Pre-death assessment

"In a closed city, everyone arrives empty-handed, but once they have cannons, basically..."

Li Ming frowned: "Then you can walk sideways."

In Chinese chess, among the various pieces, you can summon corresponding items or living beings based on their characters.

What can a chariot, horse, and soldier possibly do against a cannon?

absolutely not!

In particular, Li Ming, as a special forces soldier, knew the power of many kinds of modern artillery.

That's enough to raze a city to the ground.

Fortunately, the person who has obtained the cannon is unaware of the existence of cannonballs in the world.

Therefore, only conventional cannons were summoned.

But even a regular cannon is already incredibly powerful!

"And the rules were clearly stated earlier: you can pass the level by killing a thousand people."

Li Qingxue continued, "This person has a cannon at his disposal, and there are no moral or legal constraints in this pre-death assessment space."

"He must be planning to kill a thousand people right now."

In the modern world, even if you have weapons, you are still bound by laws and moral constraints.

But here, there are no laws.

As for moral constraints... that's a string that can snap at any moment.

Everyone here is already dead.

Killing someone who is already dead will naturally not cause any remorse in one's heart.

You can absolutely let go!

So right now, it's like there's a madman bombarding the city, killing anyone he sees!

Therefore, they would be better off avoiding the limelight and temporarily setting aside their own interests.

"He won't live long."

Ling Wu simply said something and continued walking forward.

Because he knew very well that in the pre-death assessment space, the conspicuous one was the one who would die the fastest.

Li Ming and the others all followed.

Instead of moving closer to the artillery fire zone, they went to a secluded supermarket.

Then they went into the supermarket to collect supplies.

Li Qingxue and others collect various highly nutritious and high-quality foods.

Jiang Luo, on the other hand, packed up all sorts of small snacks just to satisfy her taste buds.

Li Ming then selected some knives, axes, and other weapons.

Of course, there were also some clothes and survival tools.

You can take these things freely now.

But as time goes on, that may not be the case!

After all, someone will soon occupy such a place.

And soon someone will try to make life unbearable for others…

This would destroy the city's resources for survival.

"Why don't we just make this our base?"

Jiang Luo tore open a bag of potato chips and started eating: "With no worries about food and drink, I can just go out and search for chess pieces from now on."

No one answered his question; they all just glanced at Ling Wu.

Now that Ling Wu is the captain, we have to listen to Ling Wu in everything.

"What do you think, Captain?"

Jiang Luo also looked at Ling Wu, then added, "Brother-in-law?"

Upon hearing this, the way everyone looked at Ling Wu immediately changed.

Jiang Luo kept saying that Ling Wu had come to seek revenge on her sister, and then she called Ling Wu her brother-in-law.

What exactly is the relationship between Ling Wu and her sister?

What kind of stories happened to them?

Everyone was filled with curiosity.

Two absolute intellectual elites once engaged in a battle of wits in the pre-death assessment space.

Are they enemies, but also lovers?

Their story must be very interesting, right?

"If anyone here agrees with you, then do as you say."

Ling Wu was rummaging through the bookshelf.

Jiang Luo looked at the others.

And it was clear that others did not share her thoughts.

She immediately pouted.

So you're all smart people, and I'm the only idiot?

"Every supermarket will be a major collection point for survival supplies, which means it will be one of the most conspicuous places."

Li Qingxue walked over and said, "Using this place as a base is tantamount to making ourselves a sitting duck, isn't it?"

People can come to a supermarket at any time.

If the opponent has many people and also has pieces, how can they fight back?

Therefore, it is absolutely unwise to use a supermarket as a base of operations!

For example, that guy with the cannon could easily blast a supermarket to smithereens.

In supermarkets, there's often nowhere to hide.

"Is it the most dangerous place or the safest place?"

Jiang Luo still wanted to argue.

"That was pure luck!"

Li Qingxue laughed and said, "Once we lose this stroke of luck, we will pay the price with our lives."

Therefore, it's best not to take the risk!

If you die here, you are truly dead forever.

"What are your plans?"

Li Ming walked to Ling Wu's side: "Where can I find true safety?"

Someone is indiscriminately bombarding the entire city with artillery fire.

It seems that no matter where you hide, it's never absolutely safe, right?

Find a basement? Or a bank vault?

Or perhaps the underground production workshops of an abandoned factory?

Everyone's bound to run into a cannon sooner or later!

"Did you memorize the general layout of this city when we were on the rooftop?" Ling Wu asked.

"Yes! I can remember most of them." Li Ming nodded.

As a special forces soldier, he certainly has this much common sense.

When you arrive at an unfamiliar place, you must memorize the terrain.

"It's a pity we didn't come to the armed police base, otherwise there might be weapons there."

