Chapter 421

"Then, I wonder how many people you are prepared to play with, my lord Grand Inquisitor?"

Seeing the other side agree so quickly, Michael couldn't help but frown; she still couldn't understand where this arrogant clown's confidence came from.

But it didn't matter. As a War Angel, war chess—a simulation game of war—was her specialty. She had grown up without ever losing, so no matter what kind of backup plan this arrogant clown was hiding, she was confident she could handle it.

Therefore, she even feigned generosity and handed the choice of the game's scale over to the other side.

"Emmmm, let's go with 12 people each. I like the number 12, and with fewer people, it ends faster. It's late at night, and I don't have that much time to waste playing games with a kid like you."

Dorothy didn't stand on ceremony. She thought for a moment, glanced at the Inquisitors under her command, and then said this.

"Paladin, Ghost Face, Little Bread, Grave Star, Frost Snow Maiden, Gambling-Abstainer, Son of the Forest, Star Speaker, Phantom Girl, Elemental Queen, Sky Walker, Phoenix—it's decided, you twelve. Go and play with these distinguished guests."

The Home Witch directly called out names, sending the twelve strongest people under her command.

As for the other Inquisitors who weren't named, they were slightly inferior to these twelve; it would be easy for them to just throw the game if they went up, so she wouldn't send them to embarrass themselves.

After all, Dorothy was only pretending to be arrogant, not truly arrogant without a brain. She also understood that the angels were indeed not easy to deal with.

"These few useless subordinates of mine are all newcomers who just joined the Inquisition. They are all young people, about the same age as you lot. It's quite fitting for them to play with you little ones. If you're worried, you can ask your Lord Sariel to take a look; don't say I'm bullying you."

After the twelve named witches stepped out, Dorothy said this.

The angels turned their heads one after another to look at their true person in charge, the Archangel Sariel.

This handsome, silver-haired Archangel, who also had an androgynous appearance, nodded upon seeing this.

"They are indeed all young people."

Sariel looked at the clown Grand Inquisitor opposite with slightly surprised eyes and said.

Dorothy: "..."

Tsk, I asked you to look at the contestants, why are you looking at me?

The Home Witch knew that her age had probably been seen through at a glance by this ancient Archangel, but it didn't matter; this wasn't a big secret that needed hiding.

And after receiving the endorsement of Lord Sariel, the angels' gazes couldn't help but turn toward the twelve witch Inquisitors who had stepped out. Michael also sized up these soon-to-be opponents very seriously.

However, no matter how the Seraph lady looked at it, she didn't think these twelve witches were that hard to deal with.

Although the aura of these twelve young witches was indeed very strong and they were definitely top-tier geniuses among witches, by Heaven's standards, these few were at most at the level of Thrones; well, a few might barely have reached the level of Cherubim.

But that was all.

One must know that Heaven attached great importance to this visiting mission. The seven Dragon Kings of Heaven had all sent their geniuses, forming a luxurious lineup of one hundred people composed entirely of high-ranking angels from the top three tiers.

Although Michael was the only Seraph, there were over thirty Cherubim of the next tier, and the rest were all Thrones.

Therefore, although the witch lineup opposite was indeed luxurious, it really wasn't in Michael's eyes. If one only looked at talent reserves, it was clear that the angels had the advantage, and it was a huge advantage that could be called 'flying dragon riding in the face'.

However, out of concern for the clown Grand Inquisitor's inexplicable, mysterious confidence, Michael didn't underestimate the enemy by saying she would only use the same lineup as the opponent. The Seraph lady directly picked twelve Cherubim from the angel delegation to be her game lineup.

And after picking the people, perhaps feeling that she was really bullying them a bit, Michael spoke again.

"Lord Clown, I can give you some time to re-prepare some servant troops."

The Seraph looked at the chaotic team behind the Inquisitors opposite and said this.

The angels' servant troops were neat and tidy, all of them being low-ranking angels.

Witches would not treat weak fellow witches as servant troops; that was illegal. The equality of personality among witches was the keynote set by the Three Kings, and no witch dared to cross this line.

