Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 41 What exactly is meant by "exploding a bug"?
"Ow~"

With a scream, the energy blast struck the forest wolf between the eyes, instantly blowing its skull off and splattering its brains everywhere.

"One!"

Li Zheng silently counted, the powerful recoil of the Desert Eagle causing his arm to rise high, making it impossible for him to fire continuously.

The death of their companion did not frighten the other wolves; instead, the strong smell of blood aroused their ferocity, and dozens of forest wolves rushed out of the shadows and pounced on Li Zheng.

"Humph!"

With a cold snort, Li Zheng remained calm. Since he couldn't continue firing, then...

"Oh!"

The Desert Eagle in his hand disappeared, replaced by another object which he tossed behind him, and a building shaped like an enlarged coffin appeared behind Li Zheng.

"One person going to fight a pack of wolves? Are you kidding me?!"

Li Zheng turned around, opened the door, and hurriedly slipped inside, holding his shield in one hand and blocking the doorway.

The large blast shield can block the door of the capsule dwelling!

Turning around, the communication system moved the gene-making station to the doorway, firmly blocking the riot shield.

The reason for placing a shield in the middle instead of blocking the door directly with the crafting table is because we were worried that the wolves' attacks would damage the crafting table.

After the capsule dwelling was expanded, it was already four meters high, and Li Zheng could easily climb to the top of the production table and stand up straight.

The riot shield is 1.5 meters high, which can only block most of the door, leaving a gap above it unblocked.

But that's enough.

Li Zheng sat on the production table, watching with a smile as the wolf pack outside launched wave after wave of attacks on the capsule dwelling, each impact or claw strike adding scars to the blast shield.

"What exactly does 'exploiting a bug' mean?"

Li Zheng laughed and took out the Desert Eagle. He extended it from the top of the shield and, without even aiming, took down the little wolves with a single shot.

boom!
Gunshots.

Boom!
A sound of impact.

Nourishing~
The chilling sound of wolf claws scratching against the shield.

oooo~
The howling of a forest wolf after being shot.

"Hahahaha!"

Li Zheng's arrogant laughter.

"Yingyingyingyang!"

Sakura emerged from the pocket and watched the excitement from the sidelines, cheering them on.

All the sounds converged, coalescing into a symphony of slaughter and death.

However, Li Zheng couldn't hear it because when he fired the first shot, the loud gunshot echoed and amplified within the capsule residence, deafening him once again.

One after another, the forest wolves died under the gun barrel. Occasionally, a few clever wolves would leap high, trying to squeeze into the capsule dwelling from above the shield, but Li Zheng would shoot them away with a precise shot.

After a period of time, the system pops up a prompt:
The gene-processing station is damaged; please repair it immediately.

At this moment, Li Zhengcai snapped out of his smug state.

"The shield is completely destroyed, and the wolf pack has started attacking the crafting station?"

How does this work?
The crafting station is Li Zheng's most treasured piece of equipment besides the Eye of Preys, so how could he leave it unattended?
"repair!"

[Under repair. This repair requires 10 iron ingots and 50g tungsten steel.]

Fortunately, apart from this repair notification, there has been no further activity.

Looking out from above the door, Li Zheng saw a dozen or so forest wolves standing behind a larger wolf king, like a king with his soldiers.

"Is this the final charge?"

Li Zheng was anxious, as he didn't have many materials left after building the crafting table.

If the wolves charge again, they will cause irreparable damage to the crafting table. Without enough materials to repair it, it might end up completely unusable, just like the Gravity Shoes.

Just as Li Zheng was hesitating about whether to move the crafting table and trade for a new shield to block the doorway.

The wolf king took a deep look at the capsule dwelling, then turned and slowly left with the surviving forest wolves.

Soon, the wolf pack disappeared into the shadows of the forest.

"gone?"

Li Zheng was filled with doubt and surprise. The pack of more than thirty wolves had paid such a high price, but in the end they actually withdrew?
One minute
……

Two minutes

……

Three minutes later, Li Zheng regained his hearing and listened intently, but there was no sound outside.

"Really gone?" Out of caution, Li Zheng turned to look at Xiaoying, who had also regained her hearing and was scratching her ear.

"Sakura, you can fly, go out and see if the wolf pack is really gone."

"Hey!"

Upon hearing the command, Sakura stood up straight, gave me a "leave it to me" look, and flew out through the gap above the door.

A short while later, Xiaoying returned, gesturing and making sounds to deliver a message to Li Zheng.

"I knew it wouldn't be that simple!"

