Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 281 Giving the BOSS a boost in labor (Part 2)

The writhing of flesh was brief, soon falling silent again, but a cruel, bloodthirsty roar emanated from within.

Like an ancient behemoth that has not eaten for a long time, it smells food and can't wait to eat.

"Such high defense!" Li Zheng couldn't believe it. His full-force sword strike, delivered by the Demon of Strength wielding a diamond-grade weapon, had actually been deflected!
"If you can withstand one sword strike, I don't believe you can withstand ten or a hundred!"

Even dripping water can wear away stone. Li Zheng didn't believe that he couldn't break through the defenses of flesh and blood after trying a few more times, so he drew his sword and prepared to attack again.

"Wait!" Zhan Zhouzhou suddenly spoke up, stopping Li Zheng who was about to attack again, and pointed at the layer of flesh and blood, saying, "Don't you think this thing doesn't seem to be the BOSS's true form!"

"Not the original body?" Li Zheng looked at Zhan Zhouzhou in surprise, not understanding why she would have such a thought.

He felt the sword strike clearly; the flesh and blood were obviously from a living thing.

“Yes, not the main body.” Zhan Zhouzhou stated her thoughts. “Think back to the past, in every dungeon run, didn’t the BOSS always appear last?”

"I think this layer of flesh is probably just to prevent the monster inside from coming out, and at the same time to protect it from external harm. It's a shackle, a cage, but also a form of protection."

Zhan Zhouzhou said, "Of course, you can continue to try to attack if you want, but I think if you can't break through the defense with more than 70% of your strength in the first attack, then there's no need to try again. It's a complete waste of effort."

"Actually, it's not necessarily true..." Li Zheng recalled the dungeons he had run. Most of the dungeon bosses were the last to appear, but they were basically under his nose before they appeared, which was very similar to this Biohazard Forbidden Zone.

However, Li Zheng was also certain that the dungeon boss could indeed be found and killed in advance, just like the dungeon he had taken Wang Chaoran and the others to a few days ago.

Li Zheng found the BOSS's location within minutes of entering the desert instance. If he hadn't wasted some time breaking through something that resembled a hibernation pod, he could have finished the battle before Wang Chaoran and the others.

Li Zheng recounted the quest process of the previous desert instance to Zhan Zhouzhou.

Zhan Zhouzhou asked, "You think it took you so long to break through the BOSS's 'control' device in the first area? How long will it take to break through the second area of ​​the dungeon? What's more, you've even had trouble breaking through the defenses this time."

"Alright, you make a good point." Li Zheng dispelled his demonic avatar and returned to normal. "So what do we do now? Just wait outside or go back to meet up with Lao Xiao and the others?"

He wanted to try again, but then he thought that even in his Demonic form, he couldn't break through the flesh with a diamond-grade weapon, so continuing to try would probably be futile. He had no choice but to give up.

Zhan Zhouzhou didn't choose either of Li Zheng's two suggestions. Instead, she walked to the room, stared at the flesh and tissue, examined it carefully for a moment, and then said with a serious face, "Don't you think this... is an organ?"

"An organ?" Hearing her say that, Li Zheng also thought it looked like a picture he'd seen in his biology textbook. "The organ you're talking about wouldn't be..."

“A uterus!” Zhan Zhouzhou said with absolute certainty, “This is the uterus of some kind of creature, and it was taken from a living organism after being infected by a virus!”

“Huh… live harvesting? Is it that cruel?” Li Zheng had his own thoughts. “I think this thing is a jellyfish or some other marine creature that has mutated after being infected by a virus.”

Zhan Zhouzhou raised her delicate chin: "You'll see when you look up there."

above?

What could it be?
Li Zheng stepped forward and looked up along the flesh and blood tissue. He discovered that the thing was not completely fitted into the room, and through the gaps, he could see a large number of pipes of varying thicknesses connecting the flesh and blood tissue.

Some of the pipes were still gurgling inside, as if some kind of substance was being transported into them.

This is a biological uterus placed outside the body and kept alive by special means!

"Now, what does it remind you of?" Zhan Zhouzhou asked.

Li Zheng shrugged: "I have to admit, you're right this time."

Li Zheng felt this might be the most bizarre boss he had ever encountered; the players were already right in front of it, and it still hadn't been born...

Logically speaking, the wisest choice would be to stop it from happening in the first place.

However, judging from Li Zheng's attempt just now, it is difficult for them to achieve this with their current strength.

Even Li Zheng couldn't break through the defenses with a single sword strike, so it's not certain that anyone else could do it.

"This is a bit troublesome. If Old Pu hadn't been suppressed, it would definitely have been able to detect some weaknesses." Li Zheng looked at the still writhing flesh and blood tissue. If he could find its weaknesses and attack them, he might be able to take down the BOSS ahead of time.

"It seems we can't rush this dungeon run." Zhan Zhouzhou took out his weapon, turned around, and stopped in front of an "observation room".

That was the room where the bio-engineered Kentauri was kept.

