Chapter 399: I'm the Strongest Knight! (b)
In a secret cellar at Hogwarts, a game of chess is unfolding.
Faced with Ron's gradual tactical advantage, the blue phantom on the other side of the chessboard finally took Ron seriously, and reported his own name with great respect, the former Guardian of the World, Medivan.
But not to mention Ron, even Hermione Granger, the famous "jack-of-all-trades" miss of Gryffindor, said that she had never heard of this name.
Maybe it was this behavior that angered the other party, maybe it was just that the other party really had no worries about victory, in short, this "guardian" who sounded like a positive character chose to use an "off-board move" to burn the white chess pieces on Ron's side in a large area with fire magic that was not a chess piece ability.
In order to prevent Harry from further damage, Ron had to use the invaluable chess move qualification of this round to protect Harry.
The round was forced to end, and through the connection of the chessboard, Ron was keenly aware that his burned pieces had each lost a third of their lives at the end of the round.
In other words, if you don't find a way to break the game, after three rounds, all the pieces that are still in the flames will inevitably be destroyed!
It was only at this point that Harry and the others began to really feel the fear.
All the previous pressure seemed to be just a play between the blue shadow and Ron, like a game between an old man and a child, and once the old man started cheating "without martial virtues", the situation was completely controlled by the other party almost instantly.
For some reason, the self-proclaimed [former Guardian of the World] Medivan actually spoke again, only to see that he almost completely ignored Harry and Hermione, and stared at Ron with a deep and distant gaze:
"I foresaw the future, I saw the burning shadow that was about to engulf the world, and now you feel it, don't you?"
"It's time to extinguish your hopes once and for all."
As Medivan's words fell, a bald-headed black chess piece stepped forward.
What an ugly chess piece, the wide black robe could not cover the opponent's thin body, the bare head, the crooked corners of the mouth, and the bridge of the nose that was almost none, this person was simply alive and well, and it was Nicholas Zhao Si who changed his face with AI.
"The effect of the Black King, doubling the combat power of all Black pieces for three turns."
As Medivan's words fell, all of the Black pieces collectively let out a howl of great excitement, as if the appearance of the Boss had made all the Dark Wizards and Death Eaters extremely excited.
"Volt ...... Voldemort?! β
Harry froze, he didn't expect that the king of the black piece on the opposite side was Voldemort, almost exactly the same man he had seen in his countless nightmares.
"No, we should have guessed that the only 'king' who could command this group of dark wizards to fight the Death Eaters and evil creatures could be that person."
Hermione muttered softly, but now her voice began to tremble, full of helplessness.
What would you choose? Do you give up silently, or are you unwilling to fight back senselessly, or you are waiting for an opportunity to turn the tables and consume all the resources you can use?
I'm looking forward to your choice, and I hope you don't get as boring as everyone else, but that's a disappointment. β
Coming to Ron's turn, there were a total of five chess pieces that had been burned by Medivan's magical flames, and with Harry being moved out of the flame area in time for the last turn, there was still one knight, two pawns, and a bishop who had previously exhausted his functions.
Fortunately, Medivan's flames deal proportional damage, otherwise with the Bishop's pawn that has completely lost its magic power, it is estimated that it is unknown whether it will survive a round in the flames.
In two consecutive rounds, Ron rescued the knight who had one-third of his life burned, one pawn who had two-thirds of his life burned, and the bishop and another pawn who had been eliminated one after another for hindering the opponent's attack.
The opponent's dark wizard looked extremely arrogant, and even ignored the principle that the chess piece would be completely reduced to ashes after death, and tore the bishop's chess piece into several pieces, and threw it directly out of the chessboard.
The poor bishop's pawn was no longer in its former glory, and she lay face to face in the graveyard, motionless.
After another round, Ron's remaining pawn with a third of his life left was completely killed.
At this point, there were only two knights left in Ron's front row of meat shield pieces, and the rest were all fragile ranged units, as well as ...... A king who has never appeared before.
The moment he saw Ron's eyes looking at him, the king took a step forward, and at the same time he pulled out a knight's sword from his waist, which was unique in that the hilt of the knight's sword seemed to have the end of the wand decorated.
"The king's will, surging!"
An exhilarating knock sounded, and all the pieces on Ron's side were covered with a rock shield on the outside of their bodies, and three rocks the size of Bludgers circled rapidly around the bodies of their respective pieces.
"The king's bearing, impressed!"
The king raised his sword, and a red beam struck the only Dementor pawn on the opposite side.
The Dementor chess piece turned out to be a little muddy, and walked straight in front of the king with his head down, then turned around and let out a heart-shattering roar in the direction of the Death Eaters!
