Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 450 Fengshan's Blessed Mouth Strikes Again! (6000)

A king-level demonic blade?

Li Zheng summoned the lamp holder to carry the lamp and transmitted his thoughts to ask, "Isn't there a danger of your mind being clouded when you absorb the Twisted Magic Crystal?"

'...' Demon Blade was instantly embarrassed. How could he have forgotten that excuse?
'Um... so when Daodao is absorbing magic crystal energy, Master should stay a little further away.'

Keep it far away so the owner can't see the item information. Clever!

Demon Blade Thirst secretly gave himself a thumbs up.

"is it?"

Li Zheng squinted at the distance, and the Eye of Preys once again provided basic information about the mutant.

Nisha Creek
Gender: Female
Race: Human (Nuclear radiation infected)

Description: Originally just an ordinary girl next door, everything changed after she was infected by nuclear radiation.

After being infected, Nisha Creek underwent inhumane research experiments. In pain and despair, she gained terrifying powers.

Compared to other mutants, Nisha Creek still retains some humanity and has been in control of the other mutants, which is why your world has remained safe and sound to this day.

She has someone she likes, can you guess who it is?

Seeing the hint given by the Eye of Preys at this moment, Li Zheng suddenly understood why these mutants, whose strength was already comparable to that of gods to ordinary Earthlings, had not broken out of the laboratory to retaliate against ordinary people.

It turns out that one of the two strongest experimental subjects was constrained within it.

Li Zheng found it incredible that he could do this.

Putting aside others, if it were him, after experiencing pain and despair, he might very well turn evil and go berserk on the spot, and at least those who hurt him would definitely die!

They are even less likely to be interested in restraining others who have had similar experiences.

"This mutant is very strong!"

Zhan Zhouzhou looked solemn and raised her hand to remove the necklace she was wearing.

In an instant, her attributes underwent a dramatic change!
[Bone Strength: Exceptional!]

[Flesh and Blood Strength: Extraordinary!]

[Neural Response: Extraordinary!]

[Cell Vitality: Exceptional!]

[Ability: Proficient in swordsmanship!]

He then took out a pale purple fruit wrapped in lightning and swallowed it in one gulp. His genetic abilities changed accordingly, leaping from "Purple Light Sword" to the extraordinary "Purple Extreme Lightning Blade"!
Li Zheng witnessed this series of changes and was shocked: "How many times have you turned the gravity up?"

"Not high." Zhan Zhouzhou stretched her limbs and uttered four words lightly: "Almost full."

Almost full!

Li Zheng was moved. He had seen the properties of that necklace; it could activate up to ten times the gravity.

Generally speaking, the maximum gravitational force that an average person can withstand is about three times the normal force.

There are exceptions, but those are the result of long-term special training.

For example: astronauts.

But how long has Zhan Zhouzhou worn the necklace?
Did it turn on to ten times the gravity?
This wasn't a short-term tenfold increase in gravity, but rather a constant, stable output. Whether drinking water, eating, sleeping, walking, or practicing martial arts, Zhan Zhouzhou was always in that environment.

"The boy should turn his head away!" Zhan Zhouzhou shook his neck twice and frowned.

Li Zheng and Feng Shan exchanged a glance, then turned away silently.

After a rustling sound, two loud thuds came from Zhan Zhouzhou's direction, as if two heavy objects had been thrown to the ground.

After another rustling sound, Zhan Zhouzhou said again, "Okay, turn around."

"Fuck~"

Feng Shan turned around and saw two black garments on the ground. He exclaimed in surprise, "Miss Zhan, you're leaving no way out for anyone! Iron vest and iron arm guards?"

Li Zheng didn't say anything. He walked over and tried to pick up the metal vest. He bent down and reached out to grab it. It was surprisingly thick!

After sensing the weight, Li Zheng's expression became much more serious: "Is it necessary to work so hard? This piece of clothing must weigh over a hundred pounds, right?"

"It weighs 86 jin. I asked Xiao Chun and Ye Kai to help me make it. Due to limited materials, this is the best we could do."

When Zhan Zhouzhou said this, her tone was full of regret, as if she was not satisfied with the weight of the vest.

