Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 238 I have a bold idea!

The figure approached Li Zheng step by step, and as the figure drew closer, an immense pressure descended upon Li Zheng's shoulders.

It was as if he were facing not a living being, but a towering mountain or a vast ocean.

And this mountain, this sea, approached him little by little from the sky, about to crush him and destroy everything he had.

Including his spirit!

The closer the other person gets, the greater the pressure becomes.

When only one step remained between them, Li Zheng was drenched in sweat, a veritable downpour.

His clothes were completely soaked, and he looked as if he had just been pulled out of a pool of water. His clothes were completely stuck to his skin, and the extremely humid environment made him feel even more uncomfortable.

As he watched the tall figure take the final step, the world before Li Zheng vanished instantly, leaving his mind blank, all his thoughts and ideas disappearing.

No thoughts, no ideas, no feelings.

Li Zheng thought that he at least dared to wield a sword once.

But at this moment, he didn't even have the thought of wielding a weapon, let alone the courage.

After an unknown amount of time, bodily sensations returned, the brain became active, the heart started beating, blood began to flow through the veins again, and consciousness gradually returned.

His unfocused pupils focused again, and Li Zheng blinked subconsciously, then looked behind him in shock.

"Go...go?"

Behind them was nothing; there was no terrifying figure from before, only Sakura and Pink Poring lying on the ground pretending to be dead.

When facing Romain Rolland, Sakura even dared to secretly tug at his trouser leg, hinting that he should play dead.

Faced with that terrifying figure, Sakura didn't even dare to make such a hint. She collapsed to the ground without anyone noticing, her body stiff.

At first glance, it looked like a corpse that had been dead for a long time, with no signs of breathing.

Li Zheng moved his body, his muscles were extremely stiff, and any movement caused him great pain.

It was as if he had just run a full marathon, and every cell in his body was screaming "exhaustion".

Sheathing his sword, Li Zheng looked up and realized that he had gripped the sword too tightly, and several of his finger joints were even dislocated.

It doesn't hurt, but I can't move.

He couldn't even loosen his fingers; he could only maintain the grip on the sword.

"Xiaoying, get up." Li Zheng called out when he saw the little one still lying on the ground.

But it acted as if it hadn't heard anything, lying there motionless.

"You're acting so convincingly." Li Zheng went over and nudged it. "That guy's gone, stop pretending."

Still no response.

Li Zheng realized something was wrong. He opened the pet panel and saw the status displayed as: Coma/Suffocation.

"Useless! He actually fainted!" Li Zheng wanted to laugh, but he couldn't.

Because his own performance just now wasn't much better than being unconscious.

Seeing the suffocation status displayed on the panel, Li Zheng released the air purifier and was surprised to find that the hand could actually move.

The foul-smelling air filled his nostrils, and he felt a strange sense of absurdity, as if he had finally come back to life.

Reaching out, he pulled the pink Poring away from Sakura's mouth and nose, and the suffocation status on the panel disappeared.

The chest and abdomen visibly regained their full shape.

The reason why the little guy wasn't breathing was because the unconscious Pink Polly couldn't maintain its air-filtering function, causing it to be unable to breathe.

Li Zheng wondered if Lao Pu was "online" or not, guessing that Lao Pu was probably in a "coma" as well.

Fortunately, he wasn't in a hurry to find a doctor. Instead, he left his residence, took a quick shower under the shower, and changed into some dry clothes.

Li Zheng didn't care that his right hand was still gripping the sword.

Since I'm already at the doctor's doorstep, I can just ask him to help me with this little thing later. After showering, Pink Poring has woken up, but Sakura is still unconscious.

When Li Zheng arrived at the door, he saw Pink Poring clinging to Sakura, calling out "Poring!" in an attempt to wake her up.

Old Pu finally logged on and gave a hint:
The pet was overstimulated but is waking up; there's no need to worry.

Li Zheng sat down at the door and asked Lao Pu, "What exactly was that creature? Who was it?"

The notification text has been updated and consists of only three characters:

【have no idea!】

Li Zheng was speechless: "You didn't detect it for so long?"

Old Pu provided the following text:

You should be glad that you've already promoted me to the highest level and transformed me into my current state.

If it were back in the day with the equipment, I'd short-circuit in a heartbeat!

Li Zheng was puzzled: "You shouldn't have a physical body, right? How come you're such a coward?"

Old Pu explained:
Although my existence is somewhat special, it is essentially one of your abilities, an extension of yourself.

For example, in that situation just now, would you dare to use the Ice and Fire Infusion?
Or, to put it another way, do you think that even if you use ice and fire to attack the opponent, it will have any effect on them?

"It really won't have any impact." Li Zheng recalled the figure from just now; the opponent's strength was beyond his imagination. Even if he stood there without moving, no matter what he did, he couldn't possibly hurt even a single piece of the opponent's clothing.

So it's not that Old Putin was afraid to probe the other side, but that he simply couldn't probe any information about the other side at all.

Actually, there was one more thing that Lao Pu didn't tell Li Zheng.

That means it really didn't dare to probe the information of that figure just now.

Because the other party will notice its presence.

The act of probing someone's information is equivalent to spying on their privacy.

Imagine if someone pulled down your pants in front of you to look inside, and even measured the size and told others, wouldn't you slap them across the face?
Similarly, if Lao Pu had dared to probe the other party just now, Li Zheng, as its host, would be almost dead by now.

"So I'm still too weak?" Li Zheng thought to himself. The extent to which Lao Pu, as one of his special abilities, could achieve was actually linked to his own strength.

Am I strong enough that one day I can detect detailed information about that figure face-to-face?
These are not the things you should be thinking about right now.

The text given by Old Pu flickered.

Didn't you notice that the other person actually came from the residence of the person you were about to visit?

After being reminded, Li Zheng did indeed remember that the direction the other party appeared in was indeed the place indicated on the business card.

"Even such a terrifying being can get injured and need medical treatment?" Following this thought, Li Zheng realized a lot of information.

The most crucial point is that the doctor was far more capable than he had imagined.

Even beings of this caliber need his help; just how skilled must his medical techniques be?
At that moment, Li Zheng had a bold idea: "Perhaps we could make Lao Xiao their disciple?"

Just like the blacksmith he met before, who had nine apprentices, each of whom was a big shot whom he now had to look up to.

If Xiao Siyuan could become the other party's disciple, wouldn't he be able to use this relationship to get close to even more terrifyingly powerful beings in the future?

For example, that terrifying figure just now!
Those props, which might normally be considered trash, are treasures to Li Zheng.

With just a little bit of gain, they can take off instantly.

"However, it depends on fate. Perhaps the doctor doesn't want to take on apprentices." Li Zheng suppressed the thought he had just had and prepared to act according to the situation when he met the other party later.

"Aww~?"

Just then, Sakura finally woke up from her coma.

Pink Polly was overjoyed and leaned against Sakura's face, begging for a kiss.

Li Zheng checked it over and, after confirming that the little guy was fine, put away the capsule dwelling, put the air purifier back on, and headed to the doctor's residence, which was a hundred meters away.

(End of this chapter)