The night air on the terrace was now heated with the intensity of a battlefield. Golden-blue and black squares clashed across the floor and every corner of the board, as if the entire board had become a living battlefield. The areas around the core were continuously shifting between the brightest and darkest pulses.Ryu stood at the center of the terrace, calm but visibly weak. His glove reacted in a dangerous blaze. His breathing was heavy, but the steel determination in his eyes remained unwavering.Lyra gripped her daggers tightly along the parapet and spoke sharply.“King! The largest clash around the core has begun. This is the final battle!”Kael spoke over the communicator in a grim and urgent tone.“Ryu, the countdown is fully corrupting the core pieces. If the core breaks, the entire board will shift to black.”Elira ran to the center of the terrace, her soft warm voice gently worried.“Ryu… you are impossible, but your system is already at its limit. Your collapse will break

The night air on the terrace no longer felt as heavy as before. The golden-blue squares on the terrace floor were finally in a steady glow and the black cracks that had spread across the board had gradually dissolved completely. From the center of the core, a soft golden wave spread across the entire board. The countdown had gone silent for the moment. Ryu sat calmly at the center of the terrace, his body visibly weak and his breathing still heavy. His glove reacted with a dim and gentle glow, as if it finally wanted to rest. Lyra descended from the terrace parapet, sheathing her daggers and approaching Ryu. Her tone was sharp but now softened. “King… you are impossible. You purified the entire core in one move. The countdown is silent for now.” Kael spoke through the communicator, his tone serious but relieved. “Ryu, your last move succeeded. The board is stabilizing and the pieces are regaining their faith.” Elira came from the healer tents to the terrace center and knelt

The night air on the terrace now felt slightly heavy. The golden-blue squares on the terrace floor glowed steadily, but a faint irregular flicker appeared on some edges—the countdown’s silent cracks were slowly deepening. Ryu sat calmly in the center of the terrace, his glove reacting with dim and faint irregular pulses.Lyra stood beside him, her daggers in her belt, and her tone was sharp but worried.“King… the countdown is becoming even more aggressive. It is planting deeper doubt in the minds of the pieces.”Kael spoke into the communicator with a grim and serious tone.“Ryu, a silent crack is already growing. If that piece breaks, the countdown will spread black squares again.”Elira came from the healer tents to the center of the terrace and gently spoke in her soft warm tone.“Ryu… you are impossible, but your system is still weak. Your strain is increasing.”Ryu looked at the bright squares on the terrace calmly with steel tone.“The board only wins… when the pieces choose th

The night air on the terrace felt even heavier and more suffocating. The golden-blue squares on the terrace floor glowed steadily, but their rhythm was repeatedly irregular—the countdown’s pressure had still not ended. Ryu sat calmly in the center of the terrace, but his glove reacted with a violent bright blaze—and this time his system was visibly on the edge of breakdown.Lyra held her daggers tightly at the terrace parapet and shouted sharply.“King! Your glove is dangerously overheating—your system cannot handle any more!”Kael spoke into the communicator with a grim and urgent tone.“Ryu, you are impossible, but if you do not rest now, your body will collapse.”Elira ran from the healer tents to the center of the terrace and gently spoke in her soft warm tone.“Ryu… you are impossible, but your system is now at a critical level. Your body is giving a warning.”Ryu looked calmly at the terrace’s bright squares, his tone still firm.“The board only wins… when the pieces choose thei

The night air on the terrace now felt almost suffocating. Golden-blue and black sparks violently clashed over the terrace’s bright squares—Ryu’s final board reset was at its peak. Ryu stood straight in the center of the terrace, but his body visibly swayed; his glove reacted with a dangerous and unstable blaze, and thin lines of blood spread from its edge onto the terrace floor.Lyra held her daggers tightly at the terrace parapet and shouted sharply.“King! Your system is one step away from collapse—this move will break you!”Kael spoke into the communicator with a grim and urgent tone.“Ryu, you are impossible, but if you stop now your life might be saved. This war will destroy you.”Elira ran from the healer tents to the center of the terrace and gently spoke in a soft warm tone.“Ryu… you are impossible, but your body cannot take any more pressure. You will collapse.”Ryu looked calmly at the terrace’s bright squares with steel tone, his breathing heavy but tone firm.“The board o