The journey of dragon transformation starting from Demon Slayer

Unlike chess pieces, followers - that is, reincarnated demons, are all flesh and blood creatures.

So naturally they will have their own ideas, emotions and feelings.

"Sacrificing pieces" is a game tactic that relies on giving up one's own "chess pieces" to achieve a certain goal.

Although this kind of situation does happen in real life, for example, "I'll cover the rear, you guys run."

But at least as a human being, she found it hard to accept the fact that she was willing to send her own people to die, even if it was just to achieve some tactical purpose.

『Ranked Games』 have a special 『Game System』.

This "system" allows the injured to eject themselves from the alternate space used for the competition. At the same time, there is also a special medical team outside to watch over the whole process.

But an injury is an injury, and there have been cases in the past where injuries were too severe to heal.

Such cases all ended in death without exception, and were treated as "game accidents".

Although she had not experienced it personally, she had witnessed such things.

Regarding this phenomenon, the high and mighty demon nobles just smiled and let it go.

A real-life version of chess - this is how traditional demons really treat the "ranking game".

Humans originally possessed a culture that was not inferior to that of the demon society.

Denying their ideas and culture with a tough attitude and forcibly ordering them around as pawns will eventually lead to disgust. This is one of the reasons why there are so many rogue demons who betray their masters.

However, as the reincarnated demons shine in the demon society, the high-ranking demons who have suffered many defeats under the independent "King" have gradually begun to face reality and rethink the meaning of the "ranking game".

However, their master, Lesser, had never been defeated.

Relying on his nearly invincible "immortality", he has accumulated considerable fame in the "ranking game" and has been praised and praised by countless people in the industry, and he is proud of it.

Unlike her followers, Raiza has participated in many competitions, but it is common for them to be killed in the "game". The "victory" is won by the "king".

Although the victory of the "King" is equivalent to the victory of the "Followers", but because of this, they have also tasted defeat and understand the importance of failure.

Lesser's parents believed that what Lesser lacked the most was the experience of losing a battle, because Lesser had too much confidence in the talents of the Phoenix family and stubbornly believed that possessing "immortality" was almost equivalent to being invincible.

It is not absolute that Raiser's parents also want Raiser to learn "Phoenix". However, due to Raiser's personality, he does not get along well with his peers.

It seems that Raiser has no close friends, whether they are his own age, older than him, or younger than him. So this matter can only be put aside for the time being.

Fortunately, unlike in the "competition", Raiser was surprisingly nice to his "followers" in private.

Perhaps it is precisely because they are his harem that Leiser does not bring the attitude from the "game" into reality.

So even though Coinmera doesn't like the "sacrificed pawn" tactic, as a "knight" she will still choose to execute the "king's" orders.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Coinmela finally lowered her head and said respectfully to Lesa: "I understand..."

But Coinmela immediately said: "Lord Lesa, I have another request..."

Lessar gave a puzzled look, "Request?"

"Yes, Lord Lesser!" Seeing this, Koinmela requested, "I would like to ask you to challenge the opponent's 'Knight' to a duel!"

Coinmera has a knight-like personality, and Leiser has encountered this situation more than once or twice.

However, this time he was fighting against a normal high-level demon, in that he was fighting against the holder of the God-annihilating Tool 'Sekiryuutei's Gauntlet', the 'Sekiryuutei', one of the Two Heavenly Dragons.

This game has attracted much attention from the outside world, and the people of Phoenix are looking forward to his victory.

Today, my two elder brothers also came to the scene and were watching the game just like my father and mother.

Even if his opponent was the mighty "Tianlong", Raiser had his reasons for winning.

After a little thought, Lesa quickly made up his mind.

Lesa said to Koimela, "Okay, Koimela, go hold back one of the other knights!"

"Whether it's the elf or the red-haired human woman, you can choose your target..."

At this point, Lesa paused and said, "But if the other party does not follow the so-called chivalry, then I will arrange for others to support you. Do you have any objection to this, Koinmela?"