A white phantom loomed over the hood of the Dementor's cloak, signaling that the Dementor had been converted into Ron's white camp.
It's just a black cloak with a forehead wrapped in strips of white cloth......
This look, this dress, how do you look like a son-in-law who came to his mother's house to cry for the grave.
With the powerful chess pieces of the opposing camp as a fighter, Ron can finally let go of his hands and feet and kill indiscriminately against the black side controlled by Medivan!
"Yes, it's good not to be limited to using the power of darkness to fight the darkness.
I have seen too many so-called 'righteous people', just because they uphold the so-called 'justice' and are unwilling to touch the dark side of this world, so that they are eliminated by this world in a trivial battle.
You must know that where there is light, there will be darkness, power is essentially just power, and the purpose of using power is often selfish, only if you are strong enough in your heart, you will have enough will to control the power you have. β
Although Medivan's words were full of great truth, he did not hesitate at all in his actions.
Another flame was summoned by him out of thin air, but I don't know if it was because of the decay of Medivan's cheating power, or the decrease in the number of chess pieces on Ron's side, this time only three chess pieces appeared under the flames.
Unfortunately, Ron was one of the three "lucky ones", the other two being the king and the dementor.
Enduring the pain in his chest that seemed to be burning his soul, Ron chose to let the king retreat first, after all, if the king fell, then his white chess piece side would all be killed.
Then Ron moved in the next turn, finally no longer having to bear the scorching flames, which made Ron breathe a deep sigh of relief.
"Is that really good, as your turn ends, your King's bothered Dementors will be consumed in flames, and you will no longer be able to resist my attacks."
As soon as he finished speaking, the flames at the Dementor's feet suddenly burst into flames, and the flames burned so much that Ron felt as if his eyes had been burned.
Ron Dementor, exit!
The corners of the white king's mouth moved, as if to tell Ron that if he wanted to submit the other black pieces again, he would have to wait for fifteen turns for his skills to cool down, and he would not be able to control the core members of the opposing king.
Ron nodded, fifteen rounds, it is estimated that this matchup will not be able to drag on until that time.
A plan suddenly flashed through Ron's mind, and Ron couldn't help but grit his teeth, success or failure in one fell swoop!
"Yes......" Ron whispered, "Harry, Hermione, I've discovered one thing, that self-proclaimed Guardian of the World's Medivan Phantom doesn't seem to be able to hear what we're talking about.
He seems to have a pre-programmed dialogue, and will only express some of his thoughts and opinions for specific situations.
Now there is only one way...... I have to be eaten. β
"No way!" Harry and Hermione shouted at the same time.
"It's a game of chess!" Ron snapped, "There are always sacrifices to be made!" If we are timid, then what awaits us is to be completely eaten up by the other party little by little!
Listen, Harry, I have a tactical ......"
"But ......"
"Don't interrupt me, listen to me, when I'm eaten, there will be no support around the bald monster on the other side, and this is our only chance.
Hermione's castle ability was just told to me by the King, and she can help you force an attack on the opposite side and end the turn on the other side. β
"But you ......"
"Do you want to stop Snape?"
"Ron, you're going to die!"
"No way, Hogwarts won't let its students die easily, it's probably just a state of fainting or something, anyway, it's up to Harry and Hermione to pursue Snape in the future.
Hurry up, if he doesn't hurry up, he will already have the Philosopher's Stone in his hands! β
Harry didn't hesitate any longer, but his clenched fists were the surface.
"Are you ready?" Ron shouted, pale but resolute.
"Hmm." X2
"Harry, activate your skills!"
Ron raised his hand and pointed his finger at the black chessboard: "I activate the skill of my second bishop chess piece, and the dead are brought to life!" β
Medivan on the other side seemed to have just reacted and let out a disdainful taunt:
"Don't blame me for not reminding you, who else can you resurrect? Another bishop, don't forget, she's already used special abilities, and resurrection is just a tabula rasa.
Are you trying your best to resurrect a pawn? β
"You're wrong," a resolute smile tugged at Ron's lips, "I'm coming back to life with the Dementor who just died on our side!" β
"Because of the resurrection round, I can arrange the resurrection pieces at will, and I choose to attack the cyclops with the Dementors!"
"At the same time, due to the Bishop's special ability, I will close your actions for the next turn!"
Ron waved his hand: "Come on, my other knight, charge at the Death Eaters beside the black chess king!" β
"Did you fight to the death?" Medivan shook his head, "Although the way to resurrect Dementors is very ingenious, it will inevitably fall into clichΓ©s.
The cooldown of the Black Commander skill is over, and the skill is activated again, and the attack power of all black chess pieces is doubled!
