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

"What else? Please finish."

Lu Qingchuan walked up to Chen Ye.

Chen Ye withdrew his gaze: "These elevators only go up, not down. That means once we get up, we have to clear the entire control tower. There's no chance to get out halfway. Logically speaking, the top floor of the control tower should be the boss guarding this trial. The more passengers go up, the easier it will be to kill the boss."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the passengers still observing in the lobby: "The elevators here can be shared by one group. I suggest that smaller groups share one elevator. Firstly, this will save some elevators for passengers who haven't arrived yet, and secondly, it's for your own safety. Nobody knows how many mechanical monsters are on these floors."

"Of course, those who don't want to go up can go to the city to kill those ordinary mechanical monsters, but the probability of obtaining survival marks from ordinary mechanical monsters is extremely low, it all depends on luck."

As soon as Chen Ye finished speaking, the passengers in the lobby looked at each other, some began to whisper among themselves, some exchanged glances, and some had already started walking towards the elevator.

Wang Zekai's voice came from the side: "We have to go for it! We've killed a lot of mechanical monsters outside but haven't gotten the mark. Gambling on luck isn't very reliable."

He said this to Lu Qingchuan, but his voice was loud enough that everyone in half the hall could hear it.

Lu Qingchuan didn't respond immediately. His gaze fell on the floor display of the elevator next to him. It was the elevator that Zhong Xiu's team had taken, and it was now showing the 20th floor.

"Liu Feng said the elevator can only go up to the 10th floor. That's probably a hurdle at the 10th floor. You can only go up after you get past the 10th floor." Lu Qingchuan withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Wang Zekai and the other two. "We need to hurry too. That woman is already on the 20th floor."

He didn't say anything more, turned around and walked to the elevator next to him, and pressed the button.

The elevator doors opened silently, and the four people filed in.

"Let's go up too."

Zhao Hai's voice came from beside Chen Ye.

Chen Ye nodded slightly. The elevator he led his team into was the same one that Lu Qingchuan's team had entered.

The reason is simply for ease of observation; the floor display outside the elevator shows the floor number the elevator is on.

After the six people entered the elevator, Qin Zhaoyang immediately went to the floor control panel, his eyes scanning the row of silver-white number buttons, then turned to Chen Ye: "Brother Ye, which floor are we going to?"

Chen Ye didn't answer immediately. He was looking at the floor buttons in the elevator. The numbers on the buttons for floors 1 to 20 were lit up, but the numbers on the buttons for floors 21 to 100 were not lit up.

"Zhong Xiu is still on the 20th floor. Lu Qingchuan and the others have probably gone there too. Let them rush in first. We'll go up when they can't go any further. There should be mechanical monsters on every floor. Let's get the survival mark and complete the mission first."

Just as Chen Ye finished speaking and was about to press the button for the 19th floor, the system panel popped up with a message from Su Jin.

[Su Jin: Chen Ye, what's the situation inside the control tower? Have you gone in yet? We're outside the plaza and we've seen quite a few teams go in. We're still observing and waiting for your news.]

Chen Ye withdrew his finger and quickly edited a reply.

[Chen Ye: There are many elevators inside the control tower that will ascend to fixed floors. Each floor should have mechanical monsters. The number of elevators is limited, and they can only go up, not down. The strength and number of the mechanical monsters inside are unknown. Whether you go in or not is up to you.]

After replying to the message, he closed the system chat panel. Then he pressed the button for the 19th floor.

The elevator doors closed, and the elevator began to ascend.

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at the same time.

The number of teams in the control tower plaza has doubled compared to before.

The latecomers poured into the metal-paved open space in twos and threes from all directions, their eyes falling on the huge open door and the empty hall inside.

Jiang Ning, Su Jin, and Lei Xing's team were also there; they had actually arrived long ago but were just observing from a distance.

Their current level is considered below average in this survival trial, and they have to avoid other teams. Naturally, they wouldn't have entered when high-level teams were clustered together.

At this moment, the three teams gathered together. Compared to the other passengers who didn't know their backgrounds, they were the ones who knew them well.

"Chen Ye replied." Su Jin closed the system chat panel and looked up at Lei Xing: "He said that there are mechanical monsters on each floor of the control tower, with unknown strength and number. The number of elevators going up is limited, and they can only go up, not down."

Lei Xing glanced at the open metal door and said, "Our level wasn't an advantage on the G4939 train, and it's even less of an advantage in this three-star trial. Do you want to go in?"

"If you want to get the survival mark quickly, you have to go inside."

Su Jin has made her decision. The addition of Wang Ze and Xia Yan has significantly improved her team's strength compared to before. Although the team's overall level is not high, it has two S-level talents.

Lei Xing nodded: "Then let's give it a shot. It'll probably be hard to get the survival mark by killing those ordinary mechanical monsters outside."

Su Jin looked at Jiang Ning: "What about you? Let's go in together."

Jiang Ning's gaze lingered on the massive metal door for a moment before returning to it: "You guys go ahead, the three of us won't go in."

Su Jin frowned slightly, but didn't say anything more.

Lei Xing glanced at Jiang Ning but didn't say anything.

Those present are all survivors who have endured numerous trials of survival. Each person has their own judgment, and forcibly persuading them would be superfluous.

"Then you all be careful."

Su Jin withdrew his gaze and led the team toward the metal door.

Lei Xing's team followed closely behind Su Jin.

The two groups crossed the square and entered through the huge, open doorway.

Jiang Ning watched them walk away, then turned to look at Jian Lan and Li Jiahao behind her: "Let's go."

Jian Lan asked in a low voice, "Brother Ning, are we really not going in? What if all the elevators have already gone up, and we won't be able to get in even if we want to?"

Jiang Ning did not answer immediately. He strode towards the outside of the square. He knew perfectly well what strength the three of them possessed now.

Jian Lan and Li Jiahao are too weak; they'd just be cannon fodder if they went in.

He alone couldn't possibly compete with high-level passengers for survival marks, and he might not even be able to beat Su Jin and Lei Xing.

All he can do now is gamble on the probability of ordinary mechanical monsters dropping the mark, and whether they will encounter a lucky person who gets the mark.