Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 552 How to deal with it?

The difference in mental strength is sometimes more pronounced than the difference in physical strength alone.

Some people rely primarily on advanced weaponry for their external strength. They conceal their fragile bodies within cold steel mechs, using the strength of the mechs for defense and high-energy weapons for attack.

This inevitably makes these people extremely weak. Once they encounter a well-targeted opponent, they may instantly transform from a master who can hold off thousands of enemies into a useless piece of trash.

However, this method of advancement is simple and easy. With enough money, one can even become one of the top experts in the entire neighborhood within a single day.

It has both advantages and disadvantages, and can be considered a means of improvement chosen by most races in the outer city for their offspring.

Some races, due to their racial limitations, are unable to increase their mental strength and can only strive to strengthen their bodies, training them to a level comparable to advanced mechs.

If you give such a powerful individual a sufficiently strong melee weapon, their level of danger and aggression will be incomparable to the former.

Its biggest advantage is that its flexibility far surpasses the former, allowing it to outmaneuver pure tech experts like a dog.

The premise is that the purely technological opponent does not have weapons with wide-area destructive power, or even if they do, the latter's physical strength is sufficient to withstand them.

Otherwise, if a single shot could cover the entire area with firepower, then the first option would be stronger.

Besides the first two types, there is a small group of races in the outer city that are quite special and can exist without a physical form.

People of this race can generally elevate their mental power to a level exceeding the limits of other races. Even a slight increase in mental power can lead to a world of difference in overall strength.

In the outer cities and wilderness, these races are often the most dangerous.

Because they can kill without leaving a trace, no one dares to provoke them.

Of course, this doesn't mean that such a person is truly invincible and can do whatever they want.

Where there is a spear, there must be a shield.

Neither of them can be the strongest; there is always a way to break the deadlock.

For example, the 'mental isolation device' painstakingly researched by various races in the outer city can effectively reduce the effects of mental attacks if each person wears one.

So when those who had seen Li Zheng yesterday began monitoring him, almost everyone was equipped with one of the most advanced 'mental isolation devices' in the outer city, in an attempt to reduce the impact of Li Zheng's rampage on them.

pity……

They still made the wrong judgment about Li Zheng.

Since none of the races in the outer city had been able to research a way to infinitely increase their mental strength, they, based on experience, considered Li Zheng to be one of those beings whose mental strength was at its current limit.

No one had ever imagined that the mental power of this person, once unleashed at full force, could sweep across more than the entire outer city.

That's too exaggerated; it's beyond their understanding and comprehension.

Fortunately, they misjudged Li Zheng, unaware that he was just a child carrying an enormous sum of money, possessing wealth but unable to access it.

Not only can it not be used, but rashly using it may even lead to death.

Li Zheng could only use the slightest bit of pressure leaked during the transfer of mental energy when entering and leaving the Dark Realm to 'intimidate' others.

In fact, as long as the enemy, like Yakumo and others, can withstand the strongest wave of pressure, Li Zheng will become a soft persimmon that they can easily manipulate and crush, with no power to fight back.

"He... is too strong!"

Among the kneeling crowd were many of the top fifty strongest individuals on the neighborhood's power rankings. At this moment, they were terrified and dared only communicate with others using the most secretive means of contact.

"How did he do that? Such terrifying mental power, even the strongest Ghost Clan member in District Three couldn't withstand it, right?" "Ghost Clan? That's nothing! In front of this lord, all the Ghost Clan members combined wouldn't be even a fraction of his strength!"

After being subjected to two rounds of intimidation, some people have begun to change their stance and secretly address Li Zheng as "Sir".

This kind of change exists in any race. In addition to the psychological effect of submitting to the strong, there is also the factor that Li Zheng did not kill anyone when he released his aura twice.

They believed that although Li Zheng was powerful, at least in terms of being friend or foe, he was not their adversary, so they unconsciously developed a sense of approval towards him.

"I heard that he is one of only two players from the latest batch to enter the outer city. What is so special about this race that it can break through the limits of mental power and raise its mental power to such a terrifying level?" Someone pointed out Li Zheng's identity. Although, judging from Li Zheng's appearance, others could tell even if he didn't say it.

"If one person is this powerful, what would happen if the two of them joined forces?" One of them clicked his tongue in amazement upon hearing this. Just imagining two such powerful people standing in front of him made him tremble all over, his hair stood on end, as if an electric current was running through his body, making him feel numb.

"What do we do now? Should we continue to pressure him to back down, or should we try to send him to the wilderness to avoid the possibility of unknown disasters?" someone asked.

Similar things have happened in history, but not as exaggerated as they are now.

When the Ghost Clan first entered the outer city, the veteran players didn't take it seriously and put a lot of pressure on them.

Later, the strongest member of the Ghost Clan finally couldn't take it anymore and went berserk, slaughtering the top 100 experts in more than ten city blocks. In the end, the terminal intervened and gave the other party satisfactory compensation, and the matter was finally settled.

From that time on, the Ghost Clan gained a place in District 3, making countless people envious.

"Continue to pressure them?" someone sneered. "Do you want to repeat the glorious feat of the Ghost Clan when they conquered the Third District?"

Reappearance?

The person who was criticized shuddered; he didn't want to become a stepping stone for someone else on their path to the top.

"Then what should we do?" another person asked. "Should we just leave it like this?"

You can't see into someone's heart. This powerful person hasn't done anything outrageous yet, but who can guarantee he won't in the future?
By the time that happens, it will be too late.

But reality is cruel. Despite having so many people and using every means at their disposal, they couldn't even withstand the mental pressure emanating from the other party, let alone what the outcome would be if they actually fought.

Ultimately, it will inevitably lead to widespread devastation, repeating the fate of the Ghost Spirit Clan.

This is something they don't want to see.

"Actually, this is easy to handle." After careful consideration, one of the wiser individuals came up with an idea: "Perhaps the best course of action is to let it go unchecked..."

One sentence was enough to wake up most people whose brains weren't so sharp.

That's right!

If left unchecked, this person will certainly not be content to live in such a poorly numbered neighborhood.

It should be noted that there are also different social statuses in the outer city. The higher the number of a street, the more noble its residents are and the more powerful they are.

Don't be fooled by the fact that these people are now among the top 100 in the neighborhood's strength rankings.

Those two ranked second and third would be just another face in the crowd if they were placed in a neighborhood with a street number starting with 8**.

As for why we don't mention the number one ranking?

I heard that guy secretly moved to another neighborhood to become a big shot.

(End of this chapter)