Pushing the door open, Eric stood still for a moment before taking another step.

He could never have imagined that it was a little boy who made such an old voice.

It's still a room, but it's not that big. It was daytime, but the whole room was very dark. In the middle is a square table. Four candles were placed on the four corners of the square table, burning. At the same time, a black cloth was enclosed, and the central part of the black cloth bulged upwards as a whole, and I don't know what was placed underneath.

A boy in a tattered robe sat on a chair opposite. His hair was messy and he looked listless. And because the other party has his chin tucked, Eric can't see his appearance clearly.

The atmosphere was a little weird.

Eric took a deep breath and calmed himself. In his experience, people should never be judged by their appearance. Especially these supernatural guys, in this case, maybe the voice of the person in front of him is closer to his real age.

A centuries-old monster?

Open the Alpha Magic Eye to observe, the color concentration on the boy's body is indeed much higher than the normal level. Looks like a special guy. But no matter how you look at it on the outside, the other party is just a child around ten years old. It's hard to tell the true ethnicity.

Finally, Eric, who couldn't come to a conclusion, decided to be the first to speak: "May I ask ......"

"Needless to say, please be seated. The boy interrupted Eric and raised his hand to point to the empty chair across from him.

It's still an old voice.

Eric frowned. The other party is obviously trying to shut him up.

When facing a powerful person, it is best to go with the flow of the opponent without understanding the other person's temper. This is basic common sense in the supernatural world.

Can you just sit down?

Maybe it's a trap?

After a moment's pause, Eric made his choice - he took a few steps forward and slowly sat down in the chair.

See what the other person wants to do before making a plan.

The boy blinked, clearly not expecting Eric to sit down so simply.

In fact, Eric was able to do this because of his strong self-confidence. He believes that with his excellent reflexes and Curt style on the outside of his thighs, he is more than enough to take on any unexpected situation.

The mysterious little boy has a move.

I saw him suddenly lift the black cloth on the table and throw it back, revealing what was underneath.

"Let's play a game of Queen's Chess. ”

Underneath the black cloth was a black-and-white sixty-four-panel chessboard. The chess pieces that have been placed on it are very neat, as if they are ready to start at any time.

Queen's chess.

A game of the past.

It is said that it is the product of a modification of the traditional "king's chess" when Elizabeth I ascended to the throne.

Its chess pieces are the queen, the king, the prime minister, the knight, the mage, the spearman, the chariot, and the soldier. Each piece has a different move and attack range.

Due to the variety of gameplay, it is highly competitive. From the royal family and nobles, to the merchants and ruffians, and even some beggars used the queen's chess as their leisure entertainment. So it's completely Odin's national game.

But why is it?

Eric looked at the boy with a puzzled expression. He entered a strange room, and the other party regarded him as an enemy, but as soon as the other party came up, he wanted to play a game of queen chess with him, like an old friend who had not seen each other for a long time.

The boy just smiled and narrowed his eyes into a slit and did not respond. The words are still repeated in the mouth.

"Let's play a game of Queen's Chess. ”

"Why ......"

"Let's play a game of Queen's Chess. ”

“......”

It seemed as if the boy was going to repeat the phrase as long as Eric didn't say yes.

This obsession must have a purpose!

So, sensing the anomaly, Eric alertly examined the boards and pieces with the Alpha Eye and found that they were not magic items.

The significance is unknown.

But there was no end to this, and he had to make a decision.

“... All right. Eric finally agreed. He speculated that the other party was probably trying to tell him something through a game, or that he was simply bored and wanted to find a playmate. After all, weirdos' thoughts cannot be understood with ordinary people's minds.

After receiving a satisfactory answer, the joy on the boy's face was exaggerated. It was a faint uneasiness in Eric's chest.

But in any case, it's just a game of queen chess, and even if you lose, you don't have much to lose.

At this moment, the boy's small hand grasped the pawn of the "soldier" and moved forward. It's the beginning of this game.

Eric swallowed his spit and took a step forward as well.

The two sides entered a one-step chessboard contest.

Frankly, Eric only knows a little about Queen's chess.

He had learned the simple rules from books, and had only seen other people's chess games a few times in the tavern. And he himself didn't even have a real fight.

And the boy is definitely a master.

He used his tricks to eat Eric's "mage" and "spearman" early. And the two chess pieces on the boy's side are also his two major killer weapons. The rhythm of his attack was higher and higher, and Eric, who was directly pressing, was out of breath.

The situation has been clear from beginning to end.

When the boys' army overwhelmed the border, Eric was left with the lone queen on the chessboard.

The results are clear at a glance. The game will undoubtedly end in a boy's victory.

Finally, as if performing some kind of ritual, the boy brutally knocked Eric's queen down on the board with his own pieces. A happy laugh ensued.

Trust me, that sounds really happy.

"You've fallen under my spell!"

The boy laughed and said terrible words.

Curse?

In stark contrast to the previous ones, the voice was as energetic as his age.