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This move seemed unremarkable; even Akira Toya didn't notice anything unusual, let alone Harumi Ichikawa and Yasutaka Uemura.
Without the slightest hesitation, Harumi Ichikawa picked up the mouse and placed a piece in the spot she had already chosen.
Meanwhile, Harumi Ichikawa prayed anxiously, hoping that this guy wouldn't go into a long period of contemplation.
As Harumi Ichikawa wished, this time Chen Anxia did not take a long time to think, but immediately placed a black piece.
Snapped!
Snapped!
Snapped!
......
Before anyone knew it, Harumi Ichikawa placed her fifth white stone after Chen Anxia's long deliberation.
The moment Harumi Ichikawa dropped her white stone, Chen Anxia moved.
In Harumi Ichikawa's eyes, it was as if she saw a slender hand reaching out from the other side of the chessboard, from the black curtain that concealed GG's true face.
Harumi Ichikawa didn't know how to describe that slender, delicate hand; she only felt that it seemed to have been born for Go.
At this moment, her slender hand was holding a black piece and slowly moving it to a certain point on the chessboard.
Then, it fell heavily!
At that moment, the black stone resembled a shooting star, streaking across the sky with a dazzling light.
Snapped!
As the sound of a piece being placed rang out, the chessboard before us seemed to transform into the cosmos.
The black piece that had just been placed transformed into a black hole, swallowing the surrounding starry sky with irresistible force, attempting to engulf the white piece's excellent position.
Harumi Ichikawa has not yet reacted to this.
But Akira Touya shuddered violently, staring at the game before him in shock and disbelief, exclaiming, "How is this possible!?"
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Chapter 42 The finishing touch: External forces transform into a dragon!
In Akira Touya's eyes, the virtual chessboard seemed to transform into a real world.
In this world, there is a black mountain range that has existed since the beginning of time, lying on the earth, winding and stretching for countless miles.
Coexisting with the black mountains are white intelligent species that also live in this land.
They considered themselves the masters of this land, wantonly plundering the land, and even greedily reaching out to the black mountains, wanting to claim everything as their own.
Their arrogance and greed seem to have angered the heavens, resulting in divine punishment.
A black streak of light descended from the sky and embedded itself directly into the black mountain range.
The next moment, the black mountain range began to shake violently.
Then, the black mountain range, which had been like an inanimate object, suddenly released a tremendous force, shaking off the dust that had covered it for countless years.
Then, the black mountain range transformed into a black dragon.
The black dragon roared to the sky and soared into the air, eventually hovering above the heavens, blotting out the sun. Its eyes glared angrily at the white intelligent creature trembling on the earth, ready to destroy it.
Its roar shook the world, and its dragon might was overwhelming. Even Akira Touya couldn't help but feel terrified and tremble when he saw this black dragon.
Akira Touya knew that the giant black dragon floating in the sky, blotting out the sun, was the manifestation of the black stones' influence on the entire chessboard.
But it is precisely because he knows this that Akira Touya is even more shocked.
Akira Touya could hardly believe that such a brilliant move existed in this game.
It was as if the Creator had struck a brilliant move, bringing the seemingly doomed black pieces back to life.
Moreover, this crucial touch awakened the influence of the black pieces on the entire board, transforming them into a mighty black dragon, giving the black pieces the power to turn defeat into victory.
Shocked, Akira Touya couldn't help but wonder, "Can Harumi-nee stop this black dragon?"
With that thought in mind, the answer had already appeared in Akira Touya's heart...
At the same time, Akira Touya looked at the GG user panel, his anticipation rising again, and murmured to himself, "Could you have made such an exquisite and brilliant move?"
Harumi Ichikawa, limited by her own skill level, was unable to see things as clearly as Akira Touya.
However, Harumi Ichikawa's intuition told her that something seemed to have changed after the black stone was placed.
It's as if... the black pieces really came back to life...
As for Uemura Yasutaka, whose skill level is even weaker than Ichikawa Harumi's, there's no need to even mention him; he simply couldn't see anything unusual about the situation.
The game of chess continues.
As the game progressed, Harumi Ichikawa gradually noticed the unusual situation, and her expression became extremely serious without her realizing it.
Even Uemura Tairyu noticed the unusual situation, and his expression became one of surprise and uncertainty.
In Uemura Tairyu's eyes, the reversal of the situation happened imperceptibly, and by the time he realized it, it was already over.
He had no idea why or when the situation had reversed.
