Pre-death assessment

Under the cover of darkness, all was silent in front of the black wall.

Li Ming and the others stared wide-eyed.

Staring at the two moonlight robots that suddenly appeared and took Liu Ruyan hostage.

As expected, Ling Wu had planned this all along.

But... how is this thing summoned?

Is he a soldier? A minister? Or a strategist?

This is the power of summoning abilities; what you can summon depends entirely on your own understanding.

If anyone were given this complete set of chess pieces, they would be absolutely helpless against Liu Ruyan.

Only by giving it to Ling Wu can it achieve such a purpose!

Is this robot, capable of suppressing ability users, something that only appears in the second level or below of the pre-death assessment space?

So the question is, how did Ling Wu know that?

Does he not only know about the existence of a second level or lower?

He even... has already been to the second level?

No, no, no, if he had been there, then he must have superpowers.

But where had he seen this thing before?

"The pre-death assessment space has nine levels. The first level is divided into twelve categories, and there are countless of them!"

Ling Wu then slowly spoke: "What we have been in all along is the first level."

"Nine layers?"

Liu Ruyan was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

She thought she was certain of victory and that Ling Wu was completely helpless against her.

But to his utter surprise, Ling Wu's understanding was far superior to his own.

If something exists that can restrain those with superpowers.

What can she use to compete with Ling Wu?

As expected, just as Ling said.

The moment a person is most confident and proud is often the moment they suffer the most devastating defeat.

She has indeed lost miserably!

She thought she had it in the bag, but in the end, it turned out that Ling Wu was just toying with her.

She hadn't expected that there would be a second or subsequent level of assessment space before her death.

Unexpectedly, below the second level, there exists something that can restrain ability users.

"Since you had the upper hand from the start, why waste your time dealing with me?"

Liu Ruyan glared at Ling Wu and asked in a cold voice.

Since he has such a trump card.

If you had just taken it out from the start, wouldn't that have solved your problem?

Why waste so much time?

"I just got a complete chess set, so I need to let the people behind me learn how to use this thing."

Ling Wu said with a smile, "And you just happen to be unkillable, so let them have a good look at you."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan's face twitched.

Therefore, he was merely using himself to demonstrate the usefulness of chess to Li Ming and others.

And since they are impossible to kill, they can be used as targets for attack.

asshole!

Why is everything so messed up?

In the end, she still lost to him.

He lost to him in every aspect!

He took advantage of everything!

Hearing Ling Wu's words, Li Ming and the others behind him smiled.

How could this guy possibly die here?

He had indeed planned this all along.

Jiang Luo wiped away the tears that were about to fall from the corners of her eyes: "Damn it, why did you have to make it so scary?"

"What are the levels below the second stage of the pre-death assessment space like?"

Liu Ruyan then asked, "Have you been to levels below the second level?"

If he hadn't been there, how would he know about things below the second level?

Ling Wu did not answer her question.

Instead, he smiled and said, "Would you like to go and see? That's why I'm letting you join my team."

"Oh……"

Liu Ruyan gave a bitter smile.

I thought that Ling Wu's previous attempt to get me to join was just arrogance and self-importance.

Now I understand, he really did want me to join his team.

"I can still spare your life now."

Ling Wu continued, "But you already owe me two lives."

"The last one doesn't count!"

Liu Ruyan clung to her last bit of stubbornness: "If I had fought to the death last time regardless of the consequences, I would definitely have won in the end."

"Okay, then we'll forget about last time, but this time you're definitely in my hands."

Ling Wu smiled and said, "So... you still want to be my enemy?"

Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth.

She was truly unwilling to accept this, as she had been led by the nose by Ling Wu from beginning to end.

They didn't win a single game from start to finish.

Unfortunately, they have indeed fallen into Ling Wu's hands.

We have no choice but to admit defeat.

Moreover, she will never be a match for Ling Wu in the future.

Because Ling Wu can summon something that can counter her.

"Starting from the second level, will monsters similar to these appear in the pre-death assessment space?"

Liu Ruyan then asked.

"More or less."

Ling Wu replied with a smile, "From the second level onwards, each level increases the difficulty of survival, and the ways to pass each level are also quite different."

"Then... the rewards for clearing the level will be even more generous, right?" Liu Ruyan then asked.

"certainly!"

Ling Wu nodded with a smile.

As he spoke, he waved.

The two pure white moonlight robots released Liu Ruyan and disappeared.

Liu Ruyan rubbed her wrist, which was a little sore from being gripped, and stared at Ling Wu with a resentful look.

Although she was very unwilling, she no longer had the desire to continue opposing Ling Wu.

Because she knew that if she made another move, Ling Wu might not give her another chance.

Moreover, besides chess, Ling Wu also possesses an unknown ability that has yet to be revealed.

After all, this wasn't his first time here, so of course he has superpowers, right?

"That thing you just summoned, was it a soldier? Or a strategist?"

