Life Game In Other World
Chapter 704: Half a Game of Chess Win, Checkmate! (Two More - s for 9000 Votes for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 704: Chapter 704: Half a Game of Chess Win, Checkmate! (Two More Chapters for 9000 Votes for Monthly Ticket)

In these three layers of defense, the rocket only blasted through the first layer; at this moment, the two had already crossed it.

What the burly strongman was assaulting was the second layer of defense.

Under normal circumstances, a distance of several meters, for D-level and C-level Transcendents, would almost be crossed in the blink of an eye.

However, YiXiya and her companion were significantly delayed between the first and second defensive layers.

Because the soldiers stationed at the gate reacted too quickly, almost the moment they broke through, they had poured bullets towards them.

And several Mechanized Bodies also rushed out, targeting them with mini laser cannons.

Their previous guesses were not wrong; there were definitely more than one D-level Transcendent or Mechanized Body inside.

But they hadn’t expected there to be so many; based on those they had seen, there were at least five D-level combatants.

Moreover, the firearms in the hands of these mercenaries were the best of the best, and their shooting was not poor either.

These were the elite, the most elite soldiers within the Mercenary Corps.

The person behind the scenes probably hadn’t anticipated that they held the key to the emergency switch, but he had likely been prepared for someone to assault the gates in an attempt to seize them.

So, he had specifically arranged for the elite to guard the gates.

And he probably had also specially trained them in defensive formations for guarding the gates.

In their recent wave of charges, YiXiya and the burly strongman had killed at least four or five people, leaving the squad with 10% casualties in an instant; yet, their morale was not affected at all, and they quickly formed a new formation, trying to surround YiXiya and her companion.

"Ah!!!"

The burly strongman raised his broadsword and diagonally cleaved a mercenary Transcendent who was attacking from the front into two, "Make way for me!"

Then, he swung his broadsword upwards, directly cutting through the barrier in front, breaking through the second line of defense.

YiXiya followed closely behind him.

The third line of defense, though, was not so easy to breach.

It was a reinforced alloy fence wall about three meters high, and the wall had undergone multiple reinforcements, which would take quite some time to break through with brute force.

At this moment, many mercenaries were hiding behind this fence wall, shooting at them.

The burly strongman’s body was now covered in even more bloodstains; during the recent battle, several Mechanized Bodies’ mini electromagnetic cannons had grazed him, tearing open wounds that bled profusely.

YiXiya’s condition was not good either. Although she was agile, she had been hit by bullets in the shoulder and abdomen amidst the gunfire, staining her white skin with fresh blood.

"Come on!"

The burly strongman had already taken the opportunity to charge to the other side of the fence wall.

He glanced at the fence and then held his broadsword to his side, letting out a loud shout.

YiXiya immediately sprinted over, stepped on the broadsword, and rolled over the fence wall.

A few soldiers by the wall tried to raise their guns to attack her but were directly skewered by the burly strongman’s sword.

Then, the burly strongman turned his sword backward, watching the mercenaries behind him.

He could have easily climbed over the fence wall, but if he did, the mercenaries behind him would open the fence and follow.

After all, there were only a few mercenaries behind the fence wall.

Bang—Bang—

In midair, YiXiya fired her gun and penetrated the bodies of two mercenaries who were attempting to shoot, then she landed with a roll to offset the force.

And just as she was rolling, a dagger suddenly thrust out from beside her, aiming straight for her heart.

She immediately twisted her body to avoid the strike, but the dagger still pierced through her right chest.

Then, before she could react, the dagger’s owner sharply withdrew it and retreated several steps back.

YiXiya stood up and looked around.

Inside the fence wall, other than the few corpses of mercenaries lying on the ground, everything seemed empty—nothing else was there.

Invisible?

Assassin?

She swept her gaze around once more, then looked up—the emergency switch was just ahead.

She drew an alloy dagger from the sheath strapped to her thigh. As the granddaughter of a ’Cold Weaponsmith,’ she wasn’t exactly short on effective weapons; even the broadsword that the burly strongman used had been provided by her.

Blood with a faint orange glow dripped onto the ground, and YiXiya took a deep breath before swiftly heading towards that emergency switch.

