Pre-death assessment

Upon hearing Ling Wu's words, Liu Ruyan's expression changed once again.

"Ling Wu, what do you want to do?"

She then shielded Karina behind her even more.

Does Ling Wu intend to sacrifice Karina to end this great war?

This absolutely cannot be done!

"How...how can I stop it?" Karina asked.

"Don't believe him!"

Liu Ruyan quickly said, "Karina, have you thought this through? You are the commander of the tactical formation."

"While this great battle will inevitably involve casualties, can the casualties of ordinary people be compared to yours?"

"Which is a greater loss for humanity as a whole: the sacrifice of a commander or the sacrifice of a few ordinary soldiers?"

"So don't listen to him, just protect yourself."

"I believe everyone can defeat the Beast King."

Karina was my first friend here, and she's currently my only friend.

Of course, I couldn't let her make such a sacrifice.

"I have a way to end this great war, but on the condition that... you have to listen to me," Ling Wu said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan frowned even more deeply.

When I joined Ling Wu's team, the first thing Ling Wu said was that I had to be absolutely obedient.

And now, he said those words to Karina.

So he must be planning to sacrifice Karina.

Absolutely not!

"How do we do it?" Karina asked with a serious expression.

If it could prevent this great war and minimize human casualties, she would certainly be willing.

"Kalina!"

Liu Ruyan shouted, hoping that Karina would listen to her.

However, Karina smiled slightly: "I know you're worried about me, thank you, but... I should do something, that's my father outside!"

She has a responsibility and an obligation.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan was at a loss for words.

Ling Wu then said, "Put on your armor and come outside with me."

Karina nodded slightly, looking at Ling Wu: "I heard from Ru Yan that Jiang Liao is your girlfriend. Your girlfriend is very strong, so I believe you are strong too. I'll listen to you."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan's face turned ashen.

Karina was essentially entrusting her life entirely to Ling Wu.

Ling Wu... could sacrifice Karina completely at any time.

It's over! It's really over now.

"Karina, have you forgotten? The city lord has ordered you not to participate in the battle!"

Liu Ruyan gave one last reminder, her voice becoming noticeably weaker.

"I believe him!" Karina said emphatically.

She believed that Jiang Liao's boyfriend was no ordinary person!

Therefore, even if it meant disobeying orders, she had to do it.

"Then come with me."

Ling Wu waved.

Karina then donned her armor and flew out of Xuanwu City with Ling Wu and Lei Yun.

"Ling Wu, don't do anything reckless!"

Liu Ruyan shouted, "If you kill Karina, I will never forgive you for the rest of my life."

Ling Wu glanced back at Liu Ruyan, then smiled faintly: "Why don't you think carefully about whether I... will ever forgive you in this lifetime?"

These words were like a needle piercing Liu Ruyan's heart.

You've been using me all along, treating me like a pawn, and now you're saying things like this?

Just because I'm going against your wishes, just because I'm not doing what you want?

So, now you're the one who's kicking me out of the team?

it is good!very good!

Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth, then transformed into a fire phoenix and followed.

"What? You're going out to join the fun too?" Ling Wu smiled.

"Now that you've kicked me out of the team, what I do now is none of your business."

Liu Ruyan said coldly.

Now, all she wants to do is stay with Karina and see if she can find a way to protect her only friend at the moment.

Upon hearing Liu Ruyan's words, Ling Wu simply smiled faintly and did not say anything more.

The four of them flew out of Xuanwu City together.

Then, it flew towards the midst of the chaotic battle.

At that moment, an explosion erupted in the sky above, creating a chaotic mess.

Ling Wu seized an opportunity and fixed his gaze on the Beast King.

Then, a shot was fired after the fact.

The shell hit the Beast King squarely in the back.

With a loud bang, a shockwave spread outwards, but the beast king was basically unharmed.

Turning around, the scarlet mechanical eyes stared at Ling Wu and the other three, seemingly with some anger.

"The person you're looking for is here!"

Ling Wu said something indifferently, then grabbed Karina and turned to dash away into the distance.

"roar!!!"

Behind them, the beast king suddenly roared.

All the flying steel beasts around them swarmed in.

Then they drew the firepower of the four major cities away.

Its gaze locked onto Karina, and with a sudden flap of its massive wings, it gave chase...

"this……"

Everyone was curious at this moment.

Who is that guy? What is he doing?

He actually brought Karina out with him?

Beastmaster's target is Karina!

Was he deliberately drawing the Beastmaster away?

But... what's the use of this?

Our goal isn't to drive away the Beast King, but to kill it!

And even if they manage to lure the Beast King over, can they defeat him?

Let's hope they all don't end up dying at the hands of the Beast King.

At this moment, inside Xuanwu City, in the combat command center.

The old city lord narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Ling Wu and his companions who had lured the Beast King away.

Then, he quietly turned around and walked out of the command room to a secluded place.

Then, I clicked on the bracelet, which connected to a special video call.