Uemura Tairyu knew that this was also due to his own limited skill level, which restricted his vision.
It was precisely because he knew this that Uemura Tairyu felt powerless and resentful.
At that moment, even Uemura Tairyu himself was unaware that a desire to become stronger had quietly taken root deep within his heart.
Akira Touya, standing to the side, was the one among the three who could best see the situation.
At this moment, Akira Touya stared at the chessboard in front of him, his brows furrowed, and a look of confusion and bewilderment flashed in his eyes.
After GG's brilliant move, Akira Touya had a renewed hope that GG was Chen Anxia.
As for GG's chess strength at the beginning of the game, it's possible that he was hiding his true strength, or it's possible that he was giving instructions.
After that brilliant move, GG should have fully unleashed his chess skills and become the person Akira Touya hoped he would become.
However, as the game progressed, Akira Touya discovered that GG's skill level had not changed and was still far from the level Chen Anxia had demonstrated in that game.
Moreover, Akira Touya also discovered that GG's moves at this point were completely different from those at the beginning of the game, and also completely different from those of Chen Anxia.
GG's opening strategy, or rather Chen Anxia's strategy, is steady and orderly, taking one step at a time, building a solid foundation, gathering external forces, and constructing a high tower, so that he can stand at a high place to overlook and control the whole situation.
GG's current strategy is not to manage the territory itself, but to manage the external influence, while using the peripheral territories as bait to continuously develop the potential of the central area.
The former takes into account both territory and external influence, striving to achieve a balance so that each move can play its maximum role.
The latter takes a different approach, focusing on external forces while using battle to build up momentum. Once the momentum is fully built up, victory is assured.
The two are completely different ways of playing, and they contain two completely different principles of chess.
Furthermore, these two completely different principles of chess do not belong to the past, nor to the present, but to the future.
This also means that neither of these two chess principles has ever appeared in the chess world today.
No, the former principle of chess was briefly applied to Chen Anxia.
This made Akira Touya even more confused, wondering if there was any connection between GG and Chen Anxia.
At this moment, various thoughts were flashing through Akira Touya's mind.
'If GG and Chen Anxia are related, then the first type of chess principle that GG exhibited is very likely derived from Chen Anxia.'
'And what about the latter principle of chess that GG demonstrated? From whom did it originate?'
Could it be that behind GG, there's an unknown figure who could rival Chen Anxia?
'Or perhaps, the latter principle of chess that GG demonstrated also originated from Chen Anxia?'
Or perhaps, GG is Chen Anxia.
'But if that's the case, what about GG's demonstrated skill level?'
'But if there's no connection, then who is GG? Why do they exhibit two completely different, profound chess principles?'
......
At that moment, Akira Touya's heart was in complete turmoil.
Amidst Akira Touya's turmoil, the game was nearing its end.
Snapped!
With the final move by Black, the external influence Black has cultivated has reached its full potential.
At that moment, even Harumi Ichikawa seemed to see a colossal black dragon that blotted out the sky, rising and falling between heaven and earth, dominating all things.
The black dragon seemed to have sensed Harumi Ichikawa's gaze and suddenly spewed a breath of black dragon fire at her, instantly engulfing her.
Helplessly putting down the mouse as if dropping a chess piece, Harumi Ichikawa knew that this black dragon and its black breath were forces she could not stop.
I... lost...
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Chapter 43 reappears, that lone move!
After Harumi Ichikawa resigned, Akira Touya said, "Harumi-nee, help me out. I want to play a game with this guy. I need to confirm some things!"
Distracted by her defeat, Harumi Ichikawa instinctively turned to look after hearing Akira Touya's words.
Upon seeing this, Harumi Ichikawa was momentarily stunned.
In Harumi Ichikawa's eyes, the lion cub with its fangs just beginning to show reappeared before her.
Harumi Ichikawa quickly realized what was happening.
Harumi Ichikawa knew that Akira Touya had become completely serious. Although she didn't know why, Harumi didn't ask any questions. Instead, she started operating the computer, wanting to invite GG to play another game.
A moment later, Harumi Ichikawa looked at Akira Touya with a troubled expression and said, "Akira, GG has logged off. You probably can't play against him anymore."
Akira Touya was taken aback upon hearing this, feeling disappointed by the result.
Akira Touya originally wanted to confirm GG's true skill level by playing against him personally, and whether it was the same skill level he displayed when playing against Harumi Ichikawa.
Of course, what Akira Touya really wanted to confirm was whether GG was Chen Anxia.