Bian answered honestly, "I got it from opening a box this morning. Isn't it just for itching?"
Fortune God's Only Daughter suddenly felt the itchiness on her body fade. "This disgusting survival game is just deliberately targeting us!"
At this moment, no one wanted to talk. Everyone was frantically applying the ointment to their itchy spots.
But then, a chessboard table and chairs appeared mid-air out of nowhere. Luo Xinpan was uncontrollably lifted into the air until she landed on the chair, clutching the table tightly...
〖The Strategist's Chess Game begins. Losing means monsters double in number. If the strategist player dies, a prisoner must be sacrificed, or the game can be voluntarily canceled.〗
Fortune God's Only Daughter snorted coldly. "See? Even if you have a dungeon death protection card, it’s useless. Without the strategist role, all future chess games will be automatically counted as losses, and every round will face double the monsters!
We finally got lucky with a rare chance to skip a game, and now it’s wasted!"
"Hey, shut up and watch. Let me show you Bian’s skills."
Dongfang Yuan slung an arm around Fortune God's Only Daughter’s shoulders and covered her mouth. The poor girl couldn’t even move, completely immobilized in Sister Cut You’s embrace...
This round was Chinese chess. Everyone knew the basics, so they initially wanted to help strategize—after all, three heads are better than one.
But Bian played too fast. Almost as soon as the opponent made a move, Bian countered instantly. If not for her fear of heights, which forced her to cling to the table leg with one hand and both legs, she might’ve moved even faster.
It quickly became clear—thirty heads still couldn’t match one mastermind.
"Bian’s amazing! I don’t understand the game, but she looks so cool!" Lala clutched her heart, her eyes sparkling with admiration.
Ballpoint Pen nodded in agreement. "I couldn’t follow a single move, and she’s already five steps ahead."
"Damn, ah—"
Fortune God's Only Daughter was about to chime in when Sister Cut You smacked her. "No swearing, kid!"
"I—"
"You what? Just watch." Dongfang Yuan enforced discipline with brute force.
The girl bit her lip, grinding her teeth in frustration.
Can’t out-talk Bian, can’t out-fight Sister Cut You, and there’s that unpredictable, crazy leader too. This is too much! I swear I’ll never join the Invincible Black Whirlwind team! Wait—why am I even thinking that?
"Enough messing around. Eat something—we’ve got a fight coming."
Qi Xu stuffed a freshly made stuffed flatbread from Master Chef into the girl’s mouth. She still wanted to curse, but her mouth betrayed her as she eagerly devoured the warm, fragrant meal.
Only after finishing did she sigh, "This taste... it’s been so long!"
Qi Xu raised an eyebrow. "You’ve met Master Chef in the game before?"
"Yeah."
Fortune God's Only Daughter smirked, waiting for more questions.
But Qi Xu deliberately stayed silent...
Ugh, this is unbearable!
"Ask me! Why aren’t you saying anything? Did you figure it out? Go on, tell me if you’re right."
Qi Xu smiled. You wouldn’t answer earlier, so why bother? If you want me to ask, I won’t! Who says I can’t play games too?
Frustrated and bored—since she couldn’t follow the chess game anyway—Fortune God's Only Daughter sidled up to Qi Xu again. "You’ve raised Master Chef well. His ranking’s so high now."
Qi Xu gave a cool nod.
"When I met him before, he was in a terrible state. Some player trapped him in a tiny cart with an enslavement stone—his life was miserable. Wanna know who captured him? You’ve even chatted with them in a group before."
For some reason, she wanted to see Invincible Black Whirlwind’s shocked, curious, desperate-for-answers expression. But all she got was a gentle smile and a calm nod.
"Don’t dwell on the past. We all have brighter futures ahead..."
The girl recoiled in disgust. "Ugh, I’m stuffed! Who wants this cheesy pep talk? So annoying."
"We won."
"Huh? What won?" The girl blinked in confusion.
In that split second, Bian slammed down the final move. "Left chariot, right horse—the generals can’t meet. You lose."
"Hell yeah, Bian! Hahaha, you’re incredible!" Qi Xu led the applause. Of course Bian wouldn’t lose—she was too confident.
"So satisfying! Why isn’t the system announcement coming? Glitching, huh? Hahaha—"
Even inside his fish tank, Blessed by Luck’s uncontrollable laughter rang out, weirdly infectious.
Everyone was stunned and thrilled—except Fortune God's Only Daughter, who stared skyward in horror. "Holy—cough—she actually won?!"
Sister Cut You raised her hand, but since the girl hadn’t fully sworn, she lowered it.
"Not bad. You’re improving."
Fortune God's Only Daughter forced an awkward grin at Dongfang Yuan. Just wait till we’re out of here—I’ll curse you properly then!
〖Congratulations on winning the chess challenge! You may choose one player to freely select a weapon from their backpack.〗
Luo Xinpan didn’t hesitate. "I choose the leader—Invincible Black Whirlwind."
Only Whirlwind’s weapons were top-tier. The pink chainsaw suit boosted both attack and defense significantly.
Qi Xu didn’t hesitate either, pulling out the pink chainsaw. She’d been upgrading the electric baton from the Rhinoceros Guard, now at Level 7, but it still couldn’t match the chainsaw’s feel.
"Ahhh—!"
As the chess set vanished mid-air, Luo Xinpan suddenly felt weightless. With a scream, she landed back on the ruins...
"Fine with the chess, but can we skip the sudden drops?"
Luo Xinpan couldn’t help complaining. Qi Xu nodded seriously—for someone afraid of heights, this could trigger real physical reactions, not just fear or weakness.
"Exactly. Hey, Ball Ball, you listening? Anywhere’s fine for chess—just no more flashy stunts."
Fortune God's Only Daughter laughed. "What’s the big deal? And you’re dreaming if you think that damn Ball Ball will listen. The more you ask, the crazier it gets."
〖Noted! Thank you for player Invincible Black Whirlwind’s reasonable suggestion. Next chess game will be held on the ruins. Ball Ball takes feedback seriously, mwah! ξ(✿＞◡❛)！〗
Fortune God's Only Daughter fell silent, fists clenched. How... interesting.
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