Pre-death assessment

"Don't worry, they're all damned people."

Ling Wu smiled slightly.

There are three methods to enter the pre-death assessment space.

Waiting for fate to strike is all about luck, and luck is unreliable.

As for annihilation, Li Ming just said that they are only confident in making someone instantly annihilated.

Being confident doesn't mean being 100% certain.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Ling Wu chose the third option from the very beginning.

In order to return to the space where he was tested before his death, he had been... killing people!

Of course, as he said, they were all people who deserved to die.

Otherwise, if it were just indiscriminate killing, why would it take so much time?

Find a crowded place, drop some shells or poison some poison, isn't that easy?

The corners of Li Ming's and the others' mouths twitched slightly.

Kill a thousand people!

The key point is that he was never detected and there was no direct evidence to prove that he committed murder.

This is just too terrifying no matter how you look at it, isn't it?

And who knows if the people you killed were all people who deserved to die?

After all, nobody really knows who you've killed.

"Your team is indeed well-rounded and very suitable for clearing levels."

Ling Wu continued, "So... I'm hiring you."

Upon hearing this, Li Ming immediately raised an eyebrow.

Did something go wrong?

We're the ones who hired you, aren't we?

How come it's the other way around, that we were the ones you hired?

and many more!

Just then, Li Ming realized something: "So...we've been tricked by you again, haven't we?"

Ling Wu knew from the beginning that they were monitoring him, and then he monitored them in return.

Then we found that they were indeed suitable for forming a team, so we waited for them to come to us.

Then... they took them all in one car and brought them all to the pre-death assessment space.

Forced team formation!

If they really do take Ling Wu back to make preparations, and if they conduct a large-scale investigation…

They might discover that Ling Wu killed a thousand people.

The higher-ups might refuse to let Ling Wu lead the team.

Therefore, Ling Wu directly intercepted the deal halfway.

Damn! This guy had planned everything out in advance!

"There's no scheming involved; it's just cooperation."

Ling Wu said slowly, "I can guarantee that as long as you listen to me, I will make sure you all get out of here alive."

Upon hearing this, Li Ming seized on the key words: "What do you mean... 'Let us all get out of here alive'?"

Shouldn't he have said he would lead us out alive?

Why is it "let" instead of "bring"?

"I don't plan to go out."

Ling Wu turned around: "So you don't need to worry about whether I'm a good person or a bad person."

"Not planning to leave? Are you planning to die here?"

Li Ming and the others did not understand.

"Of course I don't intend to die here."

Ling Wu simply smiled faintly and offered no explanation.

He continued, "The pre-death assessment is about to begin, and I'll be the team leader. No objections, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes turned to Li Ming.

If Li Ming has no objections, then of course they have no objections either.

Because before Ling Wu, Li Ming was their captain.

"You proved your strength to us with a single coin before, so how can we oppose you now?"

Li Ming stared at Ling Wu: "You bastard..."

So he used a coin to protest for no reason before.

In fact, it was something I had already planned long ago.

He was an exceptionally intelligent person, and someone with experience in the assessment space before his death.

With him as the team leader, who has any reason to refuse?

"You've gone to such lengths, do we really have any other choice now?"

Li Ming then shook his head helplessly.

Now, of course, we can only acknowledge Ling Wu as our captain.

Regardless of whether he is a good person or not, as long as he can get them out of here, that's fine.

"What time will we die? What type of superpower and test will that correspond to?"

Li Ming immediately asked Li Qingxue.

In that case, let's get started.

Li Qingxue subconsciously reached for her phone, but then realized something.

You can't bring your phone or anything like that into the pre-death assessment space.

"At the hour of Xu (7-9 PM), summoning!" Ling Wu said slowly.

They ate barbecue around 8 p.m.

The hour of Xu (戌) corresponds to the twelve two-hour periods of the day.

As he spoke, Ling Wu slowly raised his head.

Everyone else followed suit and looked up.

On the dark night sky, several lines of large characters stood out dazzlingly.

[Number of participants in this pre-death assessment: 12576]

[The challenge before death: Murder to steal the chess pieces]

[Assessment Countdown: 365 day]

"Murder to steal the chess pieces?"

Li Ming and the others all frowned.

This killing and stealing of chess pieces isn't just one assessment criterion, but two.

One is murder, the other is stealing the chess pieces.

Murder can pass the test, as can stealing chess pieces.

And what they steal is often related to superpowers.

Therefore, the summoning superpowers in this pre-death assessment space are related to chess.

Welcome to the pre-death assessment space at 7 PM.

Just then, a mechanical voice from the system suddenly came from the sky.

The system's audio and subtitles will be automatically adjusted based on the participants in the assessment.

In other words, what Ling Wu and the others are hearing and seeing now is Chinese.

But the other foreigners in this space all they see and hear are foreign languages.

Anyway, every player can understand it.

This is the boundary between life and death. Unfortunately, you have all died, but fortunately, you each have one chance to be resurrected.

Everyone looked up, listening to the introduction and explanation of the sky.

A total of 12576 people participated in this assessment. The assessment content was: "Kill and steal the chess pieces!"

A chess set consists of 32 pieces. Subtracting the general and marshal, there are 30 pieces remaining. Ten chess sets would have 300 pieces.

