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

The control tower has 80 floors.

The moment the elevator doors slid open, a wave of scorching heat rushed towards us, distorting the cold white lights in the air.

Chen Ye stepped out of the sedan chair, his gaze quickly sweeping across the hall.

The ceiling height of this floor is nearly twenty meters, and the dome is an arched metal structure. Light strips extend along the curvature of the dome, converging at the highest point to form a huge circular halo.

The hall floor was still covered with dark gray metal plates, but now many parts were blackened and deformed by the fire, with the edges curled up, revealing the charred cables and insulation material underneath.

The first few people who came up had already fallen to the ground, their bodies charred and emitting blue smoke, lying motionless.

Some people were kneeling on the ground, coughing, their cheeks flushed red from the heat, and panting heavily.

High above the dome, a giant mechanical bird was circling and flying.

Its wingspan is estimated to be over fifteen meters, and its outstretched wings are made up of countless fine metal feathers that gleam with a silvery-gray luster under the lights.

With each flap of its wings, tiny sparks fall from the gaps in the feathers, like a small rain of fire.

Its head is streamlined, resembling that of a raptor, with a row of flat jet nozzles directly in front of it, which are now faintly glowing red.

Those people who just fell to the ground were the ones left behind after being swept away by the flames spewed from the nozzle.

The giant mechanical bird's pair of scarlet electronic eyes were scanning the passengers who had just entered the hall from its high position, as if selecting its next target.

Chen Ye gripped the Demon-Slaying Halberd, his gaze fixed on the circling mechanical giant bird, and his brows furrowed slightly.

He was used to ground combat, and the attack range of the Demon-Slaying Halberd was not enough to deal with aerial targets like this. Even if he could jump up and thrust out a spear, he would not be able to fight for long in the air without any leverage.

"Gu Qinghuan, can your throwing knife hit that big bird up there?"

As soon as Chen Ye spoke, Gu Qinghuan had already moved.

A silver-white throwing knife shot out from her side, its vibration frequency suddenly increasing, the buzzing sound changing from low to high, and then it transformed into a silver streak that shot out.

The silver line pierced through the heat-distorted air, heading straight for the mechanical giant bird's abdomen.

"clang--!"

The throwing knife struck the giant bird's abdominal armor, producing a crisp metallic clang and sparks flying.

The blade tip penetrated about two centimeters; the armor was much thicker than expected.

The mechanical giant bird paused slightly, and its pair of crimson electronic eyes simultaneously turned towards the ground.

Instead of retaliating immediately, it flapped its wings and rose several meters higher, widening the distance again.

Wen Ning raised her right hand, and light elements rapidly gathered above her palm, quickly forming a sword of judgment in mid-air. The moment she lowered her hand, the light sword shot out diagonally, slashing towards the side wing of the mechanical giant bird.

At the same time, Shen Nanxing raised one hand high, and above his palm, a spear formed from lightning was rapidly taking shape. The spear was entirely blue-white, with arcs of electricity constantly leaping across its surface, emitting a series of fine, dense crackling sounds.

She thrust her forearm forward, sending the spear flying and leaving a straight, bluish-white trail in the air as it hurtled towards the mechanical giant bird.

The two attacks arrived almost simultaneously.

The lightsaber struck the mechanical giant bird's left wing, cutting a shallow gash in the dense metal feathers, sending fragments and sparks flying in all directions.

The lightning spear that followed precisely struck the same spot, and the electric arc spread inward along the crack, emitting a piercing "sizzling" sound, further tearing the crack apart.

The giant mechanical bird let out a sharp mechanical screech, and its entire body suddenly tilted to one side after being attacked, leaning about half a meter to the lower left.

Yang Lan, from Zhong Xiu's team, used a longbow as her weapon. She drew the bowstring taut, and the arrow flew out, transforming into a burning firebird in mid-air. Spreading its wings, it streaked with crimson light as it crashed into the abdomen of the mechanical giant bird.

A burst of intense fire erupted upon contact, and the shockwave sent the giant bird veering off course once more.

Those passengers who also possessed long-range attack capabilities all took action at that moment.

Someone pushed forward with both hands, conjuring wind blades that continuously slashed at the base of the mechanical giant bird's wings. The wind blades struck the metal feathers, producing a dense metallic scraping sound, and sparks rained down.

Someone conjured ice spears and fired them continuously at the mechanical giant bird's nozzles. The ice spears vaporized rapidly upon contact with the high temperature, creating a cloud of white mist.

Dozens of attacks rose from the ground simultaneously, exploding all over the mechanical giant bird's body.

Sparks, electric arcs, ice mist, and the marks left by the impact of wind blades left one scar after another on the metal shell.

The giant mechanical bird began to violently flip, dive, and climb at high altitude, attempting to evade the overwhelming long-range attacks through high-speed maneuvering.

It traced irregular trajectories in the air, its silvery-gray metallic feathers constantly shedding tiny sparks as it tumbled.

However, the density of attacks on the ground was too great. Even though it avoided most of the attacks, a considerable number of arrows, light blades, lightning spears, and energy bullets still landed precisely on its wings and body shell, leaving more and more cracks and damage.

Chen Ye stood slightly to the left of the front of the crowd, holding the Demon-Slaying Halberd horizontally in his hand with the tip pointing slightly downwards.

His gaze remained fixed on the giant mechanical bird soaring through the air, observing its trajectory and rhythm as it dodged each attack.

Lu Qingchuan stood about five meters to his right, also without making a move, his gaze following the swirling silver-gray figure in the air, just like Chen Ye's.

Zhong Xiu stood on the other side of the hall, arms crossed, also observing the giant mechanical bird overhead.

None of the three made a move; they were all waiting.

The giant mechanical bird above the hall was already teetering on the brink of collapse under such intense firepower.

Most of these passengers are at level 18 or 19, not low-level passengers, and each of their skills can cause a certain degree of substantial damage.

Its flight altitude decreased significantly from 20 meters to about 15 meters.

The vibration frequency of the wings was no longer as stable as it had been initially. The tear at the base of the right wing, which had been repeatedly attacked by the lightsaber and the lightning spear, was widening. Several metal feathers had broken off from the gap and were tumbling in mid-air before falling to the ground.

Its two crimson electronic eyes no longer blinked regularly, but began to flicker abnormally, and its body tilted noticeably as it hovered.

The giant mechanical bird suddenly turned again in mid-air, attempting to gain altitude and regain its maneuverability.

However, its right wing could no longer support such a violent change of direction, and during the ascent, a sharp metallic tearing sound came from the crack at the base of the right wing.

Then its body suddenly sank downwards, its flight altitude dropping abruptly from fifteen meters to ten meters, and then from ten meters to six meters. The massive metal body shook violently in the air.

In that instant, the three figures moved simultaneously.