Pre-death assessment

"He is indeed a beast!"

Li Ming said in a deep voice, "We have considered this plan before."

"From the beginning, we thought of bringing a thousand death row inmates to the pre-death assessment space and killing them one more time."

"But once you enter the pre-death assessment space, everyone is empty-handed."

"A thousand death row inmates are not easy to deal with, and there is even a high chance that they will fight back and kill you."

"After all, they might get superpowers right away."

"Therefore, we've cancelled this plan!"

"I never expected someone would use students?"

Students are easier to kill, after all, they are just innocent children.

But they can't just kill innocent people indiscriminately.

Therefore, this solution has not been adopted.

Unexpectedly, someone actually committed such a beastly act.

"Therefore, the number of participants in this pre-death assessment space should normally be nine thousand."

Li Qingxue continued, "But because of those three guys, more than three thousand more were added."

On average, 6,000 people die every hour worldwide, but that's just an average.

Sometimes it's much less, sometimes it's much more.

For example... during wartime, a major battle can result in many deaths.

Those who die at the same time will be teleported to the same pre-death assessment space.

"That's right!"

Liu Ruyan nodded: "Because there are too many people, the teleportation process is very chaotic and many things can happen, so those three guys haven't succeeded yet."

Li Qingxue looked up at the number of people in the sky.

Now, only a little over seven thousand remain.

Of the dead, a thousand were killed by Alice.

The remaining people each committed suicide.

The vast majority of them inevitably died at the hands of those three guys.

They have now killed at least several hundred people each.

Liu Ruyan continued, "Ling Wu, neither of us are good people, but at least we're not as beastly as them!"

In the pre-death assessment space, it's quite normal for something like "if you don't kill me, I'll kill you" to happen.

And indeed, everyone here is someone who has already died.

Even if they don't die at the hands of others, in the end they will be eliminated by the pre-death assessment space, or die from depression and suicide.

So, let's just talk about the fact that Ling Wu guided Alice to kill a thousand people.

It's not fair to say that Ling Wu is a bad person.

Of course, Ling Wu is definitely not a good person.

But whether they are good people or bad people, at least they all have their own bottom line.

Those three bastards who killed more than three thousand innocent students in the real world are truly beasts.

They have completely lost the moral bottom line of being human.

"To be honest, I really wanted to kill those three guys."

Liu Ruyan continued, "But they are, after all, three ability users, and I'm not entirely confident, so... how about we join forces?"

She wasn't confident on her own, since she still didn't know the true strength of those three guys.

But with Ling Wu's help, she was absolutely certain.

First of all, Ling Wu's scheming ability is unparalleled.

Secondly, Ling Wu now possesses a complete set of chess pieces, making him a formidable opponent.

"So you're willing to join my team now?" Ling Wu looked at Liu Ruyan.

"Ugh!"

Liu Ruyan sighed deeply: "Since you're not asking for anything, of course they'll have to find a way to back down on their own."

Ling Wu smiled and then nodded slightly: "Alright! Now that you're my teammate, remember the first rule... obey!"

"Yes, yes, Captain." Liu Ruyan shrugged helplessly.

"Come in."

Ling Wu then waved his hand and opened the black iron wall.

"Holy crap! There's actually a space inside this black wall? No wonder I couldn't find you guys before."

Liu Ruyan was taken aback upon seeing this.

Who would have thought that someone could hide inside a wall?

She then jogged up in her high heels: "How did you do that? I tried it; even when I unleashed my strongest flames, I couldn't melt it at all."

"What is the highest temperature of the flames you release?"

Ling Wu led everyone inside.

"More than three thousand degrees."

Liu Ruyan replied, "Tungsten is the metal with the highest melting point in the world. As a fourth-realm elemental ability user, this is the highest temperature I can produce."

To go even higher, she would have to reach the fifth realm.

"This is a metal unique to the pre-death assessment space."

Ling Wu replied, "Unless your flames can reach four thousand degrees, they cannot destroy it."

"Then I'm even more curious, how did you manage to dig such a tunnel here?" Liu Ruyan asked, her face full of confusion.

"This was left by my sister."

Jiang Luo then spoke, scoffing, "Now you know how formidable my sister is, right?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan frowned.

Is it that amazing?

"So your sister... is currently below the second level?" Liu Ruyan then asked.

"Yes! My brother-in-law and I came here to see her!" Jiang Luo nodded.

"Hehe, it seems... I really have to accompany you to explore the lower levels." Liu Ruyan chuckled.

Someone has already gotten ahead of me, so of course I have to catch up, right?

Go and witness the even more terrifying pre-death assessment space.

Let's see what kind of woman Ling Wu would like.

Liu Ruyan let out a soft breath, then asked, "What about those two white ones from earlier? They seemed to be metal too?"

