Pre-death assessment

Under the cover of darkness.

Ling Wu led Li Ming and the other three out of the base.

Then, as Ling Wu raised his hand, the golden chessboard unfolded.

Ten white robots were summoned.

He has six soldiers and five pawns on him, so theoretically he could summon eleven.

However, one of them has been disassembled and reassembled into a weapon, and once retrieved, the weapon will disappear.

Therefore, only ten can be summoned at present.

"Initiate search mode!"

Ling Wu then waved his hand, and the ten robots lined up one hundred meters apart.

The next moment, search mode was activated.

The robot then activated its search mode.

A faint glow suddenly emanated from Ling Wu and the others.

"What... what's going on?"

Li Ming and the others glanced at their own bodies, then at each other.

Why is everyone suddenly glowing?

"These white, steel robots are called Junior Hunters!"

Ling Wu explained, "Once they activate their detection mode, they can actively reveal ability users within a hundred meters radius. Of course, they can also directly detect the existence of ability cores, that is, the chess pieces."

Upon hearing this, Li Ming and the others were immediately taken aback: "So, does that mean they can directly find those pawns hidden in every corner of the city?"

"That's true."

Ling Wu nodded.

"This is practically a cheat code!"

Li Ming and the others were all filled with surprise.

No wonder Ling Wu said before that they could quickly collect the chess pieces.

With this kind of detection tool, we can conduct a thorough search of the entire city.

One robot can travel 100 meters, and ten robots can travel 1,000 meters.

A carpet search covering a kilometer wide can quickly cover the entire city.

"The three of you also have soldiers on you; summon them."

Ling Wu then addressed Yuan Chen and the other two.

All three nodded.

They couldn't summon it before, but now that they have Ling Wu and know about its existence, they can summon it.

Three more white robots immediately appeared.

"Also, have them activate reconnaissance mode. If they find any chess pieces, bring them back immediately," Ling Wu continued.

Yuan Chen and the other two nodded.

Then he ordered the novice hunters he had summoned to join Ling Wu's main force.

Now, it's a carpet 1,300 meters wide.

In this way, it is easy to collect the complete chess pieces, and it is also easy to find the three ability users.

No wonder Ling Wu said before that he didn't need Liu Ruyan to tell him where those three people were.

"Since you say this is a beginner hunter, then you mean... below the second level, there are intermediate hunters and advanced hunters?"

Li Ming then thought of another question: "What kind of beings are those?"

Even a novice hunter can deal with someone like Liu Ruyan.

So what would an even higher level of existence be like?

Once you reach the second level or below of the pre-death assessment space, what are your chances of survival?

"Indeed, there are even more advanced beings."

Ling Wu simply nodded: "However, those are no longer considered pawns, so chess pieces cannot be summoned."

"What special abilities do those higher-level beings possess?" Li Ming then asked.

A novice hunter can directly search for ability users and counter them.

What special abilities would a higher-level being possess?

You will meet again someday.

Ling Wu did not explain, but simply walked forward.

Li Ming and the others all shook their heads.

This guy knows everything, but he never tells them the whole truth.

Is it really just a wish that they won't be afraid?

But just knowing about it isn't something to be afraid of, is it?

In their view, they have no fear of anything, no matter what kind of being it is.

There must be other reasons why Ling Wu didn't say anything, right?

and also……

"Wait a minute, what do you mean by 'we'll meet again in the future'? We never said we'd go to the second level or below with you."

The group quickly followed Ling Wu's steps.

……

The top of the building where the bald guy died.

Alice had always had her men keep an eye on that building to prevent anyone from going up to retrieve the cannon.

Now, Alice's team has been completely wiped out.

Of course, no one was watching anymore.

Under the cover of darkness, a figure arrived at the top of the building.

That was a fat guy, the one with the defensive superpower.

After reaching the top of the building, he activated his defensive capabilities to the maximum.

Now, even the world's most powerful sniper rifle could hit him.

They couldn't break through his massive body, which was stronger than steel.

"If you're watching, do it now!"

The fat man walked up to the rooftop and stood before the bald man's already rotting and stinking corpse.

He spread his hands wide and shouted loudly.

He was, of course, speaking to the person who was the first to shout this to the entire city that day.

"This guy was randomly shelling the city here, so you killed him."

The fat man continued, "Now...it's my turn. I wonder if you guys can kill me too?"

As he spoke, he turned around and looked at the bald, rotting corpse.

Then, they cut open that rotting, stinking chest.

They took out the chess piece with a cannon carved inside.

They pledged allegiance to the Lord on the spot by dripping their blood.

The cannon had become part of his body.

"Hahahaha, it seems like there's nobody here at all."

After the fat man merged with the cannon, he immediately burst into laughter.

I thought someone would launch a sneak attack from behind when I was taking the pieces.

