Chapter 218: The Rainbow Chess Shadow Called "Anson Deer" The Medici Brothers Join Forces
March 7, a cottage in Liukan town.
This morning, Anson Lu boiled a pot of water, made a packet of oatmeal, and had a very casual breakfast.
"It's time to finish the advanced trials today."
He sat on the sofa, rubbed the Tianming acupoint, and opened the sequence panel.
[Introduction to the rules of the third-level trial: You will have a duel with the "old chess player" played by the computer AI. The chess pieces used by both parties will be randomly drawn from the players that Anson Lu knows and the dungeon bosses that Anson Lu has defeated.]
[Third-level trial location: A replica of Noboribetsu Hell Valley. ]
Noboribetsu Hell Valley is a famous volcanic attraction in Hokkaido. Anson Lu had heard of it before, but he was more interested in the rules of the trial.
Anson Lu said with interest: "The bosses I have defeated and the players I have met can be used as chess pieces. Then can you give me a whole ghost general or a whole crow and a crying dragon to play with?"
[Do you want to enter the advanced trial of "Level 3 Old Chess Player"? ]
"Yes." After all, the trial can be challenged an unlimited number of times, so Anson Lu did not hesitate. If he failed to pass it in one try, he would just consider it as accumulating experience. With his ability, he would be able to pass it within three times.
Immediately, his eyes went dark.
When Anson Deer regained consciousness, a pungent smell accompanied by surging heat hit his face.
He suddenly opened his eyes, and what came into view was a charred earth and a dark volcano standing in the middle of the earth. The terrifying heat energy rolled out from the crater, like a long river flowing backwards, sweeping towards him.
The place where Anson Deer was standing was a strange valley formed by lava after a volcanic eruption, adjacent to a lake. The gray and brown rock layers plus geothermal heat erupting from the ground formed this unique volcanic terrain landscape.
Volcanic gases erupted from the gray-yellow rock surface, and the surrounding air was filled with a strong smell of sulfur. It was a scene like hell.
Magma from deep underground gushed out from the cracks in the rocks and then solidified, dyeing the entire surface scarlet, adding a bit of hideousness to the scorching valley.
Anson Lu raised his eyes and saw a figure standing not far in front of him. It was a boy with long hair in high braids, with a delicate appearance and a height of nearly 1.85 meters.
If nothing goes as expected, this is another "old chess player" played by a computer AI.
[This match is between the player "Anson Deer" and the computer AI "Hu Qiu". 】
[The battle is about to begin. The sequence skills of both sides have been disabled in advance. When the old chess player is directly attacked by the opponent's chess type, the attacked party will be immediately judged as the loser. ]
[Rule 1: When you still have a "chess piece" on your side, the opponent cannot directly attack you. (Similarly, when you have a chess piece on the opponent's side, you cannot directly attack the opponent)]
[Rule 2: At the beginning, each side draws a random chess piece, and then gets a new chess piece every 12 seconds. ]
[Rule 3: Whenever a chess piece is drawn, the player's brain will immediately get the information of this chess piece (including usable skills, attributes, etc.). ]
"The rules are similar to the battle with Ansen Lu." Ansen Lu raised his lips, "It's just that the sequence skills are disabled. It really depends on luck. I hope the opponent can draw more weak pieces like 'Crow'."
He was not in a hurry at all. After all, it didn't seem difficult. It was a pure game of luck - if he lost due to bad luck, he could still continue to challenge. He just had to pass the trial before the end of the holiday.
【Then the competition begins. 】
As the cold reminder sounded, a chess shadow appeared around the shoulders of Anson Lu and Hu Qiu, and each chess shadow revolved around the two of them like a small satellite.
At the same time, lines of information flashed through Anson Lu's mind.
[Chess name: Ghost General]
[Chess level: epic level]
[Source of chess type: cooperative challenge copy - "Ghosts in Hokkaido"]
[Chess type attributes: Strength 45 points, Agility 45 points, Intelligence 0 points. ]
[Chess Skills: 1. Three consecutive slashes. 2. Draw the sword and slash. ]
"Oh, it's really here." Anson Lu couldn't help but laugh. Just by looking at the attributes, he knew that the strength of this "Ghost General" was probably cut by the system, but it was enough.
"This skill is just right." He immediately grasped the purple chess shadow and said, "Place the ghost general in front of me, and at the same time charge the skill - Draw the Sword and Slash."
As the order was given, a huge figure wearing crimson armor and nearly five meters tall appeared in front of Anson Deer.
The ghost general seemed to have awakened from a two-hundred-year slumber. He suddenly raised his ghostly head and let out an angry roar.
