Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 792 The Situation Turns Around

Ever since the Fire Ape Clan broke his clone technique using his sense of smell during the last battle, the part of Li Zheng's spirit body sitting under the Bodhi tree had specifically studied how to counter it.

By using mental energy to simultaneously simulate the exact same aura as oneself on each afterimage, one can deceive the opponent's sense of smell.

It's equivalent to changing from a 3D image to a 3.5D image.

He himself can move freely between these images and switch between them at will.

However, he himself did not understand the principle of the teleportation. The inspiration for creating this move came from Miriel's "Return of the Ten Thousand Whips".

As long as it works, that's fine. He didn't understand the principle of ice and fire attachment, but that doesn't stop him from using it, does it?

After the images are separated, they will not be exposed as long as Li Zheng's main body remains stationary, unless Hollienne and the other two destroy all the images.

Furthermore, Li Zheng can add more new images at any time, with the current maximum number of images that can be simulated being nine.

The cost is the depletion of mental energy.

The good news is that although he can't unleash his full mental power at will, he can still manage to expend it.

"Separate and chase him. No matter which mirror he's hiding in, as long as we destroy all the mirrors, he'll have nowhere to hide!" Holliennes turned and pounced on the nearest one. Although Li Zheng's mirror was hidden behind the Heavenly Dragon Clan, the Fire Ape Clan's keen sense of smell could accurately pinpoint his presence.

The other two Fire Apes paused for a moment, then rushed off to different locations to find the mirror images that Li Zheng had created.

Noticing this scene through his mental power, Li Zheng smirked coldly: "As expected, they fell for it!"

He switched to the mirror image of Hollienne's location, raised his hand and thrust forward with his spear, just in time for Hollienne to bypass the first few Celestial Dragons, catching the opponent off guard.

Holliennes remained vigilant and immediately sensed something was wrong. He raised his knife to defend himself, but the impact made his hand go numb.

Suddenly, the golden light on Li Zheng vanished. His eyes flickered, and he shouted, "Search for mirror images that show signs of resonance!"

When resonating with the Celestial Dragon Clan, a faint golden light will surround the body. This golden light cannot be controlled by the person resonating with it, and it will remain on the body unless the resonance is broken.

However, as soon as he finished speaking and turned to find his next target, the "mirror image" behind him suddenly blinked and silently thrust out another shot.

puff!
Caught off guard, Holliennes only had time to shift slightly to the side before the Black Dragon Spear pierced his left shoulder.

Li Zheng sneered repeatedly, and with a flick of his wrist, the Black Dragon Spear spun, exacerbating the injury and tearing apart the flesh and blood of Hollienne's left shoulder.

"Idiot, if you can see the weakness, how could I not know it?" Golden light flashed again on Li Zheng's body. He had only temporarily broken out of the resonance state just now.

Holliennes lunged forward, his Black Dragon Spear spraying blood, which fell to the ground in spots.

He reached out and took out a bottle of hemostatic spray, quickly treated the wound, and looked at it with disbelief: "How is this possible? How can someone achieve such free resonance?"

To resonate with the Celestial Dragons, one needs an extremely pure fighting spirit, free from any distractions.

Pure intention is extremely difficult to achieve because a clear mind is easily distracted. Any external factor can cause one to lose focus, and even a momentary lapse in concentration can lead to distracting thoughts.

"Your inability to do it is your problem, it doesn't mean others can't." Li Zheng's eyes flickered with a hint of regret.

Hollione was indeed very strong; he managed to dodge his own fatal blow in such a short moment.

Meanwhile, the other two had finished dealing with the mirror image over there and were on their way here.

Although he could use the same trick again, these three fire apes would definitely not fall for it again.

"I can barely fight one-on-one, but I will definitely lose one-on-three."

Li Zheng created mirror images again, randomly distributing them behind the nearby Tianlong clan members, and then randomly selected one to teleport to.

puff!
As Li Zhenggang moved away, a metal rod knocked away the scene he left behind.

“This kid is slippery.” Hollienne gritted his teeth and said, “There are eight more of his presences nearby. Using his mirror ability so frequently must be a big burden for him. We’ll take him down one by one and fight a war of attrition! Everyone be alert and watch out for his sneak attacks.”

"Hmm." The other two fire apes seemed to be not good with words, and only made a humming sound from their nostrils from beginning to end.

One man wielded a stick, and the other a fiery red javelin; they split up again to destroy Li Zheng's clone.

Hollienne dragged his large sword and slowly walked to a spot not far away, his mind racing as he pondered a way to break the mirror image.

Originally, this kind of ability was suppressed by the Fire Ape clan's keen sense of smell, but Li Zheng could even simulate scents, thus making up for a major deficiency.

In addition, the complex terrain and the presence of numerous Celestial Dragons made their search for the mirror image somewhat more difficult.

Hearing the commotion coming from not far away, the two companions were already attacking the mirror images, but they failed to catch Li Zheng even once.

Holliennes frowned: "How did he determine our location?"

The numerous Heavenly Dragon Clan members could help Li Zheng conceal his whereabouts, but they could also obscure his vision.

Thinking back to what had happened not long ago, Holliennes thought of a crucial question: when he went there, was it the other party's original body or a mirror image?

Did they see me go there and then deliberately move over to launch a sneak attack?

If Li Zheng could see their whereabouts, the only way to kill him might be through attrition warfare; there was no other way.

"Ok?"

Holliennes twitched his nostrils and noticed several more mirror images appearing nearby, bringing the total number of auras to nine, but six of them appeared in a slightly delayed order.

"it's here!"

He stomped his foot and leaped out, slashing down with his broadsword at Li Zheng, who had come into view.

Despite the sudden attack, Li Zheng showed no panic. He vanished from his spot in an instant and reappeared two meters away.

"Another mirror image?"

Suspended in mid-air, Holliennes was filled with doubt and uncertainty, unsure whether it was a decoy mirror or Li Zheng's true form.

But the next moment, the golden dragon pattern on the surface of the black dragon spear in the "mirror image" suddenly lit up, and a golden dragon phantom appeared on the black dragon spear. As the black dragon spear was thrust out, the golden dragon flew over with its fangs bared and claws out, biting at Hollienne's throat.

"Oh~ Ahhh~"

Holliennes opened his mouth and let out a sharp cry, and a strong, fiery red-haired ape phantom appeared behind him, its thick arms supporting the golden dragon's upper and lower jaws.

The golden dragon swung its body, its tail sweeping over and striking the ape's chest, creating a dissipating void.

Holliennes was struck hard, coughing up blood as he flew backward.

The golden dragon coiled in the air, transforming into the Black Dragon Spear, which bounced back into Li Zheng's hand. He twirled the spear, suddenly dispelling all the reflections, and leaped into the air, thrusting the Black Dragon Spear toward Hollienne's forehead.

"You fell for it too!"

Holliennes grinned menacingly, then sprang up his waist and abdomen, raising his broadsword to slash at Li Zheng.

Pfft!

Holliennes stared in astonishment at the tip of the lightning sword protruding from his chest.

The violent lightning surged wildly within his body, and in less than two seconds, his flesh and internal organs were thoroughly cooked.

He wanted to turn around and look behind him, but because his life force had been cut off, he was unable to do so.

tom!
Holliennes fell to the ground, and before he died, he saw a person dressed in disguise gracefully swing his purple lightning sword.

He opened his mouth to ask why the other person had no scent, but after a few gurgling sounds, he only spat out blood clots.

(End of this chapter)