Pre-death assessment

Why do hunters of different ranks never appear at the same time?

For example, today we could send out 500 novice hunters and 50 intermediate hunters.

It could also be five hundred novice hunters plus five advanced hunters.

They can appear in combination.

Moreover, wouldn't it be more convenient to hunt if a high-level hunter led a low- or mid-level hunter?

After all, novice and intermediate hunters have no self-awareness; their programming is only set up to carry out tasks.

Advanced hunters, on the other hand, can think for themselves and adapt to changing circumstances.

"Could it be... that they don't get along?"

Lei Yun then guessed.

"Yes, they don't get along!"

Ling Wu replied with a smile, "They not only don't get along, but they are... irreconcilable."

The meaning of "water and fire cannot coexist" is, of course.

If they appear at the same time... they will clash head-on!

Sure enough, at that moment, all the intermediate-level hunters who appeared in the sky immediately turned to face the advanced-level hunters.

After landing, the novice hunters who couldn't fly all looked up and locked their eyes on the advanced hunters.

At this moment, in the eyes of novice and intermediate hunters, all ability users seemed to be ignored.

In their eyes, there are only high-level hunters left!

"asshole!"

Above the sky, the first group of advanced hunters to appear, as well as the four groups that appeared afterward, all had solemn expressions on their faces.

They were well aware, of course, that if such a situation occurred, their opponents... would become those novice and intermediate hunters.

Sure enough, the next moment, those intermediate hunters in the sky suddenly turned around and attacked the advanced hunters who were closest to them.

All weapons were unleashed without hesitation.

Faced with an attack from ten times the number of intermediate hunters, the advanced hunters certainly did not dare to be careless.

The only way is to face the challenge head-on with all our might and fight it head-on.

Some of the high-level hunters were forced to the ground by the siege.

Then the novice hunters also joined in.

At this moment, all the novice and intermediate hunters seemed to have reached a common goal.

That means killing the high-level hunters first!

Five thousand novice hunters and five hundred intermediate hunters joined forces to besiege fifty advanced hunters.

The entire second level of the pre-death assessment space was instantly plunged into unprecedented chaos, both above and below ground.

The hunters stopped killing and began an unprecedented cycle of killing each other!

Everyone in the pre-death assessment space was ignored and became spectators.

"What's going on? How come... there's a civil war?"

At this moment, everyone in the entire assessment space was stunned.

I thought that with so many hunters appearing, we were all doomed.

Surprisingly, these hunters didn't kill anyone; instead, they started a civil war?

The novice hunters and the intermediate hunters even reached an agreement.

The goal is to kill high-level hunters.

Do novice and intermediate hunters have a grudge against advanced hunters?

What grudge could there be between robots?

Looking at the chaotic second level of the assessment space, everyone was completely dumbfounded.

But it's also fortunate.

At the very least, these hunters are no longer targeting them!

Ling Wu and Liu Ruyan slowly descended towards the direction of the stadium.

In the huge pit beneath the stadium, the advanced hunter had been completely suppressed by Li Ming.

When distracted, he was indeed no match for Li Ming.

At this moment, the metal body on his body had been deformed and cracked by Li Ming's smashing.

Li Ming was also covered in sweat and had some injuries on his body.

"die!"

Just then, Li Ming seized an opportunity and unleashed a powerful hammer strike from the sky, slamming it into the head of the advanced hunter.

The high-level hunter's head instantly deformed, and some white metal fragments fell off.

This blow sent him sprawling to the ground.

He quickly got up, but his whole body seemed to malfunction, and he couldn't even stand up straight.

Li Ming gave him no chance to catch his breath, and started smashing away with the sledgehammer again.

Clang! Clang...

Under the brute force of the hammer, the advanced hunter's entire body continued to deform and twist.

Finally, when Li Ming delivered another blow to his head, he collapsed completely.

Sparks flew all over his body, and he could no longer stand up.

"I've killed my fill; I'm leaving my last breath to you."

Li Ming slammed the hammer in his hand to the ground with a clang, and let out a long breath: "Phew... If I hadn't already completed the level and had your abilities to boost me, I really wouldn't be a match for this guy."

With immunity, strength, defense, and enhancements, he barely managed to defeat this guy.

Advanced hunters, indeed formidable!

If it were any novice hunter, Li Ming was confident he could kill them with a single blow.

Even a mid-level hunter can only take a few hits at most.

But this advanced hunter managed to wear him down to the point of near exhaustion.

Ling Wu gave Liu Ruyan a look, and Liu Ruyan nodded.

Then it swept down.

