My Avatar is Becoming the Ultimate BOSS-Chapter 46 - 037 Chess Player

[Main Task 1: Reach the meeting location and successfully pass the "White Crow Travel Brigade" recruitment assessment.]

In the mess of the office, Ji Minghuan raised an eyebrow, staring intently at that black lake formed by shadows.

He was rather curious about what kind of demon would jump out from it.

In the next moment, a giant shadow emerged from the black lake. It stood four meters tall, with skin in shades of purple and blue, a bloated figure like a giant, yet wearing a perfectly fitting work uniform. In its left hand, it held a giant coffee cup, and under its right arm, it clutched an enormous keyboard.

Most bizarrely, two large heads were attached to its neck.

The head on the left foamed at the mouth, looking sickly, while the head on the right wore a red headband, appearing excited, with the headband reading: "Work Forever!"

The two heads whispered hoarsely, one muttering "Performance... performance," the other "Vacation... vacation."

No way, it’s really a corporate drone demon? Ji Minghuan was stunned, not expecting he would foresee such a scene.

"This is your opponent, the Working Demon," Anluns whispered, "simultaneously... it’s an anomaly manifested from the grievances of those two deceased employees."

"Quite a stretch," Ayase Origami said expressionlessly, "Nobody’s ever seen this kind of demon." frёewebηovel.cѳm

"I just named it, doesn’t ’Working Demon’ sound catchy?"

"So corny."

Come on, this demon doesn’t look scary at all, it’s just filled with sadness, seriously, what did the corporate life do to you? In life, you had to work overtime, and in death, you have to come out with a giant coffee cup and keyboard to be farmed for XP, it’s utterly tragic.

Ji Minghuan teased inwardly, while his face showed no expression.

Under the gaze of the three behind him, he moved forward, following the reflex path in his memory, and summoned the Celestial Driver of this body.

In an instant, halos of black and white emanated from his body, resembling the squares of a chessboard, arranged chaotically in the sky, twisting finally into a black and white "Mobius loop" that encircled him.

Subsequently, four distinctive chess pieces appeared on the track of this Mobius loop.

Like satellites, they orbited him slowly.

The "Working Demon" howled at the sky, charging at Ji Minghuan, each step causing the old building to rumble, peeling off layers of faded wall paint, with pieces of the ceiling crumbling down, enveloped in dust.

It was as if a filthy rain was falling.

"In memory, these chess pieces should be used like this."

Ji Minghuan nonchalantly stretched out his right hand, pinching the rotating "King chess piece" with his index finger.

With a "click," the King chess piece shattered in his hand, transforming into a massive figure landing not far to his right.

He glanced over and saw that the "King Colossus" was cast in black iron, with every detail vividly lifelike.

[Reminder: Basic chess species "King" has been materialized.]

[Chess Species — "King": It possesses no combat ability, but as long as the King is present on the field, you will be protected by a mysterious force, immune to all physical and spiritual attacks (if the enemy wants to harm you, they must first destroy the "King chess piece").]

The King stood three meters tall, clad in robes, with a crown encrusted with jewels perched on its head, eyes wise, and a scepter supporting its right hand.

Anluns, at this moment, was leaning with arms crossed in a corner of the office. Seeing this scene, he couldn’t help but whistle in amazement, "Oh... what an interesting Celestial Driver."

"Never seen it," Ayase Origami also said.

"Quite peculiar, no wonder the captain’s interested in him," Robert said.

In the deafening sound of footsteps, the Working Demon arrived as expected.

It shouted "Overtime! Overtime!" with both hands raising the huge keyboard to smash down, swinging frenziedly at Ji Minghuan, the black keycaps falling like a torrential rain, scattering all over the ground, yet never reaching his body.

After a while, the Working Demon, seeing that the thrashing was in vain, squinted its eyes, slowly retreating a step or two, only to see Ji Minghuan’s body enveloped in a thin layer of black and white light wall.

And the source of this light wall was precisely the scepter of the "King Colossus."

The Working Demon panted heavily, seemingly understanding something, and then rushed toward the quietly standing King Colossus.

"Must protect the king... if the king dies, my body will have no means of defense."

Thinking this, Ji Minghuan raised his right hand and grabbed another chess piece from the Black and White Ring Road.