This effect also works on the Black Commander, so let's deal a fatal blow to the opponent's Dementors. β
With a "bang", a green light flashed, and the Dementor instantly turned into a cloud of smoke and dissipated, only this time the Dementor appeared in the graveyard of Ron's white camp.
Ron nodded, sure enough, the other party is just a set system, as long as there are traces to follow, then everything can go according to his own plan!
Closing the helmet from his visor completely, Ron prepared to charge forward like a true knight.
"I'm going, pay attention, act as soon as I win, don't delay here."
He greeted the field, and the horse at the knight's feet instantly came into the middle of the field, and Ron took a step forward, and then charged at great speed towards the other blonde Death Eater to Voldemort's right.
The blonde Death Eater pounced instantly, he raised his arm and fired a devastating blow at Ron's chest with his wand!
Ron fell to the floor in a flash - Hermione screamed, but didn't leave her lattice - but Ron wasn't dead, and the [Armor Protection] spell wrapped around his body was extremely thin, but it was still useful.
Ron struggled to his feet, looking like he could still give the other a last-ditch blow.
Voldemort's expression was furious, but due to the rules on the chessboard, he could only watch as Ron stunned his men completely.
Finally, when it was time for the other party's turn, Voldemort instantly raised his wand, and a green light pierced the heart of the other knight in front of Ron's side, and then turned into a puddle of ashes.
"It's light, it's easy." Medivan's phantom spoke lightly, as if the victory was in hand.
And in the next round, Ron raised his long sword with all his strength and slashed at Voldemort's bald head, with a loud "buzz", as if the entire space echoed with the echo of Ron's rod hitting Voldemort.
If it weren't for the rules, Voldemort would have almost been knocked unconscious by Ron.
When it finally came to the other party's turn, the bald Voldemort didn't shoot the green light on the top of his wand at Ron for the first time, but looked at him playfully like cat and mouse, and said flirtatiously:
"That's my power, do you feel intimidated, Miscellaneous Fish?"
"Face your death in fear, you pure-blood traitor."
Perhaps it was the phrase "pure-blood traitor" that stimulated Ron, who had already given up resistance and was ready to die calmly, threw the helmet on his head, held his head high, and roared at Voldemort's almost noseless face.
"You think your little strength is enough to scare me? Do you deserve it too? β
"Bastard, who do you think I am?"
"I'm Weasley, a true Gryffindor warrior, a true knight, a warrior of courage!"
"Come on, kill me, now the situation is completely clear, as long as you kill me, my teammates will be enough to kill you completely in the remaining two rounds.
Come on, let's see who's going to survive the last two rounds in fear! β
With that, Ron's eyes widened, and he looked contemptuously at Voldemort's ugly face with the most mocking expression.
"That's for later, I'll kill you now!"
An enraged Voldemort stretched out his wand, and a tragic green light struck Ron fiercely!
"Goodbye, Harry, goodbye, Hermione......"
Ron only felt that his life was passing like crazy, as if there was a huge suction force that was about to pull him into another world.
After waiting for a long time, Ron touched his body and found that he was unharmed?
Well???
What the hell is going on???
When I looked back, I saw that Hermione was crying with tears on her face, and it was her wand that was lying on the ground at her hand.
"You...... "Ron" Ron was speechless.
"I'm sorry, I can't watch you die like this, I can't watch my friends die like this......"
Hermione, who was crying until she broke down, just shook her head vigorously, and at this moment she could no longer utter a complete sentence.
"Do you know that if you save me, none of us will survive? You seem to be saving me, but you actually lost the most crucial round?
I'm dead, the opponent's turn is over, Harry attacks, the opponent attacks, you save Harry, help him resist the opponent's attack, Harry attacks again, and we win.
And now, it's our turn soon, I'm still going to die, maybe the other party still has the possibility of cheating, and Harry may not be able to eliminate the other party at once.
You...... Ay! β
Ron couldn't go on.
Because at this moment, Hermione is no longer the proud female school bully, she is just a little girl who completely collapsed because her friend was about to die in front of her, a little girl who can only repeat "I'm sorry" and "I can't do it" countless times.
Medivan on the other side spoke: "Your turn, time is running out, and if you run out of time, you will immediately destroy a chess piece, including the king's chess piece." β
Ron looked up and looked at the hourglass on the wall that represented his turn, it was true that half of the time had passed, and he had to act as soon as possible.
"It's just another sacrifice, I'm ready to come to my senses."
"Harry, the last hope is up to you, stop Snape."
Who knows, in the face of Ron's heroic self-sacrificing speech, Medivan's phantom actually let out a sigh of extreme disappointment.
"Although you are very talented, but after all, you are confined to the chessboard, I have said many times, chess players should not enter easily, but unfortunately no one can understand my painstaking efforts."
