"Impossible... so that's how it was?"
Zheng Qin stared at the Go Board in disbelief as well. Cold sweat seeped from his forehead and slowly trickled down his cheeks.
The pressure at 4-11 was so difficult to describe as a Brilliant move. If one could see many moves ahead, then this pressure would indeed be nothing more than the most ordinary and reasonable move.
But this pressure had been laid down long ago. At this moment, the pressure it brought was even thousands or tens of thousands of times stronger than a flash of inspiration!
The greatest skill seemed effortless.
He had merely glimpsed everything, calculated the entire board, and then played the most ordinary move—but its force was overwhelming.
At this point, the Black stones' shape had already split apart. Clearly, what awaited them was a furious counterattack from the White stones, as violent as a storm!
If that were all, it would have been fine.
The key was that the previous Jump, which had seemed overly ambitious, had also given the White stones an opportunity to occupy other empty areas!
Under everyone's gaze, after a long while, Zheng Qin finally played another stone, his face full of unwillingness.
Clack!
Column seven, row sixteen—Great Knight's Move!
Yu Shao's eyes flickered. He thought briefly, then immediately played a stone.
Column seven, row fifteen—Charge and Cut!
"He really played the Charge and Cut. How fierce!"
Someone could not help exclaiming when they saw the move.
Just as everyone had predicted, after the Black stones' shape split apart, the White stones had found their weak point and chosen to pursue them relentlessly, refusing to give the Black stones any chance to breathe!
The White stones had already bitten into half of the Black stones' body!
Could the Black stones hold?
Clack.
Clack.
Clack.
Go Stones continued to fall, and tension filled the Go room.
Even though the White stones had bitten into half of the Black stones' body, the Black stones refused to admit defeat. They clenched their teeth and forcibly tried to break off the White stones' fangs!
"Little Zheng is defending tenaciously. Even though the White stones have the initiative, it'll still be difficult for them to break into the heart of the board for now."
Someone stared intently at the Go Board and said in shock, "If this keeps dragging on and the game grows more complicated, isolating the White stones will probably be impossible, but the Black stones may have a chance to fish in troubled waters and live together with them!"
"That's incredible. If it were me, I probably would have given up after the White stones played the Charge and Cut, but the Black stones have actually held on this far."
Hearing this, the person beside him shook his head, pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said, "But that kid's attacking ability is extremely strong, and the situation is favorable for him. Although Little Zheng can barely hold for now, he probably won't last much longer."
"How did it suddenly become like this?"
Someone shook his head. Even now, he was still deeply shaken by that pressure. "This game has already gone beyond my understanding. Usually, I can only see games like this in Go books or on television."
The people around them fell silent at those words.
It was indeed true. Although they had played many games and watched many games, a game like this could only be seen on television or in a Go book.
Especially that pressure. It was like a Flying Immortal Beyond the Heavens. They felt they might never forget it in their lifetimes. The shock of realizing its meaning only afterward was simply too great.
"Hm?"
Just then, as the Black stones were played, someone's eyes suddenly lit up. "What a brilliant Block! It takes care of the situation in the center while attacking the isolated White stones. Is he trying to attack in order to defend?"
"If the White stones worry about their isolated group, then the Black stones may get a chance to catch their breath!"
Those words immediately drew everyone's attention back to the game.
Meanwhile, after seeing the Black stones' move, Yu Shao thought briefly and played another White stone.
Column seventeen, row nine—Connect!
Everyone around them could not help being slightly stunned at the move.
"Why not play the turn? If he turned, that isolated White group could make life, couldn't it?"
But soon, after mentally calculating the variations that would follow, everyone's expressions became extraordinarily animated.
"After the turn, the White stones could indeed make life, but the Black stones would form towering mountains at the vital point on the right wing. Attacking inside afterward would become much harder. He even took that into consideration?!"
"What kind of game is this...?"
For a moment, everyone watched with their hearts pounding.
Every move from both Black and White was filled with schemes and hidden dangers. The slightest lapse in attention could lead to total ruin.
Even though the White stones' attack was fierce and they had seized the initiative, they had still considered even the finest details. Their overall vision was breathtaking!
A thought involuntarily rose in everyone's hearts.
That high school student named Yu Shao...
Was he really only good at attacking and killing, and not at games involving subtle entanglement with needles hidden in silk?
Go Stones clacked onto the board.
As the situation continued to change, everyone gradually fell silent.
The Black stones' responses in every area were nearly flawless. Faced with the White stones' fierce assault, there were several moments when everyone thought the Black stones were about to collapse, yet the Black stones ultimately resolved each crisis skillfully.
If they put themselves in the position of the White stones, they asked themselves honestly: Could they break into the Black stones' territory?
No.
Perhaps the Black stones had truly risen from the ashes. They might even have begun launching a counterattack against the White stones!
But...
The one Playing White was not them.
Every move from the White stones was sharp and cunning, always pinpointing the Black stones' weakness and then striking it with a storm-like barrage.
Even the tenacious Black stones were now running desperately from crisis to crisis, showing signs of collapse!
Finally, after more than a dozen more moves, the Black stones stopped playing.
Zheng Qin stared blankly at the game and fell silent.
After the Black stones on the left wing had split apart, he had exhausted every ounce of effort, yet he still could not turn the tide. They had been wiped out completely.
After the White stones played Sacrifice, the Black stones had the right wing as compensation. The game should have been evenly matched.
But that assumed the White stones had not occupied a large area elsewhere!
After that previous Jump, the White stones had now invaded the Black stones' territory. That meant they had successfully taken that empty area as well, becoming unstoppable.
Therefore, the situation was no longer evenly balanced.
The moment the Black stones on the left wing were cut through and forced into death, the Black stones had already fallen behind!
The spectators gathered around the Go table looked at Zheng Qin with worried expressions.
Although the Black stones had fallen behind, they had only fallen behind. The game was not over yet, and they could continue playing—though it would become incomparably difficult.
But even with the outcome undecided, after the exchanges earlier, after the White stones had struck them with that pressure that pierced the sky and hit their vital point, could the Black stones rally and contend with the White stones again?
Everyone tried to put themselves in the Black stones' position, and they all fell silent.
If it were them, they probably would not continue playing.
After the Black stones had exhausted every means at their disposal, only to be wiped out by their opponent, the blow was unprecedented. It could almost shatter a person's confidence!
They looked toward Zheng Qin, waiting for his answer.
Zheng Qin stared at the Go Board and gritted his teeth.
After a long while, he suddenly reached into the Stone Box again and clamped out a Go Stone.
Then—
His hand descended from ten thousand feet above!
Smack!
Column sixteen, row ten!
Contact Play!
Seeing this move, everyone's spirits lifted.
"The Black stones haven't given up!"
"Little Zheng chose to attack first!"
"Although they've fallen behind, the outcome hasn't been decided yet. The Black stones may still have a chance to turn the tide!"
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