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

19th floor of the control tower.

Chen Ye and his group stood at the elevator entrance, with the elevator doors behind them open.

Chen Ye's gaze quickly swept across the space on this floor.

The layout of the 19th floor is completely different from the lobby on the first floor. It is more like a factory workshop with a ceiling height of over ten meters. Dense mechanical cranes and pipelines are suspended from the ceiling, and cool white light strips are embedded between the beams, illuminating the entire space as if it were daytime.

The monsters on this floor are a group of mechanical spiders, completely different from the ordinary mechanical spiders encountered outside.

Each one here is as big as a large off-road vehicle, with eight thick metal legs that hold its massive body firmly in place on the ground.

The eight scarlet electronic eyes on the spiders' heads turned almost simultaneously, locking onto the direction of the elevator exit.

Then they moved.

With all eight metal legs exerting force simultaneously, the massive body charged toward the elevator entrance at a speed completely disproportionate to its size.

The metal toe pierced the grille with a sharp scraping sound, and sparks flew between the toe and the metal plate.

Chen Ye twirled the Demon-Slaying Halberd in his hand, about to meet the attack, but Wen Ning had already moved first.

She slammed her hands down on the metal grating, thick black mist gathering at her fingertips. The mist seeped down through the gaps in the grating and then suddenly erupted on the ground in front of the giant spider.

Several dark, condensed spikes shot out from the metal ground, curving in an arc. After emerging from the ground, the spikes quickly bent downwards, precisely piercing the bodies of the giant spiders that were moving at high speed.

The giant spiders' forward momentum was abruptly halted; their eight legs were pinned to the spot by the shadow spikes, while their massive bodies continued to lean forward due to inertia.

"It's up to you now."

Wen Ning's voice came from behind.

With Chen Ye and Gu Qinghuan, two top-tier combatants, and Zhao Hai in the team, she is no longer needed for damage output.

Her ability to control these mechanical monsters will improve the team's combat efficiency and also enhance the safety of Qin Zhaoyang and Zhou Yating within the team.

Chen Ye didn't turn around. His right leg had already pushed off the ground, and it only took him an instant to go from stillness to explosive power. His body left a blurry afterimage in the workshop.

The Demon-Slaying Halberd trailed behind him, its tip leaving a spark-splattering trail as it sliced ​​through the metal grating, heading straight for the nearest giant spider.

Gu Qinghuan moved almost simultaneously, and six silver-white throwing knives shot out from her side at an extremely fast speed, so fast that the naked eye could only catch six thin lines of silver light.

Six throwing knives slashed at the head of the giant spider that was pinned down from six different angles.

The blade sliced ​​into the junction of the mechanical spider's head and torso, precisely cutting through the dark gray armor plate to reveal the dense internal cables and gear structure.

The first throwing knife cut through the outer casing, the second knife twisted the cable, and the third, fourth, and fifth knives simultaneously cut into the same spot from different angles, tearing the already exposed gap wider and wider.

Chen Ye, standing ahead, thrust his spear repeatedly at the head of a mechanical spider.

With 80 points of base strength plus 10 points of strength from the Demon-Slaying Halberd, each shot pierced through the entire head structure of the mechanical spider, emerging from the top of its brain armor, bringing out a shower of shattered gears and broken cables, with tiny arcs of electricity crackling and leaping on the gun body.

With his high base stats, the only difference between elite monsters and regular monsters is that he takes a few more shots.

With his three thrusts, the giant spider's eight scarlet electronic eyes went out at the same moment, and its massive body lost its support, crashing to the ground with a dull metallic thud.

[Defeat the Mechanical Spider (Elite), score +100]

The system notification flashed past Chen Ye.

He didn't have time to look at the panel; his body had already turned to the next mechanical spider pinned to the spot.

On the other side, Zhao Hai also began his harvest.

His arms, from fingertips to shoulders, were completely metallized. His figure moved swiftly through the workshop, and crimson flames suddenly ignited on his fists, a sign that the Heavenly Fire Falling Star was about to be activated.

He leaped up as he ran, his right fist, glowing with crimson flames, slamming down on the head of a giant, pinned spider.

"boom--!"

Flames exploded at the point of contact, and crimson shockwaves spread in all directions. The mechanical spider's head armor shattered into several pieces during the impact, and internal parts and cables broke off and fell to the ground with a clanging metallic sound.

Without pausing after landing, Zhao Hai slammed his right foot off the grating and charged toward a giant spider below, each step carrying a powerful and relentless rhythm.

Zhou Yating stood at the elevator entrance, raised one hand high, and then swung it down at the three closely spaced mechanical spiders. A rain of fire fell above the three mechanical spiders.

The rain of fire fell on the armor shell with a dense crackling sound. The originally solid dark gray armor plates began to turn red, soften, and melt into fist-sized craters under the continuous scorching fire.

She couldn't deliver a fatal blow, but now that Wen Ning controlled the mechanical spiders, she had enough time to unleash several more Thousand Flame Rains.

Qin Zhaoyang held the Swift Wind Crossbow and fired one explosive arrow after another, each one accurately hitting the weak points in Zhou Yating's armor burned by the fire rain.

The pale red halo exploded the moment the arrow touched the armor, further tearing apart the already softened armor.

The six people worked together seamlessly.

Wen Ning maintained control of the Shadow Spikes, ensuring that each giant spider was firmly pinned to the spot and unable to move.

Chen Ye, Gu Qinghuan, and Zhao Hai are the core damage dealers.

Qin Zhaoyang was helping Zhou Yating deal damage and also earning some points.

The battle lasted for about ten minutes.

When the last giant spider was smashed in the head by Zhao Hai's punch and fell to the ground with a thud, the workshop fell silent again.

Scattered metal fragments and broken cables littered the ground, with tiny arcs of electricity crackling and flickering among the debris.

Chen Ye sheathed his Demon-Slaying Halberd and glanced at the battlefield. "So, has anyone obtained the Survival Mark?"

Zhao Hai glanced at the system panel and shook his head.

"no."

Gu Qinghuan's tone remained calm.

Wen Ning stood up and wiped the fine sweat from her forehead. She was still a little tired from controlling more than a dozen elites at once, but fortunately, Chen Ye and the others killed them quickly enough.

Her gaze swept over everyone's heads: "Since it's a survival mark, it should be like it was in Mirror City. After obtaining the mark, there should be a cursor above your head. Right now, our heads are all bare, which means no one has completed the trial mission."

Qin Zhaoyang stared at his panel, then looked up and pursed his lips: "There's nothing here, just points."