Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 597 Physical Test
"What if he hadn't died?" Li Zheng asked. "Aren't you afraid?"

"There's no answer to this hypothetical question." Marcus remained calm. "Besides, as long as I don't actively expose myself or give others the opportunity to reveal that I'm a red-named player, even if they're still alive, how could they possibly know I'm a red-named player and come looking for me? So stop asking these meaningless questions and focus on how to increase your chances of getting through this special room."

How can they not know you have a red name if they don't expose it?
Li Zheng's lips, hidden under his hood, twitched twice. "I'm sorry, but now I know. And from these conversations, I can tell you have no remorse whatsoever for killing those three people."

"Can you tell me about the murders you committed in the past?" Li Zheng asked, feigning curiosity. "I don't have the guts, but I really enjoy hearing these stories."

"..." Marcos was silent for a few seconds, then finally shook his head: "There's nothing to say, it's all in the past... What was that sound?"

"It's coming from behind." Li Zheng had already sensed it and stopped to look back.

Feng Bujue and the others behind them also stopped, and a slight tremor was felt on the ground beneath their feet.

"An earthquake?" Wang Xiaoshan muttered in bewilderment.

"It doesn't sound like an earthquake." Erbatu lay on the ground, listening intently for a few seconds. "It sounds more like some hard, huge object is rapidly approaching us..."

"You don't need to tell me, we've already seen it." Li Minshun pulled him up and yelled, "Run!!!"

Except for Erbatu, who didn't notice due to a blind spot, everyone else had already taken off running without his reminder.

"What's wrong?" Erbatu was being dragged along, puzzled. He glanced back and realized that a huge metal sphere had rolled out of nowhere into the passage behind the group.

The diameter of the sphere seemed to have been calculated precisely to completely block the passage.

"My God!" Erbatu was shocked. He immediately activated "I Can Run Fast" and left Li Minshun far behind, catching up with the people running in the lead.

"This approach is so old... Can't the terminal come up with any more innovative ways to play?" Li Zheng thought to himself as he ran ahead.

This method of playing with an iron ball in a narrow space has been overused in countless bad movies and TV shows, and almost everyone knows the simplest way to deal with it.

That means running to the end of the passage, then shrinking into a corner to minimize your size, and relying on the spherical blind spot to escape.

bass!
"Holy crap!" Wang Xiaoshan heard a strange noise, looked back, and then exclaimed in disbelief, "You can do that?"

Attracted by his reaction, everyone looked back and saw that the metal sphere had two rows of sharp metal spikes extending from the dead corner of the spherical and square passages, with the tips of the spikes covered with dense serrations!
If you actually try to dodge using those overused tricks from movies and TV shows, you'll eventually get pierced by these spikes, leaving you with several bloody holes, and then you'll be torn apart!

"Sorry everyone, I'll be going now!" Carol said, suddenly activating her dual abilities of 'I can run fast' and 'I can jump high', leaping over Li Zheng and the others and disappearing into the distance.

Unfortunately, the "I can run fast" ability only lasted a short time, and even with both abilities, he couldn't leave the others far behind.

Seeing this, Li Zheng had a sudden inspiration: "Everyone, don't just stand there! Do what he did and use up all your abilities! The sooner you use them, the sooner they'll cool down!"

No one knows how long the passage ahead is. If you hold back your abilities because you're worried about more variables, you might end up being overtaken by the iron ball behind you.

“That’s right!” Feng Bujue gasped for breath. “I just did a quick mental calculation. The iron ball rolls a little faster than we can run normally. If we keep running, we’ll be overtaken in no time. The only way is to use our abilities to create as much distance as possible!”

Before he could finish speaking, he activated his ability and jumped.

In an instant, the seven people who had escaped into the passage all let loose and jumped around.

After one round of abilities ended, Carol found herself awkwardly back in the middle of the team.

Fake!

They forgot that everyone's physical constitution is almost the same, and their speeds are not significantly different. No matter how much distance one uses their abilities to create, others can also use their abilities to close that distance...

This is embarrassing.

Running through the crowd, Carol felt several pairs of eyes locked on him from the sides and behind, making him feel uneasy.

