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

Chen Ye leaned back in his seat, tapping his fingers lightly on his knees as his mind began to race.

The system clearly states that free attribute points do not benefit from talent and skill bonuses, so they are best used to make up for weaknesses.

Adding more power only resulted in an extra five points of power.

Adding Agility can greatly improve mobility, as Agility affects movement speed, reaction speed, and attack speed.

He had observed the battle between Jiang Ning and Zhao Hai when they were besieging the fusion body. Both of them were S-rank, but in terms of combat efficiency, Jiang Ning was clearly much better than Zhao Hai.

At that time, Jiang Ning's level was higher than Zhao Hai's, but his strength was not as good as Zhao Hai's, but Jiang Ning was faster.

Within the same time frame, Jiang Ning's attack frequency was significantly higher than Zhao Hai's.

Jiang Ning can easily dodge monster attacks, accurately cut into gaps in the monster's defenses, and kill and retreat before the monster can react.

Adding Strength increases the maximum damage per hit, while adding Agility provides multi-faceted improvements.

Since he currently lacks ranged attack capabilities, agility remains extremely important.

Furthermore, no matter how strong you are, if you can't hit the target, it's still zero.

Those monsters don't matter, but it's different if the opponent is human. Humans can dodge, run, and use everything they can.

As for physical fitness, it has already increased fivefold, so there's no need to consider it at all.

As for his mental abilities, there's no need to consider that either. He doesn't have a talent for mental abilities, and his mental strength is practically useless unless it reaches a certain level.

Even Wang Ze, an S-rank expert, couldn't resist the illusion in the illusion room. No matter how much he increased his spirit, he couldn't possibly surpass Wang Ze.

And every extra point of agility is a visible improvement.

With that in mind, Chen Ye no longer hesitated.

He stretched out his finger and tapped the system panel five times, adding all five free attribute points to Agility to make up for his weakness.

Agility increased from 9 points to 14 points.

Although it still can't match Jiang Ning's agility after activating the Emperor Engine, the gap has narrowed considerably.

If you allocate all your free attribute points to Agility with each level up, it's equivalent to doubling your Agility growth.

Chen Ye closed the attribute panel; there were still ten minutes left before departure.

His gaze fell through the train window, and he saw Li Jiahao and Jiang Ning making a transaction on the platform.

Li Jiahao flipped his hand, and the bronze treasure chest appeared in his grasp. Jiang Ning handed over a dozen vials of potions, and the two quickly completed the exchange.

Li Jiahao put the medicine into his storage space and turned to walk into carriage number three.

Chen Ye withdrew his gaze.

Ten minutes later.

"Click—"

The mechanical sound of the car door closing.

The train started moving.

The sound of wheels rubbing against the rails gradually increased in frequency, the train vibrated slightly, and then began to accelerate slowly. The outline of the platform grew smaller and smaller in the field of vision.

The white smog outside the car window reappeared, spreading across the glass like cotton wool, completely obscuring the outside world.

As the train sped up, the sound of the wheels rubbing against the tracks changed from a low murmur to a sharp shrill sound, before settling into a high-frequency range.

The carriage was very quiet.

It wasn't that everyone was tired. We actually slept quite well last night in the house in the Ghost City. Although it was on the floor, at least we weren't being chased by monsters or feeling the pressure of possibly dying at any moment.

The reason for the quietness was the empty carriage.

Chen Ye's gaze swept over carriage number three.

Besides their team, there were only Gu Qinghuan, Li Jiahao, and his two underlings.

All other seats were empty.

The empty seats still bear traces left by previous passengers.

Someone dropped half-eaten compressed biscuits into the seat gap, and someone drew a smiley face on the car window with something.

Chen Ye suddenly remembered what Zhou Yating had said on the platform of Corpse Capital Station: "If only one person out of the 320 people on this train dies, how lonely that person would be."

Now he understands the meaning of that sentence a little better. At that time, he will not only be facing monsters, but also endless loneliness.

He brought up the system chat group.

A blue light screen unfolded before my eyes, and the number of group members was clearly displayed in the upper right corner.

18 people.

Of the 320 people tested at two stations, only 18 remained, with 10 of them occupying carriage number three.

Only Jiang Ning and Jian Lan remained in carriage number five.

Only Wang Ze and Xia Yan survived in carriage number seven.

The remaining four are all A-level talents in Jiang Ning's team, two in carriage number two and two in carriage number six.

Carriages number one, four, and eight are now completely empty.

"Brother Ye, you've climbed to second place on the rankings!"

Qin Zhaoyang's voice broke the silence in the carriage.

"Did you get second place?"

Chen Ye brought up the ranking list, and a blue light screen unfolded before his eyes.

Gu Qinghuan still ranks first, having reached level 7.

He ranked second.

Jiang Ning, who ranked third, is also level 6.

Zhao Hai is ranked fourth, level 5.

Sixth is Xia Yan, level 5.

Wang Ze, who was in seventh place, was also level 5. He spent most of his time supporting in the Ghost City, so he didn't get as many points as Xia Yan.

There were only 18 people on the leaderboard. Chen Ye scrolled to the bottom and found that Qin Zhaoyang was not the lowest ranked person; he was ranked 16th.

Sun Kai and Ma Wenbo were at the bottom. It seems that Li Jiahao and his team entered the BOSS room very early, which is why they didn't get many kill points.

"Sure, we didn't come in last."

Chen Ye turned his head to look at Qin Zhaoyang.

Qin Zhaoyang scratched his head: "I didn't expect that either."

Zhou Yating, who was in the front row, turned around and said, "I'm eleventh. The difference in talent is truly worlds apart."

"We'll catch up." Chen Ye's voice wasn't loud, but his tone was very confident: "Skills, equipment, items—these things can make up for the difference in talent."

Wang Shuo peeked out from across the aisle: "The strategist is right. I've seen the S-rank skill selection chest in the shop. It costs 10,000 points each. As long as you save up enough points to exchange for one, who cares what your talent is?"

"Ten thousand points..." Li Zheng shook his head: "With the few points we have now, we can only buy a few potions. It would take forever to save up ten thousand."

"As long as you're alive, there's hope. What's scary is giving up on yourself like Goryeo did."

Zhao Hai leaned back in his seat, his arms crossed over his chest, his eyes half-closed.

As soon as Goryeo's name was mentioned, the carriage fell silent again. No one spoke.

The white noise of wheels rubbing against the tracks echoed in my ears, the rhythmic roar becoming the only background noise in this silence.

The grayish-white fog outside the window remained the same, thick and chaotic, like an endless wall that separated the train from the outside world.

Occasionally a breeze would blow, causing the fog to swirl and revealing the hazy sky and the distant, indistinct horizon, but nothing could be clearly seen.

There are no cities, no mountains, only emptiness.

Chen Ye leaned back in his seat and brought up the system shop.

The interface remains as simple as a half-finished shopping website.

Daily necessities, food and beverages, and special items are neatly arranged in three categories on the left.

He clicked on the special items, his gaze sweeping over the S-level skill selection chest.

10000 points.

He currently has 1920 points, which is enough to buy quite a few potions, but he's still far from having enough for an S-level skill chest.

Fortunately, it is a passive talent, which saves a lot of potions compared to active talents. The self-recovery speed of stamina is outrageously slow, and combat basically relies entirely on potions, which is quite an expense.

Chen Ye closed the online store and then opened the chat group.

The chat group was silent, as quiet as a tomb.

Just as he was about to close the group chat, a series of messages popped up.