Kong Yi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Kong Yi (孔奕)
Alias(es)	K; Eerie Lord of Deception; The Hermit Attendant; “Teacher Kong”
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Black Chess Player; temporarily defected to Ai Li’s White Chess lineup during the Final Battlefield before returning to the Black Chess identity for settlement 858 904 911
Occupation/Role	Player; Black Chess Player; Eerie role-player; attendant of [The Hermit]
Status	Active; was revived after being eliminated from the Elysian Shore stage through unusual Audience interference; subsequently entered the Tier 10 Time Dungeon 1104 1105 1213
First Appearance	Chapter 305

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Tier 6 Player	443	Identified as a Tier 6 player while burdened by unfinished quests.
[Relying Chess to Live] Special Privilege	649	Granted by Night Burial Maitreya after Kong Yi had devoured six White Chess Pieces; it preserved his codename after all Black Chess Pieces under his contract were lost.
[K] Exclusive Privilege — three upgrades	801	His codename privilege was upgraded three times while his reliance on Night Burial Maitreya reached 90%; a previous ambush later reduced that reliance to 20%.
Masochistic Eerie role — Tier 7	858	Developed his Masochistic Eerie role to Tier 7, unlocking the ability to absorb non-lethal injuries inflicted by others.
[The Hermit] Attendant	1010	Revealed as the holder of [The Hermit] Tarot Card and its attendant privileges upon reaching Elysian Shore.
Stolen Oblivion Eerie Shrine Authority	1060	Won the right to strip 40% of a plain-robed monk’s Shrine authority through an Order-enforced dice game.
Spectral Tour Train Authority	1219	Obtained the [Shadowglow Badge], granting control over the Order Authority of the Tier 8 [Spectral Tour Train], and received Caesar’s Analytical Eerie Eyes for rapid authority mastery.

Background

Kong Yi was orphaned as a child and taken in by a mysterious organization, where he worked for a superior to survive. After his undercover identity was exposed while fleeing through the mountains, he fell into the Eerie Game. 1010

Before Ji Yan properly learned of the chessboard system, Kong Yi had already operated under the false identity of the Eerie Lord of Deception. As a higher-tier player outside the dungeon’s normal influence, he used that role to deceive Ji Yan and draw him into the Tier 8 Roaming God Forbidden Ruin. 647

He was a Black Chess Player codenamed K, tasked with finding and cultivating worthwhile pawns for the Black Chess faction. He later helped introduce Ji Yan to the chessboard’s rules and the Roaming God Privilege. 610 649

Night Burial Maitreya regarded Kong Yi as one of its most outstanding Players. Kong Yi had once held 95% reliance with the Black Chess Boss and possessed special authority, but lost his motivation after all the Black Chess Pieces he had cultivated were devoured during a White Chess encirclement. 649 810

In the real world, Kong Yi has claimed to work as a night-shift security guard, though he deliberately avoids explaining his past in detail. He has stated that former associates attempted to hunt him immediately after his return from Frontier City, and that his previous missions took him to numerous countries, including Cherry Blossom Country. 910 1010 1012

Appearance

Kong Yi’s appearance is often obscured by deliberate disguises, role-playing, and The Hermit’s presence-reducing privileges. Even Ji Yan initially found him nearly unrecognizable in the Elysian Shore waiting hall. 1010

• Often wears unconventional or deliberately disheveled clothing; during one reunion, he had dry, unkempt hair and an exhausted appearance after Frontier City’s main storyline. 1010
• Has callused hands. 1011
• After his revival in Grotesque Town, he is described as muscular and handsome. 1104
• Commonly carries candy, cigarettes, or a lollipop, even during tense encounters. 647 1058 1101
• Upon entering the Time Dungeon, he retained his habitually lazy expression, though he had acquired stubble and a more weathered appearance. 1213

Personality

Kong Yi is calculating, theatrical, and highly practiced at making others accept the version of events he wants them to see. He treats deception as both a survival tool and entertainment, frequently withholding crucial information until it benefits him most. His own reputation among Black Chess Players is poor enough that others readily assume he has betrayed his teammates. 777 858

He is observant and unusually skilled at identifying falsehoods, dungeon mechanics, and weaknesses from small behavioral details. He quickly recognized Ji Yan’s Starvation Eerie disguise from the clarity of his eyes, deduced the workings of the Lying Eerie’s false Order, and exploited the Moon Attendant’s dependence on moonlight. 796 1032 1060

