Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 260 Kim Jae-in

"Gulp... Lee Jung!" Kim Jae-in swallowed hard. Lee Jung's eyes were like two sharp needles, piercing straight into his heart, making him shudder.

"Mr. Li, you've come from afar, I'm so sorry for not greeting you sooner." Banquan Longma smiled broadly and stood up to invite him, "If you don't mind, please sit down with me?"

He pointed to the seat next to Kim Jae-in, and actually took out a bowl and chopsticks from the capsule, inviting Lee Jung to sit down.

Banjuon Ryoma's actions put considerable pressure on Kim Jae-in. If Lee Jung really agreed to the invitation and sat in that position to kill him, he might not even have a chance to hide.

Li Zheng stood still, unmoved by Banquan Longma's invitation, his eyes sweeping over the hand that was still looking at the sword hilt.

That sword wasn't of high grade; it was only platinum level.

But the person carrying the sword was unexpectedly strong.

[Itazura na Ryoma, Abilities: Swordsmanship Mastery, Dance with the Wind Lv8 (Gold Rank), Sharpness Lv5 (Gold Rank)!]

Following Zhan Zhouzhou, this is the third specialized player Li Zheng has met, and the second one specializing in swordsmanship.

In addition, Izazumi Ryoma has two gene abilities that are very suitable for melee-focused players, one wind-type and one metal-type.

This was the first time Li Zheng had encountered a player with a "metal" ability. Judging from the name, this ability should be related to the sharpness of metal.

Just like Fengshan's "burst" ability, it is actually a kind of "explosive" characteristic of flames.

The fact that he was able to successfully unlock two gold-level gene abilities also proves that Banquan Longma is luckier than the average person and has much more resources.

Without a doubt, Ryoma Itazura is much stronger than a dedicated player like Akemi Kitashiro.

Compared to Bancheon Ryoma, Kim Jae-in is much weaker.

Of all the attributes, only the Fist and Foot Mastery is somewhat decent, and the remaining one is a Silver ability that is not yet maxed out, which is indeed an Earth-type "Sandification".

It is worth noting that Kim Jae-in is proficient in "fist and footwork," while Liu Jiale, who is also proficient in unarmed combat, is only proficient in "boxing."

Ignoring Itagaki Ryoma, Lee Jung said calmly, "Kim Jae-in, I feel like I've seen you somewhere before."

Previously, Li Zheng hadn't thought much of the information Lu Li had sent him.

Upon closer inspection, the person looked very familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.

Li Zheng's attitude caused Banquan Longma to frown slightly, his narrow eyes narrowing into two slits, concealing his gaze like a treacherous viper waiting for its chance to strike.

However, he quickly relaxed his brow and introduced with a friendly smile: "This Mr. Kim Jae-in is a Sanda champion that Corea has been working hard to cultivate. He once defeated your country's Sanda King Lu Manjiang in the World Championships and became famous overnight."

Kim Jae-in suddenly looked up and stared at Bancheon Ryoma with wide eyes. How could he not understand the hidden meaning in the other man's words?
Ban Quanlongma, however, seemed oblivious to his unusual behavior and continued, "It's perfectly normal for Mr. Li to remember Kim Jae-in, the world champion in Sanda."

"Mr. Banjuon, you flatter me." Kim Jae-in lowered his head, his face ashen.

He knew that Banquan Longma was already planning to sell him out in order to curry favor with Li Zheng.

Li Zheng could understand the subtext of what Banquan Longma said, but he had no recollection of the things the other party mentioned.

He never paid attention to these competitions before joining the matrix. He had never even paid attention to the Olympics, let alone violent sports like Sanda or boxing.

If I had to name one sport he'd ever watched... it would probably be the pole dancing videos he saw on pirated DVDs at his neighbor's house when he was a kid.

If it weren't for the fact that those young ladies were dressed rather "revealingly," Li Zheng wouldn't even like watching the dance.

But it doesn't matter that he doesn't know about this; someone in the group knows.

He simply asked a question in the group chat and received a shocking message.

Lu Manjiang, the Sanda King, is Lu Li's older brother!

According to Lu Li, the World Championships were held in a foreign country, and the organizers required all athletes to refrain from drinking anything they brought themselves, except for the water or beverages provided in the venue. At the beginning of the match between Lu Manjiang and Kim Jae-in, Lu actually had the upper hand.

It wasn't until he drank some water and replenished his energy that the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

Lu Manjiang's vision was blurred, and he couldn't see Kim Jae-in's attack patterns, ultimately losing the match.

After the match, Lu Manjiang requested to have the water he drank tested, suspecting that it had been poisoned, but was sternly refused by the thug.

Even the remaining water was confiscated and destroyed.

Afterwards, Lu Manjiang secretly kept a small urine sample and even lied about it as a drink when going through airport security, taking a sip on the spot, just to bring it back to China for testing.

However, the test results showed...nothing was abnormal!
Lu Manjiang was devastated by the outcome and spent his days drinking to drown his sorrows.

Until one day, he jumped from a high-rise building, ending his young life.

He died at the young age of twenty-seven!

Lu Li, who witnessed her own brother jump off the building, subsequently developed a transient psychotic disorder.

"My brother was the undisputed king of Sanda among the younger generation in China. Let alone Kim Jae-in, even if he were to fight three people at once, my brother could easily take him down! How could he possibly lose to him in a match?"

After Lu Li finished speaking, Li Zheng suddenly remembered that he had seen news about Kim Jae-in somewhere before.

At the time, a very popular Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) athlete in China did indeed commit suicide by jumping off a building. Kim Jae-in's photo was used by some marketing accounts of dubious origin to hype it up, claiming that the Sanda athlete committed suicide because he could not see any hope of defeating Kim Jae-in.

Li Zheng vaguely remembered that the comments section of that report was so enthusiastic that Kim Jae-in was almost praised as a god!
But now it seems...

Li Zheng stared intently at Kim Jae-in's attribute panel, then scoffed disdainfully, "Trash, with your level of skill, you think you can win the World Championships?"

He's just a fighter who's good at boxing and kicking, what makes him think he can win the World Championships?

Based on his sportsmanship?
That's why the Olympics weren't held in China; otherwise, they would have swept all the gold medals.

Kim Jae-in lowered his head even further, his eyes filled with an increasingly intense resentment.

Banquan Longma said with a smile, "Mr. Li suspects that Kim Jae-in's victory in the World Championships was rigged?"

Li Zheng slightly raised his eyelids and glanced at him. Even at this moment, Banquan Longma's hand on the hilt of his sword had not moved away.

He scoffed, "It's common knowledge that the sporting spirit of the thieving country is as prevalent as the green on their flag. Do I need to doubt it?"

“In that case,” Banquan Longma said with a charming smile, “Why don’t you, Mr. Li, personally test Kim Jae-in’s skills? Perhaps after experiencing it for yourself, you’ll be more convinced?”

“Mr. Banquan…!” Kim Jae-in suddenly looked up. Banquan Ryoma was really trying to kill him!
This is an attempt to sell him out and please Li Zheng!

Ryoma Itagaki said as if he hadn't noticed, "Mr. Li, you may not know this, but the Itagaki family secretly sponsors CoreA with a considerable sum of money every year to train athletes."

“I know how much Kim Jae-in expends on training every year. So…”

He lowered his head and looked directly into Kim Jae-in's eyes: "I believe Kim Jae-in won't let the Bancheon family down, right?"

Kim Jae-in lowered his head and did not respond.

Banquan Longma slightly drew his sword from its sheath and repeated, "Right?"

Two words, overflowing with murderous intent.

Kim Jae-in felt a chill run through his body.

(End of this chapter)