"That white metal is even more special; it requires a temperature of 6,000 degrees Celsius to cause damage," Ling Wu replied.

"So, before I reach the fifth realm, the only thing I can do when I encounter those things is run away?"

Liu Ruyan frowned.

Only a fifth-level fire elementalist can unleash temperatures comparable to the sun.

Not entirely.

Ling Wu replied, "That white metal can suppress ability users, but it doesn't suppress abilities themselves."

When that white metal touches a power user, it can cause the power user's ability to disappear.

However, they cannot control what ability users release.

For example, if Liu Ruyan had used fire to attack just now.

Without touching Liu Ruyan, they cannot directly extinguish the flames.

"So that thing was specifically designed to target ability users?"

Liu Ruyan frowned and said, "From the second level onwards, will there be robots specifically designed to counter ability users?"

"To be precise, they were specifically designed... to hunt down ability users!"

Ling Wu smiled faintly.

"Hunting ability users?"

Liu Ruyan and the others all had somber faces.

Therefore, starting from the second level, monsters that hunt ability users will appear.

And all those who can enter the second level are undoubtedly ability users.

In other words, everyone faces an additional layer of death threat from the moment they enter the second level.

As they spoke, the group arrived inside the base.

Then Ling Wu went to Dr. Lu's research room.

During this time, Dr. Lu has made walkie-talkies and various other equipment for them.

Ling Wu then summoned a white metal robot.

Then he turned to Dr. Lu and said, "Take it apart and turn it into a weapon as soon as possible!"

This white metal cannot be melted or deformed using their current methods.

The only solution is to disassemble and then reassemble.

Furthermore, it cannot make bullets or anything like that.

After all, the shapes of the parts are fixed and cannot hold gunpowder.

Therefore, they can only be made into various weapons.

Swords, clubs, or bows and arrows.

"So this... is a soldier?"

Li Qingxue asked the question.

Ling Wu already possessed a complete set of chess pieces, and had previously obtained a pawn.

That means he has an extra soldier!

If you dismantle a soldier now, it doesn't prevent him from leaving at any time.

Ling Wu nodded. Yes, this thing... is just a soldier!

And above the military, there are of course even more powerful beings.

Therefore, he did not tell Li Qingxue and the others in too much detail about the second level and below of the pre-death assessment space beforehand.

The more you know, the greater your fear and the more despair you will experience.

He didn't want anyone to despair; he wanted everyone to have hope!

Hope to fight death to the very end!

……

Under the cover of darkness, the armed police base was a scene of ruins.

At this moment, at the entrance of the base.

Bang!

With a loud bang, Alice's last teammate was blasted dozens of meters away by a single punch.

He slammed hard against the wall and died instantly.

The one who made the move was a burly man.

He was a little over two meters tall, with bulging muscles all over his body and a fierce expression.

"Looks like we're too late."

At that moment, a emaciated man walked up from behind and stood in front of Alice's body.

Then he bent down and pulled out the test tube.

"Who did this?"

Then a fat man covered in fat and with a large belly came out: "Could it be that woman who played with fire?"

"It's most likely not her!"

The skinny man said, "If it were her, Alice shouldn't have died like this."

His head was pierced by a bullet, and blood was injected into his chest.

This was certainly not done by Liu Ruyan.

If it was Liu Ruyan who did it, then Alice should have been burned to death, and then her chest should have been cut open to retrieve the chess pieces.

"Who could it be? They acted faster than us, and even faster than that fire woman!" the muscular man said.

"It must be... the guy who shouted that message throughout the city that day."

The skinny man narrowed his eyes slightly, already able to guess almost everything.

They had always wanted Alice.

They also planned to wait until Alice had gathered a thousand people before making their move.

They arrived as soon as they heard about the explosion tonight.

Unfortunately, it was too late, much too late.

"That person seems to have prepared everything in advance."

The skinny man looked at the test tube and then said, "It seems... he'll be a tough opponent."

"This isn't his first time entering the pre-death assessment space; we'd better figure out what his abilities are."

The fat man continued, "Besides a complete set of chess pieces, he has another ability."

"It's a pity I don't know where he's hiding, otherwise... I would have killed him!"

The muscular man suddenly clenched his large fist.

He came to the pre-death assessment space before and obtained a strength-based ability.

The fat guy received the defensive attribute.

The skinny one received the enhancement type.

With the three of them working together, and with the skinny guy's enhancements, their strength and defense can be greatly increased.

Therefore, they are not afraid even when they encounter people with special abilities.

"Now that things have come to this, it seems there's no need to hide anything anymore."

The skinny man then stood up: "Let's... lure him out!"

"Do you have a solution?"

The fat man and the muscular man were both looking at him.

The skinny man's lips curled into a smile: "Since he's such a peace-loving, soft-hearted guy, of course there's a way!"