Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 798 Surrounded
"There's more to say?"

The terminal was quite surprised: "This old guy, Li Zheng sent him to the gene research institute? Can he even understand those documents?"

"Hmm... It's said that the Nascent Soul computing power of cultivators is no less than that of supercomputers. I can analyze research papers that I can analyze. Give him some time, it shouldn't be a problem."

Putting that matter aside, the terminal studied the document that had just been uploaded and quickly reached the same conclusion as Yan Bujin and the others.

"It is indeed impossible to possess the ability to repeat things by ordinary means, but it might be possible by combining external methods."

The terminal looked at the machine it had modified and had an idea.

If the next experiment succeeds, the techniques that Yan Bujin sent will come in handy.

……

"Hey!"

Li Zheng gagged and told Lao Pu to clear the simulated image in front of him: "This first-person perspective is too difficult! I can't remember her trajectory at all, and I can't find any pattern."

Zhan Zhouzhou truly lived up to his reputation as a martial arts prodigy. Li Zheng tried more than ten times, but each time he was dazed by his opponent's movements. The longest he managed to last was less than ten seconds.

According to Lao Pu, Zhan Zhouzhou's practice sessions lasted for five minutes each time!

"Could it be that I can't steal her new footwork?" Li Zheng was discouraged, but then a thought struck him, and he closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he had already arrived in the Dark Realm.

He tried hard to recall the footwork and attempted to create the corresponding model in the dark realm.

Perhaps because Li Zheng had not fully experienced it, this model creation failed for the first time in history.

Sitting under the Bodhi tree, he sighed deeply: "Even with the Bodhi tree as a cheat code, I can't compare to her. Is she just too strong, or am I just too useless...?"

Li Zheng channeled most of his spiritual energy under the Bodhi tree, constantly enhancing his comprehension and making his understanding of martial arts far surpass that of ordinary people.

Even with such a cheat code, Li Zheng still couldn't understand the essence of Zhan Zhouzhou's newly created footwork.

"Could it just be about speed and accuracy?" A thought flashed through Li Zheng's mind, as if he had grasped something: "No, it's not just about speed and accuracy, but also about the most important thing: doing whatever you want!"

He recalled the scenario that Old Pu had simulated for him: "Isn't the most perfect footwork the kind where even I don't know where I'll be next?"

Then, on this basis, take "speed" and "accuracy" to the extreme!

"Right, that is it!"

Li Zhengxing rushed back to the outside world, beckoned Kanda Yui over, and told her to stand still.

Then Li Zheng started circling around Kanda Yui at random.

Sometimes I take one step to the left, sometimes two steps to the right.

Sometimes it looks like you're going left, but you're actually going right.

Forward, backward.

Stroll, stride.

Li Zheng used all the techniques available in the footwork, slowly emptying his mind and not consciously controlling his body, letting his body go wherever it wanted.

In the blink of an eye, he had circled around Kanda Yui in a blurry circle.

If someone were to attack this "circle" at this moment, they would find that no matter from which angle they attacked, as long as their attack speed and reaction speed did not exceed Li Zheng's, it would be almost impossible for them to hit him.

However, not long after, Li Zheng suddenly stopped, his brows furrowed.

"If it's truly a footwork that even one doesn't control, how did Zhan Zhouzhou manage to precisely pierce the dense array of eyes on the twisted creature?" If there are enough targets, one can indeed do whatever one wants, attacking whatever targets are available wherever one goes.

But as the number of goals decreases, the goals themselves become clearer.

In this way, what was once untraceable becomes traceable.

"So, what I've come to understand is still my own, and there's still a gap between me and a genius like Zhan Zhouzhou?"

Li Zheng was initially a little unconvinced, but after thinking about it carefully, he was convinced.

After all, I was able to grasp the footwork I have now thanks to the inspiration and ideas provided by Zhan Zhouzhou. Is it really that hard to acknowledge that someone is a little bit better than me?

"Well, it's not that difficult, but just thinking about the look on someone's face when they see my awkward footwork makes me feel a little uncomfortable, why is that?"

Li Zheng stroked his chin.

Li Zheng was not unaware that Zhan Zhouzhou was secretly competing with him.

To be honest, his eagerness to secretly learn Zhan Zhouzhou's new moves was also a way of competing with her.
One of them represents Earth's fighting force, and the other represents the fighting force of Planet Blue.

One represents the male group, and the other represents the female group.

There is also a saying: "In literature, there is no first place; in martial arts, there is no second place."

From any perspective, neither of them wanted to lose to the other.

"Hiss, never mind." Li Zheng shook his head and muttered, "Anyway, once I master the new footwork, I won't be at a disadvantage when sparring with Zhan."

Even Li Zheng doesn't know where he'll end up next. No matter how powerful Ren Zhanzhou is, he can't break this move!

"It's a pity I grasped it a little too late, otherwise, with this footwork technique in hand, I could have taken care of the three of them, including Holliennes, on my own!"

He waved his hand, telling Fukada Yui to stand aside and stop her from "patrolling" inside the capsule, which would also save some energy.

Miriel came downstairs and asked, "Are you done with your work?"

"Okay. I'm done."

"You're done so quickly this time?" Miriel's eyes were glazed over as she licked her alluring red lips and swayed her hips as she walked over. "Want to work a little longer?"

Li Zheng felt a surge of warmth in his heart and was about to agree when Mudala's voice rang out from outside: "My lord, twisted creatures are approaching this place!"

"There are priorities, you can deal with your business later." Li Zheng walked out of the capsule residence, waited for Miriel to come out as well, put the capsule away, took out the Black Dragon Spear, and then looked around.

Unbeknownst to them, the area within a 2,000-meter radius was teeming with twisted creatures. Instead of attacking Li Zheng and his companions, these creatures dragged away the corpses of the twisted creatures killed by Zhan Zhouzhou and devoured them.

Even from more than two thousand meters away, Li Zheng could hear the sounds of flesh being chewed and bones being broken, sending shivers down his spine.

“These twisted creatures have no concept of companionship. It seems that anything edible is on their menu.” Li Zheng sighed and said, “Now I understand why the residents of the outer city and the wasteland have been hunting in the Golden Light Zone for so many years without leaving a single carcass. It turns out that other twisted creatures have taken care of them.”

"My lord," Mudala asked nervously, "there are too many twisted creatures. I am worried that we may not be able to protect the Mistress. Perhaps we should fight and retreat as we go."

"It doesn't matter."

Li Zheng raised his hand and said, "Perfect, let's use them to test whether the footwork I just mastered can withstand the test of actual combat."

After the twisted creatures finished eating the corpse, they advanced another 500 meters, and then the chewing sounds started again.

Li Zheng sensed countless malicious gazes falling on him; the twisted creatures had already set their sights on them.

(End of this chapter)