As she twisted her waist, a "crackling" sound came from her back—the sound of her entire spine finally loosening up after being relaxed.

"Too much!" Feng Shan's face was extremely ugly: "Are all martial artists this lazy? Carrying a hundred pounds of weight and using ten times the gravity, your combat power is much stronger than mine?"

He recalled that Zhan Zhouzhou had been fighting in this state during the challenge event dungeon these past two days, and his combat power far surpassed his and Yan Guang's.

Now that the dragon has escaped, to what extent has Zhan Zhouzhou's strength soared?
Honestly, given the physical condition of the people present, carrying a hundred pounds of weight for a long time is nothing.

But in addition to that, there's also a tenfold increase in gravity!
That would be terrifying!

The key point is that Zhan Zhouzhou can still fight under such circumstances and can also use a kind of light-footed movement. This kind of talent is simply superhuman!

"Let's go, I've warmed up... How dare you!"

As Zhan Zhouzhou began to speak, his expression suddenly changed. A purple longsword with an exaggerated shape, seemingly solid, appeared in his hand. His body swayed slightly, and he appeared three meters away. Then, leaving a trail of afterimages, he raised the sword and stabbed at a point in the air.

puff!
The blade pierced flesh, and blood spurted from the empty spot, dripping onto the ground.

"Invisible monster!" Fengshan also had the Eye of Preer and immediately realized what was happening upon seeing the notification.

Because Nishaxi's strength far surpassed that of the others, even Li Zheng could only see some basic information and could not even detect her specific abilities.

However, after witnessing this scene, Nisha Creek had an "invisibility" ability added to the attribute interface provided by the Eye of Preys.

This is a classic case of hindsight bias.

Li Zheng narrowed his eyes. He knew that Nishaxi had secretly approached him earlier.

Upon entering the room, his mental energy spread out, covering an area of ​​more than 25 meters in radius.

Within this range, as long as the other party's mental strength does not exceed Li Zheng's by much, or if they have some special mental strength concealment techniques, even if they are invisible, they will still be clearly visible to Li Zheng.

This is also the source of his confidence to stand here so casually and wait for Zhan Zhouzhou.

He wasn't afraid of being ambushed at all!

Ok……

and so……

Just now, Zhan Zhouzhou...

"Great figure!"

Li Zheng secretly admired it, picked up the Bloodthirsty Demon Blade, and rushed forward after it.

All mutants in the event instance are real projections, possessing the full power of the mutants, and all damage received will be reflected back to the original body.

In a sense, the real projection is no different from the mutant itself except for the lack of a conscious mind.

So even if Nishaxi still retains a trace of humanity and her main body doesn't actively attack others, her true projection will follow the instincts of her distorted consciousness and hunt down any life forms that enter her territory and pose a threat to her.

Because of the full-scale projection, all the abilities of these mutants, including their bodies, are exactly the same as the original.

Therefore, the distorted magic crystal inside its body was also simulated.

After absorbing the magic crystal energy from the real projection body, the demonic blade fed back to the mutant itself, causing it to wither and die from the depletion of the distorted magic crystal.

'It's in the heart! Dao Dao smelled it, the place where the twisted energy is most concentrated is in her heart!' The Bloodthirsty Demon Blade trembled incessantly in Li Zheng's hand, filled with excitement.

Although the Bloodthirsty Demon Blade can attack from a distance, that state can only bully those weaker than it. For someone of Nishaxi's strength, only when Li Zheng wields it and uses certain sword techniques can its power be brought to its fullest potential.

"Shut up!"

Li Zheng frowned, brandishing his demonic blade and following the figure detected by his spiritual power, he forced Nishaxi back.

Nishaxi's invisibility ability is quite strange. The wound that Zhan Zhouzhou stabbed not long ago disappeared after a flash of blood. Even the dripping blood was affected by the invisibility ability.

Without the aid of mental power, it would be difficult to continuously locate her.

"Your Eye Demon Boots are on cooldown, which reduces your mobility considerably. Be careful."

Li Zheng passed by Zhan Zhouzhou, gave her a word of advice, and then rushed after Ni Shaxi.

