Chapter 463: 462, [Illusion Duel] (V): First-Person Chess Deduction_1
Su Yu was pretty pleased with the rewards she’d received from the two rounds of [Illusion Duel].
After all, each conflict only took a few minutes, and the rewards were surprisingly good!
It seemed that she would need to participate in more of these types of events in the future.
Leaving the Illusion instance, she returned to the Mage Tower.
Morning Star hopped out from the pet space and jumped onto a nearby table filled with snacks. It looked back at her and said, “This is so boring… I couldn’t participate in that instance at all while watching you play.”
“It’s okay, perhaps you can join in next time!” Su Yu scratched the kitten’s chin.
She opened her private chat and glanced at the president’s chat group.
The chat room was very quiet at the moment.
Most of the presidents were in the losers’ group, where the rules from the previous Illusion Duel were still in effect. They would be busy for 30-40 minutes, so no one was talking for now.
So, Su Yu activated the Mana Pool reactions while waiting for everyone to exit their instances.
Thirty minutes later, Su Yu received a private message from Sky Dragon: “Hehe, congratulate me! I’m the first place winner of the first round in the losers’ group! [Sunglasses-smug emoji]”
Su Yu: “Congratulations!”
Sky Dragon: “Nemesis, how did you do? And what mode were you playing?”
Su Yu: “I was playing a mode similar to Snake…”
Su Yu roughly recounted what happened in the Illusion and the rewards she received.
After hearing Su Yu’s description, Sky Dragon commented, “That mode sounds pretty interesting, much more so than our resurrection match. The rewards are even better than the first round of the resurrection match.”
Su Yu: “What reward did you get? [Teletubbies-curious emoji]”
Sky Dragon: “I got the same thing as you did in the first round. I also got to choose a rare artifact from Jefferys’. I chose this — [Psychic Shooting Range’s Target Booster Device (Rare)].”
Just like the [Magic Pool] in Su Yu’s Mage tower, the [Psychic Shooting Range] is a training facility.
Mages level up quickly by using the [Magic Pool] to refine monster materials and absorb magic for rapid leveling;
And Archers throw monster materials into the [Psychic Shooting Range] as fuel, then shoot moving targets to absorb their energy.
With this booster device, Sky Dragon’s leveling efficiency will improve a lot!
Afterwards, the two of them continue to chat.
About 10 minutes later, Sky Dragon suddenly said, “Oh, I need to stop chatting; my next round of the resurrection match is starting!”
Su Yu: “Oh, so soon?”
She had another 20 minutes left before her next round. She didn’t expect Sky Dragon’s to start this soon.
Sky Dragon: “Maybe it’s because of the losers’ group. We have an extra match to play, so we need to rush. We can chat later!”
Su Yu: “Sure, we can chat later.”
Su Yu closed the private chat with Sky Dragon and moved to the president’s chat group.
Most of the presidents in the chat room had won first place in the resurrection match.
And since everyone had plenty of equipment and potions, in Jefferys’ reward options, more than 90% of the presidents chose the [Item] option.
Su Yu browsed through the items everyone got: high-quality [Goblin Gliding Wings], [Resurrection Cross] that can resurrect once if the body is intact more than 90%, etc.
Besides, there were some quite quirky items such as the [Plunger with Unlimited Suction], and the [Gender Change Elixir] which permanently transforms males into females.
The range of items was extremely diverse.
This made Su Yu seriously consider — if she wins first place in the next round, should she also choose the [Item]? After all, items like the [Resurrection Cross] looked quite attractive!
…
Just as Su Yu was deliberating, the third round of the Illusion Duel began, and her consciousness was pulled into the Illusion instance.
Upon entering the instance, what Su Yu saw was the same greyish space as at the beginning of the previous two rounds. The number “34/100” on the panel straight ahead was rapidly increasing to “100/100”.
At the same time, Bernina’s melodious voice rang in her ears.
“Welcome to the third round of the Illusion Duel.”
“In this round, you will play a general with 3250 soldiers, these soldiers are 1500 infantry, 750 longbowmen, 500 cavalrymen, 300 priests and 200 mages.”
“In the first phase, you will participate in a major free-for-all against 20 armies in one area.”
“Every time you kill a commander of an army, you will heal all of your soldiers and gain a stack of [Victory Pursuit] (All attributes of the army will increase by 20%) buff.”
“You have 25 minutes.”
“After 25 minutes, if there are two or more commanders alive in the area, all commanders in the area will be eliminated. If there is only one commander left in the area, that commander will advance to the next phase.”
As Bernina calmly explained the game rules, the grey space had already cracked open to reveal a not so big battlefield.
The battlefield was a vast flat grassland with no trees in sight and a clear sky.
From Su Yu’s position, she could clearly see the other twenty armies surrounding her.
All twenty armies stood about two or three hundred meters apart. If Su Yu still had her sixth level Sanctuary abilities, she could already be lobbing spells at their camps.
After the briefing of the rules, control of the armies was handed over to the player generals.
Having heard the rules, Su Yu was naturally thrilled—wasn’t this similar to a first-person simplified version of the ‘War Chess Simulation’!?
Although Su Yu wasn’t particularly proficient in ‘War Chess Simulation’, she was Tina’s sparring partner.
Tina was the undisputed champion in the game world when it came to the ‘War Chess Simulation’, and even veterans who had immersed themselves in the game for many years couldn’t compete with her!
Being Tina’s sparring partner, if Tina was considered the ‘king’ of war chess, Su Yu could at least be considered a ‘master’.
Using her ‘Master’ level skills to bully these players who hadn’t even reached ‘Iron’ level yet, wouldn’t victory be a piece of cake?
So as soon as the countdown ended, Su Yu led her army towards the nearest army located about 200 meters away.
Following Su Yu’s command, the infantry unit formed a three-row “V” formation. Archers were in the middle, mages and priests were in the rear, and the cavalry were split into two teams flanking the two sides of the “V” formation, protecting the side’s safety.
Morning Star also hopped out from the pet space and stood on her shoulder, assessing the situation.
Both Su Yu and Morning Star could participate in this battle, but their abilities were greatly restricted, able to demonstrate only up to a third level of power.
Su Yu’s opponent was a Caucasian male who looked somewhat like a lizard man.
Seeing Su Yu’s army coming for him, the Caucasian player naturally wanted to fight back. After all, their armies were of equal size, so he wasn’t afraid.
However, he had never experienced ‘War Chess Simulation’ before. After taking control himself, he found that managing the army was not as simple as he thought.
“You, you, and your team go to the front!”
“You, yes, you! Archers get in line in the back!”
“Cavalry, move to the side… What? You’re asking which side? Let me show you, go over there for now.”
The player’s commands were a disorganized mess, and the army he led was just as chaotic as their leader. There was no order or method to their movements.