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

The fake Yang Qing, who had been forced back by Chen Ye, straightened up from his defensive stance, and his eyes, which had been imitating Yang Qing's expression, suddenly changed.

The whites of the eyes spread from the edge of the eye socket toward the pupil. In just two seconds, the entire eyeball turned into a pure milky white, with no pupil, no iris, just an empty white void.

Her skin began to change, from Yang Qing's normal skin tone to an almost sickly pale color. Her body shape remained female, but her hands turned into sharp claws.

Her clothes had changed too; she was no longer wearing the same dark gray tactical jacket as Yang Qing, but instead a fitted silver-white long dress with the hem reaching her ankles.

The monster revealed its true form.

"hiss--!"

It opened its mouth and let out a sharp screech.

Su Jin raised his longsword, the tip pointing towards the Mirror Demon.

Lei Xing clenched his fists, and a black sheen emerged from the surface of his skin.

Gu Qinghuan's three throwing knives hovered above her palms.

Everyone's fighting stance was locked on that silver-white figure.

"Leave this monster to me, you don't need to do anything."

Chen Ye held his spear horizontally at his side, signifying both his intention to fight the monster and his intention to prevent the others from advancing.

Monsters of this strength are undoubtedly elite monsters, and these monsters have a chance to drop silver treasure chest keys. He can't let others take advantage of the chaos to snatch them and kill them.

Su Jin and the others looked at each other, took a few steps back, and left the battlefield to Chen Ye.

The monster stared at Chen Ye with its pure white eyes, its body slightly crouching down, its silver-white skirt spreading out on the ground.

Chen Ye pushed off the ground with his right leg, and his whole body rushed towards the monster like a cannonball.

The Demon-Slaying Halberd trailed behind him, its tip carving a trench in the ground.

The monster dodged to the side with astonishing speed.

A slender arm emerged from the side, five long, outstretched fingers with sharp, knife-like nails that plunged straight into Chen Ye's neck.

The Demon-Slaying Halberd spun half a circle in his hand, its shaft held horizontally to his left side, taking the monster's claw head-on.

"clang--!"

Sparks flew as the fingernail grazed the gun barrel.

Chen Ye clenched his left fist, and the pale golden aura of a thousand-pound cannon burned to its extreme on the surface of his fist. He then unleashed a powerful punch from the left side of his body.

The monster's arm snapped back just before Chen Ye's fist arrived, and its entire body bounced backward.

But the aftershocks of the punch still grazed its arm, leaving a faint red mark on its pale skin.

The Demon-Slaying Halberd changed from a horizontal stance to a straight thrust, with the spear tip aimed directly at the monster's face.

The monster's body bent backward with astonishing force, and the tip of the spear grazed its nose.

Its right leg kicked out from below, the toe pointing straight at Chen Ye's chin.

Chen Ye pressed down with his left hand, blocking the monster's toes with his palm.

"Bang--!"

A dull thud.

The monster's toe struck Chen Ye's palm with enough force to shatter an ordinary person's skull, but Chen Ye's hand remained completely still.

He raised his right hand, wielding the Demon-Slaying Halberd, and smashed it into the monster's abdomen.

"Bang--!"

The monster's body was lifted off the ground by both feet, and it flew backward for nearly ten meters before crashing to the ground and rolling twice before coming to a stop.

It got up from the ground, its pure white eyes staring intently at Chen Ye, and clear liquid seeping from the corner of its mouth.

The monster's body began to blur, as if shrouded in a layer of mist, its outline fading further and further.

Chen Ye did not give it a chance to escape.

He pushed off the ground with his right leg, and his whole body shot out again, the Demon-Slaying Halberd piercing towards the mirror wall behind the monster that had not yet been shattered.

The moment the gun tip pierced the mirror, cracks spread outwards. Then Chen Ye spun the gun, and the entire mirror wall shattered.

The monster's body suddenly stiffened, becoming clear again from its blurry state.

The Demon-Slaying Halberd drew an arc in the air and cleaved down from above.

The monster raised its arms to block.

"puff--!"

