Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 81 Poisoning!

Oh my God!
The poor white gorilla was probably unaware of the danger and was soundly asleep in its enclosure.

Perhaps we can give him a little surprise?
For example, put on a pair of pointed leather shoes and kick his butt hard!

As they approached the capsule dwelling, Preys' Eye popped up a notification, and Li Zheng slowed down and stopped.

"Although the capsule dwelling has lost its invincible properties, its sturdiness means that it would take quite a bit of effort to break it open."

Li Zheng walked quietly to William's residence, his eyes gleaming.

"but……"

The Desert Eagle disappeared from his hand, replaced by a capsule.

Why break into the residence?

With a slight smile, Li Zheng pressed the capsule and tossed it toward William's residence.

"Oh!"

The capsule dwelling suddenly unfolded, and the expansion power of the dwelling was unimaginable, even blasting away the three-headed golden-level demon lion.

Moreover, it's just a capsule residence?

And it was a one-sided collision!

boom!
There was a loud bang.

The residence belonging to William Houston was thrown violently after being hit, rolling several times on the ground before coming to a stop.

"Oh my god!"

As the dwelling was being torn apart, Li Zheng seemed to hear a scream and a curse from inside, followed by a series of agonizing screams.

William originally thought that no one would explore at night, and even if they encountered him during the exploration, he wouldn't be recognized by these players from the Eastern country as long as he didn't go out.

How come my capsule home was overturned just as I fell asleep?

"Such immense power doesn't seem like something a player could create."

The capsule dwelling completely flipped over, and William, rolling around, suffered a head injury and bled profusely, terrified: "Could it be that a high-level monster wandered into this room at night?"

damn it.

Such bad luck?
Within the matrix, some monsters don't stay in one place for long; instead, they wander around constantly.

In particular, some high-level creatures often change territories.

Some players may be in a safe room behind them when they swipe their cards.

The next second you step inside, you'll find yourself emerging from a different door alongside a monster.

William had heard about this situation in the previous channel, but the monster that player encountered wasn't particularly strong, and he managed to kill it.

Little did he know that Li Zheng would not only explore at night, but also guarantee a 90% chance of encountering a player.

What he didn't expect was that Li Zheng also possessed the Eye of Preys, which allowed him to easily identify the ownership of the capsule dwelling.

It's worth mentioning that players in the matrix can only identify each other by comparing their avatars in the chat lobby.

Unlike online games, where your name is displayed above your head and there's a string of fancy titles, this game doesn't.

This includes capsule homes as well.

When players see other people's residences, they cannot determine the owner unless the other person shows themselves.

After all, no matter how large the interior space or how long the usage time, all capsule dwellings look exactly the same from the outside.

Of course, in theory, only the person and their pet can freely enter and exit each capsule residence.

Other players must obtain the owner's permission to enter.

Otherwise, you can only stand at the door, and even if the door is open, you can't get in.

However, if the door is opened, attacks from others can penetrate inside.

"Can not Go Out!"

William gritted his teeth, pulled out several thick sleeping bags, and wrapped himself in them one by one: "I might not be able to beat a monster that can easily overturn a capsule dwelling. Opening the door and going out would basically be suicide."

Hold on!

The roaming monsters probably won't stay in one room for long.
Once it leaves, I'll be safe!

After putting on layer upon layer of sleeping bags, William, like a maggot, laboriously crawled to a corner of the capsule dwelling and stayed there, not daring to make a sound.

"Not coming out?"

Outside, Li Zheng put away his capsule residence and listened for a while in front of William's door. Apart from the screams at the beginning, there was no sound now.

"Then I'll force you to come out!"

The capsule dwelling was thrown out again.

"Oh!"

Hit.

"Oh!"

Another impact.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

……

Li Zheng smashed the capsule dwelling more than ten times in a row, but William still didn't show up, leaving Li Zheng somewhat helpless.

If they keep smashing it, they might not even have the materials to repair their capsule dwelling.

The forces from the collision were relative; if William's dwelling was damaged, the capsule dwelling in Li Zheng's hand would naturally also be damaged.

"This guy is really good at hiding!"

Li Zheng shook his head helplessly. After trying so many attacks, the other party stopped even screaming. He wondered if there was some way to fix him in place and prevent him from rolling and crashing inside the capsule.

Is there any way to force him to come out?

Li Zheng stroked his chin, his gaze sweeping back and forth across the other person's capsule residence, a corner catching his eye.

"this is……"

That was the main entrance to the capsule dwelling. After the continuous rolling and impacts, it was slightly deformed, revealing a small gap.

"There is a way!"

Li Zheng opened the trading hall and began searching inside.

Before long, a small mountain of dry grass had piled up at his feet.

These haystacks were carefully selected by him; they still contained some moisture, and once burned, they would emit a large amount of thick smoke.

"Sakura, stay away from here."

Li Zheng sent the little guy flying to a distance, while he continued to take things out of the capsule dwelling.

Those were tiny needles, as fine as cow's hair. "I wonder if the toxicity of the snake grass needles can be infused into the smoke when they burn."

