Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 41 - 40: Wolf Pack

Li Zheng deliberated again and again, eventually deciding to tell everyone about the fact that dismantling the equipment found in the Matrix could yield materials.

He edited a message, briefly mentioning the general process of how he discovered this setting, and then sent it.

Immediately, the entire area chat channel fell silent.

After a while, Phoenix Mountain sent a message in the area channel: What the heck! You found it in the first room at the start, why didn’t you say anything then!? Damn it! There were devices in at least five rooms in the past two days!

Yan Guang: About the same here, feels like I lost a billion! Especially that human modification table, I wanted to take it away but the system wouldn’t allow it, so I gave up... I feel so stifled, I feel like I lost money.

Passerby X50: +1!

...

Li Zheng was very innocent, edited a lying message: You guys didn’t ask, I thought this was common knowledge.

Zhan Zhouzhou: Common knowledge my ass! Who would think of dismantling a system tool!? Who has such a thought process!?

Li Zheng thought for a moment: Which player of Poison Milk Powder wouldn’t want to dismantle Kael’s equipment enhancement machine?

Lu Li: Damn, so real, I even want to dismantle Kael along with it.

Phoenix Mountain: Disturbed, I’m out, I still have a few explorations today.

Seeing that everyone was about to leave, Li Zheng quickly sent a message: There’s one more thing, Chen Xiao, who often spoke in the area channel before, is already dead. I just explored a room and found his Identity Card.

Zhan Zhouzhou: I guessed as much.

Yan Guang: We discussed yesterday, then my little nephew private messaged him, and the system said the player was not online, that’s when we speculated that he had met with an accident.

Li Chun: Poor guy.

Phoenix Mountain: So what? When doesn’t someone die in the Matrix? Maybe after tonight, I won’t show up anymore.

Lu Li: Indeed.

"..."

Seeing how calm everyone was, Li Zheng instead felt that he was fussing too much compared to the others.

On second thought, it made sense, when weren’t people dying in the Matrix?

If he wanted to live comfortably, he had to take life and death lightly.

At least take others’ life and death lightly.

But...

Seeing that everyone was there, Li Zheng suddenly had an idea.

"I absolutely can’t reveal Prelis’ Eye, this thing is like a ticket to clear the level, way too game-breaking.

But as for Genetic Potion, being a consumable item, if I have extras in the future, I can sell it to players in the same channel."

Li Zheng found an excuse for his idea.

After all, the Genetic Potion isn’t given away for free. By adding some extras to the raw materials, he could earn a huge profit, right?

Furthermore, with the Genetic Potion enhancing their abilities, and after their abilities improve, these players would be able to hunt more creatures and gather more materials.

It’s a perfectly positive cycle.

The more Li Zheng thought about it, the more feasible this idea seemed.

"For now, let’s not tell them this news, after all, the Genetic Potion was just made today, and I don’t have enough myself."

Li Zheng bid farewell to everyone in the area channel, adjusted his collar, and set off towards the nearest metal door.

[Ding ding ding! Unfortunately, this is an opened door, and there’s nothing valuable in the room behind it, this way is blocked.]

As soon as he saw the outline of the metal door, Prelis’ Eye gave such a prompt.

"..."

Li Zheng turned around silently and walked in another direction.

Twenty minutes later, Prelis’ Eye gave another prompt:

[Behind this door is a cute little animal. If you can subdue the beasts guarding it, you might gain a little helper. Threat level is moderate.]

"A little helper? Does it mean a pet?"

Standing in front of the metal door, Li Zheng hesitated for a moment before deciding to check another door first.

...

[There’s some treasure behind this door, but the creatures guarding them are very powerful, far beyond what you can handle now. If you insist on breaking through, I suggest you put me down first.]

Only two choices left.

Either go to the empty room, wasting an exploration opportunity.

Or go to the previous moderately threatening room, gather some Genetic Potion materials, and possibly get a new pet.

"Then there’s no choice, is there?"

Although he had made a fruitless trip, Li Zheng wasn’t angry at all, he returned to the previous door.

Beep.

Swipe card.

Check Desert Eagle, load Snake Grass Needle, Genetic Force restored to full value, Li Zheng entered the light screen.

As the thin film dissipated, Li Zheng’s whole body tensed, ready to make evasive moves at any moment.

However, when he saw the room clearly, his actions suddenly froze.

"A forest?"

Towering ancient trees filled his view, their lush canopies blocking out the sun, making the room extremely dim.

Pairs of glowing green eyes appeared in the forest shadows, carrying a bloodthirsty intent, watching Li Zheng.

"Illustrated book!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Zheng opened the illustrated book and scanned towards a pair of eyes.

Beep.

[Forest Wild Wolf, Black Iron Level

Group-based creature, each pack has at least twenty Forest Wild Wolves, led by an Elite Level Wolf King.

Feature: Coordinated combat.

Weakness: Tofu waist

Single danger index: 18

Group danger index: 18X?]

"Just Black Iron Level, the danger index of a single wild wolf isn’t high, not even as high as a Terror Bat."

After reading the information from the illustrated book, Li Zheng considered his strategy, "When grouped, the danger index increases geometrically! I’ve already seen over thirty, it’s tough to handle!"

The wolf pack seemed to be waiting for an opportunity. As soon as Li Zheng showed any sign of fear, they would all pounce and tear him to shreds.

"According to the reports I read on Earth, wolf kings usually have cautious personalities. Unless there’s an opportunity for a sure kill, or they’re truly starving, they’re very patient, waiting for the prey to make a mistake." Li Zheng displayed a confident look as if he was facing a group of puppies instead of ferocious wolves.

This look naturally exuded a relaxed confidence, which made the wolf pack even more patient, or rather, the wolf king’s patience increased.

"It’s easy to see why the weakness is the tofu waist."

Li Zheng muttered to himself, "On Earth, the elderly used to describe wild wolves as having ’steel heads, iron tails, and tofu waists,’ indicating that their midsection was a hard-to-defend area.

But in this situation, even if I’m 100% accurate, I could at most take down twenty Forest Wild Wolves, leaving over a dozen to deal with me.

So, I need to mix regular shooting with special shooting modes, and during this, I need something for defense."

Having come up with a plan, Li Zheng opened the trading hall, quickly searching for shields, and found a bronze-quality explosion-proof shield.

He traded five Honey Fruits for it and immediately took it out, holding it in front of him.

The sudden appearance of the explosion-proof shield seemed to momentarily stun the wolf pack, they couldn’t figure out where such a big thing came from.

At the same time, Li Zheng seized the opportunity, raised the Desert Eagle, and the gun muzzle spouted energy bombs.

The battle began!