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

[He Yunfeng (Carriage 7): Ladies and gentlemen, based on my experience, once the train is full, the next survival trial will most likely be one to obtain survival marks. High-level passengers should act together, under my command.]

He Yunfeng's message lingered in the group for about five seconds, and then messages popped up one after another.

[Zhou Tian (Carriage 8): You're in charge? So the dropped items are yours to distribute? And you expect others to work for you? He Yunfeng, you should stop lying to yourself.]

[Liang Jing (Carriage 7): Zhou Tian, ​​if you don't want to act in unison, then shut up.]

[Zhou Tian (Carriage 8): There are more than just the three of you in Class 26 on this train. Don't you treat the others like human beings? Why do you think you're the boss of this train?]

[Li Rui (Carriage 8): Zhou Tian is absolutely right. Everyone, take my advice: never go with He Yunfeng, or you'll be betrayed without even knowing it. We'll all be the victims.]

[Wang Zekai (Carriage 3): So you were all on the same train before?]

[Li Rui (Carriage 8): That's right, we all came from train G4924. They keep saying "unified action increases survival rate," but behind the scenes, they've done plenty of things like killing fellow passengers and stealing survival marks. A bunch of hypocritical bastards. We almost got killed by them during the last trial.]

[Zhou Tian (Carriage 8): Every word Li Rui said was true. He Yunfeng talks a good game, but he only ever thinks about himself. Working with him is just being a waste of his time.]

[He Yunfeng (Carriage 7): Trials of three stars or higher involve multiple trains simultaneously. Cooperation greatly increases the chances of survival; I don't need to elaborate on this. Whether you believe it or not, you'll see in the trials.]

[Lu Qingchuan (Carriage 3): Let's wait until the train arrives at the station. Nobody knows what the rules of the next survival trial will be, so it's too early to talk about cooperation.]

After Lu Qingchuan sent this message, the atmosphere in the group obviously eased a bit. The tense standoff was doused with this lukewarm water, and no one continued to respond.

Chen Ye looked at the message and the corners of his mouth curved slightly.

Lu Qingchuan handled things very well. He neither offended He Yunfeng nor echoed Zhou Tian and Li Rui's accusations. Instead, he steered the conversation in a direction that no one could fault, namely, "we'll talk about it when the train arrives at the station."

Just as Chen Ye was about to close the group chat, a new message notification popped up on the system interface.

He switched to the message and saw it was a private message from Lu Qingchuan, containing only a few words.

[Lu Qingchuan: Let's face the next trial together.]

Chen Ye: Sure.

After replying, Chen Ye closed the system panel. The blue light screen shrank and disappeared before his eyes, and his gaze returned to the front of the carriage.

Qin Zhaoyang leaned closer and whispered, "Brother Ye, what kind of person is He Yunfeng? He wants to be the boss right away."

Chen Ye leaned back in his seat: "The top three on the ranking list should be the same team. It's normal for them to feel that they have absolute say on this train."

Qin Zhaoyang thought for a moment and asked, "If He Yunfeng invites us in the same way, should we just refuse?"

Chen Ye glanced at him sideways: "We'll be with Lu Qingchuan's team in the next trial, but the specifics will depend on the trial rules. As for that He Yunfeng..."

He paused, then added, "If he really intends to use everyone on this train as pawns, we'll see if he has the ability."

Lu Qingchuan's team is still worth cooperating with; they have the strength and the character is not bad. As for these new high-level passengers, as long as they don't provoke him, he can't be bothered with them.

……

Carriage number seven.

In the last row by the window, a man in his thirties stared gloomily at the system screen in front of him. He was He Yunfeng, who was ranked first on the leaderboard.

The seat next to him sat Liang Jing, who was ranked second on the leaderboard. She rested her elbows on the edge of the backrest and faced He Yunfeng: "Zhou Tian and Li Rui, it's a real pity we didn't kill them in the last trial."

