Pre-death assessment

Chess could not cause any real harm to Liu Ruyan.

If things continue like this, won't we lose sooner or later?

Even if Liu Ruyan is completely reduced to flames, she can quickly regenerate.

What method should we use to deal with it?

poison?

She seems to be a little afraid of poison.

And what I fear most is disfigurement!

The problem is, the chess pieces on the chessboard aren't poisoned!

Water? Water overcomes fire!

Unfortunately, where can we find so much water?

"Is there nothing we can do?"

Li Qingxue held the sniper rifle in her hand.

Unfortunately, even cannons couldn't hurt Liu Ruyan, let alone her gun.

"This isn't like Ling Wu at all!"

Just then, Li Ming suddenly spoke up.

"What do you mean?" Li Qingxue and the others were all confused.

"Ling Wuke never does anything useless!"

Li Ming said in a deep voice, "And now, knowing that even the ultimate checkmate in chess is useless against Liu Ruyan, he still uses different moves one after another. Why?"

He was already very experienced and knew that Liu Ruyan, who was an elementalist, was impossible to kill.

But now, he still uses all sorts of different tricks.

These moves are flashy and unique.

Why did he do that?

"His goal... doesn't seem to be to get rid of Liu Ruyan."

Then, Li Ming suddenly realized something: "He's demonstrating, showing us the complete usage of Chinese chess!"

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.

It seems that's indeed the case?

Otherwise, he would have no reason to waste his time like this.

But... why is that?

Could it be that……

"Does this mean my brother-in-law knew he was no match for Liu Ruyan, that he knew he would die here?"

Jiang Luo's eyes widened instantly, her face turning deathly pale: "So...so he wanted to teach us everything he could before he died?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qingxue and the others fell silent.

Because they weren't sure if Ling Wu thought that way.

"No! You can't!"

Jiang Luo immediately shouted, "Brother-in-law, you can't die! What will happen to my sister and me if you die?"

"Your sister is still waiting for you downstairs, aren't you going to go find her?"

Are you really willing to just let this go?

"You can't die! You're not allowed to die!"

As she shouted, Jiang Luo's eyes welled up with tears.

He had no relatives, only an older sister, who had passed away.

Now, if Ling Wu dies too, what will I do in the future?

What's the point of living?

"Liu Ruyan, if you spare my brother-in-law, I'll give you the chess pieces I have on me. I have a rook on me."

Jiang Luo then shouted.

"Little sister, what would I do with your car?"

Liu Ruyan sneered, "Besides, once a superpower is fused with a person, the only way to take it away is to kill them first."

Because only when the owner of the power dies will the power condense into a bead in the chest cavity.

It is impossible to remove it while the person is alive.

"If all I want is a chess piece, why go through all this trouble?"

Liu Ruyan continued.

For example, there was a cannon inside the bald man's corpse.

If she wanted it, she would have gotten it long ago.

While others might not dare to take it, she could do so at any time.

A chess piece is useless to her.

What she wanted was a complete set of chess pieces.

Just then, Liu Ruyan withstood Ling Wu's final, deadly attack.

Then, with a whoosh, she landed in front of Ling Wu.

The two were less than half a meter apart!

Flames surged around Liu Ruyan, her alluring red lips curving into a slight smile: "A king cannot meet a king... a general has no pieces!"

For a moment, everything around fell silent.

Ling Wu no longer had any killer moves.

And even if it were available, it wouldn't be of any use.

The air seemed to freeze at that moment, and Li Ming and the others held their breath.

"No, don't kill my brother-in-law..."

With red eyes, Jiang Luo walked step by step toward Ling Wu and Liu Ruyan.

Li Qingxue quickly pulled her back. Going up now would just be throwing her life away.

It's better to save as many as possible, rather than letting Ling Wu's good intentions go to waste.

"What? Out of options now?"

Liu Ruyan stood before Ling Wu, her beautiful eyes fixed on him: "I told you, didn't I? Before absolute power, any scheme is futile!"

As she spoke, a smug smile played on her lips.

Now that he was standing right in front of Ling Wu, what could he do?

Summoning-type superpowers are all very strong; the things they can summon can be incredibly powerful.

Unfortunately, the summoner himself is not strong; his own weakness is his own Achilles' heel!

And now, this biggest weakness is right in front of her, and she can easily crush it with her bare hands.

"After what happened last time, I actually swore to myself that I would take action immediately the next time we met and not give you any chance."

Liu Ruyan continued, "However... if you have any last words, I can let you say them now."

Because now, she is determined to win.

Ling Wu has absolutely no chance against her, and he can't escape now.

Ling Wu smiled and shook his head: "Elemental ability users have five realms. You should be at the fourth realm now, right?"

