Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

The brain on the ground, after examining Song Mingyu who had transformed into a giant flower, turned back to look at Su Li and the others.

Those scarlet eyes, with the same gaze they used to observe food, licked at Su Li and the others, making Su Li's skin crawl with disgust.

"Rare indeed, to see beings like you in this world." The brain's mouth gaped open, revealing shark-like teeth. It licked its single eye with its tongue. "There are no traces of me on your bodies. It seems you cultivated independently to become extraordinary beings. Are you what those beasts called ancient cultivators?"

"That's true. With so much life force flowing out from the will of this planet, it's no wonder that the magical energy level of this world has been raised, giving rise to some extraordinary professions."

The brain was talking to itself. Its attitude was very casual.

"You think you have victory in the bag?" Su Li wasn't surprised. "Indigenous people are always like this. Because they haven't seen stronger forces, their horizons are limited, so they have a strange kind of confidence."

Hearing Su Li's words through the mental link, Sun Keke couldn't help but say, "Brother-in-law, aren't we the same?"

Su Li couldn't refute this, because it was indeed true.

Sophia, however, offered a different perspective: "I think this guy is a bit strange. He mentioned the magical energy level of this world, right? Is that a term a native would use?"

It was this sentence that made Su Li temporarily abandon the idea of ​​taking action directly.

"[Player?]" Su Li guessed in the channel.

Ivan dismissed the hypothesis: "It's unlikely. This virus has lasted for over a thousand years, and the entire plan to destroy humanity has been going on for over a hundred years. Players don't have that much time and energy to waste on this."

The brain continued to speak: "I'm truly surprised that things have developed to this point. I never imagined that the natural will of this world would choose its representative. Is this what those players meant by 'luck'?"

This statement essentially confirms that this person is connected to the player. However, the exact nature of that connection remains uncertain for Su Li.

[Could it be that a player revealed information about other players to it? That doesn't seem likely. Its words implied it considered us natives. If a player had truly broken through the system's cognitive filter, it should have recognized us immediately upon seeing such conspicuous high-altitude train tracks.]

"You are the gifted individuals created by this world, the saviors of the world."

"But you probably don't know what you're about to face." Brain said this with the air of a master, "Those who are confined to a small world of limited knowledge will not understand the level of power I represent."

"However, I'm willing to give you a chance."

"An opportunity to pledge allegiance to me." The brain, though lying on the ground, gave the impression of looking down upon people from a superior position. "Stop cooperating with that dying will of nature, become one of my people, join me, and I can lead you to break through the shackles of this world and reach a higher level. After I devour the life force of this planet, we will use the planet as our vessel to hunt down the entire world."

Su Li raised an eyebrow and asked, feigning curiosity, "Oh? A higher level? What can you give us?"

A low, guttural laugh echoed from the brain: "Hahaha, young people, you know nothing of power. I can grant you immortality, freeing you from the shackles of your physical bodies. Do you understand the power of Iron, Silver, and Gold levels, and even the power of higher-level legends and demigods? You've been struggling on this planet, and you're nothing more than a mediocre Silver level. Look at me, I have surpassed the limits of mortals and become a being of a higher dimension."

Su Li's lips twitched, confirming that this guy had only just started paying attention to them. Otherwise, he would know the true value of Su Li's Eclipse attack and Sophia's enchanted bullet that reversed the elemental power of the enemy.

Sun Lili couldn't help but interject, "Someone like you? A brainless idiot? You've fallen to this state, and you still dare to recruit us?"

"...These little animals from the savage world lack knowledge and are overconfident in their own power." After saying this, the brain chuckled, "It seems I'll show you what despair truly means."

At this point, the talks between the two sides broke down.

Sofia shattered that brain with a single shot.

Then, voices from the brain came from all directions.

"Fool, witness my power!"

After he finished speaking, countless white mists descended from the sky, their sheer quantity overwhelming the pollen in the air.

The white mist condensed in the air, eventually forming a gigantic brain, about two people tall. Around this brain were a ring of fleshy tentacles, constantly writhing in the air.

Furthermore, at the tip of each tentacle is a huge eye.

Numerous small eyes, along with the enormous eye in the center of the brain, stared at Su Li and the others simultaneously. For a moment, this gave them a slightly creepy feeling.

"That idiot just now only learned the basics." Brain said to Su Li and the others in a condescending voice with its own reverberation, "They are like the most stupid skill point allocation players, just a shell for releasing skills, without any understanding of the elements."

"But I am different. I have undergone systematic training in my race and am proficient in the power of elemental transformation and elemental restraint. In my hands, the elements are a unified whole."

"Experience the crushing power of a higher dimension, and savor this feeling of powerlessness!"

"This guy loves to talk," Su Li couldn't help but complain.

Sun Keke smiled sarcastically, "Please be understanding. They've been a coward for thousands of years, getting beaten so badly they couldn't fight back. They only managed to improve things thanks to the enemy's incompetent teammates."

These words hit a nerve. Its current success is all thanks to the enemy's incompetent teammates; it's truly a case of being an easy winner.

My brain suddenly became furious.

He mobilized a large amount of energy, manipulated the power of the elements, and gathered a force in the air containing the five elemental energies—earth, water, wind, fire, and thunder—and released it towards Su Li and the others.

"The power of the Five Elements?" Sophia gazed at the distant energy, a thoughtful look in her eyes. Different worldviews lead to different perspectives on energy. In the Five Elements theory, wind and thunder belong to wood, making wood the most fundamental element. However, in the worldviews of some races, wood is a derivative element of water and earth, symbolizing flowing wind, while thunder, symbolizing the ultimate energy, is considered the most fundamental element.

This alternative perspective on the elements allowed Sofia to understand why the various awakened elements among the locals she had just observed felt somewhat awkward. It was because these elements were powers developed under the guidance of a different worldview.

The five elemental forces converged around the brain. The collision of these five forces did not cause an explosion, but instead they coexisted harmoniously. From this point of view, the person's claim of being skilled in elemental conversion and restraint is not entirely unfounded.

As for being proficient? Even Sofia wouldn't dare call herself proficient, so what's with this brain of hers?