Pre-death assessment

Even though his body had turned into metal, Nie Lei could still feel the cold mud completely enveloping his skin.

He didn't move, and didn't make a sound.

There was only darkness, dampness, and coldness all around.

But this darkness and coldness did give him a sense of security.

Although it's a bit like burying your head in the sand, it does give a person a sense of security.

It gives you that sense of security that you won't be found by anyone or anything.

He only needs to wait quietly under the mud.

They waited for Ling Wu to disappear, and for the hunt by Ling Wu and his group to come to a complete end.

At that point, he will have essentially vanished into thin air.

He vowed never to appear in front of these top hunters again.

As for his teammates?

It's okay. Even if they all die, I'll still have the chance to recruit new teammates later.

Since I have the ability to form contracts, all I need to do is find suitable teammates and apply the contract mark to them.

He let his metal body sink to the bottom, and then remained motionless, doing nothing and making no sound.

Unbeknownst to him, Ling Wu was chasing after him through the mountains and forests. As he passed the swamp, he glanced at it casually before turning around and flying towards the city.

If they wait until they kill Nie Lei before going back to help Liu Ruyan and the others, Liu Ruyan and the others might not be able to hold out and their secret will be exposed.

Therefore, Nie Lei's choice to hide actually saved him time.

Now, he can choose to go back and deal with Jin Jun and the others, and then slowly deal with Nie Lei.

……

At this moment, in the direction of the city.

Jin Jun was constantly on the run from Liu Ruyan.

His idea was the same as Nie Lei's: to escape to a secluded paradise, to escape into the realm of the flower fairies.

That might allow them to escape the pursuit, but of course, it's only a possibility.

Swish!

But at that moment, just as he flew out of the city.

A dark red figure suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking his way.

It was Ling Wu!

When Jin Jun saw that Ling Wu had returned, his heart sank.

Is it over?

Did Nie Lei, the strongest member of their team, just die like that?

Did they die so quickly?

Is this the strength of the number one top hunter?

How could they so quickly defeat Nie Lei, who possessed two different fifth-realm superpowers?

Jin Jun wanted to try contacting Nie Lei via telepathy to see if he was still alive.

Unfortunately, the distance was too great, and the sound transmission had failed.

Since he couldn't transmit his voice, he could only assume that Nie Lei was dead.

Facing the strongest top-tier hunter alone, it's no wonder you'd die!

"That's pretty fast!"

Liu Ruyan caught up from behind and gave Ling Wu a faint smile.

Ling Wu just smiled, then fixed his gaze on Jin Jun.

Lei Yun's younger brother, Lei Zhenyu, died during the first level of the pre-death assessment space.

He died at the hands of others, and the Thunder Pearl inside his body was also taken away, leaving only a corpse for Lei Yun.

Now, it's a good time to take the bead out of Jin Jun's body and give it to Lei Yun.

Although the strength of the fifth realm cannot be inherited, at least the strength of the fourth realm can be inherited!

That's quite a fighting force.

"asshole!"

Jin Jun gritted his teeth. He knew that if he were surrounded by Number 1 and Number 5, there was no chance of winning.

Then the only option is to fight to the death!

Immediately, a vast burst of lightning erupted from his body and shot into the sky.

Lightning shot straight into the sky, suddenly exploding between the scarlet heavens and earth.

Ling Wu simply smiled faintly, then his figure suddenly shot upwards.

Faced with Ling Wu's direct attack, Jin Jun dared not be careless.

His entire body crackled with lightning, which he frantically concentrated in his fist, and he slammed it down hard at Ling Wu.

Bang!

The dark red fist and the lightning fist collided violently, creating a deafening roar and sending shockwaves outwards.

The next moment, the raging lightning was instantly swallowed up by the aura of death.

Then Jin Jun's entire body crashed out.

Behind her, Liu Ruyan smiled faintly and raised her hand.

The raging flames coalesced into countless fire phoenixes that flew out and crashed into Jin Jun.

With a loud bang, flames erupted, illuminating the entire abandoned and devastated city.

As the firelight faded, the golden steed inside was revealed.

His arm was already shattered and bleeding profusely from Ling Wu's punch.

Adding to this was Liu Ruyan's fiery attack, causing intense burning and pain.

Jin Jun today is similar to Lei Zhenyu back in the second level.

At that time, Lei Zhenyu could barely injure the giant baby even if he risked his life.

The giant infant's strength was only enough to break one seal within Ling Wu's body.

Now that Ling Wu has unlocked two layers, his strength is naturally able to completely overwhelm Jin Jun.

"It seems that nothing, except for total death, can frighten someone like you."

Ling Wu smiled faintly, and his figure suddenly shot upwards.

People who dare to resist even in such desperate times are certainly quite tough.

And what can truly frighten a strong-willed person is death.

Then... let him die!

Swish!