Despite his selfishness, Kong Yi is not indiscriminately cruel. He refuses Xu Xin’s proposal to use herself as bait because he believes it would condemn her to a fate worse than death, and he intervenes to prevent Luo Xixi’s murder during the Final Battlefield. 796 887

He has also admitted that part of his intimidating reputation was a bluff, suggesting that his strength lies as much in information control and perceived threat as direct power. 856

Kong Yi is exceptionally willing to endure injury when it offers a tactical advantage. During the Final Battlefield’s Primal Bloodshed phase, he fought three physically stronger opponents bare-handed and traded severe wounds for their injuries; while role-playing a Masochistic Eerie, he repeatedly mutilated himself to acclimate to pain and enhance his combat ability. 788 800

Although he frequently prioritizes his own survival and profit, he considers Ji Yan’s Term Talent too useful to discard. This self-interested calculation repeatedly leads him to protect, rescue, and cooperate with Ji Yan even after their mutual betrayals. 1063 1072

Abilities & Skills

[Absentmindedness]

Kong Yi’s Term Talent floods a target’s mind with trivial information, disrupting their dominant thoughts and leaving them unable to focus or act coherently. 777

• Can interrupt a target at a critical moment, including preventing the activation of a Regret Move Save. 777
• Was used to incapacitate Ji Yan, Doctor Long, and Liu Congming during Kong Yi’s attempt to monopolize a reward. 1101
• Its effect has a short cooldown, and Ji Yan was able to break free quickly. 898

[Tomb Birth Field]

Kong Yi’s exclusive privilege creates an isolated arena by consuming part of a target’s body and activating the privilege. 799 800

• Pulls Kong Yi and the target into a sealed arena for a ten-minute deathmatch. 799
• Prevents outside interference while active. 799
• Forces those inside to role-play eerie identities of the same rank; against Mo Yu, both were changed into Masochistic Eeries. 799
• If neither side wins within ten minutes, the domain lifts and the passive target regains their original eerie identity. 799
• Kong Yi has used the field to force opponents into unfavorable identities, including changing Ai Li from a Grudge Eerie into a Burning Death Eerie. 846
• Kong Yi’s ruthless familiarity with the Masochistic Eerie role allowed him to defeat Mo Yu inside the field; Ji Yan later became the first opponent to break Kong Yi’s undefeated record by enduring the full ten minutes. 800 857

[The Hermit] Privileges

As The Hermit Attendant, Kong Yi possesses concealment- and misdirection-focused privileges. His Audience path is [Forbearance], which raises favorability by minimizing his presence. 1025

• [Ventriloquist Puppet] — used to substitute a puppet for Ji Yan while Xue’s magic was being set up. 1058
• [Silent Proxy Hand] — one of his stated Hermit privileges. 1058
• Can reduce his presence to an extreme degree, enabling rapid escapes and making him easy to overlook. 1060
• Used a staged death to maximize his presence after previously suppressing it through The Hermit’s path. 1025
• At 65% Audience favorability, he possessed three Hermit-related privileges and reward items. 1058
• Used a stolen [Magic Hat] to teleport Ji Yan away from the Moon Attendant, then returned the item to its owner. 1072

Role-Playing and Deduction

Kong Yi is an expert at playing NPC and eerie identities convincingly, then using the assumptions attached to those identities against other players.

• Simultaneously portrayed Liu Congming and the Constable Ghoul during the deterioration of Grave Mound Ghoul Prison. 777
• Played the Eerie Lord of Deception well enough to mislead Ji Yan despite Ji Yan possessing Omniscient Understanding. 647
• Identified Ji Yan’s Starvation Eerie role from behavioral details rather than equipment or stats. 796
• Deduced that the Shrine’s “Sly Eerie” was actually a Lying Eerie whose false Order depended on a majority of believing puppets. 1032
• Correctly analyzed the Moon Attendant’s loss of immortality, teleportation, and stored eerie power in spaces without moonlight. 1060
• Saw through Xue’s double-layered visual magic and replaced Ji Yan with a puppet before Xue noticed. 1058

Stolen Shrine Authority

Kong Yi won a dice game against a plain-robed monk and gained the right to strip away 40% of the monk’s authority over the Oblivion Eerie Shrine. 1060

