Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 69 Mechanical Mantis

Zhan Zhouzhou took the ion lightsaber, familiarized himself with the feel of it, and nodded in satisfaction: "No problem."

"Well."

Li Zheng scanned everyone, lingering on Feng Shan and Yan Guang for a moment before saying, "We are all adults, and we should all be able to distinguish what is important and what is not!"
If you have any objections to this arrangement, raise them now. Otherwise, if you cause trouble after we officially set off, don't even think about getting the gene serum from me again.

"I have no opinion."

"I do not have either."

The final threat was clearly more effective than any warning. Fengshan and Yanguang immediately became much more obedient, and even the influence of their inexplicable emotions was largely eliminated.

"Since no one has any objections, let's set off!"

Li Zheng was satisfied with the two men's attitude, and immediately waved his hand, ordering the troops to set off.

They didn't linger here for long, and no monsters or anything like that bothered them. Li Zheng speculated that this metal passage was likely a buffer zone left for the players.

“You follow behind me. When we encounter monsters, I'll go first. Once my genetic energy is almost depleted, you can take over.”

Once the topic of battle came up, Fengshan became extremely arrogant, even giving orders to Zhan Zhouzhou.

"can."

Zhan Zhouzhou didn't mind Feng Shan's tone. He followed a step behind him, and the two of them led the way into the depths of the metal passage.

Behind him, Yan Guang moved his silver-white mechanical arm, following closely behind.

"Let's go."

Li Zheng nodded to Xiao Siyuan, took out the Desert Eagle to check the number of snake needles in the magazine, and casually replaced it with a fully powered core.

The passage wasn't long, and after walking for a while, the group encountered the first corner.

"bass!"

Fengshan had just turned the corner and hadn't even seen what was behind him when he felt a sharp, cold metallic glint flash in front of him, and he quickly took a step back.

The sharp knife grazed his nose so fast that it almost severed the upper half of his skull.

Fengshan broke out in a cold sweat.

"what?!"

Having missed its target, the attacker retreated, revealing its true form.

It was a mantis-shaped machine about half the height of a person, with a pair of sharp bladed legs that looked chilling under the light, and two metal wings on its back flapping rapidly, making it incredibly agile.

Mechanical Mantis

The matrix system only provides a name, without even providing the order, let alone detailed attributes.

"Gan!"

After the initial shock came fury. Feng Shan cursed and charged forward, raising his fist.

"Burst - Quadruple Amplification!"

tom!
"die!"

Fengshan roared and unleashed a powerful punch at the head of the mechanical mantis.

The thought of almost dying at the hands of this treacherous mechanical monster had already affected him, and all the negative emotions he had accumulated were now transformed into a surge of rage, which he unleashed with this powerful punch.

The mechanical mantis's two metal compound eyes turned, locking onto the lightning-fast punch, then it ducked slightly and nimbly dodged it.

A pair of sharp blades crossed and slashed forward. The sharp blades were clearly not something that flesh and blood could withstand, so Fengshan had to retreat.

As the enemy retreats, I advance. The mechanical mantis wields its metal blades, launching continuous and rapid slashes as if wielding twin blades.

"Damn it, are they taking advantage of me because I don't have armor?"

Fengshan retreated and dodged repeatedly, not daring to confront him head-on, and was put at a disadvantage for a time.

"Are you really not going to help him?"

Li Zheng also arrived at the corner at this time and saw Zhan Zhouzhou watching the battle with his arms crossed. He asked.

Zhan Zhouzhou curled her lip in disdain and said, "You heard how he was showing off just now. He hasn't used up his genetic energy yet, so how could I possibly interfere?"

“You know he’s just showing off, yet you still listen to him.” Li Zheng raised his gun and aimed, wanting to help Feng Shan.

"Eh~"

Zhan Zhouzhou raised his arm to block the Desert Eagle and said calmly, "This kid isn't stupid. If he needs our help, he'll tell us himself."

"Just watch, it'll be over soon."

Before the words had even finished, Feng Shan, who had been desperately dodging, suddenly turned fierce and delivered a powerful punch to the side of the mechanical mantis's metal blade.

"clang!"

The punch deflected the blade's foot, and Fengshan stomped to the side, unleashing his five-fold burst of speed, closing in on the mechanical mantis and delivering a swift punch to its head.

Click!

The mechanical mantis was unexpectedly fragile; its brain was shattered by the punch, exposing several wires that crackled with tiny arcs of electricity.