The bracelet projected three screens in mid-air, and three people appeared on the screens.

He is the lord of the other three cities.

The city lord of Qinglong City was a middle-aged man who appeared mature and composed.

The lord of White Tiger City is a beautiful, sexy, and voluptuous woman.

In reality... the lords of the four major cities are all the same person.

When they parted ways, they each went about their duties.

But once they are combined, they become one of the Ten Heavenly Stems in the pre-death assessment space!

"You've probably seen what's going on in Xuanwu City. What's that guy trying to do? Should we stop him?"

The aged voice of the Xuanwu City Lord rang out first.

The Lord of Suzaku City followed closely: "He wants to draw out the seed, and we should indeed stop him, but the problem is... what can we use to stop him?"

Are we confident?

"If we are not confident, if we fail, the entire third level of the pre-death assessment space could be completely destroyed."

"If he takes away the seed fruit, he can break the second seal on his body."

"But if the entire third level of the pre-death assessment space is destroyed, our losses will be even greater!"

It doesn't matter if the fruit is taken away; the seeds can still bear fruit again.

However, if the space for the pre-death assessment is destroyed, the seeds will naturally lose the nutrient-rich soil to grow.

Upon hearing the words of the Vermilion Bird City Lord, the other city lords all fell into deep thought.

After a moment, the Azure Dragon City Lord spoke up: "Never mind, let him be."

The White Tiger City Lord followed closely behind: "It's not that we didn't do what we were supposed to do, it's just that after weighing the options... we really shouldn't have intervened."

"That's true, we really aren't confident we can deal with him. We don't even know how far he's gone."

The old city lord of Xuanwu nodded and said, "Then let's leave it at that. Let him do whatever he wants. Just treat him as an ordinary challenger."

The four city lords reached an agreement to all choose to turn a blind eye.

……

Above the sky, three armored figures and a fire phoenix swiftly passed through the clouds.

Behind them, the Beast King's enormous wings trembled wildly as it relentlessly pursued them.

"What are you doing? That thing is faster than us. If this continues, it will catch up with us sooner or later," Liu Ruyan said in a deep voice.

"Although it has nothing to do with you anymore, we can barely cooperate for now."

Ling Wu said, "I'll enhance your flames so we can slow down that beast king."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and strengthened Liu Ruyan.

Instantly, the fire phoenix that Liu Ruyan had transformed into roared wildly with flames all over its body.

From a distance, it looks as if the entire phoenix has been enlarged.

Without hesitation, Liu Ruyan turned around and unleashed a pillar of fire at the beast king.

The beast king forcibly endured Liu Ruyan's fiery attacks and continued his pursuit.

Liu Ruyan is currently only a fourth-level expert, so the flames naturally did not cause much damage to the Beast King.

But it did have a slight slowing effect.

Just then, Ling Wu summoned another cannon, which, combined with the power of disintegration, shot out.

Bang!

With a loud explosion, the shell, combined with its disintegrating properties, exploded like a black smoke bomb.

The black mist completely engulfed the beast king.

Upon contact with the black energy, the beast king's enormous body began to show signs of decay.

Fortunately, his defensive capabilities were indeed very strong, and this decay was very slow.

Then it flapped its wings again, and its body quickly flew out of the black mist range, shaking off all the black mist.

Ling and the others continued flying into the distance, constantly throwing items behind them to slow the Beast King, like a high-speed aerial race...

Liu Ruyan had no idea what Ling Wu was planning, so she could only follow closely to prevent him from doing anything reckless.

Karina didn't say anything; she just did whatever Ling Wu told her to do.

Lei Yun, on the other hand, thought that her life-saving ability had a healing effect, and that she might need it sometime if she followed them.

The four of them continued to fly forward in the sky.

The Beast King was chasing desperately from behind…

Time passed for a very long time, and after a long time, the energy of Ling Wu and the other two's battle armor was almost exhausted.

And it was at this moment that, suddenly...

Boom! ! !

A resounding bell rang throughout the third level of the pre-death assessment space.

Upon hearing the bell, both Karina and Liu Ruyan's expressions changed slightly.

The hunt is about to begin!

What exactly is Ling Wu doing?

Is all this delay just to wait for the hunt to begin?

But... wouldn't this be more beneficial to the Beast King and the pack?

hum...

The next moment, a thick white mist suddenly began to spread across the pale steel ground below.

In the blink of an eye, the ground covered the entire pale world, like a layer of settled mist.

At the same time, sparse spatial distortions appeared in the skies above all parts of the world.

From that spatial distortion, hunters were teleported out one after another.

And... he's a high-level hunter!

The world is just too vast, so a thousand high-level hunters scattered around don't seem like many...

And it was at this moment, when the hunt was about to begin, that the moment of truth arrived.

Ling Wu, who was in mid-air, suddenly stopped!

Seeing that Ling Wu had stopped at this moment, Liu Ruyan felt a surge of unease.

What exactly does he want to do?