Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 837 - 598: The Third Ability

"Hoo... I... damn... damn it!"

After surviving the ordeal, Feng Bujue looked fearfully at the half-exposed metal sphere protruding through the wall, cursing repeatedly with lingering fear, "Earlier, I... cough cough... earlier I even thought about gathering everyone's strength to smash this metal sphere... damn it! Damn it! I'm glad I didn't do it!!!"

How sturdy is the wall of this passage?

Chaikefu's kick just now was enough to prove a lot.

An Extraordinary Level kick at full strength only left a few minor cracks on it!

And this huge metal sphere broke through the wall without any effort!

If he had really convinced others to try and smash the metal sphere with him, there would definitely be fewer people struggling to survive here now, right?

Feng Bujue was drenched in cold sweat, feeling terrified, and completely collapsed on the ground.

This special room's difficulty is several times higher than he imagined, and he harbors extremely pessimistic thoughts about whether he can make it out alive.

Perhaps...

Today is his death day after all...

Maybe he's the only one who will survive until the end of the scenario.

Feng Bujue looked at the only figure standing on the scene.

Li Ruizhou?

The name is very unfamiliar; with the opponent's current strength, it's impossible for him to be unknown.

So there's only one possibility, Li Ruizhou is just a fake name for the opponent.

As for what his real name is, Feng Bujue has a vague guess.

Indeed, only that man could have such terrifying strength at a time like this.

But... isn't the world channel buzzing with news these days that many people say he's already dead?

Assassinated by several large military corps working together.

How could he appear in the scenario?

"Why did you save him?" Li Zheng looked at Wang Xiaoshan, who lay on the ground like a dead dog, not bothering to move a finger, and asked, "Weren't you the one who wanted to get rid of burdens at first? In that situation, you could have watched him get crushed to death by the metal sphere, so why did you save him?"

"Hoo... ha... hahaha... hahahaha... cough cough..." Wang Xiaoshan gasped, emitting laughter that was unclear whether it was jubilant or miserable, "I am an extremely selfish person. Once, to survive, I watched with wide eyes as the previous player fought to the death with a Gold Level creature in a room, and ultimately perished."

"It was then that I obtained numerous materials of Gold Level that I hadn't even dared to dream of before, and traded them for some blueprints and props that were sufficient for self-preservation."

"Since then, I decided to fully embrace selfishness, because I believe that only selfish people can live longer."

"At least live longer than others."

"You ask me why I saved him?"

"Honestly, I never intended to save him, but my body moved faster than my brain."

"It was only when I realized how dangerous it was just now."

"I damn near got shredded with him by the spikes on the metal sphere..."

"I really am a fool!"

"Perhaps that's why I saved him just now."

Wang Xiaoshan doesn't know why, but besides being terrified, he feels unprecedentedly exhilarated in his heart.

It's like the satisfaction of releasing after abstaining for three years.

It's an indescribable feeling of fulfillment.

It leaves one savoring the moment long after.

"Enacting justice upon meeting injustice with a drawn blade," Li Zheng said calmly, "In a novel, it's called chivalrous spirit; in reality, two words suffice, and that's 'personal sentiment.'

Rescuing someone is personal sentiment.

Not rescuing is just the norm."

"Is there a sense of resentment for not saving that person at that time?" Li Zheng didn't give Wang Xiaoshan a chance to answer and continued, "It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. You just did what was normal. No one has the right to blame you after hearing this.

But you did save Li Minshun's life just now, and that's personal sentiment.

Since it's personal sentiment, he should repay you with gratitude."

"When he wakes up and can walk out of the scenario alive, I will ensure he gives you an adequate reward."

"Rest assured, with me in charge, he wouldn't dare not give it."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaoshan gasped heavily and said miserably after a long silence, "This scenario has only just begun, and I've almost died. It's questionable whether I can survive to complete it. So about the reward... forget it, I won't insist."

"I'll protect your life in this scenario." Li Zheng turned away indifferently, "Even if King Yama comes personally to claim it, I'll make him leave empty-handed!"

"Take a good rest here, and try to recover your strength." He said to everyone, "I'll go ahead first to explore the path and check the situation, and I'll be back later."

"I'll go with you." Chaikefu struggled to get up, moved his lead-like legs, and followed Li Zheng.

"Stay here and rest, don't follow me and hold me back." Li Zheng bluntly sent him back, walking alone into the deeper corner.

Coming from the corner, the passage ahead wasn't particularly long. Li Zheng only walked about a hundred meters before he saw another corner appear on the right side, with a very heavy-looking door at the end of this side.

The door is tightly closed at the moment, blocking the view of the details behind it.

[Roar roar, the familiar smell is back!]

[Open this door, and you'll encounter a complexly structured mechanical monster.]

[Bad news: It can wipe out all of you in a very short time!]

[Good news: It's not fast, and it has no long-range means.]

[Just use your brain a bit, and your chances of passing are very high.]

Prelis' Eye, as one of Li Zheng's biggest assets, has already helped him avoid countless life-threatening crises since the day he got it.

This time is no exception. After learning the general situation behind the door, Li Zheng already has a plan.

The challenge behind the door clearly relies on another ability "I Can Play Hide-and-Seek" and team collaboration to pass.

If it were another team with no guidance, the first encounter would likely result in casualties without warning.

And considering a bit of bad luck in the previous two challenges, casualties would definitely exceed two people!

In this way, it's nearly impossible to complete the task for Executors randomly assigned to individual task four, like Li Zheng.

The only hope is to offset task failure penalties with rewards from completing the other three individual tasks.

"I need to plan carefully." Li Zheng thought for a moment at the door before returning the way he came.

"Ruizhou, boss, how's the situation over there?"

Seeing Li Zheng return, Feng Bujue asked impatiently, desperately hoping there were no more challenge tasks, even though his page still displayed "1/3."

"Not very optimistic." Li Zheng shook his head, quickly relaying the information about the heavy door he saw there, and speculated that there might be a powerful monster behind it.

"How can you be certain there's a monster behind the door, not the place to clear the scenario?" Carol asked, "After all, you didn't see it with your own eyes, did you?"

"If it were a clearance door, Terminal wouldn't have closed the door so tightly." Chaikefu thought and answered for Li Zheng, "Judging from this seemingly redundant design, there's definitely something conscious behind the door. If not contained by the door, it would easily enter the previous challenge levels."

In this way, the special room task wouldn't be called "Challenger,"

but "Ready to Be Slaughtered" would be more fitting.

"Then what do we do?" Elbato worriedly asked, "With our portable space locked and almost no difference in strength, whether to fight or flee seems like a dead end."

"Terminal wouldn't leave us entirely without a way out; Ruizhou boss mentioned this not long ago, and..." Wang Xiaoshan said quietly from the back, "Don't forget, we still have an ability we've yet to use."

"You mean Terminal wants us to use stealth to navigate the next challenges?" Everyone instantly understood that the third ability was meant to be used here, was it?

"What about him?" Carol pointed at the yet-to-awaken Li Minshun, "Should we wait for him?"