Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 507 Old Pu: Are you going to curse me again?

"Are you ready?"

Li Zheng pulled out the Bloodthirsty Demon Blade, which had already absorbed fresh blood, from the pile of empty bottles.

Zhan Zhouzhou smiled broadly, extending her right hand as if drawing a lightning sword shimmering with purple light from the void: "I've been ready for a long time, just waiting for you."

"Let's go then! It's time to show those people just how terrifying our starting point's top combat power is!"

Li Zheng's expression gradually became arrogant, and he suddenly swung the blood-red demonic blade in his hand with overwhelming momentum.

When a huge cake is placed in front of everyone, and you have the opportunity to eat it all by yourself, or to devour most of it, it just takes a little time.

So, when you take your first bite, don't act too casually.

otherwise……

Those who are eyeing the opportunity but are hesitant will then drop all their worries and try to snatch this piece of the pie from you!

Zhan Zhouzhou said with a cold face, "That's too childish."

He turned around and stepped into the Thundercloud region.

"Uh……"

Li Zheng looked like a duck with its throat being choked; his arrogant expression was frozen on his face, looking incredibly strange.

'Am I being childish?' He sent a thought to the Bloodthirsty Demon Blade.

'ha? ’

The Demon Blade Thirst was caught off guard by his sudden question...

'I'm asking you, am I being childish or not?'

'Um... Master, Dao Dao doesn't understand the meaning of "chuunibyou" (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur), so I dare not answer.'

'Forget about what "chuunibyou" means, just tell me, am I chuunibyou or not?'

'this……'

Demon Blade Thirst for Blood thought to himself, "Your attitude is problematic. If I answer you directly, won't I fall into your trap?"

In an instant, it came up with a great idea: no matter what traps are in your question, I'll answer half of it and I definitely won't fall for them!
Having made up his mind, the Demon Blade Thirst for Blood replied with absolute certainty: 'Master, you're not good, but you're definitely stupid!'

'...'

Li Zheng was shocked that this guy would give such an answer, and his mood instantly soured. He said viciously, "I'll dismember you once we get out of here!"

Demon Blade Thirst for Blood: '???'

why?

As a piece of equipment, it couldn't understand what was wrong with its previous answer.

"Remember, keep a low profile for a bit, understand?" Li Zheng warned the Demon Blade Thirst before stepping into the portal.

'Huh? Master doesn't want to commit suicide anymore?' The thoughts transmitted by the demonic blade were filled with deep disappointment.

Having personally killed Li Zheng twice, it felt it hadn't had enough fun yet, but then Li Zheng suddenly changed his mind.

Does that mean it can't be enjoyable afterwards?

'Do as I say!'

Li Zheng ignored it and tagged Fengshan and Luli in the legion channel, asking them to go to the desert oasis and the tropical rainforest respectively to find the fishing gear merchants in those two regions and try to get their hands on the two newly released limited edition fishing gear.

Both territories were recently acquired, and the fishing tackle merchants shouldn't be on their radar yet, so there's a high chance they'll be able to get their hands on those two limited-edition fishing tackle items.

"Hopefully there are no fishing lines in these two places."

Li Zheng muttered to himself, glanced at the time, and estimated that it was about time. He then took his knife and stepped into the portal.

With a rumble of thunder, Li Zheng appeared in the thundercloud region, where all he could see were dark clouds.

The land was invisible in the thick, dark clouds; only countless, flashing, bright blue lightning bolts could be seen.

Although Li Zheng couldn't see anything other than lightning in the churning clouds, his intuition told him that countless lives were hidden inside, avoiding each other and afraid to touch them.

"Was it fish caught in the thunderclouds?"

Li Zheng blinked, and the Eye of Preys quickly provided a prompt, densely packed with various strange catches hidden in the dark clouds.

"Wow, this is really fishing in the clouds. How did the terminal's brain work? It came up with such an outrageous fishing method... Could it be that the void is also like this, just a patch of empty air, where you fish things out of the air?"

Standing at the entrance of the portal, guessing what was going on, Li Zheng stuck one foot out to try, but couldn't find any solid ground to touch in the dark clouds.

"Does this place not have the concept of ground?"

Bang!
With his wings spread wide, Demon Thunder cautiously flew out, and only after falling a distance did he dare to fully confirm that this was actually a fishing area composed entirely of dark clouds and lightning!

Players without the ability to fly can only fall endlessly, praying that they will be killed by a Razer snake that appears next to them.

It's understandable that people from other legions didn't say anything, but why didn't even the people inside Qidian remind them?

Li Zheng frowned, then suddenly realized that he didn't usually check any chat channels, and then he felt relieved.

Yes, others may have mentioned it, but you didn't see it yourself...

So now the question is, what about the people who came in first?
All I could see were dark clouds, visibility was abysmal, how was I supposed to find my target?

At times like these, it's time for a veteran actor whose role was reduced due to being talkative and prone to rambling to step in.

