Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 70 - 68 Inside the Ruins (Thanks to "131S" for the reward of 1600 points)

Chapter 70: Chapter 68 Inside the Ruins (Thanks to "131S" for the reward of 1600 points)

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The second to appear was Zhan Zhouzhou. After coming over, she glanced at Phoenix Mountain, nodded, and said nothing.

Li Zheng noticed a little black had already grown on her head and couldn’t help but touch his own head.

Hmm, prickly.

The third was Xiao Siyuan, who hadn’t changed much since they last parted. After a scan with the Prelis’ Eye, Li Zheng knew the other party hadn’t undergone heart modification yet.

However, his equipment was updated from the Uzi to the famed Star-Spangled Banner Country weaponry—an M4a1 carbine rifle, a Silver Level firearm weapon.

Additionally, all four-dimensional attributes were Black Iron+ level.

Li Zheng was already aware of this, having noticed the other party’s name when he accepted the commission.

From then on, Li Zheng knew that Xiao Siyuan was a screen-watcher, not fond of chatting in the regional channel, but would pay attention to recent events.

The last to appear was Yan Guang with ear-length short hair.

Yan Guang’s looks weren’t particularly outstanding, but she had a wild aura. As soon as she stepped out from the Teleportation Gate, her aggressive eyes fixed on a certain man surnamed "Phoenix," scaring him into immediately lowering his head, timid and shrinking.

"Haha! Little Phoenix, I knew you’d definitely be here!"

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

Although she was asking Li Zheng, Yan Guang showed no inclination to wait for a response and walked straight toward Phoenix Mountain, a capsule residence vaguely appearing in her hand.

Phoenix Mountain hurriedly retreated as she approached, "What... what do you want to do?"

Yan Guang tossed the capsule residence in her hand, a wild smile playing on her lips, "Guess what I want to do?"

Bang!

The capsule residence was released, and Yan Guang gestured towards the door, "Come inside with me."

"No way!" Phoenix Mountain shook his head stubbornly.

Yan Guang went over and grabbed him, dragging him toward the capsule residence, "Come on, get inside!"

Phoenix Mountain was startled, fiercely resisting while swearing, "Are you crazy?!"

As he was dragged to the door, Phoenix Mountain quickly used one hand to brace against the door frame, his Genetic Ability bursting, forcefully stalemating with Yan Guang.

"You won’t come in, right?"

Yan Guang said to everyone, "Everyone, cooperate, close your eyes. I’ll settle him in five minutes."

"Pfft~"

Someone, hearing this, finally couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud.

Yan Guang ignored them, directly getting hands-on, preparing to resolve the situation quickly.

Seeing she was serious, Phoenix Mountain looked terrified, offering intense resistance, pleading with Li Zheng for help, "Brother, save me! I’m only here because of you, you can’t just leave me to die!"

Li Zheng thought about it and realized if left to Yan Guang’s temperament, it wouldn’t be long before he ended up in a dark place, so he stepped forward to persuade, "Why don’t you wait and discuss this privately later? We might still have battles once we enter the Ancient Ruins, it’s best not to add a Debuff to Phoenix Mountain now, right?"

When Li Zheng spoke up, Zhan Zhouzhou also said, "Let’s quickly explore the ruins. I have two more exploration opportunities today, and I’m pressed for time."

Li Zheng glanced at her, and Prelis’ Eye’s information displayed: Remaining exploration chances today: 0.

It seemed she was someone who could lie without blinking.

Among those present, aside from the two of them, there were only three people in total, and now with two persuading, Yan Guang couldn’t continue to act out, so she obediently let go of Phoenix Mountain.

"This time, I’ll give them face and let you go."

As she spoke, she kept her eyes on Phoenix Mountain, licking her scarlet lips, scaring him into shivering and quickly retreating far away.

"Ahem."

Li Zheng coughed lightly, signaling to Phoenix Mountain, "Since everyone’s here, let’s go inside. Phoenix Mountain, you go first." freewebnøvel.com

Phoenix Mountain was eager to get away from Yan Guang and excitedly said, "No problem!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he dashed through the door like the wind, without any obstruction this time.

Seeing Phoenix Mountain had already gone inside, Li Zheng led the way to the door as the second, and said, "One by one, Old Xiao, you’re medical, just walk at the back."

"No problem."

Given Xiao Siyuan’s military background, he smoothly complied with the order.

Zhan Zhouzhou and Yan Guang gave him another look, then followed Li Zheng into the light curtain in single file.

