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

"It's not that easy to run away."

Yu Wei slowly raised her hands in front of her, her fingers spread wide. The surrounding air began to distort, and tiny sparks burst from her fingertips, then rapidly expanded and condensed.

Dozens of crimson flame birds coalesced around her, their bodies composed of leaping flames, the outlines of their feathers clearly discernible, their tail feathers trailing tiny sparks.

She suddenly swung her raised hands forward.

The fiery sparrows transformed into dozens of crimson streaks of light, chasing after the eight people who were running wildly from behind. Dense sounds of wind breaking through the passage exploded, carrying scorching air forward at an astonishing speed.

Zheng Xiao flipped his hand, and a jet-black spear appeared out of thin air in his hand. The spear was dark all over, with a layer of steady light purple light flowing on its surface.

He gripped the gun tightly, pushed off the ground with his right foot, and his body shot out from the spot, like a black arrow that swept past Yu Wei.

Wei Jie also took out a longbow with a faint purple glow from his storage space. The bowstring was taut, the arrow was nocked, and the arrow tip was slightly raised, aiming at the figures running wildly ahead.

Xia Yan had already teleported twice, her figure flashing twice in the passage, each time appearing closer to the fork in the road than the last.

Wang Ze was running a little further back. He turned his head to look behind him, and his pupils contracted sharply the moment he saw what was happening behind him.

The fiery sparrows were approaching, and their crimson light had already merged into a continuous expanse in the latter half of the passage.

Behind the flock of Flamebirds, the figure in camouflage was closing the distance at a much faster speed than him.

"I'm sorry."

As Wang Ze ran, he suddenly swung his longsword. The moment the tip touched the ground, an invisible force field suddenly spread outwards, covering an area of ​​about ten meters in the passage behind him.

The four passengers who were at the back of the line were running at full speed. The moment their bodies entered the gravitational field, the load on their legs suddenly increased several times, and their steps became heavy and sluggish at the same time.

While activating the gravity field, Wang Ze had already retracted his longsword. Without looking back at the four people behind him, he accelerated and rushed into the fork in the road ahead without pausing.

Su Jin and Yang Qing had reached the fork in the road when Xia Yan's figure flashed again, appearing a few meters ahead.

The four passengers, suppressed by the gravitational field, looked up and saw only a crimson light.

Dozens of Flamebirds crashed into the tunnel at the same time, creating a series of explosions that lit up the white walls and sent scorching waves of heat spreading outwards.

The two passengers were instantly killed in the explosion.

Immediately afterwards, an arrow pierced through the air from the edge of the flames, precisely striking one of the passengers in the chest.

The last person had just struggled out of the gravity field and hadn't even had time to pick up speed again when Zheng Xiao arrived.

The black spear twirled in his hand, its tip tracing an arc before piercing the last passenger's chest with pinpoint accuracy.

The four corpses fell almost simultaneously, and the blue score numbers above their heads instantly dropped to zero the moment they hit the ground.

Zheng Xiao drew his spear, raised his gaze, and looked past the deserted fork in the road ahead.

He didn't give chase. The maze had many branching paths, and the passages could move at any time. Once the target disappeared from sight, it would be difficult to catch up.

Furthermore, the opposing train has high-level combat capabilities, and he and his two teammates absolutely cannot be separated.

Yu Wei and Wei Jie walked up from behind and stopped next to Zheng Xiao.

"They run really fast."

Wei Jie lowered his longbow to his side and turned his gaze toward the fork in the road.

"It's a pity that none of these four people have high scores."

Yu Wei glanced at the corpse on the ground, then stretched out her right hand, and two crimson flame birds quickly condensed in her palm.

The Flame Sparrow spread its wings and flew towards the two passages ahead. Its crimson tail flashed briefly twice in the cold white light before disappearing at the end of the passage.

……

at the same time.

Chen Ye and his group had just experienced a passageway shift.

After the passage shifted, before Chen Ye and his group could even stand still, three figures appeared at the new entrance: He Yunfeng, Yang Minghui, and Liang Jing.

Two strange creatures stood beside Yang Minghui. They were completely black with eerie purple eyes and were staring intently at Chen Ye and his companions.

Neither of them expected to meet here.

Yang Minghui's expression changed slightly after seeing the score numbers above Chen Ye and Gu Qinghuan's heads. Even He Yunfeng, who had the highest score among them, had not yet reached 3000 points.

After a brief silence, Yang Minghui spoke first: "We're really lucky; we actually managed to meet up."

"You're really lucky."

Chen Ye was telling the truth. In this situation where the maze repeatedly cuts them apart, the convergence of their highest combat power is a real advantage, at least for now.

Wen Ning stepped forward from behind Chen Ye, her gaze sweeping over He Yunfeng and the other two before finally settling on the smooth walls on either side of the passage: "It seems the passage's movement doesn't follow a fixed pattern; is it random?"

He Yunfeng then continued, "After the main group dispersed, we experienced three passageways shifting. The first time, we scattered the group that was following us. The second time, we encountered a group from the opposite train. The third time, it was you guys. We didn't find any pattern."

Chen Ye pondered for a moment: "There is still a pattern. As long as teams get close to each other in adjacent passages, the passages will move and connect, allowing the two teams to meet."

He then looked at Gu Qinghuan: "Can your spiritual perception penetrate the walls of the passage?"

Gu Qinghuan shook her head slightly: "No, it can only extend within the passageway, as the walls obstruct spiritual perception."

Yang Minghui pushed up his frameless glasses and took over the conversation at the right moment: "No matter what, the fact that our two teams can join forces is our biggest advantage. Even if we encounter the top combat power of the opposing train, we will still have a fighting chance."

"What are those two things next to you? They look pretty scary."

Qin Zhaoye's gaze remained fixed on the two strange, dark-skinned creatures beside Yang Minghui.

Yang Minghui smiled and said, "You can think of them as summoned beasts used to scout ahead. Don't worry, they are under my control and won't attack you."

Qin Zhaoyang scratched his head: "Oh, I thought you tamed a monster."

Chen Ye's gaze also fell on the two strange creatures; it seems every team has its own way of scouting.

He then looked away and said, "Let's go together then."

He Yunfeng and the other two nodded at that time.

Just as the group of nine was about to set off again, the system screen in front of Chen Ye suddenly popped up automatically, displaying a message from Su Jin.