Li Ming continued, "If we could get weapons, things would be much easier."

He just saw it from the rooftop; there was an armed police base in the distance.

Since the facilities are complete, there should be weapons.

If they could acquire some guns and ammunition, they would have a significant advantage at the start of the game.

If we rush there now, it's likely that the area will already be occupied.

They were no match for the enemy if they had weapons.

If the opposing team is also a team, then it will be even more troublesome.

So, it's best not to take the risk!

Ling Wu must have thought of this long ago.

That's why they weren't sent there to search for weapons.

After all, Ling Wu had said that they all had to survive to complete the game.

Ling Wuke is responsible for any problems that arise with anyone else.

Ling Wu probably wouldn't do anything risky.

Have you noticed what the edge of a city is?

Ling Wu then asked.

"Pitch black, endless pitch black."

Li Ming suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly: "You mean... if we hide there, we'll be absolutely safe?"

"That's not darkness, it's a wall!"

Ling Wu slowly said, "A wall of infinite thickness!"

A square wall that completely seals off the entire pre-death assessment space, a wall that can never be breached.

"Unlimited thickness? That means it's impossible to bypass the wall!"

Li Ming frowned: "It seems that there is indeed no way to leave this space except by clearing the level."

"It's true that you can't bypass the Great Firewall."

Ling Wu suddenly laughed and said, "But you can... live inside the wall!"

"Living... inside the wall?" Li Ming was taken aback.

And this kind of operation?

"Huh? What's this?"

Just then, while Ling Wu and Li Ming were talking, Jiang Luo, who was eating potato chips, suddenly noticed something.

She pulled something the size of an eyeball out of the bag of potato chips.

That was... a chess piece!

A translucent bead, emitting a faint glow, has a red character engraved inside: Car!

"This is...this is a chess piece! Brother-in-law, look! Have I found a chess piece?"

Jiang Luo immediately shouted.

Everyone crowded around; it was indeed a chess piece.

"So small and so light? It feels like it has no weight at all."

Jiang Luo held the chess set in her hand, and it felt as light as a potato chip.

No wonder I didn't notice anything unusual when I first picked up this bag of potato chips.

Everyone was pleasantly surprised; they hadn't expected Jiang Luo to be so lucky.

She was the first to find the chess piece.

And... these chess pieces are hidden in such a tricky way!

Inside the potato chip bag?

Moreover, it's small and has no quality.

To try and find something so small in such a big city.

This is practically like looking for a needle in a haystack.

If chess pieces are this hard to find...

Where is there any one in a thousand survival rate?

One in a thousand is only the highest probability, while the lowest... is zero!

Moreover, the probability of it being zero is often greater.

No wonder there are so many people in the world, and people are dying all the time.

However, very few people pass the pre-death test.

Now they understand why Ling Wu previously advised against killing.

The more people die, the less likely it is that a piece can be found.

This kind of work is best done with a large workforce.

The fewer people there are, the more likely it is that no one will survive in the end.

"How do you use this thing?"

Jiang Luo held the chess piece, completely clueless about how to proceed.

"Blood pledge of allegiance!"

Ling Wuhui replied.

The special abilities here are bound by the oldest method of recognition that anyone can imagine... blood recognition.

Immediately afterwards, Ling Wu took a small knife from Li Ming, walked up and grabbed Jiang Luo's small hand.

"Brother-in-law, be gentle..."

Jiang Luo was a little scared.

Ling Wu raised his knife and brought it down, leaving a small wound on Jiang Luo's fingertip from which blood flowed.

Then, when the blood touched the chess piece, the piece suddenly turned into a point of light and flew into Jiang Luo's brow.

Suddenly, Jiang Luo felt as if she had gained a new ability.

A power that allows you to summon a car.

This ability is like breathing to her now; it's something she was born with.

"I...I can summon a car, a complete car."

She suddenly became excited and raised her hand.

Ling Wu and the others all stepped back a distance.

As soon as Jiang Luo had a thought, a golden chessboard that radiated light unfolded beside her like an array.

Then, as if summoning a divine beast, a chariot slowly emerged from the chessboard.

That was a small electric scooter…

"..."

Li Ming and the others were speechless for a moment.

No... you were the first to find the chess piece, and you thought showing off your superpowers would be amazing.

And this is what you show us?

"Since it's any real car from history, could you... do it again?"

Li Qingxue suggested.

"Of course, any kind of car will do."

Jiang Luo nodded quickly, and then, with a thought, the little electric scooter disappeared.

There is a chess piece inside, and you can only summon one chariot at a time.

The summoned vehicle can only be summoned again after it has been recalled or completely scrapped.

Immediately afterwards, she raised her hand to summon again.

This time, the golden chessboard is even bigger.

Then, a Rolls-Royce appeared before everyone…