Pre-death assessment

In the fourth level of this pre-death assessment space, the top hunters are roughly equal in strength to the top lords.

If Ling Wu's entire team were all top-tier hunters.

That means they encountered all the top ten lords in the fourth level of the pre-death assessment space.

Just one of the top ten female ghosts was enough to give them a headache.

Moreover, they were all beings with similar or even greater strength than that female ghost.

"I see."

Nie Lei's expression turned serious: "No wonder no one has ever encountered a top-ten hunter before. So you guys are working together?"

All top-tier hunters have identification numbers.

Those ranked in the double or triple digits are basically people you'll encounter if you stay long enough in the fourth level of the pre-death assessment space.

However, no one has ever actually seen anyone in the top ten.

So nobody knows what the top ten look like.

I didn't expect to have such bad luck today; I ran into them all at once.

If Ling Wu is number 1, then the remaining eight people should be numbers 2 to 9.

The top ten teams are all ranked in the top ten, which is obviously fatal.

The fourth level of the pre-death assessment space is so vast that I doubt any individual or team could possibly face such a lineup.

Ling Wu did not give any answer to Nie Lei's speculation.

The more you say, the less room there is for the other person to guess.

What he wanted was for the other party to use their imagination to guess as much as possible.

Suspicion breeds fear and dread.

Fear will inevitably lead to defeat!

"Do you regret it?"

Ling Wu then said calmly, "Do you regret targeting us now?"

"Heh, that's really true..."

Nie Lei smiled and said, "The most skilled hunters often appear in the form of prey."

"Now I understand why that female ghost was able to fight alongside you guys."

"Because you are all beings in this pre-death assessment space, you are all in the same group."

If Ling Wu is indeed the number one top hunter, then of course everything makes sense.

Because he is the strongest hunter, he possesses abilities that do not belong to the twelve major categories of superpowers.

Because he was a hunter, he was able to keep the lord company.

"You should have thought of this sooner, but now... it's too late!"

Ling Wu smiled faintly.

The numbers, of course, were all marked on their own bodies.

The goal was to make Nie Lei and the others mistakenly believe that they were top-tier hunters.

And coincidentally, their various actions and unusual behaviors aroused Nie Lei's suspicions.

Nie Lei's gaze locked onto Ling Wu opposite him, and the next moment, he stomped his foot.

Bang!

Gravel flew up from the ground.

Then, under his metal-attribute ability, all the stones turned into purple-gold-red metal and shot towards Ling Wu.

Faced with Nie Lei's attack, Ling Wu's body erupted with a dark red aura.

The purple-gold and red metallic stones shot towards him, but failed to cause him the slightest harm.

"Metal Fever!"

The next moment, Nie Lei slammed both hands on the ground again.

Boom!

The earth trembled violently, and all the metal objects, large and small, around it began to boil.

Metal from beneath the ground was also gushing out wildly.

Then, they shot towards Ling Wu in a massive barrage.

The next moment, Ling Wu's entire body was submerged in the raging tide of metal.

Nie Lei then controlled all the metal to suddenly condense into a huge, upright coffin. The thick metal coffin completely enveloped Ling Wu.

Unfortunately, even though he had reached the fifth realm, he still couldn't convert all those metals into purple-gold red metal.

Otherwise, he was fully confident that he could use this move to completely restrain Ling Wu.

He knew that since the other party was the number one top hunter, he was definitely unkillable.

I am certainly no match for them.

But if we can restrict their movement, we can at least buy them enough time to escape.

He tried his best, but could only barely transform the metal coffin into moonstone metal.

Then, he abruptly turned around and gave the order: "Retreat!"

After saying that, he summoned a steel falcon, swooped down, and flew away into the distance.

His summoning ability allows him to summon any robot.

Since he came down from the third level, he had naturally seen those steel beasts from the third level.

Those steel beasts are, of course, all robots.

crunch...

Just as Nie Lei leaped into the air, the moonlight metal coffin behind him exploded.

Finally, it exploded completely with a loud bang.

Ling Wu, his body radiating a dark red aura, locked his gaze on Nie Lei, who was flying towards the sky, and then shot up.

Now that he has broken the two seals within his body, and since he has set his sights on Nie Lei, Nie Lei is definitely not going to escape.

Now, Nie Lei is scared and in a state of panic.

If Nie Lei gets into trouble, his entire team will get into trouble too.

Sure enough, as soon as Nie Lei gave the order, it was transmitted to his subordinates through telepathy, leaving all his teammates somewhat bewildered.

In mid-air, Jin Jun, who was fighting Liu Ruyan, suddenly stopped.

Why?

