Versatile Mage

, but if you die…” Mu Bai was hesitant to finish the sentence.

“Is my death worse than Sharjah dying to the enemy queen?” Asha’ruiya asked him.

“Of course not,” Mu Bai replied quickly.

Even with Mu Bai’s change of plan, there was a high chance that either Asha’ruiya or Sharjah was going to die.
The Lord of Darkness was pretty good at the game.
He would not let both of them escape to safety.

Even if Asha’ruiya died on B6, Mu Bai would still have the advantage since she had cleared a path for Sharjah to charge right into the enemy’s territory.

Mu Bai had castled and exchanged the Black Dragon Emperor and Sharjah’s positions.
It was a valid move by the Lord of Darkness’ rules.

Sharjah was a rook, and could move across the board with ease.
If she could swiftly regroup with the Black Dragon Emperor, the two of them could inflict a lot of damage on the enemy.

If the enemy queen took out Asha’ruiya, she would be blocking Sharjah’s path.
Mu Bai would have to waste an extra turn to relocate Sharjah.

Once Sharjah left the piece she was currently on, Mu Bai’s plan would fail.
The Black Dragon Emperor would be left alone with zero backup.
The Lord of Darkness could easily use the rules of the extra boost of strength to the winning pieces and the thirty percent strength reduction to take out the Black Dragon Emperor.

Once the Black Dragon Emperor was taken out, it meant Mu Bai had lost the match!

Asha’ruiya’s next step was crucial to the outcome.
Mu Bai even wished he could take Asha’ruiya’s spot and let her be the player, but he was unable to break the rules.

“Asha’ruiya…” Mo Fan was going to say something.

Asha’ruiya put on a calm smile and said, “I’m happy that you two are doing everything to protect me.
I’ve not felt this way in a very long time, but I don’t understand why you think you have to protect me.
As a matter of fact, I’m going to protect you two.
I, Asha’ruiya, will bring you both out of here alive!”

Asha’ruiya carried a sword on her back.
She was imposing, yet alluring.
Her eyes were brimming with determination.

The Asha’ruiya Mo Fan knew always had two sides to her.
She was cold but seductive, attractive but sacred, casual but elegant.

She was like a white Persian cat.
She had a natural noble aura, but she still retained her savagery.

Asha’ruiya glided into the White Widow’s tile.

The White Widow was being attacked, thus her strength had been reduced by thirty percent.
However, the White Widow was a bishop!

“I forgot to mention another thing, too.
Since the Dark Swordmaster was trying to help some travelers escape, I have removed the power Asha’ruiya received from the Dark Swordmaster as punishment,” the Lord of Darkness proclaimed.

In other words, Asha’ruiya had already been punished by the Lord of Darkness before she even set foot on the board.

“It’s true that nothing can ever escape your eyes, but don’t you worry.
It’s better to spend my youth somewhere else than being stuck in the Dark Plane forever.
I’m sorry that my soul won’t belong to you for now, Your Highness Lord of Darkness,” Asha’ruiya exclaimed, grinning faintly.

The Lord of Darkness did not respond, remaining unmoved with a playful look in his eyes.
He was looking forward to the upcoming duel.

It was a ghastly Ruler-level creature in the Dark Plane..
It had the body of a spider, and was able to move nimbly in the air or even hang upside down behind its prey and stare at it for a long time without alerting it.

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