Chapter 916: Chapter 874: You Must Break Up! (2)
Unfortunately, the Chess Players couldn’t see the specific situation in the other rooms, nor did they know what questions that studious Question and Answer Ghost would ask, or whether the pawns who entered that room would be able to answer successfully.
By this time, the pawn in Room No. 3 had also started to move.
The Chess Player had a one-minute dice-rolling countdown; 007 figured that even if the Chess Player in Room No. 3 wanted to stop and watch the Question and Answer Ghost’s show, they’d still have to roll the dice before the countdown ended.
Just as the pawn in Room No. 3 began to move, 007 saw a line of text appear in the Question and Answer Ghost’s room.
[The pawn successfully answered the question and obtained a reward]
Either the answer came fast, or the Question and Answer Ghost’s question was very simple, or else the pawn in Room No. 2 was extremely knowledgeable. But recalling how the three people in Room No. 2 behaved during preparations, 007 felt that the people in that room had nothing to do with "extremely knowledgeable"; still, no matter how you looked at it, the pawn in Room No. 2 had saved his own life.
turned her attention back to the pawn in Room No. 3.
The pawn in Room No. 3 moved only one square upward; it seemed the Chess Player in Room No. 3 had rolled a one and chosen to move the pawn up.
And an introduction appeared in that square as well.
[tired square]
[So tired, so tired, walking is just too exhausting, why not rest here for a while]
[Any pawn that stays on this square will be immobilized for one turn]
silently stared at the name of this square, feeling that the naming of these squares was a bit too casual.
After the pawn in Room No. 3 made its move, the pawn in Room No. 4 soon began to act as well.
The Chess Player in Room No. 4 had clearly also rolled a one, and the pawn in Room No. 4 moved one square downward.
[trap square]
[Life is full of traps, and so is this place. Congratulations on reaching a trap square. There is a ghost in this room who has pre-arranged a trap; if you’re unfortunate enough to fall into it, your life will end here. If you leave this room without ever stepping into the trap, you will receive a reward]
There was no detailed explanation of the specific mechanics of the trap square; 007 frowned as she read the description in the trap square, unsure what kind of challenge the room contained.
Before she could speculate about what exactly was in the trap square, another line of text appeared in the trap square.
[The pawn fell into the trap and has died]
That fast?
It had been barely half a minute since the pawn in Room No. 4 stepped into this room, and in just thirty seconds they had already fallen into a trap set by the trap ghost?
thought that the trap ghost must be a very troublesome existence.
At this moment, new text appeared on the screen.
[First round of actions concluded. Now entering a one-minute rest countdown. After one minute, the second round of actions will begin]
Since the Chess Players and pawns of all four groups had already acted, they were now entering halftime; the second round of actions would still begin from their Room No. 1.
succinctly sent the situation of the other three groups into the group chat to inform Gu Mian and the other two, while she pondered the identities of the people in the other three groups.
If Renle Mountain really was in this instance, his role was very likely to be a Chess Player, and he should be in either Room No. 3 or Room No. 4.
Because the people in Rooms No. 3 and No. 4 had been very decisive when choosing their roles, while the people in Room No. 2 had dragged things out until the system made the choice for them; Room No. 2 didn’t fit Renle Mountain’s style.
While 007 was considering the identities of the people in the other three groups, Gu Mian and Liu Ruyan were also discussing the other three teams.
"The pawn in the fourth group died right off the bat," Liu Ruyan looked up at the countdown on the ceiling; the countdown had changed from ten minutes to one minute. "Running into a trap square, a room that dangerous, immediately after stepping out the door—looks like our luck is actually pretty good. We’re the only group that encountered an empty room in the first round."
Gu Mian read the information 007 had sent in the group chat.
Group Two had passed over a Gold Coin Square and entered a Transmission Grid, which sent them to a square very close to Group One; and that square also contained a Question and Answer Ghost. Objectively speaking, Group Two was the unluckiest—they took a single step and ran into two special squares.
Gu Mian visualized an eight-by-eight board in his mind, and on it he located the four Room 605s and the current position of Group Two’s pawn.
The pawn of Group Two was now very close to two of the Room 605s; as long as he moved one square down, he could enter one of the Room 605s.
