One Against Seven, Caesar's Terrifying Control

The moment the chessboard was laid out, Cerydra's figure vanished from where she stood.

Yu Tianheng's pupils constricted sharply at the sight:

"Where is she?"

He scanned his surroundings, but saw nothing at all.

Shi Mo stared at the chessboard, his eyes widening:

"Captain, something is moving on the board."

Yu Tianheng turned to look.

He saw many blue chess pieces moving rapidly across the board; some slid horizontally, others jumped diagonally, their trajectories completely unpredictable.

Dugu Yan immediately waved her hand, firing three shots of Jade Phosphorous Serpent venom toward the pieces.

However, the venom passed through the phantom images of the pieces, striking nothing.

She gritted her teeth:

"I can't hit them! Those things are intangible!"

Yu Feng dove down from the air, attempting to break through the area covered by the chessboard from above.

But just as he flew halfway, a blue rook piece rose out of thin air, blocking his path perfectly.

Yu Feng slammed on the brakes, nearly colliding with it.

Yet, just as he tried to maneuver around it, another piece appeared at his side.

He was left stranded in mid-air, caught in a dilemma.

Seeing this, the group's expressions tightened, and they cast aside their earlier contempt. The Shi Brothers exchanged a glance, raised their shields in unison, and charged toward the center of the chessboard.

But the blue pieces constantly shifted positions in front of them, darting left and right.

Even the chessboard itself began to fluctuate vertically, flickering between solid and ethereal.

Shi Mo stepped into empty air, nearly losing his balance, and stumbled twice before steadying himself.

Shi Mo was slightly better off, but he was still forced to slow his pace.

"This thing is deliberately tripping us up."

Osler moved rapidly along the flank, attempting to locate Cerydra's true form.

Yet, after circling three times, he found absolutely nothing.

"I can't find her; it's as if she's truly vanished."

"Impossible. She must still be on the field; these are all just illusions."

Dugu Yan spoke up, dismissing the idea.

Ye Lingling stood at the very back, the light of the Nine-Heart Begonia already glowing.

She was just about to apply healing buffs to her teammates in front.

Suddenly, a blue chess piece darted out, directly interrupting her movements.

Ye Lingling was forced to take a step back.

Seeing everyone being played like puppets, Dugu Yan's brow furrowed deeper and deeper:

"Everyone, she's splitting us up! We can't close our formation!"

Yu Tianheng raised his hand, slamming a lightning claw into a row of pieces in front of him.

The lightning exploded, and several pieces shattered into motes of light.

But those motes only paused for a breath before re-condensing into shape on the spot.

"What the hell? They can't even be destroyed?"

A hint of agitation rose in Yu Tianheng's heart.

If this were the case, how could they win?

Shi Mo swung his shield in a sweep, shattering two pieces, but the broken light motes immediately gathered elsewhere.

"Same here. How are we supposed to fight this?"

The group was completely at a loss for how to break the deadlock, all of them being toyed with by Cerydra.

In the shadows, Cerydra watched them, a mocking smile appearing on her face.

"A struggle of trapped beasts."

Yu Tianheng snapped his head up.

He heard it!

He had heard Cerydra's voice.

However, when he struck out with a lightning dragon toward the source of the sound, he hit nothing but air.

And so, he decided to gather the group together.

Once they gathered, however, they keenly sensed that one important person was missing from the seven.

"Where is Ye Lingling?"

Realizing that Ye Lingling might have already been eliminated, their expressions shifted drastically.

Without Ye Lingling, they had no guarantee of a comeback!

Just as Yu Tianheng was contemplating how to break the deadlock, all the pieces on the chessboard suddenly lit up simultaneously.

Following that, blue light surged toward the center like a tidal wave.

Seeing this, Yu Tianheng had no time to think and roared at those beside him:

"Defend! Defend!"

The Shi Brothers immediately raised their shields, and the others quickly retreated behind them.

The light gathered rapidly, and soon, the chessboard shattered abruptly as a blue energy wave blasted outward.

Cerydra's voice appeared once more:

"You have lost the entire game!"

As her words fell, everyone was sent flying at the same time, tumbling off the arena stage and falling unconscious.

Only Yu Tianheng, kneeling on one knee, lifted his head from below the stage to look up at the arena.

He saw the chessboard vanish, and Cerydra's figure reappeared.

She remained seated in her chair, not even a hem of her robe out of place.

This outcome filled him with despair, and finally, unable to hold on any longer, he fainted.

The entire arena was stunned by Cerydra's performance.

Although some had already seen her in action before, this time was different; she had fought against seven people.

One against seven, and she actually won—and she was a support type? Who would believe it?

"Caesar is awesome! Amphoreus Academy is awesome!"

It was unclear which social butterfly had shouted first, but soon, a thousand voices responded, and the entire arena cheered for Cerydra.

The referee also snapped back to reality, raised his hand, and announced:

"The match is over! The winner is Amphoreus Academy, Caesar!"

"Caesar! Caesar! Caesar!"

Facing the intense cheers of the audience, Cerydra merely waved her hand slightly with an expressionless face and rose to leave.

In the resting area, Qin Ming watched as the others were carried back. His lips moved as if to say something, but it ultimately turned into a sigh.

He knew clearly that this loss was not unjust; the opponent was truly ridiculously strong.

Yet, he still felt he had lost face.

"Forget it, let's go find the Dean first."

In the VIP box, Phainon leaned back against his chair and slowly exhaled.

Wang Sheng's throat was nearly hoarse from shouting:

"Caesar is awesome!"

Bai Chenxiang covered her mouth, her shoulders shaking with laughter:

"You fool, stop shouting. If you keep going, everyone will know you were the one who started it."

Hearing this, Wang Sheng quickly shut his mouth and scratched his head in embarrassment.

Anaxa closed his notebook and looked at Cerydra, who had already returned to the other side. A glint of light flashed in his eyes:

"Controlling seven people alone, not giving the opponent a single chance from start to finish—this level of control over the situation is truly terrifying. If I calculate correctly, perhaps I could do it too..."

Ye Qiong leaned against the VIP seat, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

Caesar's control ability went without saying; otherwise, how could she have become the Empress of Amphoreus?

However, since the battle was won, the system rewards should be arriving soon.

Sure enough, when he opened the system, the mission was already complete.

[Mission complete. The reward of 3000 Stellar Jades has been issued. Academy promoted to district-level qualification, 20% bonus added, total of 3600 Stellar Jades obtained.]

Ye Qiong closed the panel, deciding to look at it later, and stood up to say to the others:

"Let's go, it's time to head back."

In the Shrek resting area, Flender sat in his chair, his hands braced against his knees as he leaned forward, his entire body hunched over.

Everyone sat in silence, no one saying a word.

They had all watched the match between the Imperial Fighting Team and Amphoreus.

This Amphoreus was truly terrifying.

He had single-handedly crushed the Imperial Fighting Team, leaving them in complete disarray.

If that was the case, what did that make them, having lost to the Imperial Fighting Team?

A loser among losers?

Clearly, such an outcome left them all feeling quite humiliated.

Just then, a knock sounded at the door.

Flender hurried to open it, and upon seeing who was there, he was slightly taken aback:

"Qin Ming?"