()22：25。

Of the six types of chess pieces, the "knight" is classified as a "lepton", which is only more powerful than the infantry, comparable to the "bishop", not as good as the castle, and not on a par with the most powerful "queen", but the "knight" has advantages that the "queen" does not have. Although the "Queen" integrates the four chess pieces of "Infantry", "Bishop", "Castle", and "King", it cannot act like a "knight". Therefore, the "Knight" is the only one who can go head-to-head with the "Queen" without the cover of other pawns.

Therefore, after the "infantry" advances to the opponent's bottom line, it can often be an unexpected move to become a "knight" instead of the most powerful "queen".

The Vampire Prince sneered at Duris's "clever move" and moved Black's "king" out of the way, and then White's castle was out of Black's "bishop's" range. If Black's "bishop" attacks White's "castle" after the "infantry" has been promoted, then the newly promoted "knight" can make a very threatening blow next: attack Black's "king" and kill Black's "castle". Although this time the swap ended with the loss of one castle each, Black's "king" would be trapped in an area with only 4 blocks of range, which would be quite passive.

"Prince Edward's chess skills are well deserved. Seeing that his layout was seen through by the prince, Duris praised from the bottom of his heart.

The prince laughed: "If you don't see this little trick, I have lived in vain for more than a thousand years." ”

"Yes, in front of His Royal Highness, I really don't fall into the stream. ”

"Being too humble makes me feel hypocritical. But I don't know what you think, why do you think that Melissa's more than 200-year-old feud will be settled tonight?

Duris shook his head and said, "I don't know. And until just now, I didn't hear about a man named 'Califin' more than 200 years ago. The point is not how these two people have a relationship, but to let Melissa know that Ray is a contractor of the Golden Dragon Clan. ”

"Hmm. The prince nodded in agreement, "Your words sound all crooked, and if you think about it, it looks like that." I can now feel that the battle on the other side of the church is over. ”

"So, don't underestimate Sophia and her friends. Just like the 'knight' just now, although it is inconspicuous, it can do things that the 'queen' can't. With that, Duris pushed the castle down and placed it on a grid next to Black's "King" that was within range of White's "knight", "Prince, I'm going to be a general." ”

22：30。

The relentless fire completely engulfed the spire, the structure of the building was severely damaged, and the century-old cathedral was on the verge of falling apart. Fortunately, due to the religious significance of the church of Somendir, it was built on a separate vacant lot, so the fire did not spread to nearby homes for the time being.

On the street in front of the church, a man and two women hurried in the direction of the fire.

"Look over there!" Dani pointed to a tuft of grass in front of the church door, where a man was lying.

"Ray, sure enough, it's him. The sharp-eyed Joyka immediately recognized the man's appearance.

"He suffered very serious internal injuries, but he is still alive. Sophia checked Ray's injuries.

I saw that Lei's condition was quite bad, he had multiple burns on his body, his face had been blackened by thick smoke, the blood stains had turned black and stuck to his clothes and armor, and the most serious thing was that there was a large amount of internal bleeding in his body, and all his internal organs seemed to be damaged. Everyone worked hard to carry the mine to a safer place away from the fire. Ignoring the massive loss of mental power, Sophia pulled out the cross and released the magic of healing.

"It's you, and I know you're coming. When Ray woke up, he saw a familiar face and smiled with relief.

"We're late. Sophia said apologetically.

"No, I'm wasting too much time. Ray responded.

So Ray briefly told his friends how he had met and fought Melissa.

"Manipulating bats, we suddenly fell asleep in the street, just caused by a woman?" Dany cried out after hearing Ray's account.

Secondly, there is no need for Dani to say, everyone else felt a lot of cold in their hearts, just now they slept on the street without cover, if at this time, someone carried out a sneak attack, the three of them would definitely die! These vampires are more difficult to deal with than the other, and it is really unimaginable what kind of strength the vampire prince has.

"Ray, did you defeat that woman?" Joyka suddenly remembered something.

"Yes. Sort of. ”

"And where is she?"

"She's gone. ”

"What? gone?"

"Because she let me go before, I can't owe her, so I also let her live. "Lei Dao.

From the time Ray launched her final counterattack until Melissa's defeat, she didn't seem to put up a decent resistance. Ray was not conceited enough to think that her own abilities had made her ineffective, but rather like she was pushing herself to ruin step by step, until Ray stabbed the last fatal shot, hundreds of bats suddenly surrounded her from all sides, some in front of Ray's spear, some flying slowly around Ray. Ray didn't feel any murderous aura from these bats, but he felt a common prayer for a desire to spare their empress. Ray is a very soft-hearted person, and in this case, he is ruthless.

"Ray, you idiot!ouch......" Hearing Ray let the enemy go, Joy Ka suddenly panicked and accidentally touched the wound in his abdomen.

"Don't move. "Sophia was afraid that he would tear open the wound that had just healed.

"Can I not be in a hurry? When can this guy Ray think with his brain before doing something? I just told you not to chase you when I finished beating that red hair, and then I finally managed to catch another live mouth, but you let her go. Seeing that time was running out and getting shorter, Joyka's mood couldn't help but be a little irritated, "Okay now, the only clue to find the vampire prince is broken." ”

"No, she did. Lei Shen argued.

"What did she say?"

"My master never hides, and only the most honorable places can accommodate his most noble status. Ray recalled, "That's what she said. ”

"The most honorable place?" the partners pondered the key word.

"Palace!" Joyka suddenly thought of a place.

"You say the vampire prince is hiding in the palace, this can't be!" Dani said with a look of disbelief, "Uncle King wouldn't know?"

Sophia couldn't accept it: "We're coming out of the palace!"

"Dani, Sophia. Do not let emotions hinder your judgment. "All other factors aside, the palace is the most likely hiding place for the Vampire Prince. Time is running out, and we should take a gamble. ”

"Bet, the lives of the whole city are not your bets in the casino!" said Sophia, very dissatisfied, "if the Prince of Vampires is not at the palace at all, and we waste our time......"

"Yes. "It's probably a trap, and the woman is lying." ”

"This time I agree with Joyka. "I believe she didn't lie to me." ”

"That woman is an enemy, how can you trust an enemy?" Dani retorted.

"That's enough! It's midnight in less than an hour and a half. Do we still have the heart to coax here?" Joyka couldn't hold back the anger in her heart, "If you don't gamble, you will definitely lose, and if you do, at least you have a chance to win." Do you bet or not?"

22：42。

The Royal Palace, the Imperial Study.

"Undecisiveness is a big no-no for the gamer. Seeing that the prince picked up the chess piece and thought for nearly a minute, but did not take any action, Duris couldn't help but remind.

"I'm not hesitating, I'm thinking that someone else's story has been finished, and it's time to tell my own. "The prince put the pieces back in their place.

At this time, the chessboard has entered the endgame, but the trend of the two sides is still confusing, and it will be impossible to tell the winner for a while and a half.

Duris understood what the prince meant, and he spread his hands forward: "I understand." Let this game stay here, maybe the game that can't tell the winner is the most perfect game. With that, Duris stood up and left the opponent's position.

The prince also left his place, came to the window of the imperial study, and looked out at the boundless and mysterious night: "No, when I have finished the story, I will come back and finish this game of chess." ”