Fairy's Chess Game

Chapter 274 Darkness Comes Quietly
The chess player sighed: "Do you have to chat in such an awkward way?"

Gambit picked up his cards: "This meeting is also part of the game. Generally speaking, it's all about words, psychology, and hole cards. Since I came here, I haven't had a good game for a long time... "

The chess player agreed with deep feeling: "Is it because you can't find a suitable enemy?"

"Yeah, it's hard to find a confidant! You can barely count as one, but it's a pity that the one you like is board games!"

"If you want to communicate well, stop complaining about this!"

Zhang Xuqian continued to deal the cards.

Gambit said: "Okay, let's stop gossip and talk about your real purpose."

"I came here this time to hire you and your army!" the chess player said bluntly.

"...to deal with the threat of the Alvarez Empire?" Gambit had already guessed, so he didn't show any surprise, but his tone was still a little uncomfortable, "At this point, the situation and status of our two families should be Is it equal? ​​Even at present, the situation of your Tianping organization is even more unfavorable, why can you still speak so confidently?"

The chess player laughed: "Because I am the employer now, and you have conflicts with the empire, and confrontation is inevitable. Now I will pay you and cooperate with you in your actions. How do you think it's all your money?"

The King of Gambling shook his head: "To be honest, I don't really need your cooperation and support. You know, you are just stalemate against the enemy; and I have really defeated the three Twelve Shields here!"

"Don't play word games! You were able to repel the enemy's crusade. Brandish, who just joined us, did a lot of hard work?" The chess player pointed out sharply, "I heard that when you fought against Brandish, but After suffering a lot, you should know the true horror of the twelve shields best. Moreover, the fact that you can settle here safely is largely because the empire has not really wanted to take action to manage it. This matter. Their emperor has not returned for a long time, so the operation of the entire empire is at a low efficiency level, and there is no motivation to use foreign troops. And once their emperor returns, then this place will inevitably become the first place that the imperial soldiers point to. target!"

The chess player pointed to the ground under his feet with his finger.

Gambit couldn't help asking: "How do you know so many things?" His information channels are already top-notch.Because it is a paramilitary organization, and they also need to search for companions wandering in all directions, the Second Special Magical Battalion paid special attention to intelligence collection at the beginning of its establishment. Now their intelligence network has spread throughout Ishgar, but due to the In a closed state, information about the Alvarez Empire is always in a stage of scarcity.

The chess player proudly said: "Because I have chess pieces and branches that are active there all year round!"

After a brief exchange, Gambit immediately agreed to the chess player's suggestion. After all, the opponent has an intelligence advantage that cannot be ignored. Based on this alone, it is impossible for him to refuse the cooperation between the two sides.

Chess players are also fully prepared, and have already determined that the other party will agree to cooperate, so they immediately throw out the next specific cooperation plan.

"Because the situation is still relatively urgent, the empire may launch a retaliatory attack at any time, so I need you to send people immediately to take over the island that was originally stationed by the chess pieces. The empire will not dispatch a large-scale army at present, but the high-level combat power But it will inevitably appear, so you don't need to send too many people, just choose the real main force, it is best for you to play in person!" The chess player looked at the two people in front of him.

"Hey, aren't you too impolite?" Gambit complained, "And what's the point of the decision you made this time? Take all the power here and give your subordinates a vacation?"

He said that he couldn't understand, since the two sides decided to form an alliance, Gambit naturally felt that the stronger the other party's strength, the better.After all, the enemy they have to face this time is an empire that rules the entire continent!It is equivalent to the Sainz Reis Empire in the world of Edras, and it is a powerful and suffocating existence.

The chess player pondered for a moment, and said: "It is reasonable for me to make such a decision. Because during this year's Damo Dou performance, a major event will also occur in the capital of Krokas, and it may even be a more serious event than here. Directly It is related to my chess game, so I must deal with it seriously! For this reason, I even persuaded Woz to cooperate with the chess pieces temporarily, and it can be said that I have gathered the greatest strength to deal with the accident."

"What else could be more difficult than those twelve shields?" Gambling Emperor asked curiously.

"Who knows?" The chess player shrugged, "If I knew exactly what would happen, I wouldn't have to ask Woz for help. After all, we are still opponents!"

Only when encountering a change that threatens the game itself, will the player really cooperate with Woz, just like fighting Jeff and Akunorollia.

So now the chess player is very worried. Could the source of his ominous premonition this time be Akunorollia?According to the information held by the chess players, the original name of Damo Dou Yanwu was "Dragon King Festival"!