[Tip: You have materialized the basic chess species—"Soldier"]

[Chess Species—"Soldier": A chess species with very ordinary qualities and abilities, a soldier wielding a long sword, somewhat clumsy in action but with an advantage in numbers.]

In an instant, a fully armored Black Iron Soldier, three meters tall, blocked directly in front of the Working Demon. It raised its cold and stern long sword, with the sword tip aimed at the Working Demon.

The demon roared, throwing a gigantic coffee cup at it, as if throwing a bowling ball.

The Black Iron Soldier bent down, gripped the sword hilt tightly, twisted its body, and leveraged its motion to slash the sword. A cold sword light flashed by, slicing the incoming gigantic cup in two. Shards of the glass cup sprayed over like a torrential rain, accompanied by a strong smell of black coffee.

The Working Demon’s eyes turned red, roaring furiously, "Work! Promotion! Work! Promotion!"

It charged like a tidal wave, smashing its keyboard as if it were a blunt instrument toward the Black Iron Soldier. The soldier grasped the hilt with both hands, positioning the long sword horizontally in a blocking stance.

The keyboard came down with a "bang!"—a thunderous crash that shook the entire office. The Black Iron long sword trembled, emitting a sharp buzzing sound. Under the colossal force from above, the Black Iron Soldier’s body instantly knelt down.

Half-kneeling on the ground, its combat boots pressed into a huge pit beneath, with fine cracks spreading outward.

"Even a small pawn can hold its own against a demon of this level. It surely has high tactical value if developed further."

Watching this scene, Ji Minghuan thought silently, then he grabbed another chess species from the Black and White Ring Road.

[Tip: You have materialized the basic chess species—"Cannon Carriage."]

[Chess Species—"Cannon Carriage": Capable of firing powerful shells, but requires some time to reload after each shot.]

Wisps of smoke rose as a massive Black Iron Cannon Carriage appeared in the corner of the office. It moved its cannon muzzle aimed at the Working Demon, who was locked in a stalemate with the soldier.

The next second, the Cannon Carriage rumbled, a black shell burst from its muzzle.

With a "boom!" the shell shattered explosively in mid-air, then fierce flames merged into a crimson beam, sweeping toward the Working Demon’s back.

The flames resembled a greedy beast, devouring every inch of the Working Demon’s flesh. Amidst extreme heat, the demon roared angrily while randomly swinging the keyboard in its hands, stumbling backward a few steps. Each step left a scorched pit beneath its feet, resonating with tremors throughout the office.

Its fur and skin were corroded by the flames, turning to ash-black and purple fragments scattered all over the ground.

"It’s about time."

Seizing the opportunity, Ji Minghuan raised his hand and grabbed the final chess piece from the Black and White Ring Road.

[Tip: You have materialized the basic chess species—"Empress"]

The chess piece shattered, followed by a slender and majestic figure descending from the sky. She was two and a half meters tall, her entire body molded from "Black Iron," wielding a short dagger in her left hand and a long dagger in her right. Her upper body was clad in armor, and her lower body draped in a long skirt.

The flames from the cannon’s explosion had yet to subside, the Working Demon’s entire body scorched by fire. It hunched over, clutching its head, howling in agony, "Performance... my performance!"

At this moment, a clear figure rushed toward it like a soaring bird, barely touching the ground with her toes as she leaped. Her twin daggers spun an elegant arc in mid-air.

Like a swan-dancing ballerina, her body spiraled as she descended.

In the next instant, two enormous gorges were carved across the necks of the Working Demon’s two heads. From within those gorges, blood gushed like a fountain, as its two heads detached from its body.

Two heads and a headless torso slowly tumbled into the pool of blood below them at the same time.

At that moment, a prompt panel appeared before Ji Minghuan’s eyes, set against a black and white chessboard background.

[Tip: You have slain a C-level "Demon," the progress task for the second game role’s "Exclusive Cultivation System"—"Winter of the Wild Hunt" has been updated.]

[Please open the interface to claim your reward promptly.]

The majestic figure slightly nodded, sheathed her twin daggers, and slowly walked back toward Ji Minghuan, turning her back on the burning giant object.

[Empress: The swiftest among the four basic chess species, her weapons are a short dagger and a long dagger. (Only the King knows why the Empress possesses such skills)]

Watching the Empress statue walking toward him slowly, Ji Minghuan couldn’t help but think, "So why does the Empress have an assassin template? Is this Celestial Driver making some kind of mistake?"