Skill extraction from Dragon Clan

Chapter 622 The First Person to Fall
Klaus looked serious in the face of Stephen's still puzzled look.

"In the Demon Battle Flag, the more evenly matched the two sides are, the more complicated and changeable the battle situation will be. In addition, as time goes by, the difficulty of the battlefield will increase exponentially. When I said not to think about winning the game, I was definitely not just being polite."

As if he recalled something, Klaus's expression turned a little sad:
"And for that lord, the demon flag is not just a tool for entertainment, but also a unique contract. As far as I know, Elder Aluel has been studying the demon flag for 1,200 years. In addition to the difference in 'race'...

I am afraid that in the future there will never be a ‘human’ who can defeat him on the demon battle flag.”

Looking at Klaus' serious expression, Stephen knew that he didn't mean to exaggerate at all, and might even be a little conservative given Klaus's personality.

"You said that the length of the game with Elder Alul-El depends on your wishes. So how long did you play chess with him before?"

After figuring out a lot of things, Stephen immediately grasped the key clues.

"…80 hours on average."

After a moment of silence, Klaus said a time that was enough to cause an ordinary person's heart to stop after hearing it.

"If that's the case, looking for average chess masters is really not a good strategy."

There are countless brilliant chess players in the human world. After the rise of Demon War Chess in the human world, many top-level players also emerged in a short period of time.

If we only talk about "chess skills", Klaus is indeed not the best among these people, and can even be considered as a middle-class level.

However, if we think based on the premise that Alul El is "absolutely unbeatable", then facing high-intensity fast chess games that can last for dozens of hours, the physical fitness of ordinary humans has already limited the possibility of winning.

For those geniuses in the chess world, when they heard about the hours or even dozens of hours of game time proposed by Alul Ayer, their first reaction was naturally to win quickly.

After all, the game characteristics of Demon Battle Flag itself will cause the scene to become more and more complicated as time goes by and the battle situation becomes more intense.

Once a certain time limit is exceeded, even a top-of-the-line computer may not be able to afford it.

It is precisely because of the special nature of Demon War Chess that every automatic chessboard of Demon War Chess can be called a work of art.

Moreover, when playing fast chess, energy and physical strength will be consumed more seriously.

Humans and creatures from other worlds have innate physical differences. Especially when facing an old monster like Elder Alul El who has lived for thousands of years, it is unrealistic for ordinary people to try to waste time to drag the opponent to death.

After considering many factors, a quick victory is the best option.

After all, for those chess players who have been called geniuses since childhood, they are better at finding ways to win the game when playing fast chess, and as long as they win, they naturally don’t need to consider how long they have to persist.

But such logic will fall into a trap when facing Elder Alul El.

When an extremely fierce offensive is launched at the beginning but fails to gain an advantage, the battle will be thrown into a long tug-of-war.

At this time, because of too many operations at the beginning, the complexity of Demon War Chess will be greatly increased.

Many Demon War Chess players who thought they were geniuses ended up falling in front of Alul El for this reason.

Under such circumstances, "resilience" is more important than "chess strength".

Coincidentally, among the people Stephen knows, he has not found anyone who is more resilient than Klaus.

"That's it..."

After figuring out the details, Stephen sighed.

Under normal circumstances, although this deal is dangerous, Stephen has considerable confidence in Klaus and feels that he can get away with it.

But the situation is different now. After the external variables, it is impossible to determine the position of Elder Alul El.

"So...Stephen, you should tell me what you are worried about."

Klaus' voice came from the side. Although it was not impatient and there was no force in it, the firm voice made Stephen know that he could only tell the truth.

"Got it, this is some information I collected recently..."

Without hesitation, Stephen told Inspector Daniel Lowe all the anomalies he had discovered since their collaboration, as well as the intelligence from subsequent investigations.

Listening to the conversation between the two, Gilbert, who was driving in front, quietly slowed down the car to give the two enough time to talk on the road.

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"I see."

After listening to the information provided by Stephen, Klaus couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He also understood Stephen's concerns. Judging from the existing intelligence, countless forces were involved in this matter, and the person behind the scenes definitely had enormous power.

"In this case, the worst-case scenario is that when I ask relevant questions, the elders of Alul El will take action on the spot to wipe us out." Based on the existing intelligence, Klaus quickly made a deduction.

"Almost." Stephen shrugged, seemingly relaxed. "Look at the bright side. If Elder Alul El hadn't gotten involved in this matter, we might have been able to get information about the person behind the scenes by accident."

"If we are unlucky this time, have you thought of a way to convey the message?" Klaus was not affected by his joke, but asked about more practical matters.

"Don't worry. I have just sent a message to Chief Inspector Daniel Luo about who we are going to meet. Our lives will be the signal for the transmission of information. If we can come back alive, everything will be fine. If we can't come back alive, Chief Inspector Daniel Luo will also know."

Stephen smiled nonchalantly: "I just hope that guy won't be scared by the identity of the person behind the scenes."

"Inspector Daniel Lowe? He is an honest man and trustworthy." Klaus nodded calmly.

As for the possible consequences of what Stephen called "bad luck", Klaus didn't care. After all, they were already used to this practice when they were still "Tooth Hunters".

When facing unknown blood circle followers, it is common to use one's own life to convey information to other teammates.

Now, their behavior can only be described as "returning to old ways."

