Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 595 Life, sometimes you need a running start to jump further.

“Now is not the time to argue and bicker.” Feng Bujue stepped forward to play the peacemaker and ease the tension between Wang Xiaoshan and Li Minshun: “The most urgent thing is to find a way to get through the trap.”

They were selected by the terminal to participate in this special room, not to come in and argue.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, dying in this instance might really mean death. Faced with life and death, the minor friction from earlier can be put aside for now.

The important thing is to work together to clear this dungeon.

"What's so difficult about this?" Wang Xiaoshan didn't take the pitfall seriously, his tone relaxed: "It's only a little over fifty meters, right? Just jump over it, and you're done."

"jump over?"

Tchaikov coldly pointed at Anne's body and said, "How do you think she died?"

Wang Xiaoshan then realized: "He...didn't make it?"

How is this possible?
Not to mention that their physical condition was generally slightly enhanced by the terminal, reaching the extraordinary level.

Even with their own strength, they wouldn't consider this distance a problem.

How could Anne have failed to jump over the pit and fallen in, only to be impaled and killed?

"You think he died from a fall?" Tchaikov sneered. "Actually, he died from stupidity. Because, like you, he underestimated this instance!"

"What do you mean?" Wang Xiaoshan wasn't stupid; he could tell that Tchaikov's words weren't kind.

"What do I mean?" Tchaikov turned his head dismissively. "My meaning is simple: I'm just curious how someone with your personality has managed to survive in the Matrix until now?"

"You!" Wang Xiaoshan's eyes widened, and from the outside it looked like he stretched his head forward and made a rolling-up motion as he stepped forward to fight Chaikov.

"Alright! Stop messing around!" Feng Bujue's patience finally wore thin. He stopped Wang Xiaoshan, his tone carrying a hint of warning: "If you cause any more trouble, I'll throw you off this cliff!"

Wang Xiaoshan finally calmed down.

"Actually, it's not difficult to get out of this trap."

While they were arguing, Li Zheng kept looking at the trap, thinking of ways to get through it.

Judging from where Annie landed, she was actually only one step away from success, which means that as long as she put in a little more effort on top of her ability to "jump high," her success rate would increase dramatically.

Once the thought process is clear and lessons from the past are learned, everyone can find a way to escape the trap.

The difficulty with this trap lies in the fact that it is so deceptive!

When ordinary players see a distance of fifty meters that they can easily jump over, and the barbs at the bottom of the pit that are most dangerous, they would almost never think that the terminal has set up other traps on top of that.

This is empiricism, which applies similar events experienced in the past to the current problem. If the process goes wrong even slightly, the result can catch them off guard.

"You noticed it too?" Chaikov glanced at Li Zheng again. This quiet guy was a hidden master!

"It's just the first trap, it shouldn't be too difficult." Li Zheng asked, "Do you want to go first or should I?"

"You go first." Tchaikov wanted Li Zheng to test the waters and prove whether his idea was feasible.

“Okay,” Li Zheng readily agreed, then his tone became meaningful: “I’ll go first, aren’t you afraid I’ll get in your way over there?”

The first person to cross the pit holds the power of life and death over the rest of their teammates. If they stand on the edge of the pit and block someone at a crucial moment, the person who falls into the pit will definitely die.

“Don’t worry, I can go that way.” Tchaikov pointed to the road behind him. “Besides, if you really wanted to do that, you wouldn’t be foolish enough to say it now.”

"Not always."

Li Zheng took a few steps back, creating some breathing room: "Maybe I'm just as much of a fool as some other people?"

He didn't say who it was, but everyone present glanced at Wang Xiaoshan, nearly bursting with anger. "Everyone move aside a bit, lest I knock you down later," Li Zheng waved his hands to the left and right, signaling them to get out of the way.

Judging from his posture, everyone else could basically guess how he was going to get there.

It's simply about using "I can run fast" to give an acceleration, and using the propulsion of the sprint to close the last gap.

"Why don't you try out the skill's effect?" Li Minshun suddenly spoke up. "What if you misjudge and the acceleration distance isn't enough?"

Alternatively, if the distance is too far, the acceleration before takeoff may fail prematurely, which could also prevent the takeoff from reaching the optimal state.

"It's alright, I just need to make sure I activate my ability within two seconds before I jump." Li Zheng walked to the back. He was very familiar with the maximum speed of the extraordinary level physique, and the distance was easy to control.

"Hi~hoo~"

As he estimated that the distance was about right, Li Zheng took a deep breath, but his heart began to race.

He is different from others in that he is constrained by his mental strength and cannot act freely.

To be honest, he was a little unsure of himself. He wondered if the recoil upon landing would cause him to lose his balance and be overwhelmed by his mental energy.

However, the effects of the Marrow Cleansing Pill he had taken earlier had been almost fully absorbed, and his physical strength was much higher than before. Although his strength was suppressed in the dungeon, it did not decrease.

"The problem shouldn't be too big." Li Zheng estimated in his mind that this pit jump was also an opportunity for him to test his current limit.

A few days ago, he was hesitant to act recklessly, fearing the consequences.

These days, we're forced into this situation, and we have to act recklessly whether we want to or not.

The fines for failing the mission were too high; he couldn't afford them.

"rush!"

Li Zheng pushed off with both legs and suddenly started running, the surrounding air whistling past his ears.

As he got closer to the pit, he timed it perfectly and activated "I can run fast," instantly increasing his speed and leaving a blurry afterimage behind him.

"I can jump high!"

沓！
Stepping onto the edge of the pit, Li Zheng activated his second ability, soaring into the sky like a cannonball.

hum!
Just as he jumped away from the edge of the pit, Li Zheng felt as if his body was being pulled down hard by an invisible force. A small part of his forward momentum was torn away by this force, and his upward trend was not as perfect as he had imagined.

"This gravity is a bit stronger than I expected." Li Zheng thought to himself and temporarily deactivated the 'overweight' necklace.

bass!
The next second, from the perspective of others, Li Zheng suddenly exerted force two seconds after leaving the ground, transforming from a 'cannonball' into a 'wind' and sprinting rapidly towards the other side of the pit.

Wang Xiaoshan blinked, incredulous: "Am I hallucinating? How could he exert force twice in mid-air?"

“It’s not a hallucination,” Feng Bujue said. “I saw it too.”

"Judging from this momentum, it seems like he could jump over it without a running start, right?" Erbatu said, puzzled.

"You'll find out soon enough," Tchaikov said, offering no further explanation and telling them to see for themselves.

In mid-air, Li Zheng, who had been tracing a perfect parabola, seemed to have been struck hard by an invisible hammer from above, and he uncontrollably fell downwards at an almost vertical angle.

"Oops!"

Everyone exclaimed.

(End of this chapter)