The blade cut into the forearm and exited at the elbow joint, bringing out a clear liquid.

The monster opened its mouth and let out a sharp screech.

Its body began to swell, its silvery-white dress was torn from the inside, and black lines appeared on its pale skin.

But Chen Ye did not give it the chance to complete the change.

The Demon-Slaying Halberd was retrieved, and then thrust out fiercely.

The spear tip pierced the monster's throat and emerged from the back of its neck.

The monster's body stiffened abruptly, and its expansion stopped instantly.

The light in the pure white eyes was rapidly dissipating.

Chen Ye pulled out the tip of his spear and took two steps back.

The monster's body swayed twice before turning into a puddle of transparent liquid that spread across the ground.

[Defeat the Mirror Demon (Elite), score +300]

[Trial Quest: Obtain Survival Mark (1/1)]

Two system notifications flashed before his eyes in quick succession.

Chen Ye was somewhat surprised that he had actually completed the trial mission. He looked down and saw that the ground was like a mirror, clearly reflecting his image. The pool of transparent liquid was slowly wriggling, like a living thing, silently sinking into the mirror-like ground.

There were no dropped items around, not even a silver key or any equipment.

"Brother Ye! You've completed the trial mission too!"

Qin Zhaoyang ran over and looked up at the six-pointed star cursor above Chen Ye's head.

"Okay, it's done."

Chen Ye nodded.

Su Jin, Lei Xing, Gu Qinghuan, and Zhao Hai also came over.

Lei Xing glanced at the cursor above Chen Ye's head: "Do you know that killing this monster will get us the survival mark, which is why you're preventing us from making a move?"

Chen Ye glanced at him: "This is my first time here too. If you don't know, how would I know? But now I can confirm that this monster is an elite Mirror Demon. If my guess is correct, the probability of obtaining a survival mark by killing an elite monster will greatly increase."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone present: "Also, you need to be careful in the upcoming battles. Don't just focus on killing monsters; you also need to keep an eye on your teammates, or you'll end up like Yang Qing."

Everyone nodded in agreement. If a teammate were replaced by a Mirror Demon, they would be dead without even knowing how they died. In such a situation, no one in the team could act alone or even leave each other's sight.

Li Tianran's gaze swept over the six-pointed star above Chen Ye and Wen Ning's heads, and he pondered for a moment.

"We've pretty much figured out the mechanism of this Mirror City. Those faceless people can't appear out of thin air; they are indeed projections of ourselves in the mirror. The more people there are, the more faceless people there will be in the mirror, and the fewer people there are, the fewer faceless people there will be. So gathering together isn't very meaningful."

"In addition, elite monsters have appeared. If, as Chen Ye guessed, killing elite monsters will grant us survival marks, then our efficiency in staying together will be extremely low. So let's split up."

He had already seen Chen Ye's strength, and he estimated that they would have to wait until Zhao Hai in his team obtained the survival mark before it would be their turn to team up with Chen Ye. In addition, Su Jin's strength was also above theirs.

Lei Xing nodded: "Li Tianran is right. Let's split up here. If there's any situation, we can communicate with each other through the system chat. We can share information, but we don't need to support each other."

Su Jin glanced back and forth between Li Tianran and Lei Xing, then nodded slightly: "That works too. Everyone, please be careful."

After saying that, she turned to look at Gu Qinghuan, who was keeping a distance from everyone else: "What about you? Are you going to stay with my team?"

Su Jin's tone was tentative. Gu Qinghuan was ranked third and had considerable combat power. If they could join her team, their chances of survival in Mirror City would be much higher.

"No need. Now that I know the mechanism, I can manage on my own."

After saying this, Gu Qinghuan didn't even wait for Su Jin's response before turning around and walking forward along the street, quickly disappearing into the reflection of the mirrored wall at the street corner.

"There's a crossroads up ahead, let's part ways there."

Chen Ye's gaze fell about two hundred meters ahead. He had no problem splitting up; he was worried that these people would try to steal the elite monster from him, since he hadn't gotten the treasure chest key yet.