"Huff...huff..." Carol gasped for breath as she tried to explain, "I...I was just giving everyone a demonstration...I really didn't mean to abandon everyone and run away alone..."

Superhuman physical abilities only increase their speed and strength limits, but it doesn't mean they won't feel tired when sprinting at full speed.

On the contrary, the faster they run, the more energy they expend, just as much as an ordinary person sprinting at full speed.

So after running for only a short while, everyone was panting heavily, and no one responded to Carroll. They'd rather save their energy for their legs!

Moreover, as time goes on, their original physical differences will gradually become apparent.

Before entering the special room, the stronger the person, the higher their stamina will obviously be compared to their weaker teammates.

For example, Li Zheng, whose physical fitness has already reached the initial stage, is still in good condition while others feel like their lungs are about to burst, and he has not yet reached his physical limit.

Of course, this only shows that he has more stamina than others, not that he can quickly widen the gap.

"I...I'm almost...I can't run anymore!"

No one knew how far they had run, nor how long they had run. All they knew was that after a long period of high-intensity running and sprinting, their speed was just the same as the iron ball behind them.

You can't get rid of it, but you won't be caught up with it either.

Wang Xiaoshan felt as if his legs were filled with thousands of parts of molten vibranium, becoming heavier and hotter, as if his muscles were about to explode at any moment.

"Even if you can't run anymore, you have to keep running!" Feng Bujue, barely able to save himself, managed to reply with difficulty: "Stopping is suicide!"

"Brother Jue, you...you pull me up, let me catch my breath and relax!" Wang Xiaoshan reached out to Feng Bujue for help, hoping that if the other party could pull him up, he could take the opportunity to recover some strength.

However, the expected help did not arrive. Instead, they saw Fengbujue's speed increase again, and he sprinted forward at a frantic pace.

That was because the acceleration ability had just cooled down, and Fengbujue used it immediately.

"Feng..." Wang Xiaoshan opened his mouth to curse, but was choked by a mouthful of saliva that came up with when he was breathing, so he had to shut up. He could only curse the acquaintance who had entered the special room with him in his heart.

The two weren't actually very close friends outside; they had only met once during an exploration, and the scene from the very beginning of the mission occurred when they introduced themselves.

So from the moment Feng Bujue introduced himself, Wang Xiaoshan responded in the same way he always had, instantly confirming their identities.

In the few times Wang Xiaoshan had contact with Feng Bujue, Feng Bujue impressed him as a helpful and warm-hearted older brother who always maintained a compassionate heart and often encouraged everyone to try to survive in the regional channel.

Now, the image of the compassionate elder brother has collapsed instantly.

Wang Xiaoshan's former fondness for Feng Bujue is now matched by his current resentment.

Any intense emotional fluctuation can be fatal while running at full speed.

As Wang Xiaoshan grumbled inwardly, he suddenly felt his feet become unsteady, and his legs began to feel out of control.

He has reached his limit. If he continues to run at full speed under such high pressure, it won't be long before he is completely exhausted.

"Am I... going to die?" Wang Xiaoshan could almost foresee that he would be pulled under the metal ball and crushed into mincemeat by the serrated spikes.

Just as he was filled with despair, a figure suddenly appeared beside him, falling backward, and then a pair of large hands pressed against his back.

"Keep going, don't give up!"

It's Li Ruizhou?!
At this moment, Wang Xiaoshan was almost moved to tears and nearly burst into sobs.

It turns out that the quiet guy in the team is the real big brother!
I was so blind before, to trust scum like Feng Bujue!
"Brother... Phew..." Wang Xiaoshan was extremely grateful: "If I can survive this time, I, Wang Xiaoshan, will owe you my life!"

"You're too kind. We're teammates, just helping each other out." Li Zheng's calm voice seemed to have a magical power. Hearing this, Wang Xiaoshan felt a strong intuition that with Li Zheng by his side, he would be safe.

However, this state cannot be maintained for long.

If no way to break the deadlock can be found, everyone, including Lee Jung, will eventually be crushed by the metal ball after exhausting themselves.

"There's a way out!"

Tchaikov's words, accompanied by rapid breathing, came from the front.

(End of this chapter)