110: Chapter 110: The Battleground Opens, the Ruins of the Dead City Descends

After the conference room door was pushed open, Fang Che walked out first, with Su Qingxue, Teacher Qin Bing, and Mu Waner following closely behind.

Gu Nanzhi, who had been hiding in the corner, also silently blended into the group.

The panic and confusion that had previously been on their faces were gone, replaced by a sense of calm born from sharing a secret.

This calm aura spread silently, causing all the girls in the carriage who noticed them to subconsciously shut their mouths, feeling an oppressive atmosphere.

At this moment, the most primitive and brutal scene was unfolding in the holographic combat training room.

A low roar rang out.

Three holographic zombies set to "berserk" mode lunged simultaneously from three directions at the figure in the center of the arena.

Jiang Ning's hair was soaked with sweat, clinging tightly to her cheeks, and her sports tank top was stained with blood and sweat.

She completely abandoned all dodging and defense, letting one of the zombies tear the flesh on her back.

The intense pain made her grunt, and using the momentum of the impact, she suddenly turned and smashed the head of another zombie with a vicious elbow strike.

Su Qingxue, in the observation room, watched Jiang Ning's nearly self-abusive training method on the screen, her brows knitting tightly together.

"She can't keep doing this... If she continues like this, her body will truly collapse. The recovery from her talent simply can't keep up with this kind of brute-force attrition."

Fang Che just watched calmly and spoke.

"No... she has found the right path. Attributes will always hit a bottleneck, but talent potential has no limit. This isn't training; she is using pain and injury to force her way through, grinding the words 'Iron Wall Battle Body' into her very being."

Tiny data points were constantly popping up on Jiang Ning's retina.

[Received laceration attack, body adaptability slightly increased, 'The More You Fight, The Stronger You Get' effect triggered, Slashing Resistance +0.1%...]

[Received blunt attack, bone density slightly increased, 'The More You Fight, The Stronger You Get' effect triggered, Impact Resistance +0.2%...]

[Talent: Iron Wall Battle Body proficiency +1...]

These increases were despairingly slow, but they were the only path she could take after her attributes had hit a bottleneck.

Jiang Ning was slammed away by the zombie hologram once again, her back hitting the hard wall. A metallic taste of blood welled up in her throat, and she spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva.

Just as she used that sheer tenacity to push herself up again, the passive effect of 'The More You Fight, The Stronger You Get' stacked once more, and her nearly stagnant talent proficiency moved forward with difficulty.

[Talent: Iron Wall Battle Body proficiency +1!]

"Now!"

A flash of golden light quickly crossed Fang Che's eyes.

He raised his hand to press the console, his mental energy highly concentrated. Following an inexplicable intuition, he reached out precisely and instantly synchronized his perception with Jiang Ning inside the training arena.

Within his range of perception, the +1 proficiency determination, created by the combined effects of Jiang Ning's willpower, pain, and talent, was exceptionally clear.

[Ding! Talent: Absolute Critical Hit triggered!]

[Target: Jiang Ning's Iron Wall Battle Body talent proficiency gain!]

[Critical Multiplier: 88 times!]

[Final Determination: Jiang Ning's Talent [Iron Wall Battle Body] proficiency +88!]

The next second, a massive, gentle stream of information rushed into Jiang Ning's mind without warning!

It wasn't the sensation of heat brought on by a sudden surge in attributes.

Rather, it was the combat experience gained from countless attacks, blocks, and counterattacks, instantly compressed and extracted, transforming into the purest combat instinct and carved into her body.

She could even feel every muscle and every inch of bone in her body changing under the impact of this information stream.

At the wounds that had previously been deep enough to see bone, muscle fibers quickly writhed and healed, leaving only faint red marks in the blink of an eye.

The defensive strength of her skin, fascia, and bones had increased significantly at this moment.

[System Notification: Talent 'Iron Wall Battle Body' proficiency significantly increased. Effect 1: 'Steel Physique' strengthened! Bone and muscle tissue have received an additional toughness bonus!]

Jiang Ning stood frozen, lifting her hand in a daze, feeling the solid strength within her that she had never experienced before.

A thought suddenly popped into her mind.

She hadn't been abandoned, and Fang Che had never thought of giving up on her; he had just switched to a method more suitable for her, pointing her toward a new path.

Jiang Ning suddenly turned her head, looking straight at Fang Che through the thick observation window.

In her eyes, which had originally been full of fighting spirit, there was no longer panic or confusion, only gratitude and the steadfastness of someone who could entrust their life to him.

From this day forward, she would be the most solid line of defense for Train No. 774!

Jiang Ning's transformation served as a great stimulus, instantly causing the fighting spirit of all the core members to soar.

Su Qingxue was no longer satisfied with simply creating ice walls and ice spikes; she began attempting to disperse the power of [Heart of Frost] into mist, creating large patches of icy crystal fog capable of distorting light and interfering with electronic signals, attempting to gain complete control of the battlefield.

Teacher Qin Bing also found a new direction; she repeatedly practiced dividing the vast energy of [Life Tide] into tiny water droplets. While the individual healing amount decreased, she could perform precise recovery on multiple targets with extremely low mental consumption, greatly increasing the battlefield's endurance.

The support team also began to change accordingly.

Mu Waner's holographic training targets changed from zombies to armed human models. She forced herself to judge the opponent's next move within a split second based on the subtle tremors of their shoulder muscles.

Gu Nanzhi used [Thousand-Face Weaving Bureau] over and over again, creating fake identities for herself—such as enemy prisoners or friendly infiltrators—and in the interrogation scenarios simulated by the system, she honed her psychological resilience and deception skills bit by bit.

Lin Xinyi, who had previously been the most inconspicuous, did not immerse herself in her surging power.

Under Fang Che's arrangement, she took the initiative to take on the job of a new recruit instructor, patiently accompanying those weaker girls who couldn't even hold their weapons steady, helping them perform the most basic swinging and dodging training with her own still-unrefined combat style.

In the process of helping others, the timidity in her eyes was slowly fading, and without realizing it, she had established her own prestige and confidence.

The entire Train No. 774 was operating rapidly with extremely high efficiency.

Time flew by amidst everyone's sweat and transformation.

[Confrontation Station arrival countdown: 00:00:01]

[00:00:00]

"Woo~!!!"

A harsh, piercing alarm suddenly resounded throughout the entire Train!

Immediately after, the Train shook violently and slowly came to a halt amidst the teeth-grinding sound of metal friction.

The carriage lights flickered a few times before returning to normal.

Fang Che rushed to the window at the first opportunity, and all the girls in the carriage gathered around, holding their breath as they looked outside.

The dark red sunset was slowly sinking below the horizon, bathing the entire sky in a deep red hue.

Before them lay a vast and dilapidated city ruin.

Many crumbling skyscrapers stood straight on the wilderness, the entire environment permeated with an atmosphere of dead silence and desolation.

The confrontation had officially begun.