The battlefields everywhere were already in chaos.
In the depths of Xingye Ranch, eight people were fighting in pairs.
Each displaying their own abilities.
In the distance, the house remained quiet.
Inside the house.
Zhang Kuang and a burly Huaguo man with prominent muscles sat facing each other.
Beside them lay an unconscious Huaguo woman, it was Ye Hongqing.
On the table in front of the two was a Huaguo chessboard.
Zhang Kuang picked up a chess piece and moved it, "Xu Dage, I didn't expect you'd want to compete with me in chess."
Xu He thought for a moment, picked up a piece and also moved, "Old Zhang, we don't really have any grudges, we used to get along well. For a woman who betrayed Old Li, there's no need to fight to the death."
"Don't say you, I have no grudge with Old Li either," Zhang Kuang touched his soft, shiny hair under his helmet, glanced at Xu He, and smiled disdainfully.
He stared at the chessboard and said calmly, "If things aren't going well with Guo Jiuxiao, you can come find me and Old Li."
"Okay, I understand, I'll keep it in mind."
Zhang Kuang made another move.
Although he knew Xu He was stalling for time, waiting for others to come support him.
He could only accept it.
After all, when they entered, they had already probed each other several times.
If they really fought, he wasn't confident he could beat Xu He.
Since a battle of words was possible, Zhang Kuang naturally wouldn't choose a physical fight.
"Old Zhang, you were in the kindergarten division for two years, how come your chess skills improved? Could it be you've improved in all kinds of board games?"
"There wasn't much to do in kindergarten. Going online to play chess and cards to pass the time is normal. Kill!"
Xu He glanced at the chessboard, "Sigh, I'm going to lose again. I think I've only beaten you once."
"That time was the night before your wedding, I let you win to make you happy."
Xu He smiled, "I know. Why'd you say it out loud, it kills the mood."
"Because I'm in a bad mood. Since you lost, I'll go kill Ye Hongqing."
"Wait," Xu He stopped Zhang Kuang who was about to get up.
"What, Xu Dage, you want to play dirty?"
"No," Xu He still kept a friendly smile on his face, "It's not over yet, let's continue."
"Not over?", Zhang Kuang glanced at the board, "This current layout is straight from the manual. You're bound to lose."
"Yes. I'm bound to lose. But I still want to play until the King has nowhere to run."
"Why bother?"
"Old Zhang, I already gave you favorable conditions. If you beat me, you can kill Ye Hongqing. Otherwise, we'll have to fight."
After hearing that, Zhang Kuang glanced coldly at Xu He.
Then sat back down.
Zhang Kuang moved quickly.
Xu He still moved at a steady pace.
"Xu Dage, if I capture your King, you're not going to go back on your word, right?"
Xu He shook his head, "I've already bought them enough time. If they still can't come help, that's Guo Jiuxiao's own problem."
Then he smiled again, "Can't expect me to risk my life for a woman who doesn't matter, right?"
"Doesn't matter? Why do I feel Guo Jiuxiao values her a lot?"
"Guo Jiuxiao is Guo Jiuxiao, I'm me."
Zhang Kuang stopped chatting.
Focused on playing.
"Old Zhang, you're moving so fast, you might make a mistake. Better slow down."
"So familiar with the moves. You really care about me, huh."
They continued playing for a few more minutes.
Zhang Kuang completely captured Xu He's king.
"Now, I can finally kill Ye Hongqing, right?"
Xu He nodded, "I'll help you."
"Don't!"
But Xu He didn't listen to Zhang Kuang's objection, smiled slightly, and golden light flickered in his eyes…
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Above Xingye Ranch.
Qin Siyang continuously tried to approach Guo Jiuxiao.
At first, he could pass through the vines.
But Guo Jiuxiao, in order to protect himself, summoned more vines, which always managed to block Qin Siyang's path just in time.
To avoid [Banquet Domain] being broken prematurely, he could only move around nearby.
At this moment, Guo Jiuxiao said, "So, the range of your teleportation skill is only twenty meters?"
Qin Siyang was shocked.
He didn't expect Guo Jiuxiao had analyzed the range of his skill during battle.
Qin Siyang stared at the vines in front of him.
'Is Guo Jiuxiao using the vines to measure distance?'
Qin Siyang wore a helmet, so Guo Jiuxiao couldn't see his face.
But from Qin Siyang's slight pause, Guo Jiuxiao knew he had guessed right.
Guo Jiuxiao added, "From start to finish, you never appeared in places with vines. So, your teleportation skill can't transport you to places with obstacles, right?"
Qin Siyang clenched his teeth, continuing to try to charge forward and kill Guo Jiuxiao.
But the ground was covered with vines, completely blocking his path.
Though Guo Jiuxiao's figure was gradually becoming thinner, he remained calm.
Qin Siyang felt it was a major headache.
His figure kept flashing and jumping around the area, eyes locked on Guo Jiuxiao who was blocked by vines not far away.
To clear these vines, he'd have to activate the God Mimicry.
But the Guo Jiuxiao in front of him wasn't the real Guo Jiuxiao, and he wasn't facing a life-or-death crisis.
If he exposed his biggest trump card now, it didn't seem worth it.
Qin Siyang could only grit his teeth and look for a chance.
Seeing that [Banquet Domain] was about to end.
Qin Siyang had no choice but to stop his offensive posture.
Instead, he chose to distance himself from Guo Jiuxiao.
But Guo Jiuxiao seemed to notice Qin Siyang's fatigue.
He instead flashed forward and continued summoning vines to target him.
Qin Siyang's [Banquet Domain] ended and entered cooldown.
He could only rely on brute force to jump left and right.
Guo Jiuxiao lifted his colorful mask, his ugly facial muscles twitching, seemingly laughing, "Student Qin, your teleportation skill only lasts one minute."
"That's really short. Use it again."
"So, how long is the cooldown time for your teleportation skill? One minute? Ten minutes? An hour?"
Qin Siyang's eyes were deep.
Just one brief exchange.
Guo Jiuxiao had probed out all the limits and weaknesses of Qin Siyang's [Banquet Domain] skill.
Qin Siyang wasn't just being probed, he was probing Guo Jiuxiao too.
He discovered a problem.
That was, Guo Jiuxiao's combat experience wasn't very rich.
There were several fleeting chances where Guo Jiuxiao could've used the vines to trap him completely.
But he didn't seem to have the ability to seize opportunities, and Qin Siyang escaped every time.
His combat ability was lacking, but his analytical ability was top-notch.
No wonder he was on par with Li Tianming as a research professor.
Guo Jiuxiao said again, "Since you can't threaten me with teleportation now, I'm going to head into the house and help Professor Xu He kill Zhang Kuang."
"You should be Sequence Level Five now, with at least three or four skills, right? One is teleportation, one is body enhancement, there must be other trump cards."
"Student Qin, if you have any killer moves, you better use them now."
"Otherwise, you'll regret it," As he spoke, Guo Jiuxiao quickly ran toward the house.
He didn't plan on giving Qin Siyang much time to think.
Qin Siyang's whole body was tense, dodging the attacks of the vines while biting tightly onto Guo Jiuxiao's trail.
Thinking hard about what to do.
Even with [Violence] activated, he still couldn't defeat countless vines.
Break one, and ten or a hundred more were waiting.
Looking back, Li Tianming and the others were still fighting.
Looking into the distance, the house was already eerily silent.
'No!'
'Absolutely can't let things fall apart at my end!'
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