Ling Wu appeared beside Jin Jun in an instant and slammed his fist down hard.

Jin Jun tried to block with his arms, but it was no use. Ling Wu's fist, bearing the dark red true wound, slammed him down hard.

Thunder's body slammed into the abandoned city, leaving another large crater.

At this point, Jin Jun's arms were essentially rendered useless.

Ling Wu and Liu Ruyan did not give him any chance to catch his breath.

The two attacked simultaneously in the next moment.

Flames and the aura of death bombarded Jin Jun relentlessly.

At this point, Jin Jun had no ability to resist.

He knew he had no power to resist and could only wait to die.

"Do you want to live?"

At this moment, Ling Wu spoke up: "I'll give you ten seconds. After ten seconds, I'll start the chase. Come on, run!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Jun's blood-covered lips curled into a desperate, sinister grin.

escape?

Can they escape?

These top hunters want him to escape, and then slowly torture him like hunting prey.

So why did I run away?

Why waste that kind of energy?

They deliberately give themselves hope, then manipulate and destroy it.

This is something hunters like to do, and they often do the same thing when they follow Nie Lei.

They never imagined that one day they would become helpless prey.

They too can be tormented like this.

Now that he knows what it feels like to be tortured like that, he certainly won't accept it.

Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well... die a quick and painless death!

The next moment, he suddenly let out a roar.

Then, lightning burst forth wildly from his body.

Rather than be tortured to death by these hunters, I'd rather self-destruct!

boom!!!

The next moment, a deafening roar erupted, and a massive bolt of lightning suddenly burst forth.

The blinding lightning illuminated almost the entire world at that moment.

Where lightning strikes, everything is annihilated.

As the lightning slowly dissipated, only a huge sinkhole over a thousand meters deep remained in the abandoned city.

There was also a bead left at the bottom of the pit.

Ling Wu and Liu Ruyan stood above the edge of the sinkhole.

"Did he commit suicide?"

Liu Ruyan immediately shook her head: "That's certainly decisive."

Ling Wu also smiled and shook his head.

You might call him a coward, but he dared to self-destruct.

You might say he was brave, but because he was afraid of being tortured, he chose to commit suicide.

Immediately afterwards, Ling Wu swooped down and picked up the bead that represented thunder.

Now, Nie Lei has gone into hiding, and Jin Jun is dead.

The rest are of course not a problem.

"Try not to kill too quickly, collect as much fear value as possible."

Ling Wu said something indifferently, then he and Liu Ruyan dashed away, joining Jiang Luo and the others in their hunting party.

Now, it's a proper one-sided hunt.

Meanwhile, in another corner of the city.

Li Qingxue relentlessly pursued Zhang Qin.

Zhang Qin was now in a state of extreme panic.

There was nothing she could do but keep summoning various trees and vines in an attempt to use them as cover.

call out!

But just then, a bullet burst forth and pierced her calf.

She let out a scream and collapsed to the ground.

call out!

Immediately afterwards, a second bullet blasted in and pierced her other calf.

She lost the ability to move her legs, but she still wanted to live.

The mangled, bloody legs swept across the muddy, germ-ridden ground.

The wound rubbed against the ground, causing a searing pain.

"Help me, someone please help me..."

She knew she couldn't escape anymore, and now all she could do was pray that her teammates would come to her aid.

"Boss, Jin Jun... save me..."

She crawled forward little by little: "I don't want to die, I don't want to die at their hands."

Because they used to follow Nie Lei and did many things that tortured and killed other people.

She was naturally afraid that one day, the things she had done to others would happen to her.

She absolutely did not want to go through those things.

"Please, someone please save me..."

Zhang Qin cried out, her body and face covered in mud and looking disheveled.

Behind her, Li Qingxue aimed her sniper rifle at her and then sighed helplessly.

Killing without abusing life is the bottom line for many people.

But now, she is slowly torturing Zhang Qin to death.

To be honest, she didn't really want to do this.

But Ling Wu had given the order: to torture and kill, to make the victim die in fear as much as possible.

Because the other party has done this to many other people before.

Thinking that the other party was an utterly wicked person, Li Qingxue gritted her teeth.

Consider it an act of justice performed on behalf of Heaven, and a case of the other party receiving their just deserts.

Do not show mercy to any enemy!

If it's going to be tortured, then it has to be tortured!

She immediately continued to relentlessly pursue Zhang Qin, giving her just a sliver of hope that she could survive.

Then, little by little, her hopes were shattered.

Zhang Qin struggled to climb forward, and as she climbed, she came to the bottom of an abandoned overpass.

Then, he slumped against the wall and sat there.

She looked down at her bloodied and mangled legs.

Because of crawling on the ground, mud and germs were already mixed in with the wounds.

She gritted her teeth and glanced around.

Didn't the other side catch up?

Did I manage to escape?