NovelOnlineChapter 826 Dead End
Hayley’s POV:
At first, | didn’t notice anything strange. But after ten moves, it finally clicked.
| remembered-I'd used this sstrategy once before, back in Aetherfall.
So Monica really did learn a lot from Baxter.
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| studied the board calmly, tilting my head with a small smile. This was actually kind of fun.
Monica, who had been playing fast, suddenly froze when she sawsmile. She pulled her hand back from the
piece and gavea mocking look.
“Out of moves already? Don’t know what to do next?” she sneered. “Too bad it’s too late to quit now. You'd
better get ready to slap yourself bloody!”
| just sat there, smiling quietly at her arrogance.
| already knew exactly where she was going with every single move.
For a moment, | almost felt bad for her. | wanted to warn her. But looking at her smug face, | changed my mind.
So instead, | lowered my head and calmly made my next move-stepping straight into the trap she had set for
me.
Monica smirked as | played right into her hands. “You still won't admit you're dumb, huh? Fine. Don’t say | didn’t
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtwarn you. Keep this up, and in two more moves, you're done for. And remember, in chess there’s no take-
backs.”
She snatched up one of my pawns with a gleeful flick of her fingers.
I only chuckled and slid another piece forward, relaxed as ever.
“Still pretending to be calm? You're hopeless.” Monica rolled her eyes and went in for another
move.
| let her play out Baxter's strategy, all the way through. Then I glanced at the clock.
Four minutes and 30 seconds left.
Back in Aetherfall, Baxter had needed a full half hour to get this far.
So, yes, Monica had stalent. She'd managed to set the board this way in a fraction of the
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time.
| looked at her evenly and said, “If you give up now, we can cancel our bet.”
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| was only saying it for Benjamin's sake. No matter what, if | bechis Luna, I'd have to deal with his relatives-
Monica included.
But Monica only stared atlike I'd lost my mind. She thought | was crazy to talk to her like that.
“You really don't know what you're
facing, do you? pox maveldand
youll knquohidti eels like to lose
evérything,” she snapped. The
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| leaned back and said flatly, “I'll give you one last chance. If you surrender now, you won't have to slap
yourself.”
She snorted, brushingoff.
| sighed and turned back to the board, my face serious. “Honestly, this tactic isn’t even that hard.”
Monica scoffed, “Hayley, a loss is a loss. Stop dodging it. I've never seen you act so unsportsmanlike.”
| lifted my eyes, cold and sharp, and
gave her a sideways glance. hep
pushed my quegnsidight Gown the
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cutting straight into her territory and
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Monica had been raising her forces,
ready to land the pg giow Gut
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again, her face froze. The content is
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With one single move, | had flipped the entire match. Now she was the one trapped in a dead end.
“What ...
what's happening? I... | lost??” Her eyes went wide, her voice shaking,
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