Koinmela showed a happy expression and respectfully performed a knight's etiquette to the "King": "Thank you for your understanding, Lord Lesa..."

After dealing with the matter on Coinmera's side, Leisa looked at the others, that is, the direction where the eight "soldiers" were.

"Just as Ravel said..."

"Although I can also use other tactics. But at present, the 'sacrifice' tactic is undoubtedly the most suitable 'tactic' for 'Phoenix'..."

"Because it's a game, the 'sacrifice' strategy can be implemented."

"It is precisely because our opponent is strong that we must use the most skilled tactics to achieve victory."

"Of course, it would be best if the 'Soldier' ​​could successfully break into the 'enemy camp', because then the 'Soldier' ​​can also be 'promoted' to 'Queen', transforming from a 'discarded pawn' to an 'ace'..."

"In chess, no piece is useless. It is because each piece has its own function that the player can win!"

In just a few sentences, Lesser's attitude towards the game was revealed.

Seeing how serious Lesa was, all the relatives present were also 200% determined.

Seeing the flames of fighting spirit in the eyes of his followers, Lesser raised his lips and immediately instructed the "Queen": "Yubelluna, set up traps at the supply point and our position..."

"Let's not talk about the explosive traps that you are best at, it would be best if you also have the illusion traps in place..."

"Since the other party is human, he must need supplies..."

There was a reason why Leiza had the Queen set the trap on her side of the supply point.

Because fighting will severely consume a person's physical and mental strength, and in a serious confrontation, the most important thing to pay attention to is the distribution and conservation of physical strength.

A normal person may become tired and out of breath after a few minutes of intense exercise. Even for veterans who exercise regularly, their exercise condition cannot always be maintained at its peak.

This is true even for exercise, and even more extreme combat would consume the human body even more quickly.

Intense fighting will consume a person's physical strength and also consume a lot of mental energy.

A single negligence in battle could result in death.

Especially in such a long-term battle rule, the role of supply points that can restore physical strength becomes particularly important.

In Lesa's opinion, as long as traps are set up that can distinguish between friend and foe, it can also cause certain troubles to the opponent when the enemy breaks into our position.

And it would be even better if we could use this to eliminate the opponent's followers.

After that, Lesser ordered: "After the trap is set, Yubelluna will go to the front line to prepare for the 'back-up' of the 'abandoned'..."

Upon hearing what Leiser had planned, Yubelluna nodded slightly, showing that she understood.

"..."

Then, Lesser gave instructions for some other precautions, and soon his followers grew black wings on their backs and temporarily left their current "base camp".

Looking at the backs of his "followers", Lesser sat on the "throne" with his legs crossed, his mouth curled up evilly, as if he had seen the process of the "game" that was about to happen.

However, not long after they left, the orc sisters "Niyi" and "Liyi", who were "soldiers" in flight, seemed to have discovered something and suddenly shouted into the communication device beside their ears.

Niyi: "It seems like something bad is coming, meow!"

Liyi: "Master Raiser, please get out of there, meow!"

The orc sisters shouted anxiously, and their two pairs of cute animal ears kept shaking, immediately attracting the attention of everyone present.

Nii and Lii are children of the Nekomata clan, just like Rias's kitten, and are a pair of cute twins.

However, unlike the rare kittens who are cat-mantlings, Nii and Lii are just ordinary cat-matas.

They are proficient in boxing and kicking, agile, and are typical female orc warriors.

Not only that, because the beastmen are different from other races, as cat demons, they have an extraordinary intuition about sensing danger.

They shouted anxiously in the sky a few times, but before they could react, a dazzling blue flash suddenly appeared in the south.

Less than a second later, a thick blue laser mixed with lightning suddenly appeared in front of their eyes, passed by them in a few seconds, and shot straight towards the "mountain" where their "king" was.

