Pre-death assessment

Around Xuanwu.

Dense herds of beasts and warplanes from the four major cities filled the sky.

As the hunt drew near, everyone's expression subtly changed.

If the hunters were to join the fray at such a time, the course of the battle might be slightly altered.

"Raise the operational space and try to avoid going to the ground."

Inside Xuanwu City, the voice of the Xuanwu City Lord could be heard.

After all, if they were on the ground, those steel behemoths could be repaired with the help of the white mist unless they suffered fatal damage.

It can be said that as long as they are not killed, they will quickly revive with full health.

Therefore, try to prevent the herd from coming into contact with the white mist.

"Be careful, a high-level hunter... is coming!"

The old city lord continued.

They could already see some white figures appearing in the sky above Xuanwu City, accompanied by spatial distortion.

Those are all high-level hunters.

The body structure of advanced hunters is, of course, the same as those steel beasts, only made of white moonlight metal.

However, advanced hunters are self-aware and equipped with weapon systems, making them more agile and posing a significant threat.

"An interesting scene."

Sure enough, once those advanced hunters appeared, their gazes swept across the entire battlefield.

I never expected to witness such a large-scale battle between humans and beasts.

So, what's happening now?

Whether it's the herd of beasts or humans, they are not on the same side as the hunters.

Therefore... the hunters certainly don't help either side.

However... they are quite happy to take advantage of the chaos.

"Since things are already this chaotic, then... let's make them even more chaotic."

The hunters immediately charged into the melee.

They attacked not only the human fighter jets, but also the beast hordes.

The hunter's primary objective, of course, is to kill.

But where would one find the opportunity to kill someone on a normal day?

All the people in the third level of the pre-death assessment space are inside the four major cities.

If even the Beast King couldn't break through the defenses, then of course they couldn't either.

Now that so many people are outside, and they're even fighting with the beasts...

Of course... we can't miss such an opportunity.

Killing people is their goal, while killing beasts... is their personal hobby.

In an instant, what was originally a battle between two sides turned into a three-way melee, making the scene even more chaotic.

Meanwhile, inside the four cities, the four city lords were not very concerned about the great battle outside Xuanwu.

What they care about more is Ling Wu's side...

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A place far from Xuanwu City.

After Ling Wu stopped with Lei Yun and Karina, Liu Ruyan also stopped.

"Aren't you going to keep running?"

She looked at Ling Wu, completely unaware of what he was thinking at that moment.

Why did Ling Wu deliberately delay until the moment of the hunt arrived?

What exactly is his purpose?

The reason he brought Karina out was to lure the Beast King over.

Could it be to prevent the Beast King from dying under the combined attack of the four major cities?

What exactly is he doing?

Everyone wants to kill the Beast King, but he... does he perhaps want the Beast King to live?

"Run? Where to run?"

Ling Wu smiled and looked at the beast king that was catching up behind him.

Then he turned to Liu Ruyan and said, "Go and take care of it."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan was immediately dumbfounded: "Are you kidding me?"

Should I go and take care of the Beastmaster?

If I had that kind of strength, would I need to run?

"If we don't resolve this, none of us will escape."

Ling Wu then slowly said, "You go and hold it off, I'll figure something out."

Seeing the beast king chasing after her, Liu Ruyan had no choice.

It leaped straight up, the fire phoenix unleashing a torrent of flames as it charged toward the beast king.

Although I don't know what's going on right now, I have no choice but to cooperate with Ling Wu.

I hope Ling Wu... really has a solution.

boom!

The vast flames slammed into the beast king, but they did not cause it much damage.

It can only cause a slight slowdown.

Karina stood side by side with Ling Wu, and at this moment she was completely confused about what Ling Wu wanted to do.

So she asked, "What's the next step? Do you really have a solution?"

"Of course, there are many ways."

Ling Wu smiled, then suddenly raised his hand and placed it on Karina's armor.

Karina frowned, looking puzzled.

The next moment, a cloud of black mist suddenly spread out from her armor.

Under the black aura, her armor began to decay and decompose bit by bit.

Soon, the armor emitted a system malfunction notification sound.

"What...what are you doing?" Karina was completely baffled.

Why did Ling Wu dismantle her armor?

Now is the time to hunt, and without the armor, he can't fly.

If you fall, you'll turn into a steel beast.

"Don't worry, you don't need to do anything."

Ling Wu grabbed Karina's arm where her armor was.

Karina had absolutely no idea what to do; she couldn't even stop the black energy.

He could only watch helplessly as the black energy gradually corroded away his armor.

Finally, the armor completely lost its ability to fly, and the damaged armor revealed Karina inside.

The entire suit of armor, along with Karina, plummeted downwards.

