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

Zhong Xiu's face was gloomy, and the golden light on her right fist had reached its limit, but she did not make any other moves.

The BOSS has already been killed by Chen Ye, and the only item it dropped was a weapon. She also didn't have any S-rank polearm skills.

Now she only has Yang Lan by her side, while Chen Ye still has several capable fighters on his side.

Although she had been tricked, fighting to the death was not a wise choice. Although she still had trump cards up her sleeve, her opponent might also have unused trump cards, which was why they were so fearless.

Her gaze lingered on the spear for a moment, then shifted away, slowly loosening her right fist, and the condensed golden light dissipated.

"Walk."

She only said that one word.

Yang Lan's gaze lingered on Zhong Xiu's face for a moment before she slowly lowered her longbow and followed Zhong Xiu's steps.

Chen Ye stood beside the wreckage of the BOSS, watching Zhong Xiu and Yang Lan walk into the elevator.

The elevator doors closed silently, and the numbers on the floor display began to drop.

He didn't immediately bend down to pick up the fallen items. Instead, he first confirmed that the elevator had descended at least five floors before turning his attention away.

At this moment, the time for his dual-item state also expired. The silver-white flame coat of the Extreme Shadow state faded away, and the four cyan light shields protecting him from the Black Tortoise dissipated.

"She just left like that, without even saying a harsh word."

Zhao Hai strode over, his gaze also falling on the elevator display screen that was descending.

"She was also afraid. She knew nothing about us, and I had just used three items in the last wave. She thought I might have other trump cards up my sleeve."

Chen Ye also breathed a sigh of relief. Zhong Xiu's retreat was the best outcome. He had already used the White Tiger Seal, and he had no way to restrain Zhong Xiu's speed. Although it would be difficult for Zhong Xiu to kill him, it would be very easy for him to kill Wen Ning and Zhao Hai.

Zhao Hai frowned: "With her high level, why would she be afraid?"

"Zhongxiu doesn't know our exact level. She's also a cautious person. When facing an opponent whose strength is unknown, retreating is the safest option."

After Chen Ye finished speaking, his gaze shifted from the direction of the elevator door to the protective shield next to the BOSS's remains on the ground: "Perhaps the items dropped by this BOSS didn't significantly improve her, so she let us have them."

He bent down and picked up the spear from inside the light shield. It was icy cold to the touch, and the spear was much heavier than the Demon-Slaying Halberd.

The gun body is entirely silver-white, covered with a layer of fine dragon scale patterns. The outline of each dragon scale is clearly discernible, extending from the tail of the gun to the tip. A layer of pale purple light slowly flows across the surface of the scale patterns.

He put the Demon-Slaying Halberd back into his storage space, grasped the shaft of the new spear in his right hand, held it horizontally in front of him, and felt its center of gravity and balance.

Chen Ye was still somewhat disappointed, as the bosses on floors 70, 80, and 90 all dropped items directly.

Of the three items—skills, items, and weapons—weapons undoubtedly provide the least boost to strength, and it's a bit stingy that the boss only drops weapons.

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

【Dragon Scale Ancient Halberd (Purple Quality)】

[Type: Melee Weapon]

[Effect: Strength +30]

[Note: Increases the user's Strength attribute by 30 points. Equipment-based attribute bonuses do not benefit from talent or skill amplification.]

Chen Ye looked at the description "Strength +30" and raised his eyebrows slightly.

The Demon-Slaying Halberd only adds 10 points of strength, but this new spear triples that amount.

His base strength is 80 points, and with the 30-point bonus from this weapon, his basic attack strength has reached 110 points. So it seems that losing the weapon isn't such a bad idea.

At this level, he had not yet seen a second weapon of purple quality.

Zhao Hai leaned closer to glance at the panel, his tone clearly surprised: "A direct increase of 30 points of strength? Is a purple quality panel that ridiculously powerful?"

Wen Ning also walked over, her gaze lingering on the silver-white spear for a moment: "I thought before that weapons had little effect on improving strength, but now it seems that the leap in weapon quality is much greater than expected."

Chen Ye held the silver-white spear in his hand, horizontally across his chest. The pale purple halo on the spear body flowed slowly along the dragon scale pattern, and the spear tip gleamed with a cold light even sharper than the Demon-Slaying Halberd under the cold white light.

He swung the Dragon Scale Halberd twice in front of him, and the sound of the spear cutting through the air was even deeper and more resonant than before.

He could feel the force transmitted from the gun to his arm more crisply and directly with each swing.

Zhao Hai glanced at the elevator next to him: "The elevator can go down now, let's go down too. Zhao Yang and Zhou Yating are still waiting downstairs."

"Let's go, this survival trial is over."

Chen Ye put the Dragon Scale Halberd into his storage space and walked towards the elevator. When he reached the elevator door, he paused and glanced at the passengers in the lobby who had not yet left.

Lu Qingchuan's team was standing on the other side of the hall. Lu Qingchuan hadn't shown any outstanding performance from beginning to end, so much so that when Zhong Xiu proposed a joint attack on the BOSS, Lu Qingchuan was excluded.

However, Chen Ye was certain that Lu Qingchuan was not that simple.

Lu Qingchuan noticed Chen Ye's gaze and nodded slightly.

Chen Ye nodded, then looked away and stepped into the elevator.

Zhao Hai and Wen Ning followed closely behind, while Gu Qinghuan walked at the very back of the group.

The elevator doors closed silently, and the elevator descended smoothly. The numbers on the display started jumping from 100, then passed 99, 98, and finally stopped on the 79th floor.

The moment the elevator doors slid open, Chen Ye's brows furrowed sharply.

The elevator entrance was completely blocked by red vines covered in sharp thorns.

The vines, as thick as an arm and covered with fine barbs, intertwined and piled up, sealing off the entire elevator exit as a thick wall.

Zhao Hai's gaze lingered on the dark red vines for a moment, his pupils contracting slightly: "These are... the kind of vines from the Blood Mist Forest?"

"Zhaoyang's in trouble, damn it!"

Before Chen Ye finished speaking, the Dragon Scale Halberd had already appeared in his hand, with a pale purple halo flowing around the spear.

He gripped the gun horizontally, and with a powerful sweep of his arms, the blade made a dull tearing sound as it cut through the vines, sap splattering everywhere.

After several shots, the vines were forcibly cleaved open, revealing the interior of the 79th-floor lobby through the crack.

The entire space was covered by dark red vines.

Thick vines hung from the ceiling, and dense vine roots meandered across the ground like a network of blood vessels.

In the center of the hall, Qin Zhaoyang and Zhou Yating sat on the ground, their gazes casually sweeping over the dark red vines around them.

Zhou Yating tilted her head slightly, as if listening to what Qin Zhaoyang was saying.

Chen Ye's gaze quickly swept across the top of the hall before stopping.

Lei Xing and Li Tianran's bodies were pierced through their torsos by several vines and hung from the ceiling.

Thick vines pierced the corpses' chests, abdomens, and backs of necks, suspending the two bodies in mid-air like specimens nailed to a display shelf.

Dark red blood flowed down the surface of the vine, gathering at the tip of the thorns, and then dripped down, making a "tap-tap-tap" sound as it fell onto the metal floor.

Chen Ye quickly walked through the gaps between the vines to the center of the hall. He glanced at Qin Zhaoyang and Zhou Yating, and only breathed a slight sigh of relief after confirming that they were alright.

"Sunshine!"

He shouted.