Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 265, here we come!

In this situation, you should pretend nothing happened and let the other person think you did it unintentionally.

Although Li Zheng was indeed unintentional.

As long as you don't let the other person feel that you have any intention of "enjoying" it, they generally won't mind.

The Tsinghua University alumna is not included.

"Ahem... Since you're already here, I'll go open the door." Li Zheng was very glad that he had opened the door to the side when he activated the motion device, which just happened to avoid the door leading to the special room.

Otherwise, he would have to hold Zhan Wuxia and Lu Li in an unseemly position, forming a pincer movement, and adjust his position in the cramped room before he could enter.

Pushing aside Zhan Zhouzhou, whose face had darkened in his arms, Li Zheng acted as if nothing had happened and walked sideways toward the light screen.

Please select the training room type: Melee Weapons or Firearms.

Li Zheng hadn't expected the training rooms to be categorized. He bumped into the light screen, paused for a moment, selected the cold weapon room, and, feeling the sharp gaze behind him, walked in with trepidation.

Li Zheng breathed a sigh of relief as he entered the room, and then rubbed his chest and abdomen.

Despite weighing less than 100 pounds, Zhan Wuxia is quite well-endowed in certain aspects.

With that head-on collision, Li Zheng truly experienced what it meant to be magnificent and awe-inspiring.

"Ouch?"

Sakura was the second to enter, and she called out to Li Zheng, who was standing at the door, to move aside.

Behind it were Zhan Zhouzhou with a gloomy face and Lu Li with a panda eye.

If he hadn't pushed her from behind, Zhan Zhouzhou could have moved slightly to the side to avoid Li Zheng.

Lu Li was extremely resentful. How could he have known that this place was such a small space? When he stepped out of the teleportation portal and saw someone blocking his way, he subconsciously pushed them away.

Little did they know that they would accidentally push Zhan Zhouzhou, who had just arrived, into Li Zheng's arms.

He looked at Li Zheng pitifully, as if to say: If it weren't for me, would you have gotten such a great deal? If you have any conscience, help me teach him a lesson!
Teach them a lesson?

Putting aside whether he could beat Zhan Zhouzhou, he was in the wrong from the standpoint alone, so how could he have the nerve to fight her?
Li Zheng awkwardly looked away: "The training room is only for two hours, let's train separately."

After saying that, she ignored Lu Li's even more resentful gaze and slunk away to the side.

"..." Lu Li opened his mouth, but suddenly noticed Zhan Zhouzhou glancing in his direction. Startled, he immediately shut up and went to find the equipment that suited him.

The cold weapon training room was ridiculously large, comparable to the size of two stadiums. Even with Li Zheng's stamina, it would take him several minutes to walk around it.

Bright lights from above illuminated the place as if it were daytime, and the decor had a modern gym style, with various training equipment displayed in the lobby.

Some can improve strength, some can improve speed, and some can improve balance.

The equipment for practicing cold weapon skills is even more varied, including "wooden dummies" with metal inside and leather outside, a separate small room with a sign that reads "gravity room" on the door, and sandbags hanging on a shelf, etc.

These devices alone take up a third of the entire training room space.

The most outrageous thing is that there is a 100-square-meter arena in the very center of the training room, which was probably built to facilitate players to spar with each other.

Four faceless black-clad humanoid robots stood at the four corners of the arena, and below the arena were four rows of weapon racks made of special materials, displaying a variety of weapons.

Li Zheng picked up a one-handed longsword and found that these weapons were similar to "models," and felt like a mixture of plastic and rubber.

None of these weapons have sharp blades, which can effectively prevent injury to both parties when used for sparring.

I held it in my hand and found it to be surprisingly heavy, almost replicating the weight of a metal weapon.

Zhan Zhouzhou approached with a stern face, picking up a longsword as well: "You must have practiced quite a bit these past few days since you got the sword manual, right? Want to practice a bit? I can give you some pointers."

Guidance?

Well said!

Isn't it just an excuse to get revenge?
Could Li Zheng fall for this?

"Ha...haha, I'm not confused, I don't need any guidance."

He decisively put the longsword back on the weapon rack and walked towards the gravity room next door.

If it weren't for the awkwardness just now, Li Zheng would have loved if Zhan Zhouzhou could give him some pointers.

He has practiced the Zhan Family Sword Technique for many days and has only mastered two moves, one of which is still at the beginner level.

Without guidance, trying to master it all on your own is nothing short of a pipe dream. "Tch, coward."

Zhan Zhouzhou watched Li Zheng walk away guiltily, pursed her lips, turned around and jumped onto the arena, activated a robot, and chose to spar with it.

