Daniel thought that it was clear that Anthea had cheated.


    Just then, a calm voice pierced the silence of the room, "Checkmate! Ms. Ba, well yed."


    Anthea announced, sliding her rook into position before the king.


    At this moment, Reba''s king was nked by bishops with no room to sidestep, only the path


    forward, which was now blocked.


    Anthea had her in checkmate!


    "Damn it!" Daniel felt as if he had been pped across the face.


    Reba lost? How could Reba lose? What just happened?


    Anthea''s position had seemed on the brink of copse, with only one rook left capable of crossing


    the river, while Reba still had two rooks, two knights...


    It was inconceivable!


    Had he not witnessed it himself, he would never have believed it to be true.


    What was this called? A stunningeback?


    "Do you realize what just happened?" Sherman''s voice was tinged with nonchnce. "Chess isn''t


    about how many pieces you capture. It''s about strategy and brains."


    Whenparing Reba''s style to Anthea''s, it was clear they were not on the same level.


    Reba yed like a machine, rigid and unyielding, solely focused on taking pieces, utterly


    oblivious to the fact that her opponent had already infiltrated her defenses.


    Bit by bit, Anthea eroded her morale.


    [Ann is amazing! I''m so pumped!]


    [Damn! This is so exciting!]


    [I''m totally in love with Ann!]


    [Thrilling!!!!]


    N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    [I''m going to learn chess too! I want to be like Ann!]


    [Reba was so smug earlier! Now she''s been put in her ce by our Ann, hasn''t she?]


    [Reba''s nothing but trashpared to our Ann!]


    [Where are those who said Ann would surely lose? Come out! Why so quiet now?]


    Someone in the chat dropped a line, Ann is a beauty for the ages!''


    Then the chat was flooded with that phrase.


    [As a fan of Anthea, seeing her go from a newbie to trending, facing cheating usations, and then


    making a spectacr reversal to crush Ba... I''m truly gratified! I''m d I’m her fan. Ann is


    awesome!]


    [I''ve been with Ann from the start. The times of doubt were dark days for us fans, but we never gave


    up!]


    [I''m a Reba fan, but from today, I''m switching sides.]


    [Ann has shown me that in this world there''s light and darkness. When facing doubt, don''t be sad or


    discouraged—push through the current!]


    [Never has a streamer made me feel this fired up!]


    Reba''s face went pale. She felt a cold sweat break out as the inevitability of her defeat dawned


    on her.


    What had happened? How could she lose?


    With the system''s help and top-tier chess skills, what did Anthea have?


    How could Anthea possibly beat her?


    "System! What the hell happened? Why did Anthea win? You said no one could beat me!"


    The system was in chaos.


    It had always been invincible. This was the first time it had been defeated!


    [The system has been downgraded to level 1! Top-tier chess skills revoked! Level five beauty


    enhancement revoked! Center of attention skill revoked!]


    Listening to the system''s cold voice, Reba nearly crumbled.


    It was all gone! Everything was gone!


    All her skills were stripped away. What was she to do now?


    Anthea! That little wretch!


    "Ms. Ba, I believe our wager is settled, isn''t it?" Anthea looked at Reba with eyes devoid of


    emotion, yet Reba saw mockery in them.


    “Bitch! Did Anthea really think that by winning she could do whatever she wanted?”


    Humiliation seethed within Reba as she looked down.


    The chat was aze with reactions.


    [Why does Ba suddenly look less pretty than before?]


    [You''re not alone, mate. It''s as if she lost something all of a sudden... can''t quite put my finger on


    it...]