When the Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Role Picks Up the Script - Chapter 78

Facts prove that the heart demon always has good luck. The dice land on the invisible barrier above the sea of fire, showing a 6. The heart demon cheers loudly.

Everyone is envious.

The fox demon says sullenly, “Please choose the location of the new chess piece…”

Yun Zhuoran asks, “Can I choose it myself?”

The fox demon replies in a sullen voice, “The rules are still fair. The red side has taken advantage elsewhere. For the location of the new chess piece, it must start from the starting point, and you can choose a location within 4 squares.”

Everyone suddenly realizes and hopes they can also roll a 6 to summon new chess pieces.

The heart demon touches his chin, blinks, and whispers into Yun Zhuoran’s ear.

Yun Zhuoran’s expression doesn’t change, and finally, he nods.

The heart demon raises his hand and stretches out 8 fingers, “Put it 8 squares in front of my chess piece.”

Cheng Ruyi asks in confusion, “Why not move the full 10 squares? What a pity.”

As soon as he finishes speaking, a new small stone peak slowly rises 14 squares in front of the heart demon, almost reaching the center of the chessboard. Immediately afterward, the chess piece where Yun Zhuoran and the heart demon are located moves forward 6 squares.

At this moment, the newly added chess piece is 8 squares ahead of where the heart demon and Yun Zhuoran are currently.

No one can guarantee rolling a 6 every time. It is safer to be conservative and set the point in the center of the chessboard; it can also serve as a stepping stone in case of accidents.

At this time, the chess pieces where Yun Zhuoran and the heart demon are located are level with Gu Qiuming.

The five people on both sides look at each other across the same row of 5 vertical squares, all speechless.

The air above the sea of fire is dry and hot, and the harsh environment makes time difficult to endure.

When all the blue chess pieces safely avoid the first round of attacks, and the small volcano behind them is chasing more and more closely, everyone becomes increasingly nervous.

Especially Gu Qiuming—after two rounds, their chess piece is close to the center of the chessboard, but the red side has preferred to chase him for two consecutive rounds. Fortunately, the red side’s points are not large. Slowly, Ji Ruo’s luck improves, and his chess piece is at least 3 squares ahead of everyone else.

Weiran has made the right call to be conservative. Since that first 6, they have rolled two consecutive small points, 3 and 2, and in this round, they become the last one.

Although they are the last one, Shen Lingshu, who is second to last, is only 1 square ahead of them.

As they move, everyone realizes there are hidden rules. The chess pieces can move forward, left, or right, but only vertically or horizontally each time. When a small volcano that had been three squares behind Gu Qiuming moves downward to five squares ahead of Cheng Ruyi, everyone realizes that the red side can still block them. At the same time, they sigh over Cheng Ruyi’s bad luck. Cheng Ruyi himself is also confused.

Weiran, enjoying the moment, tugs at Yun Zhuoran’s sleeve, delighting in the misfortune. “His cry is so funny!”

Yun Zhuoran looks at the burning small volcano in front of him, his expression still calm.

The red side can block Cheng Ruyi, and it can also block all the blue side’s chess pieces. Cheng Ruyi is simply a little more unlucky…

Yun Zhuoran looks at Cheng Ruyi’s extremely depressed back on the small stone peak, thinking.

After two more rounds, the chess pieces of Shen Lingshu and Gu Jinping fall behind Yun Zhuoran and the heart demon’s chess piece, becoming the new last ones. The small volcanoes behind the group are getting closer and closer without exception. Cheng Ruyi also changes direction to avoid the small volcano blocking him in front, while Yun Zhuoran and Weiran continue moving forward using the newly added chess piece originally placed in the center.

After reaching the center of the sea of fire, the people who had occasionally shouted and communicated before become more silent.

The first chess piece to be eaten is the one where Shen Lingshu and Gu Jinping are. At this time, they are adjacent to the chess piece of Yun Zhuoran and Weiran. Seeing the small volcano only 1 square away behind him, Shen Lingshu clenches his fists, enduring and enduring, but still unwilling to fall into the sea of fire. He turns to Yun Zhuoran.

“Yun… Young Island Master, I…”

Before he finishes speaking, the small volcano behind them really begins to move forward. Gu Jinping grabs Shen Lingshu’s arm with tears in his eyes, “Brother Shen!”

Shen Lingshu, panic-stricken like her, has no choice but to look down and plead with Yun Zhuoran.

Seeing this, Yun Zhuoran looks at Weiran.

The heart demon just purses his lips.

Shen Lingshu guesses that this means he doesn’t want to agree, and his face becomes even more embarrassed.

Seeing that the small volcano behind them is about to hit, Gu Jinping grits his teeth, drags Shen Lingshu with him without hesitation, and jumps directly to the small stone peak where Yun Zhuoran and the heart demon are.

Immediately afterward, behind the two of them, the fire suddenly erupts, and there is a loud bang—the small volcano hits the stone peak. The former remains solid and burning hot, while the latter collapses and quickly sinks into the magma.

Watching the small stone peak slowly sink, everyone on the chessboard falls silent.

