Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 237 An Existence You Shouldn't Mess With!
As you continue along the road, the space here is much larger and more complex than you imagined.

After walking for about five minutes, a fork in the road appeared on the left.

The side roads are in the same environment, and the pipes generally lead to distant places, seemingly without end.

“Not here.” Li Zheng glanced at the business card; the arrow on it was still pointing forward. He guessed that this side path led to another metal door.

Following the directions on the business card, we walked for another five minutes, and a fork in the road appeared on our right.

This time, some debris appeared at the junction of the roads, and Li Zheng stabbed a group of rats that crawled out of the debris to death there.

These rats are crazy; each one is the size of a medium-sized dog, with mottled fur that still faintly reveals its original white color.

These rats only had the instinct to attack. As soon as they saw Li Zheng, they rushed out, completely disregarding the difference in strength between the two.

Even if their bodies are pierced by the sheathed sword, as long as they are not dead, they will desperately twist their ferocious heads and try to bite Li Zheng with their sharp teeth.

These filthy rats seem to have had their genes altered, and more than once.

Long ago, they probably thought they were cats.

"Genetically created?" Li Zheng chopped off the last rat's head, lost in thought.

This room is like the doctor's front door, with several genetically engineered creatures that Old Pu specifically marked, which must be related to the doctor himself.

That being said, for a doctor, researching gene modification in his spare time doesn't seem like such an unacceptable thing.

Decomposing rat carcasses only yields some foul-smelling rat meat, and consuming it carries a risk of contracting disease.

This kind of worthless meat can just be thrown into the compost bin.

Leaving behind a pile of undecomposable trash, Li Zheng continued onward with Xiao Ying.

Five minutes later, another fork in the road appeared on the left.

This time, Li Zheng was shocked.

Two consecutive roads leading in the same direction?
Two roads have been discovered. Do you think they might connect somewhere?
The answer is: It's actually a man-made "maze" where you're going. The owner of the place seems to dislike being disturbed.

Let's keep going; there are plenty of forks in the road ahead.

Old Pu's prompt came at just the right time. Li Zheng had been in the room for more than ten minutes, and Old Pu had thoroughly explored the terrain.

"The Labyrinth Killer, Eye of Preys, it's a good thing we're in the Matrix. If we were in a puzzle game, you'd be a complete game-ruiner!" Li Zheng muttered, having no intention of going to the labyrinth to experience it.

Sure enough, just as Old Pu had said, continuing along the road led to even more forks in the road.

Even after passing countless forks in the road, the road Li Zheng was on now had come to an end.

However, he did not find a metal door here, and a fork in the road appeared on both sides, forming a T-junction.

Left? Or right?
You know, with me here, you don't need to worry about these kinds of choices.

Therefore, I suggest you go right, because going left will lead to a "maze".

Ignoring Lao Pu's suggestion, Li Zheng held up his business card and remained silent.

Damn, I have a business card, I can find my way just the same way!
[Damn it! The existence of this kind of wayfinding tool is the greatest insult to the great old Putin!]

Li Zheng found it quite interesting. The last time Lao Pu used this tone was when he was using the encyclopedia.

It seems that other props are taking over its job, which makes it very unhappy.

Old Putin, a conscientious and possessive man, is exactly the kind of labor capitalists love!

The arrow on the business card did indeed point to the right. As Li Zheng walked along the road, he suddenly realized that many items in the Matrix could also do what the Eye of Preys could do.

A visual encyclopedia can detect information about various organisms. A business card can provide directions.

A pocket watch can also detect danger behind a door.

The occasional prompts given during combat seem to be an enhanced version of those tactical goggles.

Old Pu is more like the culmination of these tools. Apart from being more convenient and having the mindset of a silly netizen, he doesn't seem to have anything special about him.

As he walked and pondered, about five minutes later, Old Pu suddenly displayed a blood-red text prompt:
[High-energy warning ahead! ]

Li Zheng snapped back to his senses, instantly switching the props in his hand that was holding the business card, replacing the sheathed sword with his own, and tensed up.

Chi!
The sound of a hydraulic press rang out, and a tall figure wearing a gray cloak emerged from around the corner.

"A monster?" Li Zheng stared intently at the other party, not daring to relax his vigilance in the slightest.

Whether it was the blood-written hint given by Old Pu or the faint aura he sensed from the other party, it all indicated that the other party's strength was absolutely terrifying.

Facing this figure reminded Li Zheng of the feeling he had when he awakened the leader of the Ice Giants.

That feeling was reminding him that the enemy in front of him was someone he could not defeat, and that there was no other way but to escape this place as soon as possible!
The two are not far apart, less than 100 meters apart.

This distance was well within the detection range of the Eye of Preys, but it provided no information about the figure.

It doesn't even have a name.

Just like when facing Roemão.

It seemed as if even the slightest reaction from it would be noticed by the other party.

Li Zheng looked at the other person, and the other person was also looking at Li Zheng.

This creature was covered in a cloak and was very similar in size to a human, except that its shoulders were much broader and it was quite imposing.

A strange mask was visible beneath the hood of the gray cloak, with three lens-like objects mounted in a triangular pattern where the eyes should have been.

One shot reflects Li Zheng's face, another reflects his overall details, and yet another focuses on his hand holding the sword.

Li Zheng could feel the other person's gaze, which carried a strange meaning.

It's like a god looking at an interesting mortal.

Li Zheng desperately wanted to flee, but he dared not move. He felt his whole body stiffen, his blood seemed to congeal, and even his heartbeat slowed down considerably, fearing that beating too hard would displease the other party.

Every signal in his body was telling him that he shouldn't provoke the figure in front of him.

will die!

The other person stared at Li Zheng for a while, then emitted muffled, unintelligible syllables from beneath the mask, seemingly in some ancient language.

Li Zheng couldn't understand the language, and he didn't dare to respond. He just stood there stiffly, gripping his sword as tightly as possible.

It's the only thing he can do.

If the other party wants to kill him, at least he can die with some dignity.

Seeing that Li Zheng did not respond, the other party seemed to remember something and fell silent again.

A bead of cold sweat slid from his forehead to the corner of his eye, stimulating Li Zheng's nerves. His eyelids twitched incessantly, but he didn't even dare to raise his hand to wipe the sweat away, and could only endure the discomfort of the sweat getting into his eyes.

The air purifier tirelessly delivered relatively fresh air, but Li Zheng gradually felt suffocated in this silence.

Just when he thought the stalemate would continue for a long time, the other side suddenly made a move!

(End of this chapter)