[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-159":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Black Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1462752,1913,"Chapter 159: Prediction Master","black-online-chapter-159",159,"\u003Cp>Fang Raon and Incognito sat down at a separate table—away from others—and opened up the General’s Game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Nick and Anna were the spectators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"3v3 match.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They joined into the match, and the selection phase started—three soldiers and one skill per soldier—and they started with selecting the classes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What should I choose? Rock showed me the possibilities that this game offers, and I can try to become more creative now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Think out of a box...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Incognito looked at him briefly before starting to choose his three soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the master of prediction, and many times he’d been called a cheater by his opponents—they accused him of being able to see what soldiers his opponents chose before the match started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, no foul-doing was ever proven, and in the end, Incognito’s innocence was proved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just had a strange ability of prediction—almost as if he could see the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ll do that.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon chose his soldiers and pressed the \"Ready\" button and waited for Incognito to choose his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito pressed something on his screen—he finished selecting the soldiers and skills—and he also pressed the \"Ready\" button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the hologram of the battlefield appeared on the table in front of them, and their soldiers appeared near their towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interesting...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito said as he looked at Fang Raon’s soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were only two soldiers—Tank and Helper—while the third one seemed to be missing somewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Assassin...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He chose three Warriors?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Game Start!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[59:59...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It looks like the match also has a time limit, but one hour is a lot. I don’t think the match will be decided with time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He controlled his Helper—it jumped into the back of Tank—and Tank, while piggyback carrying Helper, started running down the beach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito decided not to make a movie—he was simply waiting by his blue tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It looks like Incognito has already started his predicting phase. He is already thinking of hundreds of possibilities that Fang Raon might’ve come up with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nick said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My brother is not a predictable person. I think Incognito will be surprised.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’True that, but unfortunately for your brother, he is in for a rude awakening.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nick thought with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only going to be a matter of time before Fang Raon realized the sheer gap between him and Incognito.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And fall into the depths of despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Assassin... Assassin... What if... Hmm~’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito rubbed his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Tank—who was piggybacking Helper—arrived near the blue tower and saw the three Warriors guarding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tank’s Charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a fearless charge, Tank started charging at them like a raging bull, and Helper wrapped its hands around Tank’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The plan is simple—I’ll attack head-on with Tank while Helper keeps healing him—and with his already enormous base health, he won’t go down no matter what!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the heavy sword in hand, Tank swung at the Warriors, and they moved simultaneously and dodged the slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warriors were moving fast. Expertly. And with amazing precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There is a big difference between the average players and the top players in General’s Game—the biggest gap is with the control of soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Average players can only make their soldiers do simple actions—slash, dodge, jump, run, and such—but top players can do much more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And Incognito is showing world-class control abilities right now—he is controlling all three Warriors at the same time, and they all look like world-class swordsmen right now!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nick admired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Warriors ganged up on Tank and started slashing him down—the health started dropping drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon ordered with a serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Helper healed Tank’s health back to full, and the Warriors then started targeting the Helper on Tank’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to get rid of the Helper before they wanted to kill Tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tank swung the heavy-looking sword. It managed to block all three Warrior attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito’s eyes widened in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sole Tank pushed the Warriors back, and while it wasn’t as quick as them, its sword strikes were perfect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With having to control three Warriors, Incognito’s attention was divided, and it struggled to keep up with the Tank’s movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon had a slight advantage since he only had to control one soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t need to control Helper as it was being carried by Tank, which was exactly his plan for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that Incognito would start targeting his Helper once it started healing Tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And thus, he decided on this—to have Tank carry Helper—so he didn’t need to control Helper and could only focus on Tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed all his attention on only Tank. Otherwise he wouldn’t be able to defeat Incognito.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever he played against average players, Incognito was still able to destroy all his opponents even when he controlled many soldiers at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This guy... is not average at all.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’However... My secondary plan does not seem to be working. Why isn’t he reacting to the threat of the Assassin? There is no way that he would be ignoring it!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought with a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very impressive indeed~ You must be wondering why I haven’t thought about your Assassin, aren’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What? Can he read my mind or something?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought with a shocked look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seeing that look of ours means that I have guessed correctly. Well, there is a simple reason for it as I already know what your plan is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You do, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon’s lip twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Assassin—does not exist—you only joined this match with two soldiers instead of three to trick me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wanted me to either send one of my soldiers to search for your Assassin or keep simply thinking about your Assassin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I had done that, I would have had one less Warrior to deal with your Tank, and if I were distracted by your imaginary Assassin, I’d be at a disadvantage during battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito said with a serious look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nick crossed his arms and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a matter of time—but even he was impressed now—as Incognito again showed his scary prediction abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just didn’t understand how he could predict it correctly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Tch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna clicked her tongue in annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been cheering for Fang Raon for all this time, but she had to admit that Incognito was just too hard of an opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You also didn’t want to bring another soldier because it also \"divides\" your mind—when there are three soldiers in the game, your mind gets split into three sections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One section for each soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have to control all three minds at the same time—which is difficult—and it gets harder the more soldiers there are in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With you not bringing three soldiers and only two, your mind was only split in two—it gives you a huge advantage in control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which is why you’re able to fight all three Warriors of mine with only your Tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the reason why it is so hard for casual players to get into General’s Game because of the immense difficulty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Damn...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, two of Incognito’s Warriors stabbed the third Warrior—a team kill—and the Warrior vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why did he kill one of his soldiers?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon wondered in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With one of the soldiers dead, my mind is getting together now—I don’t have my mind split in three sections anymore—only in two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Warriors attacked—they were even faster than before—and the Tank suffered under their speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the increase in speed, Tank couldn’t defend in time, and the Warriors overwhelmed Helper with their attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helper dropped to the ground—and then vanished—he was only left remaining with one soldier, but he was without support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tank kept fighting back, but with two versus one, the Warriors had the upper hand and slowly shed off the health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly... Slowly... Slowly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tank vanished from the battlefield, and the two Warriors stood victorious on the beach—the blue tower was the only one left standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Winner—Incognito]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good match.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon’s shoulders dropped, and he just looked at the General’s Game—he was filled with disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he lost to Lock Manchester without being able to do anything—this was the same—the feeling of going against someone that was vastly superior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A feeling that he hated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Incognito...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a cold look, Anna looked at him, and Incognito’s body turned cold in fear. The coldness in her eyes was something he had never experienced before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was able to see that her brother had become sad, and thus, she was getting very, very angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"D-Don’t be too disheartened. You’re a newish player, aren’t you? You’re very good, and I don’t say this to just everybody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you are interested, I have a proposal for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A proposal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon raised an eyebrow and let him finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is a tournament coming up on the 6th floor—the General’s Game tournament—there are all kinds of players competing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can try your luck at an Amateur League, get some experience there, and I honestly think you can win that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will also be participating, but in the Professional League.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...General’s Game tournament?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon was intrigued.\u003C\u002Fp>",1588,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.438Z",1,"novelbin.me","ed199ef84401a31d53a37734369b8d603918c0bd965c1d8c20cdff4fe1372de1","black-online-chapter-160","black-online-chapter-158",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]