Yan.

"Oh no, come to think of it, you must want to try playing chess with AI, right? But the benefits of playing with you are too low." Xu Zhiyan added exaggeratedly.

The man of outstanding temperament listened, and his face became visibly ugly.

After a while, Xu Yan adjusted his mentality and said, "What can you do even if you find a way?"

He had heard of items like Shiva before, but the mimic's inherent arrogance made him not take it seriously, especially since Shiva first appeared as an attack item and did not seem to have high intelligence.

"The endgame is ever-changing. As the holder of Shiva, you must be the chess player."

Those who fight on the chessboard must choose others.

Xu Yan returned to his previous casual self, and didn't seem to take the small setback seriously.

"Even in the endgame, it still requires a lot of steps. The stone monsters have low attack and slow movement, but extremely high defense. Killing dozens of them is fine, but what about hundreds or thousands?"

He is right.

Shiva took a very short time to come up with the best solution with the least number of moves.

But to win, you need to move the chess piece at least ten times.

That is to say, even if the player wins, the player left on the field needs to kill 1024 stone monsters after the tenth move before he can leave.

Xu Yan sat on a stone seat that rose from the ground, supporting his chin with one hand, tapping the armrest intermittently with the fingertips of his right hand.

"Xu Zhiyan, what are you going to do?"

However, these words were once again ignored.

No longer the little kid with tears on his face, the adult version of Xu Zhiyan can control his emotions freely. After he feels good about mocking himself, he immediately turns a deaf ear to the other person, as if he is deaf.

Xu Yan stopped tapping the armrest with his fingertips. He felt like he was punching cotton.

If the young Xu Zhiyan would still show various emotions because of his words, then the completely unlovable Xu Zhiyan as an adult is like a veteran who has been through many battles, invulnerable to swords and guns, and doesn't care about verbal attacks at all... He will only pretend when it is beneficial.

Seeing the other party's performance now, Xu Yan really wanted to ask whether the trembling "You are so disgusting" just now was just an act.

Xu Zhiyan doesn't have time to care about his opponent's emotions.

He looked at the final plan displayed on the screen in front of him and set his eyes on several teammates.

First eliminate Yu Xiu and Dou Hongshan.

In the ninth step, you have to kill five hundred monsters. The attacks of these two people are not very strong. The best choice is Jiang Huai Que, followed by Jin Sheng.

Xu Zhiyan wanted to go down by himself. Shiva was not only the best chess player, but also the best group attack prop.

But even when solving a problem, the final moves can vary greatly.

Shiva lists the different directions for the selected endgame chess records. There are thousands of options for almost every step. Even if the electronic file is kept, problems are likely to occur.

So the player must be himself.

Time was running out, so without any hesitation, Xu Zhiyan quickly got the answer.

"Jiang Jiang, it's up to you."

"All weapons in the guild warehouse can be used without limit. Even if they are all used up... finish them as soon as possible."

He looked over firmly, with a rare seriousness in his expression.

“No need to save money for me.”

"Save your strength and don't get hurt."

Jiang Huaique, who was holding the sickle tightly, was stunned when he heard the words and couldn't help laughing.

"So generous? I don't know if I can hear this a second time in my life." As he passed by Xu Zhiyan, he put his hand on the top of his head and rubbed it vigorously a few times.

"Leave it to me, your father, and don't worry."

After saying that, Jiang Huaique walked to the edge of the circular table, jumped down amid the cursing of his angry teammates, and landed in the center of the chessboard.

Smoke and dust exploded, and several cracks appeared on the bottom of the chessboard, which were then repaired in an instant.

When the dust settled, everyone saw Jiang Huaique's figure and discovered that he had put away his usual weapons and replaced them with a thundering longbow, with a row of rocket launchers piled at his feet.

In front of the miniature chessboard, Xu Zhiyan tidied up his messy hair, picked up the chess piece, and prepared to fight.

He knew that the first level was just an appetizer.

No, or rather, that's the case for the first three levels.