• Can manifest eerie roots from severed flesh using the stolen Shrine authority. 1060
• The authority remains usable only while the monk remains sealed and dormant in Kong Yi’s Tool Bar. 1060
• Used the authority to transform into the Two-Mouthed Eerie Woman and obtain a temporary combat advantage. 1074

Spectral Tour Train Authority

After defeating Caesar in the Time Dungeon, Kong Yi acquired authority over the Tier 8 [Spectral Tour Train]. 1219

• The [Shadowglow Badge] controls the Spectral Tour Train’s Order Authority and bears the Time Dungeon main-quest mahjong tile designation [Eight of Characters]. 1219
• Caesar’s Analytical Eerie Eyes can share authority-related hidden information with another person; after Ji Yan implanted one in Kong Yi’s right cheek, its information transfer gave Kong Yi near-instinctive, muscle-memory-level proficiency with Authority panels. 1219

Equipment

• Constable Ghoul’s black iron chain — restrains an eerie item’s movement and ability activation. 844
• Constable Ghoul’s Ox Tail Knife / cleaver — a weapon Kong Yi uses in close combat; it was shattered by the Initial Player. 857 887
• Constable Ghoul token — used to summon a Constable Ghoul against the Initial Player. 887
• Order-enforcing die — used to initiate games whose results must be honored by Order. 1034
• [The Hermit] Tarot Card — grants his attendant path and associated privileges. 1010
• Playing cards — used as part of his Eerie Lord of Deception act. 647
• [Shadowglow Badge] — a [Rarest]-quality badge that controls the Order Authority of the Tier 8 [Spectral Tour Train]. 1219
• Analytical Eerie Eye — implanted on his right cheek by Ji Yan; contains Caesar’s authority information and grants rapid practical mastery of Authority operations. 1219

Relationships

• Ji Yan — Calls Ji Yan his “student,” but their relationship is defined by manipulation, temporary cooperation, and mutual attempts to use or eliminate one another. Kong Yi deceived Ji Yan into Roaming God Forbidden Ruin, later helped guide him through the chessboard system, and repeatedly worked beside him on Elysian Shore. 460 647 1063 Despite attacking and even temporarily eliminating Ji Yan during Elysian Shore, Kong Yi later resumed cooperation with him, protected him from threats, and assisted his escape from the Moon Attendant. 1060 1072
• Xu Xin / X — Longtime partner and fellow Black Chess Player. They jointly guide Ji Yan in Roaming God Forbidden Ruin and fight together during the Final Battlefield. 647 793
• Night Burial Maitreya — The Black Chess Boss whose reliance and special favor upgraded Kong Yi’s codename privilege three times. Kong Yi was formerly one of its most trusted Players and retains the special [Relying Chess to Live] privilege it granted him. 649 801 810
• Ai Li — Temporarily brought Kong Yi into the White Chess lineup as part of a strategic exchange; Ai Li remained wary that Kong Yi might threaten his position. 858 862 Kong Yi subsequently turned against Ai Li’s side and helped revive Ji Yan during the Final Battlefield’s concluding phase. 904
• Luo Xixi — Kong Yi prevents [U] from killing her, citing his knowledge of the Black Chess lineup. 887
• King Arthur — An adversarial relationship marked by theft and manipulation. Kong Yi temporarily picked up the Sword in the Stone after King Arthur’s death, arranged for Ji Yan to take it offline, and exploited King Arthur’s desperation to advance his own plans. 1059 1061 1063
• Tianma — Tianma honored an earlier agreement by providing Kong Yi a clearance route through Immortal’s Guidance, allowing Kong Yi to enter the Time Dungeon. Tianma considers Kong Yi’s presence beneficial to the Player camp, though Kong Yi initially hoped to avoid the dungeon’s major conflicts. 1213
• Caesar — An opponent in the Spectral Tour Train branch of the Time Dungeon. Kong Yi removed Caesar’s heart, obtaining the [Shadowglow Badge] and the train’s Order Authority. 1219
• Mysterious Audience member — An unknown Audience member appears to favor Kong Yi enough to interfere with stage rules and facilitate his revival. Kong Yi acknowledges the abnormal intervention but refuses to disclose the basis of their connection. 1104 1105

Story Role / Major Arcs

Roaming God Forbidden Ruin

Kong Yi reveals himself as the false Eerie Lord of Deception who manipulated Ji Yan into entering Roaming God Forbidden Ruin. He explains that Ji Yan’s curiosity, rather than a failure of Omniscient Understanding itself, allowed the deception to succeed. 647

