Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day
Chapter 209 - 176: Explosion, the True Romance for Men!

Chapter 209: Chapter 176: Explosion, the True Romance for Men!

"Has there been any news from the Dragon Hunting Squad?"

"No, sir."

"Hmm, between 1 AM and 4 AM is when people are most vulnerable. Send them a message and ask about the progress."

"..."

"..."

"Sir, the Dragon Hunting Squad is completely wiped out."

"What? Wiped out? A squad of three members, all dead?"

"I believe I’ve made myself quite clear, sir."

"Are you kidding me? They had a full set of Gold Level weapons, and each even carried an RPG and grenades, yet they couldn’t even kill a yellow-skinned monkey?"

"Regrettably, that’s the situation."

"..."

"...Sir, do we need to send more people?"

"No need, I’ll contact the special unit and have them send someone over."

"Sir, the people of Dragon Country should not be underestimated. This time I hope the special unit can dispatch their strongest members."

"Are you trying to teach me how to do my job?"

"... Then I won’t disturb your rest, sir."

Private chat stopped, Cao Cao’s expression was calm, but a cold smile lingered: "Indeed, the military’s newest tactical chip can directly control others’ thoughts.

Even in such a bizarre place, those chips are still working, turning soldiers into puppets.

Lucky for me, before they implanted the chip, I was reassigned elsewhere."

"However... these self-important idiots seem to think their status is the same as it was on Earth, acting both stupidly and incompetently. I can’t play along with them, or eventually, they’ll get me killed."

"I should contact those in charge to secure an exit for myself first."

"Did this person not check the calendar before coming over?"

Li Zheng trudged through the snow-covered land, taking one deep step followed by a shallow one. Behind him, Little Sakura floated leisurely, occasionally chasing after the snowflakes drifting down from the sky.

[The snowflakes flutter, the north wind howls～

You regret transforming Immune to Cold and Heat, don’t you?]

"Regret my ass!" Li Zheng enveloped himself in Extreme Isolation, exhaling a mouthful of white breath: "From the day I was born till now, the thing I regret the most is leveling you up to full. Not a day goes by without trouble."

Spotting the capsule residence in the view ahead, Li Zheng quickened his pace and dashed toward it.

[An unremarkable capsule residence, you know, I can’t see through this thing at all right now.

If you don’t want to inexplicably get covered in Blood Qi, I suggest you be polite.

For example... maybe knocking first?]

"You’re right."

Stopping in front of the tightly closed door, Li Zheng flipped over a hand to pull out an Iron Ingot and politely knocked on the door.

Knock, knock, knock!

"Open up, water meter inspection!"

Before confirming the other party as an enemy, Li Zheng truly did not wish to act rashly, to avoid harming the innocent.

He could only follow Old Pu’s advice, offering courtesy before force.

He really didn’t want to get suddenly covered in Blood Qi.

The last time he accidentally killed William, it was purely unintentional; he didn’t expect the Snake Grass Needle’s toxicity to be so potent after being ignited, directly killing William.

Fortunately, that guy had dirty hands, so Li Zheng avoided getting covered in Blood Qi.

Having seen so many players wrapped in Blood Qi, Li Zheng felt an instinctive repulsion, always thinking getting tangled with that stuff couldn’t be a good thing.

Knock, knock, knock...

The Iron Ingot banging against the door was very noisy, but Li Zheng didn’t notice it and kept knocking diligently.

Soon he heard rustling noises from inside the residence.

Li Zheng paused to listen carefully, confirming that the player inside had been awakened, then he put the Iron Ingot away.

"Who?"

A woman’s voice sounded from inside, muffled by the door, not very clear.

"Open up, room inspection!" Li Zheng changed his wording.

[humm～ Judging by the accent, indeed a room inspection is warranted.]

"Room inspection?" The woman’s voice rang again: "You don’t know what’s good for you, Chinaman pig!"

Blam!

The door was suddenly yanked open, and an invisible wind blade swept out from the crack.

Shhh!

The wind blade cut into the snow-covered ground, carving a deep snow trench.

A large mass of snow was lifted by the wind blade, creating something like a low-altitude snowstorm.

"This power, it’s at least an upgraded Golden Gene Ability."

Li Zheng stood at the dead angle of the door crack, coldly laughed: "Such decisive action, seems like you’re used to killing."

Due to the angle, Old Pu didn’t capture the other person’s figure, so there’s no way to detect the other’s attributes.

[Kroso! You know, I hate working while separated by a layer of something.

Blow it up, Old P’s friendly reminder, now’s the time to shoot something.]

"Do you have to say it?"

The Salted Fish Spear was in hand, just about to shoot into the residence when he noticed the opponent had shut the door after releasing a wind blade.

"Quite cautious; this scene gives me a déjà vu feeling." The corners of his mouth raised.

At this moment, Li Zheng recalled a certain unlucky guy.

"The last one who refused to come out from hiding in a capsule residence, their corpse is almost rotten by now, seems like it’s time to attack the residence again!"

The knife passed to the left hand, stepping back a few paces, the capsule was already in his palm.

[I’ll just stand back and watch you act cool; really don’t want to interrupt you.

Old P’s friendly reminder: Maybe you should whip out that long and thick thing—the RPG launcher, and show your might?]

"..."

Li Zheng hesitated for a moment, then decided to follow Old P’s advice.

"Alright then, ending it early would allow me some more sleep before dawn."

Retreating fifteen meters, Li Zheng hefted the RPG launcher onto his shoulder.

In the launcher’s front, the only grenade had been loaded.

"Brings back the times watching those Western movies, I always wanted to fire off a couple of these things for kicks, finally getting the chance today." Li Zheng laughed coldly, decisively pulling the trigger.

Whiz～

Bang!

The grenade trailed a faint plume of smoke, slamming into the residence’s door and exploding boomingly.

Plumes of flame spread rapidly with an irresistible force.

Buzz!

Ten meters away, a circular transparent shield suddenly appeared next to Li Zheng, a few tiny shrapnel crashing into it.

Only to see the shield brighten abruptly for an instant, and the shrapnel was deflected who knows where.

Just as Old P said, the shield can block all projectiles, but not the explosive shock wave.

Li Zheng crossed his arms before him, his feet digging out two long and deep trenches in the snow.

"Whoa, Old P’s prior warning was right, this power is truly formidable, caught me off guard."

Looking at the ditch he’d dug over ten meters, Li Zheng couldn’t help but click his tongue.

To think his physique is now at Silver Level, no harm from the explosion thanks to the shield.

Just the shock wave alone pushed him that far back.

If the grenade hit him directly, he’d probably be instantly pulverized to meat paste.

"This is due to a whole Golden Core used for the grenade, with such power.

No wonder it’s like the queen mother breaking wind—quite extraordinary."

Actually, Li Zheng had many ways to avoid this shock wave, he simply wanted to test the shield’s defense capability, so he stood a bit closer.

The effect was indeed pleasing, with the explosion’s shrapnel deflected away.

Moreover, only 3.7% of the energy was consumed.

"I’m a bit regretful now, wouldn’t keeping this powerful grenade be perfect for a BOSS fight later?"

Li Zheng realized that ever since reaching full level, Old P was becoming less reliable.

Now he missed the reliable and dedicated Old P from the time they faced the Desert Fire Scorpion.

That gave a strong sense of security.

[Explosions are a man’s romance!

Don’t rush, let the reverberations settle for a while.]

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