Although he provoked Xu Yan from time to time and often ignored Xu Yan, which made the other party very angry, Xu Zhiyan knew in his heart that the most difficult part was to face the obstacles of Xu Yan and Yan Chengfan himself.

The correct choice is to conserve your energy so that your teammates can handle the remaining levels in the best condition.

"Fortunately, I placed the bet when the odds were the highest, otherwise how could I have the confidence to say this." Xu Zhiyan laughed softly.

From now on, victory is linked to profit, and almost all players’ points are cleared by guessing.

He was willing to pay any price to win.

Following the message given by Shiva, Xu Zhiyan took the first step on the chessboard that was already densely packed with colorful stone chess pieces.

“Click—”

The chess piece falls to the ground.

Chessboard fighting field.

The stone monster moved, swinging its axe.

Arrows wrapped in lightning tore through the air and landed heavily on the stone monster...

Time flies in a flash.

A chess piece falls.

Another chess piece fell.

Along with it come more monsters.

Sixty-four, one hundred and twenty-eight, two hundred and fifty-six...

The viewing area was extremely quiet.

A few hundred meters away, there were lightning, thunder, and artillery fire on the giant chessboard.

When the ninth chess piece fell, Xu Zhiyan was only one step away from victory, but most of the tens of thousands of arrows and hot weapons stored in the corresponding guild warehouse had been consumed.

Next, Jiang Huai Que will face five hundred and twelve stone monsters.

The situation was somewhat unexpected.

This group of monsters with high defense but slow movement are not difficult to fight. The difficulty lies in that they must be completely crushed to be considered dead, which causes a geometric increase in weapon consumption.

After killing more than 300 monsters, there were only a few hot weapons left in the inventory that had been paid for to change one's life.

Jiang Huaiqie casually threw the empty rocket launcher barrel back into his backpack, cracked his knuckles, and rushed forward with his sickle in hand...

The knife rose and fell, and gravel flew everywhere.

By the time he killed the last monster, the countdown had jumped to the beginning of eight.

In other words, more than three hours had already been spent before the first level was completely completed.

Just as Jiang Huaique was adjusting his breathing and preparing to continue the game, his vision suddenly blurred and he found himself back on the viewing platform - the player had requested a substitution.

Ignoring Jiang Huaique who came back with a confused look on his face, Xu Zhiyan took out the cross necklace and handed it to Jin Sheng.

"I'll leave the last thousand monsters to you. Don't die."

Xu Zhiyan glanced at the golden retriever puppy.

"We'll take Xiaoyi away."

Due to its special nature, the life beast is not a prop product. It can act separately from its owner and can even be brought into the real world as long as it is in the same space as its owner.

Thank God, this is the entire map. Leaving Jinsheng here and taking Xiaoyi away can balance the lack of time and combat power.

Jin Sheng took the necklace without hesitation.

The figure of the Immaculate Virgin quietly appeared behind him.

"Don't worry, Brother Xu."

"I won't die. It's safe here."

The smile on his face was content, and seemed to be relieved.

"Before, I was wondering what would happen if I couldn't be of any help. Now it seems that I am still somewhat useful. That's great."

Jiang Huai rolled his eyes and muttered, "That's all I can do..."

But despite the scolding, he still frowned and told Jin Sheng some points to pay attention to. At the end, he added with concern: "Forget it if you can't break it. The monsters come in waves, and there won't be too many each time. If it doesn't work, just run away. Just hold on for nine hours."

The situation is much better than expected now, as long as Jinsheng can hold on until they win.

A few minutes later, as Xu Zhiyan's last chess piece fell, a new round of stone monsters appeared on the chessboard.

[Congratulations to [氪金改命] for winning the Stone Statue Chessboard! 】

【Departure request detected.】

[Stay-behind players: Jinsheng]

Seeing the exit passage open before their eyes, the remaining four people took one last look at the backs of Jin Sheng and the pack of dogs, and quickened their pace to leave.