[The 300 chess pieces are now randomly distributed throughout the assessment space. Finding a piece will grant you the corresponding ability.]

Each chess piece can summon a corresponding item or living creature based on the inscription on it, which the player can then command.

However, it must be a historical fact, within one's own knowledge, and cannot be fabricated.

[Friendly reminder: In addition to summoning, the chess pieces also possess potential abilities that you will need to discover for yourselves.]

[Your task is to collect the chess pieces. Whoever collects all 30 pieces of a chess set can summon the general, thereby opening a passage to leave the pre-death assessment space and return to the present world.]

[The ability corresponding to a set of chess pieces can also be brought back to the real world; this is a reward for passing the assessment.]

[Note: Each chess set can only summon the king/general once and open a passage once. Only one player can pass through each passage.]

[Additionally, defeating 1,000 opponents within the assessment space will earn you a complete chess set, allowing you to pass the assessment.]

[This assessment period lasts 365 days.]

[Those who have not left by the time the countdown ends will die!]

[Survival resources within the city can be freely acquired by individuals; there are no other rules or restrictions.]

[The pre-death assessment now officially begins!]

Good luck to everyone!

The sound from the sky abruptly stopped, and that was the end of it.

As it says, there are no other rules or restrictions.

The so-called pre-death assessment... let's begin!

For a moment, the entire city fell into an even deeper silence.

"Only by collecting a complete set of chess pieces can we leave alive. In other words, out of our more than ten thousand people, if we don't kill anyone..."

Li Qingxue said, "At most, only ten people can leave alive?"

No wonder, no wonder the survival rate in the pre-death assessment space is so low.

If it's just about winning a game of chess, with ten sets of chess, then at most only ten people can leave alive.

If we count all the time, there are more than 12,000 people. If you win the game, ten people can survive; if you kill someone, twelve people can survive.

Then at most twenty-two people can survive.

But... who can guarantee they can actually kill a thousand people?

Who can guarantee that they can collect a complete set of chess pieces?

After all, here, everyone wants to kill, and everyone wants to seize the chess pieces.

Everyone is... a true outlaw!

So it's possible that after 365 days, none of them will be able to leave alive.

If every assessment space is like this, it's understandable that there are very few people in the world who survive great calamities and defy fate.

In places like this, both skill and luck are needed!

There are... eight people in total here.

Li Qingxue then asked, "Are you really confident?"

Without killing anyone, a maximum of ten people can leave alive.

In the case of murder, a maximum of twenty-two people can leave alive.

With eight of them occupying the area, is Ling Wu really confident that he can ensure they all leave alive?

"There are so many spots available, it's more than enough."

Ling Wu seemed to have absolute confidence.

"So... what should the captain do next? Lead us to kill people?" Li Ming asked.

"I don't recommend that you kill people. Random killing will not benefit anyone," Ling Wudao said.

Upon hearing this, Li Ming and the others all scoffed.

Doesn't it sound ridiculous for you to say something like that?

Ling Wu then turned around and said, "Let's go. Let's gather some supplies and find a safe place to use as a base."

As he spoke, he walked towards the elevator.

Li Ming and the others followed.

"Hey, what about me?"

The extra girl quickly followed.

"I can understand you bringing them in, and I can understand you wanting revenge on my sister, but what's the point of bringing me in?"

Her name is Jiang Luo, and her older sister, who is almost as smart as Ling Wu, is Ling Wu's old rival.

It's understandable that Ling Wu brought a group of people to challenge the level and seek revenge on his sister.

But why did he bring himself in here?

"If you were her biological sister, you would have figured everything out by now," Ling Wu said slowly.

"you……"

Jiang Luo immediately frowned.

You bastard, how dare you insult me ​​like that?

However... Ling Wu is indeed right.

She and her sister are indeed not biologically related.

"Then what exactly do you want with me here?!"

Jiang Luo then pouted helplessly.

She had to admit that, compared to her older sister, she was practically born with intellectual disabilities.

Similarly, compared to Ling, she is also congenitally intellectually disabled.

Therefore, she simply couldn't understand what Ling Wu was trying to do.

"Just follow along, you'll see your sister," Ling Wu said calmly.

This time, Jiang Luo wasn't being idiotic; she immediately sensed the problem.

"What do you mean? You're not planning to let me out either?"

He didn't intend to go out, and as a result, he didn't intend to let himself go out either?

On what grounds?

"You have no relatives or friends in this world, so why go out?"

Ling Wu smiled and said, "Whether you can go out in the future depends on your sister!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Luo frowned deeply.

So, to put it bluntly, he wanted to keep me by his side as a hostage?

He had a grudge against his sister.

So you're planning to use me as a threat when you meet your older sister in the future?

Damn it, I don't want to be a hostage.

But... if I don't follow him in a place like this, I'm afraid I won't survive on my own.

hateful!

As they were talking, the group had already arrived on the first floor.

They had just stepped out of the building when a loud explosion suddenly came from afar.

From a distance, the flames soared into the sky.

Seeing this, Li Ming and the others realized: "It seems someone has already obtained a piece, and... it's a cannon!"

The pieces are randomly distributed, so it's possible that someone will get a piece right away.

The cannon is arguably the most lethal piece among all the pieces!