Death Train: SSS-level talent right from the start!

Jiang Ning's gaze swept over Zhao Hai, then landed on Chen Ye: "We haven't reached the point of life and death, have we? I did scheme against Zhao Hai, but you guys took all the spoils from that incident, and Zhao Hai was unharmed."

"So let's settle our score today, and from now on, we'll keep to ourselves, how about that?"

After he finished speaking, his gaze fell on Chen Ye's face, waiting for his reply.

Zhao Hai sneered: "So you're scared? Or have you given in?"

His tone carried an undisguised sarcasm.

Jiang Ning glanced at him sideways, her lips twitching slightly: "Just assume I'm scared. Since I dared to stay, I'm confident I can escape. It won't be easy for Chen Ye to kill me."

Zhao Hai's gaze lingered on him for two seconds before shifting away without replying.

"If you're determined to run, I can't catch you." Chen Ye finished speaking and turned to look at Zhao Hai: "Brother Hai, what do you say?"

Zhao Hai frowned slightly, his gaze lingering on Jiang Ning for a few seconds: "You can leave now. Don't try any more of those fancy tricks on me."

Jiang Ning nodded slightly, said nothing more, and then turned and walked deeper into the passage.

Jian Lan immediately straightened up from the opposite rock wall and followed behind him.

The two figures stretched forward along the passage, getting farther and farther away, until they disappeared completely.

"Looks like Jiang Ning is really afraid of the strategist beating him up; he doesn't even dare to come over, haha..."

Wang Shuo leaned back against the rock wall, a playful smile on his face.

Li Zheng squatted down opposite him and glanced at him sideways: "How could he not be afraid? Tang Jingxin is dead, and Chen Ye is the strongest on the train now."

Qin Zhaoyang squatted down beside Chen Ye, looked up at Li Zheng, then at Chen Ye, and a slow smile curved his lips. There was a sense of pride in that smile.

"What a pity, all the marks I made were wasted. The bugs have escaped, and we can't go back the way we came. Half of the trial time has already passed. We need to rest and find another way out."

Zhou Yating straightened up from the rock wall, walked to the side of the passage, and used a short knife to make a new mark on the rock wall.

This mark is different from the previous ones; she added an extra cross line next to the engraving to indicate "this road is blocked."

Chen Ye glanced at her, then looked up and scanned both ends of the passage. This passage was wider than the ones they had walked through before, and the density of fluorescent plants on the rock walls on both sides was just right, with enough light to see clearly within a range of 100 meters in front and behind.

Ahead was the direction Jiang Ning had disappeared in. The passage turned slightly to the right at the end of the field of vision, and the situation beyond that point could not be seen.

"Don't worry, there are definitely many entrances to the insect hive. This place is relatively safe. Let's rest here."

After Chen Ye finished speaking, he leaned back against the rock wall, took out a bottle of water from his storage space, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip.

The six people sat on the ground, took out water and food, and began to eat and drink.

The passageway fell silent.

There were only the sounds of chewing and the occasional, unknown noises coming from the depths of the cave.

Chen Ye leaned against the rock wall, his gaze sweeping from one end of the passage to the other and back again.

His fingers tapped lightly on his knees as he processed information in his mind.

Tang Jingxin is dead.

Or rather, he's most likely dead.

Those giant facehuggers, each with elite-level strength, would overwhelm Tang Jingxin for long, no matter how tough her scales were.

The top-ranked player died in the underground space of the insect hive.

He died because of Jiang Ning's scheme.

Jiang Ning had been planning this from the very beginning.

After the trains merged, he took the initiative to seek refuge with Tang Jingxin, offering her a bronze treasure chest and medicine in exchange for her trust.

After the battle began, kill Sean immediately to obtain the longbow, and then use your high agility to hold off Tang Jingxin.

He used the insects inside the cocoon to deliver the final blow the instant he wounded Tang Jingxin.

Every step was calculated precisely, the only thing that might have been missed was Tang Jingxin's spear throw.

That attack almost killed Jiang Ning; it was incredibly dangerous.

Chen Ye was starting to admire Jiang Ning.