Woo~ Zzz~
The metallic scraping sound gradually subsided. Fengshan remained motionless in his punching stance, allowing a metal blade to strike him less than a centimeter from his neck before finally losing momentum and coming to a stop.

"Ha, still trying to act cool and show off at a time like this."

Zhan Zhouzhou sneered and turned to Xiao Siyuan, saying, "Hey you, aren't you a medical worker? Go over there and bandage him up." "My name is Xiao Siyuan."

Xiao Siyuan spoke in a deep voice, walked towards Fengshan who was still posing, and took out a roll of bandages from the capsule residence.

At this moment, bloodstains appeared on Fengshan's left arm, from being grazed by the mechanical mantis during his earlier dodge.

"What time is this...?"

Li Zheng was astonished. Even with his Bronze++ level reaction speed, he hadn't seen which attack the Mechanical Mantis had used to injure Feng Shan.

However, Zhan Zhouzhou's physique was far inferior to his own, yet he was able to see clearly?
It's important to know that neural reaction speed is related to dynamic vision; the faster the reaction speed, the stronger the ability to capture dynamic vision.

How did Zhan Zhouzhou figure out something that even Li Zheng couldn't see clearly?

"Now you know why you don't have the talent for martial arts, right?"

Zhan Zhouzhou made a sarcastic remark, crossed Fengshan Mountain, and continued to venture deeper into the passage.

"What's there to be so smug about?"

Li Zheng looked displeased and walked over to Feng Shan, asking, "How did it go?"

Xiao Siyuan finished bandaging his hand: "The wound isn't big, but the knife was very sharp and cut quite deep. It will take about three minutes to heal completely."

"three minutes?"

Li Zheng glanced at the bandage. With Preys' Eye offline, he couldn't discern the item's attributes. "Another medical item with attributes?"

"Ah."

Xiao Siyuan explained, "I just bought these yesterday. They are black iron grade hemostatic bandages with built-in disinfection and sterilization functions, and they work very well for bleeding wounds."

"It's a waste."

Fengshan thanked him in a low voice.

"It's alright, we're all comrades."

Xiao Siyuan helped treat the wound, then got up and followed Zhan Zhouzhou.

As he walked past Li Zheng, he noticed that Xiao Siyuan's mood was becoming increasingly depressed. He wondered what Xiao Siyuan was thinking about because of his emotions, and his expression was sad.

"..."

Li Zheng had no intention of trying to persuade him.

The only things that could make a retired veteran so sentimental are probably certain experiences from his time in the military.

Sadness is different from anger; sometimes, the more you try to console someone, the worse it gets.

"Tch, weakling!"

Yan Guang walked past Feng Shan, letting out a disdainful sneer.

"Damn, this woman is insane!"

Fengshan cursed and followed, quickly catching up with Zhan Zhouzhou.

Li Zheng then walked up to the mechanical mantis that had lost its power and placed one hand on its cold metal surface: "Disintegrate!"

[Decomposition is limited.]

After the attempt failed, Li Zheng silently repeated, "Collect!"

The matrix indicates that the decomposition is limited, not that it is an "invalid objective" or "cannot be decomposed".

Li Zheng decided to try storing it in the capsule first, thinking he would try it again after leaving this place.

however……

[Invalid target.]

The attempt to retrieve the weapon failed again, but Li Zheng didn't care. He raised the Desert Eagle and fired, breaking off the two metal blades.

They still couldn't be collected or broken down, but they could be held in their hands and used as weapons. Li Zheng put away the Desert Eagle, took a knife in each hand, and followed the others.

"Take this, just in case."

Li Zheng handed one to Xiao Siyuan, then freed up his hand to take out the Desert Eagle again.

Xiao Siyuan silently accepted it without saying a word.

For a moment, the entire team fell into a slump.

The team soon encountered the Mechanical Kha'Zix again.

The number starts with two and gradually increases to six at a time.

They were all swiftly and decisively cut down by Zhan Zhouzhou's lightsaber.

After comparing the two, Feng Shan's expression grew increasingly grim.

A girl who looked younger than herself showed no signs of using her genetic abilities when she attacked, killing the mechanical mantis as easily as drinking water.

Often, in the very first encounter, their metal head will be severed.

This left Feng Shan, who had already used his genetic abilities to fight a mantis and even sustained minor injuries, feeling particularly uneasy.

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