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

The sound was extremely high-frequency, like the hiss of some metal at its maximum speed, echoing continuously in the empty hall, piercing the eardrums.

The mechanical tiger's enormous, silver-white head turned at an extremely slow angle.

Its scarlet electronic eyes were no longer as stable as before, and the light became intermittent.

But its sensory system clearly still retains a last vestige of function, struggling to pinpoint the source of the strange noise.

Its head turned to a secluded corner on the right side of the hall.

Gu Qinghuan stood there, her hands clasped together, and the throwing knife was spinning rapidly between her palms. The vibration frequency of the blade was so high that it was almost impossible to track with the naked eye; all that could be seen was a blurry, silvery-white ball of light dancing between her palms.

The brightness of the light was increasing at an alarming rate. When the light reached its peak, the throwing knife shot out, so fast that it almost exceeded the limits of vision, like a silver thread flashing through the air.

The mechanical tiger's scarlet electronic eyes shone brightly at this moment, as if sensing a deadly threat. Its massive metal body attempted a final evasive maneuver, but it was too late.

The Tiger Roar Pulse had drained its last bit of energy reserves, leaving it unable to support any rapid displacement.

The silver light pierced through the front of its head, cutting a tiny hole in the very center of its skull, and then exited from the back of its head.

The silver throwing knife showed no signs of slowing down. After piercing the mechanical tiger's head, the silver light continued forward, drawing an almost straight trajectory in mid-air before precisely embedding itself in the metal wall dozens of meters away.

"boom--!"

A dull thud echoed through the empty hall as the blade of the throwing knife sank completely into the metal wall, leaving only a narrow crack.

On the mechanical tiger's head, the edge of the hole that had been pierced through it still emitted tiny arcs of electricity.

Its body is like a machine that has suddenly lost power, with all its joints losing power at the same moment.

The scarlet electronic eye flashed one last time, the light rapidly fading deep within its pupil, turning from dark red to gray.

The massive metal body crashed to the ground with a thud, slamming onto the dark gray metal floor, causing the entire hall floor to tremble.

Chen Ye's consciousness returned to clarity the instant the Tiger Roar Pulse dissipated, and the scene in his vision became clear again from blurry.

He maintained his spear-wielding stance, the tip of the Demon-Slaying Halberd less than half a meter from the mechanical tiger's neck, but the silver-white beast had already fallen to the ground.

Chen Ye retrieved the Demon-Slaying Halberd, shifting his gaze from the massive mechanical wreckage on the ground to the right edge of the hall.

Gu Qinghuan stood there, her hands down at her sides, her expression calm.

Chen Ye's lips slowly curved into a smile: "He really is the sixth one."

There was no sarcasm in those words, only a sense of relief after his judgment had been verified. From the moment the second tiger roar erupted, he had already confirmed one thing in his heart.

That tiger's roar was a mental attack, but Gu Qinghuan's innate mental talent gave her a natural resistance to such attacks.

She waited the whole time, waiting for the perfect moment, waiting for the tiger's roar to freeze everyone in place, waiting for the BOSS to be at his last gasp before delivering the fatal blow.

Gu Qing strode over and landed next to the wreckage of the mechanical giant tiger.

There, a hemispherical transparent light cover rested quietly on the ground. Inside the light cover lay something: a palm-sized white jade seal, square and heavy, with a smooth, mirror-like surface that gleamed with a warm glow under the cool white light.

She bent down and picked up the white jade seal, glanced at the item information, and then put it into her storage space.

Then she raised her right arm and gently hooked her two fingers together towards the metal wall dozens of meters away.

A beam of silver light shot out from the crack in the wall, tracing an arc in mid-air before landing steadily in her palm.

The hall fell silent.

All eyes were on Gu Qinghuan. They hadn't expected that the one who ultimately killed her was this young woman who didn't seem to have a strong presence.

Zhong Xiu's gaze lingered on Gu Qinghuan for a long time before slowly withdrawing it.

Yang Lan walked to Zhong Xiu's side and lowered her voice: "She's very strong."

Zhong Xiu didn't speak. She looked in Gu Qinghuan's direction, her usual coldness now tinged with scrutiny.

Sun Wu leaned in from the other side: "Sister Zhong, that attack dealt a lot of damage. What if the target was..."

"I know."

Zhong Xiu interrupted him.

Sun Tzu shut his mouth and said nothing more.

On the other side, Wang Zekai turned to look at Lu Qingchuan: "Brother Chuan, that Gu Qinghuan is only level 16. She was able to ignore the BOSS monster's roar, and the strength of that last attack didn't seem like something a normal level 16 could do."

Lu Qingchuan also withdrew his gaze from Gu Qinghuan. He nodded slightly without speaking, but a subtle ripple also passed through his usually calm eyes.

Gulina reached out and tugged at his sleeve: "That older sister is amazing."

Wang Zekai was tugged by her, and when he came to his senses, he chuckled dryly twice: "Indeed impressive."

Shen Nanxing stood on the other side of Lu Qingchuan, her gaze fixed on the metal wall pierced by the throwing knife. Looking at the narrow crack, she said softly, "She should have a mental talent, and her rating is above S-level."

She herself possessed an S-rank mental elemental talent, but she still fell into a brief daze when faced with the Tiger Roar Pulse.

In the center of the hall, Chen Ye's team gathered together.

Gu Qinghuan glanced in the direction of Zhong Xiu in the distance: "If we manage to kill the final 100th floor BOSS again, Zhong Xiu will definitely attack us. The item I just got can slow down his speed."

Zhao Hai frowned: "What do you mean?"

"Strike first to gain the upper hand. When the final boss is about to die, use an item to steal the boss and kill Zhong Xiu."

Gu Qinghuan's voice was flat, as if she were stating something that had been repeatedly rehearsed.

Chen Ye's gaze lingered on her face for a moment: "Can I see that item you obtained?"

Gu Qinghuan flipped her hand, and the white jade seal appeared in her palm.

The square and sturdy seal body gleamed with a warm glow under the cool white light, its surface as smooth as a mirror, without a single unnecessary line.

She handed the seal to Chen Ye.

Chen Ye took the seal. It was cool to the touch and felt as delicate as a piece of old jade that had been handled for many years.

He summoned the item attribute panel, and a pale blue light screen unfolded in front of him.

[Props: White Tiger Seal]

[Rank: Silver]

[Effect: Releases a tiger's roar pulse upon use, causing all targets within the area except the user to be briefly stunned. Cooldown: 24 hours.]

Chen Ye's gaze lingered on the words "Tiger Roar Pulse" for a moment.

This is exactly the same skill as the mechanical giant tiger BOSS on this floor, which is equivalent to area silence. The effect is so bad that it can't distinguish between friend and foe.

Chen Ye examined the white jade seal in his palm for a moment, then looked up and said, "It's a good tool, but we have to be careful when we use it. Otherwise, we won't be able to kill Zhong Xiu, and we'll die at the hands of the BOSS first."

He handed the White Tiger Seal back to Gu Qinghuan.

Gu Qinghuan did not reach out to take it, but looked calmly at Chen Ye: "The timing of its use is indeed very important, and you are the one to seize that opportunity."