However, before Shen Lingshu and Gu Jinping can relax, the fox demon’s cold voice sounds from the platform, “Reiterate, only 3 people can stay on each chess piece. Someone exceeds the limit. I will give you 100 counts to discuss which 3 people to keep and who to kick out.”

Yun Zhuoran’s expression remains calm; he neither begs nor speaks. He simply gazes at Gu Jinping and Shen Lingshu with indifferent eyes, showing no sign of having agreed to let them join.

Shen Lingshu and Gu Jinping’s faces grow extremely awkward. Both are proud, unwilling to jump off, and they cautiously glance at the two original occupants of the piece with caution. Shen Lingshu also forgets that when he asked Yun Zhuoran for help, Yun Zhuoran did not answer, but when he jumped over, Yun Zhuoran did not object either.

The fox demon begins to count, the countdown beginning, “100, 99, 98…”

Time seems to slow down, and when it reaches 80, the stone peak begins to shake.

Shen Lingshu, who is standing on the edge, sways and almost falls down. Suddenly, a force at his waist lifts him up. Shen Lingshu looks back in surprise and sees Yun Zhuoran taking back the jade branch.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Gu Jinping quietly creeps up behind Weiran.

Shen Lingshu sees it clearly. He sees Gu Jinping stretch out her hands, obviously trying to push the little island master down, and subconsciously shouts, “Be careful!”

As soon as the words come out, Shen Lingshu sees Gu Jinping being repelled by a crystal jade branch. Because the stone peak is shaking violently, she is shaken to the edge when she falls to the ground, and most of her body slides down instantly.

Gu Jinping grabs the edge of the stone peak in a panic and reaches out to Shen Lingshu.

“Brother Shen, save me! I don’t want to die!”

Shen Lingshu opens his mouth but doesn’t know what to say. He remains still.

Yun Zhuoran, who has acted, doesn’t say anything, only leading Weiran away from Shen Lingshu.

Shen Lingshu sees it from the corner of his eye. His face turns red, then pale, but he doesn’t defend himself in the end.

No matter how panicked Gu Jinping cries, no one comes to help her. When the count reaches 50, she is unable to hold on and falls into the magma, her figure disappearing.

None of the remaining 9 people speak for her. They are the ones who have occupied someone else’s chess piece. She has tried to push down the little island master but has been beaten down instead. She deserves it.

Gu Jinping’s malice toward the little island master in the same formation also frightens everyone.

If the same thing happens to Master Yin or Ji Ruo, others would have thought it was nothing, because they were originally demon cultivators, but Gu Jinping is a righteous cultivator, yet she completely ignores the morality of her fellow cultivators.

Therefore, when Gu Jinping falls, everyone just sighs.

The game of chess continues. It seems that Shen Lingshu’s luck has finally arrived. He encounters a new chess piece thrown by Cheng Ruyi in the middle of the game and jumps over immediately. Before leaving, he whispers a thank you to Yun Zhuoran.

Yun Zhuoran slowly nods in acknowledgment.

This could be seen as a return of the favor for the years Shen Lingshu has spent maintaining his reputation. As long as Shen Lingshu doesn’t die in front of him, Yun Zhuoran has no desire to see him again.

By the middle and late stages of the game, Gu Qiuming and his friends’ luck seems to have run out.

None of them touch the chess pieces of Ji Ruo and Young Master Yin who are next to them but resolutely choose to jump down. Before jumping, Li Jianming waves to Yun Zhuoran from a distance, “We’re waiting for you to win!”

Yun Zhuoran is startled, then laughs, and nods seriously.

After Gu Jinping, there are 3 fewer people, and the chessboard seems much more spacious.

The heart demon also feels a little uncomfortable and pulls Yun Zhuoran to whisper, “Brother, we must win, otherwise they won’t be able to come back!”

Yun Zhuoran replies reassuringly, “Okay.”

There are 6 people left in the chess game.

The next unlucky one turns out to be Ji Ruo, who has been leading before. As they walk, Shen Lingshu and Cheng Ruyi arrive at a chess piece, and the chess piece where Ji Ruo and Master Yin are located is smashed. They jump onto the adjacent chess pieces of Shen Lingshu and Cheng Ruyi.

There are 4 people on a stone peak, and it is destined to eliminate one.

Master Yin doesn’t even hesitate, raising the iron fan in his hand to attack Ji Ruo. Ji Ruo is so angry that he can only jump to the chess piece on the other side again.

It happens that the chess piece next to it is the small stone peak where Yun Zhuoran and the heart demon are.

After glaring at Yin Shaozhu, Ji Ruo turns around to meet two identical pairs of cold, questioning eyes, as though asking, “Do we know each other? Why are you jumping over here?”

His face immediately flushes.

“I…” Ji Ruo unwillingly pinches the magic beads and asks through gritted teeth, “I’ll give you my remaining magic pets and stay here for a while, okay?”

The heart demon asks, “Is it a plague demon?”

Ji Ruo nods blankly. Speaking of it, this is the first time he has come into contact with the little island master of Penglai. If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that there was someone who looked exactly like Yun Zhuoran.

Who knows that in the next moment, the beautiful little island master in his eyes shows a look of disgust.