She couldn’t break the assassin’s stealth that altered perception, but this time, she was the attacker.

Indeed, when she was only a meter away from the emergency switch, a gaunt figure dressed in a mercenary uniform reappeared behind her, silently thrusting a knife towards her neck.

Bang—

At that instant, a parrying dagger blocked the ’assassin’s’ attack.

A smile curled up on the corner of YiXiya’s mouth,

The Investigative Journalist Talent Sequence wasn’t a complete waste in fighting. YiXiya might not be able to break the stealth change of cognition of the assassin, but she could discard the concept altogether, treating it as if she were fighting an invisible person.

She relied on the flowing wind and her keen awareness of her surroundings to sense the ’invisible person’ approaching.

Observing details and analyzing them had now come within the Investigative Journalist’s field of expertise.

It was clear that this assassin wasn’t strong enough, their movements were poorly concealed, thinking that with the ability to "stealth," they would be completely safe.

Caught off guard when their attack was blocked, the assassin hesitated for a moment before immediately trying to retreat.

Bang——

At that moment, a gunshot rang out, putting an end to any thoughts of retreat.

The bullet pierced through his heart, sending his body tumbling backwards.

The assassin gazed at the woman in front of him, the gun barrel resting on her shoulder, at the shoulder that the bullet had gone through, stained red with blood, and his mouth slightly opened.

In his mind, there was only one thought······

Madwoman······

YiXiya had been aware of the assassin’s approach for a while, waiting until the last moment to block, wanting the assassin to be close enough that he couldn’t dodge the bullet, a distance where he could be killed with one shot.

Of course, if she had raised her gun earlier, the assassin definitely wouldn’t have dared to come close, so she pressed the muzzle against her own shoulder, using her own flesh and blood to hide the shape of the gun.

YiXiya knew the power of the Gauss Pistol well; even after the bullet had pierced her shoulder, it still had enough force to go through the heart of an assassin, whose defenses were not that high.

Not until the assassin’s corpse hit the floor did that intense urgency recede, and YiXiya then felt a sharp pain emanating from her shoulder.

Although she had purposely avoided key tendons, it was still a wound that penetrated her body.

But at that moment, she had no time to worry about such things.

The strength of this assassin actually didn’t match up to him, she could have found a way to drag out the fight, to grind him down.

But she didn’t have time any longer.

She slipped the Gauss Gun back into her waistband and pulled out a black key card from her pocket.

Now, this key card was covered in even more bloodstains, but these didn’t affect its functionality.

Enveloping the emergency switch was a high-strength alloy protective cover, which was to prevent the switch from being accidentally destroyed in the heat of battle.

If it hadn’t been for this shield, the assassin would have destroyed the switch when he realized YiXiya’s target was the emergency switch.

Zzz——

As YiXiya pulled out the key card and held it in front of the alloy shield, the shield trembled slightly and slowly opened to the side, revealing two mechanical bolts and a slot between them.

YiXiya directly inserted the key card into the slot,

"Permission verified successfully."

Accompanied by the mechanical female voice, green lights flashed on above the two bolts instantaneously.

YiXiya didn’t allow joy to spread through her heart but instead violently raised both hands and pulled down both bolts at the same time.

One bolt controlled the inner door, the other the outer door.

Boom——

A loud noise echoed around the massive gateway as if countless mechanical hinges were set in motion, and the thick door slowly began to crack open.

The glow of artillery fire peeked through the slightly ajar gate, casting light upon the woman’s pale and beautiful, blood-covered cheeks.

We did it······

Elder, we made it······

In that moment, YiXiya felt a tremendous wave of fatigue washing over her.

Her frame wobbled slightly, almost causing her to fall.

Boom——

Yet in that very split second, a massive explosion sounded to her side.

The strapping, blood-soaked man who had been in front of the railing wall was hurled out, crashing through the railing wall, and rolled to the ground right before YiXiya.

"Run······ quickly······"

The man looked at YiXiya, opening his mouth, his voice weak and hoarse as he shouted.

"Almost missed you."

A milder male voice came from the direction of the smashed railing wall.

YiXiya looked up to see a man in an exquisite military uniform, standing tall at the hole in the railing wall.

