Pre-death assessment

The cicada, perched high above, sings mournfully and drinks the dew, unaware that the mantis is behind it.

The mantis crouches low, eager to catch the cicada, unaware that the oriole is right beside it.

The oriole stretched its neck to peck at the mantis, unaware that a slingshot was beneath it!

This is the story of the mantis stalking the cicada.

The cicada is like a thousand people, or a complete set of chess pieces.

The mantis is Alice.

Alice was very clever; she had come up with this idea ever since Ling Wu made that public announcement throughout the city.

Use peace to attract more people.

Once you have a thousand players, you can collect them all at once and obtain the complete chess set.

Little did she know, a hunter was waiting in the wings.

Liu Ruyan was the one who saw the bird, for she had guessed Alice's plan from the very beginning.

Therefore, they set fires everywhere to increase their sense of survival crisis.

Help Alice gather a thousand people as soon as possible.

I originally planned to wait until Alice got the chess set.

He then ambushed Alice, stealing her chess pieces.

But what Liu Ruyan didn't expect was... there was a backup plan!

Ling Wu is the ultimate mastermind!

Whether it's Alice or her, in the end, they were all just paving the way for Ling Wu's success.

And now, Ling Wu affectionately calls her... Little Yellow Sparrow!

This is an absolute humiliation!

Ling Wu had planned everything out in advance; he knew he was planning a scheme where the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

And I, I failed!

"So... everything up to now, you planned it all from the very first day you arrived here, when you announced it to the whole city?"

Liu Ruyan took a deep breath and stared intently at Ling Wu opposite her.

"Where is there any scheming involved?"

Ling Wu smiled and said, "I'm just taking it one step at a time."

"Hehe, what a clever way to take it one step at a time. Every step you take... has landed precisely in the place you calculated."

Liu Ruyan gave a forced smile: "Ling Wu, it wasn't Alice who killed those thousand people, it was you, you are the real culprit, you... devil!"

Although Alice directly killed those thousand people, the complete chess set appeared inside Alice's body.

But in reality, it was Ling Wu who caused all of this.

"You've killed a thousand innocent people, a thousand!"

Liu Ruyan then said fiercely, "Don't you feel even a little bit guilty?"

"Since entering the pre-death assessment space, I have never killed a single person."

Ling Wu smiled and replied, "Why should I feel bad?"

"If it weren't for you, Alice wouldn't have had this thought."

Liu Ruyan said coldly, "It's you who's guiding her thinking."

"It was under your guidance that she gathered a thousand elderly, weak, sick and disabled people under the banner of peace."

"Then, she killed those thousand people and obtained the complete chess set."

"What she didn't know was that you had already planted an undercover agent by her side, just waiting for her to make her move."

"The moment she died, you injected the blood you had prepared in advance into her body."

"Thus becoming the true master of this complete chess set!"

"It was all part of your scheme!"

"Including...me!"

If it weren't for Alice having this idea...

She wouldn't set fires everywhere to drive people towards Alice.

Alice is smart, and of course she is smart too.

Unfortunately, all their intelligence lies within Ling Wu's circle!

Upon hearing Liu Ruyan's words, Li Qingxue and the others immediately realized what was going on.

So, that's why a complete set of chess pieces suddenly merged into Ling Wu's body just now?

Is this chess set from Alice?

Alice, at the armed police base, seized control of the armory and rallied support.

The main purpose of the citywide announcement that day was not to curry favor with Ling Wu.

Instead, they wanted to gather a thousand people and then kill them all!

This idea is simply insane.

However, Ling Wu became even more ruthless and insane!

Because it was he who made Alice have this idea.

It was essentially his idea.

It was his public address that day that prompted Alice to do the same thing.

He had already foreseen everything that happened from the moment the news was broadcast throughout the city that night.

Li Qingxue secretly glanced at Ling Wu's profile.

Now, of course she can understand everything!

At the same time, she felt more and more that Ling Wu was absolutely terrifying.

Although she already knew that Ling Wu was terrifying.

But now she realizes that Ling Wu's terrifying nature far exceeds her imagination.

"So what's the situation with that undercover agent next to Alice?"

Liu Ruyan couldn't understand: "Is it a person or a ghost?"

"It's a game of chess!" Ling Wu replied.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan immediately realized what was happening.

They are chess pieces, they are pawns!

Yes, special forces soldiers are soldiers too.

As long as Ling Wu has a soldier on him, he can naturally summon a Jack.

Then he'll replace the original Jack, and wait for Alice's day.

"So chess pieces can be used like this?"

Liu Ruyan chuckled: "I admit it, you're very calculating, but... so what?"

As she spoke, flames slowly rose from her fiery red body.

"Now you do have a complete chess set, but... can you keep it?"

Liu Ruyan then sneered, "Of course, you can summon your generals right now to send you out of the pre-death assessment space."

"That way, nobody can do anything to you!"

"But believe me, if you leave, I won't let any of your teammates go."

"I will burn them all alive, one by one!"

"Of course, if you don't care about them, then I have nothing more to say."

Yes, Ling Wu now has a complete set of chess pieces.

But Ling Wu only had two paths to take.

