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

The next day.

Four o'clock in the morning.

The train's announcement came on time.

"Dear passengers, the G4939 Death Train will arrive at the maze in two hours. The maze survival trial lasts for seven days. Please note that the points shop will be unavailable during the survival trial. Please redeem any necessary supplies in advance. Have a pleasant journey!"

The static noise from the radio lingered for several seconds after the speaker finished speaking before finally subsiding completely.

People in the carriage gradually sat up straight.

Chen Ye opened his eyes from a light sleep and checked the medicine and food reserves in his storage space.

Zhao Hai, Wen Ning, and the others were also checking the supplies stored in the storage space.

After checking his supplies, Qin Zhaoyang said, "I wonder what the rules of this trial will be like, and how many trains will be involved."

Wen Ning turned around: "It's probably the same old trick of obtaining survival marks again, since our train is full."

Qin Zhaoyang's lips twitched: "This trial mission is really unfriendly to me. I always have to ask you guys for help to get the survival mark. I hope you can change the trial mission."

"This is just speculation now. We'll know when we get there. Even if it's a trial mission to obtain the survival mark, Chen Ye will help you complete it." Wen Ning finished speaking and looked at Chen Ye: "Right, Chen Ye?"

Chen Ye turned to look at Qin Zhaoyang: "Don't worry, you won't die. You still have the tree-skin man bodyguard."

Qin Zhaoyang curled his lip: "The tree bark man is unreliable. He's far worse than the old man with the ring in fantasy novels. Sigh, maybe I'm not the protagonist."

He kept trying to communicate with the bark people, but they ignored him.

Chen Ye smiled but didn't reply. Although the bark man seemed indifferent to Qin Zhaoyang's life or death, he had actually taken action twice and even came out to give him some instructions. He had a feeling that the bark man was residing in Qin Zhaoyang's body to observe him.

The conversations in the carriage gradually subsided, and two hours passed quietly amidst the white noise of wheels rubbing against the tracks.

The train's announcement system came on again.

"Attention passengers, Death Train G4939 is about to arrive at Maze South Station. Please prepare to disembark. I repeat, please prepare to disembark. Those who do not disembark will be eliminated according to the rules."

The train began to slow down the instant the broadcast ended.

The grayish-white fog outside the car window began to dissipate, and the scenery outside gradually came into view.

Chen Ye's gaze fell on the window, his pupils contracted slightly, and what came into view was a tall white wall.

The wall was incredibly tall, estimated to be over a hundred meters high. Its surface was as smooth as a mirror, without any gaps or openings, like a barrier rising directly from the ground into the sky. The wall had an almost ceramic-like luster.

The train traveled a distance along the base of the high wall before stopping at a platform.

The platform was built right next to the high wall, and the platform floor was paved with gray and white stone bricks.

The carriage doors slid open the instant the train came to a stop.

"Let's go."

Chen Ye stood up and stepped out of the carriage.

Others followed suit.

The moment he stepped out of the car, the system panel popped up automatically, and at the same time, a blue number appeared above the heads of every passenger present: 100.

Chen Ye's gaze lingered on the numbers for a moment before he looked down at his system panel.

[Survival Trial Begins!]

[Trial Setting: Maze]

[Trial Difficulty: ★★★☆]

[Trains involved: G4899, G4939]

[Kill Points: 100]

Survival Points: 0

[Trial Mission: Battle for Points]

[Mission Hint: Each passenger starts with 100 points. Defeating a passenger on the same train grants 50% of that passenger's points, while defeating a passenger on an opposing train grants 100% of that passenger's points.]

[Defeat maze monsters: Normal +10 points, Elite +100 points, BOSS +1000 points, Gatekeeper BOSS +3000 points; Passengers killed by monsters: Points reset to zero.]

When the trial countdown ends, all members of the train with the highest total score pass the trial; all members of the train with the lowest total score are eliminated; and all members of the two trains with the same total score are eliminated.

[Current Points: G4899 (Red) 3200 points, G4939 (Blue) 3200 points]

Countdown: 167:59:59

Chen Ye carefully read through the trial rules from beginning to end, then closed the panel and glanced around.

Standing next to him, Qin Zhaoyang was also looking down at his own panel, the blue number 100 above his head was flashing slightly.

Wen Ning closed the system panel, her brows furrowing slightly: "It seems we were all wrong. This trial has completely new rules; the trains will be directly fighting each other."

Qin Zhaoyang looked up: "These rules are insane! It's supposed to be a competition of total train points, but you can get points for killing other passengers on the same train? What does that even mean?!"

Gu Qinghuan walked to Chen Ye's side: "It's not as simple as the battle between trains. At the beginning, passengers on the same train won't fight each other. In the early stages, everyone will prioritize killing monsters and passengers on the opposing train. When the score difference between the two sides becomes too large and the outcome is already decided, you need to be careful."

Chen Ye nodded slightly: "Gu Qinghuan is right. This is the first time that a trial rule has appeared that allows you to earn points by killing passengers. Anything can happen on the last day of the trial."

Zhao Hai stood to Chen Ye's right, shifting his gaze from the system panel: "In the early stages, let's focus on killing monsters to accumulate points. Later on, we might have to kill the passengers on train G4899."

He had barely finished speaking when footsteps came from the other side of the platform.

Lu Qingchuan was leading the group from the direction of carriage number three. Wang Zekai was on his right, Shen Nanxing was behind, and Gu Lina was at the back of the group.

Lu Qingchuan stopped in front of Chen Ye, but instead of looking at Chen Ye first, he looked over Chen Ye's shoulder and towards the exit.

He raised his chin and gestured in that direction: "Those three should be He Yunfeng and his group."

Chen Ye followed Lu Qingchuan's gaze and saw three figures blocking the exit.

"Let's go take a look."

After Chen Ye finished speaking, he led the team toward the exit.

Lu Qingchuan's team quickly followed.

At the exit of the Maze South Station, He Yunfeng stood in the middle, his hands in his pockets.

Behind him, Liang Jing and Yang Minghui each occupied half of his side.

Many teams had already reached the vicinity of the exit, but upon seeing the formation of the three people, they all slowed down.

Some people stopped five or six meters away, hesitating to move forward, while others stood still and watched, talking quietly with the people next to them, their eyes occasionally drifting towards the direction of the three figures.

Chen Ye and Lu Qingchuan's team walked through the crowd and stopped about three or four meters away from He Yunfeng.

He glanced around and saw more and more passengers coming out of the station, gathering in twos and threes in front of the exit.