Li Zheng looked up and around, and soon noticed something unusual above and to his left. A notification flashed before his eyes, different from any other type of catch.

[Ha, finally you got a shot of Putin, huh?]

I won't tell you that the woman is in this direction.

I'm not going to tell you yet, she's being chased by a giant bird covered in lightning.

snort!】

"Hey, you're getting all smug now." Li Zheng followed the direction the prompt appeared, flapped his Thunder Wings, and flew over. "If you hadn't talked so much nonsense, it wouldn't have taken so long to let you make an appearance."

[You dare to curse again? ↑]

"..."

Goodness, while retorting, he didn't forget to give a hint, and Li Zheng suddenly felt a little sorry for him.

We can deal with it more often later, but now is not the time.

Calming himself, Li Zheng flew along the arrow for a while and finally found Zhan Zhouzhou and their target in the dark clouds.

It was a huge gray-feathered bird with a wingspan of at least eighty meters and a length of over one hundred meters from head to tail. When it flew, it flashed with lightning and emitted a flame-like light on its body.

Gray Feather Electro-Sculpture
7 level

Special 'catch'

Successfully capturing an animal will earn you 700 points in exchange with the merchant.

Old Pu: You know, exchanging points is just plain stupid, just do it! It's still a level 7 special catch, but the difference is that the terminal seems to know that it's a bit guilty to call them catches, so it put quotation marks around those two words.

As a pseudo-king-level creature, the Gray Feather Lightning Eagle flies at an extremely fast speed, far surpassing Zhan Zhouzhou's ability to fly while wearing a gold-level aircraft.

In that short time, the female warrior Zhan used all her skills and pushed her control to the limit to barely withstand the attacks of the Gray Feather Lightning Eagle.

Even so, in the short time it took for Li Zheng to find her, she had already faced three life-or-death crises, nearly having her head pierced by a gray-feathered lightning eagle or having her gutted by its sharp, knife-like claws.

Compared to this physical attack, the electric light covering the Gray Feather Lightning Eagle had a negligible effect on Zhan Zhouzhou.

Li Zheng knew that some of the players who were driven back had simply been charred to death by the lightning bolts; he happened to be watching the Legion channel at the time.

"Flying life forms are in trouble."

Li Zheng quickly followed Zhan Zhouzhou's escape route and launched a sneak attack on the Gray Feather Lightning Eagle from behind. The Bloodthirsty Demon Blade seemed to know Li Zheng's thoughts and cooperated by suppressing its own aura, silently slashing out a blade of light that looked like a solid object from behind the Gray Feather Lightning Eagle.

The blade's edge was incomparably sharp, slicing through the dark clouds blocking its path and the unidentified fish drifting by, before fiercely striking the gray-feathered lightning eagle.

"Wow!"

The blade's edge was silent, but no human could achieve that. Ultimately, it was Li Zheng himself who exposed his presence, which was detected by the Gray Feather Lightning Eagle.

Seemingly aware that the blade's edge could not be met head-on, the Gray Feather Lightning Eagle abandoned Zhan Zhouzhou's hasty escape, forcefully flapped its wings, changed direction, and soared into the sky.

The blade's edge vanished naturally after cutting through the air, as if it had never existed.

"Don't let it out of sight, otherwise it might launch a surprise attack from the dark clouds, and with your abilities, it will be difficult to react in time."

Zhan Zhouzhou instantly adjusted the jet propulsion angle of his aircraft and followed closely behind the Gray Feather Lightning Eagle, shouting to Li Zheng, "Quickly, chase after it!"

Li Zheng then realized that Zhan Zhouzhou was not as relaxed as he had initially thought. There was a huge wound on her chest and abdomen, with flesh rolled out and charred black by the high temperature of the electric current.

That was when Zhan Zhouzhou was caught off guard during the first surprise attack by the Grey Feather Lightning Eagle and was scratched by the edge of its claws.

If it weren't for her exceptional reflexes that allowed her to dodge the subsequent attacks, Li Zheng wouldn't have needed to enter this place; he could have reunited with her directly in the transit space.

However, even with her quick reflexes, the limitations of her hardware still lowered her limits. Her flight speed was far slower than that of the Gray Feather Lightning Eagle, and soon the huge figure disappeared from her sight.

At that moment, Li Zheng flashed past her, dragging his demonic blade horizontally, drawing out two beams of light of different colors.

"Leave it to me, you be careful."

The words were still ringing in his ears when Li Zheng disappeared in the shadows.

The dark clouds fell silent, except for the flashes of electricity generated by their churning motion, which erupted into muffled, drum-like thunder.

Swish!
A burst of blood-red light flashed, slicing through the clouds and cleaving through the nine heavens.

A blinding crimson blade of light ripped through the sky, revealing a massive figure in the distance and the agile person locked in combat with it.

Holding the Bloodthirsty Demon Blade, Li Zheng's face was calm and composed. His eyes were fixed on the Gray Feather Lightning Eagle, paying attention to its every move and avoiding each attack it launched.

