Pre-death assessment

Under the cover of darkness, at the Armed Police base.

Just then, an elderly couple, supporting each other, limped up towards us.

"Do you... really accept people here?"

The elderly couple walked to the entrance of the base.

The elderly couple had been staying elsewhere during this period.

However, due to various reasons, they ultimately chose to come here.

"Of course, we welcome everyone to join us."

Alice came out from inside: "We provide accommodation and protection. Once you join us, no one will be able to harm you again."

"Oh, this place is so much better."

The elderly couple looked utterly helpless: "We were just trying to enjoy this year, but who knew there were lunatics everywhere out there."

"We can't beat them, we can't fight them. We just want to enjoy our extra years in peace, but they won't even let us. Sigh..."

The couple, one of whom died of heart disease in old age.

The other one committed suicide on the spot.

They died together, but they never expected that there would be a space for assessment before death.

They had no relatives or friends and no ties to them.

Since I have an extra year, I might as well spend this short time happily and peacefully.

Enjoy the things you didn't get to enjoy while you're alive.

They had already gone to the very edge of the city, finding the most remote place.

Unfortunately, there are quite a few people who are really malicious.

Searching for people everywhere, killing people everywhere!

Forced by circumstances, they ultimately chose to join Alice's large family.

"It's alright. Once you're here with us, no one will be able to hurt you."

Alice smiled and said, "You can have a good time here and enjoy your last moments, and there are no conditions for joining us."

"That's great!"

The elderly couple, supporting each other, said, "You two are such kind people. If only everyone were like you!"

"Please register, both of you."

Alice then waved her hand and said, "Go, arrange a suite for the two elderly people. It's inconvenient for them. Help them tidy up the room, move what needs to be moved, and do what needs to be washed."

His teammates behind him nodded.

After registering the two elderly people, I took them to the neighboring community.

Alice's lips curled into a slight smile before she picked up the list of names.

One thousand and one is enough!

"We'll do a headcount in a bit to make sure everyone is in the community."

Alice then gave the instructions.

Now that we have enough people, all we need to do is bring them all into the residential area at night while they are resting…

That way, they can bid farewell to the world forever in their peaceful sleep.

……

Time quickly passed and it became late at night.

The elderly, infirm, and disabled residents in the community have all gone back to their rooms to sleep.

Alice's teammates conducted a thorough count, and in the end, not a single one was missing.

After all, these people have nowhere to go at night, and they could encounter danger at any time outside.

So, of course, they all came back to sleep.

One thousand and one, that's enough!

"Captain, everyone is here."

At the entrance of the Armed Police base, a teammate handed Alice a small box.

Alice nodded slightly, then turned to look in the direction of the luxury residential area.

"Whether you die sooner or later, you're all going to die anyway! Rather than suffer a painful death in this pre-death assessment space, you might as well meet God in this peaceful sleep."

Alice's lips curled into a cold smile.

The next moment, she opened the small box.

Inside is the switch for a detonator.

She had already placed explosives they had collected from the armed police base and the demolition team in every room of the entire community.

Now, it's time to close the net!

Alice took a deep breath, then gave a cold laugh: "Game...over!"

After saying that, she didn't hesitate any longer and pressed the button directly.

The next moment... Boom!!!

With a loud bang, all the buildings in the luxury residential complex were instantly detonated.

Every single room exploded, without exception.

The sound of the explosion echoed throughout the dark city.

Glass shards from the apartment buildings instantly filled the air.

Then, all the buildings collapsed in the explosion!

At this very moment, the entire neighborhood was completely razed to the ground.

And everyone inside, of course, was not spared!

They were the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled, and had little ability to resist.

What's more, the building collapsed after the explosion?

Everyone died instantly!

Alice is right, at least... they all died quickly and peacefully.

There was no pain!

It's much easier than dying in this world.

And that was exactly when the luxury residential area was completely blown up, the sound shaking the heavens.

At the window of a high-end hotel in the distance, Liu Ruyan held a cup of coffee, took a small sip, and said, "Finally... the net is closed?"

Now that the mantis has caught the cicada, it's time for the oriole to make its move.

The next moment, she threw away her coffee, her figure transformed into a fire phoenix, smashed through the glass, and flew towards the armed police base.

……

Under the cover of darkness, the residential area next to the armed police base was instantly reduced to ruins, with thick smoke billowing everywhere.

Looking at the billowing smoke, Alice took a deep breath.

Next... I will become the first person to collect a complete set of chess pieces.

He was also the first person who could leave the pre-death assessment space at any time.

Sure enough, after the explosion, and after everyone inside the house was no longer alive.

Suddenly, there was a buzzing sound.

Alice could feel various summoning powers emerging within her.

This peculiar power is as if it were engraved in our genes, but it has only been activated now.

Now, she has a complete chess set inside her.

She can summon everything that exists on the chessboard.

You can also directly summon your generals and commanders to send yourself away!

"Haha...hahahahahahaha!"

Alice couldn't help but open her arms wide and burst into laughter.

Awesome! So awesome!

As the complete summoning power emerged within her, she naturally learned what kind of effects the various chess pieces could produce through their interconnections.

Now, I am a legitimate superhuman with full superpowers.

"Tsk tsk tsk... How cruel, killing a thousand innocent people in one go?"

Just then, a clicking of the tongue suddenly rang out.

