Chapter 67: Four Levels in a Row (Part II)
Each of them picked up a broomstick, kicked it up, rose into the air, and rushed into the dense cluster of keys. Although the www.biquge.info had already confirmed their target, the magic key dodged too quickly, and with the shabby broom they were riding, it would be impossible to catch it for a while.
And there are countless swarming keys, blocking their path.
Ron chased after the key, which made a sharp turn, and Ron hit his head on the ceiling, nearly falling off the broomstick.
"This won't work! we've got to surround it!" Al commanded them, "Harry, you're on the left, Ron is on the right, Hermione is in front, I'm behind, we're going to narrow it down!"
At Al's command, they began to quickly drive the broomstick, chasing and blocking it, forcing the key into the corner of the room, and then Al lunged forward, and with a harsh creak, he pressed the key against the stone wall with one hand.
Hermione's cheers echoed through the high room, and it had taken them a lot of time for the little one.
They landed quickly, and Al ran towards the door, the key still struggling in his hand, he shoved it into the keyhole, and then twisted it hard, and the lock opened with a crisp "click".
Hermione and the others came to Eyre's side at this time, and Harry gasped and complimented, "Al, your pounce was so beautiful, maybe you should consider joining our Quidditch team next semester." ”
"Thank you, that's what I mean. Al smiled, then took the doorknob and looked at them and asked, "Are you all ready?"
After seeing Hermione and the others nod vigorously, Al took a deep breath and opened the door.
The room was pitch black and they couldn't see anything, but as soon as they stepped inside, the room suddenly lit up, illuminating a shocking scene.
Al found them standing on the edge of a large black and white chessboard, with black pieces in front of them, all taller than them, seemingly carved out of black stone or something
At the other end of the room, facing them were white chess pieces, which looked similar to those of humans, but surprisingly, they had no facial features on their faces.
Harry, they were all taken aback by the sight, and only Al looked around with interest.
"Wow, that's nice, standing on the chessboard, I feel like a chess piece!" Al exclaimed, looking at a chess piece dressed as a king beside him.
"Alright, the door is over there, let's go. Hermione reluctantly pulled the corner of Al's coat and pointed to a door behind White.
Al and the others cautiously came to the center of the chessboard and walked towards the gate, but when they were about to walk in front of the white chess pieces, the soldiers in the front row of the white chess pieces suddenly moved.
They drew their long knives and half-crouched, ready for battle.
Al and the others were startled, and unconsciously took a few steps back.
Seeing that El and the others had withdrawn from the alert range, the white chess soldiers put away their long knives again and stood there quietly, as if nothing had happened just now.
"What now?" asked Harry.
"Isn't that obvious?" said Al, "and we have to play chess and win these white pieces to get to the door behind them." ”
"But what's going to happen here?" asked Hermione nervously.
"In my opinion. Ron said, "We have to be pawns!"
"Pawns? No, we don't need to. Al looked at the black chess pieces behind him, and said as a matter of course, "This is a large wizard chess, just like the wizard chess we usually play, it all needs to be commanded, you look at the chess pieces on the chessboard, they are not lacking, so we don't need to replace them at all." ”
The chess pieces seemed to be listening to them, and as soon as Al's words fell, they all seemed to come to life, and they all seemed to be waiting for orders.
"Now, we're all out of the chessboard. Al led Hermione and the others to the outside of the chessboard, and then took over the board.
Hermione and the others knew that Al was very good at wizarding chess, so they didn't say anything, but they all took it for granted.
Come on, let me see what you're capable of!" Al looked at the white pieces on the other side with a calm gaze.
The rule of wizard chess is that white goes first, so Al, who is on the black side, can only wait.
A few seconds later, a white soldier suddenly moved forward two blocks.
This is a very normal opening, because it is only one step, so Al can't see the rules of white, so he can only command black to fight while thinking about how to win.
Since he didn't know how strong the white chess was, Al could only play steadily.
Al pointed at one of Black's soldiers and ordered, "You, move one square forward!"
The black pawn soldier didn't hesitate, and it immediately carried out El's order, moving forward with great momentum.
"It's a great feeling to be in command of an army! Would you like to try it?" Al shouted back to Harry.
"No need. Hermione waved her hand and said, "You'd better finish this game quickly, we're already a lot behind Snape." ”
As the two sides went back and forth, the situation on the chessboard began to complicate. Whenever a piece is captured, those pieces that eat them are ruthless and merciless.
El commanded the queen of black and violently knocked one of the white knights to the ground, and the knight's body was scattered all over the ground like broken ceramics.
"What a brutal game. Hermione frowned on the edge of the chessboard and said.
"You know, that's the game men are supposed to play. Ron glanced at Hermione dissatisfied, unlike Hermione and Harry, Ron, who had already gotten his first glimpse of the door, naturally understood the fun of wizarding chess.
After some fighting, the situation on the chessboard has gradually become clear, whether it is the number of chess pieces or the strategic layout, Al has begun to gain the upper hand.
When Al's black queen turns her featureless face to the white chess king, Ron knows that the game is finally over.
"Al is really too good to win by such a big margin!" Ron couldn't help but praise.
"General!" the king of the white pieces took off the crown from its head and threw it at the feet of the black queen.
The remaining white pawns bowed and retreated, making way for them.