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

Chen Ye said, "We found a huge mirror in the city's central square. I guess something should come out of that mirror after all 100 survival marks have appeared."

Lei Xing raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean? Should we take him down?"

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Chen Ye smiled slightly. If there really was a monster beyond the elite level in that mirror, it would undoubtedly be the greatest resource of this trial. Although it was dangerous, it was still worth a try.

Su Jin didn't respond, listening quietly. She neither objected nor immediately nodded in agreement.

Chen Ye continued, "For now, let's split up and continue searching for elite monsters. Some of our team members still don't have survival marks, and the number of marks is limited, so we need to hurry."

Su Jin nodded: "Let's split up here then. Contact us via the chat system if anything happens."

Lei Xing: "Okay, let's meet at the central square that Chen Ye mentioned after everyone in the team has received their marks."

Su Jin and Lei Xing led their respective teams away, their footsteps fading into the distance.

Chen Ye watched the two teams walk away.

"Brother Ye, they're all gone. Let's open the treasure chest."

Qin Zhaoyang's voice came from behind, carrying a hint of barely suppressed anticipation.

Chen Ye took out a silver treasure chest and a key from his storage space.

Everyone else gathered around.

"Brother Ye, hurry up and drive!"

Qin Zhaoyang shouted the loudest, practically wanting to stick right up to him.

Chen Ye aligned the key with the keyhole.

The sound of metal clashing was very soft. The moment the key was inserted, Chen Ye felt a slight resistance, as if some mechanism had been triggered.

He applied a little more force and turned it clockwise.

"Click!"

The lid of the silver treasure chest popped open automatically.

There was a ring lying inside.

A silver ring.

The craftsmanship is very simple, without any unnecessary decorations, just a smooth circle of silver metal.

Chen Ye reached out and took it out, bringing up the item's attribute panel.

[Item: Shadow Ring]

[Rank: Silver]

[Effect: Extreme Shadow - Activates the Extreme Shadow state for 30 minutes, tripling base agility. Stacks with talents. 24-hour cooldown.]

"Damn! That's awesome!" Qin Zhaoyang exclaimed first, then added, "It's a pity it can only be used once a day."

"What do you know? What does three times the base agility mean? That's faster than Jiang Ning! Aren't you satisfied with using it once a day?"

Wang Shuo slapped him hard on the back of the head, causing Qin Zhaoyang to stumble forward.

Chen Ye slipped the Extreme Shadow Ring onto the middle finger of his right hand; it looked like an ordinary decorative ring.

He was fairly satisfied with the result.

The advantage of the item's effect is clear: it does not consume stamina.

However, the drawbacks are equally obvious. The 24-hour cooldown time is too long, and it can only be used for 30 minutes a day. This means that the Extreme Shadow state must be used sparingly, in the most critical life-or-death moments.

However, thirty minutes was enough for him.

"Let's go."

Chen Ye snapped out of his thoughts and casually tossed the empty treasure chest onto the ground.

"Where to?" Qin Zhaoyang asked.

"First, go to the central square and see how many marks have appeared so far. Then, find a mirror where elite monsters spawn and help Li Zheng get the survival mark."

As Chen Ye spoke, he walked towards the center of the square.

The others quickly followed.

……

One hour later.

The sky was beginning to darken.

Chen Ye and his group returned to the central square.

The large mirror stood silently in the center of the square, and the numbers on its surface had changed.

[48/100]

"At this rate, I wonder if we'll be able to farm all 100 Survival Marks by the end of the trial."

Chen Ye looked up at the number: forty-eight. He was still fifty-two short of one hundred. More than half of the trial time had already passed.

Zhao Hai stood half a step behind Chen Ye, looking up at the large mirror: "It's good that it didn't produce any. If all 100 survival marks had appeared, we might not have been able to handle what came out of this mirror."

Wen Ning continued, "With more people, it should be possible, but it's impossible for everyone to come. The safest approach is to obtain the survival mark and wait until the trial is over. There probably aren't many people who enjoy adventure. With just us and Su Jin, Lei Xing's team is likely to struggle."

She's right.

Chen Ye knew perfectly well what was going on.

One hundred survival marks correspond to one hundred people, but the total number of players entering this trial scenario is far more than one hundred.

The vast majority of those who receive the mark will choose to remain conservative to the end; they already have a guarantee of survival and there is no need for them to take any more risks.

There probably aren't many people willing to stand in front of the mirror at the last moment.

Chen Ye withdrew his gaze: "It's too early to say now. Let's find the elite monster first and have Li Zheng complete the trial mission."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the square.

The others then followed.

After leaving the central square, Chen Ye and his group wandered through the streets of Mirror City for nearly two hours.

They found seven mirrors.

Each side stood quietly on the ground, the mirror surface a deathly gray, without any sign of chaos or turmoil.

There were no elite monsters, no mirror guards, nothing at all.

These mirrors have all been painted.

"It seems quite a few teams acted faster than us; they've basically wiped out all the elite monsters in this area."

Zhao Hai walked back from in front of the mirror, the silver-gray sheen on his fists slowly fading.

Qin Zhaoyang, holding the Swiftwind Crossbow, looked around and asked, "What should we do then? Move further outwards?"

"That's the only way." Chen Ye's gaze swept over the mirrored buildings around him. "There should be some undiscovered mirrors on the outskirts of the city. Let's go check that out."

The group continued on their way.

The sky had clearly darkened. The pale gray light was being replaced by a deeper gray.

The mirrored buildings reflected blurry images in the dimming light, making the whole city seem shrouded in a thin mist.

They walked through street after street, past mirror after mirror that were now devoid of elite monsters.

Some mirrors still had traces of silvery-white liquid on their surfaces, left behind after the Mirror Guards were killed.

There were dark red bloodstains on the ground around some of the mirrors; they had already dried.

The group turned a corner and a wider street appeared ahead. At the end of the street, about two hundred meters away, there was a mirror standing on the ground.

But Chen Ye's pace didn't quicken; instead, it slowed down.

Because there was someone standing in front of that mirror.

It was a team of ten people, standing about ten meters away from the mirror, spread out in a loose fan shape.

Their heads were completely empty; none of them bore any signs of survival.

Ten people, ten pairs of eyes all focused on the mirror that was churning with gray chaos, and no one noticed Chen Ye and his group's arrival.

"That mirror probably hasn't been cleaned yet. The group ahead of us is about to clean it. Should we go and steal it?"

Qin Zhaoyang's voice came from behind Chen Ye, tinged with excitement.