Fortunately, Ling Wu grabbed her arm at that moment, preventing her from falling.

This scene was, of course, witnessed by Liu Ruyan, who was blocking the Beast King.

She immediately yelled, "Ling Wu, what are you doing?"

What is he doing?

So... in the end, his so-called solution still requires sacrificing Karina?

Damn it! What kind of method is this?

Sure enough, as expected, once Ling Wu sets his sights on someone, there's no good ending.

Why doesn't Karina listen to me?

She had clearly warned her not to trust Ling Wu.

What I do is my business. What do you and I have to do now?

In mid-air, Ling Wu smiled faintly: "You won't even call me... Captain!"

After saying that, he immediately let go.

Karina looked stunned as her body plummeted downwards from mid-air.

She never expected that Ling Wu would end up throwing her out.

Why?

He could only watch helplessly as his body continued to fall.

In these final moments, all she could manage was a bitter smile.

Although I don't know what this guy is doing, if it can really stop the Beast King, then so be it.

Sacrificing oneself for peace is a good thing!

"don't want!"

In the distance, Liu Ruyan roared and rushed towards them at full speed, her body covered in flames.

The beast king sensed that Karina was falling, so it suddenly flapped its wings and rushed over at top speed.

It certainly couldn't allow Karina to come into contact with the white mist below.

If Karina also becomes a steel beast, it will no longer be able to eat Karina to complete the final step of its evolution.

Liu Ruyan and the Beast King were both pushing themselves to their maximum speed as they rushed towards the plummeting Karina.

Mid-air, Lei Yun was also somewhat bewildered: "What...what are you doing?"

She didn't understand either; was Ling Wu's method really that simple?

Why bother making such a long trip?

We could have just left Karina to the Beastmaster a long time ago!

"To draw out the seed of the Death God's clone." Ling Wu smiled faintly.

Upon hearing this, Lei Yun immediately understood.

Sure enough, it was pretty much what I had initially thought.

But... what does what he's doing now have to do with bringing out the Death God's clone seed?

I don't understand it at all!

Ling Wu didn't say anything more, he just watched Karina fall.

And then there's the Beast King and Liu Ruyan, who keep charging towards Karina.

Liu Ruyan was very fast; it was the fastest speed she could currently unleash.

And the Beast King, who also pushes speed to its limit, is of course even faster.

Karina's figure was already close to the ground.

Liu Ruyan's heart sank.

We can't let Karina fall into the hands of the Beast King, nor can we let Karina fall to the ground.

Otherwise, Karina will die!

Immediately, Liu Ruyan gritted her teeth, flapped her phoenix wings, and unleashed almost all of her fiery power.

A fiery tornado formed, engulfing the Beast King within it.

At the same time, various vehicles and cannons were summoned to block the Beast King, reducing its speed as much as possible.

Her attack did indeed have a slight deterrent effect.

She seized that brief opportunity, swiftly appearing beside Karina and grabbing her in one go.

Wow!

But at that moment, the Beast King broke through its obstruction and arrived right behind it.

Then the enormous steel hand reached out and grabbed at them.

In that instant, Liu Ruyan had no time to dodge with Karina.

She had no choice but to use all her strength, and a pillar of fire propelled Karina high into the sky.

The beast king's enormous hand slapped her across the body.

Having transformed into her elemental form, she naturally suffered no real harm; she was simply slapped hard onto the ground, crashing into the misty, steel-like earth.

She wanted to get up and fly back up to protect Karina.

But then, an accident happened.

Although she had already transformed into her elemental form, when she came into contact with the strange white mist, her entire fire phoenix body began to stiffen little by little.

Finally, the flames on her body were extinguished by the white mist, and she returned to human form, lying on the ground, unable to move.

"asshole!"

Liu Ruyan's heart sank instantly.

She could feel her skin and her body tissues gradually transforming.

From its original life form, it transformed into... metal...

She was lying on the ground, facing the sky.

Then she saw Karina, whom she had just sent up, being caught by Ling Wu and Lei Yun.

"Help...help me..."

Liu Ruyan tried to call for help, but her neck had turned into metal, making it difficult for her to make a sound.

In mid-air, Ling Wu looked down at her.

Without saying a word, Lei Yun, who was standing next to her, was about to fly down to help Liu Ruyan.

But at this moment, Ling Wu grabbed Lei Yun and didn't let her get down.

Upon seeing this, Liu Ruyan's pupils contracted slightly.

So... he's unwilling to even offer the simplest help?

He won't save himself, and he won't even let others save him.

Is he really that heartless?

Just because he's no longer his teammate, just because of the things he said before?

But he was the one who was wrong; he was the one who used him as a pawn first!