Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 266 It’s too big

Seeing Zhan Zhouzhou's menacing demeanor, Li Zheng knew he couldn't avoid it this time, so he simply went over and took a long sword.

After hesitating for a moment, he took down a spear, a dagger, a long staff, and a single-edged sword, and then climbed onto the arena with these weapons of varying lengths.

Zhan Zhouzhou had already reset the several obstructive robots. Seeing Li Zheng's actions, a smile appeared in her eyes: "You brought so many weapons up here, aren't you afraid you won't have a chance to use them?"

Li Zheng casually tossed various weapons onto the arena, leaving only his longsword in his hand, and shrugged, saying, "It doesn't matter, better safe than sorry."

He had no choice; there were no weapons like sheathed swords on the weapon rack, so he had to carry these things up here as if he were moving house.

"Whatever you want," Zhan Zhouzhou said. "I won't bully you. I'll give you some time to warm up so you won't complain about your poor form if you lose later."

All sports require a certain degree of warm-up before they begin, including Japanese action films, which also include a foreplay segment to get the actors and audience in the right state of mind.

Li Zheng shook his head and refused: "No need, I just fought Kim Jae-in and I'm still in good shape."

Zhan Zhouzhou remained noncommittal: "Shall we begin?"

"Begin." Li Zheng assumed a fighting stance and focused his attention.

Zhan Zhouzhou will undoubtedly be one of the strongest players to face.

If you don't want to lose too badly, you must be extremely careful and cautious.

Zhan Zhouzhou also assumed the starting stance for demonstrating swordsmanship, but the smile in her eyes gradually faded.

On the ring, the atmosphere became tense, ready to erupt at any moment.

Lu Li watched from below the stage, feeling extremely nervous.

Being able to observe two masters dueling up close, whether he could understand it or not, or even just enjoy the spectacle, was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for him.

Ten seconds... There was no movement on the stage.

Thirty seconds... still no movement.

One minute passed... and still nothing happened.

……

Lu Li wiped the sweat from his forehead. Three minutes had passed since Li Zheng and the others took their poses, and he didn't dare to blink, afraid of missing a single glimpse of the show.

"How about... I shout the slogans?" Lu Li tentatively suggested.

Li Zheng and the other man continued to stare at each other without giving a response.

“Silence means consent. I’ll count to three, two, one, and then you two can start fighting.” Lu Li held up three fingers and slowly lowered them one by one.

"sleep!"

"threw up!"

"Wang!"

As the countdown ended, Li Zheng stomped his foot and charged towards Zhan Zhouzhou with his sword.

In Zhan Zhouzhou's eyes, Li Zheng was full of flaws, and if she dared to do that, her father would scold her to death.

In a duel between masters, revealing even a single flaw can be fatal, let alone when Li Zheng was almost completely unprepared.

If defense is likened to clothing on a person's body, then Li Zheng is currently wearing a fishnet bodysuit, striking poses in the process.

However, the more Li Zheng acted this way, the more cautious Zhan Zhouzhou became.

She believes that Li Zheng, as the number one on the regional channel's combat power ranking, is far superior to her and has even instilled fear in the Genesis Organization, so this should not be the case.

Beneath a flawed exterior lies an extremely dangerous trap.

Actually, she was overthinking it. Li Zheng was simply not skilled enough and didn't realize that he had an absurd number of flaws.

As Li Zheng rushed closer, Zhan Zhouzhou saw his shoulders slightly raised, and a move immediately popped into her mind: Swallow Through the Hall!
"This guy actually used my family's sword technique to start?" The thought flashed through his mind, and Zhan Zhouzhou instantly came up with a way to counter it, raising his sword and thrusting forward as well.

Facing Zhan Zhouzhou, Li Zheng felt immense pressure, comparable to escaping from the clutches of an ice giant. He knew Zhan Zhouzhou had mastered the Zhan family sword technique for many years, and if he fought her conventionally, he would have almost no chance of winning.

So I started by testing the waters with my best move, "Swallow Through the Hall".

But before he could even raise his hand, he saw Zhan Zhouzhou retaliate with the same move, but faster and with a more ferocious sword strike.