“No, take it away!”

Yun Zhuoran then remembers the unlucky plague demon that the heart demon swallowed and spat out, and laughs inwardly. He then warns Ji Ruo expressionlessly, “Don’t forget how Gu Jinping went down.”

Ji Ruo, overjoyed and stunned, asks, “So that means you’re agreeing? I’m not such a fool!”

Ji Ruo thinks to himself that he is not stupid. Yun Zhuoran and the little island master still have a great chance of winning this chess game. He doesn’t want to offend them. If there is a debt to settle, it will have to wait until they get out!

Yun Zhuoran can guess what the little demon is thinking. He lets Ji Ruo jump over to see what the heart demon feels. The heart demon wants to see if Ji Ruo has any other pets to eat, but now it seems that Ji Ruo has no more pets. Yun Zhuoran thinks with regret, then decides to just kick Ji Ruo away next time.

Ji Ruo thinks he is smart and is very obedient all the way.

Gradually, the only two remaining blue chess pieces approach the safe end point on the other side. Behind them, the sea of fire is already filled with densely packed small volcanoes.

Yun Zhuoran and Weiran are still 5 squares away from the end point, while Shen Lingshu is a little further, with a distance of 8 squares. After another round, Shen Lingshu throws 3 squares and catches up to Yun Zhuoran. At the same time, they are also caught up by the volcanoes. No matter how they move, the volcanoes can eat the chess pieces they are on.

However, the next round is for the red side, and the round after that will be for Weiran’s side.

Young Master Yin begins to regret. Why hadn’t he jumped to Yun Zhuoran’s side just now? This game of chess is all about luck, and the little island master’s luck is better than Shen Lingshu’s!

After walking three squares, the small stone peak is located next to Yun Zhuoran and the heart demon. The three people on the peak are once again faced with the problem of jumping into the sea of fire or jumping to the other side.

No one knows what they will face after jumping into the sea of fire, but they are not sure they can beat Yun Zhuoran or the little island master if they jump to the other side. Therefore, three pairs of eyes look at Ji Ruo.

If Ji Ruo is pushed down, there will be a vacant position over there. Young Master Yin could do this once, and he could do it the second time without hesitation.

Shen Lingshu doesn’t want to jump again. No matter how unwilling he is, he accepts his fate after two consecutive times. He looks at Yun Zhuoran and says, “I still can’t beat you in the end.”

Yun Zhuoran is a little confused. Aren’t they in the same camp? Why does Shen Lingshu want to compete with him?

Shen Lingshu doesn’t explain much. He takes a deep breath and looks down at the boiling magma.

Before the result of the red side’s dice throw comes out, Cheng Ruyi still wants to try his best. He looks at Yun Zhuoran sincerely across the firelight and says, “Young Island Master, you and I have worked together for a while, and you should know what kind of person I am. If there is still a chance, I still want to follow you.”

Ji Ruo quickly retorts, “There is no chance! There is no room for us here!”

Cheng Ruyi, a demon cultivator, doesn’t mind pushing Ji Ruo down to take his place. “If you go down, then I can come over, right?”

Ji Ruo is shocked by his shamelessness. It’s one thing for Young Master Yin to do bad things secretly, but Cheng Ruyi actually says such words blatantly!

The heart demon and Yun Zhuoran stand together, watching the two quarrel with great interest.

The little island master says, “Stop arguing. Just start fighting already! Quick, fight!”

The two: “…”

Ji Ruo and Cheng Ruyi look at Yun Zhuoran one after another, wanting him to give a clear answer.

Unexpectedly, Yun Zhuoran looks at the two people and just throws out a sentence lightly—

“Then, how about you fight and see?”

Ji Ruo blushes, “My cultivation is low, it’s impossible for me to beat him!”

Hearing this, Cheng Ruyi smiles happily and walks to the edge of the peak with big strides. “Then I’m coming over!”

The distance between the two stone peaks is not far. Cheng Ruyi estimates it is about half a meter. He stretches his neck and jumps over with a running start, but he doesn’t expect to be hit back by a flying jade branch just as he is about to land! Fortunately, Cheng Ruyi reacts in time and jumps back to the stone peak where Shen Lingshu and Young Master Yin are.

Until Cheng Ruyi stands firm, the few people who witness this scene are still shocked.

Ji Ruo slowly turns his head and stares at Yun Zhuoran blankly. He can’t help but feel a little moved in his heart—Yun Zhuoran… this guy… is not too bad. He actually beats away his previous followers for him.

Cheng Ruyi is also incredulous, “Young Island Master, you and I have been through hardships together before. If you don’t agree with me, just say it directly. Why did you still attack? You don’t want to push me down?”

The heart demon blinks and looks up at Yun Zhuoran, seeming curious.

Yun Zhuoran takes back the jade branch without changing his expression, “Why would I push you? Don’t you know?”

Cheng Ruyi’s eyes widen, “So the young island master really intended to push me down?”

Yun Zhuoran admires the shock and disappointment on his face and slowly raises the corners of his lips.

“So, Floating City Lord, are you enjoying this little game of yours?”