"Hmm...you guessed right."

Liu Ruyan nodded: "Being able to transform the entire body into elements is the fourth realm of elemental ability users!"

"Pretty good, so beautiful, and with such strength," Ling Wu said with a smile.

"Hehe, it's no use saying nice things now, handsome."

Liu Ruyan smiled charmingly: "I won't hold back. Of course, since you said such nice things, I might give you a quick death."

Ling Wu took a deep breath, then turned to look at Jiang Luo and the others: "Did you all learn what I just learned?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Luo and the others turned deathly pale.

So he was really demonstrating to them how to use chess completely?

Was he really... prepared to die?

"No, no, no..." Jiang Luo burst into tears.

Li Ming and the others also had somber faces.

Ling Wu, capable of crushing everyone in scheming, is utterly invincible...

Am I really going to die here like this?

Isn't that a bit absurd?

He promised that everyone would get out alive together.

Moreover, he was going to the lower levels of the pre-death assessment space to find Jiang Luo's sister.

How could I just die here like this?

"Too much nonsense!"

Ling Wu glanced at Jiang Luo.

Then he turned his gaze back to Liu Ruyan and said, "Would you like to join my team? A fourth-realm elemental ability user is very useful."

"Huh?"

Liu Ruyan narrowed her eyes slightly and sneered, "Shouldn't you rephrase your words? Trying to win me over at a time like this is a bit of a pipe dream, isn't it?"

Please, you're now in my hands.

What gives you the right to say such things?

"If you don't want to join now, that's fine too..."

Ling Wu smiled and then said, "Then you can leave!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan frowned.

Li Ming and the others behind him also narrowed their eyes slightly.

To say such things at a time like this, does he... have some other tricks up his sleeve?

"Are you sure you're not mistaken about something?"

Liu Ruyan continued, "Why do you look like you're going to let me off the hook?"

Now it's you who's in my hands, not the other way around.

What gives you the right to say such a thing?

"I really don't want to hurt you," Ling Wu replied.

"Ha, I've really seen something new in my life."

Liu Ruyan then raised her hand, flames rising from her palm: "I'd like to see how you manage not to want to hurt me!"

After saying that, she grabbed Ling Wu's neck.

Swish!

But just then, just as her fiery jade hand was about to touch Ling Wu, a hand suddenly grabbed her wrist tightly.

It was a white hand, pure white.

It looks like it's made of pure white metal, hard yet full of a sophisticated mechanical feel.

What's even more bizarre is that when this hand grabbed Liu Ruyan...

The flames in Liu Ruyan's hands completely vanished.

Liu Ruyan turned her head slightly and saw a pure white figure.

This is a pure white robot, made entirely of pure white metal.

Moreover, it is extremely exquisite.

It's as if every muscle and bone is perfectly custom-made to human standards.

Under the darkness, the white metal emitted a faint glow, like moonlight.

Unique and cool!

"What...is this?"

Liu Ruyan frowned deeply.

Where did this thing come from?

And how can this thing suppress its own body's elementalization?

Liu Ruyan immediately raised her other hand, intending to continue her attack.

Swish!

But just then, another hand of the same kind grabbed her wrist.

On the other side, there appeared a beautifully crafted, pure white robot.

Moreover, similarly, once grabbed by the opponent, one's hand will lose its ability to transform into an element.

The two white robots then pinned Liu Ruyan's hands behind her back.

Then, two sharp white blades extended from the arms of two white robots and were placed against Liu Ruyan's neck.

Liu Ruyan panicked immediately.

Why? Why would such a thing exist?

The metal used to create this robot, which emits a faint moonlight, seems to have an innate suppressive effect on its own abilities.

"Don't move."

At this moment, Ling Wu spoke up: "Physical damage is indeed useless against you, but these... are different. They can kill you at will, and they can also leave irreparable wounds on your body at will."

Liu Ruyan's gaze turned somewhat ferocious: "What is this thing? What is this thing!?"

"It's obvious, it was summoned by chess!" Ling Wu laughed.

"impossible!"

Liu Ruyan's breathing quickened as she stared intently at Ling Wu: "What a summoner summons must be something that exists within the summoner's perception. How could something like this possibly exist?"

Where in the world can you find such a thing?

Where in history has this occurred?

Isn't Ling Wu cheating?

Isn't this just fabrication?

Something fabricated out of thin air should not be summoned!

Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist!

Ling Wu smiled, then raised his hand and pinched Liu Ruyan's chin: "This kind of thing can only be seen by those below the second level of the pre-death assessment space."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan's pupils dilated slightly: "What do you mean? What do you mean by 'below the second level of the pre-death assessment space'?"

Is there a second layer to the pre-death assessment space?

What else?