Liu Ruyan then asked another question.

Knowing in advance makes things much easier when you have pieces later on.

However, Ling Wu just smiled and said, "I won't tell you, since you're not my teammate."

"Hehe! I know I'm very pretty."

Liu Ruyan smiled alluringly: "But... do you like me that much? Do you really want me to join your team?"

"I've met quite a few people who are prettier than you," Ling Wu replied.

"Yeah?"

Liu Ruyan spread her hands: "Where is it? I can't see it."

In terms of looks and figure alone, she is confident that she belongs to the top tier.

"Is your... fiancée or your sister-in-law?"

Liu Ruyan glanced at Jiang Luo, then laughed and said, "Just a little girl."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Luo, who was not far away, immediately pouted, then put her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest.

What do you mean, "little brat"? Where am I little?

Although... although I am indeed very young compared to Liu Ruyan.

But small ones are cute too, right?

"My sister is prettier than you, and... much smarter!"

Jiang Luo then said something.

I am indeed a bit young, but my older sister is not young at all.

And it's very beautiful.

From childhood to adulthood, in her eyes, her older sister was the most beautiful woman in the world.

"Then where is your sister?"

Liu Ruyan glanced at Jiang Luo, then her gaze returned to Ling Wu: "Is her sister your girlfriend?"

"I suppose so," Ling Wu replied.

"If you were single, I would definitely team up with you. What a pity."

Liu Ruyan smiled charmingly: "How about... you break up? As long as you break up, I'll be your teammate from now on."

"I'm just inviting you to join, not begging you to join," Ling Wu replied.

"It seems that person is very important to you?" Liu Ruyan said with a smile.

"She is important in every respect," Ling Wudao said.

"Oh? What else?" Liu Ruyan asked curiously.

Ling Wu didn't explain, but simply continued, "If you don't want to join, then leave. I won't stop you."

Liu Ruyan frowned slightly: "Aren't you going to invite me more? I'll only join if you beg me."

Ling Wu simply smiled and turned to walk towards the black wall.

Beg her?

Her abilities are indeed very useful, but that doesn't mean you absolutely need them!

Only someone of Jiang Liao's caliber is someone he absolutely needs!

Unfortunately, there aren't many people like Jiang Liao in the world.

"Feed? At least say a few more words, okay?"

Seeing Ling Wu turn around directly, Liu Ruyan was speechless: "If you had said a few more words, I might have joined."

Ling Wu waved without turning his head.

To reiterate, I'm not begging you, and I don't necessarily need you.

And you... with your personality, you'll definitely join my team in the end.

Seeing Ling Wu's attitude, Liu Ruyan was speechless.

After a moment, she took a deep breath.

He continued, "In this pre-death assessment space, there are three other people who entered for the second time."

Hearing this, Ling Wu stopped and turned to look at her: "You've already encountered it?"

"What I saw was that the three of them entered the pre-death assessment space together."

Liu Ruyan replied, "They are teammates!"

"Three ability users teaming up?" Ling Wu murmured softly.

"One of them is a defensive type, Ushi no Toki!"

Liu Ruyan replied, "One is at the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), an enhancement type, and the other is at the hour of Chen (7-9 AM), a strength type!"

"Is there anything else?" Ling Wu then asked.

"I've walked all over the city, and apart from those three, there's no one else."

Liu Ruyan replied.

She is a fire elementalist and can fly.

Therefore, she can preview the entire city at any time.

Apart from those three people, everyone else was entering the pre-death assessment space for the first time and had no abilities.

"Defense, enhancement, strength..."

Ling Wu thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Not bad."

Aren't you curious about where they are?

Liu Ruyan crossed her arms: "I can tell you."

"You don't need to tell me."

Ling Wu replied with a smile, "I know where they are."

If nothing unexpected happens, they will show up soon because of Alice's situation.

Because they, too, are inevitably like Liu Ruyan, the orioles unaware of the birds!

Liu Ruyan immediately frowned.

How did you know?

"Those three guys are all beasts."

Liu Ruyan continued, "Once I overheard their conversation. Do you know what they did?"

"In the real world, they teamed up and blew up a school!"

"The school is full of children, students."

"Their original plan was to send more than three thousand students to the pre-death assessment space."

"Then kill three thousand students in the pre-death assessment space."

"That's how you complete the level."

"But... things have taken a bit beyond expectations."

"After all, there were more than three thousand people. They were teleported over immediately, and all the students dispersed."

"So far, they haven't managed to kill a thousand people."

This can also be considered a bug.

He brought in a thousand easily killed people from the mortal world.

Then kill someone again in the pre-death assessment space to complete the level.

This method is particularly feasible for those who are entering the pre-death assessment space for the second time.

After all, he brought in a thousand defenseless people, and since he was an ability user, he could easily wipe them out.

It's fair to say that anyone with enough ruthlessness can exploit this bug indefinitely.

Then he can collect multiple superpowers and possess them all.