The journey of dragon transformation starting from Demon Slayer

Among the demon chess pieces, each piece has different functions, the most well-known of which are the promotion of "soldier" and the "entering the castle".

The "entry" of the castle is to make the "king" exchange positions with himself, which is a bit similar to "Uchiha Sasuke"'s "Heavenly Hand Power".

In certain ranking games, the function of the "castle" can help the "king" achieve many tactical goals, so it is also one of the most commonly used chess pieces in ranking games.

As for the upgrade function of "Soldiers", I have already talked about it before, so I will not elaborate on it here.

Although the Soldier Piece requires prerequisites to activate its ability, generally speaking, in ranked games, Raiser having eight Soldier Pieces is equivalent to having eight additional Queens in a sense.

The "Queen" represents power and possesses all the abilities except those of the "King" and the "Soldier".

The speed of the "Knight", the strength and defense enhancement of the "Castle", the magic enhancement of the "Bishop", etc.

In ordinary chess, the "Queen" piece can move horizontally, vertically or diagonally in the game. It has huge power and is more comprehensive than other pieces. It can be said to be the most versatile character in the game.

If one side is compared to a country, then the "Queen" corresponds to the power of the country "outside the chessboard".

In ancient Europe, political marriages between countries were prevalent. Sometimes, for the sake of their own interests, two countries would use marriage to closely bind their relations together.

When a country is threatened, it often gets help from its allies. The queen on the chessboard represents the national power "outside the chessboard".

This country outside the chessboard also has a complete system of chariots, horses, elephants and pawns. It has temporary command authority under the "king". It plays a decisive role in the chess game.

Once a "Soldier" is promoted to a "Queen" on the battlefield, the threat level of this chess piece will increase greatly.

Although followers that consume more "chess pieces" do have stronger talents and potential, for ranking games that focus on tactical significance, the number of chess pieces means the diversity of tactics.

Finally, not to mention Lesser, the immortal "Phoenix", he is a powerful opponent that cannot be ignored in the game.

He is a "king" who is more powerful than a "queen". No matter how hard you hit him, he cannot be killed. He can regenerate and heal his wounds immediately after being attacked. And their fire can burn the enemy to the point where not even a bone is left. Its extremely high temperature can even work on legendary dragons.

Attack, speed, magic, all close to the top, although the endurance is not good, but that is also because Leza did not pay attention to training. The most important thing is that he is not afraid of death.

Whether he plays tactics with you or fights you head-on, he is not afraid of it. This is the real reason why the Phoenix family has been so successful in the ranking game.

Moreover, in terms of the official "ranking game", the Phoenix family is ranked among the best in the strongest tier. After all, its "immortality" feature means that it is almost invincible among opponents of the same level.

When facing the Phoenix, the opponent's physical strength and endurance are often limited. Especially after being consumed by its followers, it is impossible to fight it at full strength. If you are careless, you will be completely counterattacked.

This is Leiza's confidence, and the key to his success in the "Ranking Game".

"Do you have your own followers? How dare a guy like you who is not well-known in the underworld say to me, 'I'll keep you company'?"

"You know, I'm an active professional player, an expert among experts!"

At this moment, Lesser seemed quite arrogant, but he was facing a serious numerical monster.

Hearing what Raiser said, Tatsumi raised his lips and continued, "So? What if it's a professional player? What if it's an expert? These are no different to me!"

The word 'arrogant' popped up in his mind, and Lesser raised his eyebrows.

Without waiting for Raiser to react, Tatsumi continued.

"Why not just come clean, Lesser?"

"Are you afraid that playing games with me will affect your status and reputation? Or are you afraid that I don't have the 'skills' to match the profession, and that I don't have enough 'followers' to spoil your fun? Or are you afraid of me, an opponent you've never met before... afraid of the unknown called 'defeat'?"

"Defeat? Are you kidding me?! Do you think I, Lesa, would be afraid of something like that?"

Raisa narrowed his eyes, and was completely furious at what Tatsumi said, but Tatsumi shrugged and continued.

"If you're not afraid, then what do you mean by professional or not? If I'm a novice, wouldn't that be just what you want? This is a rare and perfect opportunity to suppress me..."

"Of course I have followers here too. Fifteen followers will be enough. Please rest assured about this."

"You actually said it was just a casual gathering... How much do you want to underestimate the profession?!"

The corner of Lesa's mouth twitched, and he felt as if he was offended.

"Looking down on the profession? Don't get me wrong, Lesa! I'm not looking down on the profession, I'm looking down on you!"

"If I remember correctly, you were the one who challenged me, right? Now I'm not begging you to play against me, please understand the priorities..."

When Leisa heard this, he looked as if he had eaten shit. He felt that the other party had completely figured out his character.

Having said this, Tatsumi raised his head slightly and gave Leisa a look of contempt.

"And if all professional players underestimate their opponents like you, then I'll have to rethink the so-called 'professional' in my mind..."

Finally, Lesser calmed down completely.

The rage in his heart did not diminish, but he just suppressed the fire surging in his chest temporarily. His pair of terrifying eyes were as sharp as an eagle, staring at the young man in front of him who was talking nonsense.

To be honest, he was very angry, because the "ranking game" was the foundation of his livelihood and the place where he realized his self-worth. How could he let this guy who might not even be a professional slander it at will?

Lesser said in a deep voice, "Okay, let's decide the winner through a ranking game!"

"Didn't you just say you'd be happy to play with me? Then it's decided to be a ranking game!"

"You decide the time! I will let you know the horror of Phoenix! I will let you know that the so-called profession is not something that people like you can underestimate!"

