The Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior's body shattered into pieces. At the same time, a dimensional creature that looked like a squirrel landed and stood on the ruins created by the Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior's explosion.
"Holy sh * t, that squirrel is that powerful?" Li Xuan's eyes nearly popped out.
He had seen a Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior before. Although it was only at the Epic stage, its defense was extremely powerful. Typical Mythical creatures with weaker offensive strength would find it difficult to break through his Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior in one strike, much less shatter it directly. Only a powerful Mythical creature like Tyrant Behemoth could do such a thing.
However, this squirrel looked inconspicuous. He never expected it to possess such terrifying strength.
Zhou Wen found it unbelievable as well. He immediately used Truth Listener to observe the squirrel. No matter how he looked at it, it didn't look like a dimensional creature that could kill a Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior in one strike.
"Something's wrong. It might not be that squirrel is strong, but the taboo of this dimensional zone is strong," Zhou Wen said as he stared at the squirrel on the other side.
Li Xuan suddenly thought of something and said to Zhou Wen, "Old Zhou, your reconnaissance abilities are strong. Take a look behind that squirrel. Are there any other dimensional creatures in a straight line?"
Zhou Wen nodded as he expanded Truth Listener's ability. Indeed, he discovered a gray rabbit squatting there motionlessly in the distance. It was in a very straight line with the squirrel.
When Zhou Wen informed Li Xuan of this result, Li Xuan immediately exclaimed, "I understand. The taboo of this dimensional zone might be related to chess."
"Chess?" Zhou Wen didn't know how to play chess, so he asked Li Xuan what he meant.
Li Xuan explained, "You don't know how to play chess. Otherwise, it would be very easy for you to figure it out. In the rules of chess, different pieces have different moves. The horse moves in the sun, the elephant moves in the field. This is the most representative. For example, I can only move diagonally. I guess it might be one of these two or another kind of warrior. Little Yanyan can only move in a straight line. It might be a carriage or a cannon. You can only walk in a straight line and can't retreat. You should be a pawn in chess. You can only advance and not retreat. "
Feng Qiuyan thought for a moment and said, "President, what you said makes sense. If this is really a dimensional zone with Chinese chess rules, it can explain why a tiny squirrel can instantly kill a Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior. This is because in Chinese chess rules, all chess pieces are disposable. Regardless of whether they are strong or weak, they will die once they are hit."
"You don't know the rules of chess. Do you have a solution?" Zhou Wen asked the two of them.
"I only know some rules. I'm not good at it. What about you, Little Yanyan?" Li Xuan asked Feng Qiuyan.
Feng Qiuyan thought for a moment and answered, "My grandfather likes to play chess a lot, so I learned it from him when I was young. However, I'm only average at it. Besides, there's no chessboard here, only rules. It's a little different from real chess. I wonder if it will work."
"Let's try using Companion Beasts first. Tell me what to do." Zhou Wen summoned another Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior.
When Li Xuan and Feng Qiuyan saw the spot where Zhou Wen had summoned the Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior, they shouted in unison, "Quickly dodge."
The Runic Heavy-Armored Warrior that Zhou Wen had summoned was in front of him, forming a straight line with the squirrel.
Boom!
The squirrel tore through the air and struck the spot where Zhou Wen had been standing. Thankfully, with Feng Qiuyan and Li Xuan's warning, Zhou Wen had already dodged in advance. Otherwise, the outcome would be unimaginable.
"What's going on?" Zhou Wen asked in surprise.
"This squirrel should be a cannon in Chinese chess. It needs to be separated by a chess piece to launch an attack," Feng Qiuyan explained.
With that said, Feng Qiuyan moved to a straight-line distance from the squirrel and attacked. Just as his saber touched the squirrel, its body exploded.
"From the looks of it, I represent the rook in chess." Feng Qiuyan thought for a moment before looking at Zhou Wen and saying, "Coach, we need some chess pieces now. Summon more Companion Beasts. They don't need to be too strong. Legendary ones will do. Let's first determine what they represent in chess. Then, we need to figure out what chess pieces are on the other side of the river."
Zhou Wen had many Companion Beasts, but he really didn't have many Legendary Companion Beasts. As they weren't of much value, they were rarely hatched. Typically, they were fed to pets.
Zhou Wen summoned some Epic Companion Beasts. Li Xuan said, "Old Zhou, there's no need to be so extravagant. Just the worthless Legendary ones will do."
"These are already my least valuable Companion Beasts. Feel free to use them. After all, it's useless keeping them. I still have many," Zhou Wen said as he summoned some Companion Beasts outside. They were all at the Epic stage.
However, after summoning twelve, Zhou Wen realized that he couldn't summon any more Companion Beasts.
"I suddenly realize that it's very difficult for us to communicate now," Li Xuan said with an aggrieved expression.
Feng Qiuyan counted the number of Companion Beasts and said, "From the looks of it, it's a dimensional zone with the rules of chess. There are sixteen chess pieces on each side, twelve Companion Beasts. Together with the four of us, there are exactly sixteen. Now, we need to figure out what chess pieces these Companion Beasts represent. Coach, let them walk. "
Zhou Wen made the Companion Beasts move. Based on their movements, Feng Qiuyan quickly determined what chess pieces they represented.
"If my judgment is right, Ya 'er might very well represent the general. Coach, you have to protect her no matter what. If the general dies, it means that we have lost this game. No one knows what the consequences will be," Feng Qiuyan said to Zhou Wen.
"Alright." Zhou Wen nodded. Although he roughly understood the rules, playing chess was a technique. It wasn't something that could be learned just by knowing the rules.
"Now, we still need to know what's on the other side. Coach, take a look at what dimensional creatures are on the other side," Feng Qiuyan said as he looked across the river.
Truth Listener played its role. Zhou Wen told Feng Qiuyan about the various dimensional creatures that had appeared across the river. However, they were all small animals like rats, goats, cats, and dogs. They didn't look strong.
Feng Qiuyan thought for a moment and said, "Now, we don't know what chess pieces those dimensional creatures represent. We can only test them in actual combat. When the time comes, we will inevitably sacrifice some chess pieces."
"It's fine. They are all unimportant Companion Beasts," Zhou Wen said.
Feng Qiuyan nodded. Just as he was about to let the Companion Beasts cross the river, he suddenly heard a voice from the other side of the river. "Interesting. I never expected there to be someone proficient in chess among the young people these days. How rare."
The three of them were slightly taken aback as they looked across the river. They saw an old man sitting on a boulder that was more than ten meters tall. He was staring at them with glowing eyes.
"Human?" Zhou Wen was somewhat surprised.
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