His attire was meticulously tailored, his hair slicked with styling wax, giving the impression of someone who paid a lot of attention to foreign trade.

But at this time, YiXiya had no more time to analyze. She moved to protect the pulled bolt instinctively.

But within a second, the man who was across a dozen meters appeared right before her.

So fast!

His hand, firm as steel, clamped around her neck and lifted her up, holding her far from the switch to the outside.

"Little girl, it’s over."

Bram glanced at the blood-drenched YiXiya, increased the power in his hand, trying to crush her neck directly, while also reaching out to lift the bolt that had been pulled down.

YiXiya only felt her vision growing dark, everything around her blurring.

In the face of absolute power, all strategies seemed meaningless.

Her hands were still clawing at Bram’s hands, trying to move herself out of this clamp.

She was not afraid of death, but her task was still unfinished.

Bram sensed her futile resistance, and then increased his strength.

He could actually snap YiXiya’s neck with both hands directly, or kill her swiftly by other means, but for him, closing the city gates clearly had higher urgency.

Anyway, by the time he pulled the first bolt, YiXiya would most likely have died.

Everything actually happened very quickly, in the blink of an eye.

Darkness gradually enveloped YiXiya’s vision completely.

Was everything over...

Boom—

A blinding brilliance accompanied by heat like that of the sun pierced through the dim darkness.

YiXiya felt the force on her throat slacken due to some kind of impact, and she was flung to the ground.

Her blurry world gradually became clear, and she saw the brilliance, that dazzling light, like the sun.

It was a laser cannon!

A shipborne laser cannon!

She twisted her head to look towards the source of the laser cannon.

Behind the huge door gap, outside the outer door gap, a massive transport craft stood imposingly.

The diameter of the muzzle was not large, at most one meter. The person who fired was an incredibly skilled gunner who could hit Bram with precision at such a long distance without injuring YiXiya.

By this time, Bram, scorched by the huge laser cannon, had his entire skin covered with a layer of char.

But he had not died, and he might not even be too badly injured, as he did not even look at YiXiya but still tried to pull the bolt.

At that instant, a Black Shadow, like a shell shot out, with a howling wind, suddenly passed through the opened door gap and struck Bram, knocking him out of the doorway.

"Fiss!!!"

A violent roar came from afar, the original mildness completely dissipated in the impact.

"Hahaha, Bram, long time no see, yo, you’ve got quite the tan, why are you so dark, playing something so thrilling? Liking it rough now?"

What followed was a hearty laugh.

The one who had just knocked that uniformed officer out seemed to be another powerful Transcendent.

"Fiss, I’m going to kill you!"

The angry roar receded into the distance, as if it had already moved away.

YiXiya moved her body little by little, leaning next to the sturdy, muscular man on the ground, watching the dying sturdy man as she tried to fumble out some emergency medicine from her pocket.

But her pockets had been damaged in the battle, and the medicine had long since fallen out.

"Hello!"

At that moment, a figure covered in mechanized armor landed in front of them, a somewhat gentle yet lively girl’s voice came from inside the armor.

She was carrying a pure white medical kit and quickly opened it, "You need treatment."

"Who are you?"

YiXiya looked at the person in front of her.

"My name is Ennie,"

The armor faceplate opened, along with the helmet, retracting onto the armor around the neck, revealing a girl with light golden braids and a cute and lively face, "from Nolanka Group."

As she spoke, she quickly took out two syringes filled with white liquid and some wound dressing medicines from the medical box, "This is a special-effect drug; it might be a bit painful, but it’s quick."

At the same time, individuals dressed in similar armor to the girl’s passed through the gaps in the city gate, walking from behind her.

They swiftly dealt with the mercenaries who were still resisting at the front and orderly surged into the city.

----

Pollution Cleaning Department Building

"Send down a few more, that damn director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is almost breaking through, we must stop him below."

A loud roar echoed through the empty hall, a group of mercenaries originally guarding the hall quickly followed the voice downstairs.

Now, there were very few mercenaries left in the whole hall.

A mercenary stood by the window, looking at the silent city outside.

Towering buildings, like torches, interwove with the twisted purple sky, outlining a bizarre yet breathtaking beauty.