Well, the relationship between Dorothy and Senior Fan Ni was an exception.

But Heaven clearly didn't have such humane rules. It was a matter of course for low-ranking angels to serve as servants for high-ranking angels.

And these low-ranking angels, no matter how low-ranking, were still angels, a Golden Calamity race. They might be the relatively 'trash' ordinary people among the Golden race, but they were still far stronger than other races, just as there was no comparison between a frail giant and a tall dwarf.

Therefore, even as an opponent, Michael felt she was bullying them too much. It was one thing that the subordinates she sent out were stronger than the opponent's, but these servant troops acting as pawns were also far stronger than the opponent's. Such a stark gap made the ensuing war chess look like a completely one-sided crushing situation, and the proud Seraph lady wasn't the type of nasty character who liked to use a max-level account to go to the newbie village to fish.

She still hoped the upcoming game would be more interesting.

"Change servant troops?"

Hearing the words of the Seraph lady opposite, Dorothy felt a slight sting of conscience in her heart.

After all, this Miss Michael seemed like a pretty good person; she wasn't the kind of bad egg who liked to bully others by relying on power, and this made the "villain" she was playing—who was deliberately looking for trouble—seem even more detestable.

If she could, the Home Witch really hoped to get along well with the other side.

It was just a pity that under the opposition of races, personal preferences seemed a bit insignificant. One's position determines one's head; as a witch, Dorothy still had to prioritize the interests of witches in everything, so she was determined to play this villain today.

"No need. I'm the type who likes to play from behind. Let's not waste time, let's just start."

Dorothy directly refused.

Although it looked like the gap between the two armies was indeed a bit large, could it be larger than the gap between her former Dream Fleet and the newbie fleet?

Clearly, no.

And her invincible Dream Fleet back then had lost, so why did this little angel think she could definitely win now?

Hehe, you like strategy games, right? You dragged me to play a strategy game, right? I hope you can still maintain this hobby after a while.

The Home Witch clenched her fists and thought this.

After that crushing defeat back then, she had learned from the pain. In order not to repeat the same mistakes in the future, she had specifically studied military strategy and tactics for a period of time, and now she could be considered to have some research into these things.

She wasn't very clear about her specific level; after all, as a civil engineering witch, she didn't have much use for this stuff. But she had replicated and simulated the crushing defeat of that year countless times in her mind, and now she could easily solo it.

And as auxiliary material for learning military strategy back then, she had also found some strategy games in the Mana Web that she didn't actually love to play, and finally retired in loneliness with an invincible record of a hundred victories and zero defeats.

The small account she created casually back then, named "Guiguzi Guiguzi Zhuge," was still a legendary myth in the major strategy game forums of the Mana Web, ranked alongside another player named "Destiny Apocalypse," who also disappeared after a hundred victories and zero defeats, being worshipped by a group of strategy game lovers every day.

Of course, a game is just a game after all, and there is still some gap with reality, so Dorothy didn't dare to really treat herself as some God of War. She had always defined herself as a cheater with self-awareness.

After all, multiple consciousnesses is really a cheating talent in strategy games; she alone could be used as a headquarters.

Therefore, this little angel opposite was seeking her own death. If you played other games, that would be fine, but you played this kind of war simulation with me, so let me show you the micro-management technique I practiced bitterly for revenge.

"Fine, then please enlighten me, my lord."

Even though she had been maintaining restraint and not being rude, this arrogant clown opposite was always bullying others too much. Michael couldn't bear it anymore. She was too lazy to talk more with the other side and directly threw the chessboard in her hand.

The next moment, the originally small chessboard suddenly expanded, vaguely forming the shape of a Bagua diagram, and inside the Bagua diagram was a simulated battlefield with varied terrain.

Wait... Bagua diagram???

Dorothy, who was originally a bit nonchalant, suddenly widened her eyes and looked at this thing that was somewhat out of place with the Western Universe in a daze.

"Is this the Bagua of the Eastern Universe? Little angel, do you like things from the Eastern Universe very much?"

The Home Witch asked with some curiosity.

