Then he looked at the remaining team members: "The rest of you, follow me to the Combat Training Space. Let's strive to clear all the normal missions of 'Zombie Apocalypse' today. As for you, Mountain Cat, focus on the map designed by Li Shiji to train spiritual power."

"Now, move out!"

Since Master Mang had spoken, Zhang Damei and the captain of the third team had nothing to say, though they enviously glanced at those two mechas, wishing their own team could be stronger too.

Inside the Combat Training Virtual Space.

Biaozi took a deep breath and looked at the four large characters, 'Zombie Apocalypse,' in front of him. His arm was trembling slightly. He had already completed the three normal missions on this map, increasing his physical comprehensive quality by 0.6.

His current physical comprehensive quality had reached 12.8.

He was only 0.7 away from the minimum requirement to pilot the Executioner mecha, which was 13.5.

If he could clear the extreme mission of Zombie Apocalypse, it would be enough.

The extreme mission would be more difficult.

And it could prove fatal, with only one chance at life.

But...

"Confirm choosing the extreme mission."

Soon, a light screen appeared in front of him again.

-

"Choosing the extreme mission will result in brain death in the real world if you die in the map."

"In the extreme mission, zombies will be faster and stronger, but other than that, it's no different from the normal mission map."

"Please confirm your choice."

-

"Confirm!"

The next moment—

The light screen suddenly turned into countless points of light, and the previously white space transformed again into the familiar elevator. The elevator was rapidly ascending, a place he had visited countless times.

Picking up a steel pipe from the elevator, Biaozi stood still and silently counted down in his heart.

Immediately!

"Bang!"

A loud crash sounded, the elevator suddenly stopped ascending, halting between the seventh and eighth floors. Without any hesitation, Biaozi kicked at the elevator door and quickly pried it open with the steel pipe wedged in the gap, smoothly rolling into the seventh floor.

Swiftly and skillfully, he found a fire axe within the company on the seventh floor, kicked open the door to the fire escape, and, with a roar, engaged in battle with the horde of zombies.

His adrenaline was surging rapidly.

He had experienced this scene many times.

But this time, it was the fastest adrenaline rush he'd ever had. If every time before was a drill, with the chance to redo if he failed, this was a real combat. If he died, he would truly be dead, and not even the king of heaven could save him!

Ten minutes later.

In the fire escape, Biaozi glanced around, unable to spot a single breathing zombie. He grinned and combed his blood-soaked right hand through his hair into a slicked-back style, spitting out a sputum mixed with blood.

Then he strode down the fire escape.

The goal was to reach the rooftop, but there were many weapons downstairs, which would help him to climb higher.

He wasn't like Zhang Damei and the two brothers, or even Li Shiji or the captain of the third team, people gifted with great talent who seemed born to be strong. He had nothing; he used to be a foreman for a guerrilla group.

Just an ordinary person trying to make a living.

As ordinary as one could be.

If he wanted to become stronger, his only way was to work harder than others!

He dared to go where others wouldn't, and do what others wouldn't dare to do.

...

"..."

Inside the Constant Star Train, Chen Mang frowned as he leaned back in his chair, staring silently at Biaozi who was staggering on the screen, never taking his eyes off him.

"Train Captain."

Beside him, Ai spoke in a mechanical, cold voice: "If you're worried about Biaozi dying in the map, why didn't you stop him when he made his choice?"

Chen Mang remained silent for a long time before speaking softly.

"Everyone has the right to face death."

"He can't be stopped."

On the screen, Biaozi had reached the 17th floor, but he looked as if he'd reached his limit. There was still a long way to go to the 31st-floor rooftop, and it was impossible for him to make it. Even forcibly dragging Biaozi out of the Combat Training Virtual Space would cause brain death.

If Biaozi died, who would take his place?

Chen Mang thought silently about the subsequent arrangements, but he was reluctant to settle on a definite candidate. He was waiting, waiting for a miracle to happen. He still wanted Biaozi to hold the position of team captain firmly.

This was his confidant; others always seemed to lack something.

Just then—

On the screen, Biaozi suddenly took out a syringe from his jacket, stabbed it into his arm, and immediately seemed to be re-energized, charging into the zombie horde and beginning a massacre.

"Hmm?"

Chen Mang raised an eyebrow, partly happy that Biaozi had found a breakthrough from his predicament, and partly curious about where the syringe had come from, as he remembered Biaozi had used one on the 12th floor, hadn't he?

"Biaozi didn't use it on the 12th floor; he just pretended to inject it."

"Was he deceiving me? Did he know I was watching?"

"No...he was deceiving his own brain, making it think he'd used it when he hadn't," Ai said with some surprise. "At the time, I thought he was reluctant to use it, but now it looks like he actually succeeded in deceiving it."

"Humans are amazing, able to trick their own brains."

"AI can't do that."

"...Can this really work?"

Chen Mang, his expression odd, closed his eyes and poked his arm with his finger, trying to fool his brain into thinking he'd injected himself. But perhaps because his brain was too smart, the deception failed.

"This won't work."

Ai shook its head: "I roughly understand the logic; it requires a strong sense of belief and the ability to instantly switch perspectives to a third-person view, where one's vision doesn't linger on the syringe, and through the sense of pain, deceive the brain into thinking the syringe has been injected, hmm...something like that."

With the aid of this syringe.

Biaozi quickly became vigorous again.

...

Half an hour later.

With bloodthirst and ferocity in his eyes, Biaozi realized the surroundings were gradually turning back into the familiar white space, indicating he had cleared the mission.

Before him appeared a white light screen.

-

"Congratulations on becoming the first member of the Constant Star Train to clear the 'Zombie Apocalypse' map at extreme difficulty."

"Pioneers are always worthy of reward."

"You gained an extra 1.0 increase in physical comprehensive quality."

-

Upon seeing the light screen, Biaozi was momentarily stunned before collapsing weakly to the ground, but he couldn't hold back an excited and joyful laughter!

He is indeed the great one!

Big Biaozi!

By successfully clearing the "Extreme Mission," he initially gained 0.5 physical comprehensive quality, and now an additional 1.0. His physical comprehensive quality had directly reached—

14.3!

This value surpassed the requirement to perfectly pilot the Executioner mecha!

"Zhang Damei is no big deal, beat his ass!"

Perhaps due to the successful completion of the extreme mission, Biaozi's vibe was imbued with an intense confidence he hadn't had before, the type born from surviving a near-death experience.

Although his talent wasn't like Zhang Damei's, he was quickly catching up!

After sitting to briefly recover, he dove back in again.

He wanted to strike while the iron was hot and use the remaining two opportunities to clear the extreme missions, then go to Master Mang to apply for a mecha.

And add Zhang Yi and Zhang Er.

The guard squad would have three mechas!

...

As they say, good things come in pairs.

In the Combat Training Virtual Space, the mental strength of the captain of the third team also successfully reached 14.0, which was enough to pilot the "Leech" mecha.

The overall strength of the Constant Star Train.

Was continuously improving at a pace visible to the naked eye.

All the Train Members were like strands of DNA, intertwining with each other, gradually forming a rope, rapidly climbing upward.

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