Chapter 48 - 48: It Feels Like A War

"I'm… I'm losing…" Lanie couldn't believe it. She looked at the computer screen and back to Mitch Watson, who was sitting in front of the computer screen instead of her.

She had come to Mitch on specifically that day as they were both playing in the final together. The opponent she was assigned to was the well-known "Knowing A Person". She was a bit nervous, carefully considering every step, very cautious. But after an hour, her queen had been taken, and she had lost the advantage.

Mitch's game was finished. He glanced at her chess game and said, "You're losing."

Lanie sighed, "I know. Could you, would you…play for me?"

Mitch paused and nodded, "Okay, but… I'm not sure I can win."

He lasted another hour and finally lost the game.

Lanie reassured him, "It's not about your skills. It's my fault. I was already at a disadvantage; it was almost impossible to recover. "

Mitch stared at the computer screen, lost in thought, and didn't even hear what she was saying.

There was a burst of cheers in the chat room.

"We won! Ha ha ha! My goddess is great!"

"Just as I expected, I knew KAP would win, but it was a tough game."

"I'm so happy. I will send her a yacht! If my goddess gives a live broadcast, I'll send her twenty yachts."

"She must be a queen!"

"Call for the goddess to show herself. As soon as she shows up, I'll send her a thousand yachts."

"Are you serious, toff? That's two hundred thousand dollars! What if she actually did a live broadcast, would you really pay up?"

"What should I be afraid of? It gives you my word. My blog is certified, you know. You will know who I am if you google me!"

Some of the people did google him, and then they believed him.

Sophia took a break when Kate began to cook lunch. Sophia didn't go close to the kitchen because of her fear of fire. Instead, she made a cup of jasmine tea and drank it while waiting for the next round to begin.

Half an hour later, the last set of players finished their games. The six players who won the game advanced forward, along with the lucky contestant who had no opponent, so a total of seven players qualified. This round was still not even, and there was still one contestant left.

Sophia looked at the screen. She didn't want to meet "M378" yet. If she didn't, maybe she could make it to the top four! And that would mean there was hope for her to enter the very last match! If she got into the top three, she would get so much more money.

However, she was really not sure she could defeat "M378". If she lost, she would be eliminated and would only get the 150 dollars' excellence award.

The schedule for the next set of games was up.

Sophia looked at the column of her opponent.

No one!

The result made Sophia jump in her seat. No opponent meant that she was automatically through to the top four!

As long as she won another game, she would be able to enter the final! In that case, she could get more than two thousand dollars.

For her, it was such a lot of money!

This round would be sure to go on for a while, and it wouldn't be over for two-three hours. According to the rule, three hours was the maximum time allowed for any match. Sophia stood up, left her computer desk, and went to the living room to watch TV for a while.

The news was on.

"The registration of the Arts examination has been announced. The registration time for this year will be on October 22nd. Please be careful not to miss the time of registration on the Internet, examinees."

Sophia remembered that Louie was going to take the art exam.

A little later, Kate got lunch ready. Sophia helped bring the food to the table.

The meal was simple noodles. After lunch, Sophia helped to wash the dishes. She checked the time, and it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. She went back to her room to look at the game. This round was nearing the end, but there was still one more match to go.

Soon, they finished, and the winners of this round were announced. They were the top four, Sophia included!

Sophia's heart beat a bit faster. She was worried that she would run into "M378" in the next game, and if she did, she would have to compete for third place with the losing player of the other pair.

The prize money between second and third place was double the other!

The contestants' names appeared on the screen, and the system randomly matched them. Sophia nervously stared at the screen, nibbling her lips, praying she wouldn't get "M378"!

There they were, and Sophia's opponent was:

M378!

She suddenly felt that she was in danger.

It seemed that getting runner-up would not be so easy.

Right that second, all over the world, many people were paying close attention to the tournament.

The chess players who had been eliminated were all watching in front of their computers. They came from different countries, different time zones. Some countries were still steeped in the night. However, nothing could diminish the players' enthusiasm for watching the game.

The words kept popping up in the chat group.

"Mitch finally comes across KAP. I really don't know who will win!"

"I thought they were going to meet in the final, and I didn't expect it so soon."

"Looking forward to it. It feels like a war!"

"I wonder who this person is. If she wins today, our chess world is just... well, I don't want to say! "

"Hey, does anyone care about my game with Jimmy? We're still in the game, too! "

"Don't you two want to watch the big game? It won't be any fun for you guys to play!"