"Next wave of trials? You mean this carriage will continuously produce various types of monsters?" Hearing Li Nian's words, Lin Yu became rather excited. "Not exactly endless—according to Old Zhou, it's probably three to five rounds," Li Nian said cheerfully, "Then you can proceed to other carriages." "And the 'train ticket' mentioned in our clearance conditions also needs to be obtained from relatively powerful monsters after leaving this carriage." After listening to Li Nian's description, Chen Zhuo couldn't help but complain: "This Truth Corporation is really insane—why would they design such a train?" "Is this even transportation anymore?" Li Nian shook her head: "That I don't know. Who understands what these people intended with their designs." "Most folks at Truth Corporation are arrogant bastards who view people as expendable materials and fancy themselves as gods walking among mortals." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝓷𝓮𝓽 As she offered this critique, the door at the far end opened once more. Like the T-1000 from the Terminator movies, their shells were completely silver-white without visible seams, with red lights flashing on their heads. Seven human-sized robots charged into the carriage, each holding weapons that looked equally high-tech. Lin Yu was about to stand up to assist Li Nian, but she spoke up first. "Hey, this time I'll handle it myself—you just focus on protecting our employer." "I let you steal the spotlight last round. If I slack off again, this fatty might think I'm not worth the price." Hearing Li Nian's confident words, Lin Yu didn't intend to spoil her fun. "If you say so, don't push yourself too hard." He was perfectly happy to conserve his energy and not intervene. Li Nian laughed in response: "There's no pushing involved! Just like how last round's creatures happened to be countered by you, I happen to have exactly the right means to deal with this round's opponents!" With that, Li Nian put away her utility knife and pulled out from her chest... A pair of gloves with material as light as gauze and color as smooth white as jade. Lin Yu watched with great interest, curious about the source of Li Nian's confidence. After all, based on previous performances, this 'Master Thief' didn't seem specialized in frontal combat. During observations in Jiangcheng, in the chaotic clashes between several organizations, Li Nian didn't seem to have any combat records—she even actively hid herself. Of course, in that feast of monstrous players where even Third-Tier beings were considered exceptionally powerful, it seemed reasonable for Li Nian, who had just advanced to Second-Tier, to avoid combat. But from a results perspective, after the Jiangcheng incident concluded, while Lin Yu had gained some understanding of most players involved or dragged into the events, he knew very little about this 'Master Thief' A Nian. So in this dungeon, with Li Nian as a "invited expert" who took payment to guide people through dungeons... Lin Yu felt this was an excellent opportunity to assess her combat capabilities and understand her abilities. The humanoid robot at the forefront had already closed in, using a seat as cover while positioning its gun barrel to aim at Li Nian. The other robots also took their positions. The moment their guns were positioned, all seven robots simultaneously pulled their triggers, their high-tech rifles emitting dazzling white beams. However, these seven interweaving and swift white beams—seemingly unavoidable attacks—did not hit Li Nian. Where she had been standing moments before, her figure had vanished. Li Nian, now wearing the white gloves, appeared behind the first robot. Li Nian's cheerful voice echoed through the carriage as the first robot instantly lost all mobility. Like it had been forcibly shut down, its body remained in the gun-holding posture while its head, which had been flashing red light, drooped low with the light instantly extinguishing. As Li Nian spoke, she leaned backward, dropping behind the seats. The remaining robots didn't hesitate because of their companion's fall—they instantly adjusted their aim and completed a second volley. The seat that had served as cover shattered into pieces, demonstrating what would happen if those beams hit a person. However, behind the shattered seat, there was no sign of Li Nian—only the first robot remained there. Li Nian's voice sounded again as she popped up from beside another robot's seat like a groundhog. Then, Li Nian's gloves lightly brushed over the robot's surface, and it immediately "shut down and froze" just like the first robot! Li Nian pulled her head back. Another volley fired, but this time... And this time, she mysteriously appeared on the luggage rack above a robot's head. Li Nian leaned backward with excellent flexibility, her gloved fingertips lightly touching the robot's head, and then... The third robot also stopped moving! Simultaneously, after the luggage rack was shattered by another volley of beams, Li Nian's figure vanished once more. "Truly perfect countering tactics." Lin Yu remarked with admiration. Moreover, Li Nian was indeed proving herself "worth the price." Such bizarre, elusive movements, such effortless and easy disposal of the robots... This was practically showing off. At the very least, Lin Yu asked himself honestly—while Li Nian might indeed be weaker than the monsters who acted in Jiangcheng... This newcomer who joined the 'Free Alliance' was definitely not ordinary either. Thinking about it, the name 'Master Thief' was practically infamous throughout the entire player community, because Li Nian delighted in mischief and stealing others' tools without returning them—so most players spoke of her like mentioning an annoying mosquito. But despite offending so many people—including some more experienced and even quite powerful players— This "mosquito" still hadn't been swatted, which showed she must have her own exceptional qualities. Now, even though half the robots were still putting up stubborn resistance on the field, Lin Yu could already conclude. Li Nian could absolutely handle all of them. Because what followed would simply be repeated performances of the same scene. Just as Lin Yu predicted, all seven robots entered the "shutdown" state. Chen Zhuo sat there dumbfounded—purely in terms of visual spectacle, Li Nian's performance was truly magnificent. "That was absolutely incredible! Zipping around and taking them out—is this the Flying Thunder God technique?!" The voice that answered them came from beneath their feet. "The principle is actually quite similar... but this is my trump card, so I won't reveal it easily." Li Nian crawled out from under the seats, then tossed a handful of crimson beads onto the table. "Anyway, robots, puppets... these things are basically free kills for me, no matter how many come!"