"Hmph, this has nothing to do with you, my lord. Didn't you say not to waste time? Then let's start quickly."

However, Michael, whose temper had flared up, didn't want to pay attention to her. The Seraph lady said coldly.

Of course, Michael was actually a bit surprised that this arrogant clown also recognized this Bagua diagram. She also had a mind to ask if the other side knew this so-called Bagua diagram very well; after all, her own war chessboard was just a low-quality imitation made by following the divine skill once displayed by her idol.

"Damn it, it seems that this clown is arrogant, but she really has something. She seems to know a lot about the Bagua diagram. If she could be friendlier, I could ask her for advice. After all, this is the famous stunt of the big shot Guiguzi Guiguzi Zhuge, which I have never been able to comprehend."

Michael thought with some unhappiness in her heart.

Although as an angel, she shouldn't use too many things from witches, the Mana Web was different. This great invention, created by the Demon King and connecting the known parts of the entire Western Universe, was simply too fragrant. Many high-ranking angels in Heaven were actually secretly playing on the Mana Web behind their backs.

Michael was the same. She was very addicted to various strategy games on the Mana Web, and she herself was actually one of the big shots ranked very high in the strategy game forum.

Born from the source of faith and bringing a war priesthood at birth, military strategy was like an instinct for Michael. She had never lost when playing war chess with angels in Heaven.

And after winning too much, she got tired of war chess. It was precisely with this as an opportunity that she discovered that there were so many strategy games on the Mana Web different from war chess, and from then on, she couldn't stop and became an internet-addicted angel.

When she first came into contact with the Mana Web, Michael was full of confidence, thinking that she would definitely be able to clear these games quickly and achieve full trophy achievements, just as she had long been the war chess champion of Heaven.

But facts proved that she thought too much. Those so-called strategy games were far more difficult than she imagined, or rather, she really overestimated the strategic level of Heaven.

After all, as everyone knows, strategy and military tactics are actually things that the weak or evenly matched opponents need more. As the oldest Golden Calamity race, Heaven had been invincible for too long and didn't need much military strategy at all.

The poor use tactical maneuvering, the rich directly use cannons to blast them to hell.

The angels' usual wars of conquest relied on powerful strength to directly crush them. Military strategy? Not needed at all.

Long-term invincibility had long caused Heaven's military strategic level to decline a lot.

But those weak alien races were different. Therefore, sometimes the weaker the race, the more likely they are to produce great military strategists and commanders.

Therefore, as the champion of Heaven, Michael really wasn't that powerful. That place in Heaven was actually a low-lying fish pond with limited military strategy.

Naturally, when Michael, the fish pond owner, ran to fight with others full of confidence at the beginning, it was fine when the rank was low. When her rank got higher, the enemies matched were all famous generals or great military strategists of alien races.

Thus, the painful daily routine of being abused came.

Of course, as a born God of War, Michael's talent was unquestionable. Although it was a bit difficult at first, she learned very quickly, and it didn't take long before she was already one of the top-tier players in major strategy games.

If it were the era of more than a decade ago, her level would already belong to the top, and she could be awarded the title of God of War by the forum.

But unfortunately, ever since ten years ago, when two invincible Gods of War descended and quickly disappeared one after another, no new gods were born in the forum, just because the achievements of those two big shots who flashed in the pan were simply too dazzling.

From the beginning to the top, a hundred victories and zero defeats, this is simply outrageous.

That big shot named "Destiny Apocalypse" came first. Fighting against her felt like really struggling against fate. All your thoughts were predicted by that big shot in advance. Every time you excitedly attacked, you would always despairingly find that what awaited you was one trap after another. This big shot seemed to be truly omniscient and invincible forever.

And not two months after the big shot Destiny Apocalypse reached the top and disappeared, the second-generation God of War with the ID "Guiguzi Guiguzi Zhuge" followed. Unlike Destiny Apocalypse, this big shot wasn't that desperate, at least she didn't turn on the prophecy prophet cheat.

But the bad news is that this one turned on two cheats: extreme operation and copy-paste.

