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

Upon hearing this, Chen Ye looked in the direction she was pointing. That tree was indeed much thinner than the ancient trees around it that required several people to encircle.

The bark is a dark red, and the branches are not very lush. It stands alone between several thick and strong trees, and is easily overlooked if you don't look closely.

Chen Ye stared at the tree for a few seconds, silently memorizing its features, then looked away and glanced around.

"Let's find another spot. So many trees have been cut down in this area, and the blood mist is getting thicker and thicker. Although it doesn't affect anything yet, we can't wait until problems arise before we start cutting. Let's find a place where the blood mist is thinner and continue cutting."

The blood mist in the forest was noticeably thicker than before. Although it didn't obstruct vision yet, the mist moving among the thick tree trunks was like a thin, pale red veil, blurring the distant outlines.

"agree."

Lei Xing nodded.

Li Tianran also spoke up, saying, "It really should be replaced. This blood mist is clearly a hidden mechanism in this trial scene. The more you cut, the thicker the mist becomes."

Su Jin glanced at the blurry shadows in the woods around them and nodded, "Let's go, let's find another place."

No one objected.

At Chen Ye's signal, the team regrouped.

Leading the way were Chen Ye's team and Gu Qinghuan's team, while Su Jin and Lei Xing's team followed behind the main group on both sides, keeping watch.

The group moved slowly through the dense forest shrouded in blood mist, their footsteps crunching softly on the thick layer of fallen leaves.

About half an hour later, the surrounding air began to change.

The faint sweet and fishy smell has faded considerably and is almost undetectable.

Chen Ye slowed his pace, his gaze sweeping over the increasingly sparse trees around him.

There are significantly fewer ancient trees in this area than in the previous one, the spacing between the trunks is greater, and the canopy coverage is not as dense, allowing more grayish-white sunlight to penetrate.

"The fog here has thinned out." Wen Ning stopped and waved her right hand in front of her, her fingertips tracing the almost invisible thin fog. "It's much better than before; the air feels much fresher."

"There's something going on up ahead."

Zhao Hai's gaze did not linger on his surroundings for long, but instead fell on the ground not far ahead.

There, several corpses lay.

He stopped in his tracks.

Chen Ye followed his gaze and saw four headless corpses lying among several ancient trees.

The dark red blood had dried, leaving large patches of dark brown stains on the withered leaves on the ground.

The necks of each corpse were severed in jagged, jagged cuts, as if their heads had been forcibly ripped off by some tearing force.

Judging from their clothing and body types, they were the four people Su Jin had previously driven away.

Chen Ye walked closer and squatted down, his gaze sweeping over the corpses.

The trunks of the surrounding giant trees all bear marks of being chopped.

Some were shallow knife marks, while others were much deeper cuts. At the break point of one of the trees, a faint wisp of blood mist was seeping out.

"It seems they've been cutting down trees all along, hoping to get the tree god's blessing." Chen Ye stood up, patting the dust off his hands. "They just weren't very lucky; the things they cut down didn't hold up."

Su Jin stepped forward, looked at the four corpses on the ground, and his expression did not change much.

With these four dead, the remaining lower-class passengers should behave themselves, which will actually make management easier.

Lei Xing glanced around: "Let's cut down a bunch of enemies here."

Chen Ye stood up: "Same old rule, higher-ranking people go first."

"Let's begin then."

Lei Xing flexed his wrist, and his knuckles cracked.

Su Jin nodded, then turned to face the low-class passengers who were craning their necks to look from dozens of meters away: "If you don't want to become headless corpses, you'd better stay put."

No one refuted.

The four headless corpses lying on the ground served as the best deterrent, and the rest of the people were obviously much more obedient.

Some people lowered their heads and remained silent, some silently took half a step back, and some simply sat down, adopting a "I'll just wait" attitude.

Chen Ye still did not participate in cutting down trees.

He stood at the front of the crowd, his Demon-Slaying Halberd planted firmly on the ground, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding blood-red mist.

"Hey bro, aren't you going to cut down trees?"

Qin Zhaoyang stood beside him, holding the Gale Crossbow, looking around and occasionally glancing at the high-level passengers who were selecting their targets.

"No rush, there's plenty of time." Chen Ye's gaze returned from the mist: "Once Hai-ge or Wen Ning finishes their trial mission, you and the class monitor can go and fight."

"oh."

Qin Zhaoyang nodded.

Zhou Yating nodded slightly.

Chen Ye turned his head to look at Gu Qinghuan beside him: "You can complete the trial mission first."

"Let's talk about it after someone completes the trial mission."

Gu Qinghuan was clearly not in a hurry.

Chen Ye smiled slightly and said nothing more.

Not far ahead, Su Jin had already swung his first blade.

A white blade of light sliced ​​into the tree trunk with a muffled thud. The tree crown swayed a few times before tilting to one side and crashing to the ground. A cloud of blood mist gushed from the broken end. A tree spirit had just peeked out when it was met with a crescent-shaped wave of blade light.

Lei Xing chose a slightly thicker tree.

His fist slammed into the tree trunk with a dull thud, cracks spreading outwards from the point of impact. The trunk didn't break. He frowned and threw another punch.

The second punch finally split the tree trunk in the middle, and the upper half slid down and smashed into the branch of an adjacent tree, which was just an ordinary tree.

Lei Xing shook his hand and turned to walk away.

Zhao Hai had already broken several thick trees. Chen Ye had told him on the train that this trial was meant to help him level up as quickly as possible.

So he's hammering away one hammer after another, and the crimson flame on his right fist has never gone out.

With a punch, another thick tree snapped in two, its broken trunk tilting to one side and rustling through the leaves.

A glint of green light shot out from the broken edge.

The green light was only the size of a fist, but its speed was astonishing.

Zhao Hai's pupils contracted slightly, but before he could react, the green light had already entered his brow.

He froze for a moment, then blinked and raised his hand to touch his brow.

Seeing this from afar, Qin Zhaoyang couldn't help but shout, "Brother Hai!"

Zhao Hai lowered his hand, glanced at the system panel, and then looked up at Chen Ye's direction: "It's nothing, the trial mission is complete."

Chen Ye nodded slightly.

Zhao Hai walked back from the broken tree stump, his steps lighter than before.

"This trial mission is much simpler than Mirror City; it's purely based on luck."

When he walked up to Chen Ye, he stopped and a leaf-shaped mark was faintly visible between his eyebrows.