"Before the BOSS officially appears, let's try to kill as many zombie monsters as possible." Zhan Zhouzhou cleaved through the transparent wall with a sword, dodged the charging zombie Kenta Bull, and with a swift and clean strike, chopped the huge bull's head to the ground.

After killing one zombie, she continued on her way to another observation room. Turning around, she saw that Li Zheng was still there and said, "Why don't you come and kill some more zombies with us? I have a strong feeling that if we don't kill more zombie monsters before the BOSS appears, it might cause quite a bit of trouble."

"..." Li Zheng remained unmoved, still looking up at the tubes on top of the huge tumor.

He suddenly realized that although the gap between the flesh and the wall was not wide enough for a person to pass through smoothly.

But if he could suppress his nausea, he could actually force his way in.

Looking at those pipes, a thought popped into Li Zheng's mind: These pipes must be transporting nutrients, right? If he directly cut off the nutrient supply to the tumor, wouldn't the "fetus" inside be affected?
Moreover, these pipes aren't made of flesh and blood, so their defenses probably aren't that strong either. They might actually work.

Without hesitation, Li Zheng took a few deep breaths, started moving his hands and feet, and mentally prepared himself.

Seeing his expression, Zhan Zhouzhou sensed something was wrong: "What do you want to do?"

Li Zheng turned his head and grinned, but his grin was hidden by his gas mask: "Just you wait and see!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zheng swiftly sliced ​​open a hole in the transparent wall with a few strokes of his sword, wide enough for him to walk into the room.

He forcefully pried open the flesh and blood tissue, activated the aircraft behind him, and the powerful airflow pushed him back, causing him to almost completely sink into the flesh and blood tissue.

A nauseating odor seeped into Li Zheng's nostrils from the edge of the gas mask that had been pushed open, almost making him vomit.

The "fetus" inside the tumor seemed to sense something, screaming wildly and ramming outwards in an attempt to stop Li Zheng.

Ignoring everything else, Li Zheng held his breath and successfully reached the top of the slippery, disgusting tumor.

All the pipes were now exposed.

Li Zheng raised his sword, twirled it, and shouted, "Face the gale!"

Before the sound subsided, the person had already arrived, and the sword flashed.

clank clank——

The pipes snapped one by one under the scabbard's strikes, spilling out a thick, multicolored liquid that splattered all over Li Zheng.

He couldn't care less about anything else. Suddenly, the tumor under his feet trembled violently, and the screams of the "fetus" inside gradually became sharper, sounding more and more like the cries of an infant.

As the pipeline was disconnected, the supply of concentrated solution was also cut off, and the sarcoma trembled while rapidly "withering away".

The flesh was dull in color and dry and wrinkled on the surface, as if it had undergone months of weathering in just a few seconds.

"That was too reckless." Zhan Zhouzhou bit her lower lip, as her lower abdomen suddenly throbbed with pain again.

Fearing that Li Zheng's actions might cause unforeseen dangers, Zhan Zhouzhou endured the pain and rushed to the door of that room, holding her sword and concentrating, her body drenched in cold sweat.

The last tube was severed, and the tumor, no longer connected to the above, suddenly collapsed softly.

Li Zheng immediately reduced the aircraft's output, lowering its altitude accordingly, and kept his eyes fixed on the ground below.

If cutting the pipes does work, then the premature BOSS might unleash its "premature" rage the moment it is "born." The soft, collapsed flesh and tissue resembled a ruptured balloon, with only a very thin layer. Li Zheng saw a "bulge" appear in the center.

"Now!" Li Zheng said in a deep voice, reminding Zhan Zhouzhou as he swooped down.

tear-

The tattered flesh was torn open, and a creature the size of a two- or three-year-old child emerged from beneath.

Its physical characteristics are similar to those of the frogmen we've seen before; it has a pair of round, bulging eyes that are only jet black, and webbed fingers and toes that are not very noticeable, though because it is so young.

This race has unusually large mouths, with the corners of their mouths splitting to their temples. If they were to play the clown, they wouldn't need to have their cheeks cut open like Feng Bujue.

The BOSS, its face contorted with rage, glared at the culprit who had forced it into premature birth. It opened its mouth, revealing countless small, sharp teeth, and let out a shrill cry.

The scream was sharp and piercing, like a demonic sound piercing into his ears, and Li Zheng's consciousness even experienced a brief moment of disorientation.

By the time he came to his senses, the BOSS was already right in front of him.

With the victim in front of him, Li Zheng looked at that strange face and subconsciously said, "Why are you taking it so seriously?"

His tone was relaxed, but his hands moved swiftly, thrusting his sword straight at the BOSS's crown.

Just as the sword was about to strike, a series of booming sounds suddenly came from next door, as if something was rapidly and savagely approaching them, even shattering the walls.

Danger was imminent, but Li Zheng remained unmoved and showed no intention of backing down.

He knew that someone would help him get rid of those unnecessary distractions.

really.

next second.

