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

Carriage number five.

Tang Jingxin leaned back in her seat, crossed her arms over her chest, and half-closed her eyes.

He was not asleep.

He has maintained this posture since he got on the bus, breathing evenly and with his body relaxed, but his mind remains clear.

"Boss."

Sean, who was sitting next to Tang Jingxin, suddenly spoke up.

Tang Jingxin didn't open her eyes, but just tilted her head slightly to indicate that she had heard.

Sean leaned forward: "Are we going to deal with Chen Ye in the next trial? A skill book can make a C-level talent comparable to an S-level talent? Nobody believes that. That kid Jiang Ning probably didn't tell us the truth."

Tang Jingxin opened her eyes, turned her head to look at Sean, and did not immediately reply.

Sean continued, lowering his voice even further: "I still feel that something's off about Jiang Ning. He took out a bronze treasure chest and more than twenty potions, and then humbled himself to join our team."

Tang Jingxin's lips slowly curved into a meaningful smile: "You think I don't know what you're saying?"

Sean paused for a moment.

Tang Jingxin straightened up from her seat, stretched her neck, and her cervical spine made a slight crackling sound.

He turned his head to look in the direction of the aisle ahead, his gaze passing through several rows of seats and landing on a figure in the middle of carriage number five.

Jiang Ning sat there with her eyes closed, leaning back in her chair as if she were asleep.

Tang Jingxin withdrew her gaze and looked at Sean again: "Jiang Ning was just using us to deal with Chen Ye, but his purpose does not conflict with ours."

Sean frowned: "You mean...?"

"What he wants is Chen Ye's death, and what I want is the silver treasure chest in Chen Ye's possession. These two things are not contradictory, and can even be accomplished simultaneously."

Tang Jingxin accepted Jiang Ning's bronze treasure chest and potions as payment for helping Jiang Ning deal with Chen Ye.

Sean paused for two seconds, then nodded: "What if Chen Ye obediently hands over the silver treasure chest? Should we still help Jiang Ning deal with him?"

"Then we'll see if he knows what's good for him." Tang Jingxin leaned back in her seat. "I can overlook the skill book, since his people have already learned it. Even if we kill the person who learned the skill, the skill book won't come back. But he must hand over the silver treasure chest."

Tang Jingxin also bought information from Luo Zheng in the trading market, so she naturally knew that the two-star survival trial had a chance to obtain treasure chest keys and the conditions for opening the two-star survival trial.

He only needs one more trial to reach level 10, which means he will have a chance to obtain the treasure chest key in the trial after that.

"But there's no need to rush." ​​Tang Jingxin looked out the car window at the gray-white fog. "The trial is only one and a half stars in difficulty, and it lasts for 48 hours. We have plenty of time."

"I still feel like there's something off about Jiang Ning. Let's be careful."

Sean clearly still doesn't trust Jiang Ning.

Tang Jingxin smiled and said, "Isn't it good to have a couple more laborers? They can do dangerous things, and if they have any wicked intentions, we can just kill them."

Sean was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Time flowed slowly amidst the roar of the wheels. After nightfall, the lights in the carriages were turned down to the lowest setting, and most passengers huddled in their seats, trying to grab a little sleep before the trial.

Occasionally, the rustling sound of someone turning over or the involuntary rapid breathing in their sleep would be quickly swallowed up by the dull metallic scraping sound of the train moving along.

……

The next day, at four in the morning.

Carriage number three.

"Dear passengers, the G5002 Death Train will arrive at the Insect Nest South Station in two hours. The Insect Nest Survival Trial lasts for forty-eight hours. 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 synthesized female voice on the radio started right on time.

Zhao Hai leaned back in his chair, arms crossed over his chest, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Forty-eight hours, the same duration as the Ghost Capital Survival Trial. As expected, it's still a trial of only one and a half stars in difficulty!"

"In the Corpse City, you fight zombies; in the Ghost City, you fight ghosts; in the Insect Nest, you fight insects."

Wang Shuo stood up and stretched his limbs.

"I think fighting bugs is much better than fighting those weird things in the city. At least I don't have to face those smiling human faces, and I don't have to be tormented by illusions."

As soon as Qin Zhaoyang finished speaking, a few soft laughs came from the carriage, indicating that someone shared his sentiment.

Wen Ning, sitting in the front row, stretched and said, "This damn survival trial always starts early in the morning. Even working a regular job requires a 9-to-5 schedule."

The people in the carriage were all survivors who had gone through several trials of survival and were used to the rules.

Some people opened the system shop to exchange for supplies, some continued to close their eyes and wait for the train to arrive at the station, and some checked the weapons and medicines in their storage space.

Zhao Hai, who was across the aisle, turned to Chen Ye and said, "Since it's a trial with a difficulty level of one and a half stars, let's try to get as many points as possible this time. This trial also gives us a relatively safe space to develop."

Chen Ye nodded: "Brother Hai is right. After this survival trial ends, someone will definitely reach level 10, and the next one will be two-star difficulty, which will be much more dangerous."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the members of his team: "In other words, this is our last trial with a difficulty level of one and a half stars."

Zhou Yating turned around from the front row: "We really need to level up as soon as possible, otherwise we'll be dragged down. It's obvious that the difficulty of the trial is set according to the highest-level passengers on the train, so trying to survive is not an option."

"Fortunately, there are no Class 10 passengers on our train right now."

Li Zheng's tone carried a hint of relief.

Wang Shuo sighed, "This death game is really making it impossible for anyone to live."

Chen Ye did not respond.

He thought of Luo Zheng, who sold information in the Infinite City. Luo Zheng was level 25 and had achieved a maximum star rating of three in the Survival Trial.

The pattern is already obvious.

A passenger on the train has reached level 10 and started the two-star survival trial.

Passengers on the train have reached level 20, which unlocks the three-star survival trial.

In their team, he was level 6, Zhao Hai was level 5, and the rest were still level 4.

Especially Qin Zhaoyang, if he hadn't killed that lizard-headed creature in the first game by stealing a chicken, he wouldn't even be at level 4 now.

Therefore, this trial is of utmost importance.

A one-and-a-half-star monster no longer poses much of a threat to him.

The one who is truly in danger is Tang Jingxin.

"Zhaoyang"

Chen Ye turned his head to look at Qin Zhaoyang.

"what?"

Qin Zhaoyang was staring at his system panel when he heard this and looked up.

"Don't hold back on potions in this trial. Go all out. With your skills and the Gale Crossbow, you'll be more than capable of taking down one-and-a-half-star normal monsters. You need to level up as soon as possible. The next trial will be two stars, and it won't be so easy for you to get kill points then."

Qin Zhaoyang paused for a moment, then nodded emphatically: "I understand, Brother Ye."