Promotion is a rule in chess, where a pawn reaching the opponent's final rank can transform into a Queen, Bishop, Rook, or Knight. In reality, this translates to a demon pawn gaining one of these powers upon nearing the enemy's stronghold.
Duanmu Huai had played chess before, but he'd never paid attention to this rule—after all, his pawns were usually the first to die out, so who would care about what they could turn into?
"Well then... let the game begin."
With the sound of the class bell ringing, the ranked game formally commenced.
At this moment, Liliath also took out a map.
"Alright, our first priority is to find a way to break through Lessa's soldiers..."
"No need to make it so complicated."
However, before Liliath could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by Duanmu Huai. He stared at the window, then slowly walked over. At the same time, a jet-black Power Armor materialized on his body. Gripping the Thunder Warhammer tightly, he gazed intently outside.
