Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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The prey represented by the black pieces is in grave danger, being hunted by the ferocious beast represented by the white pieces, and could be captured and devoured at any moment.

This situation led them all to believe that the scales of victory had clearly tipped in Zelda's favor.

Not only them, but even Yoshitaka Wagaya thought so.

Looking at the chessboard before him, at the scales tipping in his favor, Yoshitaka Wayako couldn't help but smile, softly saying, "Victory, I take it..."

Before He Guyi could finish speaking, a black piece suddenly appeared on the screen.

Upon seeing this, Yoshitaka Wagaya instinctively wanted to manipulate the mouse and place a piece on the virtual chessboard.

Just as Yoshitaka Waya was about to place his piece, he suddenly realized that the spot he was about to place seemed a little off.

This caused Yoshitaka Waya to frown slightly, and then he carefully examined the chessboard.

The next moment, as if he had discovered something, Yoshitaka Wagaya's pupils suddenly contracted, and he stood up abruptly again, his face showing disbelief, his mouth trembling as he said, "This...how is this possible!?"

America.

Even Ada seemed to realize something at that moment, involuntarily standing up with a look of astonishment on her face, muttering, "This...this is!?"

South Korea.

Yu Zhengyan's disciple naturally noticed something as well, and an incredulous look appeared on his face as he exclaimed, "The dragon...the dragon is trapped..."

"But when exactly?"

Kyushu.

Lu Li's pupils dilated violently as he looked at GG's move.

At this moment, Lu Li finally understood what his teacher meant by "closing the net".

In Lu Li's eyes, the chessboard in front of him seemed to have transformed into a real world.

Above this world, a great white dragon roams freely, patrolling and guarding the land, its posture and appearance like that of the ruler of this world.

Suddenly, from the sky, a slender hand holding a black chess piece slowly emerged.

This hand is indescribable; it seems as if it was born for Go.

Then, this slender hand, holding the black pieces, slowly lowered them towards the large white dragon.

The next moment, the fallen black piece suddenly transformed into a vast net.

The appearance of this inescapable net was so sudden that the white dragon was completely unaware and was directly caught in it.

After being caught in the net, the white dragon seemed to feel violated, and began to roar, howl, and struggle...

As the white dragon struggled, dark clouds began to gather, lightning bolts began to dance wildly, and even the heavens and earth began to be filled with a strong sense of impending doom.

The end of the world... seems imminent.

The white dragon seemed to sense something, as if it knew its own doom had come, and began to wail and tremble...

Faced with this situation, Lu Li managed to utter two words with difficulty: "Slay...the...dragon..."

"Dragon" is a term in Go, referring to a group of stones that is not yet stable on the board and may be attacked or threatened by the opponent.

The definition of this whole piece is that it must consist of at least a dozen or more pieces connected together.

Because this whole group of pieces, connected together, resembles a dragon in form and shape, it is called the Great Dragon.

At this moment on the chessboard, Black has already surrounded White's large dragon and is about to begin the feat of slaying the dragon.

This large white group was created during the process of white hunting down black stones.

This means that it was White who, with one move, sent this newly formed large group of stones into the inescapable trap woven by Black.

At this point in the game, there's no suspense left.

Having lost its large group of stones, White is like a rootless duckweed, with no hope of victory.

Amidst the turmoil of all the spectators, a few minutes passed quietly.

After standing silently for several minutes, Yoshitaka Waya finally seemed to come to his senses and manipulated the mouse to click the surrender button.

Then, Yoshitaka Wagaya was seen slumped in a chair, completely weak, his eyes vacant, muttering incomprehensible words, "GG..."

"When exactly did it happen...?"

"horrible..."

After Yoshitaka Wagashi conceded defeat, the other spectators also came to their senses.

After calming down, Yu Zhengyan's disciple couldn't help but look at him and ask, "Teacher, since you were able to perceive the mystery in GG, you must have a way to deal with it, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhengyan shook his head without even thinking and replied solemnly, "There is no way. The reason I was able to detect it is because of the difference in our chess skills."

“If GG’s skill level is comparable to mine, then my situation won’t be much better than Zelda’s.”

"The chess principles that GG demonstrated are truly terrifying."