Under its helmet was a ferocious and furious face.
Its pupils were like the coldest executioner's, glowing with violent deep blue flames.
Every inch of its skin exposed outside the armor was, without exception, a bloated, dark blue color. In addition, it was covered with purple blood vessels that looked as if they would burst at any time.
The reason why Anson Lu released the skill directly was because the Ghost General's sword-drawing slash required three seconds of charging time - if Hu Qiu arranged the chess pieces during this period, his chess pieces would most likely be hit by the sword-drawing slash.
On the contrary, if Hu Qiu did not arrange the chess pieces, Anson Lu would use this trick to launch a direct attack on him and win.
Anson Lu still remembered that he had been troubled for a long time by this move of the Ghost Warrior. At that time, he formulated a very careful tactic for it, which allowed all the players to escape without any casualties.
But he couldn't have imagined that the person who would use this trick would be him.
As Anson Lu gave the order, the ghost general lowered his heavy body with a long sword in hand.
"call--!"
It held the hilt of the knife with its huge right hand, and protected its right hand with its left hand. Then, a surge of power poured out like a tide, and the air around it whistled and turbulently.
Just by staring at the Ghost General's back, Anson Lu felt a strong sense of oppression and a sense of security.
Within three seconds before he was about to draw his sword and slash, Hu Qiu also made a move.
He grabbed the chess shadow around his shoulder and recited in an emotionless mechanical voice: "Arrange the chess pieces, and let the violent Donald Duck come to the square in front of me. Release the skill - Duck Poison Blood Pillar."
The next moment, the chess shadow burst into golden light.
"It's not fair that this broken duck deserves to be at the legendary level," Anson Deer complained.
A huge shadow then appeared in front of Hu Qiu - it was the blackened Donald Duck wearing a blue and white sailor suit and a tattered sailor hat in the Disney copy.
“Ah——!”
Donald Duck opened his sharp beak and spat out a column of hot purple blood from his rotten mouth.
At the same time, the Ghost General drew his sword in anger and swung it horizontally, like an emperor ruling the world. The sword drew a terrifying arc of light, as if it was going to cut the azure sky in half.
“Bang!”
The column of blood spurted out by Donald Duck intersected with the sword light slashed by the Ghost General.
In an instant, the purple-blue blood spread out like a waterfall, sweeping the earth in a bloody storm, but Anson Lu and Hu Qiu's bodies were not stained with a single speck of blood.
"Disappeared?" Anson Lu raised his eyebrows.
After this round of competition, of course, it was the Ghost General's sword-drawing and slashing that had the upper hand.
Although Donald Duck is a legendary chess piece according to the system and is superior to Ghost General in quality, the general's sword-drawing slash with a three-second charge is not to be underestimated.
This strike is definitely enough to kill the opponent above his level.
Whoosh——
But at this moment, Donald Duck disappeared with a kitchen knife.
Anson Deer didn't even need to think about it. Donald Duck only had a few skills, and he remembered them all clearly. He thought that this guy must have used a skill - "Triple Kill", which was definitely a trick he learned from the Ghost General.
"Ghost General, you also give it a set of 'three consecutive kills'!" he ordered.
At this moment, Donald Duck turned into a phantom and flashed behind the Ghost General, and swung the huge kitchen knife straight at his forehead. Unexpectedly, the Ghost General also disappeared, and the kitchen knife cut through the air.
"roar--!!!"
In the blink of an eye, the demon general descended from the sky with a ferocious face, roaring and slashing down with his sword.
Bang——
Donald Duck raised the kitchen knife to block the blow. The blade collided violently, making a violent metallic sound.
Zheng——
At first, the two were equally powerful and neither was willing to give in. But then the Ghost General fell into a disadvantage and had to disappear in mid-air, as if it had escaped into the endless clouds.
After that, the two disappeared and appeared from time to time in the gray area of Noboribetsu Hell Valley. Every time they appeared, they would inevitably cause a violent noise. The extreme power confrontation almost shattered the air.
"Well, I can't win after all." Anson Lu looked up helplessly and stared at the sky, "But it's okay, at least I can hold on until the cards are dealt."
According to the system rules, every 12 seconds during the battle, both sides can obtain two new chess pieces.
Anson Lu knew that Ghost General was no match for Violent Donald Duck, so he could only hold out hope for the two chess pieces he had obtained.
Just when two new chess shadows appeared around the shoulders of Anson Lu and Hu Qiu respectively, the Ghost General was finally defeated, and after a fierce fight, there was no chance of a comeback.