A barrage of lightning descended, filling the field of vision. Li Zheng slapped his waist with his left hand, and a semi-transparent energy shield appeared beside him, emitting bursts of light as it was struck by the lightning.

The energy bar representing the shield belt in his vision was dropping rapidly. The shield released by this belt was barely able to withstand the lightning attack from the near-king-level life form. The shadow of the power core kept flashing in Li Zheng's hand, but the absorption rate was far slower than the consumption rate.

With his energy bar about to reach zero, Li Zheng flapped his wings and frantically shifted sideways for hundreds of meters, finally breaking free from the thunderous attack.

He raised the knife again, his left hand slicing across the blade, leaving fresh blood on it, which was instantly absorbed by the demonic blade.

The blood-red light on the surface of the demonic blade, which had dimmed considerably after the strike, lit up again with this action. Countless white, densely packed blood-red threads emerged from the tentacle patterns, connecting to Li Zheng's wrist and tearing through his flesh to penetrate deep within.

The silk threads bulged into small, round buds, through which a large amount of blood was drawn by the demonic blade, transforming into its energy.

Li Zheng's originally rosy complexion turned pale at a visible speed, as if he were terminally ill.

"One more cut."

A wave of weakness washed over Li Zheng, and he struggled to lift his sword. In his mind, he really needed to reduce the frequency of using the Demon Blade Thirst for the future. If possible, he should seal the sword after the event ended to prevent it from having the chance to devour its master.

Just as he was about to rush towards the Gray Feather Lightning Eagle, ten astonishing sword energies suddenly erupted from behind Li Zheng, passing him in a flurry and heading straight towards the Gray Feather Lightning Eagle.

"So strong!"

Li Zheng felt a chill run down his spine. If even one of those ten sword energies had struck him, it could have taken his life!

"Sword Skill: Startling Rain!"

At this moment, Zhan Zhouzhou's scolding voice reached Li Zheng's ears, and two more powerful sword energies, totaling twenty, erupted behind him, attacking the Gray Feather Lightning Eagle.

"Hurry up! These thirty sword energies won't kill the Boss. You'll have to deliver the fatal blow!"

The levitation thruster brought Zhan Zhouzhou to Li Zheng's side. At this moment, Zhan Zhouzhou felt as if her bones had been removed, helplessly letting the aircraft support her to keep her from falling.

"it is good!"

Li Zheng nodded vigorously, about to charge forward.

The first ten sword energies had already reached the Gray Feather Lightning Eagle. Although its massive body gave it a great sense of intimidation, it also made it less agile. As a result, the first ten sword energies miraculously hit their mark all ten times, causing its gray feathers to fly wildly and leaving terrifying wounds.

Crimson blood gushed from the wound, but before it could drip, it was pulverized by the flashing electricity around it and evaporated by the energy contained in the current.

Severely injured, the Greyfeathered Light Eagle cried out in pain, clearly suffering greatly.

Twenty more sword energies followed closely behind, and it could not care about anything else, so it dodged to the side.

But at that moment, a clear, blood-red blade of light appeared from the direction it had dodged, traversing the sky!

Now it had nowhere to hide!
Twenty sword energies attacked from below, and if they hit all of them, death would be imminent.

It tried to dodge sideways, but the blade's edge blocked all its escape routes.

"Wow!!"

With a mournful cry, the Gray Feather Light Eagle made its final effort, releasing all the electric currents surrounding it and condensing them into a beam, which it then struck at the crimson blade of light that was slashing towards it.

"Hmph, I knew you had a backup plan!"

Li Zheng casually took out a bottle of blood that shimmered with a hazy light from the capsule and sprinkled it all over the blade of the Bloodthirsty Demon Blade.

This time, the Bloodthirsty Demon Blade seemed to have drunk a tonic, its dim light illuminating for the third time. A joyful thought reached Li Zheng's mind: 'Master, what kind of blood is this? Although the energy is not much, it is extremely pure, and... it contains at least five high-level creature bloodlines—it's simply dream blood!'

'Stop talking nonsense! Is that enough for you to slash again?' Li Zheng was pale, but luckily he had saved some of Sakura's blood before, which came in handy at this moment.

'enough!'

The Bloodthirsty Demon Blade, which had previously retracted its bloodline, extended a new one, piercing Li Zheng's wrist artery. It drew in a large mouthful of blood: 'Master, I'll use your blood as a catalyst to slay this bastard beast with every strike!'

The next second, the Demon Blade Thirst burst forth with an unprecedentedly bright blood light, even dyeing the omnipresent dark clouds crimson, so bright that the two people in the arena could not open their eyes.

In the blink of an eye, Li Zheng felt the demonic blade slip from his hand for a moment, and then he regained his grip.

Immediately afterwards, a scream filled with despair resounded through the sky.

Li Zheng opened his eyes, and a giant shadow fell down beside him.

He quickly followed, patted its surface, and silently recited:
"break down!"

Thus, the Boss of the Thundercloud World is dead!

(End of this chapter)