In the front row, Yang Minghui, who was ranked third on the leaderboard, pushed up his frameless glasses and turned to look at He Yunfeng: "Old He, there are two more level 26 passengers on this train. We need to be careful. After Zhou Tian and Rui made such a fuss, it might not be so easy to win them over."

He Yunfeng didn't even lift his eyelids, his tone indifferent: "They weren't that easy to win over to begin with. None of those who made it to level 26 are easy to fool."

Liang Jing raised an eyebrow slightly: "So what do you want to do?"

He Yunfeng was silent for a few seconds before speaking: "We still have absolute dominance on this train. As for those two level 26 passengers, observe them in the next trial first, see what kind of tactics they have, whether they are working alone or with a team, and find out their details before making any decisions."

He paused for a moment and continued, "If they are skilled enough and we can get along well, we can naturally recruit them into the team. If we can't recruit them, then we shouldn't let them block our way."

Liang Jing nodded and did not ask any further questions.

Yang Minghui pushed up his glasses, turned around, and didn't say anything more.

Carriage number seven fell silent again, with only the low rumble of wheels rubbing against the rails echoing in the air.

……

Carriage number three.

Lu Qingchuan sat by the window, Wang Zekai leaned back in his seat, Shen Nanxing was still looking at the system screen, and Gu Lina sat behind Lu Qingchuan with her hands on the back of the chair and her chin resting on the back of her hands.

Wang Zekai broke the silence first: "This He Yunfeng is quite interesting. He came in with 'unified action, I'm in command' right away, making it seem like he's the one driving this train."

Gulina replied in a light voice, "But what Zhou Tian and Li Rui said sounds like the truth, killing teammates to steal survival marks... If it's true, then He Yunfeng is a really dirty person."

Shen Nanxing turned off the system light screen and said calmly, "Those three are all level 26, which is indeed an overwhelming configuration on this train, but if you cooperate with people like that, you never know when they will use you as a stepping stone."

Wang Zekai curled his lip: "If it weren't for Brother Chuan's words, 'Let's talk about it when the train arrives at the station,' I would have really wanted to say something to him."

Lu Qingchuan crossed his arms and said calmly, "There's no point in arguing with him. Zhou Tian and Li Rui have already made things clear, and the message has been sent out. Those who are meant to hear it will hear it. I've already sent a message to Chen Ye, and our two teams will be together for the next trial."

Wang Zekai's eyes lit up: "Brother Chuan acted quickly enough. I also think it's reliable to team up with Chen Ye. At least their team won't stab us in the back."

After thinking for a moment, Shen Nanxing said, "Chen Ye is quite cunning. He could have broken free from the ice in the Ice Abyss Trial, but he didn't. Instead, he used other people to weaken the Ice Lord."

Lu Qingchuan smiled and said, "What he did was the most reasonable thing to do at the time, without a doubt. If he had broken free from the ice immediately, the Ice Lord of Extreme Cold would not have been lured out by Gu Qinghuan and Jiang Ning. With the defense of the ice mirror, even Chen Ye could not have killed him in one blow."

Gulina blinked: "Qin Zhaoyang's vines in Chen Ye's team are really powerful. Even the Extreme Cold Ice Master was entangled. He doesn't seem strong at all usually, but he actually had such a trick up his sleeve when it came to a real fight."

Wang Zekai waved his hand: "He's not hiding it, it's just that his ability is unstable, and he probably can't even control it himself. Chen Ye also said that it's still unknown whether Qin Zhaoyang's ability is a blessing or a curse."

Lu Qingchuan nodded: "After observing him through two trials, I believe Chen Ye is still trustworthy."

Shen Nanxing continued, "If He Yunfeng goes to the trial and forcibly demands unified action, how should we respond?"

After thinking for a moment, Lu Qingchuan said, "We won't break off relations or go with him. If he invites us, we'll say we've already made arrangements with other teams. As long as he doesn't cause trouble, we don't need to make enemies prematurely. I think Chen Ye probably won't bother with that He Yunfeng either."

Shen Nanxing nodded slightly.

No one spoke, and the carriage fell silent again.