504: Chapter 161 Chase_1 504: Chapter 161 Chase_1 Jiang Wang had reviewed the ga last night and seen the Extre Plague Departnt, Original Earth Departnt, and Ironwood Tribe subtly encircling the Chilei Tribe, so he had determined that these three would take action today.
At that ti, Qinghuo Yuanceng was actually gloating, thinking that the Chilei Tribe would be brought down today, even possibly eliminated outright.
But now, the Extre Plague Departnt and Ironwood Tribe had vanished, and the fate of the outsiders who were chess players for these two tribes was unknown.
It wasn’t until Jiang Wang looked more carefully that he found the yellow light representing the Original Earth Departnt far away from the Chilei Tribe.
Fang Chong of the Business Alliance was still in the ga!
He had rely retreated, not eliminated.
Naturally, he wasn’t particularly concerned about Fang Chong, but Fang Chong’s escape probably ant one thing, that Lei Zhanqian was indeed strong, but not to the point of driving others to despair, not to the extent that Fang Chong couldn’t even escape.
As for the encounter between Lei Zhanqian and Jiang Wuji the day before, Jiang Wuji’s narrow escape didn’t really prove much, since, no matter how adversarial or competitive, Jiang Wuji was still a Daqi prince.
Lei Zhanqian likely didn’t have the guts to kill him.
Looking at the various colored lights on the Stele of Royal Authority, there were now sixty-three teams left in the entire ga of life and death.
One hundred teams started from four directions towards the center of the life and death board.
Two and a half days had passed, with more than a third of the teams already eliminated.
The Chilei Tribe remained the focus of attention.
When night fell yesterday, the Chilei Tribe was ranked at three hundred twelve, and now they had reached four hundred thirteen.
They had advanced one hundred and one places.
At first glance, this did not seem as significant as the Celebrating Fire Division advancing one hundred eighty places,
but this progress by the Chilei Tribe was achieved amidst the siege by the Extre Plague Departnt, the Original Earth Departnt, and the Ironwood Tribe!
That was quite terrifying.
Having broken through the siege by three departnts, who would dare block their path now?
If the way was clear, how fast could they move?
Would the Celebrating Fire Division still have a chance to catch up?
“It’s still not enough,” Jiang Wang said, shaking his head as he walked and looked at the Stele of Royal Authority, “I need you to move at top speed.”
He felt a sense of urgency.
All warriors of the Celebrating Fire Division began running desperately without a mont’s hesitation.
Their reliance was mainly on Jiang Wang, and they already played their roles in “Standards Vision” and were not willing to beco a burden in any way.
If other factors were set aside, a chess player with transcendent powers could surely move faster alone.
But in reality, many factors could not be ignored.
The first reason was due to the rules of the life and death ga; to enter, all positions must be filled, and to leave, one must either die in battle or the team must exit together.
There was no situation where so could leave and others stay.
The concept of a chess player going ahead while the rest of the team lagged behind and caught up at their own pace was equally untenable.
The final destination required the entire team to arrive to count.
The first arrivals had to wait for the last.
The Celebrating Fire Division had initially chosen a few old n to accompany Jiang Wang into the ga of life and death with the thought of letting them die so Jiang Wang could proceed with less burden.
But this was not the optimal solution after all.
The reason lay in the second factor.
In the ga of life and death, relying only on the chess player’s vision was too narrow, potentially missing “Life Points,” perhaps passing them by completely.
With bad luck, no matter how strong an individual’s skills were, they could only leave the ga of life and death with regret at night.
The third factor was that against opponents with not much difference in strength, the difference between taking the first or last move was enormous.
The range of “Standards Vision” could sotis determine the life or death of an encounter.
In the case of these trailing teams, Jiang Wang could possibly bulldoze through relying on strength alone.
But in the final stages of the competition, facing people like Lei Zhanqian, he absolutely could not afford to fall behind in the realm of “Standards Vision.”
These three reasons solidified his determination to lead the entire team forward.
He took one last look at the blue light representing the Clear Water Tribe on the Stele of Royal Authority; Li Fengyao had moved up a total of three hundred eighty-seven places.
Jiang Wang put away the Stele of Royal Authority, concluding this opportunity to check the positions of his opponents.
The Celebrating Fire Division hurried forward.
Along the way, whatever obstacles they encountered, Jiang Wang cut them all down with a single sword stroke.