At first, Guiguzi Guiguzi Zhuge wasn't actually powerful. The evaluation of opponents who had fought against her was that she was good at operation but not good at strategy. She was a qualified general, but not suitable to be a commander.

She seemed to be able to command and manipulate every soldier in detail, which made the combat power of the troops under her command extremely strong, as if the whole army was really a whole, a true army of kings with a hundred victories.

Guiguzi Guiguzi Zhuge at this stage wasn't that terrifying yet. Excellent military strategists could still use various military tactics to kill her.

But the problem is that the excellent matching mechanism of strategy games always allows opponents of the same level to fight, and opponents of the same level often get caught off guard by the other side's exquisite operation after forcing Guiguzi Guiguzi Zhuge into a desperate situation.

And Guiguzi Guiguzi Zhuge reached the top all the way under the "coincidence" of countless desperate counter-kills.

Well, except for that final battle of canonization, this second-generation God of War actually fought all from behind.

But in the final battle, this player, who had always been famous for operation rather than military strategy, showed terrifying skills.

The strange military formation named "Eight Formations Diagram" revealed in the end still makes countless players study until their heads go bald and still marvel at it.

It was only after this battle of canonization that players began to review Guiguzi Guiguzi Zhuge's battle records one by one, carefully studying them frame by frame with a magnifying glass, and only then did they finally discover the truly terrifying place of this second-generation God of War.

She seemed to get stronger with every battle she fought. All the strategies used by her opponents in the previous battle would be copied by her and then used in the second battle, as if she treated every opponent as a teacher. The knowledge taught by the teachers could definitely be used in the next battle, and the strategies she had been fooled by before would never be effective on her a second time.

This is as if she turned on a copy-paste cheat, crazily squeezing out the unique skills of every opponent.

Therefore, some people think that the so-called stunt of the Eight Formations Diagram is actually the culmination of military strategy created by Guiguzi Guiguzi Zhuge by combining the strengths of a hundred schools of thought.

Such speculation also made the big shots of the strategy forum completely crazy. Countless players began to crazily study the records of that final battle, trying to learn a little bit from it.

The good news is that everyone's speculation seems to have come true. The Eight Formations Diagram is indeed a great military strategy and supreme military command. Those players who were lucky enough to have fought against Guiguzi Guiguzi Zhuge saw the shadows of their own tactics in it, and used this as an opportunity to learn a lot, and their levels improved greatly.

But the bad news is that the Eight Formations Diagram is really too difficult. There are too many things involved in it, and even the strengths of a hundred schools of thought are only the outer expression. The core of this thing involves the magic of witches, and even the distant Qimen Qimen Dunjia technique of the Eastern Universe.

The magic of witches is still fine, many witch players can still think of ways, but the Qimen Qimen Dunjia of the Eastern Universe...

The Eastern and Western Universes have been completely cut off by the storm. Where can I find research materials on the Qimen Qimen Dunjia technique?

In short, the treasure mountain is right in front of you, but no one can take it, which is very uncomfortable.

Michael has also been studying the Eight Formations Diagram for a long time. Unfortunately, even relying on divine power, she can still only see the tip of the iceberg of its exquisite and unique learning.

Therefore, she regards Guiguzi Guiguzi Zhuge as an idol, and even her beloved war chessboard has been refined into a Bagua shape similar to the Eight Formations Diagram.

Unfortunately, the communication between Heaven and the Eastern Universe is not much, and she doesn't know much about the knowledge of the Eastern Universe. She can't find much knowledge related to the Qimen Qimen Dunjia technique of the Eastern Universe.

However, she heard that witches have a close relationship with the immortals of the Eastern Universe. This time coming to the Witch World, she actually held the idea of whether she could find any relevant materials.

It's just that now she doesn't know whether she is lucky or unlucky.

Good news, she found a witch who knows Bagua.

Bad news, this witch is an annoying arrogant clown.

Michael felt very complicated.

"Ahhh, so annoying. It should have been a smooth exchange, and I got the news I always wanted. Two happy things intertwined. This should have been so beautiful. Why, why did things turn out like this?"

... Seraph struggling...