Both Fengshan and Zhan Zhouzhou possess the Eye of Preer, which prevents them from seeing each other's specific attributes and abilities.

However, Li Zheng possessed the Eye of Preys and clearly saw that Zhan Zhouzhou's three-meter teleportation technique was actually utilizing the 'short-range jump' feature of the Eye Demon Boots, which were identical to his own.

"Ah."

Zhan Zhouzhou nodded slightly. Seeing that Li Zheng's sword strikes, though seemingly haphazard, were all purposeful and not just random, she asked in surprise, "You can see her?"

The Eye of Prell can only provide a general location; whether it can actually hit Nisha Creek depends on the individual's strength.

It can provide the exact location, but given Old Pu's personality, it tends to slack off unless it's in a truly dangerous situation.

Li Zheng was equally surprised upon hearing this, and took a moment to turn around and ask, "You can't see it?"

Just now, Zhan Zhouzhou accurately stabbed Ni Shaxi with her sword, and Li Zheng thought she had also developed mental power.

"Of course I can't see it."

Zhan Zhouzhou shook his head, turned around and stepped forward, raising his hand to thrust his sword into the void, but this time he missed and did not hit the target.

She frowned slightly. "I can only sense a few signs, but it's not accurate enough."

Not accurate enough?

Li Zheng clicked his tongue in amazement. "How much more accurate do you want it to be?"

Although the sword strike just now did not hit Nishaxi, in his mental "vision," Zhan Zhouzhou seemed to have a premonition and attacked in the direction Nishaxi was heading!
If Nishaxi hadn't dodged in time, that blow could have pierced right through her neck!

That's right, what makes Nisha Creek different from other mutants is that she still retains her human appearance, without any of the distorted form of the infected!
It's important to understand that whether it's Kamui or all the mutants killed earlier, their true projections are what they look like after being infected. This means that Nishaxi didn't exhibit any distortion!

of course.

Only the appearance remains unchanged.

In fact, Nishaxi's physical fitness is definitely superior to either Li Zheng or Zhan Zhouzhou.

Especially her slender hands, with ten fingers like sharp steel claws, every time she seized an opportunity to counterattack, she could bring out a sharp intent that could tear the air apart!
If Nishaxi weren't acting solely on instinct, perhaps Li Zheng and Nishaxi wouldn't be in this situation, having the time to communicate with each other.

Nishaxi's speed is also top-notch. If Li Zheng didn't use his Demonic Thunder Wings, even with the assistance of his mental power, he wouldn't be able to keep up with her speed.

Several times when she struck, it seemed like she could hit her opponent, but Nisha Xi twisted her body strangely and dodged the sharp edge of the demonic blade.

After nearly five minutes of this stalemate, Li Zheng's brows furrowed more and more. He still hadn't been able to force out any of Nishaxi's abilities other than invisibility.

Given that Nisha Creek is ranked as the number two mutant, it's impossible that she only has the ability to become invisible.

There are definitely more methods that haven't been used yet!
Otherwise, how could she possibly control the other mutants?
Just then, Li Zheng's mental energy suddenly caught Nisha Xi's figure and paused.

Immediately afterwards, a strange fluctuation, like a steel needle, pierced into Li Zheng's brain along with his mental energy.

"Left, three steps!"

Li Zheng only had time to utter a brief message before his mind went into a brief state of confusion, with countless thoughts surging uncontrollably from the depths of his mind, occupying his mental space.

Zhan Zhouzhou noticed Li Zheng's abnormal state and, without hesitation, instantly activated the Eye Demon Boots, which had already cooled down, appearing three steps to the left and thrusting out his sword.

puff!
With another sound of a blade piercing flesh, Zhan Zhouzhou could clearly feel that the blade seemed to have penetrated much deeper than before.

Swish!
Zhan Zhouzhou made a decisive move, changing his sword stance. A flash of light appeared on the Purple Extreme Lightning Sword, which was dragged to the side and sliced ​​horizontally through the flesh it struck.

Wow!
The blade seemed to have cut something, and a large amount of liquid gushed out like raindrops.