He watched Nie Lei fly out of the city in his steel falcon, his eyes narrowing slightly.

The advantage is clearly ours; we have more people and are more capable.

Why retreat?

Is something wrong?

Swish!

Just then, as Jin Jun was wondering, he suddenly noticed a whooshing sound coming from behind him.

He suddenly turned around, and Ling Wu punched him hard in the face.

Bang!

The next moment, a muffled thud was heard as his lightning-transformed body took a solid hit from Ling Wu's punch.

"How is that possible..."

In that instant, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face filled with horror.

As a being of the fifth realm of lightning element, one should theoretically be immune to physical damage by transforming one's entire body into an element.

Surprisingly, this person's punch was able to inflict real damage.

Why is this happening?

The next moment, he noticed the number 1 on Ling Wu's chest!

His pupils immediately dilated. Number 1 Top Hunter?

Immediately afterward, before he could react, Ling Wu slammed his leg down again.

Bang!

Instantly, his entire body crashed down like a cannonball into the devastated, abandoned city below.

With a deafening roar, a massive crater was left in the earth, surrounded by lightning and flames.

After delivering a punch and a kick, Ling Wu continued to watch Nie Lei as he chased after him.

Of Nie Lei's entire team, only Nie Lei and Jin Jun are at the fifth level.

He can handle Nie Lei, but after injuring Jin Jun, he's no match for Liu Ruyan.

The rest are naturally unreliable.

Just as Jin Jun got up, Liu Ruyan swooped down.

"You...you are not new challengers at all."

His gaze was fixed intently on Liu Ruyan.

Just a moment ago, I wasn't mistaken; Ling Wu did indeed have a number tag on him.

He understood why Nie Lei had suddenly ordered a retreat.

Because if they were facing top-tier hunters, they certainly wouldn't stand a chance.

Moreover, he is a top-ten hunter!

"You're only realizing it now?"

Liu Ruyan sneered, "It's too late!"

Jin Jun gritted his teeth: "If that guy was number 1, then... what number are you?"

Liu Ruyan remained expressionless, but slowly lifted her sleeve, revealing a number on her wrist: 5!

"Is it just number 5?"

Jin Jun frowned. He had already reached the fifth realm, but he was only number 5?

Therefore, in their team, besides Ling Wu from before, there are three others who are even stronger than Liu Ruyan, who is at the fifth level of fire element.

It's no wonder that Nie Lei, who has always been unstoppable, suddenly ordered a retreat.

If all the teams in this group are in the top ten, then of course no one can be their match.

"What number did you think it was?"

Liu Ruyan gave a cold laugh.

Of course, Ling Wu deliberately made her write down this number.

This is because it makes the other side misunderstand that their lineup is very strong.

In reality, the strongest are only her and Ling Wu.

Jin Jun didn't speak; of course, he couldn't say anything more.

Now that Nie Lei has retreated, he naturally has no will to fight anymore.

He was just thinking about how to escape from the fire woman.

"Now... you want to run away, right?"

Liu Ruyan looked at Jin Jun and said, "You can run away, I'll count to three."

Giving the other party a chance to escape means that their psychological defenses have completely collapsed.

So what followed was, of course, a one-sided pursuit.

Under pursuit, the other party will naturally feel fear.

Fear is the primary reaction of the prey.

"three!"

Liu Ruyan began the countdown: "Two..."

Boom!

Without saying a word, Jin Jun suddenly transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot out of the pit.

Liu Ruyan sneered and immediately gave chase.

In fact, Jin Jun's strength was about the same as hers, but because of Ling Wu's skills, Jin Jun was temporarily weaker than her.

Furthermore, Jin Jun was already feeling scared at this point, so of course he couldn't possibly be her match.

In fact, if Jin Jun were to fight to the death, even if she were to kill him, she would pay an extremely heavy price.

Of course, she was also well aware that if Jin Jun was truly driven to a dead end, he would inevitably unleash the desperate struggle of a wild beast before its death.

This is not good for her.

Therefore, all she needed to do was follow Ling Wu's instructions and keep chasing him, wearing him down, and intimidating him.

Once Ling Wu has dealt with Nie Lei, he can naturally return and join forces with her to easily resolve the Jin Jun crisis.

"Hurry! Everyone, get out of here!"

As Jin Jun fled, he shouted through telepathy, "They're not new challengers at all! They're all top-tier hunters, all ranked in the top ten!"

Upon hearing Jin Jun's words, everyone felt a sudden tremor in their hearts.

Are you kidding me?

Are they all top ten hunters?

Any one of the top ten hunters is roughly as strong as that female ghost.

If all the teams in this team are in the top ten... how terrifying would that be?

There's absolutely no way we can win!