The result...nothing?

The guy who was shouting throughout the city that day never actually watched that cannon.

Well, there's nothing I can do about it; I'll just have to accept this cannon.

Besides... they could only use other methods to lure that guy out.

Immediately afterwards, the fat man waved.

The elevator doors opened immediately.

Then, the skinny man and the muscular man came out holding a group of people hostage at gunpoint.

There was a group of children, with only one adult among them.

An adult woman is holding a child who appears to be a newborn in her arms.

"What do you want? Please, let me go, let my child go."

The woman was now in tears, pleading desperately.

She...died in childbirth.

With modern medical technology, difficult childbirth is extremely rare.

Unfortunately, it happened to her.

She died in childbirth because she did not go to the hospital immediately.

She and her child were, of course, complete lives, so they were both transported to the pre-death assessment space.

She was just a weak woman, and she knew she couldn't compete with others for any pieces.

All she wanted to do in this last year was to be a good mother.

All she wanted was to give her child this short year of maternal love.

All I want is to spend this short year with the little one in my arms.

So she has been hiding with her child all this time.

But today, these three guys accidentally discovered it.

So, they were taken hostage.

Along with the mother and son, there were also some other children who were taken hostage.

She didn't even know where these children came from.

How did these children die while they were still alive?

They all looked perfectly healthy.

Whether or not we let you go is not up to us.

Among the three, the skinny man sneered.

He was holding a large megaphone at that moment.

He raised the megaphone in his hand and turned the volume up to the maximum: "To the friend who shouted throughout the city that day, I don't know if you were watching from the shadows."

"Or perhaps someone was secretly watching them?"

"You advocate for peace and for everyone to spend this last year here in peace."

"Sorry, the three of us brothers don't have such intentions!"

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Sato Yoshimi."

"This guy who likes to work out is called Kotaro."

"This guy who likes to eat is called Hirose Daisuke!"

"We... are all entering the pre-death assessment space for the second time."

"Friend, you are very clever. You guided Alice to obtain a complete chess set, and then took away Alice's chess set."

"For this, the three of us brothers would like to say thank you!"

"Because your chess pieces will ultimately be handed over to us."

"Unless...you want to see us kill these people."

"Nine children, one of whom is less than a month old, and a new mother who is still in her postpartum period."

"We don't like any kind of peace. We've all died before, what's the point of talking about peace?"

"Therefore, we've decided that from now on, as long as you don't hand over the chess set, we'll kill ten people every day!"

"Since you advocate for peace, then I think... you'll step forward to uphold justice, right?"

"You can call us bad people, or you can interpret it as us provoking you."

"Think whatever you want."

"We don't care, our goal... is simply a complete chess set!"

Sato Yoshi's voice resonated through the loudspeakers atop the building.

The city was very quiet because there were hardly any people there.

Therefore, his voice was very loud and could be heard from a great distance.

After they finished speaking, the three of them waited quietly.

The woman and her children were filled with panic and despair.

After a long period of waiting by them.

The surroundings remained silent, with no response.

"It seems he didn't send anyone to keep an eye on this place?"

Kotaro crossed his arms and said in a deep voice.

"It's alright. After killing these people, we'll find out about him soon enough."

Hirose Daisuke's obese face wore a grotesque grin: "Who should we start with? How about we start from the smallest to the largest?"

As he spoke, his gaze fell upon the baby, less than a month old, in the woman's arms.

"No, no, don't hurt my child."

The woman desperately protected the child in her arms, crying out, "Kill me first, kill me first!"

During her time here, she has witnessed far too much killing.

She has seen many people die in many cruel ways.

She absolutely did not want that to happen to her child.

Her own child was so young, just born, and came to hell with her.

She absolutely could not bear to see her child suffer in hell.

She only hoped to hold on with her child until the very last day, and die peacefully.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

Daisuke Hirose took out a gun he had just found at the armed police base and pointed it at the woman and her child.

They never hesitate to kill.

They are capable of killing anyone, however many people, as long as they can achieve their goal.

hum!

Just then, just as they were planning to kill the mother and son and the group of children, and then wait for Ling Wu to come knocking on their door.

Suddenly, a faint glow emanated from their bodies.

"Um?"

All three of them frowned slightly, looking down at their own bodies.

What happened?

Why does it feel like my body has suddenly been illuminated with fluorescent light?

"Even though this place is hell, you fucking...you really have no humanity whatsoever!"

Just then, a voice rang out.

All three of them were looking down.

On the rooftop opposite the building, a figure slowly walked out, carrying a white iron rod wrapped with strips of cloth.

It was Li Ming!

Li Ming raised the iron rod in his hand and pointed it at the three people opposite him: "What kind of skill is it to lay a hand on a child? You want the chess set? Come and take it if you dare!"