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

The hall fell silent.

About half an hour later, the numbers on the floor display of one of the elevators on the right side of the lobby began to jump, rising from 49 to 79, and then the elevator doors slid open silently.

A group of five people stepped out of the elevator.

The two people walking at the front were Wu Hao and Lü Yang.

Behind them were three people, two men and one woman, all between twenty-five and thirty years old. All three were among the top ten passengers on the G4939 train's class list.

The five of them teamed up while pushing towers. In the battle on the same floor, both sides recognized each other's strength and decided to team up.

The team of five, all at level 19, can be considered the second echelon in this trial.

They have all completed their trial missions, and each of them has a six-pointed star above their head.

After Wu Hao stepped out of the elevator, his gaze quickly swept across the lobby, landing on Chen Ye and Lu Qinchuan. He then walked over quickly, with Lü Yang following beside him.

The three people behind him exchanged glances and followed. They didn't know Chen Ye, but they did know Lu Qingchuan, who was not far from Chen Ye's group. On this G4939 train, Lu Qingchuan's character was quite good.

The five of them found a place to sit down not far from Chen Ye and Lu Qingchuan's group.

Over the next hour, the elevator floor numbers around the lobby jumped from various heights to the 79th floor, then the doors slid open, and passengers emerged in twos and threes.

After exiting the elevator, the passengers of train G4939 quickly scanned the lobby before unanimously converging on the direction where Chen Ye and Lu Qingchuan's group were gathered.

No one spoke; everyone tacitly maintained their distance, sitting three to five meters apart, along the right wall of the hall.

After boarding train G4928, the passengers walked towards the side where Zhongxiu's group was and sat down against the wall not far from her.

The passengers on the two trains split into two distinct camps.

Qin Zhaoyang glanced around at the crowd on both sides and said in a low voice, "Brother Ye, there are clearly more people on train G4928 than on ours right now."

Chen Ye didn't open his eyes, but nodded slightly: "That's normal. After all, their train number is ahead of ours, so they naturally have more passengers in the 18th or 19th grade than us."

Indeed, as Chen Ye said, there were significantly more high-class passengers on train G4928 in the hall than on train G4939.

There were at least twenty people sitting on Zhong Xiu's side, while Chen Ye and Lu Qingchuan's side together had barely more than ten people.

Wen Ning sat against the wall, turning her gaze away from the group of passengers on train G4928: "It seems the final boss scene will be extremely chaotic."

Zhao Hai didn't speak, but his gaze also turned to the opposite side, silently counting the heads in his mind.

Chen Ye opened his eyes, glanced at the layout on both sides, then looked away, his expression unchanged.

He must be able to defeat the final boss on the 80th, 90th, and even 100th floors.

They are currently at a disadvantage in terms of level, and they need to have enough equipment, skills, and items to arm their team, since each trial in the later stages will be a multi-train competition.

He was never worried about getting kills, thanks to the high base stats provided by his SSS-level talent.

Combined with the instant burst of damage from the S-rank skill "Yellow Springs Transference," he is second to none in terms of damage output. In addition, he currently has two items.

Qin Zhaoyang looked around at everyone nearby, his brows furrowing slightly. "Speaking of which, Su Jin, Lei Xing, Jiang Ning, and none of them came up."

Wen Ning glanced at him sideways: "The highest level among them is only 15. If they have already obtained the survival mark on the lower floors, then they just need to wait for the higher-level passengers to kill the BOSS on the last 100 floors. At that time, they can safely pass this survival trial and naturally will not come up to take risks."

Qin Zhaoyang paused for a moment, thought for a while, and then nodded: "That's right, now that you mention it, there's really no need to come up here and take the risk. We're risking our lives to rush up here, while they're just sitting down there waiting to win without lifting a finger."

"It's not about winning by doing nothing, it's about making choices. They know where their combat strength stands and have chosen the survival strategy that best suits them."

Chen Ye had already guessed it. If he were in Chen Ye's shoes, he would have done the same. When the sky falls, someone taller will hold it up. It's just that he is the taller one now.

Qin Zhaoyang leaned back against the wall, remained silent for a moment, and then said in a low voice, "Brother Ye, aren't I the same? Wouldn't going to the 100th floor be too risky? I might get instantly killed too."

Chen Ye turned his head to look at him: "Zhaoyang, you and the class monitor don't need to go to the 100th floor. Your levels are too low, it's too dangerous for you to go. The people gathered here now are at least level 18 or 19, there's no need for you to go."

After saying that, he turned to Zhao Hai and Wen Ning, his gaze lingering on each of their faces for a moment: "Brother Hai, Wen Ning, you can also choose to wait here."

Zhao Hai listened to Chen Ye's words without any hesitation and said calmly, "I'd better go up with you. Zhong Xiu and her group already have a lot more people than us."

Wen Ning nodded slightly: "Zhao Hai is right. I'm afraid that after the final BOSS is killed, Zhong Xiu and his group will have other ideas. It's better to have more people."

Chen Ye looked at the two of them, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded slightly: "Alright, let's go up together then."

Qin Zhaoyang opened his mouth, wanting to say that he could also go up and help, but he swallowed the words back. He knew that if he went up, he would probably only make things worse.

"They're getting ready to go up."

Gu Qinghuan's voice came from the side.

Chen Ye turned his head to look at the other side of the hall. Zhong Xiu had already stood up, her movements swift and decisive. The passengers of train G4928 around her also stood up one after another.

Chen Ye withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Lu Qingchuan, who was a few meters away. Lu Qingchuan also stood up, and the two looked at each other across the distance.

Lu Qingchuan didn't say anything more, just nodded slightly and led the team towards the elevator.

"Walk."

Chen Ye stood up, flipped his hand, and the Demon-Slaying Halberd appeared in his hand.

Gu Qinghuan, Zhao Hai, and Wen Ning then stood up.

"Brother Ye, be careful."

Qin Zhaoyang suddenly said.

Chen Ye turned around: "Don't worry, we will pass this survival trial safely."

After saying that, he walked towards the elevator.

Gu Qinghuan, Zhao Hai, and Wen Ning followed closely behind.

Qin Zhaoyang watched as the people in the lobby entered their respective elevators one by one. The elevator doors closed silently behind them, and the numbers on the floor display began to jump from 79 to 80.

In less than three minutes, the 79th-floor lobby was completely empty, leaving only Qin Zhaoyang and Zhou Yating standing there.

Qin Zhaoyang gave a wry smile: "Squad leader, we've all become a burden."

Zhou Yating turned her head to look at Qin Zhaoyang, her tone calm and serious: "Only by living can we have the opportunity to become stronger. We are already extremely lucky to be able to follow Chen Ye."