Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 72 - 70 This - is too plain, so there is no title, but I still ask for votes

Chapter 72: Chapter 70 This Chapter is too plain, so there is no title, but I still ask for votes

When the team encountered the mechanical sword mantises again, their numbers had increased to eight.

Zhan Zhouzhou, as always, charged forward with her sword, her moves swift and decisive; in an instant, she disabled one mechanical sword mantis.

Then she was surrounded by the remaining seven mechanical sword mantises. In her hand, the light saber moved fluidly like a fish, a butterfly, or a flower in flight. The onlookers were dazzled and could only sense the brilliance without understanding it.

Zhan Zhouzhou’s battle style was different from Phoenix Mountain’s.

Phoenix Mountain mainly relied on bursts of genetic ability to amplify strength, using brute force to destroy targets, suitable for straightforward, uncomplicated approaches.

However, when facing overly agile targets, it was inevitably challenging.

No matter how strong, missing the enemy is futile.

Zhan Zhouzhou was different. She had been practicing swordsmanship for over ten years, excelling in both technique and combat experience, far beyond what Phoenix Mountain could compare to.

Moreover, the Zhan family’s swordsmanship was agile, combined with special footwork, making her quite adept even when surrounded.

Mechanicals sword mantises, with their speed, small size, and lack of strength, were completely restrained by Zhan Zhouzhou’s sharp swordsmanship.

Combined with a Silver Level ion light saber, the mechanical sword mantises were often crippled at a touch or perished at a strike.

Li Zheng saw Phoenix Mountain’s eyes showing reluctance and knew he was deeply affected, so he patiently enlightened him: "Look on the bright side, she’s been practicing for over ten years. We’re just rookies who’ve only fought for a few days."

Was Phoenix Mountain weak?

Not weak.

Quite the contrary.

Among the group, Phoenix Mountain was considered the strongest in power.

Don’t be fooled by Zhan Zhouzhou having the upper hand against the mechanical sword mantises compared to Phoenix Mountain.

In Li Zheng’s eyes, if Zhan Zhouzhou took a full-force punch from Phoenix Mountain head-on, Phoenix Mountain would immediately kneel, begging Zhan Zhouzhou not to die.

But there’s no helping it; everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. Zhan Zhouzhou’s strengths just happened to counter Phoenix Mountain’s weaknesses, making him seem very weak in comparison.

"After this ruins exploration, you should look into armor equipment. I think your biggest disadvantage right now is your poor defense."

Li Zheng suggested to Phoenix Mountain.

If Phoenix Mountain had a powerful set of armor to defend against the mechanical sword mantises’ attacks, he wouldn’t have been on the back foot earlier, easily handling one sword mantis with a punch each.

"I’ve been considering it these past two days."

Phoenix Mountain sighed and said with frustration, "But the trading hall is full of heavy armor, and their tiers are generally low, wearing them would lower my combat power instead."

"..."

Li Zheng thought of the things he’d previously searched in the trading hall and suddenly felt some sympathy for Phoenix Mountain.

Clearly strong in attack, yet held back due to inadequate defense.

For a moment, Li Zheng couldn’t think of a good solution, so he simply patted his shoulder and stood by, waiting for Zhan Zhouzhou to finish her battle.

At this point, Zhan Zhouzhou only had three mechanical sword mantises left to deal with, and the battle was nearing its end.

Xiao Siyuan suddenly spoke, "Since there’s no suitable armor equipment now, have you thought of awakening a defense-type genetic ability? ƒгeewebnovёl.com

I previously met a player who awakened an Earth Element genetic ability, able to form a layer of stone skin on the surface of the body for protection."

Moreover, the defensive effect was quite good, without impacting one’s movement."

Li Zheng remembered that unlucky guy he killed, and said, "Exactly, Lin Fan, whom I killed before, also had a set of blood-red armor. Although its defense wasn’t great, with an ability level upgrade, it should be okay."

"Lin Fan?"

Yan Guang looked at Li Zheng in surprise, "That armor could withstand my full-fire coverage without dying, and you say its defense wasn’t much?"

Hearing that,

Li Zheng was equally surprised, "You encountered him? How come you never mentioned it?"