He watched all this silently, feeling the distorted pulsation within his body.

This floor was the most important in the building, so it had the most people guarding it, even C-level security.

Of course, most of the guards and the C-levels who were watching this place had already gone to block that astonishingly powerful and reckless director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The mercenary watched ahead, and in the blink of an eye, it seemed he saw a small Black Shadow rapidly approaching.

"What is that? A bird? Or a drone?"

He paused, slightly startled.

Under normal circumstances, the drones used for combat were much larger, which would have been worthy of their attention, and the small Black Shadow before them clearly did not match.

Moreover, there was no signal throughout the city, so how could the drone be controlled...

And just in that moment of hesitation, the Black Shadow had already appeared outside the window.

"Captain, it looks like a person!"

His companion shouted loudly.

It seemed to be a small drone, with a little girl grabbing onto its landing gear.

Air raid?

The thought flashed through the mercenary’s mind, but he found it a bit ridiculous.

What little girl would have the courage to directly grab a drone and fly so high up in the sky, and even if there were, who would use a little girl for an air raid!

So was that supposed to be a scarecrow puppet doll?

And as he pondered this, the little girl who had grabbed the drone leaped forward, smashing through the large building’s floor-to-ceiling windows and flying towards him.

"Seeking death!"

Even with doubts in his mind, the fight instinct caused the mercenary to react instantly, immediately raising his gun.

At the same time, his body split open, unleashing several tentacles that shot out, intending to pierce through the little girl.

But the girl just glanced at him, ducking her body, pulled a dagger from her calf, and at the same time stepped on one of the tentacles he had extended, using it to leap forward.

Shh—

Blood splattered.

The slight shadow, with a dagger gleaming with light, had pierced through the mercenary’s neck in an instant.

Immediately after, the little girl stepped on his shoulder, executing a backflip and landing smoothly.

She glanced at the somewhat bewildered mercenaries approaching from all around, listening to the dull thuds of the monster behind her, twirled the dagger in her hand from a reverse to a normal grip.

She revealed a shallow, adorable smile, letting the blood on her dagger drip down, biting into the shell fragment she had been holding between her teeth.

An invisible connection suddenly descended upon her, followed by a surge of mental power sweeping around.

——

Evolution Acolytes Building

"Actually, I am a doctor."

With his body covered in blood, Sienzi pulled the surgical knife from the neck of the person in front of him, laying the corpse down on the ground.

At this moment, the distorted purple glow from outside the window reflected on his bloodstained cheeks and his white garments dyed red.

He glanced at the faint pattern on the ground and crushed the shell fragment in his hand.

——

Central Park

The cold night wind passed through the leaves with a rustling sound.

The refined elderly man sat amidst the silent night, gazing at the chessboard before him.

At this point, most of the board was empty, with only a white king still standing before the elderly man.

Tap—tap—

The crisp sound of footsteps approached through the night.

The elderly man lifted his head, looking ahead.

In the dim light of the park, a figure cloaked in a hood and wielding a long spear slowly emerged from the darkness.

Behind him, a contorted creature full of injuries and tentacles trailed closely behind.

The creature reached out, seemingly trying to touch the figure, but ultimately, it never did and, amidst a thunderous boom, collapsed behind the figure.

"You’ve arrived later than I anticipated,"

The elderly man watched the figure, smiling calmly, "Did you send someone to check the other two altars first? Did you make sure the other two altars weren’t used before coming here? But since you did not send anyone from this side, it seems you had already guessed I was here, you just couldn’t be completely sure."

As he spoke, the elderly man shook his head, sighing softly, "I never expected that relying on these few, seemingly weak and powerless individuals, you would break through my setup."

"Because these so-called ’weak and powerless individuals’ are actually the strongest people,"

The figure lifted the hood, revealing white hair and an aged face, and sat down calmly opposite the elderly man, placing the long spear beside him as faint purple lines moved across his skin.

He picked up a black rook from the pieces outside of the board, locked eyes with the elderly man,

"It seems that I have won the first half of this ’game’, Mr. Vellent,"

He reached out, placing the black rook directly in front of the elderly man’s white king,

Clack—

"Checkmate!"