Eerie Grading, Black and White Collision

"Destruction... perfection..."

"But I'm not very good at causing destruction..."

After hearing that, Ji Yan spoke thoughtfully.

The moment he said that, Kong Yi and Xu Xin looked at him strangely.

"Got it, that was a bad joke."

Kong Yi patted Ji Yan's shoulder. "Stop pretending."

"In Nightmare Fall Eerie Town, the dirty things you did made both Old Demon Xu and me ashamed of ourselves."

"You're a born bad seed through and through. No one's more suited to be a Black Chess piece than you!"

Ji Yan: "..."

Ji Yan changed the subject. "How does Black Chess complete 'destruction'?"

Xu Xin said, "After entering a Dungeon, the Game Panel will give you prompts."

Ji Yan continued, "One more thing. The Main Quests for both Chess Players and chess pieces involve going to lower-tier Dungeons and destroying Dungeons. What's the difference between these two identities?"

"Chess Players have one extra task: 'excavate chess pieces.'"

"And every time you excavate one, you have to provide the corresponding 'stakes.'"

"What are stakes?" Ji Yan raised an eyebrow. Back in Crimson Apartment, Xu Xin had said she was betting all her stakes on him.

But even now, he still had no idea what this thing was.

Xu Xin said, "You'll know once you become a Chess Player."

Ji Yan was speechless. She had the same tone as the Black Chess Boss. Was there something unspeakable about it?

Kong Yi touched the watch on his wrist and reminded him, "Time's up. The door is about to open."

"The door?" Ji Yan's eyes shifted. He noticed the light around them darkening, then turned toward the distant sky, his expression changing.

The bloodthirsty scarlet full moon was gradually being replaced by a bleak, dark blue one.

The steel city beneath the heavens, as though boiling with