Immediately afterwards, she raised the laser gun and aimed it at the severely deformed head of the advanced hunter.

"Am I going to die?"

The advanced hunter's distorted eyes stared at Liu Ruyan in front of him.

He still wanted to keep himself moving, as if he had some kind of survival instinct.

Why?

At that moment, he was thinking: "Why am I afraid? Why do I want to live?"

"I'm just a robot, I don't have any life, so why do I want to live?"

Why do I feel this way? Is feeling some kind of program?

Why?

"I feel like... there's something I haven't finished?"

"I don't want to die, I don't want to..."

At this moment, something that didn't belong to him seemed to be surfacing in his mind.

Looking at his eyes, Liu Ruyan frowned slightly: "You're just robots, yet your eyes are so detailed, making you seem like living people."

Having said that, she wasted no more time and fired directly.

The laser shot out and completely pierced through the severely deformed head of the advanced hunter.

The advanced hunter's pupils trembled; he could clearly feel something he had never experienced before.

The feeling of death!

And it was at the very moment of his death that he seemed to suddenly experience a brief resurgence of energy.

Some memories that should have been deleted and forgotten flashed through my mind.

"Yes, I was originally... a living, breathing person."

"I have a home, I have a very happy home, I have a wife, children, and living parents."

"But misfortune struck suddenly; I died in a car accident."

"Later I came to the space for the pre-death assessment."

"I want to go back to the real world alive. I want to go back to my family. My family needs me!"

"I did anything to get back. I killed people, I killed so many people..."

"I'm sorry to those people, but I have no choice but to leave this world alive."

"And that's what others think too, so... I kill others, and others kill me in return."

"Just as I gained my full superpowers and was about to go back, at that crucial moment, someone slit my throat..."

"I don't want to die, I want to live, I want to live and return to this world."

"Unfortunately, I can't do it anymore..."

"I thought I had no hope at all."

"Then... a voice suddenly appeared in my mind."

"He told me I still had a chance, as long as I signed a contract with him."

"I didn't hesitate. I signed the contract. As long as I kill a thousand ability users, I can be resurrected."

"I can feel my body gradually turning into white metal. Every muscle, bone, and meridian becomes independent, without any biological connection."

"Including my brain."

"And so, my memories disappeared, and I became a hunter who only thought about killing ability users..."

"I forgot myself, forgot everything, but I still remember to keep hunting down ability users..."

"It seems I made a deal with the devil, becoming his slave. That devil deceived me!"

"And there are many, many more people who were scammed like me..."

"I'm sorry to my family, I'm sorry to everyone I killed, I'm so sorry..."

As those fragments of memories flashed through his mind, a final look of regret and relief appeared in the eyes of this high-level hunter.

He even wanted to cry, but his only remaining, deformed mechanical eye couldn't shed human tears...

"Th...thank you!"

A final tremor escaped from his ruptured mechanical throat.

He uttered his last words.

He wanted to thank the person in front of him for completely freeing him from the devil's pact.

He knew he could never return to the present world.

But at least, I no longer have to serve the devil, no longer have to kill…

After uttering that last sound, his only remaining eye completely lost its light.

The entire mechanical body also became completely still.

"Did I...hear wrong?"

Liu Ruyan held the gun, frowning as she looked at the corpse of the high-level hunter in front of her.

Just now, as this guy was dying, I think he said... thank you?

What's going on?

Isn't he a robot?

Something feels off...

It seems that his eyes can truly convey emotions.

It seems that he... really is a living person with his own life?

"You heard me right, I heard it too."

Li Ming was also frowning, looking puzzled.

How could a robot say such things on its deathbed?

This feels just like a person!

Immediately, Liu Ruyan and Li Ming both looked up and gazed at Ling Wu.

I hope to get some explanation from Ling Wu.

But Ling Wu didn't say anything; he simply turned around.

"Hey, you heard that too, right? He thanked me."

Liu Ruyan quickly rushed over and stood beside Ling Wu.

Ling Wu shook his head: "It's so noisy outside, how could I hear anything?"

"this……"

Liu Ruyan looked at Ling Wu's profile: "You must have heard it, about these hunters. Is there something else you're hiding from us?"

"There are many things I've been hiding from you. Do you want me to tell you everything?" Ling Wudao said.

"It would be best if you could tell us," Liu Ruyan said.

"Alright, kill all the Hunters and finish the game, then I'll tell you... about the Hunters."

Ling Wu spoke slowly.

Knowing the truth about many things doesn't necessarily bring any benefit.

After learning the truth, besides forcing myself to accept it...

No choice!

One of the greatest pains in life is having no other choice.