"As expected, I saw through him." Li Zheng's eyes flickered slightly, and the next second he disappeared from his spot, leaving behind an afterimage.

"Short-distance leap!"

He activated the Eye Demon Boots' ability to activate once per minute, instantly appearing beside Zhan Zhouzhou. Maintaining his sword stance and the "Swallow Through the Hall" technique, he thrust at Zhan Zhouzhou's ribs from the side.

Call ~
With a single thrust, Zhan Zhouzhou's figure was scattered by the longsword, and Li Zheng immediately felt that something was wrong.

"Damn it, I forgot she also has Eye Demon Boots!" Caught off guard by a figure appearing to his side, Zhan Zhouzhou chose the same tactic, leaping to his side to stab him in the ribs!
"Move at top speed!"

With another feature of the Eye Demon Boots activated, Li Zheng didn't even turn his head. Using the force of the rapier, he darted forward, dodging the attack.

"You can't escape!" Zhan Zhouzhou stomped her feet, her speed increasing strangely as she chased after him.

Li Zheng turned his head and looked back; he was almost scared to death.

With his silver physique and rapid walking, his speed was only slightly faster than Zhan Zhouzhou's!

"Is it that kind of strange gait?" Li Zheng's gaze shifted downwards, landing on Zhan Zhouzhou's two long, straight legs.

"If only I had traded this move over with me back then." Frustrated, Li Zheng dared not delay, stopped, turned around, and slashed out with his longsword.

Zhan Zhouzhou raised his sword to parry, but sensed that the attack was weak and immediately realized it was a feint.

Sure enough, after Li Zheng's sword was blocked, he suddenly let go of the sword and turned to flee.

Zhan Zhouzhou, without suspicion, lunged forward to give chase, only to see Li Zheng deftly hook and flick his foot, and a short dagger appeared in his hand.

"Oh no!" In her pursuit of Li Zheng, she charged forward with such force that she couldn't slow down for a moment.

Li Zheng gripped the dagger, turned around, and stabbed Zhan Zhouzhou in the chest.

Zhan Zhouzhou neither dodged nor evaded, and thrust her sword toward Li Zheng's heart as well.

A one-handed sword is much longer than a dagger. If Li Zheng doesn't change his moves, the long sword can pierce him before the dagger can even touch him!
Li Zheng understood this, of course. Seeing Zhan Zhouzhou's sword thrusting towards him, he decisively raised his left hand, grabbed the blade, and pulled it to the side.

According to the rules, this is equivalent to discarding that hand. If the two players are still undecided, the left hand is essentially useless.

Seeing this, Zhan Zhouzhou gritted her teeth and reached for the dagger as well, but it was too late.

The dagger pierced through the defenses and stabbed her squarely in the chest.

"You lost." Li Zheng didn't use much force; the dagger pressed against Zhan Zhouzhou's chest, creating a small, shallow indentation in the magnificent scenery.

Zhan Zhouzhou looked down at the dagger, then suddenly raised his hand, drew his longsword, and used the blade to slash across Li Zheng's neck.

"You've lost."

This action left Li Zheng dumbfounded. Why couldn't this girl accept defeat?

He had already plunged a dagger into her heart, how could she still move?
This is cheating!
Zhan Zhouzhou pushed away the dagger pressed against her heart and said, "First of all, your dagger is too short to pierce the fat layer on my heart."

Li Zheng's gaze shifted downwards, meeting the dagger: "This reason... is a bit far-fetched, isn't it?"

The dagger looks longer no matter how you look at it.

Zhan Zhouzhou blushed slightly: "Secondly, my heart is not on the left side, so even if you pierce through the fat layer, I cannot die immediately and will still have room to fight back."

Li Zheng found this even more absurd: "You mean it grows on the right side?"

Since this matter cannot be verified, doesn't that mean she can say whatever she wants?
Zhan Zhouzhou straightened her chest: "To convince you, you can verify whether your heartbeat is on the left or right."

Li Zheng was stunned. Could they really go this far to win the match?
(End of this chapter)