One Against Seven, Caesar's Terrifying Control

As soon as the chessboard was set, Keleradra'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 wide.

"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 Phosphorus Snake Venom toward the pieces.

However, the venom passed through the phantom images of the pieces, hitting nothing at all.

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 up and down, 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."

Oslo moved rapidly along the flank, trying to locate Keleradra's true form.

But 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 toyed with in the palm of her hand, Dugu Yan's brow furrowed deeper.

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

Yu Tianheng raised his hand, a Thunder Claw slamming 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 reforming into shape on the spot.

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

A trace of irritation grew 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 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 played like puppets by Keleradra.

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

"A struggle of trapped beasts."

Yu Tianheng snapped his head up.

He heard it!

He heard Keleradra's voice.

However, when he unleashed a Thunder Dragon toward the source of the sound, he struck empty air once again.

And so, he decided to gather everyone 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 pondering how to break the deadlock, all the pieces on the chessboard suddenly lit up simultaneously.

Then, 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 exploded outward.

Keleradra'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.

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

She remained seated, not a single fold of her hem out of place.

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

The entire arena was stunned by Keleradra's performance.

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

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

"Caesar is awesome! Omphalos is awesome!"

It was unclear which social butterfly shouted first, but soon, the entire crowd followed suit, cheering for Keleradra.

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

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

"Caesar! Caesar! Caesar!"

Facing the fervent cheers of the audience, Keleradra merely waved her hand expressionlessly and rose to leave.

In the resting area, Qin Ming watched as the others were carried back. His lips moved as if he wanted 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, Bai E 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.

Nakesha closed his notebook and looked at Keleradra, who had returned to the other side, a glimmer of light flashing 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 the calculations are precise enough, perhaps I could do it too..."

Ye Qiong leaned back in his VIP seat, the corners of his mouth curling upward.

Caesar's control abilities went without saying; otherwise, how could she be the Empress of Omphalos?

But since she had won, the system rewards should be arriving soon.

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

[Mission complete, reward of 3000 Star Jade has been issued. Academy has been promoted to district-level qualification, 20% bonus added, total of 3600 Star Jade received.]

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

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

Shrek resting area, Flender sat in his chair, his hands braced against his knees as he leaned forward.

The group sat in silence, no one saying a word.

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

This Omphalos was truly terrifying.

He had single-handedly crushed the Imperial Fighting Team.

So, what did that make them, having lost to the Imperial Fighting Team?

Bottom of the barrel?

Clearly, such a result 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 paused in surprise:

"Qin Ming?"