Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 463 World Destruction? (4.2K)

"Why are you here too?"

Li Zheng rubbed his temples, looking at the dense crowd that Joanna had led to the scene.

I just casually accepted a commission, why are you three legions rushing over to join in the fun?
"Old Li, you're alright...it seems you're fine." Tang Qianzang arrived on horseback with dozens of men.

Okay, now there are four.

"Old Li, we're here to lend a hand. We'll treat you to some good food and drinks later!" Liu Jiale's voice came over.

Five families...

In a short while, five legions arrived, directly exceeding the player limit that the channel could accommodate.

A huge group of players surrounded Li Zheng, three or four layers deep. Li Zheng almost thought he was a monkey on display in a zoo.

He could even hear people in the crowd whispering about him.

"This is Li Zheng? He doesn't look like his profile picture. Why is he bald?"

"What do you know? This is a hairstyle reserved for big shots!"

"I've gone bald, but I've also become stronger?"

"No wonder I was stuck on the Diamond-level skill assessment for three days. It's because my hair is too thick!"

Li Zheng: "..."

Being judged so late at night, right after killing someone, made Li Zheng feel even worse.

Li Zheng turned his gaze to Ma Long, his face dark. The murmurs were coming from behind him. Why are you soldiers so talkative?
What about discipline?
"Tell me, what are you all doing here so late at night instead of sleeping?" Li Zheng decided that if they couldn't come up with a good reason, he would tell Liu Qishao everything he had overheard in private, so that he could discipline these soldiers properly!

Malone looked around and, seeing that others were also looking at him, said honestly, "Don't look at me. The major gave me the order, and I'm just following orders."

If Liu Qishao's adjutant hadn't suddenly contacted him, he would have already washed up and prepared to go to sleep.

Li Zheng was utterly disappointed upon hearing this: "Did Young Master Liu send you?"

Well, that's it. Even if we tell Liu Qishao about it, it probably won't do any good.

"Let me tell you."

Joanna stepped forward and explained, "Actually, we are probably here for the same reason. Banquan Longma used to be a member of Genesis. Today, he suddenly brought out something as good as gene repair fluid to ask for help. As his former employer, Genesis has not said a word from beginning to end."

“Such an unusual phenomenon clearly indicates that Genesis has other plans in the dark.” A short-haired, beautiful, and capable woman next to Liu Jiale said, “As for who this plan is targeting, it goes without saying.”

“That’s right.” Tang Qiancang nodded as well. “Besides you, who just received the event reward, there’s no one else they would be targeting.”

"Eh?"

Rebecca was the only one who was oblivious: "I only brought people over because my brother told me you were in trouble."

The group of Russian men and women behind her were drowsy and demoralized because they hadn't gotten to fight.

They only agreed to come because they were good at fighting, and some of them joined on short notice after hearing that Rebecca had led a group to fight the Knights of the Round Table.

Who knew Li Zheng was so fierce? After they arrived, not a single enemy survived.

Waiting for nothing.

Looking at Rebecca, Li Zheng was suddenly moved. It turned out that he wasn't the only idiot among the people present.

It feels so good to have someone to be a fool with!
"So... you all thought I was ambushed by the Creator, and then you gathered your forces to rush over to my rescue?" Li Zheng touched his bald head. These people didn't seem to have a clear understanding of his strength.
Do I look like the kind of person who would be easily defeated by a piece of clay or earthenware?
Well, I have to admit, if the Demon Blade Thirst hadn't recovered to the King rank, I would have had to put in a lot of effort to deal with this ambush.

Just trying to avoid those players with no special names in the crowd is a very troublesome thing.

However, after the Demon Blade was restored to its King rank, both its attack power and ranged execution capabilities were far superior to those it had when facing the combined attack of the five legions.

"Now it seems we went to unnecessary trouble." Tang Qiancang shrugged, looking at the shattered corpses on the ground, he finally had a more direct understanding of Li Zheng's strength.

Since Genesis dared to target Li Zheng, the troops that came this time must have been the elite of the legion. As a result, more than a hundred people were routed in just three minutes.

Tang Qianzang felt that if life were a game, they might be playing a Souls-like game.

As for Li Zheng... he definitely unleashed his full power.

Even mowing the lawn doesn't take this long!
"It's not really unnecessary."

Li Zheng put away all the identity cards, walked out of the mountain of corpses, and came up to the group, saying, "In fact, you've come at just the right time."

