Since there was no reaction from his opponent after he had broken such a fundamental rule of chess, Han Xuhan didn't hold back anymore. One after another, he sent out his major pieces across the board without caring about the state of the game.
In the darkness, he could feel the pieces with his hands and get a good grasp of the arrangement he was creating in the central area of the board. After eight moves, almost all of his major pieces were placed out there, but not a single of his pawns had been moved from their row.
While placing the pieces, his fingers occasionally came into contact with the pieces of his opponent. However, every time he tried to get a feel of the piece to see what it was, he ended up touching the opponent's hands somehow, and she slapped his fingers away.
It seemed that she was guarding her advanced pieces in order to ensure that he couldn't figure out her game plan by feeling around in the dark.