Li Zheng stepped into the black light curtain, different from before’s colorful brilliance, this time he could only see black with wide-open eyes.

Until the black screen dissipated, soft lights appeared before his eyes, revealing a corridor of metal construction.

Phoenix Mountain was standing by the light curtain with a serious look, waiting for Li Zheng and the others to come in.

"What’s wrong?"

Li Zheng went over to ask.

Phoenix Mountain seemed hesitant, wanting to say something, but couldn’t find the right words to describe it, finally squeezing out a sentence, "I don’t know why, when I entered here, I just felt really unhappy."

"Unhappy?"

Li Zheng immediately gauged his own feelings and found that after entering the ruins, an inexplicable, faint emotion indeed rose from the depths of his heart.

It seemed sad, yet a bit angry.

"Eep."

On his shoulder, Xiao Sakura grabbed Li Zheng’s ear, likely feeling something similar, her little face no longer bearing its usual carefree expression.

"..."

Li Zheng frowned, feeling a strong urge to dodge Xiao Sakura. Her grasping his ear made him feel very impatient.

Moreover, this feeling was slowly intensifying!

At this time, the other three had also entered, all frowning with expressions of displeasure.

"Did you feel it?"

Li Zheng confirmed, looking at the three of them.

"Yeah."

Zhan Zhouzhou nodded, looking at Li Zheng with disgust and said, "The more I think about it, the more I feel like a mistake trading you that Flame Flower back then. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be in this state now!"

Li Zheng pointed at the top of his head, trying to calm his emotions and said, "But we’ve settled everything between us."

"That’s right!"

Zhan Zhouzhou took several deep breaths before saying, "So this inexplicable emotion itself is very unusual, probably something in this ruin is affecting us."

Yan Guang remarked from the side, "You guys have too much going on, otherwise I’d be galloping freely at Phoenix Mountain’s place now!"

Phoenix Mountain angrily retorted, "Shut up, why are you behaving like an animal!"

Xiao Siyuan stood at the back, deeply frowning, looking sad, and said nothing.

Li Zheng discontentedly glanced at Yan Guang, warning, "Everyone, try to calm down. Emotional fluctuation might exacerbate this condition."

"Moreover..."

"This is our first exploration of these ruins. We don’t know how many dangerous things are inside."

"If we fall entirely into negative emotions, we might make some wrong decisions when we encounter battle scenes later."

"That’s right."

Zhan Zhouzhou agreed, "When I was young and just started learning martial arts, my dad warned me that, no matter the situation, I must keep a clear mind when sparring."

"Otherwise, it’s easy for opponents to target weaknesses and attack, leading to defeat."

"Alright, alright!"

Yan Guang said impatiently, "Let’s just explore quickly, open this place up, I hate these emotions!"

Phoenix Mountain looked at her disdainfully, "Not the same for me, I hate you."

"What did you say?!"

Yan Guang glared at Phoenix Mountain, looking like an angry leopardess, and shouted, "I’m willing to sleep with you; you should feel honored!"

"I think you’re just a hormonal animal!" Phoenix Mountain replied, unreservedly, quite different from his timid demeanor outside.

"Damn! I think you need to be taught a lesson!"

"Clearly, you’re the one who needs a beating!"

The two seemed ready to fight, full of momentum.

Li Zheng had to step in between them, "Alright, stop arguing, don’t be swayed by emotions!"

The two finally quieted down a bit.

At this moment, Xiao Siyuan, who had been silent, spoke, "Maybe we should allocate tasks first. I just observed that although this corridor looks wide, it’s best if we walk two people abreast. Otherwise, in case of a fight, we might not be able to move freely."

Li Zheng glanced at him, thinking no wonder he was once a soldier, his qualities were indeed different from others.

After a little thought, he began assigning positions, "Phoenix Mountain, you and Zhan Zhouzhou are primarily melee, you’ll walk at the front.

I... oh right, Yan Guang, what’s your main attack method?"

Yan Guang raised her elegantly shaped silver mechanical arm, waving it slightly, and said, "Long-range for firepower coverage, close quarters for violent strikes."

"Alright."

Li Zheng decisively decided, "Then you’ll walk in the middle, adapt as needed, Xiao and I will bring up the rear, providing fire support."

"By the way."

Taking out an Ion Light Saber, Li Zheng tossed it to Zhan Zhouzhou and said, "Use this weapon for now, return it to me after we’re done exploring."