He held a chessboard in his left hand and a chess piece in his right. His pupils had turned one black and one white.
"Chess Dao: Basic Ladder!"
As the chessboard in the man's hand vanished, Zhang Deming's path forward was abruptly cut off. His routes to the left and right were no exception; only the way back remained open.
Encircled on three sides, leaving one open. This was the ladder of the Chess Dao!
Zhang Deming stopped in his tracks, his expression turning grim.
"Junior Brother, I had no other choice. I will reward you handsomely for this afterward." As the man finished speaking, the surrounding Spiritual Power barrier vanished.
But just then, the berserk aura Zhang Deming had been sensing caught up to them.
"I assume you recognize this Qiu Ape, Junior Brother. This creature is utterly vengeful, holding a grudge over the slightest offense, and it's an expert tracker.
Now it's tracking you as well. We're in the same boat, so why don't we team up?
