Chapter 114 Falling

Jiang Xiao quickly flipped through *Star Martial Records*, finding the page for the "Pawn."

"Gold · Royal Guard

Possesses Star Techniques:

1 Silver · Pierce: Concentrate star power on a single point, making your thrusts more penetrating.

2 Silver · Battle Formation: Passive star technique, increases self-defense. The more creatures with the Battle Formation star technique within a certain range, the greater the increase in defense."

Jiang Xiao couldn't help but be stunned. He hurriedly nudged Er Wei beside him with his elbow, saying, "Baze's information is wrong! Look at the Royal Guard's star techniques!"

As he spoke, Jiang Xiao handed the book to Er Wei.

Er Wei silently looked at the mysterious and strange written symbols and said, "I don't understand."

"Oh! Oh!" Jiang Xiao finally came back to his senses and quickly said, "The Royal Guard does indeed have a passive defensive star technique, but this Battle Formation star technique has another attribute.

Within a certain range, the more people with Battle Formation, the greater the defense increase!"

Er Wei was also slightly surprised and said, "Similar to the Ghost Wolf star technique Blood Tusks under the Da Meng Star."

Jiang Xiao carefully looked at *Star Martial Records* for a long while, nodding repeatedly, and said, "Yes, that's what the book says!"

Saying that, Jiang Xiao looked excited and said, "If this star technique were equipped for the Huaxia army! That would be too perfect! But the book doesn't say exactly how much it increases. If it's based on the Ghost Wolf's Blood Tusks increase ratio...

Ten pawns reach gold, a hundred reach platinum, a thousand reach diamond, ten thousand reach star! In that case, who could break through the Huaxia army's defense?"

A rare hint of excitement appeared on Er Wei's face. Her eyes lit up slightly, but she stared intently at the huge chessboard below and said, "You just said there's a range limit. It might not be able to accommodate ten thousand soldiers within the specified star technique range."

Jiang Xiao said, "What if the range also increases as the Battle Formation level increases?"

Er Wei thoughtfully nodded and said, "Observe first, wait for them to be both hurt."

Jiang Xiao glanced at the chessboard and said, "There seem to be more black pieces than white pieces."

As he spoke, Jiang Xiao flipped back a few pages and also saw the castle image of the "Chariot."

"Platinum · Chariot.

Possesses Star Techniques:

1 Gold · Road of Fire: Causes the ground you pass to ignite with flames, passive skill, continuously consumes star power when activated.

2 Platinum · Chariot Formation: Aura skill, enhances the defense of units within the aura range. Continuously consumes star power when activated. There's nothing special about it."

Er Wei: "Look at the Knight."

Jiang Xiao: "Platinum · Knight

1 Gold · Raid: Attach star power to the soles of your feet and stomp the ground, allowing you to move forward quickly for a certain distance.

2 Platinum · Mobile Warfare: Adds damage when attacking and using star techniques. The faster the movement speed, the higher the additional damage, passive skill."

Er Wei leaned close to Jiang Xiao's ear and whispered, "Can the passive effect of Mobile Warfare stack with my Ape-Ghost · Devastating Blow effect?"

Jiang Xiao tilted his head, his ear a little itchy, and said, "Even if it can stack, you can't absorb it. The Knight's first star technique is too poor. You only have 28 star slots in total, and now there are only four left to use..."

Before Jiang Xiao could finish speaking, he heard a soul-shaking reprimand from afar!

The voice seemed to come from heaven, faint and echoing in everyone's minds.

Accompanying the sound was a pillar of holy light that broke through the dark clouds and descended from the sky.

This pillar of holy light had the same diameter as Platinum · Blessing, both five meters, but unlike Blessing, this pillar of holy light that broke through the clouds could actually move.

It moved quickly on the chessboard, regardless of black or white, and the pillar of holy light was generous with its healing effects wherever there was fire.

Obviously, this pillar of holy light didn't have the forced SPa ability of Blessing, but after being shrouded by the pillar of holy light, the life-and-death battles on the chessboard stopped one after another.

On the small mountain, the members of Team Tail Feathers watched the shocking scene before them and found that the battle groups that had not been shrouded by the pillar of holy light were also gradually stopping.

A dozen seconds later, as the pillar of holy light disappeared, on the chessboard, huge figures returned to their respective squares, either curling up or slowly sinking, embedding themselves in the squares they had crawled out of.

The next moment, piles of black or white stones quietly appeared in the squares where the Royal Guards, Chariots, and Knights were embedded, filling the gaps in their bodies.

Soon, the black and white squares were smoothed out, and the entire huge chessboard fell silent again. The chessboard was extremely flat, as if nothing had happened...

