Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 788 - 550: Public Enemy

"Is this the inter-district teleportation gate?" Li Zheng looked at the familiar scene before him, his mouth twitching uncontrollably. Next to him stood two figures, one burly and the other frail, both concealed by cloaks.

He could feel the gaze radiating from under Yakumo’s hood, as if saying: I’m watching you, you’d better not try anything.

"Yes, each district has only this one teleportation gate, which can take you anywhere you want to go." Basil thought Li Zheng was sincerely asking and explained seriously, "For example, if you receive a Matrix task, you have to come here and coordinate with the receptionist to have them send you over. Including going to other districts, or even the Wilderness, you need to coordinate with them."

Even without Basil’s explanation, Li Zheng could understand that the principle of the teleportation gate was actually like an intersection, each leading to different places.

The difference is that there’s a toll booth at this intersection; you have to pay first, and only then will the toll booth’s staff open the ’path’ to your destination.

Otherwise, you will be turned away.

Hmm...

Li Zheng suddenly felt, isn’t this just like the highway system? 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Yelan had already guessed that Yakumo met Li Zheng yesterday, and also guessed that Li Zheng was the presence exuding pressure the previous day.

Otherwise, there’s no way Yakumo could maintain this attitude when seeing Li Zheng today.

He sighed silently, stepped past Yakumo, and asked Li Zheng, "Are you... planning to leave this district?"

He was thinking complicatedly now, wanting to keep Li Zheng, this unstable factor, around to prevent him from running all over. At the same time, he also wished Li Zheng would leave soon and never appear before them again.

Because he didn’t know what Li Zheng’s true ’purpose’ was, the most reliable way was to keep him in a nearby area and monitor him personally.

Or perhaps Li Zheng would just leave, out of sight, out of mind, pretending he never appeared, deceiving himself.

"Yes, I have some things to do." Li Zheng was a bit surprised by Yelan’s attitude; this guy actually didn’t harbor deep hostility toward him.

Yelan paused and asked again, "Can I ask what you plan to do?"

Li Zheng’s movements now affected the minds of all the high-ranking officials in the district, and whatever he intended to do was of significant concern to Yelan and the others.

Despite the people coming and going around the teleportation gate, appearing normal and full of life.

In fact, Li Zheng had long identified numerous individuals hiding in various corners who had gone to the Botanical Garden the previous day; they had been stalking him since he left the Botanical Garden.

With Li Zheng’s current intelligence, he easily deduced what these people were scheming.

If he made any unusual move, those people might risk their lives to launch a suicide attack on him.

Because his presence posed too much danger to this street.

"I’m going to find a friend; she entered the Outer City with me, and we promised to meet up." Li Zheng did not intend to hide and expressed his purpose.

"You cannot leave!"

Before Yelan could speak, Yakumo stepped forward and said coldly, "You must stay here!"

A friend?

And one who entered the Outer City with him?

Currently, only two Players from this cohort had entered the Outer City. With just this one being so formidable, could the other one be similarly strong?

One of them was already enough to be a headache, but letting them meet would be disastrous?

"I’m sorry." Li Zheng did not mind Yakumo’s tone and replied calmly, "I have to find her."

He almost had no ability to protect himself now, and with Yakumo’s hostile attitude, finding Zhan Zhouzhou and staying by her side was the only way to feel safe.

Therefore, going to find Zhan Zhouzhou was imperative and nothing could stop Li Zheng.

"I said, you must stay here, you’re not allowed to go anywhere!" Yakumo, disregarding Yelan’s attempts to stop him, gently shook his hands, revealing two crescent-shaped weapons formed by inwardly connected scimitars.

Li Zheng’s eye twitched; didn’t they say no weapons were allowed in the Outer City?

It seems you public officials have special privileges, huh?

No wonder so many people were desperate to become officials; the reason lies here!

Li Zheng hadn’t expected that Yakumo held back during their discussion yesterday. When asked about the benefits of being a public official, Yakumo didn’t mention being allowed to carry weapons.

Yakumo and Yelan were just too experienced.

As Yakumo brandished the weapon, Li Zheng clearly felt the atmosphere around him grow tense.

Passersby stopped in their tracks, staring at Li Zheng’s group, while experts hidden in the corners awaited their chance to act.

Basil watched the scene, almost moved to tears.

What did he do to deserve this?

Initially, he just wanted to act as a guide to earn some favor with this mysterious powerful being, paving the way for his grandfather to leverage this connection in the future.

How did it suddenly turn into him becoming a public target alongside them?

If he got attacked by a crowd, he probably wouldn’t last more than a second before being blown to bits, right?

If you ask Basil what he’s thinking now?

He could only reply: Regret! Deep regret!

If he’d known it’d turn out like this, he wouldn’t have dared to run around with him recklessly!

He especially wanted to escape quickly under everyone’s gaze, but feared his actions might break the current standoff and had to stand there playing dead, hoping the upcoming fight wouldn’t involve him.

Although he knew this hope was naive to the point of being laughable.

"Poli?"

The Red Polis seemed to sense something was amiss, stretching their bodies into a big question mark, peering around with two soft heads, then resolutely turned into a puddle of red water, lying down with Sakura, playing dead together.

It’s no wonder they could play so well together; when faced with an unbeatable adversary, even their reactions were synchronized, stamped from the same mold, so synchronized.

Mirel silently unfastened the whip from her waist: "It seems you won’t be opening a restaurant, and I won’t get to be your little chef then."

How long ago did they discuss their future plans?

And now they’ve become public enemies?

"Put the weapon away, we’re not here to fight."

Li Zheng patted Mirel, and suddenly closed his eyes, connecting with the Lamp Carrier’s Mark on his palm.

In the next second, his consciousness entered the Dark Realm, then swiftly exited.

Immediately, an immense spiritual power returned to his body, an unparalleled pressure once again descended upon the Outer City, as if a true deity had arrived in the mortal realm.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

All around Li Zheng, those closest seemed to hear a violently loud sound, like a great hammer striking a drum, shaking them to their core.

An irresistible urge to worship arose spontaneously.

Those less capable of focusing their spiritual power fell to their knees before Li Zheng before he even opened his eyes, as if he had become their singular belief.

Li Zheng forcibly resisted the bursting sensation as spiritual power filled his body, gradually lifted his eyelids, and his dark pupils flashed with a rich dark golden color, commanding respect.

His gaze, like electric stars, fixed on Yakumo and the others who struggled to remain standing, and he said calmly, "I’m leaving, who can stop me?"