With Genesis repeatedly going against him, Li Zheng felt it was time to resolve some issues once and for all.

Li Zheng called the leading players aside and said, "In the next few days, I will prepare a batch of the best items I have on hand in exchange for an opportunity for your legions to cooperate."

Genesis is a large-scale legion with many members. With the help of these other organizations, it should be very easy for them to take action.

"Stop!" Tang Qiancang raised his hand to stop Li Zheng from continuing. "I know what you want to say, but I can't make decisions for the Nine Heavens. We won't participate in this matter."

Li Zheng frowned slightly, said nothing, and looked at the others, wanting to hear their thoughts.

Seeing this, Malone also spoke up: "The major only asked me to come and offer my support. I don't have the authority to make decisions. Mr. Li, please contact the major's side. I'm sorry."

Liu Jiale glanced at Xu Ying's expression, equally troubled: "Old Li, we brothers will definitely bring men to support you in small-scale battles, but attacking the entire Genesis Legion would have far-reaching consequences. We, a small and insignificant family from Penglai, are powerless to do so..."

Joanna was always accompanied by a player named Louis. At this moment, he bypassed Joanna and said to Li Zheng, "Mister Li, Your Highness led us here to help you in gratitude for your previous assistance, but we are also not ready to fight against a large army. Please forgive us."

Louis's overstepping of his authority made Joanna's face turn somewhat unpleasant, but she did not refute him and instead acquiesced to his statement.

Within the Matrix, it is by no means an easy thing for legions to wage war against each other.

This is a severe test of the strength of each legion; just supplying the members with the items they need for teleportation is a considerable challenge.

If it's just a small-scale teleportation, they can manage it, but when the legion launches a full-scale war, tens of thousands of people are teleported together, and the pressure becomes much greater.

Rebecca didn't think too much about it. She glanced at everyone with disdain, patted her chest, and said to Li Zheng, "Sweetheart, although not all members of our White Bear Legion can participate, my brothers and I will definitely fight for you without hesitation!"

“…Um, cough…could you please stop calling me sweetheart?” Li Zheng looked at Rebecca with a bit of embarrassment. It’s kind of awkward for a grown man to be called ‘sweetheart’.

“But I like you!” Rebecca’s eyes widened, making no attempt to hide her admiration for Li Zheng. “But I don’t feel the same way about you…” Li Zheng said, squinting.

Russian women are known for their beauty, and to be honest, Rebecca's appearance is definitely not considered ugly by Li Zheng's standards.

However, Li Zheng believed that Rebecca's affection for him was more like a fan's liking for an idol than romantic love.

Even if he was wrong, he had no feelings for Rebecca, so he would inevitably feel uncomfortable with her enthusiasm.

He's not a male celebrity in the entertainment industry, so he can enjoy others' admiration and feel at ease.

Li Zheng felt that this matter should be clarified as soon as possible, and for this reason, he was willing to put the creation matter aside for the time being.

“I don’t need you to have feelings for me, it’s enough that I like you.” Rebecca blinked, seemingly taking this statement for granted.

What do you mean by "it's enough that you like me"?
Do you know that in China, if you switch genders, this kind of thinking is called being a "simp"?

In Muddy Bay, he could even be classified as a 'pervert'!
Li Zheng was having a headache. It seemed that foreign views on marriage and relationships were a little different from those in China.
He used to think that when he watched American TV shows, the single men and women who went out to parties and messed around were just for the sake of the plot and were being exaggerated.

In retrospect, although it's not as explicit as depicted in films and television shows, it still differs somewhat from the traditional Chinese concept of the Dragon Kingdom.

People from China value mutual affection; forced relationships are never sweet.

After all, unrequited love never ends well!

Li Zheng said helplessly, "What do you like about me? I'll change it, okay?"

Rebecca answered decisively, "I just love how incredibly handsome you are!"

chap!
Protruding!

Li Zheng was speechless. How the hell was he supposed to change this?
"You're too superficial. You can only see my appearance. You'll inevitably fall for someone more handsome in the future." Li Zheng racked his brains, thinking of other excuses.

"Isn't that obvious? Who wouldn't like a handsome guy?" Rebecca uttered a shocking statement that shattered Li Zheng's worldview: "When I meet someone even more handsome, of course I won't like you anymore."

Not only Li Zheng, but even Ma Long and the others were stunned, their eyes filled with disbelief as they looked at Rebecca.