A figure flashed into the arena, lightning crackling, wielding a longsword formed of electricity to block the wall.

Unlike the previous "lightning swords", this sword, although also formed by electricity, glows with a purple light, giving it a majestic feel.

As a player whose combat power is second only to Li Zheng and who also possesses "Eye of Prey" as an auxiliary, Zhan Zhouzhou has not neglected to improve his equipment and abilities in addition to his swordsmanship skills during this period.

The Gold-grade lightning sword has been upgraded to Platinum-grade, with its power increased significantly compared to before.

"Overweight Solution!"

With a sharp rebuke, the pressure that had been surrounding her vanished instantly, and her aura surged once more, as if a sword immortal had descended to earth.

Beautiful hair (crossed out)

As her clothes fluttered up and down with the magnetic field of the electric sword, Li Zheng caught a fleeting glimpse of a delicate glimpse of Zhan Zhouzhou's waist.

"Go!"

"Ultimate Isolation - Dual Launch!"

"Ice and Fire Attachment - Ice Type!"

"Power Demon - Berserk!"

Zhan Zhouzhou has given it her all, how could Li Zheng let her steal the spotlight?

He also went all out, using all his trump cards, transforming into a two-meter-tall little giant, his muscular arms trembling, and his sword stance changing accordingly.

"Swallows flying through the hall!"

This sword strike was swift and ruthless, charging forward relentlessly, seemingly leaving no way out.

A point of extremely cold blue light gathered at the tip of the sword, seemingly about to break through everything, even piercing through space itself!
puff!
A sharp weapon pierced the flesh.

boom!
The wall is broken.

Clang!
A clash of sharp blades.

Everything happened almost simultaneously.

The premature baby BOSS was pierced through the chest by Li Zheng's sword. At the last moment, the infant-like BOSS still had time to jump up slightly and dodge this fatal sword!
Zhan Zhouzhou forced back the bio-monster that broke through the wall with a single sword strike; it turned out to be the three-headed ghost lion that the two had seen earlier!

The three-headed demon lion, which had previously looked sickly and on the verge of death, was now majestic, its iron-blue mane bristling like a body of steel needles.

His muscles were as hard as iron, completely different from the Lion King that Li Zheng had encountered before, and his aura was at least ten times stronger!
This zombie lion possesses strength approaching that of a diamond-level monster, and it managed to hold its own against Zhan Zhouzhou's fully charged attack!
boom--

boom--

boom--

With the continuous sound of walls breaking down, Li Zheng finally understood why so many zombie monsters were imprisoned here.

It turns out that all of this was prepared for the upcoming birth of the BOSS.

These zombie monsters are all its subordinates.

Li Zheng and Zhan Zhouzhou also guessed some of its abilities.

That means strengthening other zombie monsters to achieve a limit-breaking effect!
Just from the continuous sound of walls breaking down, Li Zheng could tell how exaggeratedly powerful the zombie monsters approaching the area had become.

Almost none of them are weaker than the current Three-Headed Demon Lion!
Perhaps because this ability has limitations in distance or number, or perhaps because of the "premature" factor caused by Li Zheng, there are not many zombie monsters approaching, only a few around.

"Kill the BOSS first, I'll hold off the other monsters, let's finish this quickly!" Zhan Zhouzhou was fully in battle mode, her temperament became much colder, as if she had suddenly become a different person. She held a longsword with purple light crackling around her and approached the zombie lion step by step.

"Give me thirty seconds, and I can burn it to ashes." Li Zheng planted his sheathed sword on the ground, looked at the pierced BOSS, and revealed a bloodthirsty smile. His voice was deep and muffled, as if it came from hell.

Zhan Zhouzhou paused, then said coldly, "You can try to show off, but if you ruin the spoils, you'll have to pay us a hefty compensation."

After saying that, she suddenly leaped towards the zombie lions, using her Purple Lightning Sword to strike at the three enormous lion heads.

Li Zheng suddenly snapped out of his daze, abandoning his idea of ​​using fire-based techniques to burn the tenacious BOSS to death, and instead obediently dismembered it into eight pieces.

With his foot planted on the BOSS, Li Zheng drew his sword from its sheath, flicked his wrist, and with his first strike, severed the BOSS's head.

However, the decapitation actually freed the BOSS from its restraints, causing it to roll on the ground in an attempt to escape.

"If it still doesn't die, then burning it is definitely the more convenient method." Li Zheng slowly followed, sliced ​​open the head with his sword, and a rough, ping-pong ball-sized rock rolled out from it.

click!
With that crisp sound, the remaining limbs of the BOSS suddenly stiffened and then stopped moving.

At the same time, the zombie ghost lion, which had been able to hold its own against Zhan Zhouzhou by relying on its defense, suddenly became weak.

The continuous sounds of breaking through the wall also stopped.

Zhan Zhouzhou seized the opportunity to follow up, slashing off Gui Shi's three heads with three consecutive sword strikes.

(End of this chapter)