If this pawn didn’t move down but instead moved two squares to the right, he could enter the other Room 605.
If the Evil God was in either of those rooms and the pawn from Group Two happened to enter, Gu Mian wondered whether information about the Evil God would be displayed on the square.
Of course, Group Two’s options weren’t limited to down and right; he could also move up or left.
If he did that, he’d be heading straight for them.
"If we run into that pawn from Group Two, a fight will be inevitable." Liu Ruyan pondered the possibility of the two groups meeting. "After all, the groups are in competition; if they kill us, that’s one less group competing with them for the treasure chest hidden on the board."
"Group Two is very unlikely to come over," Gu Mian said. "As long as their Chess Player has even half a brain, he won’t send his pawn to run into us."
Liu Ruyan straightened up and patted off her clothes. "True. After all, we’re moving together, two people, and that shows up on the board. I imagine the other groups’ Chess Players can all see that the two of us are together."
Although Group Two hadn’t performed well during preparations, any normal person could figure out which side had the advantage in a one-versus-two.
But there was another possibility...
"The pawn in Room No. 3 entered a tired square and can’t move next turn; the pawn in Room No. 4 entered a trap square and died outright, so the fourth group has lost a member and will have to send out a second pawn next turn. Right now, the initially most decisive third and fourth groups have both fallen into disadvantageous situations; the ones with the biggest advantage are actually our group and the second group." Liu Ruyan clicked her tongue.
Which showed that this instance required a lot of luck; for all they knew, the least promising Group Two might have crazy good luck and grab the treasure chest with a single move next round.
Gu Mian thought that was quite plausible.
These rooms were sealed on all six sides; to get out you’d have to dig through the walls. Even with a chainsaw in hand it would be very hard to dig through, let alone when the chainsaw wasn’t even in his possession.
Here, Gu Mian could hardly move an inch; he could only hope the treasure chest wouldn’t be found too quickly—at least not before he found the Evil God.
As Gu Mian was thinking, the one-minute countdown on the ceiling ended and the second round of actions began.
He didn’t wait long before he saw a door appear on the wall in front of him, and at the same time new content appeared on the LED screen above his head.
[The Chess Player has made a choice. Pawns, please leave the room within one minute]
Then came a 60-second countdown.
Gu Mian knew this meant 007 had finished rolling the dice and had planned out their route.
Let’s go. Gu Mian lifted his foot and walked toward the door.
He didn’t know what number 007 had rolled this time, nor what would be in the next room.
Carrying a faint sense of anticipation for the next room, Gu Mian opened the door.
As soon as he opened it, he saw another door on the front wall of the room ahead; it seemed 007 had rolled a two, and they needed to advance two squares.
But what struck Gu Mian as strange was that this room before them was just as empty as the one they had just left.
Liu Ruyan stepped inside. "Another empty room? Our luck’s a bit too good, isn’t it."
Gu Mian also felt that his luck was a bit too good; he’d originally prepared himself for a ghost in every single step.
"Keep going." Gu Mian soon reached the next door and reached out to open it.
Unexpectedly, it was still an empty room.
This really was seeing a ghost.
On a board crawling with ghosts, they’d run into three consecutive empty rooms? That was way too much like seeing a ghost.
The other three groups were hitting special rooms with every step; what, all the empty rooms in this instance were clustered on their side?
By now, Gu Mian and Liu Ruyan had finished their move and arrived in a new room.
Back in the starting room, 007 was also puzzled; she repeatedly tapped on the three squares Gu Mian and Liu Ruyan had passed through and obtained the same result each time: [empty square].
Now it was the Chess Player in the lower-left Room No. 2’s turn to roll the dice, but the Chess Player in Group Two had clearly been shocked by those three empty squares overhead and was slow to roll and make a choice.
It was a long time before 007 saw the pawn from Group Two begin to move.
She watched as the pawn from Group Two shifted one square to the right, not up or left.
It seemed Group Two had no intention of approaching this side; 007 stared at the new room the pawn from Group Two had entered.
[two separate grids]
[You must break up! There is a ghost in this room who is jealous of his companions and cannot stand seeing others in groups. When two or more pawns stay in this room, only one of them can leave alive]
