Pre-death assessment

"A wildfire spreads!"

With a low shout from Liu Ruyan, the fire phoenix opened its massive shell, unleashing a barrage of flames that crashed down from the sky.

Splash splash splash...

Countless fiery meteors rained down on the abandoned city.

The entire city was engulfed in flames in the next moment.

What was originally scarlet turned into fiery red.

"No, thermal imaging won't work."

The female sniper under Nie Lei immediately spoke in a deep voice.

If the entire city were engulfed in flames, her thermal imaging capabilities would obviously be of little use.

"Full defense activated, city-wide search."

Nie Lei then gave the order.

Immediately, his teammate with defensive capabilities added a layer of protective defense to everyone.

At the same time, a bald man slowly stepped forward next to Nie Lei.

He looked up at the enormous fire phoenix in the sky, and then said calmly, "Leave this to me."

He was the strongest under Nie Lei, a fifth-realm lightning element expert.

He is also the second-in-command and deputy captain of the team.

Since the opponent has a powerful expert in the fifth realm of fire element, it is most appropriate to let him deal with it.

Boom!

As soon as he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning suddenly exploded, and then his figure soared into the air.

Vast lightning instantly enveloped his body, making him look like a thunder god.

After he reached mid-air, his lightning-fast eyes looked at Liu Ruyan opposite him.

He began by asking, "Fire elementalist of the Fifth Realm, you're very strong. Would you be interested in... joining our team? My name is Jin Jun, how about we become friends?"

Opposite her, Liu Ruyan's enormous fire phoenix body slowly condensed into her true form, with a pair of fiery wings gently fluttering behind her, making her look like an angel.

She scoffed, "You're all ugly as hell, do you think I'd be interested?"

"It seems the negotiations have failed?"

Jin Jun sneered: "Then let's see which element, lightning or fire, is stronger."

Boom!!!

After saying that, lightning burst forth from his body.

The thunderous light illuminated half the sky.

"I've met a fifth-realm lightning element expert before. Although I didn't like him, he was still much more pleasing to the eye than you."

Liu Ruyan gave a light snort, and then shot towards Jin Jun with a whoosh.

On the other side, Jin Jun also smiled coldly, and with a surge of immense thunder, he threw a powerful punch at Liu Ruyan.

Bang! ! !

The next moment, fire and thunder collided violently in the sky above the city.

The scorching flames and violent lightning split the sky above the entire city in two.

A fierce battle erupted instantly between two powerful elementalists at the fifth realm...

Meanwhile, Nie Lei and the others below began to relentlessly search for Ling Wu and his group.

The first to be discovered was Li Qingxue.

The one who discovered her was none other than the female sniper with X-ray vision and scanning ability.

"Looks like we're in the same line of work?"

The female sniper sneered, then raised her sniper rifle and fired a shot.

Boom!

Li Qingxue had an additional layer of defense added by Dr. Lu.

However, this shot still completely shattered her defenses.

Realizing her location had been exposed, Li Qingxue quickly summoned ten novice hunters to cover her retreat.

She arrived at a burning, abandoned building and hid behind it.

"It's no use."

The female sniper's voice followed: "My abilities include not only X-ray vision, but also thermal imaging scanning, and telepathy."

"As a fellow sniper, you should understand how fatal it is to expose your position."

"You still need to practice!"

As she spoke, her gaze remained fixed on Li Qingxue.

No matter where Li Qingxue is hiding, behind something, or how far away she is.

She can see everything!

As long as she doesn't actively abandon her sight, Li Qingxue can't escape now.

"My name is Zhang Qin. If you are interested, you can join our team."

She continued, "Our boss actually welcomes newcomers quite a bit. After all, it's easier to pass the challenges if there are more people, right?"

"Of course, the first condition for joining our team is... you must entrust your life to our boss."

Nie Lei also possesses a special ability: contracts.

Once a contract is made with him, one must be completely loyal to him from then on.

This is why, despite having so many subordinates, they were all always loyal to him.

Because if anyone harbors thoughts of betrayal or disobedience, he can take their life at any time.

Moreover, his contract-based abilities have reached the fifth level.

Therefore, even Jin Jun, who is at the fifth level, could not betray him.

Don't worry.

At this moment, Li Qingxue's voice slowly rang out: "Since our captain has already set his sights on you, none of you will survive, and neither will your so-called leader!"

Li Qingxue's voice wasn't loud, but Zhang Qin, who had the ability to transmit sound, heard it.

She immediately shook her head with a smile: "Why would you have such a misconception? You newbies who have just come down from the third level don't know what it means to be arrogant and ignorant."

