Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 833 - 594: Sometimes in Life, You Need a Running Start to Jump Farther

"Now's not the time for bickering," Feng Bujue stepped up as the peacemaker, easing the tension between Wang Xiaoshan and Li Minshun. "The priority is to find a way through this death trap."

They were chosen by the Terminal to enter this special room, not to come in and quarrel.

And given the current situation, dying in this instance could mean real death, so that little spat just now should be set aside in the face of life and death.

Working together to clear this instance is what's important.

"What's so hard about it?" Wang Xiaoshan dismissed the death trap before them, sounding relaxed. "This distance is just over fifty meters, right? Just jump across and it's done, isn't it?"

"Jump across?"

Chaikefu pointed coldly at Annie's corpse and said, "Do you think that's how he died?"

Wang Xiaoshan only then realized, "He... didn't make it across?"

How could that be?

Even though their physique had been slightly enhanced by the Terminal to the Extraordinary Level.

Even with their own strength, this kind of distance wouldn't be daunting for them.

How could it be that Annie didn't make it across and fell into the death trap, getting impaled?

"You think he fell to his death?" Chaikefu sneered, "He died from foolishness. Because like you, he underestimated this instance!"

"What do you mean?" Wang Xiaoshan wasn't dumb; he sensed that Chaikefu's words weren't meant to be kind.

"What do I mean?" Chaikefu turned his head dismissively, "I mean I'm curious how someone with your temperament has survived in the Matrix until now?"

"You!" Wang Xiaoshan's eyes widened; from the outside, it looked like his head jerked forward as he made a move to roll up his sleeves, stepping forward as if to confront Chaikefu.

"Enough! Stop fooling around!" Feng Bujue finally lost his patience, blocking Wang Xiaoshan with a hint of warning in his tone, "If you act up again, I'll throw you down here!"

Only then did Wang Xiaoshan calm down.

"Actually, getting through this death trap isn't hard."

While they were bickering, Li Zheng had been observing the death trap, contemplating a way through.

From where Annie fell, he was only a step away from success, which meant that if he could boost the "I can jump high" ability, the success rate would sharply increase.

Once the approach was clear and with a precedent, everyone could think of a way through the death trap.

Actually, the difficulty of this death trap lies in how deceiving it is!

Most players, when seeing a distance of fifty meters—usually easily jumped—and the sharp spikes at the bottom of the pit, almost wouldn't consider other traps set by the Terminal on top of this.

This is experiential thinking, replacing the current dilemma with similar past experiences, and any glitch in the process can catch them off guard.

"You noticed too?" Chaikefu glanced at Li Zheng, this quiet guy was a hidden expert!

"It's just the first trap, the difficulty surely won't be too high." Li Zheng asked, "Do you want to go first, or should I?"

"You go first." Chaikefu wanted Li Zheng to test the waters, to prove if his idea was feasible.

"Alright." Li Zheng agreed immediately, then his tone turned meaningful, "I'll go first. Aren't you afraid I'll block you from going over after I get there?"

The first person to cross would control the life and death of the teammates behind; standing at the edge of the trap, blocking someone at a critical moment would definitely mean death for the one who falls into the trap.

"Not afraid, I can take that route." Chaikefu pointed to the path behind: "Moreover, if you really intended that, you wouldn't be foolish enough to say it out loud."

"Not necessarily."

Li Zheng took a few steps back, leaving a buffer space: "Who knows if I, like some, might also be a fool?"

He didn't name anyone, but everyone looked at Wang Xiaoshan, nearly enraging him.

"Everyone step back a bit, so I don't knock you down." Li Zheng gestured for them to make way with a wave of his hands.

From his stance, everyone could basically guess how he intended to cross.

It was merely leveraging his "I can run fast" skill to accelerate and use the momentum to cover the final gap.

"Aren't you going to test the skill effect?" Li Minshun suddenly spoke up: "What if you misjudge, and the acceleration distance isn't enough?"

Or the distance might be too far, causing the acceleration to wear off before the jump, failing to achieve optimal launch conditions.

"It's fine, I just need to activate the ability within two seconds before leaping." Li Zheng walked back, well familiar with the maximum speed of his Extraordinary Level physique, easily controlling distances.

"Hiss~ Hoo~"

Estimating that the distance was about right, Li Zheng took a deep breath, his mind suddenly rising.

The thing that set him apart from others was the constraint of his Spiritual Power, preventing him from fully exerting himself.

Honestly, he was uncertain whether after crossing he might lose balance from the recoil upon landing, being burst by his Spiritual Power.

However, the pill he took earlier had almost fully absorbed, with his bodily strength much higher than before. In the instance, although his strength was suppressed, the intensity wasn't diminished.

"The problem shouldn't be too big." Li Zheng estimated, considering the jump over the trap a test of his current limit.

Recently cautious, he'd avoided reckless moves.

But now, urged by the situation, he had no choice but to take risks.

The penalty for failing the task was too great for him to bear.

"Charge!"

Li Zheng powered his legs, sprinting suddenly, the surrounding air whistling past his ears.

As he approached the pit, calculating the timing, he activated "I can run fast," instantly increasing speed, leaving a blurred afterimage behind.

"I can jump high!"

Stamp!

At the pit's edge, Li Zheng activated the second ability, rocketing into the air like a cannonball.

Buzz!

Just as he jumped free from the pit's edge, Li Zheng felt an invisible force pull him down, reducing his forward momentum slightly, and his ascent wasn't as smooth as expected.

"This gravity is a bit heavier than I predicted." With a thought, Li Zheng temporarily deactivated the 'Overweight' necklace.

Whoosh!

In the others' view, two seconds after leaving the ground, Li Zheng suddenly powered up, transforming from a 'cannonball' to a speeding 'East Wind' missile toward the opposite side.

Wang Xiaoshan blinked, incredulous, "Am I hallucinating? How can he power up in midair?"

"It's not a hallucination," said Feng Bujue, "I saw it too."

"At this speed, I feel you could jump without a running start," remarked Erbatuna, puzzled.

"You'll know in a moment," Chaikefu didn't explain, letting them see for themselves.

In midair, Li Zheng, originally tracing a perfect arc, seemed as if struck by an invisible hammer from above, uncontrollably plunging downward at an almost vertical angle.

"Damn it!"

The group exclaimed in alarm.