Only the path where the Chariots had moved was still burning with raging fire, but it was quickly extinguished by the domain tears.

Everyone looked at each other. From behind, Fu Hei's voice came, "Who made that reprimanding sound?"

Jiang Xiao said, "It was made by a creature on the lower chessboard, right? It should be the Bishop. It's the only healing star beast among the chessboard creatures."

Shadow Crow said, "To be able to immediately separate and stop this fierce battlefield, is the Bishop's position in the chessboard not low?"

"The King and Queen, and our translations have some problems. Pawns, Chariots, Knights, etc., are called Royal Guards, Chariots, and Knights in my *Star Martial Records*.

I estimate that the creature the Westerners call the Bishop will be translated as Bishop when I see it later and the Star Martial Guide is opened."

"What do we do now?" Xia Yan lay on Jiang Xiao's left side, raised her head, and looked at the big cat lying on Jiang Xiao's right side, "Are we going to reactivate the chessboard?"

Er Wei said, "Withering, quantity."

Hou Mingming's eyes were sharp, staring intently at the chessboard, seemingly recording the position of each piece in her mind, and said, "41 white Royal Guards, 43 black Royal Guards. 10 white Chariots, 13 black Chariots. 7 white Knights, 6 black Knights."

Er Wei: "Can you determine which squares the Chariots and Knights are in?"

At this time, the chessboard below was extremely flat, without even a single broken stone. It was cleaned up and painted so cleanly that no trace was left.

Hou Mingming was silent for a moment and said, "I can only remember most of them."

The squares were densely packed, and there were so many star beasts. It was already good that Hou Mingming could remember the specific numbers. Remember which square they each belonged to?

That would probably require someone with photographic memory to do it...

"Shh~" Jiang Xiao tilted his head and looked at Er Wei.

Er Wei turned her head but saw a pair of eyes with a dazzling Nine Stars array.

Er Wei immediately understood what Jiang Xiao was going to do and said, "Only find the Chariots and Knights. They are all platinum-level creatures. They move too fast and must be controlled first. As for the other Royal Guards, we'll deal with them when we fight.

Within 5 seconds of the battle, 23 chariots and 13 knights must be shattered."

Jiang Xiao said, "You guys remember! Black chariot horizontal 3 vertical 4, black knight horizontal 10 vertical 7..."

As everyone recorded the positions, Er Wei looked at the 13 people present and said, "Group up, 2 people per group, each group is responsible for 6. Jiuwei will follow me."

Jiang Xiao was glad that he wasn't left alone but still opened his mouth dissatisfiedly and said, "I'm not useless!"

Er Wei glanced at Jiang Xiao and said, "Wuwei, you're with Jiuwei."

Yi Qingchen hurriedly nodded: "Okay, okay, I will take good care of Pi Pi."

Jiang Xiao turned his head to look at Yi Qingchen unconvinced and said, "We are the fastest, do you believe it?"

Yi Qingchen nodded repeatedly, as if coaxing a child: "Yes! Yes! You're fast, Pi Pi must be the fastest!"

Jiang Xiao: ???

Er Wei assigned Yi Qingchen and Jiang Xiao's group to the upper left corner. There were 2 knights and 4 chariots in that area.

The task was quickly assigned, and Er Wei asked again: "Marda and Jiang Gong will not be affected."

Jiang Xiao looked uncomfortable and said, "Don't worry!"

The scariest thing is that the enemy thinks Jiang Xiao is a god, but his teammates think Jiang Xiao is trash...

Er Wei nodded slightly and said, "Adjust within the small group, open the space, one person bring one."

Xia Yan, Han Jiangxue, and Gu Shian, who had the Gap of Time and Space, opened the Calamity Shadow's Ruins respectively and brought teammates who didn't have teleportation.

Er Wei opened her mouth and said, "Da Li, countdown."

Fu Hei looked uncomfortable. He was also in a group of two but was required to stay on this small mountain to remotely silence and heal his teammates.

Fu Hei felt uncomfortable, and Shadow Crow felt even more uncomfortable. He had to stay and protect this big milk, really...

Obviously, Er Wei was in a group by herself.

Fu Hei said, "3...2...1!"

Swish...

The group of people on the small mountain instantly appeared on the chessboard.

For a time, people opened the Calamity Shadow's Ruins, and their teammates came out of them.

And the moment the teammates came out, the silent black and white chessboard "boiled" again!

Without saying a word, Jiang Xiao directly opened the door to the Calamity Shadow World.

Before the small castle (chariot) that rose from the ground could really prepare itself, Yi Qingchen flickered to the back of the castle and slashed down with a knife!

