[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-187":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},1462780,1913,"Chapter 187: High Level","black-online-chapter-187",187,"\u003Cp>\"This here is Fang Raon, a student of an old friend of mine. He is also participating in the tournament.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Diana said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fang Raon? I have a similar name. I am Fang Anna. Maybe we are distant relatives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna covered her mouth and giggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What is she doing now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know what kind of games Anna was playing currently, but he wasn’t planning to play it with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, how did your first match go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Diana asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a smile on her face, Lady Diana clapped her hands happily, as if she were thrilled to hear that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s very good. I’d like to invite you for lunch. Are you free now? The next round shouldn’t start any time soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Fang Raon could answer, they heard footsteps approach them, and then they saw Bunny and Sunny come over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma Diana, we won.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excellent~ I am planning to have lunch with Lady Anna here, and I’ve just invited Fang Raon to join us. Would you like to join us as well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Diana asked the two sisters, and they obviously nodded their heads, as it wasn’t even a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unfortunately, I have to decline the invite this time around. I want to do some thinking before the next round.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Diana ah’d, but she understood, so she wasn’t overly disappointed by the rejection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was common for players of General’s Game to do some \"thinking\" to process all the information they discovered in the first round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To create some plans, strategies, and ideas for the new battlefield that was used for the tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I want to think of new strategies, so that wasn’t a lie, but it wasn’t the full truth about the rejection either. I just really don’t want to sit at the same table as Anna right now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grandma Diana, out of goodness of her heart, invited you for lunch, and it would be very disrespectful to reject her good-hearted invitation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunny said angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s alright, Sunny. It’s not that serious. I hope you’ll continue walking on the path of victory, and I hope you reach the second day of the tournament.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Diana said with a pretty smile, then she hugged Fang Raon warmly and headed off with Anna, Sunny, and Bunny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunny and Bunny were still throwing not-so-friendly looks at Fang Raon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Fang Raon watched him walk away, his vision suddenly turned black—as if he had turned blind again—but then he felt someone’s hands covering his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess who~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice entered his ear, as if the person were whispering right into his ear, and he chuckled at recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Della?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moved the hands out of the way, and Fang Raon turned around to see her smiling at him with cuteness twinkling in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations on your victory!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks... I didn’t know you were going to be here. I thought you were too busy to come around here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was here originally for a recruiting mission, and I had other guild master responsibilities, but I was able to get a few hours of free time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sun Festival is also starting officially tonight, so there is no way that I’ll miss that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon nodded and then saw Della’s gaze linger in the direction of Lady Diana as she walked away with other girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your sister is here, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said with a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It does seem like it. I shouldn’t be too surprised. This Sun Festival seems to be a big thing over here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm~ I also just met with Grandpa, and he also won his first round. I need to be going again, as Miranda is currently spamming messages on the chat window.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said with a wry smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon was able to see Miranda hiding behind the corner, looking to be glaring at them, as they were just wasting time talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She and Della had to get going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See you later, then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yup~ If you and my grandpa happen to face each other in the tournament, I must come to watch, as I can’t miss that. Who knows, I might also be cheering for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said with a giggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then waved her goodbyes and left with Miranda.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There is still some time. I might as well go and spectate some of the Professional League matches. There are much fewer participants in that league, and the matches are way longer, so I doubt those matches are over yet.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the third floor, at the balcony, Lady Diana, Anna, Bunny, and Sunny were seated at a table with parasols providing shade over their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope you enjoy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A waitress came with a tray of food, placed the plates in front of the four girls, and then smiled before heading out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t expect you, Anna, out of all people, to compete in this tournament of mine. I’ve never heard of you playing the General’s Game before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Diana said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew about Anna’s reputation, and General’s Game was for people with strategic minds, and they were considered more \"nerdy\" in a way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna wasn’t actually known for being strategic or nerdy in any way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a weapon of mass destruction—her class was called Destroyer—she destroyed everything in her way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players feared her. The strong respected her. The weak avoided her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just thought it would be fun to try for once. One of my guild members is currently competing in Professional League, so I also came to cheer for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not to mention that the Sun Festival is starting tonight. So, I thought that participating in this tournament was good to spend some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve usually played General’s Game for fun against Incognito and other members of my guild, so it’s not like I am bad at it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I personally love General’s Game. I also managed to get my granddaughters, Bunny and Sunny, to play it with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Diana said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she just started Black Online, she never touched General’s Game in any way, but then Rock, who she was spending time with, was playing it quite regularly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, since she wanted to spend some more time with him, she asked him to teach her how to play the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They played every day—for hours at times—and Lady Diana actually became a pretty decent player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could even participate in the Professional League if she wanted to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We haven’t been able to beat Grandma at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bunny and Sunny said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, I hope the three of us will reach the semifinals and let the best girl win. There is also one person that I would really love to compete against.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said with a giggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, really. Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Diana asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmmh, I am not telling you~ That person is a special person to me, and I would really like to see how we measure up against each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the second floor of the Tournament Hall, about thirty-two tables were filled, and it was dead silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Referees and spectators silently watched the battles unfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon watched from the sidelines—in one battle particularly—it was Incognito versus someone he didn’t recognize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an insane-looking battle with spells and swords clashing in a blur of motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The village battlefield also started to look like ruins as the buildings were destroyed one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It does look like Incognito is winning. He has nine soldiers left, and his opponent only has six soldiers left. However, his opponent has damaged Incognito’s tower more than he has.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While it looked like Incognito’s opponent could win by destroying the tower, he was soon surrounded and pushed into an alleyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a dead end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito’s soldiers blocked them in, and his Rangers took control of nearby rooftops—then, those Rangers rained arrows on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing his opponent could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, his opponent chose three Tanks to be part of his roster, in case he needed some defensive prowess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito immediately targeted those Tanks at the start of the match and killed all of them—thus completely disabling his opponent’s defensive system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was checkmate after that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Winner—Incognito!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clap~ Clap~ Clap~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incognito let out a breath of relief as the spectators clapped, and he then shook his opponent’s hand and left for the back room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of resting, Incognito planned to analyze the game and immediately come up with new strategies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The level is high, isn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Rock walked over to him and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Very high. I don’t stand a chance against any of them. They think ten... twenty... even thirty moves in advance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll get there eventually. You probably have only around 50 hours of game time in General’s Game. These guys have thousands and thousands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rock said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon crossed his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered how it would be to go against those in raids with that much experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While ordering soldiers in General’s Game and ordering real players were vastly different, the strategy and quick thinking required would be the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players would react slower, and sometimes, they simply wouldn’t do actions that you would like for them to do.\u003C\u002Fp>",1590,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.438Z",1,"novelbin.me","b73d5ae88512b09239027f29811553228d4c60c6886803d3dc3bf8b6219a6acf","black-online-chapter-188","black-online-chapter-186",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]