Beauty and the Bodyguard

Each side had a commander, two guards, two horses, and five soldiers, which were all the chess pieces. There were no elephants, no chariots, and no cannons. The rules of movement of the chess pieces were basically the same as that of Chinese Chess, but the commander was not limited to the "mi" grid and could move freely.

This was closer to chess. In short, the rules of the game were not complicated, and everyone could understand.

In addition, there was another very important point. Eating a piece did not necessarily mean eating it. The piece who ate first had the advantage of rules, but the two pieces still had to fight to the death.

The chess piece that attacked first would receive the star power from the star Cloud tower. If the chess piece that was eaten could resist and kill the opponent, it would be the other party sending their head to the door.

The condition for victory was the general\'s death. The power to play chess was in the general\'s hands. Therefore, if the general didn\'t want to die, he had to do everything he could to protect himself.

After the game started, the chess pieces could not move on their own and had to be commanded by the master. The chess pieces had no power to resist after being commanded. Even if they were to die, they had to stick out their necks to block it!

After understanding the rules, Lin Yi and Daniya\'s faces didn\'t look too good. If they weren\'t the leader, it was equivalent to losing all their autonomy. It wasn\'t a happy thing to have their lives in someone else\'s hands!

"Sima, what if we\'re not on the same side?"

Daniya couldn\'t help but whisper,"The number of people is not full yet, so we are not splitting up. If we split up, wouldn\'t we be killing each other?"

It was precisely because no one was in a team that everyone else was quietly observing the people around them. Anyone could become a teammate or an opponent. No one was willing to speak and reveal their information, causing the chess space to be very quiet.

Daniya and Lin Yi were naturally soundproof, but even so, she still lowered her voice subconsciously, afraid that someone would hear her.

Lin Yi sighed and shook his head with a bitter smile."This is not easy ... If we really become opponents, we can only try our best to survive ..."

The general was about to die, but the chess piece that wasn\'t eaten wouldn\'t die. They would only be sent out of the star Cloud tower, so if Lin Yi and Daniya became opponents, they wouldn\'t die if they didn\'t get eaten.

Unless there was a duel between the two of them, that would be troublesome!

Lin Yi\'s head hurt at the thought of this-he\'d been worried that something like this would happen ... He hoped he wouldn\'t be so unlucky.

After waiting for a while, two more cultivators appeared on the chessboard. They were obviously the people who had climbed up later. Finally, the number of twenty people was gathered.

The star Cloud tower began to split up into groups randomly, and Daniya couldn\'t help but pray that she could be on Lin Yi\'s side. It didn\'t matter who she was fighting-she wouldn\'t be a coward, but fighting Lin Yi ... She really didn\'t want to!

Perhaps the star Cloud tower had heard her prayers, or perhaps she was just lucky, but Lin Yi ended up on the same side as her. She let out a breath of relief.

"That\'s great! We\'re in the same team. We\'ve finally avoided the terrible situation of fighting against each other!"

Daniya patted her chest with a look of lingering fear. She didn\'t care about the identity of the chess piece she was assigned.

As long as it wasn\'t a 1v1 fight with Lin Yi, anyone else was just a piece of cake!

"Daniya, what is your identity as a chess piece?"

"I\'m a soldier!"Lin Yi said with a weird expression.

A team of ten, half of them soldiers ... It was obvious how normal this chess piece was ... Lin Yi thought that he was a good commander, and he was good at chess too. Would he be the main commander?

He had never expected that he would not even be able to find a corner horse, let alone a general. He was just an ordinary soldier, a soldier who could only advance and not retreat!

"Tsk!" Daniya snorted."They didn\'t let you be the main commander. They were afraid that you\'d be too good and directly destroy the suspense?"

She made a random guess and then revealed her identity as a chess piece.""I\'m a guard ... I\'m so bored, I have to follow the commander! They\'re not even as good as your little soldiers!"

In the rules, the general could move freely, but the guards had to follow closely around the general. So, when the general moved, it was actually three pieces moving together. Of course, when playing, only one piece could fight.

Lin Yi felt helpless-neither of them had the right to command the team, so they could only follow orders. He hoped that this general wasn\'t a bad chess player.

"I am the red team\'s commander. From now on, I will exercise my right to command. All the chess pieces will return to their respective positions!"

A square-faced martial artist\'s eyes flashed with a trace of ecstasy. The commander was able to control his own fate, and was much luckier than the other nine.

He was only at the peak of the middle heaven breaking stage, which was considered a decent level among the people present. However, he was still far from Lin Yi and Daniya\'s level. He really didn\'t know how the star Cloud tower arranged the identities of their chess pieces. All because of his character?

Just how bad was Lin Yi\'s character to be a soldier who only knew how to advance and not retreat?

With the square-faced man\'s order, Lin Yi and Daniya felt an irresistible force dragging them to the original position of the chess piece. As expected, after becoming a chess piece, they couldn\'t disobey the general\'s orders.

"Daniya, it\'s not bad for you to be a guard. Protect that main commander and we\'ll definitely win this round!"

Lin Yi said before they parted, "It\'s called a game of chess, but in the end, it still depends on the individual strength of the chess piece. If we can keep the main general alive, we\'ll be in an invincible position."

"I understand. Be careful ..."

Before Daniya could finish, the two were forced to separate. She didn\'t know how the chess pieces would fight, but under so many restrictions, could Lin Yi still display his superhuman combat power?

With a trace of worry, Daniya, the guard, took her position. All the chess pieces were in formation, and so was the black side.

It was a good start.

The square-faced man said without hesitation,""Soldier number four, step forward!"

When Lin Yi stood in his position, his body was covered in a layer of star power, turning into a soldier. The chest armor had the word "soldier" on it, and the word "four" on the back, representing soldier number four.

The general\'s first step was to let Lin Yi take the lead!

Lin Yi didn\'t think much of it. He used his astral powers to move his body one step forward, opening the curtains to the game.

The black side\'s commander immediately responded, and the black side\'s soldiers didn\'t want to be outdone. They also took a step forward, and the two sides met!