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

Chen Ye and his group walked through the station exit and into the streets of the Machinery City.

The ground beneath my feet was made of dark gray metal plates with straight and neat seams.

The high-rise buildings lining the streets are composed of cold geometric lines, with facades covered in silver-gray metal panels; the entire city is assembled from parts.

The streets were quiet, and no mechanical objects were found so far.

Qin Zhaoyang's gaze swept back and forth across both sides of the street, then he stopped and pointed to a silver-white metal pole at the street corner: "Brother Ye, there's a bus stop over there."

Chen Ye looked in the direction he pointed. The metal pole was about three meters high, with a round sign at the top.

He strode over, and the others followed.

Six people stopped in front of the bus stop and looked up at the round sign.

The sign was engraved with a map of the mechanical city, with a prominent triangle symbol in the center of the map and the words "Control Tower" next to it.

"Control Tower... that name alone suggests a core area." Qin Zhaoyang rested his chin on his hand, his gaze fixed on the triangular symbol in the center of the map. "Based on the plots of the sci-fi movies I've seen, this control tower in the center of a mechanical city is probably the central hub controlling all the mechanical monsters in the city. Maybe there's even some kind of artificial intelligence inside."

"Science fiction movies..." Wen Ning turned her gaze from the map to Chen Ye: "What Zhao Yang said isn't entirely far-fetched. Given the layout of this city, the control tower should be the core area."

Chen Ye's gaze lingered on the map for a few seconds before he turned to look in the direction of the city center.

From here, you can already vaguely see the outline of the building marked as the control tower. It stands in the very center of the city, a towering building that rises from the ground.

It is at least three or four times the height of the Oriental Pearl Tower. No other building in the entire city can compare to it. Under the gray-white skylight, it looks like a silver-gray needle piercing the low-hanging sky.

"Let's go take a look. The probability of obtaining survival marks should be higher in that area than in the outer areas."

Chen Ye withdrew his gaze and strode towards the control tower.

The others had no objections and quickly followed.

The six people walked along the main road, and the metal buildings on both sides of the street slowly receded as they walked, their height gradually increasing.

As the building gradually increased from five or six stories to ten or twenty stories, the metal panels on the wall surface changed from dark gray to light silver-gray, resulting in a higher reflectivity.

After the group had been walking for about half an hour, Gu Qinghuan suddenly stopped.

Chen Ye turned his head, his gaze landing on her face: "What's wrong?"

"There are mechanical monsters nearby." Gu Qinghuan tilted her head slightly, as if trying to detect some unseen signal. After a moment, her brows furrowed almost imperceptibly. "And... there are other people fighting. I don't know if they're from our train."

Her mental perception remained active, covering an area of ​​several hundred meters around her.

The portion of the potions Chen Ye had scavenged from Tu Honglie's team that he gave her was enough to sustain her continuous sensory consumption.

Zhao Hai's gaze fell in the direction Gu Qinghuan was facing: "Shall we go take a look?"

Chen Ye didn't hesitate: "Yes, it's good that there are mechanical monsters. I remember that survival marks can only be obtained by killing those iron lumps. Let's go take a look."

Gu Qinghuan nodded, said nothing more, and turned to walk quickly toward the direction from which she had sensed the commotion.

Chen Ye and the others followed closely behind Gu Qinghuan.

The group turned into a side road next to the main road, and after passing two corners, the road ahead gradually opened up.

After passing a row of low metal fences, a circular open space came into view.

On the open ground, seven or eight mechanical monsters that looked like spiders were surrounding a team of five.

Those mechanical spiders were about half a person's height, with eight long, thin, and sharp metal legs.

Their bodies are flat and oval-shaped, and their shells are covered with dark gray armor plates.

Eight scarlet electronic eyes on its head, arranged in two rows, are currently locked onto the surrounded team in the center of the open space.

"Get rid of these mechanical monsters."

The moment Chen Ye finished speaking, he had already grasped the Demon-Slaying Halberd in his hand. He pushed off the ground with his right leg, and the metal floor tiles under his feet made a screeching sound. He shot towards the nearest mechanical spider like a cannonball.

Zhao Hai followed closely behind, his arms instantly turning metal from fingertips to shoulders, the tiger-finger knuckles on his iron fists glowing with a faint blue aura.

But even faster than them were Gu Qinghuan's throwing knives.

Six silver-white throwing knives shot out from her side, arriving before her, so fast that the naked eye could barely catch six blurry silver streaks.

The throwing knife traced six different arcs in the air, simultaneously slicing towards the same mechanical spider from six different angles.

Just as the mechanical spider's eight scarlet electronic eyes locked onto its target, six throwing knives arrived simultaneously.

The blade sliced ​​into the dark gray armor plate, precisely cutting into the joints and the gaps around the electronic eyes.

Metal fragments flew in all directions, and tiny arcs of electricity crackled and flickered at the break.

The mechanical spider lost power at the same moment, and like a sculpture whose support had been removed, it collapsed to the ground with a crash.

Gu Qinghuan's throwing knife didn't pause for a moment. The blade changed direction the instant it completed the cut, flying towards the next mechanical spider.

Behind her, Wen Ning also raised her right hand, palm facing a mechanical spider. About three meters above the mechanical spider's head, a lightsaber was rapidly condensing.

The sword is about 1.5 meters long, and the blade is made of pure light elements, with a golden glow at the edge.

The mechanical spider seemed to sense something, and its eight electronic eyes suddenly turned upwards.

But the lightsaber fell faster than it could react, piercing its torso from directly above.

The metal casing was cut open, and internal gears and cables burst out from the crack, with tiny arcs of electricity leaping around the blade.

The mechanical spider's body stiffened for a moment, then slumped down as if the power had been cut off.

At this moment, Chen Ye and Zhao Hai had already rushed into the swarm of mechanical spiders.

Chen Ye didn't use any skills, just pure strength and technique, and the Demon-Slaying Halberd swept out with a whooshing sound.

The gun barrel struck the center of a mechanical spider's head with pinpoint accuracy. The metal casing caved in under the powerful impact, cracks spreading outwards, and the eight scarlet electronic eyes went out in an instant.

The mechanical spider's eight legs twitched simultaneously, and then its entire body tilted to one side.

As the mechanical spider fell to the ground, Chen Ye's figure appeared in front of another mechanical spider, his spear piercing its steel head.

Zhao Hai's fighting style was more direct. He leaped high into the air, and the crimson flames on his right fist burned to their fullest extent the moment he took off.

The Heavenly Fire Falling Star was activated, and crimson flames condensed into a ball of light on his fist. Then, he fell from the sky, his right fist slamming heavily into the center of a mechanical spider's torso.

Flames exploded at the point of contact, and crimson shockwaves spread in all directions. The mechanical spider's shell shattered into several pieces in the impact, and its internal metal parts scattered and crashed to the ground with a clattering sound.

The five attackers launched a relentless assault, and one mechanical spider after another was reduced to piles of scrap metal on the ground in less than three minutes.

Chen Ye and Gu Qinghuan each killed three, while Wen Ning and Zhao Hai each killed one.

These mechanical spiders were just ordinary monsters, and they were like clay chickens and earthenware dogs in front of Chen Ye's well-equipped team.