Li Zheng had never tried it before, but taking out dozens or hundreds of them to try wouldn't be a big deal.

Anyway, after all these days of consumption, he still has more than five thousand sticks left.

It's just a drop in the bucket.

"Hopefully your physique is above the bronze level, otherwise... if the smoke contains poison, you could very well be poisoned to death."

Li Zheng muttered to himself, and a handheld vacuum cleaner-like object appeared in his hand, which he covered his mouth and nose.

Air purifier, bronze level
Description: Extremely fresh, pure and natural.
No matter how bad the air quality is, this air purifier can purify and deliver fresh air for you!

The following is a review from reviewer Lao Pu: Toxic miasma? Dense smoke? Sandstorm? Smog?

They are all small problems!
As long as you own one of these, and as long as the level of poison gas you encounter does not exceed Silver level, you don't need to worry!
The little guy will do everything he can to protect you!
Go for it!

Go for it!

The air purifier was made from the blueprints that came out of the bronze-level treasure chest.

In recent days, Li Zheng has noticed a pattern.

The blueprints found in treasure chests are similar to items or blueprints that can be found in the Matrix game.

However, this applies to items obtained from treasure chests.

Its function is definitely much more powerful than those items of the same level found in the matrix!

Compared to the "Malicious Detection Pocket Watch," which is also a silver-level detection device, the detector from the treasure chest is undoubtedly superior... by more than one level!
The same applies to air purifiers.

While he could find similar items or devices within the matrix, Li Zheng believed that nothing could compare to the air purifier in his hand.

Unless the level is far beyond that.

After covering his mouth and nose to make sure he wouldn't inhale, Li Zheng rubbed his fingers together, activating his genetic ability, and a small flame landed on the haystack.

It started as just a tiny flame.

But hay is inherently very flammable.

In just ten seconds, the fire raged and ignited the entire haystack.

"This thick smoke...we need to find something to blow it in."

Li Zheng started searching through the trading hall again, and finally a palm-leaf fan appeared in his hand.

The next moment, Li Zheng looked like an old man in the countryside tending a honeycomb briquette stove, fanning himself with a palm leaf fan in one hand and covering his mouth and nose with the other.

Thick smoke drifted slowly through the cracks in the door, carried by the flowing air, into William's residence.

As he fanned himself, Li Zheng was still wondering, "Why isn't that scoundrel repairing his dwelling?"

……

[The capsule's internal structure is damaged; please repair it promptly.]

William huddled in his thick sleeping bag, staring at the series of notifications popping up on the panel, too afraid to move.

The thick sleeping bag blocked out all outside noise, so much so that he didn't even hear Li Zheng fanning himself at the door.

"We can't repair it now, the monster might still be here! Repairing the dwelling will change its surface."

"The monster has abandoned its dwelling now, but the surface of the dwelling has changed after it was repaired, which might attract its attention again!"

"That would definitely prolong the time it stays in this room!"

"drag!"

"As long as I can hold out for this period, I'll be safe!"

The space inside the capsule residence can be described as spacious, but it can also be described as cramped.

At least Li Zheng felt at that moment that William's residence seemed to be quite large.

I've been fanning the air for ages, my arms are sore, and I've burned almost five piles of hay, but there's still no movement inside.

"How about we spend some more resources and replace the fan?"

Just as this thought crossed Li Zheng's mind, he vaguely heard two coughs coming from inside the residence.

"Cough cough..."

William huddled in his sleeping bag, and as the thick smoke filled the capsule, he began to crawl inside through the gaps in the fabric.

"What...cough cough...where did this...thick smoke come from? Cough cough...whoa~"

His face gradually turned purple, and William coughed up two large mouthfuls of foul-smelling blood.

"This smoke...is poisonous!"

William's temples throbbed wildly. In a flash, a gas mask appeared in his sleeping bag.

After hurriedly putting it on, he was horrified to discover that the black iron-grade gas mask could only block the smoke, while the poisonous gas could penetrate the mask!
"The only thing we can do is repair our dwelling!"

"That smoke must have been created by that monster!"

"In that case, there's no need to worry about attracting its attention!"

"Repair the dwelling!"

Once the command was given, the capsule dwelling was quickly repaired and soon returned to its original state.

however……

Even so, he was unable to expel the toxic gas that filled the capsule dwelling.

gradually……

His consciousness began to fade...

"I'm going to die?"

William loosened his grip on the entrance of the sleeping bag and struggled to climb out, open the door, and fight desperately against the "monster" outside.

However, the poison had already penetrated deep into his body, and his strength was gradually fading away.

"I……"

"Not reconciled!"

With his eyes wide open, William Houston breathed his last.

You killed player William Houston.

"???"

Li Zheng was still worried about the other party repairing the residence, as the thick smoke couldn't get in, and he was even thinking about whether to shoot a hole to get in.

The prompt then appeared on the system panel.

"At once……"

"Is it really that bad?"

Li Zheng could hardly believe that William, ranked fifty-eighth, had been poisoned to death.
He didn't even show his face before he was killed off?
"This is so fake!?"

(End of this chapter)