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The vehicle drove along a long street. Looking at the tall buildings floating around in a gravity-defying posture, Gilbert drove the vehicle to a stop outside a complex palace.

To their surprise, there was already a car parked outside the palace.

Three people also got out of another car. Judging from their attire, they were probably two bodyguards and a protected person.

After getting out of the car, Klaus saw the man between the two bodyguards and recognized his identity:

"That's... GM Urchenko?! Why are you here?!"

"Who?" Stephen was a little confused.

Urchenko seemed surprised that someone here could recognize him. Looking at Klaus' tall figure, he was a little confused.

Seeing the other party's vigilant eyes, for the sake of the other party's safety, Klaus took the initiative to step forward and saluted: "Sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet. I am Klaus V. Reinherz. Please turn back immediately. This is not a place for 'ordinary' humans like you to visit."

The man whom Klaus called Urchenko was silent for a moment, then decisively denied his identity: "You have the wrong person, I am not the person you said."

After leaving these words, the man walked straight into the castle with two bodyguards.

"...Did you recognize the wrong person?" Stephen walked to Klaus.

"You must be joking. How could I be wrong? He is the highest-ranking grandmaster in chess: Korsikov-Urchenko."

"It seems that we are not the only ones who know this 'shortcut'. I really don't know what his wish is. However, I wonder if this person has made the corresponding mental preparations."

Stephen didn't care about Urchenko's attitude. After asking Gilbert to wait in the vehicle, he followed Klaus into the castle.

"I guess he wants his country to acquire nuclear power. As far as I know, Urchenko was born in a small country, which is already in dire straits due to the attacks of many big countries around it.

It is almost impossible for such a country to get out of this situation under normal circumstances. Only by relying on the current special situation can it obtain enough power to control itself. "Klaus analyzed very calmly.

Although he usually seems very naive, Klaus's wisdom never disappoints anyone at critical moments.

"That's really bad luck. In a situation like this, he must hope that no one sees him coming here. After all, even if he obtains nuclear-related technology, his country will need a lot of time to digest it, right?"

Stephen didn't finish his words, but Klaus next to him understood what he meant.

Since he didn't want anyone to see him here, Urchenko would definitely include the "wish" to destroy them when choosing his wish.

"I won't tell anyone about this." Klaus' tone barely fluctuated.

"Of course I believe this, but unfortunately not everyone will believe you..." Stephen sighed.

After discussing Urchenko, the two tacitly turned the topic to the castle in Alul El.

"It's really interesting. This place looks like it was built specifically for humans, but the corridors are so twisted. It seems that the builders didn't know how to do it... The elders probably didn't intend to play a trick on us."

Stephen looked at the twisted corridor in front of him, which looked like something he would see after eating too many mushrooms, and couldn't help but touch his chin.

This is because the two of them are strong enough. If an ordinary person walked in this passage, he would probably feel dizzy and vomit in no time.

Rumble…

Just as the two were about to reach the end of the passage, a strange vibration was felt, and Klaus and Stephen's expressions immediately became serious.

"This vibration is..."

"We have descended very deep and are most likely completely 'over there'." Klaus has been here more times, so he is more familiar with it.

"I've reached the other side, but I don't feel anything special. It seems like this person has put a lot of effort into playing the game well." Stephen now understood why the strange corridor was built that way.

At the end of the passage, under the towering gate, Urchenko and two bodyguards were already waiting here.

As if sensing that all the guests had arrived, the palace gate, which was several dozen meters high, slowly opened to reveal a white light gate behind it. Alul El walked out of the gate with his two bodyguards.

"Welcome, my friend. ... Let us begin!"

Alul's opening remarks were so brief that they didn't even seem like someone of his status. He started the game without even saying a word of courtesy.

"Please wait a moment! Lord Aluel!" Klaus suddenly said, "Are you planning to play two games today?"

In response to Klaus's question, Aluel behaved very kindly, apparently showing enough respect to this excellent opponent who had escaped from his hands four times:

"? Not bad, Klaus, what's wrong?"

"Mr. Urchenko is a treasure of mankind. He possesses a rare genius mind. If he is lost, it will be a great loss to our world. So I hope you cancel the match with him!"

What Klaus said was not unreasonable. As the world's top chess champion, Urchenko's intelligence had exceeded a certain limit.

Simply put, as long as there is a powerful country or force that imparts knowledge about magicians to him, there will be one more magician in the human world.

Although due to individual differences, many magicians prefer the identity of researchers and their actual combat capabilities are not that strong.

However, due to their terrifying research capabilities and genius wisdom, the supernatural world assumes that every magician who has completed his apprenticeship is a divine being.

For the human world, which already lacks high-level power, if the supernatural powers in the human world had not suffered heavy losses in recent decades in their conquests of other worlds, many supernatural forces would have been forced to close themselves off to recuperate.

A genius like Urchenko would have been absorbed by many major forces at an early age when he became famous.

What's more, Alul El's game is not that simple. People who have never seen him play chess will never be able to imagine that someone can study the Demon War Chess to this level.

Unfortunately, Klaus's kindness was a complete obstacle in Urchenko's eyes, so he rejected Klaus's kindness without hesitation and followed Alul El into the white light gate behind him.

Ten minutes later, Urchenko, with a haggard body, thin face and bloodshot eyes, fell out of the light gate with a scream.

Urchenko - Flop!
(End of this chapter)