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

Chen Ye's Demon-Slaying Halberd tip arrived first.

The S-rank skill, Yellow Springs Transference, was activated. The black energy on the gun surged the moment it was thrust out, like a bolt of inky lightning piercing through the air and striking the mechanical monster's head directly.

At this critical moment, the mechanical monster raised one of its forelimbs, and the long metal leg covered with dark gray armor was placed in front of its head, blocking the path of the Demon-Slaying Halberd.

"clang--!"

The moment the spearhead collided with the metal armor, a piercing metallic clang rang out.

The tip of the Demon-Slaying Halberd pierced the armored surface of that forelimb, emitting a sharp scraping sound and sparks flying, scattering into tiny specks of light under the cold white light.

A tear was ripped open in the armor surface, but it was not penetrated, exposing the internal metal structure. Tiny arcs of electricity flickered and danced at the edge of the tear.

Chen Ye frowned slightly. His S-rank skill hadn't been able to penetrate it in one hit. Although both were three-star, it was clear that the BOSS on the 50th floor was much stronger than the BOSS on the 30th floor.

The mechanical monster reacted the instant it was hit. Its massive body recoiled sharply, and then its two metal forelimbs rose simultaneously, the drills at their ends spinning at high speed, emitting a piercing shriek.

Zhao Hai's figure cut in from the other side, and the crimson flames of the falling star reached their peak at this moment.

He leaped into the air, his right fist slamming down from above, the crimson trail like a meteor streaking across the sky, striking the mechanical monster's other forelimb joint hard.

"boom--!"

Flames exploded at the joint, and crimson shockwaves spread outwards, causing the metal plates on the surrounding ground to tremble slightly.

The mechanical monster's forelimb sank sharply under the impact, and the drill's rotation was briefly interrupted.

Gu Qinghuan's throwing knife arrived at the same moment. The high-speed vibrating silver-white throwing knife accurately passed through the crack torn open by Chen Ye's spear tip and embedded itself into the mechanical structure inside the armor.

The blade vibrated violently inside, severing several cables and the drive shaft. Tiny arcs of electricity burst from the cracks, crackling in the air.

The mechanical monster paused noticeably for a moment, and its pair of scarlet electronic eyes flashed rapidly a few times.

Wen Ning's raised right hand suddenly swung down from behind.

The lightsaber, which had been poised for a long time, slashed down from above, its blade drawing a golden arc as it precisely cut into the gap between the mechanical monster's head and torso.

The sword-like blade, formed from condensed light elements, cut into the crevice to a depth of about thirty centimeters, emitting a hissing sound.

The mechanical monster's body trembled violently, and all eight legs simultaneously retracted half a step.

Qin Zhaoyang's arrows were fired at the same moment the lightsaber cut in—one, two, three—his explosive arrows were fired in succession.

However, the monsters on this floor are far stronger than those on the previous floors.

When Qin Zhaoyang's explosive arrows struck the armor surface, they could only produce a small burst of sparks and a slight dent; they couldn't even completely penetrate the outer shell.

Zhou Yating did not use the A-level area-of-effect skill Thousand Flames Rain because Chen Ye and Zhao Hai were fighting the BOSS at close range. She kept condensing ice arrows at her fingertips and shooting them out, but the damage caused was negligible.

The main force in the battle was always Chen Ye, Gu Qinghuan, and Zhao Hai.

Chen Ye wielded the Demon-Slaying Halberd with incredible speed, alternating between using the Yellow Springs Transference technique and basic thrusting attacks.

His marksmanship became increasingly sharp in actual combat, with each shot hitting the same spot precisely, gradually widening the rift he had torn open himself.

Gu Qinghuan's throwing knives continued to cut in between his attacks, the blades repeatedly twisting and slicing through the monster's internal mechanical structure, severing cable after cable, and shattering gear and bearing after gear.

Her attack frequency was extremely high; each time the throwing knife was drawn and then pierced again, it left new damage inside that massive metal body.

Zhao Hai moved around the monster's flanks, the crimson flames of the Heavenly Fire Falling Star repeatedly slamming into the mechanical behemoth's joints and connections, destroying its mobility in the most violent way.

As time went on, the mechanical monster's movements became slower and slower.

Its eight legs began to show obvious sluggishness and jamming, with each leg lift and landing accompanied by a dry friction sound from the hydraulic rods.

The armor shell at the leg joints had been smashed with several cracks by Zhao Hai, exposing the internal transmission structure, and the arc of electricity from the broken cable kept flashing at the break.

It turned its head slower and slower, and its scarlet electronic eyes blinked less and less frequently, as if it were processing a large amount of overloaded abnormal information at the same time.

Chen Ye spotted an opening.

He pushed off the ground with his right leg, leaping into the air. The Demon-Slaying Halberd thrust downwards from above, its tip carrying the black energy of the Yellow Springs, piercing through the crack at the head of the mechanical behemoth that had been repeatedly torn apart.

"puff--!"

The mechanical monster's body suddenly froze, its eight legs stopping all at the same moment, like a giant machine that had suddenly lost power. Its dark red electronic eyes flashed twice rapidly.

"Gu Qinghuan! You finish the kill!"

Chen Ye called out.

Without the slightest hesitation, Gu Qinghuan pierced the crack in the monster's head with the silver-white throwing knife that had been vibrating at high speed. The blade spun several times inside, completely shredding the still-functioning parts in the core.

"boom--!"

A dull metallic cracking sound came from inside the monster, and then its body began to lose its balance, slowly tilting to one side and crashing to the ground with tremendous inertia, making a deafening thud.

The mechanical monster's massive body smashed through several metal plates on the ground, sending fragments flying in all directions. Internal parts and broken cables burst out from the gaps in its armor, scattering across the ground.

Above Gu Qinghuan's head, a silver-white six-pointed star cursor slowly appeared.

She lowered her head slightly, her gaze falling on the ground next to the mechanical wreckage at her feet.

There lay a skill book, its cover a deep silver-gray, with a fully drawn bow and arrow pattern engraved on it.

Gu Qinghuan picked up the skill book, but instead of opening the cover to look at it, she tossed it to Qin Zhaoyang, who was not far away: "A ranged skill, you can use it."

Qin Zhaoyang subconsciously reached out and caught it, then looked down at it, opened the cover, and a blue light screen unfolded before his eyes.

[Rank A Skill: Armor-Piercing Arrow]

[Skill Description: Ranged skill. Consumes 40 stamina points to imbue arrows fired from a bow or crossbow with armor-piercing properties, dealing damage equal to four times the base strength. This effect can stack with talents.]

"It's an A-level skill! I'm rich!"

Without saying a word, Qin Zhaoyang clicked to learn, and the skill book in his hand instantly turned into countless tiny specks of light and disappeared.