Either summon the general directly and send him out.

Or... you could snatch the chess pieces from his hands yourself.

"Although you're smarter than anyone else, unfortunately you've overlooked one thing!"

Liu Ruyan stared at Ling Wu with her beautiful eyes.

"Oh? What is it?" Ling Wu smiled.

"That means that in the face of absolute power, any scheming... is futile!"

Liu Ruyan smiled charmingly.

She is fire. So what if Ling Wu now has a complete set of chess pieces?

She could just as easily snatch it from Ling Wu.

In terms of pure martial arts, Ling Wu would have no chance against her.

"So now, either you die, or they die, or... you all die!"

Liu Ruyan sneered, flames flickering between her fingertips.

Hearing this, Ling Wu smiled again: "Do you know when someone loses the most, and how utterly devastatingly?"

"Tell me about it?" Liu Ruyan looked at him.

"At the moment when I am most confident and proud!" Ling Wu replied calmly.

"Hmph, then I'd like to see how you're going to make me lose with your lousy chess set."

Liu Ruyan had no idea what could possibly be in a chess set that could threaten her.

Ling Wu smiled, then casually waved his hand: "Step back and watch!"

Li Ming and the others immediately retreated a distance.

Then, Ling Wu directly possessed the body and slapped the ground with his hand.

hum!

Suddenly, a huge chessboard unfolded on the ground.

The gold checkerboard pattern covers an area roughly the size of a football field.

"It looks classy, ​​but unfortunately... it's useless!"

Across from her, Liu Ruyan let out a cold laugh.

The next moment, his figure, accompanied by rising flames, shot towards Ling Wu.

On the other side, Ling Wu stood motionless.

All he needs to do is manipulate the pieces and fight on the chessboard.

"Two cars missed each other!"

Ling Wuqi's first decisive move was the Double Chariot Mismatch.

Liu Ruyan's figure shot towards him continuously, when suddenly two almost parallel slashing lines shot out from the left and right sides.

This is a kill line consisting of two vehicles.

Since Ling Wu now possesses a complete set of chess pieces, the kill line is simply two laser beams as thick as trains.

Liu Ruyan frowned and quickly leaped up.

But it was too late; one of the slashing lines instantly shattered one of her legs.

However, since she is now entirely elementalized, such damage is of little effect.

She landed and flames immediately erupted.

The leg that had been smashed into nothingness then reformed.

With her entire body transformed into elements, she is practically indestructible.

"Interesting. Is this the potential ability of a chess piece?"

Liu Ruyan smiled charmingly, and then her figure transformed into a fire phoenix and soared into the sky.

"Hindsight is 20/20!"

Ling Wuxia delivered a decisive blow, a hindsight analysis.

The shell burst out instantly, automatically tracking and locking onto the enemy.

Seeing that she couldn't dodge it, Liu Ruyan went straight to meet it head-on.

Bang!

The shell landed on the Fire Phoenix, causing an explosion and flames shooting into the sky.

But the next moment, the flames condensed into a fire phoenix and flew towards Ling Wu.

"Physical damage is useless against me."

Liu Ruyan was extremely pleased with herself at this moment.

With her entire body transformed into elements, she is indeed virtually immune to all physical damage.

Just then, another fierce horse neighed.

The horse mentioned in the hindsight analysis transformed into a giant golden horse that was over ten feet tall.

The huge horse hoof slammed directly at Liu Ruyan with a "Horse Trampling a Flying Swallow" move.

Bang!

The horse's hooves slammed the fire phoenix into the ground, crushing it into flames.

But the next moment, the flames gathered again, and Liu Ruyan was unharmed.

"It's quite surprising that a complete chess set could undergo such a qualitative change?"

Liu Ruyan sneered and continued to approach Ling Wu.

"A tiger from the side!"

Ling Wu launched another attack.

The chariot and horse formation forms a side tiger kill.

Unfortunately, it still didn't work.

Whether it's a checkmate by the chariot, a checkmate by the horse, a checkmate by the cannon, or a combination of both.

None of them managed to cause any real harm to Liu Ruyan.

"Iron bolt!"

Ling Wu then made his move.

The vehicle and the cannon worked together to form a trap and kill zone, and the attack landed precisely on Liu Ruyan.

However, it still didn't work!

At most, it would be a raging fire that pulverizes Liu Ruyan.

Then the flames will coalesce again.

She is indeed unkillable now!

Indeed, it is immune to all damage.

Ling Wu then used his ultimate move.

Heavy artillery, Heaven and Earth Cannon, Crouching Horse, Fiery Chariot, Fishing Horse, Suffocation, Trapping, Ghost Knocking on the Door...

Ling Wu used every single one of his ultimate moves in quick succession.

Li Ming and the others stood behind watching, their faces filled with shock.

Is it possible for a complete chess set to employ so many fancy and elaborate techniques?

Seeing the various decisive moves that lit up one after another on the chessboard, Li Ming and the others were all amazed.

Fortunately, my opponent is Liu Ruyan.

If it were an ordinary person, they would have died countless times by now.

But now there's a problem.

There are many checkmates in chess, and opponents cannot avoid them.

But... it didn't work!