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

Zhao Hai nodded: "Chen Ye is right. Let's clarify each other's specific abilities first, the more detailed the better."

He stood up, and the silvery-gray metallic sheen reappeared on his fists.

"S-rank talent [Iron Armor], the talent ability is body metallization. Currently, the range of metallization is from the fingertips to the forearms. When the talent is activated, it can deal damage three times the base strength. Metallization will continuously consume stamina. If it is maintained continuously, it will probably last for a maximum of one hour."

After Zhao Hai finished speaking, he looked at Li Zheng.

Li Zheng pulled out his butcher knife and brandished it a couple of times: "B-grade talent [Sword and Blade Mastery]. The talent ability is that when using sword and blade weapons, you can deal damage twice the base strength. This should be a passive talent for me, as it does not consume stamina."

Chen Ye understood that Li Zheng's talent, like his own, was passive.

Zhao Hai's talent is an active type, which is a melee or physical active talent that consumes stamina. In contrast, energy is the energy consumed by magic-type talents.

Wang Shuo then spoke up: "My A-level talent [Weapon Master] is the same as Li Zheng's. However, I can use any melee weapon, regardless of the type of weapon. So my A-level talent is basically the same as Li Zheng's B-level talent in terms of combat power."

Next up is Zhou Yating.

She stood up, a hint of uncertainty on her face.

"A-level talent [Elemental Affinity], the talent ability is to perceive and guide the four elements of lightning, wind, water and fire. All four elemental skills can cause double the damage of mental energy."

"But right now I can only sense them, not actually control them. I don't have direct combat ability yet."

Zhao Hai raised an eyebrow: "Elemental affinity? Isn't that for mages?"

"Probably, but I can't even conjure a fireball right now. I probably need to learn the relevant skills, which I guess you can only acquire by killing monsters."

Zhou Yating's tone carried a hint of helplessness.

Chen Ye felt that this death game was not very friendly to mental talents. On the other hand, melee strength talents only need 5 points of strength to have a certain combat ability when wielding a kitchen knife.

"My talent is B-level [100% Accuracy]. As long as the target is within range and there are no obstacles in the firing path, I will definitely hit the target. There are no base attribute bonuses."

Qin Zhaoyang talked about his talent, but he felt that his talent was pretty useless, because his perfect aim could be blocked.

Finally, everyone's eyes fell on Chen Ye.

Chen Ye leaned against the wall, his hands in his pajama pockets, his expression casual: "C-level talent [Super Strength], base strength +2, plus my own 3 points of base strength, now I have 5 points of strength."

When Wang Yating was assessing talent on the train, they were sitting very close to Chen Ye, so they naturally already knew that Chen Ye's talent was wasted, but Zhao Hai was interested in Chen Ye's brain.

Li Zheng and Wang Shuo wouldn't say anything, after all, Chen Ye was someone their elder brother had brought in to be their strategist.

"Although Chen Ye's talent is not strong, he is quick-witted. In this post-apocalyptic game, sometimes a clear mind is more important than strength."

Zhao Hai still had a good impression of Chen Ye, and fearing that his two underlings might look down on Chen Ye, he was still speaking up for him.

Chen Ye smiled but didn't reply. His gaze swept across everyone's faces as he silently memorized the information.

Zhao Hai, S-rank [Iron Armor], possesses triple the power burst, his arms can become metal, continuously consumes stamina, and has an endurance of about one hour.

Li Zheng, B-rank [Sword and Blade Mastery], deals double strength damage, passive talent, no cost.

Wang Shuo, A-rank [Weapon Master], deals double strength damage, passive talent, unrestricted weapon type, no cost.

Zhou Yating, A-rank [Elemental Affinity], currently has zero combat power and needs a skill book.

Qin Zhaoyang, Rank B [100% Accuracy], can hit targets at long range without obstruction within his field of vision or firing range. Currently, he only has one toy slingshot.

With his own strength, five points, and a cleaver, he is roughly equivalent to a slightly stronger ordinary person.

This configuration isn't particularly strong, but it's not particularly weak either.

Zhao Hai's S-rank is the absolute mainstay, but his one-hour energy reserve means he can't fight indefinitely.

Li Zheng and Wang Shuo's passive talents make their output stable and controllable, allowing them to fight continuously as long as they have a weapon in hand, which is a great advantage.

Qin Zhaoyang's ranged attack with guaranteed hit is currently useless, but as long as he is given a crossbow, he can immediately become the most stable ranged damage dealer in the team.

The value of the "guaranteed hit" attribute in post-apocalyptic games cannot be overestimated. Although there are some restrictions, it is still a god-tier skill if used well.

Zhou Yating can only be a mere accessory now, and of course, he himself isn't much better off, so it's like he's dragging three people down with him.

His SSS-level talent, [Supernatural Power], is now a sleeping lion.

However, once he reaches level two, with the boost of five times the growth value of strength and physique, his strength and physique attributes will directly become 10 points.

This is equivalent to a weapon mastery talent, turning you into a berserker who can both attack and withstand damage.

Upon reaching level 5, stamina and constitution will reach 25 points.

When Zhao Hai reaches level 5, he has 9 points of strength. When his talent is activated, he can deal damage equal to 27 points of strength. At that point, his strength will be comparable to Zhao Hai's. When he reaches level 10, his strength attribute will completely overwhelm Zhao Hai's.

This talent gets stronger as time goes on, but right now, he's still a complete novice.

"Chen Ye, what are you thinking about?"

Zhou Yating's voice came from the side.

Chen Ye snapped out of his thoughts, shifting his gaze from the ceiling to Zhou Yating's face: "I'm thinking about our next arrangements."

"Have you got an idea?"

Zhao Hai came closer and squatted down in front of Chen Ye.

Chen Ye took out the map that Zhou Yating had found from his pocket and spread it on the ground.

The light coming in from the supermarket entrance was barely enough, and the grayish-white daylight made the lines on the map a little clearer.

"I got off the bus at six in the morning, and about two hours have passed now."

Chen Ye's finger traced across the map, landing on the location of Corpse Capital South Station: "Since we left the station, we've only encountered one monster, and that was on the platform. After coming out, we walked nearly 3 kilometers without seeing a single monster."

"Isn't this a good thing?"

Qin Zhaoyang interrupted.

"It's a good thing, but it's not normal."

Chen Ye raised his head, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.

"Death Train, Survival Trial, Corpse City—these keywords combined shouldn't be this calm. Either the monsters haven't reached their active period yet, or they're concentrated in a certain area."

"If my hypothesis is correct, the monsters' active periods are related to their habits. Judging from the monster's behavior on the platform, it was fast and aggressive, but it ran away after being punched away by Hai Ge. This shows that it has a certain level of intelligence, at least knowing to run away if it can't win."

Chen Ye drew a circle on the map with his finger, encircling the central area of ​​Corpse Capital.

"It's morning now, the sky is gray but at least there's light. Assuming these monsters are inactive during the day, or their activity is limited, then the calm we're seeing now is reasonable. Wait until nightfall..."

He didn't finish speaking, but everyone understood.

"You mean, a lot of monsters will come out at night?"

Li Zheng gripped the butcher knife tightly in his hand.

"Not necessarily, but we must prepare for the worst."

Chen Ye's finger started from the Corpse Capital South Station, moved along a northward route, and finally stopped at a location in the municipal district.

That location is marked on the map by a special blue square with the words "Civil Defense Project" written next to it.