These robots have been instilled with a great deal of specialized capabilities, and their heads are even embedded with advanced tactical analyzers that scan the opponent's movements in real time and make effective counterattacks after being analyzed and judged by the central system core.

These robots are the most valuable training equipment in the entire training room, effectively improving the speed at which users acquire proficiency.

Zhan Zhouzhou chose to practice against a robot with bare hands for a while.

In just three moves, she pierced the robot's heart with her sword. A sensor was installed there, mimicking a human's vital points, and it would stop when attacked to a certain extent.

"A bit weak." Zhan Zhouzhou was uninterested. She hadn't even turned off the gravity of the "overweight" necklace, yet she could easily defeat a robot with expertise in boxing.

It's easy to imagine how powerful she had become after acquiring swordsmanship expertise.

Such a rapid rate of progress is truly befitting of a prodigy whose talent is entirely focused on swordsmanship.

She reset her battle objectives, this time activating three robots at once, each wielding a knife, sword, and gun – three popular weapons.

After selecting their weapons, the three robots attacked simultaneously. The swordsmanship was gentle, the sabers were fierce, and the spears were sharp. With three different styles of moves, they took down Zhan Zhouzhou in one move.

"Now this is getting interesting." With three weapons pressed against three vital points, Zhan Zhouzhou's fighting spirit gradually intensified.

The stronger the enemy, the more qualified she is to be her "sharpening stone," otherwise there's no point in fighting.

After eliminating one robot and calming down, Zhan Zhouzhou threw himself back into practice.

This time, the pressure was just right, and Zhan Zhouzhou fought two robots to a standstill.

In a martial arts competition, having an extra opponent is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

If two people are roughly equal in strength and know how to compensate for each other's weaknesses, then the pressure on the opponent can be several times greater than that of a one-on-one sparring session!
On the arena, Zhan Zhouzhou moved gracefully amidst the flashing swords and shadows, her feet treading the family's traditional footwork, sometimes like a fish, sometimes like a butterfly, elegant yet deadly.

With eyes that see in all directions and ears that hear in all directions, the man and his sword seem to become one, able to do as they please.

Lu Li, who had been poking at the wooden dummy with a long spear, was drawn over and watched from below the arena.

On stage, Zhan Zhouzhou's movements were unpredictable, sometimes fast and sometimes slow. Lu Li put himself in her shoes and simulated it, and found that...

If he were to set up a sniper rifle and aim at Zhan Zhouzhou, with the aid of this uncanny movement technique, he wouldn't even be able to catch a glimpse of the other party!

"Is this even human?" Lu Li was shocked. He was glad that he had made a spur-of-the-moment decision to learn the basics of gun fighting.

With Zhan Zhouzhou's brilliant example as a precedent, Lu Li is convinced that melee combat is more promising than ranged combat in the matrix.

After Li Zheng had "visited" the gravity room and tested its general uses, he came out to watch the battle when he heard the commotion.

Hearing Lu Li's words, he said, "Don't compare her to ordinary people. She's a prodigy who can unleash sword energy."

"Sword energy!?"

Lu Li was even more shocked: "Is it really that fantastical?"

“That’s right!” Li Zheng also felt frustrated. “When I saw her use that sword, I questioned my life.”

The scene of Zhan Zhouzhou's breakthrough was still vivid in Li Zheng's mind. When he first saw the girl's sword strike, which brought forth sword energy, he almost thought she was a "cultivator" from a novel.

Seemingly to prove Li Zheng's words true, Zhan Zhouzhou suddenly turned and drew his sword on the arena, using a special longsword to block the robot's slash with an upward thrust.

However, the sensor in his chest was suddenly struck by an invisible force, instantly deeming him "dead" and leaving him standing still.

Upon seeing this, Lu Li nearly popped his eyes out, his mouth agape, unsure what to say.

Li Zheng stood to the side, his eyes darkening slightly: "Last time, the sword energy was just a gust of wind, but now it can be lethal."

Realizing something, Lu Li turned to Li Zheng and asked, "Um... if you two were to fight, who would be stronger?"

"..." Li Zheng hesitated for two seconds, then shook his head uncertainly, "I don't know either."

"That's it!" Lu Li was so miserable he almost cried. "We're not going to be able to leave the training room peacefully today..."

"Hmm..." Upon hearing this, Li Zheng pondered carefully whether it was still too late to leave the training room.

Just then, Zhan Zhouzhou swiftly dispatched another robot with a backhand sword strike, pointing at Li Zheng with astonishing fighting spirit: "Come on!"

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(End of this chapter)