Before she knew it, this farce had nothing to do with Rias anymore. As the person who resolved the farce, Tatsumi also smiled.

"Haha, then let me see it for myself..."

As Tatsumi said this, he seemed to have thought of something and looked towards the other side of the venue.

"But it's about time..."

Tatsumi's sudden and incoherent words left everyone present confused.

Everyone followed Tatsumi's gaze, and what they saw were four figures standing there and a hall that had completely changed its appearance.

"Lord Lucifer?! And the other three Demon Kings? And many high-ranking figures... What on earth is going on..."

"Is it an illusion? No...is it a projection?"

"What's happening in this venue might have been under their control all along... Whether it's a conflict or a conversation, it's really unpleasant to feel that everything is exposed..."

"..."

The venue suddenly became chaotic, and the heirs of various families muttered to themselves as they looked at the scenery in front of them.

At this time, not far from them, high-ranking figures and politicians from the underworld gathered together, and at the top were the "Four Demon Kings" of the underworld.

"I see... Looks like it's time..."

Just then, Sirzechs finished talking to the others. He walked forward with a warm smile on his face, and the noisy venue became extremely quiet in an instant.

"I'm sorry to meet you in this way. As you can see, this is a carefully arranged projection, and it is available in each venue. However, your conversation will not be monitored, so please rest assured..."

After hearing what the devil Lucifer said, everyone present showed surprise in their eyes.

Sirzechs raised his lips and continued, "The reason why we are meeting you all in this way at this time is mainly because there will be some minor changes in the "Ranking Game" in the future. We will also host a press conference for reporters later..."

"..."

Sirzechs said this, and Demon King Beelzebub came up when he was halfway through his words.

Following the explanation of the Demon King, the demons in each venue also understood the reason for the incident.

The first is the increase in the types of "recovery items".

In addition to the existing more precious "Phoenix Tears", the "Ranking Game" will now have additional elixirs that can restore "physical strength" and "magic power", and they will be supplied in limited quantities during the game.

Elixirs that restore "physical strength" and "magic power" by percentage are the product of Tatsumi's research on "skill development" and "harmony", and he used divine power and various rare materials to make potions.

Compared to the elixir for healing injuries, the elixir for restoring physical strength is relatively simple to make, followed by that for spirit, then that for magic, and finally that for healing.

Tatsumi knew that he couldn't just rely on the real industry to make a name for himself. As the "ranking game" was the hottest game project in the underworld, he certainly wanted to get involved.

Although I can't fully integrate into it for some reasons, it's enough to make a name for myself.

Depending on the intensity of the game, he would provide elixirs with various restorative effects. However, he would not provide them directly, but would refresh them in the game field during specific games, which was a random gameplay method that was more dependent on the terrain.

Generally speaking, elixirs have the following four levels.

100%, 70%, 50%, and the final 30%.

The amount of magic potion that restores 30% of your magic power is fixed. For example, no matter if you have 9 points of magic power or 90 points, you will be restored to 30% in proportion. This is also true when comparing a demon king to a lower-level demon.

Of course, the probability of a 100% recovery elixir appearing is still extremely low, and whether it exists depends entirely on whether the sponsor is willing to sponsor.

As the news was announced, the entire venue fell silent.

First of all, the elixir that can restore physical strength and magic power must be very precious, needless to say.

Because in this world, injuries can be healed, but the limitations of physical strength and magic power are a reality that people have to face.

The same is true for the Phoenix Tears, which is a recovery item like the above two. Even the Phoenix Family, a manufacturer, does not have much inventory of "tears", and usually you have to wait until the end of the game to know whether you can use them. The presence or absence of tears will make a big difference in tactics, so the "tears" that can recover all injuries are almost like the second trump card in the hands of the players, and many games have been won by this.

As ranked games become more popular, the amount of "Tears" consumed is increasing.

Although the "Tears" brought fame and profit to the "Phoenix", it also made the members of the Lesser family very busy.

There are only so many members of the Phoenix family, so it is inevitable that "tears" will gradually become a scarce item. In the event that there are no tears, the means to recover from injuries will become important. That is, healing techniques, or "artifacts".

However, apart from the healing "artifacts", most people can only recover through special techniques. The healing effects are good and bad, but the price to pay is that it will consume both physical strength and magic power at the same time, which is basically not as good as the instant recovery of "tears".

Furthermore, no matter whether the injury can be cured or not, the lost strength will not return. This is an ironclad fact that even the "Phoenix's Tears" cannot change.

However, things are different from now on, because the appearance of elixirs that can restore "physical strength" and "magic power" will change the situation of the "ranking game" from now on, bringing more "unknowns" to the ever-changing game situation.

In addition, the "Ranked Game" game mode has been added.

In addition to the more common "Rally" and "Capture the Flag", "Ranking Game" has added several new game modes. Most of the opinions come from "Tatsumi", a person who traveled from the "future" to the "past".

Before the time travel, Tatsumi was in 2023, when the development of the gaming industry had reached a certain bottleneck period. Game classification had almost reached its limit, and later generations were all enjoying the blessings of their predecessors and developing based on them.

As a long-time internet addict, Tatsumi has played not all games, but most of those games that have left their names in gaming history.

Taking advantage of this cooperation, he made many useful suggestions to Beelzebub, which made the gameplay of the ranking game more colorful.

Soon Beelzebub's speech ended, and after him, Sirzechs began to talk about the future prospects of the ranking game, his optimism about the young people of the underworld, and his gratitude to the "Holy Second Empire", a mysterious force that actively cooperated with the underworld.

After a while, the projected image was turned off and the venue returned to its original appearance.