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

"Watch out! It's about to unleash a powerful attack!"

Yang Zhen's shout came from behind.

Before he could finish speaking, the cold wave centered on the giant beast exploded, and the frosty white cold air spread outwards in a ring at an astonishing speed, instantly freezing the snow on the ground into a smooth layer of ice wherever it passed.

Zhong Xiu's golden wings suddenly flapped upon contact with the cold wave, lifting her upwards.

But the cold air spread faster than she expected. A thin layer of ice quickly formed on the soles of her boots in the cold wave, and she paused slightly in mid-air before regaining her balance.

Gulina's demon wings also retracted and enveloped her body the moment the cold wave arrived. She was thrown backward several meters by the impact of the cold wave, and the patterns on the surface of the demon wings shone with a dark luster, keeping the cold air out.

The closest person, Lu Qingchuan, had a thin layer of frost covering his body, but the frost did not thicken after covering him, and he was not greatly affected.

Chen Ye was also unaffected; his high physical constitution minimized the impact of the cold on him.

But it's different for others.

Yang Zhen reacted just before the cold wave broke out, slamming his hands on the ground. A blue-white ice wall rose up in front of him, blocking most of the impact of the cold air.

But his two teammates reacted a beat too slow, and the young woman was hit head-on by the cold wave, freezing the moment she came into contact with the cold air.

Zhao Hai crossed his arms in front of him, but his legs were frozen. Chen Ye flashed in front of Zhao Hai, grabbed him, and retreated.

Other ranged attackers were also retreating rapidly.

Qin Zhaoyang climbed over a protruding ice rock, repeatedly shouting, "So cold! So cold!"

Zhou Yating also hid behind the ice rock, and only after the cold wave passed did she stick out half of her body.

After releasing that wave of cold air, the behemoth's aura noticeably weakened.

A few wisps of white cold air still lingered around him. The wound on his shoulder and neck, which Lu Qingchuan had cleaved open, had stopped bleeding, and a layer of frosty white ice had formed on the surface of the wound.

"It's failing! Let's all attack together!"

Yang Zhen's voice came from behind again. This time, his steps were much faster than before, and the ice lotus rapidly condensed between his palms.

He pushed forward with both hands, and the ice lotus transformed into a blue-white stream of light, striking the giant beast's knee precisely.

Zhong Xiu returned from mid-air, her right fist glowing golden once more. Instead of aiming for a fatal blow, she precisely struck the beast's already injured right knee joint.

The behemoth's massive body could no longer maintain its balance under the continuous heavy blows.

Its body began to tilt to the right, and large cracks appeared on the knees where Binglian and Zhongxiu had attacked in turn, with cold air seeping out from the cracks.

Gulina's figure folded her demon wings in mid-air, and she fell like a meteor, her long hammer, wrapped in a pale blue halo, smashing down from above onto the center of the giant beast's head.

After a dull thud, the giant beast's head slammed down.

Lu Qingchuan raised his giant axe again. This time he did not leap. The ice beneath his feet shattered the moment he pushed off the ground, and he shot forward like an arrow.

"Sky-Splitting Slash!"

The second giant axe shadow slashed diagonally upwards from the ground, precisely cutting into the wound on the beast's neck that it had already torn open.

The axe's shadow cut deeper than the first time.

The giant beast's body stiffened abruptly, and its deep blue eyes flashed violently for a moment before going dark like two lamps that had been blown out.

Its massive body lost its support, slowly tilted to one side, and then crashed heavily onto the ice with great inertia.

A deafening crash echoed across the snowfield, causing the surrounding snow layers to tremble slightly.

The colossal beast lay on the ice, its body covered in ice crystals that were slowly cracking, with tiny fragments constantly peeling off from the cracks.

Its limbs were stiff, and its huge head was tilted to one side.

Lu Qingchuan stood beside the giant beast's head and put the giant axe back to his side.

[Defeat the Frost Bear (BOSS), score +1000]

The system's kill notification flashed past him.

Beside the colossal beast's massive body, a protective shield was quietly closed, revealing a silver treasure chest inside.

He bent down, picked up the treasure chest from the light shield, and put it into his storage space. Then he walked up to Chen Ye and said, "This BOSS is not the Extreme Cold Ice Lord, it's just an ordinary BOSS."

Chen Ye nodded slightly. He had already figured it out. If the gatekeeper BOSS was this weak, it wouldn't be a three-and-a-half-star trial.

Neither he nor Gu Qinghuan made a move, so the BOSS was essentially handed over to Lu Qingchuan.

Yang Zhen, who was not far away, turned his gaze to Lu Qingchuan. The people he had summoned were all incredibly powerful, and it would be almost impossible to snatch the BOSS from them.

He had already determined that Lu Qingchuan was the strongest among this group, but he didn't know that the most powerful Chen Ye hadn't even made a move yet.

After defeating the BOSS, it got dark, and the group decided to set up camp on the spot.

Zhou Yating found a relatively flat spot, raised her right hand high, and fire rain began to condense above her. She then lightly pressed down on a patch of snow in front of her.

A rain of fiery sparks fell, the crimson embers exploding silently upon contact with the snow, evaporating large swaths of snow into white vapor.

After just a few breaths, the ground revealed the frozen soil and gravel beneath.

Chen Ye glanced at the cleared area, took out tents from his storage space, and set them up one by one.

Zhao Hai and Wen Ning helped him hammer the anchor piles into the rock crevices one by one, their movements swift and efficient.

Lu Qingchuan's team also set up camp on the open space cleared by Zhou Yating.

Wang Zekai squatted on the ground pressing down the corners of the tent, while Shen Nanxing opened another tent. Gulina's demon wings had been retracted, and she had returned to her sweet and harmless appearance, arranging the lighting equipment she had obtained from the points mall one by one.

Zhong Xiu's team chose a slightly higher ice platform on the other side of the basin, about fifty or sixty meters away from Chen Ye's camp. Yang Lan was leading three young team members to clear the snow on the ice platform.

Yang Zhen's team set up camp on the more distant edge, against the rock wall of the basin, at a distance of more than 30 or 40 meters from all three sides. The three men set up their tents at a moderate pace.

The three campsites are scattered in three directions of the basin, each illuminated by a faint light source.

A space was cleared between Chen Ye's and Lu Qingchuan's tents, with several lighting devices placed in the middle, and the two groups sat together.