Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 262, Page 261: You're dreaming!

[Head to the right, punches in the face!]

For some unknown reason, Lao Pu suddenly went mad and gave instructions when Li Zheng was under no pressure at all.

He did as instructed, tilting his head slightly to the right to dodge Kim Jae-in's first punch.

Dodging this punch was within Kim Jae-in's expectations. His eyes flickered slightly as they landed on Lee Jung's right hand, guarding against his counterattack.

However, unexpectedly, Lee Jung did not use his right hand. Instead, his left fist, which had been tucked behind him, was suddenly thrust outwards, striking Kim Jae-in's face with the back of his fist.

boom!
The punch landed easily, and Kim Jae-in couldn't withstand the force. He staggered back two steps, his mind momentarily blank.

He retreated, and Li Zheng advanced.

Before he could regain his footing, Li Zheng followed up and kicked Kim Jae-in in the abdomen.

Kim Jae-in snapped back to reality, stepped back to dodge, and turned to counterattack.

[Feint attack, defend the lower body!]

Lee Jung swung his left fist to block Kim Jae-in's counterattack, then slammed his right fist downwards.

Snapped!
The punch landed squarely on the shinbone of the leg from which Kim Jae-in had kicked. This area was only covered by a layer of skin and had no muscle protection. Lee Jung's physique made it easy for him to shatter that bone.

But he didn't do that; he even deliberately suppressed his own strength to prevent Kim Jae-in from losing so quickly.

He is hiding his stupidity!

Banquan Longma, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, suddenly narrowed his eyes. He could tell that Li Zheng was not using his full strength.

"Did he realize I was observing him?" Banquan Longma thought to himself. "Deliberately hiding his abilities is useless. He can only slightly conceal his physical constitution, but his skills are completely exposed."

With a slight smile, Ryoma Itagaki noticed that Li Zheng's attacks were completely devoid of any skill; he simply went straight for the target, relying on his lightning-fast reflexes to counter Kim Jae-in's attacks.

"Could it be that Li Zheng really killed Kitashiro Akemi simply because of his superior weaponry?"

Despite lingering doubts, Banjuon Ryoma reached a conclusion similar to that of Kim Jae-in.

That means Li Zheng is completely clueless about close combat and is likely a gun-type player.

The reason they were able to dominate these past two days is simply because their weapons are a bit more powerful.

A little mouse was scurrying around, while a big mouse was plotting something behind it.

Unfortunately, this big rat wasn't clever enough; his little scheme fell right into the trap. He actually thought that your only weakness was your physical abilities!

During his match against Kim Jae-in, Putin would occasionally offer additional hints in between his own.

Li Zheng's heart stirred slightly. Old Pu was actually behaving like a real weapon this time, even able to detect the target's thoughts.

You're overthinking it. This is just a judgment based on micro-expressions. Do you really think that Master Putin is omnipotent?
Anyway, your reaction speed is fast enough to deal with the little mouse, so Grandpa Putin can take a break for a bit.

Old Pu made a comment and then fell silent.

At this point, the battle between Kim Jae-in and Lee Jung, under the deliberate concealment of someone's true abilities, finally reached a fever pitch.

Lee Jung seemed to be able to see through all attacks, always reacting a split second in advance, preventing Kim Jae-in from even making a single real contact.

On the contrary, this veteran Sanda fighter was even beaten down by an ordinary person who "didn't know anything about fighting," and his face was already bruised and swollen.

If Lee Jung hadn't been holding back, Kim Jae-in would have had his head smashed open and become a corpse long ago.

The pain seemed to have triggered Kim Jae-in's ferocity, and he simply abandoned all defenses and launched a relentless attack on Lee Jung.

Besides punches and kicks, even elbows and knees were used. As long as he could inflict effective damage on Li Zheng, Kim Jae-in no longer cared about the rules of Sanda.

On several occasions, he even aimed his kicks at Li Zheng's groin, which Li Zheng could not tolerate. In a moment of desperation, he simply used a little more force and cracked Kim Jae-in's right shinbone, teaching him a lesson.

Through observation, Li Zheng roughly figured out Kim Jae-in's tactics during this process of unilaterally giving him the upper hand.

This provided him with some ideas for acquiring "Mastery of Fist and Foot Techniques" later on, and could also speed up the acquisition process.

Feeling that he had almost mastered the technique, Li Zheng suddenly changed his behavior and stopped dodging. He seized an opportunity when Kim Jae-in threw a punch, raised his hand to block the arm, and punched him in the shoulder socket.

click!
With a fractured shoulder bone, Kim Jae-in lost an arm. His eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth as he threw another punch.

Lee Jung used the same trick again, crippling Kim Jae-in's arm as well. Then he rushed in front of Kim Jae-in and unleashed a series of heavy punches on his face without any fancy moves, leaving Kim Jae-in with torn skin and blood.

Kim Jae-in realized he might not be a match for Lee Jung when Lee Jung first struck him in a counterattack.

The series of battles that followed were even more chilling.

The experience of fighting Li Zheng was something Kim Jae-in had never had before in his years of practicing Sanda.

Throughout the entire process, Kim Jae-in was enveloped by a deep sense of powerlessness. Although he could not see any skill in Lee Jung's attacks, his all-knowing tactics filled Kim Jae-in with despair.

This was an experience I had never had before when facing Lu Manjiang.

If Lu Manjiang is a towering cliff, then Kim Jae-in, even with all his might, still has a chance to stand on equal footing with him.

Li Zheng is like the boundless starry sky; he can only find countless starlight within it, but cannot see the end.

"Return to simplicity... return to... authenticity...?" With difficulty, Kim Jae-in, his face swollen like a pig's head, collapsed to the ground.

Lee Jung didn't break a sweat. Standing in front of Kim Jae-in, he said sarcastically, "You're overthinking things. I don't know how to fight at all, let alone hand-to-hand combat. The only reason I could beat you is because you're such a piece of trash."

If Lee Jung-ruo admitted that he was that strong, then Kim Jae-in could die in peace.

But this statement seemed to deny all the effort and blood and tears Kim Jae-in had put in during Sanda, and it was as if it trampled on his dignity.

"No...it's impossible..." Kim Jae-in refused to believe it, his eyes wide open.

"Nothing is impossible." Li Zheng's calm demeanor made it impossible to tell he was lying. "But after fighting you like this, I'm even more certain that your World Championship title is largely undeserved. You can't even beat the old man who does his morning exercise in our park, how could you possibly defeat Lu Manjiang?"

"I……"

Even though Kim Jae-in has denied cheating all these years, he has to admit in his heart that he is no match for Lu Manjiang.

Even now, he might not be able to defeat Lu Manjiang back then.

Li Zheng was telling the truth; Kim Jae-in neither denied nor admitted to cheating.

He simply said bitterly, "I'm sorry..."

This apology seemed to be a tacit admission of everything he had done back then.

Li Zheng stared at him coldly, then suddenly raised his foot and stomped down hard.

"Go and say those words to Lu Manjiang yourself!"

……

Kim Jae-in, the dog, died, but Bancheon Ryoma, as the master, watched coldly from the sidelines. Even after Lee Jung trampled Kim Jae-in to death, he clapped lightly, as if he found Lee Jung's actions gratifying.

No longer focusing on Kim Jae-in's corpse, Itagaki Ryoma even let Lee Jung put away the identity card and extended an invitation: "Mr. Lee, your skills are extraordinary, I have truly broadened my horizons. I wonder if Mr. Lee has joined any other organization? If not, would you consider joining our Genesis?"

Li Zheng grinned coldly: "What are you dreaming about?"

(End of this chapter)