Could it be that Lin Fan encountered other players from the channel before meeting him?

That explains why when he detected Lin Fan, his genetic force was depleted, as he had been beaten into exhaustion by someone else.

"It’s not a particularly glorious affair, so I didn’t bother mentioning it." Yan Guang shrugged indifferently. In her view, the fact that Lin Fan escaped from her was embarrassing, something shameful to disclose.

"Humph!"

Phoenix Mountain sneered, "That weakling’s defense was quite sturdy, able to take my full-power Quadruple Burst punch without a scratch. That armor would indeed suit me.

However, it looked quite sinister; probably not a ’proper’ genetic ability, with a strong smell of blood."

"You also encountered him?!"

Li Zheng and Yan Guang were simultaneously surprised, looking at Phoenix Mountain and saying in unison, "Why didn’t you mention this either?"

"Cough."

Phoenix Mountain coughed awkwardly, turning his gaze away, "I felt it was quite humiliating that I couldn’t finish him on the spot."

At this moment, Zhan Zhouzhou had finished her battle, sheathed her light saber, and returned, leaving behind a field of metal debris, as the eight mechanical sword mantises were brutally chopped up by this fierce girl.

Upon hearing what they were talking about, Zhan Zhouzhou’s eyes moved slightly, and she asked, "What times did you all encounter him?"

"Hmm?"

"Oh my~"

"No way?"

Li Zheng and the other two simultaneously looked at her and exclaimed, "You encountered him too?!"

"Yes, his hoverboard tool was very fast, I couldn’t catch up."

Zhan Zhouzhou calmly said, "That armor’s tier was not low, I estimate it to be at least starting from Silver Level, possibly even Gold Level."

"Most likely it’s Gold Level."

Phoenix Mountain confidently stated, "If it was just a Silver Level ability, it couldn’t have taken my punch so easily."

Yan Guang agreed, "Indeed, a Silver Level armor, once covered by my firepower, wouldn’t have survived without severe damage, but when he escaped, his condition seemed fine, not looking severely injured."

The three simultaneously turned to Li Zheng, asking in unison, "You said his armor’s defense wasn’t much?"

Li Zheng shrugged, "Indeed, it wasn’t much. It shattered with just one shot."

It was merely a matter of one shot; he had even specifically waited for Lin Fan to recover some genetic force to see the effect of a Gold Level ability.

But it couldn’t even withstand a single shot; its defenses were blown open, leaving only a breath of life.

Yan Guang said with a peculiar expression, "Could it be that Lin Fan’s genetic force was depleted by us, and you just picked up a bargain?"

"Yes, very likely!"

Phoenix Mountain, unusually, agreed with Yan Guang, also not quite believing that Li Zheng could break a Gold Level genetic ability with just one shot at that time.

Bear in mind, before that, the best Li Zheng had was Silver Level equipment. Even if he had consumed a Flame Flower himself, the ability awakened was merely Silver Level.

How could he have killed Lin Fan so easily?

"Whether you believe it or not, Lin Fan ultimately died at my hands."

Li Zheng didn’t bother explaining that he possessed a Platinum Level genetic ability. After all, he noted that Zhan Zhouzhou, up to now, had never exposed her genetic ability either.

An ability at the Gold Level.

Xiao Siyuan listened to their entire discussion in amazement and exclaimed, "This guy Lin Fan is truly unlucky; it’s like misfortune himself opening the door for misfortune—"

"He got misfortune all the way to home!"

Encountered such powerful opponents multiple times, it was a wonder if he could survive.

[Ancient Ruins, Exploration: 23%]

Li Zheng glanced at the time; they had been inside the ancient ruins for over half an hour, yet their exploration progress was not even a quarter done. He interrupted their chat and said seriously, "We need to pick up the pace now; the difficulty of these mechanical sword mantises has been largely assessed. At this level, this ancient ruins doesn’t require so many people."

"However, the Matrix Terminal designed this area for team access, indicating there must be greater challenges ahead, so moving forward..."

"Boom!"

Before he could finish, an explosion echoed from deeper within the metal passage, deafeningly loud.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

Heavy footsteps followed, shaking the entire metal passage as if something massive was approaching.