Zhan Zhouzhou couldn't see Nishaxi, but he knew that under Li Zheng's command, he had finally seized the opportunity to deliver a heavy blow to the opponent.

Li Zheng's face was pale. He shook his head, trying to clear his mind of the jumbled thoughts, and released his mental energy once again.

Li Zheng swept his mental energy over Nisha Xi, not giving her a chance to repeat her trick. He then unfurled his Demonic Thunder Wings and charged towards the direction where Nisha Xi had last appeared, using fifth-gear acceleration.

The Demon Blade Thirst for Blood swept across but missed. Li Zheng then used his mental power to probe again, making a brief contact and then retreating. He also tried to use his ability to attach ice and fire, leaving some flames on Nishaxi's body, but this attempt also failed.

Nishaxi's body surface seemed to have an invisible film that prevented Li Zheng's ice and fire from attaching. Not only did the flames fail to stay, but even the cold air failed to adhere.

Li Zheng scanned Nishaxi with his mental power several times in a row, but dared not try again, fearing that she would seize the opportunity to use that strange method on him again. He quickly took several steps back.

Without the aid of his mental power, Li Zheng's threat to Nishaxi decreased rapidly. He could only rely on the mind command of the Demon Blade Thirst to know Nishaxi's location.

However, this kind of telepathic communication has certain limitations and cannot provide real-time feedback, so Li Zheng had to try other methods.

During this time, Zhan Zhouzhou took out several bottles of blood of different colors and threw them at the source, following her senses.

Two of the bottles shattered after hitting Nishaxi, but they couldn't stain her. The blood disappeared the moment it touched Nishaxi's body, affected by her invisibility.

Having failed in her dyeing attempt, Zhan Zhouzhou's expression shifted slightly, and she surprisingly closed her eyes at that moment.

Her delicate nose twitched, and she thrust her sword behind her back with a backhand motion!
puff!
This sword strike succeeded once again!

One of the bottles of blood materials emitted a strong and unpleasant odor. Zhan Zhouzhou followed the source of that odor and found Nishaxi's location!
However, just as Zhan Zhouzhou was about to change her sword stance and continue her attack, she felt as if a red-hot steel needle had pierced her brain, causing excruciating pain and turning her face pale.

The next instant, a sharp whistling sound rang out in the air, as if something extremely sharp was being swung at an incredibly fast speed.

"careful!"

Li Zheng shouted and instantly activated the special ability on his Eye Demon Boots. He flashed to Zhan Zhouzhou's side and instinctively drew his sword.

Ding~!

Like metal clashing, Li Zheng felt as if he had struck something extremely hard, and the invincible Demon Blade Thirst was actually knocked back!
"Master, please don't cut off her hands! Those hands are just as hard as Dao Dao's!" Demon Blade complained softly.

"Stop talking nonsense. Do you think I want this?"

Li Zheng shouted back, shielded Zhan Zhouzhou behind him, and unleashed a flurry of attacks.

Although he only glanced at it a few times with his mental power after he recovered, he "saw" it very clearly: Zhan Zhouzhou's second sword had torn apart the left half of Nishaxi's body, which had a slight impact on her movements.

Unfortunately, the sword missed by a significant margin and failed to destroy Nishaxi's heart. Otherwise, the Twisted Magic Crystal would have shattered, and the battle would have been over by now.

"Step aside!"

Li Zheng heard Zhan Zhouzhou's cold voice behind him. He did as he was told to dodge to the side, and casually took out a long whip from the capsule, flicked it and swung it out like a rope.

It's unclear whether she has entangled Nishaxi.

The next second, several sword lights swept past Li Zheng. The incomparably sharp sword intent made Li Zheng's scalp tingle, as if a needle was hanging between his eyebrows.

"This is……?"

Li Zheng turned to look behind him and saw that Zhan Zhouzhou was still in the sword-drawing posture, standing in place without moving an inch!
"Mastery of swordsmanship... So that's how it is." Zhan Zhouzhou murmured softly, calmly sheathing his sword, closing his eyes and slashing out again.

Brush brush.

The sword flashed repeatedly, passing by Li Zheng without causing him even the slightest damage.