"Fuck you!
I've been replacing chess pieces for a long time, you're still talking nonsense endlessly, you have the ability to come down, see if I don't kill you first! β
"Yes, I approve of you."
A gentle voice rang out, and just as Ron was about to shout the word "charge", everything seemed to come to a standstill.
The chessboard scene that Ron was in also began to change in an instant, from a medieval battlefield to an ancient altar.
Countless pieces of armor and weapons were scattered around the altar, two crossed swords were placed in the middle of the altar, and two blazing bonfires silently guarded the long swords.
"Ron, your courage burns in my heart.
Sensing the predicament you are in, I, the legendary strongest warrior and chaos warrior, am willing to recognize Your Excellency, your body is entrusted to me, and my fate is attached to your sword, and I will surely get back the final victory for Your Excellency! β
Summoning me, you need to remove two pieces of light and one dark in the graveyard as sacrifices, and luckily, you chose to resurrect the Dementors to the field, so that the Dementors who died again were assigned to our faction's graveyard by the rules.
Now that the conditions for summoning have been gathered, recite the incantation that summons me, Lord Ron Weasley!
A phantom shadow possessed Ron's body, and the courage in Ron's heart became more abundant than ever, and when he closed his eyes slightly, when he opened them again, Ron's eyes seemed to be incarnated as a sharp blade that could cut off everything in the world!
γHeaven and Earth Open!!γ Sacrifice the souls of light and darkness in the Chaos Field!! The strongest warrior of the legend!! Chaos Warrior: Pioneer of the Frontier!! Befall!! γ
As the two rays of light and darkness of the cemetery rose, they met in the sky above the chessboard, and then landed on Ron, where light and darkness converged, the Chaos Knight descended!
"Voldemort, suffer death, Chaos Knight's trick - heaven, earth, open, open!"
An incomparable blade flashed, and Voldemort turned around and wanted to escape outside the chessboard, but unfortunately due to the rules of the chess pieces, he couldn't escape at all, and after desperately trying all the spells and couldn't resist this move, he was cut in two!
"Did you win......" Ron gasped and looked weakly across the board.
The door didn't open, but Medivan's phantom was descending from mid-air.
"I said, don't enter the chess player easily, do you still have the ability to face me now?"
Harry and Hermione held their breath, they thought that after defeating Black's Voldemort pieces, they could move on to the next level to pursue Snape, but they didn't expect that the enemies in this level had not been completely eliminated.
"Don't take it lightly, obviously, you don't understand that.
Now I am still in full condition, and you are just a candle in the wind, your turn is coming to an end, and I, in turn, will destroy you in turn.
It's really stupid, sure enough, that's what happened to the thief. β
"Not necessarily."
Ron looked up, squeezing out a smile with all his strength.
"If it were an ordinary Chaos Warrior, maybe it would be helpless against you, but unfortunately what I summoned was the strongest warrior in the legend, the Chaos Warrior Pioneer Emissary!"
"His special effect can only be activated when attacking and destroying the opponent's chess piece, and this chess piece can only continue to attack again this turn."
"I knew that the moment I got the king of Black, you would be impatient to go down in person, otherwise according to the rules, you would be judged as a loser, and you had to go down in person to continue the battle."
"It's useless to talk more, let's take it - heaven, earth, open, open!"
A sword light slashed, and Medivan's blue phantom was bombarded and scattered all over the sky, but Medivan didn't seem to care about the body that was about to dissipate.
He just stared at Ron intently, smiling with satisfaction, laughing so heartily and so heartily.
"Ron, yes, good, good, you've managed to break the limits of the chessboard from the outside."
"Remember this truth and break through the limitations of the chessboard, so that we can have the possibility of truly breaking the game."
"This world no longer needs me as a guardian, the wounds of the earth will be slowly recovered by itself, and the future of the various races living here can only rely on their own efforts."
"This game ...... It was you who won and played well. β
Eventually, amid the exclamations of Ron, Harry, and Hermione, Medivan's shadow dissipated completely, disappearing in mid-air.
Only Ron's ears sounded Medivan's last whisper:
"I've tried my best...... Against him......"
"Or ...... It's become like this......"
"Etiyes...... Eventually, it will shatter ......"
"Find a reliable teacher...... He will guide you to my treasure......"
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With a "boom", the door on the opposite side of the chessboard rang open, and Ron suddenly collapsed on the chessboard.
"Ron!!
Harry and Hermione pounced, only to be stopped by the shadow of the knight's pawn.
"Go do what you're supposed to do, he's fine, he's just a little out of his strength and fainted."
Facing the open door across the board, Harry clenched his fists.
What kind of problems await him?