They stayed in this fourth level for half a year.

Their team's overall strength is many times greater than when they first arrived.

For them, Ling Wu and the others were just like they were six months ago.

Therefore, they naturally felt that Ling Wu and the others could not possibly be their match.

"You're the ones who're mistaken!"

Li Qingxue slowly said, "As for the so-called 'heaven and earth are vast'... hehe!"

At this point, Li Qingxue chuckled.

No one truly knows the immensity of heaven and earth.

If there is such a person, perhaps it can only be Ling Wu.

"Let's give it a try and see if you guys... can escape this ambush."

Zhang Qin sneered and slowly moved closer to Li Qingxue as she spoke.

She was confident that, given the opportunity and a loophole, she could kill him with a single shot.

All it takes is a tiny bit of chance, a tiny bit of opportunity to fire.

At this moment, Li Qingxue was hiding behind the building, and of course she did not know Zhang Qin's exact location.

But she knew that Zhang Qin had already locked onto her.

However, if everything proceeds according to Ling Wu's plan, there shouldn't be any problems.

It is certain that it will kill the other party and make them feel as much fear as possible before they die.

Meanwhile, Jiang Luo, Li Ming, and others on the other side also ran into Nie Lei's teammates one after another.

Of course, because there is a certain difference in numbers, what they have to do is... fight against many!

Li Ming and Guan Hao stayed together, facing five or six people on the other side.

Jiang Luo and Lei Yun were together, and they were facing five or six people. For this reason, Lei Yun summoned Lei Zhenyu again.

The remaining Zhao Yu was not responsible for drawing fire directly.

Because Ling Wu's task for him was to be flexible and adaptable, and to support every teammate at any time.

At the same time, it also makes it as unknown as possible to the other party about their background.

Because if even one person is missing, the other side will be absolutely uncertain.

The direction of the amusement park.

At this moment, all of Nie Lei's men scattered in all directions.

He either ran head-on into Ling Wu's teammates, or he was searching for someone.

Nie Lei stood there alone, let out a soft breath, and then slowly spoke: "As you wished, my men have now spread out, so... it's time to show yourselves, isn't it?"

As he finished speaking, a figure slowly emerged from the raging fire not far away.

It was none other than Ling Wu.

"That's a really low-quality tactic."

Nie Lei smiled and shook his head.

He knew from the beginning that Ling Wu wanted to separate his teammates and defeat them one by one.

Therefore, he simply went with the flow and let Ling Wu get what he wanted.

First of all, he didn't care about the life or death of his teammates.

Secondly... at the same time his teammates were scattered, Ling Wu's teammates were also scattered.

Who benefits most from this is uncertain!

"You must be the captain?"

Nie Lei looked at Ling Wu opposite him, then smiled faintly and said, "I heard that you possess a special ability that is not among the twelve major categories of superpowers. Is that true?"

Across from him, Ling Wu looked at him calmly, then did not deny it: "Are you very curious? Curiosity... is one of the most fatal weaknesses."

"Most ideas in this world are deadly."

Nie Lei spread his hands: "But as long as you have enough strength, you are qualified to be curious about everything, and you are qualified to pursue what you are curious about."

"So you're absolutely certain you possess that sufficient ability?"

Ling Wu's lips curled into a smile.

Whether I'm qualified or not, you'll soon find out.

Nie Lei slowly said, "You will understand very clearly. Before that, let me ask you something, you..."

Before he could speak, Ling Wu interrupted him, "Have you ever experienced extreme fear?"

Upon hearing this, Nie Lei's expression changed slightly.

Because that was what he was originally going to say.

Unexpectedly, Ling Wu spoke first.

He has always hated being interrupted.

"Do you know what a top-tier hunter is?"

Ling Wu then asked another question.

After saying that, he slowly unbuttoned his shirt.

Then, she exposed her chest.

Engraved on his chest was a jet-black number: 1!

Upon seeing that number, Nie Lei's eyes widened slightly: "You're not a new challenger at all? You're... a top-tier hunter?"

Top-tier hunters possess the ability to transform into human form.

And they are often hidden among the challengers.

Top hunters all wear numbered badges.

The higher the position, the stronger the strength.

Previously, Nie Lei and his group had encountered several top-tier hunters with numbers after 10, who were very difficult to deal with and almost caused their entire group to be wiped out.

Who would have thought that the one appearing now would be the strongest Hunter Number One?

So, are Ling Wu's teammates also hunters?

Their teams are composed entirely of top-tier hunters?

Moreover, they are all ranked in the top ten?

At this moment, a sense of unease began to rise within Nie Lei…