However, behind him, the sound of sharp blades slicing through flesh could be heard frequently!

"Puff puff……"

"Click!"

It looks like something is broken.

"Ah! My Twisted Magic Crystal!" The Bloodthirsty Demon Blade cried out in surprise, instantly slipping from Li Zheng's hand and piercing straight into the deep sword wound in Nishaxi's heart.

As the demonic blade brutally pierced in, Nisha Xi trembled, emerging from her invisible state. She grabbed the blood-thirsty hilt of the demonic blade with both hands, attempting to pull it out.

pity.

In just five seconds, her strength rapidly dissipated, her hands slipped from the hilt of the demonic sword, hanging limply at her sides, and the light in her eyes dimmed.

Only then did Li Zheng take a proper look at Nishaxi.

This is a very ordinary-looking girl, about 1.6 meters tall, wearing a white t-shirt and a pair of faded jeans.

She had long, beautiful black hair, which was now a mess after being cut by swords and blades in the battle.

His slightly thin body bore several deep, bone-revealing wounds that were gruesome and terrifying. The most fatal injury was to his heart, where the demonic blade, Thirsty for Blood, had pierced.

For some reason, looking at the dead Nisha Xi, Li Zheng felt a long-lost sense of pity.

He always felt that Nishaxi's true projection did not unleash its full power; it seemed to have only put up a symbolic resistance before dying naturally under Zhan Zhouzhou's sword.

half an hour.

Li Zheng sighed and went over to pull out the demonic sword that had absorbed the distorted energy.

Only then did Nishaxi's body slowly fall to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Actually, she could have killed me several times." Zhan Zhouzhou walked over, snapping out of combat mode, the coldness on her face instantly melting away.

That's right, that's exactly it.

Li Zheng recalled the moment when his mental energy was disrupted, Nisha Xi could have taken the opportunity to come and kill him.

However, contrary to common sense in combat, he turned around and attacked Zhan Zhouzhou instead.

This is quite strange, because a true projection should not have the consciousness of its original self.

"Perhaps she was kind-hearted by nature, just like Li Chun?" Li Zheng shook his head, turned away and stopped looking at Nishaxi's body, and went over with the lantern to meet up with Fengshan and the others.

Unfortunately, she became a mutant. Even though she still retains some humanity, there is no rule out the possibility that she might completely fall into depravity one day.

Letting such a person die at your own hands—if it were a hypocrite, he might angrily curse: "This damned world!"

But Li Zheng wouldn't.

Killing is killing.

Regardless of the state of the world.

All I can say is that, given the choice, Li Zheng would try his best not to take action against such people.

"There's one last one left. I wonder how strong it is."

From the start of the event, Li Zheng never imagined that he could lead a team to victory.

The group lit a fire, and Zhan Zhouzhou took out some meat skewers that had a slight restorative effect, shared some with Li Zheng, and then started grilling them.

Feeling they hadn't been of much help during the fight, Fengshan and the other two took a few strings of food and offered them to Li Zheng and the other man to rest.

After a while, Fengshan couldn't hold back any longer and asked, "Have you ever thought about a very strange question?"

Upon hearing this, the others all turned to look at him.

"Think about it, when the event first started, the prize offered by the terminal was actually just a super-level item, right?"

Everyone nodded. In the original announcement, the reward given by the terminal was indeed just a supernatural item.

Li Zheng seemed to be deep in thought; he already knew what Feng Shan wanted to say.

"But we've fought this far, and the difficulty is no longer something that can be overcome with just a single extraordinary item, right?"

Fengshan twirled the skewers in his hand and said in a defensive tone, "Of course, I personally didn't contribute much to this event, so it seems a bit inappropriate to say that, but I still think the rewards for this event are a bit low."

"You said..."

Fengshan hesitated for a moment and said, "Would the terminal consider our hard work and raise the final reward level a little?"

Everyone: "..."

Li Zheng: "!!!"

Gan!
Why is what you said different from what I thought?
Just then, the matrix terminal suddenly issued an announcement. After reading it, everyone looked at Feng Shan with disbelief!

(End of this chapter)