Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 68 Inside the Ruins (Thanks to "131S" for the 1600 points reward)

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The second person to appear was Zhan Zhouzhou. After she came over, she glanced at Feng Shan, nodded, and didn't say anything.

Li Zheng noticed that some black spots had grown on her head and unconsciously touched his own head.

Yeah, it's tough.

The third one is Xiao Siyuan, who hasn't changed much since their last parting. After being detected by Preys' Eye, Li Zheng knows that the other party has not yet undergone heart modification.

However, the equipment was upgraded, replacing the Uzi with the famous American military weapon—the M4a1 carbine, a silver-level firearm.

Apart from that, all four attributes are at the Black Iron+ level.

Li Zheng already knew this; he had noticed the other party's name when accepting the commission.

From that time on, Li Zheng knew that Xiao Siyuan was a screen snoop, who didn't like chatting in the regional channel but would pay attention to recent events.

Finally, Yan Guang appeared, sporting short, ear-length hair.

Yan Guang's appearance wasn't particularly outstanding, but he had a wild temperament. As soon as he came out of the teleportation portal, his aggressive eyes fixed on a certain man surnamed Feng, who immediately lowered his head in fear.

"Haha! Little Fengfeng, I knew you'd be here!"

Yan Guang let out a hearty laugh, then turned to Li Zheng and asked, "Can you give me some time? I need to fulfill a unilateral agreement I made before."

Although he was asking Li Zheng, Yan Guang didn't actually wait for an answer. He walked straight to Fengshan, and the capsule-shaped dwelling appeared in his hand.

Seeing her approach, Fengshan hurriedly backed away: "What...what are you going to do!"

Yan Guang tossed the capsule-shaped dwelling in his hand, a wildly smirking smile playing on his lips: "What do you think I want to do?"

Bang!
Once the capsule residence was released, Yan Guang opened the door and gestured for him to come inside: "Come inside with me."

"Don't even think about it!" Feng Shan shook his head.

Yan Guang grabbed him and pulled him toward the capsule residence: "Come on, come inside with me!"

Fengshan was horrified and desperately tried to stay back, yelling, "Are you crazy?!"

Seeing that he was being dragged to the door, Feng Shan quickly braced himself against the door frame with one hand, unleashing his genetic abilities and managing to hold off Yan Guang.

"You're not coming in, are you?"

Yan Guang said to everyone, "Everyone, please cooperate and close your eyes. I can take care of him in five minutes."

"Pfft~"

Someone, I don't know who, couldn't hold back their laughter after hearing this.

Yan Guang ignored all that and immediately got to work, preparing to end the battle as quickly as possible.

Seeing that she was serious, Fengshan was terrified and resisted fiercely, pleading with Li Zheng for help: "Brother, save me! I only came because of you, you can't just leave me to die!"

Li Zheng thought about it and agreed. If he let Yan Guang have his way, he would probably be stuck in some dark place soon. So he stepped forward and advised, "Why don't you talk about it privately, Yan Guang? We might have to fight after we enter the ancient ruins. It's best not to give Feng Shan a debuff."

Li Zheng spoke up, and Zhan Zhouzhou added, "Let's explore the ruins as soon as possible. I still have two more exploration opportunities today, so we're in a hurry."

Li Zheng glanced at her; the Eye of Preys displayed the following information: Remaining exploration attempts for today: 0
It seems this person is also someone who lies without batting an eye.

Besides the two of them, there were only three people present. Now that the two of them were trying to persuade him, Yan Guang couldn't continue to make a scene, so he had no choice but to obediently let go of Feng Shan.

"I'll let you off this time to give them face."

As she spoke, she stared at Fengshan and licked her scarlet lips, which startled Fengshan so much that he trembled and hurriedly hid far away.

"cough."

Li Zheng coughed lightly, winked at Feng Shan, and said, "Now that everyone's here, let's go in. Feng Shan, you go first."

Feng Shan couldn't wait to get as far away from Yan Guang as possible, and immediately exclaimed excitedly, "No problem!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed into the room like a gust of wind, this time without any hindrance.

Seeing that Fengshan had already gone in, Li Zheng took the lead and went to the door second, saying, "Go in one by one. Lao Xiao, you're a medical worker, so just go at the very back."

"no problem."

Xiao Siyuan, having military experience, readily accepted orders.

Zhan Zhouzhou and Yan Guang glanced at him a couple more times before following Li Zheng into the light screen in single file.