He practically never slowed down, nor did he stop to rest the team.
While they were on the move, an indescribable power suddenly descended upon them.
Jiang Wang’s form ca to a halt, with the scenery on both sides beginning to move backward rapidly.
Without a word, Jiang Wang silently calculated the distance.
In the ga of life and death, he could not refuse the rules of the life and death board.
During his silent count, he was moved backward by twenty chess spaces before the “forced retreat” stopped.
His team had remained in place.
The thing Jiang Wang feared had still happened.
The Celebrating Fire Division’s overly rapid advancent caught the attention of other teams at the back, and so teams chose to delay them by sending their chess master, that is, Jiang Wang himself, back twenty positions.
So teams had no ambition to advance and only sought to secure a slightly higher ranking towards the end.
This kind of setback was not just a reversal on the chessboard; the obstacles that had been previously faced and resolved could also reappear, independent of the rule that everything is reset at night in the life-and-death chess ga.
In other words, Jiang Wang needed to retake these twenty positions.
There were no complaints, no curses, not even a hint of annoyance.
Jiang Wang simply moved forward again, his sword flashed, he struck down his adversaries and strode ahead.
There was nothing to be angry about; this was a perfectly normal thing to happen in a competition.
In fact, he had already prepared for such a scenario; when the chess master was “pushed” back, the rest of the team followed the previous orders, consolidated their defenses right there, and prepared for any possible attacks.
Jiang Wang quickly retook these twenty positions and rejoined the Celebrating Fire Division’s warriors at their original spot.
The opposing side made a mistake; dragging back a chess player or a Chess phase twenty spots was more advantageous than dragging back Jiang Wang.
Otherwise, Jiang Wang would have had to turn back to lead his team, unless the dragged back mber committed suicide, which would cause the Celebrating Fire Division to waste even more ti.
But Jiang Wang did not intend to forgive them for their mistake.
“Everyone, spread out to the maximum range of vision according to the rules,” Jiang Wang commanded the mont he returned to his position: “Based on the stele rules we encountered before, when they choose to delay us, they must be within a hundred spots.
Find them!”
Finding the Thunder Tribe’s team was not difficult.
The life-and-death chess ga had been going on for two and a half days, and at this mont, the teams that could still entangle with them were hardly strong ones.
Compared to Jiang Wang’s team, their moving speed could be considered extrely slow.
“I see them!” Qinghuo Yuanceng shouted angrily.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!
Jiang Wang blasted forth like a fla teor, materializing before the terrified eyes of that team.
Without a word, he drew his sword and killed.
Jiang Wang completely understood the behavior of this team, but that was as far as it went.
He’d already made an example out of the chicken to warn the monkeys.
But if the monkeys were not afraid, then he had to kill the monkeys.
In a place like the life-and-death chess ga, it was hardly different from a battlefield.
He could not afford to waste too much ti entangled with these teams at the back.
He had to establish enough deterrence to make other teams wary of delaying the Celebrating Fire Division, to maintain their speed of advancent, and to have any hope of competing for first place.
Otherwise, they would just struggle on in the “quagmire,” watching as the winner erged from the first echelon.
The Celebrating Fire Division was fortunate; after exterminating that team, they quickly found a “Life Point.”
Taking the “Life Point” gave them the confidence that they would not be eliminated today.
The Contract of Royal Power recorded this “Life Point,” and the team continued moving forward.
Jiang Wang did not consider how to suppress the Chilei Tribe’s speed, because no matter what, he could not influence the Chilei Tribe for the ti being.
He focused on doing what he could do best within his capabilities.
The rest was left to others!
…
In the Celebrating Fire Division, inside the Fire Shrine.
The warriors stationed in front of the stele reported the progress within the life-and-death chess ga.
Qinghuo Heng remained silent.
Even though the team seed to be advancing smoothly and at an impressive speed, he could not take pleasure in it.
“Is there still no news from the Endless Earth Den?” he asked.
Another warrior on the other side shook his head: “The door has not yet opened; it seems they are still in battle.”
“Tell them to continue waiting.”
Qinghuo Heng’s shaggy beard trembled slightly.
Although the life-and-death chess ga often coincides with a period of heightened activity for the Grotto Star Beasts, relentless battles are not uncommon.
But for so reason, Qinghuo Heng couldn’t shake a feeling of unease.
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