Train Survival: You're really trying to survive!

After advancing to the Iron rank, Sophia's physical attributes underwent an explosive enhancement, even surpassing those of Su Li. Su Li, a strength-based warrior, couldn't even defeat Sophia in an arm-wrestling match.

"Wow, that's impressive! Black Iron level is a formal step into the extraordinary realm. It's definitely different." Su Li rubbed her wrist and exclaimed. The thought of reaching Black Iron level tomorrow made Su Li incredibly eager.

In addition to a comprehensive improvement in her physical fitness, Sofia's strength—speed—has increased significantly. According to scientific research, the physiological speed limit for humans is around 10 meters per second. Sofia can now reach 30 meters per second.

It might not seem like much, but converted to speed, 108 kilometers per hour is considered speeding even in the city; even a racehorse couldn't outrun her. Her agility is also exceptional. No wonder the marksman class is known for producing all sorts of assassins.

In addition, her magical energy has surged dramatically. Previously, Sophia could only unleash five magical energy shots in a single battle. Now she can unleash more than 20.

"I didn't expect it to be this strong. A Black Iron-level professional corresponds to a Black Iron-level monster, but I don't think Black Iron-level monsters are that strong." Sophia was very puzzled by this.

"That's because we've been encountering mostly specialized monsters among the Iron-tier monsters so far," Su Li explained. "The Iron-tier monster we've seen so far, the Storm Crystal Feather Serpent, loses its strongest wind-riding attack without wind. After riding the wind, imagine what it would feel like to have a supersonic, automatically guided cannonball constantly chasing you."

Cassiopeia, caught off guard and lacking sufficient strength in its three soul-related attributes, successfully parasitized and awaited its death.

The Light-Grazor has optical camouflage, and when it appears, at least 20 of them attack together, spraying light projectiles. There's also a possibility of encountering a combination of the Mirror Bird and the Light-Grazor, where the light projectiles transform into variable-trajectory laser beams.

"These are monsters that specialize in one area but not in another. The way we deal with them can be considered skipping class by playing to their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses. When we encounter monsters that fight head-on, you'll know how difficult they are to deal with."

Sofia nodded. "I understand. I was a bit arrogant."

Su Li smiled with satisfaction: "Yes, we can't be careless. Arrogance is the beginning of disaster. But then again, skipping class once is fun, and skipping class all the time is even more fun. If we have enough knowledge about monsters, we can skip class all the time. Knowledge is also a part of power."

“That’s right. The reason we’re getting better and better is all thanks to Brother Su’s knowledge of monsters.” The 'promising' Ivan nodded repeatedly. “Brother Su, should I also learn some knowledge about monsters?”

“There’s nothing wrong with learning a little, but we’re not in a fantasy story with hundreds or thousands of years of development time, we’re in a survival game. I think it’s better for each member of the team to have their own specialty. For example, I can specialize in monster knowledge, your sister can specialize in cooking. As for you, it depends on what you like.”

"Specialization... I'll consider it." Ivan stroked his chin thoughtfully.

"Simply put, everyone needs to practice life skills and non-combat feats," Su Li concluded.

After tidying up and arranging the night watch schedule, Su Li hung up the merchandise and went straight to sleep.

Day 3 of the Misty City World.

I get up in the morning, eat, drink, and exercise all in one go, then light a fire and set off.

The train sped through the subway, circling the city's outskirts before arriving in the northern part of the city.

A minor incident occurred while the train was in motion.

Su Li felt the tunnels around the train suddenly widen considerably, and soon she emerged into a huge underground transfer station. Three trains, which also appeared to be player vehicles, were parked in the station.

Su Li didn't want to interact with other players for the time being, so she maintained her speed and quickly left the area.

The other players showed no interest in interacting with Su Li; they simply passed each other as if they hadn't even seen each other.

Su Li breathed a sigh of relief after she had separated herself from the other players.

He didn't really want to meet players. Firstly, he knew he lacked social experience and was afraid he'd be easily fooled in a moment of impulsiveness—he hadn't even attended the "university of life" yet. Secondly, if a player had malicious intentions, they'd be even harder to deal with. Who knew what a player might get from a treasure chest?

Players are more unpredictable than native inhabitants and monsters. A seemingly insignificant player might suddenly pull out a detonator from their inventory and charge at you.

Before she became stronger, Su Li maintained an attitude of neither provoking nor fearing trouble towards other players.

After leaving, Su Li encountered the player's train again half an hour later. The two trains rode side by side for a while, and then the player turned and headed towards the fork in the road.

“The smaller the city map, the greater the probability of players encountering each other,” Su Li concluded.

Furthermore, as the train is upgraded and strengthened in the future, it is foreseeable that players will have various ways to explore resources. At that time, in order to compete for resources, players will gather near resource areas.

That's when the players will really clash.

Sophia put down her rifle and said to Su Li, "Based on my observations in the chat room, due to the pressure from the monsters, players nowadays tend to cooperate rather than compete."

Su Li agreed, saying, "The fact that the progress was brought forward has its pros and cons. If this hadn't happened, I probably would have gone down the path of a lone wolf."

As we were chatting, the train finally arrived at its destination, a station near the bank headquarters in the Norfolk Industrial Zone.

Su Li and the other two walked out of the subway station. Sophia observed her surroundings; with her increased strength, her observation skills were even better. "The fog seems to have risen in height, but the concentration has decreased somewhat."

"Be careful and on guard," Su Li ordered. "There's a main sewer here; let's check the sewers first."

Ivan opened a manhole cover and jumped into the sewer, followed by Sofia, and then Zuli.

After entering the sewer, the three of them carefully examined the ground.

It hadn't rained in Norfolk for a long time, and the sewers were very dry. The three of them wandered around the sewers but didn't find anything unusual.

"That's strange. Don't they use the sewers to transport the Kos Dream Worms?" Su Li was very puzzled.

After walking several hundred meters through the sewers without finding anything, the three returned to the surface. After all, the sewers smelled terrible.

The three maintained their battle formation and headed towards the bank headquarters.

Zuli's Treasure Chest Sense detected three treasure chests nearby. One was to the south, and two were in the direction of the bank.

[When you come back, take this treasure chest along the way.] Su Li thought to herself.

Just 2 kilometers outside the subway station, Su Li and her companions encountered the Wolf Walkers once again.

This time, Sophia acted swiftly and decisively, firing directly. The magical energy combined with the bullet's power blew the Wolfwalker's head off.

Su Li was immediately surprised, "The intensity of the magic energy shot has increased too? Awesome."

Having a high-damage carry in your team is incredibly satisfying.

Zuli and Ivan worked together and quickly killed all the wolves.