"With this dagger, the power of my Eye of Judgment and Judgment Storm can be increased by at least 30%!" Lu Zhaoming said excitedly.

With everything prepared, Lu Zhaoming went to the abandoned factory alone.

As soon as he entered the factory, Lu Zhaoming felt a chilling atmosphere wash over him.

"It seems that Leng Feng has been waiting for quite some time," Lu Zhaoming thought to himself.

He showed no fear and swaggered into the depths of the factory.

"Lu Zhaoming, you've finally arrived!" A cold voice echoed in the empty factory.

Immediately afterwards, Leng Feng led a large group of hunters out of the darkness and surrounded Lu Zhaoming.

"Leng Feng, you've chosen the path to hell when there's one available!" Lu Zhaoming sneered. "Today is your death day!"

"Hmph, what arrogance!" Leng Feng sneered. "Today, I'll show you who the real hunter is!"

As he spoke, he launched the first attack, the dagger in his hand turning into streaks of cold light, stabbing towards Lu Zhaoming's vital points.

Lu Zhaoming was prepared and, with his agile skills, narrowly dodged Leng Feng's attack.

At the same time, he used the surrounding environment to create chaos, preventing Leng Feng's hunter team from forming an effective encirclement.

"Eye of Judgment!" Lu Zhaoming murmured to himself, and his eyes instantly turned golden. Invisible energy waves shot out from his eyes, enveloping the entire factory.

With the blessing of the Judgment Eye, Leng Feng's hunter team's weaknesses were laid bare.

"Now!" Lu Zhaoming seized the opportunity and suddenly activated the Judgment Storm.

A powerful energy fluctuation emanated from Lu Zhaoming and spread outwards.

The surrounding hunters were instantly blasted away, falling to the ground and howling in pain.

Leng Feng was also shaken back a few steps by this powerful energy fluctuation, and his expression became solemn.

"It's Judgment Storm!" Leng Feng stared at Lu Zhaoming in shock. "You actually possess such a powerful ability!"

"It's too late to find out now!" Lu Zhaoming sneered, holding an energy dagger as he charged towards Leng Feng.

Leng Feng dared not be careless and engaged in a fierce battle with Lu Zhaoming with all his might.

The two fought back and forth, locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

However, as time went on, Lu Zhaoming gradually gained the upper hand.

He perfectly combined the Eye of Judgment and the Storm of Judgment, precisely targeting Leng Feng's weakness and severely injuring him with a single blow.

"puff!"

Leng Feng coughed up a mouthful of blood, collapsed to the ground, and stared at Lu Zhaoming in disbelief.

"Impossible... How could you be so strong?" Leng Feng said unwillingly.

“That’s my answer,” Lu Zhaoming said coldly.

Seeing Leng Feng fall, the other hunters lost all will to fight and knelt down to surrender.

Qinglian took advantage of the chaos to cover Lu Zhaoming's retreat.

The two ran wildly and finally escaped the hunter team's pursuit.

"Boss, are you alright?" Qinglian asked worriedly.

"I'm fine." Lu Zhaoming shook his head and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "It's just that I've used up a lot of energy."

Just then, a cold voice suddenly rang in Lu Zhaoming's mind.

"The ability amplification module has unlocked advanced functions..."

Lu Zhaoming was taken aback and stopped in his tracks.

This sound seemed to foreshadow something unusual about to happen...

The battle-ending notification sound was like background music for a game victory, but before Lu Zhaoming could even feel happy, the blood-red "Unknown Side Effects" notification on the system interface poured cold water on him, like a hidden negative status in a game.

"This thing... could it be all show and no substance?" Lu Zhaoming muttered to himself, feeling the restless energy within his body, as if he had drunk fake alcohol and was getting dizzy.

He suppressed his discomfort and shouted to Qinglian, "Retreat! Get out of here!"

Just as he was about to slip away, a sinister dark force surged into his mind like a floodgate being opened, and his vision went completely black, as if the power had gone out.

Before losing consciousness, he only remembered Qinglian's terrified scream and that familiar system notification sound—

"Welcome to the end of the trial..."

The sound was like the opening scene of a midnight horror story. Lu Zhaoming's last consciousness was being completely swallowed by darkness, as if he had fallen into a bottomless pit.

When he regained consciousness, he found himself not lying on the familiar wasteland, nor on the hard bed in the safe house, but in pure nothingness.

There is no up, down, left, or right; there is no concept of time; only endless emptiness and loneliness.

"Did I... die? Do I have to start over?" Lu Zhaoming wondered.

"Heh, the game has only just begun..." A cold voice hissed in the void like a venomous snake.