If that's the case, the strength of the chess pieces alone may not be enough. Basically, we can only rely on Woz to see what step his "Dragon Slaying Technique" can do.

All of them are not fuel-efficient lamps!The chess player sighed in his heart, he really spent too much energy on things other than the normal chess game... To be honest, this is not the chess game he wants at all, he wants to play a game of chess honestly It turned out to be so difficult!
The chess player couldn't help but feel tired and sighed heavily.

……

Back to the scene of the Damo Dou Yanwu competition.

What I just did was the second day of the Damo Dou Yanwu competition, crazy dodgeball.Participants need to avoid the "balls of cannonballs" fired by one hundred forts in a limited space.

In short, this is another crazy modification project by the author. The speed and density of those balls is simply desperate.However, it is undeniable that this is also a very exciting project, and it is only interesting if it is difficult.

But at this time, the huge arena was silent, and after the final result of the game came out, the audience fell into a suffocating silence.Even the pumpkin referee and the guest commentators responsible for the lively atmosphere were speechless for a while.

The oppressive atmosphere lasted for more than ten seconds, but it felt unbearably long.Then there was a "buzzing" conversation in the auditorium. People seemed to want to release all the depression just now. At first they deliberately lowered their voices, but as everyone around them joined the discussion , People's voices also let go.

There was a lot of people's voices, and the pumpkin referee standing in the center of the arena could only feel that the voices from all around formed a huge sound wave, drowning himself all at once.He opened his mouth and tried to say a few words, but found that his voice, which had been blessed by the magic of amplification, was drowned out by the waves of human voices all around, and could not be heard at all!
"This..." The pumpkin referee had no choice but to wait for the audience to calm down.

The pumpkin referee knew that it was no wonder people reacted so fiercely, because the result of the game was really shocking!
With the order of the referee, the game began.Then after just 1 minute, the game was over!

Because at this moment, on the square platform, there was only one person standing proudly—the young lady of the sword-biting tiger, Mineba!
The contestants from other places were knocked out of the arena almost instantly!

In fact, as early as Minerba asked meaningful questions before going on stage, people were already mentally prepared that she would use some method to indirectly "attack" her opponents and make them out.Not only her, but all the other contestants also have this intention. Just as the pumpkin referee said, as a mage, prohibiting direct combat behavior does not mean that he cannot fight; the rules themselves have countless loopholes to exploit. It is also an important aspect of crazy dodgeball!

But no one expected that Minerva's attack would be so violent and exaggerated.While the others were still getting used to the rhythm of the game, Mineba brazenly launched a full-scale attack!
Minerva's magic - "Absolute Territory", even among the rare space magic, it is also the top one.Unlike Meister's space jump, which is pure movement magic, "Absolute Territory" is a powerful top-level battle magic that combines offense and defense.Coupled with Minerba's powerful magic power and her own quality, she is already an invincible mage in a sense!If there is no rule of "no direct aggressive behavior", she can even directly use magic to throw her competitors out of the field!

Even if such actions are restricted, it is not a problem for Minerva.Just like what she said, since you can't shoot people, it's almost the same to cast magic on the ball.After a brief familiarization with the ball speed and flight trajectory, the colorful and chaotic magic circle spread all over the field. At that moment, all the balls that entered the range of the magic circle were shifted and appeared directly in front of other players!
Faced with such a sudden "attack", even a first-class magician like Zhu Bian could only last a few seconds longer.In the end, it was by virtue of these short seconds that the judges could select two to eight contestants.

The game had just started, and before the audience even had time to let go of their voices and cheer, they realized that the game had ended abruptly!

Not only were the players who were knocked out of the game still bewildered, unable to figure out what happened; the audience who watched all this clearly couldn't accept it for a while.That's why the embarrassing cold situation just now appeared.

Minerva stood proudly in the center of the platform, but she was very satisfied with the silence just now.

As it should be, surprise, despair!True strength does not need the cheers of others to praise, such deathly silence is its best foil!

"Now, I declare! The final winner of the crazy dodgeball is...Mineba!" The pumpkin referee was finally able to perform his duties normally.

Minerva graciously greeted the cheers of all eyes, and walked down the platform gracefully.

"It really is like this!" Minerva's thin lips curled up. "As expected, the Sword-biting Tiger is the strongest... No, the Sword-biting Tiger I belong to is the strongest guild!"

