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

8 PM.

Guo Yang and Zhang Zhen's group, who had been robbed by Chen Ye, also arrived at the square. The two immediately spotted Chen Ye's location, paused noticeably, and then exchanged a glance.

Guo Yang gritted his teeth and quickly walked to the side of a middle-aged man who was sitting on the stone steps with his eyes closed, resting.

The middle-aged man, named Chu Yang, was in his early forties. He had short hair, a square face, and high brow bones. He was the passenger ranked first on the class list on train G4904.

The lights in front of Chu Yang had been turned down to the lowest setting, illuminating only the area below his knees.

Guo Yang stopped a step away from him, leaned slightly forward, and said in a low voice, "Brother Yang, the team that robbed our Evidence of Sin during the day is right across the square."

Chu Yang slowly opened his eyes, and then, following the direction Guo Yang pointed, his gaze passed over the empty area in the center of the square and landed in the direction of Chen Ye's team.

His gaze lingered on Chen Ye for a moment, then he looked away without saying a word.

Not far away, a young man in a black hoodie turned his gaze away from Chu Yang: "If you're not strong enough, you can only accept your bad luck. Our Proof of Sin was also stolen, and it seems that the woman who stole my Proof of Sin is with the person you're pointing to."

Zhang Zhen glanced in Chen Ye's direction, his brows furrowing: "It seems that the whole group really is evil. If this continues, as long as we enter the same trial ground as them, we'll most likely lose our evidence of sin."

Guo Yang didn't respond; his gaze remained fixed on Chu Yang, waiting for him to speak.

After about two or three seconds, Chu Yang stood up and glanced at his two teammates, a man and a woman, beside him: "Come on, follow me."

The two stood up from the ground without asking a single question.

Chu Yang strode towards Chen Ye's direction.

Guo Yang and Zhang Zhen exchanged a glance and then followed him.

Chu Yang, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped after taking a few steps. He turned around and looked at Zhang Zhen and Guo Yang: "You two, go back."

Without waiting for their response, Chu Yang started walking again, and the three of them crossed the center of the square and headed towards Chen Ye's location.

Guo Yang and Zhang Zhen stopped where they were, not daring to follow any further.

On the left side of the square, Qin Zhaoyang's gaze followed the three approaching figures.

Then he lowered his voice and said, "Brother Ye, those two guys really did go to tell on me. They're grown men, yet they act like little kids, running to the teacher when they can't win a fight. Are those three here to cause trouble?"

Zhao Hai had already stood up from the stone steps, his gaze fixed on Chu Yang and the other two who were walking towards them.

Chen Ye also stood up and looked up at the three figures that were getting closer and closer: "They probably didn't come here to fight."

The others in the group also stood up.

Yang Minghui and Lu Qingchuan noticed the commotion. Almost simultaneously, they got up from their respective resting spots and led their teams over.

Chu Yang stopped about two meters away from Chen Ye.

His gaze didn't fall on Chen Ye first, but swept over Yang Minghui and Lu Qingchuan who had gathered on both sides. His gaze lingered on each of those unfamiliar faces for a moment before returning to Chen Ye's face: "My name is Chu Yang. Don't worry, I'm not here to cause trouble."

Chen Ye looked into his eyes: "Oh? Then what are you here for?"

Chu Yang's lips curved into a smile: "Of course, it's about win-win cooperation."

Chen Ye didn't reply, but just looked at him, waiting for him to finish speaking.

Chu Yang continued, "I'm sure you all understand the rules of this trial very well. This isn't a train battle, so cooperation between strong teams is the best solution."

After saying this, he turned his head and glanced at the area across the square where passengers of train G4904 were gathered.

Dozens of people sat under the warm yellow light. Some were wrapped in coats and resting with their eyes closed, some were talking in hushed tones, and some were leaning against the wall, looking around. Their faces were illuminated by the interplay of light and shadow.

"Our train has a total of 125 people participating in this trial. There are many more who didn't come to the square. There are too many people, and the trial ground may not be enough."

Chen Ye looked at Chu Yang, his gaze fixed on him: "So?"

Chu Yang withdrew his gaze: "I would like to ask you to help me clear out some of the passengers on train G4904. In return, I will also clear out some passengers on your train. Only seven trial grounds are refreshed per day; too many people will only make things worse."

He paused for a moment: "By the way, how many people are on your train?"

Chen Ye: "There aren't as many people on your train."

Chu Yang nodded slightly: "Besides you, who else is untouchable? You can tell me first, and I can let them go if I encounter them."

Chen Ye's gaze swept across the edge of the square.

Su Jin's group was seated near the east exit of the square, the four of them sitting in a circle with a light on in the middle.

Chen Ye's gaze fell on Su Jin's group: "Those four, don't move."

Chu Yang glanced in the direction of his gaze, then looked away and nodded slightly: "Okay, I've got it. As for the people on our train, deal with those you think are easy to handle, and leave the difficult ones alone."

He didn't linger after saying that.

Chu Yang turned around and led his two teammates back the way they came.

Qin Zhaoyang watched the three figures walk away before letting out a long sigh: "That guy... he betrayed everyone on the train. If he wanted to kill someone, why didn't he do it himself instead of using us?"

Yang Minghui walked up from the side, pushed up his frameless glasses on the bridge of his nose: "Maybe he doesn't want to do it himself, or maybe there are too many passengers on their train to kill. Hunting each other is indeed a good suggestion. After all, they are not on the same train, do not know each other, and have no psychological burden."

Chen Ye continued, "He didn't say which people on their train couldn't move. He wanted to test our strength. There won't be only one strong team on train G4904."

Zhao Hai frowned slightly: "So we really have to do as he says? Hunt down passengers on the opposite train?"

"This trial didn't offer many chances to survive anyway. Those who are destined to die will die eventually, so what difference does it make whether they die sooner or later?"

Jiang Ning's voice came from the side, carrying an almost matter-of-fact indifference.

No one refuted Jiang Ning's words, because he was simply stating the truth.

On the other side of the square.

As Chu Yang passed by Zhang Zhen and Guo Yang, he paused and looked at them, saying, "I've negotiated with the other side. They won't rob you of your Proof of Sin in the later trials. You can rest assured and enter the same trial arena as them."

After he finished speaking, he led his two teammates back to their original seats.

Guo Yang and Zhang Zhen exchanged a glance. They both felt that this result was not bad. At least they wouldn't be robbed again. They would just consider themselves unlucky today.