It fell to its knees, blood flowing like a river. Its broken arm and heavy sword fell to the gray-black ground together. The crater behind it was gushing out flames, as if the volcano was about to erupt.
Donald Duck fell from the sky, chopped off the Ghost General's head with a sharp knife, and ended his life once again.
Anson Deer was not in a hurry, looking at the two chess pieces around his shoulder - one was red, and the other was the color of the rainbow, colorful and dazzling.
"End Level?" Anson Lu was stunned. It was the first time he saw chess pieces of this color.
Among the people he had known or the dungeon bosses he had fought, was there anyone who deserved the title of "Endgame"? The scene before him was simply unbelievable.
But he soon reacted.
In Anson Lu's memory, there is indeed someone who deserves this rating, and maybe even far exceeds this rating.
At this moment, the data of the two chess pieces appeared in his mind.
【Chess Type 1】
[Name of chess game: Jiang Yijie]
[Chess level: Red Tide level]
[Origin of chess type: I met a serial player named "Emerald Mask" in Shangshi City, Huaxia. 】
[Chess attributes: Strength 51 points, Agility 53 points, Intelligence 81 points. ]
[Chess Skills: 1. Jade Ancient Beast. 2. Burn Both Jade and Stone. ]
【Chess Type 2】
[Chess name: Anson Deer]
[Chess level: Final level]
[The origin of the chess game: an "old chess player" from the future. ]
[Chess type attributes: Strength???, Agility???, Intelligence???]
[Chess type description: The power of this chess type in the current time and space is restricted by "certain rules", so it is rated as "End Level". ]
[Chess skill: Go back in time.]
"Fuck?" Anson Lu said in a daze: "Principal?"
He thought that in this ridiculous match, he might be able to draw the Hell Lighthouse, or he might also be able to draw the Law Enforcement Team, and the same goes for the National Team...
But he never imagined that he would actually draw the chess piece of "Principal".
Anson Lu swallowed a mouthful of water. He was no longer in shock. He quickly summoned the "Emerald Mask" Jiang Yiji to prevent Donald Duck from launching a direct attack on him.
Jiang Yiji wore the white uniform of the national team and white gloves. He also put on a mask made of jade. His deep eyes behind the mask were filled with awe-inspiring fighting spirit.
Anson Lu breathed a sigh of relief and turned his gaze to Hu Qiu, his eyes slightly widened.
"Two Red Tide-class chess pieces?!" He was greatly surprised. There were two crimson chess shadows surrounding Hu Qiu's shoulders. There was no doubt that they were two Red Tide-class chess pieces judging by the color.
On the other side, Hu Qiu directly summoned out the two chess pieces he had just drawn.
"Deploy the Red Tide-level chess piece - Lorenzo de' Medici, and the Red Tide-level chess piece - Cosimo de' Medici." He grabbed the two chess pieces around his shoulders and gave the order.
The next moment, the sky and the earth changed color.
The clear sky was covered by dark clouds and heavy rain fell heavily.
Lorenzo, wearing a black windbreaker, with violent dark red eyes and hair flying up, slowly appeared in front of Anson Deer.
Next to the Pope, Cosimo, equipped with a super cybernetic mecha, also appeared at the same time.
His mecha seemed to have many upgraded parts, and the whole body was swelling with an unexpressable sense of metallic power. A pair of light wings formed by blazing white energy slowly unfolded behind him, and two rectangular floating turrets flew above each of his left and right shoulders.
"When Lorenzo and Cosimo appear at the same time, a bond will be triggered - the brothers join forces, and their overall attributes will be increased by twenty points." Hu Qiu explained expressionlessly.
Immediately afterwards, the rainstorm became even more severe.
Whether it was the deep red in Lorenzo's pupils or the dark blue in the cyber mecha's eye sockets, they all flashed with a more intense light, as if this dark cloud and rainstorm were about to swallow up all the glimmer of light in the world.
Their aura expanded further, as if two unstoppable giants were standing in front of them, one was a black angel that had fallen from heaven, and the other was a mechanical Avenger that had traveled from the future.
"How am I going to play this game? Can I make it to the next round of cards?"
Anson Deer was shivering in the rain, his wet, messy hair hanging down, covering his brown eyes.
The pressure from Lorenzo and Cosimo swept over, as if even the rainstorm was trembling.
Anson Lu turned his head and glanced at the rainbow-colored chess shadow around his shoulder, and felt more confident.
Old principal, please hurry up and do something... How come your chess piece only has one skill? Is it worthy of the final level? Get out of here, and start the show here, right?
He looked at Jiang Yijie who was standing in front of him and whispered, "Jiang Yijie, let's see if you can stop this pair of perverted brothers."
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