Returning to her own team, Mineba was warmly welcomed by several other people.Sting and Rufus praised her achievements without hesitation.There was nothing exaggerated about this, and Minerva's strength really deserved such praise. Her strength and prestige in the guild had already surpassed that of the guild leader, Germaine.

But at this time, Minerba didn't pay attention to everything that happened around her, and she didn't notice the compliments of her companions, as if she didn't see them, and she left their seats regardless of the fact that the game was still going on.

The rest of Sword Biting Tiger couldn't help but look at each other, and then they had no choice but to let the eldest lady move freely.In the strictly hierarchical Sword Biting Tiger, the eldest lady has authority second only to President Germaine, and no one can dictate her actions except the president himself.Therefore, the eldest lady's actions have always been quite capricious. Leaving halfway is nothing more than a trivial matter. Anyway, they still have Xue Nai as a substitute.

In the long and narrow corridor inside the arena, Minerva's figure suddenly disappeared while walking, and then a colorful spherical distorted space appeared in the distant field, and Minerva walked out of it.

At this time, Luluya, who shrunk down and stayed obediently in the audience of Fairy Tail, raised her head. Only she, who is gifted with space ability, noticed this abnormal space fluctuation.But soon she lowered her head again, it was just that someone used space magic, and there was no threat, so ignore it.

In Fairy Tail's camp, the atmosphere is a bit dignified. After all, it's still a competitor. It's definitely not good news for them that Minieba, the tiger who bites the sword, is acting so strong.

Mebis reminded her family members: "That woman's magic is very powerful, she has almost touched the highest level of space magic. Don't be careless when you meet her!"

Noticing the way Mebis frowned tightly, President Makarov asked, "Is there any question, First Generation?"

"How should I put it? It feels a bit strange. That woman's magic...seems to be beyond her proper level." Mebis' green pupils stared straight ahead, as if replaying the scene that just happened, "Her understanding of space magic The degree of control is too delicate!"

In the game just now, Minieba controlled a huge space with a diameter of 100 meters in one fell swoop, and later on on this basis, she controlled the positions of more than [-] balls with incomparable precision, and projected them in front of everyone else!This level of exquisite and delicate control is like embroidering with a mace.And this level has already exceeded the upper limit of Mineba's current ability.

After all, Minerva is only a first-class mage who has mastered top-level magic, but she is not yet a top-level mage.

Naz jumped up immediately: "So, there was a problem in the previous game?"

"No, in fact, even if her control is slightly weaker, it won't be someone else who wins in the end." Mebis shook his head, "Absolute territory naturally occupies an absolute advantage in this event!"

After finishing speaking, Mebis shook her head and put aside these thoughts: "Okay, don't worry about it! In short, if you encounter her again in the future, you should be careful, and I believe that our Fairy Tail mages will not lose to her." her!"

Mevis waved her small fists to encourage everyone, but her eyes were completely focused on the three S-rank mages. Mevis knew very well that only they had enough strength to fight against Minerva.

……

In the outskirts, after confirming that there was no one nearby, Minerva swung a space distortion ball and released a black unknown object with an indeterminate shape.

"Hehe, how is it?" The black group twisted in mid-air, turning into a vague human shape, "I'm not lying, am I? I can indeed make your magic go further!"

The black figure floated in front of Mineba, and a hoarse and distorted voice came out of his body.

Minerva didn't like his smug posture, and once again condensed an abnormal sphere of space in her hands: "Pay attention to your attitude, you are still my prisoner now, thank you for not escorting you to the Senate!"

"Hehehe, do you really think that I would care about such a threat?" Sombra, the president of the Nightmare's Eye, Forbetor, let out an ugly laugh, "Do you really think that I would be so stupid as to just run away like this Go to Krokas to launch an attack? You know, Krokas at this time is a place that even the gate of the underworld is unwilling to approach! Before I came here, I had already prepared the means of "resurrection"! Even if you put The me here is completely wiped out, and I will still wake up in the headquarters...but I will lose part of my memory and magic power."

"But you obviously don't want to die so easily!"

"Yes, that's why I chose to cooperate with you!" Phoebe Torre said, "I know you, the pursuit of the sword-biting tiger is only strong strength and corresponding status! You shouldn't be entangled in Righteousness or evil, light or darkness... At least you, Miss Minerva, are like this!"

Minerva didn't interrupt his conversation but just listened quietly.

"So, like I said, come join me and I can make you stronger! If you don't mind paying the price to become stronger."

(End of this chapter)