"You unreasonable little brat!" Chess Demon shouted angrily. She moved Pathfinder aside, brought over a proper chessboard, and set out the pieces one by one. "You wanted to play a proper game, didn't you? Today, I'll show you why they call me Chess Demon!"
Jiang Yu glanced down at the board, utterly unruffled, and simply asked, "Who goes first?"
"So what if you go first?" Chess Demon said. "You think I'm scared of you?"
Seeing Chess Demon's reaction, Yanqing, who stood behind them, froze for a moment before saying, "It's over. Just that round of Pathfinder was enough to make her lose it, and now she's playing chess against Little Fish. Her life is over."
Hearing this, the others asked in confusion, "Why do you say that? Don't tell us Little Fish's chess skills are also..."
Yanqing nodded. "Just watch."
Since Chess Demon had told him to go first, Jiang Yu naturally didn't stand on ceremony. He picked up his rook and slammed it onto Chess Demon's general with a crack.
"Check."
"Wait, do you even know how to play? What is that supposed to mean?" Chess Demon's eyes nearly popped out.
"What do you know? This is my flying rook."
"Huh?"
"Check."
"What move is that supposed to be?"
"I call this a heavenly horse."
"Huh?"
"Check."
"Again?"
"A flying elephant. It flies. Perfectly reasonable."
"Huh?"
"Check."
"What's this one, then?"
"Even if you've never fought in a war, you must have read books or watched movies and Illusion Theater, right? This is a cannon. It does area damage."
"Huh?"
"Check."
"Wait, why can your little pawn take my general directly?"
"This is a surprise force."
"I..."
"Check. These are my Seven Arbiter-Generals, taking your commander's head amid an army of thousands.
"Check. I've turned your officials against you.