Who Else but Me Would Make This Sacrifice! (Thanks to [Like a Joke] for the 10,000-reward gift, 2/2)

"Hoo, hoo." For a moment, Xiao Yan's pressure increased drastically. It seemed no matter how realistic a blinding trick he fabricated to lure the Demonic Scholar into taking the bait and attempt to seize the chance to launch an attack, the Demonic Scholar would effortlessly see right through it. Moreover, six of the Demonic Scholar's pieces were already scattered throughout Xiao Yan's camp, making peril lurk on every side.

Out of the six pieces, Xiao Yan had only managed to analyze the exact identities of two. The Scout was Guxu's physical body, and the Corpse was Guqing's physical body. As for the other four, they had not been detected because they had remained strictly on the defensive.

Turning to look at the Demonic Scholar, however, he had managed to detect all five of Xiao Yan's pieces. Furthermore, because of its special nature, the Ghost Chess Piece's whereabouts remained unknown until it was detected.

Meanwhile, inside the Death Forest.

The chessboard appeared calm and tranquil on the surface, but a torrential storm of blood had actually erupted within the Death Forest.

People moved about the Death Forest one after another. Although they fought their own battles and even knew each other, they had no inkling of one another's identities. Every movement and every probe stirred up a wave of poignant sighs here.

"Dammit... We cannot go on like this." The Peerless Heavenly Emperor, Xun Er the King, and the two guards were relatively close to one another, prompting the Peerless Heavenly Emperor to blurt out in frustration.

"Brother Xiao Yan is being too cautious. If this continues, we will all be slowly consumed piece by piece by the Demonic Scholar," Xun Er also said with a thoughtful nod. She naturally understood that Xiao Yan was acting so timidly to allow as