Li Zheng sneered. Fortunately, he had Xiao Ying as his helper. It was small in size and fast in flight. It went out for a while without disturbing the forest wolves and found out that they were still hiding in the nearby forest.

I'm afraid that if I dare to show myself and go out to clean up the battlefield, the other side will swarm me, giving me no chance to fight back or escape.

"However... I would still be a little worried if the wolf pack exceeded twenty."

Li Zheng shook his still numb hands, jumped off the workbench, accessed the system interface, moved the workbench that was still under repair, and walked out.

Turning his head to scan the area, Preys' Eye provided a clue, further confirming that the wolf pack was still around.

Moreover, they were spread out, completely surrounding Li Zheng.

"As long as the quantity is less than twenty and the grade does not exceed Black Iron, all monsters and demons are no match for my needles!"

Holding a gun in one hand, Li Zheng pretended not to know the other party's background and actually began to clean up the battlefield, moving back and forth among the wolf corpses and dissecting them.

Secretly, he still held the Desert Eagle in his hand, and had already switched to "special firing mode," with its fully loaded Serpent Needle ready to fire.

Disassembling a forest wolf yields: 4 forest wolf meats, 100ml forest wolf blood, 1 forest wolf pelt, and 6 wolf fangs.

Disassembling a forest wolf yields: 3 forest wolf meats, 150ml forest wolf blood, 1 forest wolf pelt, and 8 wolf fangs.

Disassembling a forest wolf yields: ...

The wolf carcasses were dissected, and large quantities of black iron-grade materials and wolf meat were stored in the capsule dwelling.

Aside from the wolf pelt, the quantities of other materials varied to some extent depending on the completeness of the wolf carcass.

As the wolf carcasses were dismembered, the expected wolf attack still did not occur.

Li Zheng was puzzled: "These wolves neither retreat nor attack, what exactly are they trying to do?"

Li Zheng's gaze fell on the capsule residence, and he suddenly realized.

It turned out that he hadn't left the vicinity of the capsule dwelling and could retreat in at any time. The wolf pack was afraid that he would repeat the same move, so they didn't rush to attack again.

After thinking for a moment, Li Zheng returned to his capsule residence and came out again shortly afterward, carrying a Desert Eagle and a lantern that emitted a dim light.

"Visibility isn't very high in the forest, so it's safer to bring a light."

As if talking to himself, Li Zheng turned around, put away the capsule dwelling, and then ignored the remaining wolf corpses before walking into the forest.

Shashasha,

The fallen leaves were crushed underfoot as Li Zheng walked through the forest with a lantern, his eyes fixed straight ahead, not glancing to the side.

Above him, a small figure flashed by from time to time, disappearing into the tree canopy in the blink of an eye.

"This time the wolves have learned their lesson and are still not attacking me. Are they trying to test my patience?"

Li Zheng's thoughts raced. He had acted like a fool, carrying such a large lantern out into the forest, and after walking for almost ten minutes, the remaining wolf pack was still quietly following behind, showing no sign of attacking.

During those ten minutes, Li Zheng would change direction from time to time, and if viewed from above the forest, one would see that he was constantly going in circles.

“These wolves have lived in the forest for who knows how long, and they are definitely more familiar with the terrain than I am. If I actively chase after them, I will only be worn down by them little by little.”

While the Eye of Preys can provide the tracks of every wolf, forests are different from deserts, with many trees providing cover.

Li Zheng was unable to hit the other person from a distance like he had in the previous room.

Li Zheng was well aware of his strengths and weaknesses, and that playing to his strengths and avoiding his weaknesses was the way to deal with the enemy.

"Since you want a flaw, then I'll give you one."

Li Zheng stopped, gathered some dry leaves and branches, applied fire magic, and quickly started a campfire.

Sitting by the campfire, with the Desert Eagle within easy reach, I took a piece of wolf meat from my capsule, pierced it with a twig, and placed it by the fire, roasting the meat without a care for the wolves.

While grilling the meat, Li Zheng was focused, sprinkling tiny grains of salt onto the meat, making it glisten.

The rich aroma of meat wafted far through the forest. The wolf king in the shadows dimmed his eyes for a moment, then filled them with rage.

This creature actually wanted to eat its own kind!
The wolf king could no longer sit still. With its low intelligence and only at the Black Iron level, it had already reached its limit in enduring until now.

The beast's urgency kept it on: either pounce and tear the other to pieces, or quickly escape with its minions.

"Awooooo~~"

A mournful wolf howl echoed through the forest; the wolf king had finally made its decision.

(End of this chapter)