Just as the situation reached a stalemate, the scrawny Earth-Tiger suddenly thought of something.

He looked around and indeed spotted several “Participants” on the opposite side who were moving along the wall.

These “Participants” were heading in a direction away from the “Train.”

How could this make any sense?

They came and went as they pleased, and now they were using their enhanced bodies to humiliate the “Zodiac.” Earth-Tiger grew angrier the more he thought about it. With a flash, he darted forward and grabbed a young woman by the neck. Amidst her startled cry, he actually pulled her in front of him as a hostage.

Seeing this, the surrounding “Participants” quickly scattered and fled. Qiao Jiajin’s expression darkened at that moment.

“‘Participants’ are still ‘Participants’ after all…” the scrawny Earth-Tiger said. “You still have the nerve to board the ‘Train’—are you planning to occupy this place…? You clearly haven’t suffered the hardships of the ‘Zodiac,’ so why should you enjoy the benefits of the ‘Zodiac’?”

“The… hardships of the ‘Zodiac’?” Qiao Jiajin paused, feeling that the other party was saying something he couldn’t quite comprehend. He could only shake his head and change his approach. “Forget about anything else—first let the person go. If we’re fighting, then we’re fighting. Don’t point a gun at innocent people’s heads. This is the first time I’m warning you.”

“Things have already escalated this far… How do you have the nerve to spout such bullshit as ‘if we’re fighting, then we’re fighting’…?” Earth-Tiger said viciously. “Do you really think we can just leave now and pretend nothing happened?”

“If you have grievances, you can take them out on me,” Qiao Jiajin said, glaring coldly at the several “Zodiac.” “Don’t drag in unrelated people. This is the second time I’m warning you.”

Earth-Tiger hesitated. He felt that Qiao Jiajin’s aura seemed somewhat different from before, but in this situation, giving up after being reprimanded twice would make him lose all face.

“I’m not asking for much!” Earth-Tiger said. “You guys follow those ‘Participants’ and get off the train right now, and we’ll call it even.”

After hearing this, Qiao Jiajin let out a light chuckle. “Shouldn’t ‘conditions’ be something that the winner proposes? Besides, what are you thinking, little tiger cub… Do you really think that pulling someone in front of you… will be enough to stop me?”

As soon as the words fell, Qiao Jiajin’s figure suddenly shot out from where he stood, and when he rushed to Earth-Tiger’s face, he took another step forward. His body stopped in place like an emergency brake, immediately followed by a gust of wind brought by his high-speed movement.

Earth-Tiger only felt a violent wind scraping against his face. For a moment, he could barely open his eyes, and his body involuntarily leaned backward.

Before Earth-Tiger could say anything, Qiao Jiajin grabbed his dislocated wrist and swung his entire body up, smashing him into the remaining “Earth-level” members as if wielding a weapon.

Screams rang out continuously. All three of them were slammed into the wall, completely demolishing the wall of Earth-Dog’s room into pieces.

Zhang Shan and Chu Tianqiu sidestepped to dodge, and those “Earth-level” members rolled into the room accordingly. Two of them had rolled their eyes back, and the only one still conscious, Earth-Tiger, already had his arm twisted like a pretzel. He appeared to have completely lost his fighting ability.

Seeing this scene, Earth-Mouse swallowed slightly, just recalling whether he had offended this man earlier.

“Damn… Why did you use so much force, kid?” Zhang Shan shook his head. “Aren’t you planning to save some energy for the ‘Front of the Train’?”

“I’m angry,” Qiao Jiajin lowered his head and looked at his strong body once again. A very strange feeling began to spread in his heart.

“What’s there to be angry about?” Zhang Shan asked. “When you can’t win a fight, you resort to dirty tricks. You’ve been on the streets for so many years—haven’t you seen this kind of situation plenty of times?”

“No… Of course I’m not angry about that…” Qiao Jiajin sighed. “Big guy, tell me… Why would ‘Participants’ want to become ‘Zodiac’?”

“Hm?” Zhang Shan paused after hearing this. “What do you mean?”

“Are they… trying to obtain this kind of enhanced body?” Qiao Jiajin asked again.

“Perhaps,” Zhang Shan nodded. “After all, the only thing that makes ‘Earth-level’ powerful in our eyes is that they can use their enhanced bodies to suppress ‘Participants.'”

“But…” Qiao Jiajin turned back around and looked at Zhang Shan with an extremely complex expression. “Big guy, your body was naturally stronger than others from birth. Does that make you feel happy?”

Hearing this question, Zhang Shan remained silent for a long while before answering, “I… can’t say for sure. When I was young, I did feel smug about this body, but if I could choose… I’d rather choose to be an ordinary person.”

“Yes, I’m also very confused,” Qiao Jiajin said. “In the past, the opponents I fought were probably all stronger than me, so I’ve never had this feeling… But now I’m very bewildered…”

Qiao Jiajin clenched his fist once again, feeling this incomparably abundant power, yet only feeling empty. “…Using a body that’s more powerful than others to bully the weak… has become something that people eagerly pursue?”

Everyone hadn’t expected Qiao Jiajin’s focus to be on this, and for a moment, they were all somewhat speechless.

“There will always be people willing to do it,” Chu Tianqiu interjected from the side. “You can’t impose your own thoughts on other people.”

“Two leaders…” Earth-Mouse shook his head and walked forward. “You two have this kind of thinking only because you already possess advantages that others don’t… But what choice do those ordinary people who have nothing have? This might be their only chance to be superior to others.”

After hearing Earth-Mouse’s explanation, Qiao Jiajin nodded as if half-understanding.

“I suggest all the leaders take action and head to the ‘Front of the Train’ as soon as possible. If you’re late, it’ll be too late even to go die,” Earth-Mouse added.

“Alright then…” Qiao Jiajin sighed. Just as he was about to say something, he looked up and saw Earth-Dog on the side. “What about you… Do you still want to fight?”

Earth-Mouse also looked at Earth-Dog without much kindness and said softly, “Dog thief, we used your room, but you also sold us out. As long as you don’t continue causing trouble, we’ll barely call it even.”

“I’m really dying of laughter…” After hearing this, Earth-Dog’s expression clearly became awkward, but he still stubbornly said, “Clearly, I just didn’t want to get entangled with you guys, okay? Don’t make it sound like you spared me. I don’t really want to be spared either. If we really fought, it’s hard to say who would be afraid of whom. I’m really laugh—”

Before he could finish speaking, Qiao Jiajin immediately threw an extremely fast jab that hit Earth-Dog square on the jaw.

Earth-Dog’s eyes slowly rolled back, and he fell straight to the ground like a broomstick.

“Uh…” Earth-Mouse was startled. “Tattoo Leader, what are you doing?”

“Huh?” Qiao Jiajin didn’t understand. “Didn’t he say it himself? He wanted to continue fighting, so I hit him.”

“Oh, makes sense,” Earth-Mouse nodded after hearing this. “Put that way, there’s nothing wrong with it. Let’s set off.”