In front of everyone's eyes, the towering mountain was first pierced by the azure laser, and then a violent explosion occurred.

A loud bang loud enough to cause deafness echoed in their ears, and the thick smoke produced by the explosion almost blocked all their vision.

When the bombardment ended, all that was left was a barren wasteland.

Everyone looked at each other: "......"

The Queen Yubelluna suddenly shouted, "Lord Raiser!!"

Mei Nanfeng, wearing a Japanese kimono, was dumbfounded: "Our base camp was..."

Koinmera was shocked and asked, "Is this an attack from the Red Dragon Emperor?"

Isabella, who covered her face with half a mask, widened her eyes: "He actually started sniping right away..."

The human twins, Ilu and Nelu, could not help but exclaim in unison: "What a terrifying power..."

Ravel murmured, "This power is already comparable to that of a high-level demon..."

Everyone was shocked when they saw this, and then they felt a sense of fear in their hearts.

If this attack had been launched earlier, perhaps most of their followers would have been eliminated by now.

They are still a long way from becoming higher-level demons.

Forget about defense. Even if it was a castle with the strongest defense, it would be eliminated if it was directly hit by an attack comparable to that of a high-level demon.

Fortunately, they chose to go out in full force in order to attach great importance to this competition.

But what's unfortunate is that their "king" is still in the base camp and was hit directly. How tragic it is.

It is heartbreaking and heartbreaking to see the end of Playboy.

And if it was a normal game, the slightly weaker team would probably have lost directly.

Everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: What a sinister (death in the light) move.

However, unlike ordinary higher-level demons, the Phoenix possesses immortality, and even if such an attack hits directly, it still cannot cause an effective blow to their Lord Raiser.

In other words, they still have something to play with.

"I'm fine. This is the 'Transfer' of the 'Sekiryuutei's Gauntlet'! It can transfer the enhanced power to others..."

"You all should go and carry out the mission..."

Such a voice came from the communication device beside their ears. After hearing Leisa's voice, the followers felt relieved and flew towards the target destination.

In the ruins filled with thick smoke, Leisa, who had just condensed his body with the blazing flames, had a face as black as the bottom of a burnt pot. He was staring at the ruins below with dark eyes.

Thanks to the previous attack, their "base camp" and the "mountain" have been reduced to a ruined ruin with thick smoke billowing out.

To be honest, Lesa really wanted to curse at this moment, because he had never played such a game before!

He had always played those "ranking games" where players would go back and forth, and this was the first time he had seen a game where he got beaten right from the start.

This wave of people are sitting in the stronghold, and artillery fire comes from the sky!

It was like a small blow to his butt, which opened his eyes.

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Outside, the host McGee's loud roar echoed in the venue through the broadcast equipment.

"Oooooohhh!! What did I just see?!"

"The Sekiryuutei's 'Bishop' pulled out a sniper rifle from the 'Dragon's' back! He fired beyond visual range from several areas!!"

"No, this can no longer be called shooting, it should be called artillery bombardment!"

“What a magnificent opening ceremony!!”

"No one expected this to happen! The audience in the audience even stood up because of this!!"

As he said, according to a normal game, both sides should arrange their "plans" step by step at this time, ordering their "chess pieces" to advance one area at a time, until the "forwards" meet in the "midfield" and the battle breaks out.

"Tactical deployment" and "trap setting" are all accessories, only this is a fixed procedure.

No one in the audience expected that the "Red Dragon Emperor Team" would actually show everyone a celebratory "salute" right from the start.

Regardless of gender, age or status, all the audience members stood up. Their hearts, which had been calming down a little, were instantly awakened by this cannon.

Anyone who has played chess probably knows that the initial steps in the game are usually to move the cannon or jump the horse, or at worst to advance the pawn or deploy the chariot. It is impossible to capture other people's pieces right away. At least you have to make a few moves before you can capture the pieces.

If the game time is extended to a whole day, the first battle between the two sides will probably take at least half an hour to an hour.