"Don't underestimate me." Looking at the unfavorable position he had fallen into on the chessboard, Demonic Scholar immediately displayed his exceptionally superb chess skills.
He directly recalled all his pieces, summoning even the Ghost Chess Pieces that Xiao Yan had scouted back into his own camp, and marshaled them to completely surround Xiao Yan's several pieces that had penetrated deep into enemy territory.
Scouts, corpses, and Sacrificial Generals along with all other pieces were gathered together with a menacing momentum, clearly preparing to launch a terrifying offensive.
Inside the Death Forest, Gu Yuan and the others looked at the pieces violently shifting around them, immediately exhaling a breath in their hearts. "The sacrifice of First Elder Gu Tianyan was worth it."
Ghastly winds roared all around, and a wave of fishy stench washing over their faces cleansed their minds, yet they felt no fear whatsoever. At present, only this feint tactic could turn the tide.
"Phew, you've finally come." Watching Demonic Scholar indeed fall for the trap, Xiao Yan finally felt a trace of relief in his heart.
He had used the sacrifice and several pieces as bait to penetrate deep behind enemy lines, and the man had truly taken the bait!
"Since you're ready to launch a total offensive, I'll play along with you in a frenzy." Xiao Yan smiled, several pieces behind him slowly writhing as they stepped directly across the river boundary to attack the enemy force.
"Strange, could it be that the King wasn't loaded inside the Sacrificial General?"
"If this is the case, our situation is probably..." Seeing that Xiao Yan had also gathered all his pieces, Demonic Scholar knew his situation was looking grim. The contempt on the corner of his mouth finally cooled down, and an unprecedented worry welled up.
"Scared?"
"Sacrificial General,