Deer Rejection! Eight meters away!

The roar of the chariot exploded, and it didn't even activate the flame path on the way it advanced before rushing into Jiang Xiao's Calamity Shadow World.

Jiang Xiao quickly turned to the side, without flickering. He needed to ensure that the star power filaments connecting the door to the Calamity Shadow's Ruins didn't break, and he swung a Flower Blade backhand.

Behind him, the obsidian-like black Royal Guard's great kite shield was instantly torn apart by the blood-red Flower Blade!

According to Jiang Xiao's prediction, with the passive star technique Silver Battle Formation, ten people would reach gold, and only a hundred would reach platinum.

And there were only 80 or so Royal Guards on this chessboard, not even a hundred in total!

Jiang Xiao's Flower Blade was like cutting tofu, even the obsidian Royal Guard was a little confused. A trace of shock appeared on his heroic black stone face.

A small golden star beast dares to attack me?

Even if I'm a skinny camel, I'm still a Starry Sky Star Warrior!?

Jiang Xiao suddenly raised his foot and physically repelled him!

Kick him away, go away~

The huge obsidian soldier was directly kicked into the space door by Jiang Xiao.

Beside him, Yi Qingchen had already shed his gentle appearance. Her beautiful eyes were extremely gloomy, and her face was very sullen.

With the battle with the knights, Yi Qingchen's face actually showed a fake smile, a strange smile, with a bit of the demeanor of a ghostly monk...

Fast!

Damn! So fast!

Jiang Xiao's figure flashed and moved, narrowly dodging a knight's charge.

"Get out of the way!"

A cold voice came from behind.

Jiang Xiao was startled and hurriedly dodged away. Behind him, Yi Qingchen stabbed a knight that was rapidly charging with a knife.

"Swish~" The white marble knight left pieces of gravel and was directly stabbed into Jiang Xiao's space door.

Bang!

Jiang Xiao swung his knife backhand, but the expected chariot that was rushing over suddenly stalled, the flames underneath disappeared, and Jiang Xiao's knife also missed.

"Eh?"

Swish...

Yi Qingchen flickered again and stabbed the frustrated chariot into the space door.

Jiang Xiao turned his head and waved to Fu Hei, who was lying on the hilltop.

Fu Hei shrugged his shoulders, waved his hand, and starlight shrouded a knight.

Accurately speaking, it shrouded the person above the knight.

He saw Er Wei riding on the obsidian knight's head, pressing her hands on both sides of the head, closing it inch by inch.

Under the huge force, she forcibly crushed the obsidian head.

She wasn't hurt at all but received Fu Hei's care.

It wasn't about flattering but... on this chessboard, only Er Wei's fighting style was more bloody. Others didn't seem to need care, only she really got her hands dirty.

However, she had a sharpened star technique after replacing it with a high-quality one, which could make her hands as hard as steel...

Er Wei ignored the starlight surrounding her body and just sat on the headless horse's neck, looking to the left.

She saw a sharp arrow passing by her side.

Er Wei's eyes followed the sharp arrow and saw that the rapidly shot arrow had pierced a moving chariot, and gravel exploded.

Jiang Gong, in front of the chariot, was stunned for a moment. He looked into the distance, glaring angrily at Hou Mingming in the distance, and said, "Showing off!?"

As he spoke, Jiang Xiao nocked an arrow and shot a series of black feather arrows towards Hou Mingming's battle group.

Hou Mingming stood in a corner of the chessboard, hiding behind Gu Shian. The moment she nocked the arrow, before the arrow was shot, the swarm of Royal Guard squads in front of her were bombarded by a series of black feather arrows, gravel flying everywhere...

Hou Mingming's expression froze, and she also turned her head to glare angrily at Jiang Gong.

Jiang Gong saluted Hou Mingming with a non-standard military salute and grinned, "Heh~"

Well... kind of chic~

On the chessboard, the top Star Warrior teams were showing off their unique abilities, which was very lively.

Within a short 10 seconds, everything was as Er Wei requested. The chariots and knights were shattered one after another, and at this moment, the huge black and white chessboard... collapsed!

Everyone was shocked. The stone chessboard composed of black and white squares suddenly shattered.

Not only did the "floor" shatter, but the shattered gravel formed a huge gravel vortex above everyone's heads, as terrifying as Diamond Ice Howl. No one dared to enter it, fearing that their bodies would be crushed.

As the black and white chessboard turned into gravel that filled the sky, shrouding everyone's heads, the figures of the Tail Feathers team fell downward.

Falling to the second-level chessboard, more than ten meters deep below...

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The third update continues.