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

Chen Ye's gaze lingered on her face for two seconds, as if he understood what she meant, but he did not interrupt her.

Gu Qinghuan continued, "My mental power is enough to make me immune to the Tiger Roar Pulse, so you can use the item. We can both be unaffected. You will be responsible for killing the final boss, and I will be responsible for killing Zhong Xiu."

Chen Ye pondered for a moment, then a slow smile curved his lips: "It is indeed a good idea. Let's do as you say."

He withdrew his hand and put the White Tiger Seal into his storage space.

Gu Qinghuan watched him put away the White Tiger Seal, and then added, "After defeating the final BOSS, you have to return the items to me."

"Don't worry, would I steal your props?"

Chen Ye felt much more relaxed. Zhong Xiu's greatest advantage was her speed, but her physique wasn't high. On the 90th floor, the mechanical giant tiger's claw almost killed her.

If she hadn't drunk the recovery potion in time, those three claw marks would have been enough to kill her. The tiger's roar pulse from the White Tiger Seal perfectly countered her speed advantage.

Chen Ye turned to Gu Qinghuan, his tone becoming more serious: "By the way, the later survival trials will most likely involve multiple trains participating simultaneously. Are you going to stay alone the whole time? Why don't you join my team?"

Gu Qinghuan looked at him, remained silent for a moment as if thinking about something, and then spoke, her tone still calm: "Let's talk about it after we safely pass this survival trial."

She didn't give a direct answer, but she didn't refuse outright either.

Chen Ye nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

……

Three hours later.

One by one, the people in the lobby stood up from the floor and walked towards the elevator, continuing to ascend to the upper floors.

It took them nearly ten hours to clear floors 91 to 99, with the strength of the mechanical monsters on each floor steadily increasing.

However, despite the combined efforts of Chen Ye, Zhong Xiu, Lu Qingchuan, and Gu Qinghuan, they still failed to create any real obstacles.

When Chen Ye pierced the head of the last mechanical monster on the 99th floor with a single shot, the metal wreckage crashed to the ground with a dull thud, hitting the dark gray metal floor.

He sheathed the Demon-Slaying Halberd at his side, summoned the system trial panel, and glanced at the remaining trial time.

Countdown: 28:05:39

With more than a day left, the cooldown of the Shadow Ring was over, while the Xuanwu Ring was still on cooldown, but he wasn't in a hurry to go up.

Chen Ye turned off the control panel and turned to look at his equally exhausted teammates behind him: "Take a good rest, there's still plenty of time, no rush."

Upon hearing this, everyone sat down to rest.

Chen Ye also leaned against the metal wall and closed his eyes.

Those passengers who had exhausted a lot of energy in the battle on the 99th floor took out potions and drank them to fully restore their health.

The hall quickly quieted down.

All the mechanical monsters on this floor have been cleared away, and everyone present has completed their trial mission. There is nothing left to be wary of.

Everyone leaned against the metal wall, closing their eyes to rest; one could even hear the soft snoring of other passengers.

Time passed slowly in silence.

When Chen Ye opened his eyes, ten hours had already passed.

He stretched his slightly stiff neck and glanced at the other side of the hall.

Zhong Xiu was leaning against the metal wall opposite her with her eyes closed. When Chen Ye's gaze fell on her, she seemed to sense something and opened her eyes as well.

Their gazes met for a fleeting moment in mid-air, across half the hall.

Then Zhongxiu stood up, her movements swift and decisive, without any unnecessary hesitation.

Yang Lan and Sun Wu stood up right after her.

But this time, apart from the two people next to her, none of the other passengers on train G4928 moved.

Zhong Xiu looked around, his brows furrowing slightly, and said in a rough and direct voice, "What are you waiting for? This survival trial will end after we finish the last level."

A middle-aged man sitting at the foot of the wall slowly stood up.

He was around forty years old, with a sturdy build and several old scars on his face.

He looked at Zhong Xiu: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether we go up or not. We can barely break through the defenses of the boss on the 90th floor, do you think we can even move the boss on the 100th floor?"

The middle-aged man didn't explicitly resist in his tone, but his intention not to follow was quite clear.

Several passengers who had been observing the scene nodded slightly, while others remained silent in agreement.

"Yes, Sister Zhong, it's enough for you and the two teams on train G4939 to go up. If even you can't kill the boss on the 100th floor, there's no point in us going up."

"We're not even level 20 yet, so we're useless. Let's just wait here. We've already completed the trial missions anyway."

"With Sister Zhong's strength, she should be able to kill the boss on the 100th floor, so it doesn't really matter whether we go or not."

Voices rang out, each carrying a tacit rejection, and some people were already leaning against the wall, as if to solidify their stance.

These people on the 90th floor have clearly seen the gap between themselves and the top combat power.

They could get points and loot by following the bosses on floors 91 to 99, but they couldn't deal any damage to the boss on floor 100 and might even get killed instantly, so naturally they didn't want to go.

Zhong Xiu stood still, glanced around at those who were sitting or leaning, clearly not wanting to move anymore, and a cold smile appeared on her lips.

"Trying to reap the benefits without sowing?"

The moment Zhong Xiu finished speaking, her wings of light suddenly unfolded behind her. Her figure left only a blurry afterimage in the air before she appeared in front of the middle-aged man who had spoken first.

The middle-aged man's pupils suddenly contracted, and before he could even open his mouth and utter a sound, Zhong Xiu's right hand had already gripped his neck.

"Click—"

The sound of bones cracking echoed through the hall, so crisp it made your teeth ache.

The middle-aged man's body stiffened for a moment, then collapsed to the ground like a puppet stripped of all its support.

His eyes were still open, the light in his pupils was rapidly fading, and the last expression on his face was frozen in an incredulous bewilderment.

The hall was deathly silent.

The passengers who were originally leaning against the wall, sitting on the ground, and exchanging glances with each other were now all frozen in place.

No one spoke, no one moved; everyone's eyes were fixed on the corpse lying on the ground, then quickly looked away.

Zhong Xiu's gaze swept over the passengers on train G4928: "Who else wants to wait here?"

No one answered.

Those passengers who had been so assertive before all lowered their heads now.

Some people stared at the tips of their shoes, some pretended to check the system panel, and some had already silently stood up.

The atmosphere in the hall was completely reversed in an instant.

Zhong Xiu stopped looking at them, turned around, and gazed across half the hall, landing in Chen Ye's direction: "You've all rested enough, haven't you?"