Warp ẩn mình trong bóng tối, trên chiếc bàn cờ vĩnh hằng. Kẻ chơi cờ bị coi là tầm thường nhất, với quân cờ vàng óng, lại đang nắm giữ số lượng quân cờ nhiều nhất, và một sức mạnh hắc ám thâm sâu ẩn hiện dưới ngai vàng Hoàng Kim của hắn.

Đây là kết quả mà bốn kẻ còn lại vui mừng nhìn thấy, bởi lẽ đối với họ, người vốn dĩ cũng giống như họ, lại bị mê đắm vào vai trò của mình và lún sâu vào đó.

Mọi thứ sẽ diễn ra đúng như kế hoạch đã định, thiên mệnh không thể nghịch, luôn có những quân cờ phù hợp rơi vào tay họ, bởi lẽ vận mệnh đã sớm được định đoạt.

Thế nhưng, những biến hóa lại luôn đến mà chẳng hề báo trước. Một quân cờ quái thú vặn vẹo bị một kẻ trong số họ ném xuống bàn cờ, tựa như đã từng dùng một mánh khóe tương tự.

Khi con quái thú xuất hiện, thằng hề vốn dĩ đã rời khỏi bàn cờ nay lại cất tiếng chế giễu tùy tiện. Nhưng ngay sau đó, một ánh mắt từ bóng tối màu tím truyền đến, khiến thằng hề im bặt như gà trống bị bóp cổ.

Con quái thú mang đến sương mù và đói khát, trí tuệ méo mó của nó nhìn thấy vô vàn biến hóa. Ngoài dự liệu của hắn, nó lại chọn cách im lặng, chỉ bởi vì nó thích thú sự náo nhiệt.

Thú vui sa đọa bị con quái vật khơi dậy, một trải nghiệm giác quan chưa từng có kích thích hắn, điều này khiến hắn có suy nghĩ khác biệt nên cũng lựa chọn ngầm đồng ý.

Chuyển tầm nhìn sang phía đối diện, lão già mục nát cổ xưa không hề yêu thích quân cờ mới này, bởi vì hắn đã sớm biết mình sẽ có một người con trai hiếu thảo đáng ghét. Hắn luôn phải nhẫn nại chịu đựng cái 'mớ hỗn độn' đó, dường như chẳng điều gì có thể làm phiền công việc của hắn. Bốn ánh mắt hướng về người chơi cuối cùng.

"Các ngươi nhìn ta làm gì? Kẻ bị nguyền rủa kia, chỉ cần ngươi đưa thiên sứ cho ta, ta sẽ liên minh với ngươi để đánh bại mấy tên hèn nhát này!"

Đúng với ấn tượng về một kẻ thô lỗ, cục cằn, hắn ngồi trên ngai vàng bằng đồng trang trí xương sọ, với cái đầu chó khát máu trên cơ thể đáng sợ đang theo dõi quân cờ yêu thích nhất của mình. Hắn thực sự muốn có được quân cờ đó, thậm chí không tiếc kết minh với kẻ bị nguyền rủa.

Nhưng hắn chỉ nhận được một câu "Cút!" lạnh nhạt từ phía đối diện.

Đã thành thói quen, Kobold chẳng mảy may bận tâm đến lời lăng mạ của đối phương, dù sao đây cũng là chuyện thường ngày của họ. Thế nhưng, theo sự di chuyển của con quái thú, quân cờ mà hắn đang nắm giữ lại xuất hiện vết rách. Kobold tức giận cảm thấy có điều gì đó bất ổn, liền vung cự kiếm bổ về phía con quái vật bùn nhão bên cạnh, "Đồ chết tiệt, nhất định là ngươi làm chuyện tốt!" 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