Li Zheng stepped into the black light curtain. Unlike the colorful light of the past, this time he could only see black even with his eyes wide open.

Only after the darkness dissipated did soft light appear before my eyes; it was a corridor constructed of metal.

Feng Shan stood beside the light screen with a serious expression, waiting for Li Zheng and the others to come in.

"what happened?"

Li Zheng went over and asked.

Fengshan hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't find the right words to describe it. Finally, he blurted out, "I don't know why, but as soon as I entered this place, I felt very unhappy."

"Unhappy?" Li Zheng immediately examined himself and found that after entering the ruins, a faint emotion inexplicably welled up in his heart.

She seemed to be feeling sad, but also a little angry.

"Hey."

On his shoulder, Xiaoying grabbed Li Zheng's ear, probably feeling something similar; her usually carefree expression was gone from her face.

"..."

Li Zheng frowned. He had an urge to turn his head away from Xiao Ying, and he felt very impatient with her grabbing his ear.

Moreover, this feeling is slowly getting worse!
At this moment, the other three people also entered, all frowning and showing displeasure.

"felt it?"

Li Zheng looked at the three of them and confirmed it aloud.

"Ah."

Zhan Zhouzhou nodded, looking at Li Zheng with disgust, and said, "The more I think about it, the more I realize that I shouldn't have traded that Flame Flower with you back then, otherwise I wouldn't be in this state now!"

Li Zheng pointed to the top of his head, trying his best to calm himself down, and said, "But we're even now."

"That's right!"

Zhan Zhouzhou took a few deep breaths before saying, "So this inexplicable emotion is very abnormal. There must be something in this ruin affecting us."

Yan Guang chimed in from the side, "You're all too nosy. Otherwise, I'd be enjoying myself in Fengshan right now!"

Fengshan snapped, "Shut up! You're acting like an animal!"

Xiao Siyuan stood at the very back, his brows furrowed deeply, his expression sorrowful, and he remained silent.

Li Zheng glanced at Yan Guang with displeasure and warned, "Everyone, try to calm yourselves down. Emotional fluctuations can easily worsen these symptoms."

"and……"

"This is the first time we've explored this kind of ruin. How many dangerous things are inside is unknown to us."

"If you get completely caught up in negative emotions, you might make some wrong decisions when you encounter a battle scene because you can't stay rational."

"Yes."

Zhan Zhouzhou agreed, saying, "When I first started learning martial arts as a child, my father told me that no matter where I was or what the situation was, I must keep a calm mind when fighting with others."

Otherwise, it's easy for the opponent to mislead you and attack your weaknesses, leading to defeat.

"Alright, alright!"

Yan Guang said impatiently, "Let's explore first and clear this place as soon as possible. I hate this kind of mood!"

Fengshan looked at her with disdain: "I'm different. I hate you."

"What did you say?!"

Yan Guang glared at Feng Shan with wide eyes, like an angry female leopard, and shouted, "I'm doing you a favor by wanting to sleep with you!"

"I think you're just an animal in heat!" Feng Shan retorted without any politeness, a stark contrast to his timid demeanor in public.

"Damn it! You need to be taught a lesson!"

"You're the one who deserves a beating!"

The two men were about to fight when they started talking, looking very aggressive.

Li Zheng had to stand between the two to stop them: "Alright, stop arguing, don't let your emotions get the better of you!"

The two then quieted down a bit.

At this moment, Xiao Siyuan, who had been silent until now, said, "Let's assign tasks first. I just observed that although this passage looks spacious, it's actually best to walk in pairs, side by side. Otherwise, it's easy to feel restricted when encountering a battle."

Li Zheng glanced at him and thought to himself that as expected of someone who had served in the military, his manners were indeed different from others.

After a moment's thought, he began to assign positions: "Fengshan, you and Zhan Zhouzhou are both close-combat specialists, so you should go to the front."

"I... By the way, Yan Guang, what are your usual attack methods?"

Yan Guang raised the sleek, silver-white mechanical arm and shook it, saying, "It can provide long-range firepower coverage and close-range brute force."

"Row."

Li Zheng made the decision: "Then you go in the middle and be flexible. I'll go with Lao Xiao at the back to provide fire support."

"correct."

Li Zheng took out the ion lightsaber and tossed it to Zhan Zhouzhou, saying, "You can use this weapon for now, and return it to me after the exploration is over."

(End of this chapter)