Alice suddenly looked up and gazed in that direction.

On the rooftop ahead, a voluptuous figure looked down at them.

The figure was engulfed in faint flames, making her look like a red rose blooming in flames.

It was Liu Ruyan!

"An ability user? This isn't your first time in the pre-death assessment space?"

Alice smiled coldly, showing no fear.

Because she is now a fully-fledged ability user.

"Hmm, so... handing over the chess piece inside your body will give you a quick and painless death."

Liu Ruyan smiled charmingly, slowly raised her finger, and flames rose up.

"Summoning abilities have a major drawback: while there is no limit to the number of things that can be summoned."

She continued, "But the summoner himself... is still just a mortal being!"

"So you think you can kill me and take the game?"

Alice scoffed: "Why don't you think about what... what I could summon from a complete chess set?"

After she finished speaking, she suddenly raised her hand, and a huge chessboard slowly unfolded beside her.

Liu Ruyan sneered. Just like those few words on the chessboard, no matter what she summons, it cannot harm her.

So...she could never be a match for me!

boom!

But just then, just as Liu Ruyan was about to make her move, an unexpected event suddenly occurred.

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, and a bullet pierced Alice's head from behind.

This sudden change caused Liu Ruyan's expression to change drastically.

The chessboard beside Alice vanished instantly. She turned around in horror to look at her expressionless teammate, Jack.

"you!!!"

She wanted to speak, but the bullet had pierced her head, and she could no longer utter a word.

The next moment, she collapsed on the spot.

Blood flowed from the bullet hole.

"Jack!? What are you doing!?"

The other teammates were also taken aback.

They never imagined that their own teammate would kill their captain.

What exactly is going on?

Before entering the pre-death assessment space, they underwent countless training sessions and psychological counseling.

Logically speaking, it should be absolutely impossible for such a thing as betrayal to happen!

Jack, something's wrong!

"Heh, it seems your team isn't very united?"

Liu Ruyan smiled coldly, looking at the expressionless Jack.

Those who joined as a team betrayed them at a crucial moment.

Interesting. It seems they all want to get the complete chess set first.

Jack didn't speak, nor did he answer anyone's questions.

He simply leaned down, his gaze fixed on Alice's chest.

Seeing that he intended to take the chess pieces, Liu Ruyan didn't waste any words.

His body transformed into a ball of flame and shot forward, then grabbed Jack by the neck.

Flames erupted instantly, charring Jack's neck black.

"Personally, what I dislike the most are disloyal bastards like you."

She sneered, and flames roared wildly from her palm.

hum!

But the next moment, Jack's entire figure vanished.

Liu Ruyan's expression suddenly changed.

What happened?

How could a perfectly healthy person just disappear in my hands like that?

Jack's teammates were completely dumbfounded at this point.

First they killed the captain, then they disappeared?

What exactly is going on?

Liu Ruyan frowned; she hadn't expected any of this!

She then lowered her head, intending to quickly remove the chess piece from Alice's body.

But then, another unexpected event occurred.

Inside Alice's chest, thirty points of light gradually emerged.

Then it flew directly towards the edge of the city...

"this……"

Liu Ruyan stared intently at Alice's chest with a grim face.

That's when they discovered that Alice had a test tube inserted into her chest.

That was the test tube Jack had just inserted into Alice's chest.

The test tube originally contained blood.

Now, all the blood has been injected into Alice's chest.

The premise of blood recognition is that the blood must be from a living person.

Alice is already dead.

So whose blood was injected into her body? And those chess pieces... naturally all chose a new master!

"asshole!"

Liu Ruyan didn't say a word.

His form transformed into a fire phoenix, and he chased after the direction in which the chess pieces had flown.

"I'll see who dares to steal what I've got my eye on!"

With Liu Ruyan gone, only Alice's corpse and her remaining teammates remained at the scene.

Everything that happened so suddenly was completely beyond their expectations.

For a moment, they were completely at a loss for what to do…

……

Under the cover of darkness, thirty small lights flew rapidly toward the edge of the city.

A fire phoenix was chasing after it at full speed.

With Liu Ruyan chasing after them, the thirty chess pieces soon arrived at the black wall on the edge of the city.

At this moment, Ling Wu, along with Li Ming and the others, stood under the wall.

Under the watchful eyes of Liu Ruyan, and also under the watchful eyes of Li Ming and the others.

After the thirty points of light flew over, they all merged into Ling Wu's body.

Li Ming and the others were completely dumbfounded.

What... is going on?

Those were all chess pieces just now?

And it looks like a complete set of chess pieces?

What did Ling Wu do?

How did I manage to put together a complete chess set so quickly and inexplicably?

Wow!

With a whoosh, the fire phoenix landed in front of the black wall and transformed into the shape of Liu Ruyan.

Her alluring yet icy eyes were now fixed intently on Ling Wu: "It's you again!"

So, the vial of blood that was just injected into Alice's body was Ling Wu's?

When did he place an undercover agent next to Alice?

And why did that undercover agent suddenly disappear?

So up to this point, everything... has been part of his plan?

At this moment, Ling Wu, who had already absorbed a complete set of chess pieces, smiled slightly.

Then, looking at Liu Ruyan, he said something that almost made Liu Ruyan explode with anger.

"Good evening, little yellow bird!"