The next morning.
Time: [07:00:17]
Today's weather: overcast.
Ye Qiyan entered the locomotive and collected the five Train Coins the Dragon Card provided for the day.
He raised his right hand, strands of azure light gathering into a spinning sphere in his palm.
He turned his hand over and pressed down.
The radiance of his talent sank into the device that had once housed the Train System.
[Talent activated-Ascension!] [Title equipped: Witness of the End]
From his experience with Ascension over the past few days.
When he activated his talent on the train, large numbers of monsters would appear in the Wasteland and besiege it.
But this time.
With the Witness of the End title equipped, its effect would also make the Wasteland monsters stop pursuing him.
Then.
Would Ascension's "temptation" be greater?
Or would the resistance offered by the system's title prove stronger?
"Let's wait and see."
"Then, let's begin."
The train began to accelerate.
Clack-clack-clack-clack-
The radiance of his talent began spreading from the locomotive throughout the train.
Just as he had expected.
The Wasteland, which had been relatively peaceful, changed the moment he activated Ascension.
Countless monsters kept pouring in from every direction, forming a tide like roaring mountains and surging seas.
Red Tears, Lisette, and the others drew their weapons, ready to attack at any moment.
But to Ye Qiyan's surprise.
This time, the monsters did not block the front of the train.
They lingered on either side, their empty, lifeless gazes fixed on the locomotive, where Ye Qiyan was.
"Awoo-!"
One monster roared.
Two monsters bellowed.
Countless monsters let out deafening cries in unison.
Ye Qiyan heard sorrow in those cries.
"It really stopped them?"
"But..."
He swept his gaze across both sides through the windows.
Among the densely packed monsters covering the