"Perhaps only the most outstanding players, standing at the pinnacle of the game, using their own strategic principles as weapons, can contend with him..."

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Chapter 85: The Challenge – The Name of Honinbo Shusaku! (First Update)

After the game ended, Huang Yuetian left without looking back.

Lu Li was taken aback upon seeing this.

In Lu Li's opinion, since his teacher was so interested in GG, he should want to play a game with GG.

How come now...

Driven by curiosity, Lu Li couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him.

Upon hearing this, Huang Yuetian paused for a moment, then turned to look at Lu Li and said seriously, "I do want to play a game of chess with GG, but not now."

Lu Li looked puzzled upon hearing this, not understanding the meaning behind Huang Yuetian's words.

Huang Yuetian didn't deliberately keep people in suspense, and continued, "The one I want to play against is a GG who has truly grown up."

"I know that day is not far off."

"I also look forward to the moment when I will have a battle with the pinnacle of Go at the very top."

With that, Huang Yuetian turned and left again.

Huang Yuetian now wants to go to the chess room to calm down her fluctuating emotions caused by GG, and also wants to improve her chess skills.

Although GG's chess principles, as demonstrated in the recent game, have not yet fully matured, they still revealed a ferocious nature that made Huang Yuetian tremble.

Huang Yuetian could hardly imagine how terrifying this chess principle would be if it were fully developed.

A similar situation is also occurring in South Korea.

Although Yu Zhengyan now has the opportunity to use his disciple's account to invite GG to play a game.

But Yu Zhengyan did not do that.

Since GG hasn't truly matured yet, I can take advantage of its weakness and defeat it at this time.

But this is not what Yu Zhengyan wanted.

Yu Zhengting wants to play a match against GG on equal terms, and he also wants to personally experience GG's improved chess principles and see if he can gain any insights from them.

After Huang Yuetian and Yu Zhengyan left one after another, Chen Anxia also withdrew from the online Go platform.

In his recent game against Yoshitaka Yasuhiro, Chen Anxia gained new insights into the principles of Go from Yasutaka Uemura.

Therefore, Chen Anxia urgently needs to review the past in order to truly understand and digest that new insight.

After the spectators saw 'GG's' name dim down, they knew that GG had gone offline and dispersed.

However, the research and discussion about the game between GG and Zelda did not subside as a result; on the contrary, it intensified in private.

America.

After the game of chess ended, Aaron went straight to Ada's house and found her.

The two then began to review the game they had just played on a real chessboard.

Both Aaron and Ada wanted to know how GG had accomplished the feat of slaying the dragon step by step.

South Korea.

After Yu Zhengyan left, his disciples also began to review the game.

Similarly, Yu Zhengyan's disciples also wanted to know how GG managed to accomplish the feat of slaying the dragon without batting an eye.

Kyushu.

Lu Li once again immersed himself in his own world, beginning to review the game alone.

Because of Huang Yuetian, Lu Li already knows the truth about GG's elaborate scheme.

But Lu Li didn't know exactly when GG started weaving this intricate web.

This fact made Lu Li's expression heavy.

It should be noted that GG's chess skills have not yet reached the professional level.

However, the principles of chess he employed were so profound that he himself was unaware of them, which is enough to demonstrate the terrifying nature of these principles.

Lu Li also couldn't understand why GG, whose chess skills hadn't even reached the professional level, possessed and was able to apply such terrifying chess principles.

Even though this principle of chess is still evolving...

Thinking of this, Lu Li recalled the words his teacher had once said.

'This kind of chess principle is not a principle that exists in the history of Go...'

'Could it be... that this principle of chess was created by GG?'

During the review, various doubts arose in Lu Li's mind, leaving him puzzled.

Nie Xiangxiang quietly withdrew from the "Hikaru no Go" game and returned to her own world.

Nie Xiangxiang's situation is somewhat similar to that of Uemura Tairyu. She is not from a Go family and has no connection with Go.

But it was all because of that extraordinary game with three stars at the center point, and because of the top player who played that extraordinary game, that I started to get into Go.

Unlike Uemura Yasutaka, Nie Xiangxiang has exceptional Go talent and a far greater interest in the game.