Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 258 Cloak
"Aww!" Sakura's reaction was no slower than Li Zheng's. She activated her rapid flight ability a split second before he could warn her and quickly moved to the side.

Pink Poring, true to his reputation as Sakura's devoted follower, shouted "Poring!" and transformed into countless thin, slender "vines" that swept over them.

The next second, the two sides made contact, and Pink Polly's body was instantly shredded into pieces, falling to the ground and forming a puddle.

Upon seeing this, Li Zheng felt a chill run down his spine. Even the Platinum-level Pink Polly was no match for it, and its body was even crushed into ordinary water.

The terrifying power of Kamui is evident.

"Power Demon - Berserk!"

"Ultimate isolation!"

"Ice and Fire Attached, Dual Elements Emerge Simultaneously, A Song of Ice and Fire!"

Not daring to be careless, Li Zheng instantly unleashed his full combat power in the face of the sweeping tentacles.

The two-meter-tall giant's left side was covered in dense, chilling air, emitting a deep blue hue that instantly froze the air itself. On his right, flames soared into the sky, extremely hot flames coiling around the sword's blade, extending over twenty meters and transforming it into a giant, blazing sword. The surrounding air was distorted by the terrifying heat.

After the Platinum-level Ice and Fire Attachment is upgraded to the maximum level, its terrifying power surpasses that of Diamond, and it has once again become Li Zheng's trump card.

"I'll see how powerful you are, being treated alone by the terminal and locked in this kind of prison!" He was in full power, his eyes burning with purple flames, his fighting spirit soaring.

"Short-distance leap!"

"Move at top speed!"

The dual properties of the Eye Demon Boots were also activated, and the little giant instantly dashed three meters forward, actively entering the tentacle strangulation zone.

The afterimage left behind gradually disappeared after a couple of moments.

After activating Rapid Walking, the previously somewhat clumsy Power Demon Avatar overcame its shortcomings and became much more agile.

With his incredibly fast reflexes, Li Zheng moved with strange steps, weaving left and right among countless tentacles.

A series of iron punches were thrown out, but with little effect. The tentacles were extremely flexible and were not afraid of such blows at all.

Even with temperatures below -100 degrees Celsius, it would be difficult to inflict effective damage on Kamui.

With his other hand, he used the Fiery Greatsword to unleash the Zhan family sword technique, repeatedly striking and killing. Those tentacles were not afraid of the cold but were afraid of the high temperature, and dared not approach Li Zheng.

"interesting."

Kamui stood still, manipulating countless tentacles, and still had the energy to speak: "Were you also imprisoned because you were too strong?"

"Strange, you look like just an ordinary person, yet you can use such bizarre abilities, and even inflict some harm on me?"

"Is this ability granted by this so-called survival game?"

"Fine, whoever you are, since you've entered this place, you'll become my food!"

Before Li Zheng could react, the writhing fleshy buds from the severed ends of his arms suddenly grew into tentacles, spreading into the darkness.

Li Zheng repeatedly forced back the tentacles that attacked him, and pieces of debris fell all around him. Even after they were broken, these tentacles could still maintain their vitality for a period of time.

Li Zheng could only spare some attention to control the high-temperature flames and burn it to charcoal.

The battle situation seemed to be in Li Zheng's favor, but he knew the bitter truth behind it all.

This all-out effort consumes a tremendous amount of genetic energy.

Originally, activating the Power Demon Avatar alone could last for more than forty seconds, but now it has been reduced to less than thirty seconds.

Once this period is over and his Force is exhausted, he will become a lamb to the slaughter, at the mercy of others.

"We need to think of a way, otherwise we'll have no choice but to start space pirates and escape." Li Zheng's heart sank slightly as he saw more tentacles spreading over.

If we turn back now, who knows when we'll be able to come back again.

The task assigned by the doctor seemed quite lenient, with ten days to complete it gradually.

In fact, for Li Zheng, the deadline for the mission was tomorrow morning.

Because the time limit for using space pirates that are randomly teleported expires at that point, and they will be taken away by Roemon.

Li Zheng lowered his gaze to the broken, twisted tentacle on the ground, and began to ponder. The doctor had only said he needed a small amount of gene material for research; this tentacle should be enough to complete the mission, right?

If all else fails, I'll have to bring this thing with me to complete the task!

On the left, a tentacle bypassed Li Zheng and launched a surprise attack from behind.

A sharp needle seemed to emerge from the tip of the tentacle, its surface gleaming with a filthy color, as if it contained some kind of unclean toxin!
Li Zheng naturally noticed that the large hand, enveloped in dense, cold energy, opened and reached behind him.

It was as if he had eyes on the back of his head, and he accurately grabbed the tentacle, freezing the slime on its surface with azure cold air.

"Let's just go and report back like this..."

Turning around quickly, Li Zheng swung his longsword in his right hand, intending to sever the tentacle as payment to the doctor.

However, the tentacles, frozen under the ice, suddenly broke free, shattering ice fragments that scattered across the ground. The tips of the tentacles split open, revealing countless sharp teeth inside. One of the fine needles was used as a hidden weapon and shot towards Li Zheng's forehead.

"Oops!"

The needle was so close and moving so fast that Li Zheng only had time to think of that one word before it was right in front of him.

He felt a chill between his brows; the protective barrier at its limit had been breached, and he seemed about to die on the spot in the next instant.

However, a completely unrelated thought quickly popped into his mind: "Who is he?"

The "he" here does not refer to Kamui.

Instead, it was a figure draped in a black cloak.

Just as the fine needle was about to pierce Li Zheng's vital spot, the cloaked figure moved with the speed of a laser beam, narrowly intercepting it.

Then, the cloaked figure raised his hand and unleashed a shower of light and shadow that blotted out the sky, splitting all the countless tentacles in two.

Kamui roared in alarm and rage, "It's you again! Why won't you let me go? Why?!"

Faced with his questioning, the cloaked man neither responded nor explained, nor did he linger.

After rescuing Li Zheng from the predicament, he disappeared into the darkness as if he had never been there.

If it weren't for the ground being covered with broken tentacles, Li Zheng would almost have thought that the figure that appeared for only a moment was a hallucination he had before he died.

"So...so strong!"

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Li Zheng's forehead. He could only describe that fleeting figure with the word "barren."

If we were to make a comparison...

Perhaps only the figure he encountered at the doctor's door could be compared to it.

However, even though it was just a fleeting glimpse, Li Zheng was absolutely certain.

The cloaked figure from earlier is not the same person as the one we encountered at the doctor's door!
With the original force of genes finally exhausted, the power demon avatar could no longer be maintained, and Li Zheng returned to his original state.

The ice and fire that had surrounded them vanished without a trace, leaving only shards of ice and charred tentacles to prove their existence.

Shaking off the lifeless tentacles in his hand, Li Zheng quickly removed the space pirate and prepared to go find the doctor to report.

Before leaving, he glanced at Shenwei, pondering what the other had once said:
Were you also imprisoned here because you were too strong?
Li Zheng had already vaguely sensed the implication behind this question, but before he could think about it further, the figure suddenly reappeared.

This time, he appeared silently behind Kamui, a thin syringe peeking out from under his cloak.

Chi!
The needle pierced Shenwei's neck, and the dark blood was drawn into the syringe.

Strangely, Kamui did not resist during this time.

Or……

Looking at the other person's distorted face, Li Zheng guessed that the other person was completely unable to resist, and did not even have the slightest power to resist!
The space pirates had already started their attack, and just before Li Zheng teleported away, something appeared in his hand.

The scenery before my eyes changed, and I found myself in an unfamiliar room.

(End of this chapter)