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

Chen Ye stepped into the carriage first, followed closely by Gu Qinghuan, Zhao Hai, and the others.

He walked to his seat and sat down. The system settlement panel popped up automatically, and a light blue screen unfolded in front of him.

After so many trials, he had pretty much figured out the pattern. This seat was like a settlement device; every time he sat down after a trial, the settlement panel would pop up.

Chen Ye looked down at the system settlement panel.

[Mechanical City Trial Rewards Settlement!]

Survival Rating: S

[Kill Points: 9980]

Survival Points: 500

[Gained 10480 experience points]

[Gained 10480 point]

The screen flickered, and new information appeared.

[Level upgraded to Lv17!]

[Level upgraded to Lv18!]

[Level upgraded to Lv19!]

[Level upgraded to Lv20!]

[Level upgraded to Lv21!]

【Stamina: 1600 ➔ 2100】

[Energy Points: 1600 ➔ 2100]

[Strength: 80 ➔ 105]

Agility: 19 ➔ 24 (+15)

[Physical Fitness: 80 ➔ 105]

[Mental Strength: 18 ➔ 23]

[Gain 5 free attribute points (free attribute points do not benefit from talent and skill bonuses)]

A trial allowed him to level up five times in a row. He allocated all his free attribute points to agility as usual, and then switched to his attribute panel.

Name: Chen Ye

[Level: Lv21 (4%)]

【Stamina: 2100/2100】

Energy Level: 2100/2100

【Strength: 105】

Agility: 24 (+20)

[Physical Fitness: 105]

【Spirit: 23】

[Talent: Superhuman Strength (SSS)]

[Skills: Netherworld Transfer (S) Thousand-Pound Cannon (B)]

Points: 10700

Free attribute points: 0 points

He stared at the power number on the panel for a while: 105 base power, plus the 30 power boost from the Dragon Scale Halberd, bringing his basic attack to 135 power.

With the six-fold burst damage from the Yellow Springs Transfer and weapon bonuses, the damage reaches 660 points, a value that even a level 30 passenger might not achieve.

As for his mental strength, that remains his biggest weakness; he has no way to deal with props like the White Tiger Seal.

Fortunately, he was physically strong enough that even if he was controlled and took a few hits, it wouldn't be fatal. As long as he could withstand the control time, there was still a chance to turn the tables.

Chen Ye then checked the ranking list.

The top three teams remain the same: Lu Qingchuan is level 23, while Shen Nanxing and Wang Zekai are level 22.

Chen Ye has risen to fourth place, Gu Qinghuan to fifth, and Gu Lina to sixth, all at level 21.

Next up are the level 20 passengers. The team that scored the most points in this trial was Chen Ye, Lu Qingchuan, and Zhong Xiu. They took on all the elite monsters from floors 50 to 79, while the others scored relatively fewer points.

Chen Ye continued scrolling down and found the group of people.

Zhao Haisheng reached level 19, Wen Ning reached level 18, while Qin Zhaoyang and Zhou Yating stopped at level 79 and are now only level 16.

However, what surprised him was Jiang Ning. His level had also reached 19, ranking one place ahead of Zhao Hai. He wondered how many ordinary monsters this guy had killed outside.

After reviewing the rankings, Chen Ye closed the system panel and turned to Zhao Hai on the other side of the aisle: "Brother Hai, have you reached 10,000 points yet?"

Zhao Hai glanced at his panel and shook his head: "Almost there."

Chen Ye nodded slightly.

With one more trial, Zhao Hai and Wen Ning will be able to collect 10,000 points to exchange for an S-level skill selection chest. Even Qin Zhaoyang and Zhou Yating can collect enough points by participating in two more survival trials.

There weren't many people left in carriage number one. Besides Chen Ye's team, Su Jin, Yang Qing, and Li Jiahao, only one other person had returned alive.

This person was the tall, thin guy in Tu Honglie's group. He was sitting in the front row and didn't dare to turn his head, but Chen Ye didn't notice him.

As the train doors clicked shut, it started moving again, and the thick, grayish-white fog that seemed impossible to dissipate reappeared outside the windows.

The death train sped through the gray fog, carrying surviving passengers to an unknown next stop.

……

Carriage number three.

Wang Zekai was leaning back in his chair looking at the rankings on the system panel. His gaze slid down from the first place, stopping when he reached the fourth and fifth places.

"Brother Chuan, Chen Ye got a lot of points this time, leveling up five times in a row, and Gu Qinghuan also leveled up five times in a row."

He tilted the light screen slightly towards Lu Qingchuan.

Lu Qingchuan leaned back in his seat, arms crossed over his chest, eyes half-closed. He didn't open his eyes when he heard Wang Zekai's words: "They've killed several BOSSes. They killed the guardian BOSSes on the 90th and 100th floors. It's not surprising that they've leveled up five times."

Wang Zekai retracted the light screen and tapped his fingers twice on the armrest of his seat: "Speaking of which, we didn't kill a single boss in this trial. Brother Chuan, why aren't you putting in any effort?"

Lu Qingchuan opened his eyes. He glanced at Wang Zekai, a faint smile playing on his lips: "Didn't we finish clearing the elite monsters from floors 51 to 59? We've leveled up too, so what else do we need to do? Besides, it's not a bad thing for us to level up Chen Ye as soon as possible."

He paused and continued, "After three stars, there are four stars. The trials will only get harder and harder. We have also experienced three train mergers. Most of the high-level passengers are like Tu Honglie, who act arrogantly because of their high level. Such people are destined not to live long. But Chen Ye is different. He is not so easy to kill. We will have many opportunities to cooperate with him in the future."

Wang Zekai pursed his lips but did not refute.

He knew that Lu Qingchuan was very strong, so he was just playing a minor role in this trial. As a result, when Zhong Xiu suggested that they work together to kill the BOSS, he didn't include Lu Qingchuan.

"Chen Ye's team is indeed a good partner."

Shen Nanxing's voice came from the back row.

Lu Qingchuan nodded slightly: "So we still need to maintain good relations with them. After this trial ends, there are only 42 people left on this train. After one or two more survival trials, the merger mechanism will inevitably be triggered again, and it is highly likely to be a forward merger. We need partners who are strong and have decent character so that we won't be crushed in the next round of integration."

Upon hearing Lu Qingchuan's words, Gulina looked up and asked, "Captain, didn't you consider trying to steal the kill from the final boss?"

Lu Qingchuan smiled but did not answer.

Of course he had thought about it, but like Zhong Xiu, he was immobilized by the White Tiger Seal. Otherwise, it would have been uncertain who would have been the final boss.

"Speaking of which, Brother Chuan, do you think we'll run into Zhong Xiu again in the next trial?"

Wang Zekai scrolled through the rankings a couple of times before closing the system panel.

"It's hard to say. Their train number is not far from ours, so there is a chance that we will run into each other in the subsequent survival trials. We might even be able to merge into one another train in the next merger."

After Lu Qingchuan finished speaking, he closed his eyes again.

The carriage fell silent again.