The group sat on the ground and rested against the rock wall.

Chen Ye took the spear out of his storage space, and the blue light band on the spear slowly flowed in the fluorescent light.

"Brother Ye, let me take a look."

Qin Zhaoyang leaned over from the side, his eyes sparkling with curiosity.

Chen Ye handed over the spear.

The moment Qin Zhaoyang took it, his arm suddenly sank, and he almost lost his grip. He quickly grabbed it with both hands, muttering, "Goodness, this gun is really heavy."

He then brought up the spear's attribute panel.

【Demon-Slaying Halberd (Blue Quality)】

[Type: Melee Weapon]

[Effect: Strength +10]

[Note: Increases the user's Strength attribute by 10 points. Equipment-based attribute bonuses do not benefit from talent or skill amplification.]

Qin Zhaoyang stared at the attribute panel for two seconds, then looked up, his mouth agape: "Strength +10! Is blue quality this insane?"

"The attribute bonus of blue quality is more than three times that of green quality, which is indeed a significant improvement."

Wang Shuo leaned closer, his gaze lingering on the swirling blue light band for a moment before he withdrew his head.

"Weapons need matching skills to unleash their full power. Once the weapon is out of your hand, the skill can no longer be used. That's why I was able to injure Tang Jingxin with a single punch when we were fighting for this spear. I guess the only skills that can be used without a weapon are fist techniques and mental skills."

Chen Ye had always felt that fist techniques required close-range combat to unleash their full potential, which was a drawback. Now it seems that fist techniques also have advantages, as they can be activated without relying on weapons, and their combat power will not be greatly reduced if they lose their weapons.

Of course, weapons wouldn't normally slip from one's hand; Tang Jingxin only threw the spear because she was eager to kill.

It was unexpected that Jiang Ning dodged it. If that attack had hit Jiang Ning, the spear would not have ended up in his hands, and Tang Jingxin would not have been bitten to death by the elite swarm. It can only be said that it was fate.

"We've rested enough, it's time to go. We need to find another exit as soon as possible."

Chen Ye stood up and stretched his stiff neck.

Zhao Hai and the others got up one after another and continued walking along the passage.

Zhou Yating walked at the very back, drew her short knife, and made a mark on the rock wall.

……

The underground insect nest, inside another passage.

The fluorescent plants cast a cold, blue-green light on the cave walls, casting two elongated shadows on the uneven rock face.

Jiang Ning walked ahead, her pace quick.

Jian Lan followed behind him, about two steps behind.

Her gaze remained fixed on the back of Jiang Ning's head. Her lips moved several times before she finally spoke, "Brother Ning, what exactly is Chen Ye's talent?"

Jiang Ning did not turn around, nor did she slow down her pace.

"Anyway, he's higher than S-rank. When he reached level 2 after his first trial, his base strength attribute was already far superior to others of the same level. Tang Jingxin is dead, so he's the strongest on the train now."

When he first exchanged blows with Chen Ye at the Corpse Capital Station, he was only slightly at a disadvantage. At the time, he thought that Chen Ye was simply relying on his skills.

But the second time in the Ghost Capital, his power was on a completely different level from Chen Ye's. At that time, he realized that Chen Ye's talent was definitely beyond S-level.

Jian Lan nodded: "So, where do we go next?"

Jiang Ning paused slightly, turned her head to look at the dense branching paths on both sides of the passage, and found the marks that her team had made earlier.

"Go back the way we came. The three people in Tang Jingxin's team should have returned to the ground. Once we find them, we won't have many potions left. The potions I gave to Tang Jingxin will have to be returned to her."

He looked away and continued walking forward.

Jian Lan frowned slightly, quickened her pace, and walked alongside Jiang Ning: "Brother Ning, do you think Tang Jingxin is really dead?"

Jiang Ning glanced at her sideways, and the corners of her mouth slowly curved up: "It doesn't matter anymore. Even if Tang Jingxin is lucky enough to survive, he wouldn't dare go back to the station. Not being able to get on the train is no different from being dead."

The two quickened their pace and their figures soon disappeared around the corner of the passage.