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

The next day.

Four o'clock in the morning.

The train's announcement came on time.

"Dear passengers, Death Train G4939 will arrive at Mechanical City in two hours. The Mechanical City Survival Trial lasts for 120 hours. Please note that the Points Shop will be unavailable during the Survival Trial. Please redeem any necessary supplies in advance. Have a pleasant journey!"

The electrical noise persisted for two seconds after the voice finished speaking before finally subsiding completely.

People in the carriage gradually sat up straight. After three days of rest in Infinite City, the passengers were in good spirits, but no one felt relaxed.

Qin Zhaoyang rubbed his eyes, sat up, and yawned: "Mechanical City? EVA? Gundam? Or Transformers? I'll assemble the head!"

Chen Ye rolled his eyes at him: "What's going on in your head?"

He really couldn't understand what this guy was thinking every day. The three-star survival trial was just around the corner, and this guy still had the mind to make jokes.

Wen Ning, sitting in the front row, turned around, leaned against the back of her seat, and smiled slightly: "Zhao Yang really hasn't lost his childlike heart."

Qin Zhaoyang scratched the back of his head awkwardly: "I was just trying to lighten the mood!"

Zhao Hai, sitting across the aisle, frowned: "This survival trial lasts five days, two days longer than the two-star trial. There's a high chance other trains will participate. I just hope there aren't any trains with very early numbers."

Wen Ning turned her head to look at Zhao Hai: "There shouldn't be any trains with very early numbers. The survival trial is meant to make us compete, so if the gap is too big, there won't be much competition. The trains that will participate will most likely be similar to G4939. I just hope that the rules of this survival trial won't be too cruel."

"You'll know when we get there; there's no point in thinking about it now."

Chen Ye closed his eyes again.

Two hours passed quietly amidst the roar of the wheels.

The train's announcement system came on again.

"Attention passengers, the G4939 Death Train is about to arrive at the West Mechanical City Station. Please prepare to disembark. I repeat, please prepare to disembark. Those who do not disembark will be eliminated according to the rules."

The moment the broadcast ended, the sound of wheels rubbing against the rails gradually decreased from a high frequency to a low pitch, the train's speed gradually decreased, and it finally came to a stop.

The gray-white haze outside the car window began to dissipate, revealing a futuristic steel city.

Towering metal buildings, straight and cold geometric lines, and mechanical structures covering the building's facade.

The carriage door slid open, and Tu Honglie, who was in the front row, was the first to stand up and get off the train with his four team members.

He walked quickly, and the moment he stepped out of the car, he glanced back, his gaze precisely locking onto Chen Ye at the back of the carriage, a cold smile playing on his lips.

After Tu Honglie and his four companions got off the train, the other passengers gradually got up and left the carriage.

"Let's go too."

Chen Ye got up and walked towards the car door.

Zhao Hai, Wen Ning, Qin Zhaoyang, and Zhou Yating followed closely behind.

Gu Qinghuan, who was in the back row, got up from her window seat and followed at a leisurely pace.

The system panel popped up automatically the moment the six people stepped out of the carriage.

A blue light curtain unfolded before Chen Ye's eyes.

[Survival Trial Begins!]

[Trial Setting: Mechanical City]

[Trial Difficulty: ★★★]

[Trains involved: G4928, G4939]

[Kill Points: 0]

Survival Points: 0

[Trial Quest: Obtain Survival Mark (0/1)]

[Mission Hint: Defeating mechanical constructs within the Mechanical City has a chance to yield a Mark. There are a total of 100 Marks, and each person can only obtain one. Defeating a passenger who already has a Mark will inherit that passenger's Mark. Passengers who have not obtained a Mark by the end of the trial will be eliminated according to the rules.]

Countdown: 119:59:59

Chen Ye looked at the system panel in front of him, his brows furrowing slightly.

The trial mission is to obtain the survival mark. As long as it is this mission, it means that most people will be stuck in this trial forever.

If train G4928 is also full, then 640 passengers will be competing for 100 survival tokens, making the competition fierce and brutal.

Fortunately, only two trains participated in this survival trial, and G4928 was not much earlier than theirs.

Qin Zhaoyang leaned closer, his gaze fixed on the light screen: "It's this mission again. Will they summon another powerful BOSS-level monster once all the survival marks appear? The two-star Mirror Master was already so monstrous last time, what will happen with the three-star one this time?"

"Not necessarily. The same trial mission doesn't mean the same trial mechanism. We'll find out when we go to the city center and see if there's anything like a progress bar." Chen Ye closed the system panel, flipped his hand, and the Demon-Slaying Halberd appeared in his hand: "Let's deal with the current troubles first."

He looked up towards the station exit.

Tu Honglie and four team members were blocking the exit of the station.

The five people spread out in a loose arc, with Tu Honglie standing in the middle, his arms crossed in front of his chest, and an undisguised sneer on his fleshy face.

The five people blocked the exit, obscuring most of the originally spacious passageway.

Inside the station, most people had not yet left.

Lu Qingchuan's group was standing in the open space in front of carriage number three. The four of them did not rush to leave. Lu Qingchuan had his hands in his pockets and his gaze was fixed on Chen Ye.

Wang Zekai saw the spear in Chen Ye's hand and a slight smile appeared on his lips: "Oh! A blue-quality weapon, indeed not simple."

Shen Nanxing and Gulina stood a little further back.

The four of them wore expressions of watching a show.

Wu Hao and Lü Yang stood in the open space in front of carriage number five, neither of them leaving the station.

Lu Yang crossed his arms, his gaze sweeping from Tu Honglie to Chen Ye, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Wu Hao stood beside him, his expression unchanged, but his gaze never left that direction.

Lei Xing and Li Tianran stood on the platform outside the door of carriage number two. They exchanged glances but did not move.

After Jiang Ning walked out of carriage number two, he did not leave the station immediately. His gaze lingered for a moment in the direction of the exit before he looked away.

Jian Lan glanced in the direction of the exit and lowered her voice: "Brother Ning, Tu Honglie, who is ranked fourth on the leaderboard, is probably blocking Chen Ye. Why don't we leave first?"

Jiang Ning shook her head slightly: "No rush."

They were all in carriage number two, and Tu Honglie didn't know they were with Chen Ye. Now they all chose to protect themselves.

Wang Ze and Xia Yan walked over to Su Jin's side. Since they had joined Su Jin's team, they naturally had to act together.

Seeing Chen Ye and the others heading towards the exit, Su Jin didn't hesitate and quickly followed with his team.

Wang Ze, standing beside her, pushed up his black-rimmed glasses: "You want to get involved in this?"

Su Jin didn't turn around: "Tu Honglie has probably already tacitly accepted that we're on Chen Ye's side. There's no escaping it. Besides, do you really think Chen Ye is the weaker party?"

She paused for a moment and then continued, "If you don't want to participate, you don't have to come with me."

Wang Ze paused for a moment, then said, "Let's go together."

Of the passengers on the original G5002 train in carriage number one, only Li Jiahao did not follow, but instead headed towards Jiang Ning and Jian Lan.

Jiang Ning glanced at Li Jiahao who was walking over, said nothing, and simply looked away, turning her gaze back towards the exit.