Joanna, being a woman herself, even began to question her life, wondering if her deep affection for Liu Qishao was a mistake.

If she did nothing wrong, why did Rebecca speak so confidently when she said that?

I can’t understand!!!

Liu Jiale quietly asked Xu Ying, "Do you think so too?"

Xu Ying felt a little guilty: "I... I was attracted by her looks, but I stayed because of her character. It's different from hers!"

"Oh." Liu Jiale was satisfied, and secretly glanced at Li Zheng, thinking that although he was not as handsome as Li Zheng, at least his character was better than his!

Damn...

Li Zheng rolled his eyes. So this guy is a sucker for good looks, the kind whose values ​​follow his appearance.

There's no need to worry about that; she might change her mind and like someone else tomorrow.

Ignoring Rebecca, Li Zheng decided to leave her hanging and said to the others, "Let's continue with our previous topic. Since none of the people in charge at Jiutian and Kunlun are here, I'll be frank."

"Actually, what I mean is not to ask you to join me in declaring war on the Creator, but rather that I want to use your intelligence network to make things easier for me later."

Upon hearing this, Tang Qianzang immediately understood: "You want to carry out a decapitation plan against Genesis, directly eliminating all of their high-ranking officials?"

Tang Qianzang, as expected of the person in charge of external affairs for the Nine Heavens Legion, is indeed very clever. Although he misunderstood Li Zheng's intentions before, he was right this time.

Moreover, he considered many other aspects as well.

He rested his finger on his chin and pondered for a moment before saying, "Your plan can indeed destroy Genesis in a short time. After all, once you get their coordinates, there's no one you can't kill."

"But have you ever considered that if you wipe out all the top-level members of Genesis, those lower-level members of Genesis might be absorbed by Takamagahara, indirectly helping the Muddy Players to achieve unification?"

It might take some effort to tear a large pancake apart, but a cracked pancake can be split in two without any effort at all.

To prevent one organization from being absorbed by another and achieving unification, this is why Kunlun and Jiutian have not yet taken action against Gaotianyuan and Chuangshi.

"You just need to provide me with the coordinates of all the senior personnel at Genesis, and I'll take care of the rest." Li Zheng didn't say much, but he already had an idea in mind.

Liu Jiale also had some concerns: "What if the higher-ups at Genesis become desperate and launch an attack on other members of Qidian? They are still a group of novices, and in the eyes of the Genesis people, they are almost like helpless infants."

“This is another part of the plan,” Li Zheng said, looking at everyone. “I hope that you can accept some members of the Origin faction within your respective legion’s territory and provide them with some shelter when necessary.”

"Kunlun can handle this matter; there's no need to trouble so many people."

Suddenly, Liu Qishao's voice came from not far away. Everyone turned around and saw that Liu Qishao had arrived here at some point and walked out from among the Kunlun warriors with his adjutant.

Li Zheng glanced at Ma Long and found that there was no surprise on the other's face, obviously not surprised by Liu Qishao's appearance.

He pondered, "Could this guy have arrived at the beginning but been hiding among the people of Kunlun, which is why I didn't notice him?"
"Qi Shao!"

Joanna went over with delight, took Liu Qishao's arm, and instantly transformed from the leader of the Knights of the Round Table into a demure wife.

Louis watched all of this with a gloomy expression.

Liu Qi patted Joanna's arm and walked past Louis and the other members of the Knights of the Round Table with his adjutant, not even glancing at them, seemingly not taking them seriously at all.

This behavior was unusual and caught Li Zheng's attention.

Logically speaking, since the members of the Knights of the Round Table are under Joanna's command, Liu Qishao shouldn't be acting so coldly.

Did something unexpected happen when Joanna took over the Knights of the Round Table?
Before Li Zheng could think further, Liu Qishao came up to him and said, "Whether it's providing intelligence or providing territory to the members of the Qidian Legion, our Kunlun family can do it all. There's no need to trouble others."

Tang Qiancang looked at Liu Qishao, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Since Major Liu has personally spoken up, Jiutian is naturally happy to make this matter easier."

"but……"

His gaze swept back and forth between Joanna and Liu Qishao several times before he said to his adjutant beside him, "As the top leader elected by Kunlun, is it really alright for Major Liu to be so close to Her Highness Joanna of the Knights of the Round Table?"

(End of this chapter)