Alongside Xu Xin, he introduces Ji Yan to the Black Chess Player system, pawn promotion, dungeon privileges, and the larger Black-versus-White Chess conflict. 648 650

Night Burial Maitreya reveals that Kong Yi was once its most outstanding Player and had devoured six White Chess Pieces on its behalf. In exchange, it granted him [Relying Chess to Live], protecting his codename even after the Black Chess Pieces under him were lost. 649

Grave Mound Ghoul Prison

Kong Yi descends into the deteriorating dungeon to assist Ji Yan, outsmarts J, and negotiates a fifty-fifty split of the deterioration rewards. 777

He manipulates Liu Congming and Xiao Bing into willingly becoming Black Chess Pieces by impersonating Dungeon Order during the dungeon’s deterioration. 780

Final Battlefield

Kong Yi and Xu Xin cooperate against White Chess Players, with Kong Yi using Tomb Birth Field to isolate and fight Mo Yu. 793 799

He is later accepted into Ai Li’s White Chess lineup, though his true motives remain unclear. His willingness to withhold information even from allies contributes to broad distrust from both factions. 858 867

After surviving the Final Battlefield, the game panel recognizes Kong Yi as belonging to the Black Chess Player faction for reward settlement. 911

Kong Yi initially joined Ai Li after Peter Xun defeated him inside Tomb Birth Field, presenting detailed Black Chess information as proof of his defection. He nevertheless secretly coordinated with Ji Yan, later disclosed that the White Chess faction could not win, and used a hidden reward to revive Ji Yan during the Final Battlefield’s conclusion. 855 869 904

Elysian Shore

Kong Yi reunites with Ji Yan as K, the holder of The Hermit Tarot Card. He shares information about the real-world nature of Tier 9 dungeons while withholding much of his own history and intentions. 1010 1011

He fakes his death to advance The Hermit’s Audience path, only for Ji Yan to recognize the trick and force him into the Two-Mouthed Eerie Woman’s deadly trial. Kong Yi survives, though he is left severely injured and unable to speak after having his tongue torn out. 1025 1027

He continues working with Ji Yan when their interests align, including investigating the World Attendant and confronting threats within Grotesque Town. 1063 1108

After recovering from the Two-Mouthed Eerie Woman’s trial, Kong Yi and Ji Yan jointly deceive Street Punk and turn him into the final sacrifice for the baptism ritual. Kong Yi subsequently wins an Order-enforced dice game against the plain-robed monk, obtaining 40% of the Oblivion Eerie Shrine’s authority. 1028 1034 1060

In Grotesque Town, Kong Yi uses Hermit concealment and puppetry to outwit Xue and King Arthur, manipulates King Arthur through the Sword in the Stone, and exploits the Moon Attendant’s weakness in moonless spaces. He ultimately resumes a practical alliance with Ji Yan to investigate the World Attendant, Doctor Long, and the stage’s deceptive main quest. 1058 1060 1063

The Fool Reward and Revival

Kong Yi uses Absentmindedness to incapacitate Ji Yan, Doctor Long, and Liu Congming while attempting to claim The Fool reward for himself and maximize the Tier 10 dungeon prize pool. 1101

Although eliminated by Dungeon Order, he is revived through a loophole apparently enabled by a Mysterious Audience member. Ji Yan restores him because Kong Yi remains useful for navigating Grotesque Town’s unresolved dangers. 1104 1105

Time Dungeon

Kong Yi enters the Tier 10 Time Dungeon through a clearance route promised by Tianma rather than through the Elysian Shore ticket alone. After being assigned to Gate 88, he clears multiple sections before a train forcibly draws him in as a passenger Player and a Ghost Ship deposits him in a sea-filled branch. 1213

During the Spectral Tour Train branch, Kong Yi extracts Caesar’s heart and obtains the [Shadowglow Badge], thereby gaining control over the Tier 8 train’s Order Authority. Ji Yan then gives him Caesar’s Analytical Eerie Eye, allowing Kong Yi to rapidly absorb and apply the hidden information necessary to operate that Authority. 1219

Notable Quotes

“How can you survive in the Eerie Game without some acting skills?” 777

“You have [Omniscient Understanding], but you’re not omnipotent.” 777

“I’m robbing a robber!” 1101

“In the darkness, however, a [The Hermit] like me has a natural environmental advantage.” 1060