Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 301 Strange Dungeon

With Sakura and Pink Poring's fighting strength, they shouldn't have much of a problem if they only encounter one or two purple-skinned people.

But Li Zheng knew from the chaotic gunfire that Xiaoying and her friends had encountered more than just two purple-skinned men.

“This instance is a bit difficult. Sakura has a few burdens with her, and she might not be able to protect them. I have to go help.” Li Zheng struggled to his feet, opened the door of the shop where he was hiding, and saw two robots standing at the door.

Upon meeting him head-on, Li Zheng decisively retreated and raised his gun to fire.

The two robots showed no intention of attacking; instead, they raised their hands to signal Li Zheng to calm down, and the loudspeaker system emitted a gibberish, tongue-twisting language.

"Seems like there's no malice?" Li Zheng paused, about to fire, when he heard gunshots not far away. Without thinking twice, he glanced at the robot and broke out of the window from the side.

Li Zheng's left leg was sore and weak from the anesthesia, but fortunately, his physical condition had been elevated to the gold level, so even though he was hopping on one leg, he was still quite fast.

What's more, he also has a flying machine.

While it doesn't have to be very high, low-altitude flight can still be achieved if the output power is controlled properly.

The only downside was that the streets were too narrow, making low-altitude flight very inconvenient; otherwise, Li Zheng wouldn't have lost a leg.

Li Zheng stumbled and rushed toward the direction from which the gunshots rang out. The two robots exchanged a glance and followed him.

At this point, only ten minutes had passed since entering the instance, and Li Zheng hadn't gone very far. He would soon be able to return to the circular building.

However, when they were still a street away from the circular building, the gunfire suddenly subsided.

Li Zheng's heart skipped a beat. Had the team been reduced in number?

The next moment, the gunfire became chaotic again; it turned out they were just reloading...

As the circular building connecting to the entrance drew closer, Li Zheng could see four purple-skinned men forming a diamond shape, slowly approaching from the breach that had been blasted open.

Perhaps because they had fought against Li Zheng, the purple-skinned man worried that others might have the same strength, so he chose a cautious and steady strategy.

One person in front erected a curtain of blood and qi, and bullets hitting it sparked and bounced off.

The three people behind them used strange ray weapons to fight back, but they were all blocked by stone pillars that rose from the ground.

It's unclear what the principle behind that red light is, but it can easily cut through flesh and blood when it hits a person, and even Li Zheng's gold-level physique can't defend against it.

However, it seemed somewhat powerless when hitting the stone.

"No wonder they didn't use that weapon to attack me through the wall when I hid inside the shop; it turns out they couldn't." Li Zheng kept this in mind.

After his first mishap, he decided to take it seriously. The Crimson Battlefield dungeon was different from the usual dungeons; it seemed that every creature in the dungeon was somewhere between a boss and a mob.

Having learned from past mistakes, Li Zheng assumed that the creatures he encountered in the early stages were all minor monsters, which led to his carelessness and being ambushed.

"Now it's my turn to counterattack!" Li Zheng raised his harpoon, took a brief aim, and flicked the fin.

The energy bullet was fired silently at the purple-skinned man at the very back.

But the moment Li Zheng fired the first shot, the purple-skinned man seemed to sense something and immediately gathered the dense blood energy around him to form a thin film that blocked the energy bullet.

Undeterred by his first missed shot, Li Zheng fired three more shots while simultaneously controlling the aircraft to plunge into a nearby shop.

huh~
A red beam of light pierced the street, signaling that the purple-skinned man had reacted and was launching a counterattack against Li Zheng.

"Hmph, as long as you prepare in advance, dodging these rays doesn't seem too difficult." Li Zheng looked at the wall next to him. With his strength, he could easily tear off a piece to use as a shield and charge over.

Just as he was about to take action, two bright, bluish-white flashes suddenly appeared on the street. "This is..." Li Zheng was somewhat surprised to see this. Did those purple-skinned men have other weapons?

The next moment, two beams composed entirely of electric light struck the purple-skinned men's team in opposite directions.

At the same time, four red beams of light retaliated head-on, glancing in the direction from which the lightning was coming.

Li Zheng cautiously peered out and discovered that the source of the electric light was actually the two robots he had just encountered. The cannons behind them were indeed weapons, and powerful plasma cannons at that!
Just as Li Zheng showed his face, he saw two purple-skinned men appear behind the robot. These two men had arrived at some point and had been lurking in the shops by the roadside without Li Zheng noticing them.

"Watch out!" Li Zheng instinctively wanted to warn them, because the two purple-skinned men had already raised their weapons and aimed at the backs of the two robots.

Just then, the cannon behind another idle robot turned and instantly locked onto the two purple-skinned men who had suddenly appeared, firing a bright plasma cannon.

The bluish-white electric current sliced ​​through the air, and Li Zheng had no doubt that even steel would melt if struck.

As a result, the purple-skinned man simply condensed his blood energy into armor, which negated most of the damage from the plasma cannon.

The robot's attack methods are very limited, consisting only of plasma cannons.

The purple-skinned man's blood armor perfectly countered this, forcing the robot to increase its firing rate and unleash more plasma cannons to prevent the purple-skinned man from getting closer.

The hostile relationship between the robots and the purple-skinned people seems to be of high priority. Since the robots appeared, the purple-skinned people have even stopped caring about Sakura and the others, and have launched a collective attack on the robots.

Four purple-skinned men turned and rushed over simultaneously, ignoring Li Zheng who was peeking out to watch the battle. They joined forces with two other men to attack the robot from both sides.

Six purple-skinned men, some of whom condensed their qi into armor, took the initiative to resist the plasma cannon.

Someone condensed their qi into martial arts, bypassed the attack range, and charged towards the robot.

The two robots' response was simple: to run away and launch multiple plasma missiles to buy some time.

Li Zheng noticed that as soon as the robot appeared, the purple-skinned men, apart from firing a red beam once at the beginning, all unanimously chose to use their blood energy abilities to charge at the robot.

"Red light has no effect on metal?" Li Zheng observed carefully and found that all the purple-skinned people had indeed put away their strange weapons.

This is good news for Li Zheng.

"Strange, I feel like the two characters' styles of doing things are completely reversed." Li Zheng continued to observe for a while and found it a bit strange.

Whether fighting back or fleeing, the two robots moved with great agility and liveliness. Knowing they were no match for the other robots, they deliberately smashed up roadside shops, demolishing and destroying everything in their path before retreating from the side.

In contrast, the purple-skinned man's actions were rigid, as if he were following a procedure. He used various methods during the chase, but never actively destroyed buildings.

"So public-spirited?" Seeing this, Li Zheng no longer hesitated. The battlefield where the purple-skinned man and the robot were chasing each other was not far from him, and this was the perfect opportunity for him to make his move.

"Then I'm not welcome!"

"Power Demon - Berserk!"

Li Zheng decisively activated his transformation ability, turning into a two-meter-tall giant. He broke through the shop and limped after the purple-skinned man.

Li Zheng's arrival immediately threw the scene into chaos.

The robots were fleeing in front, the purple-skinned men were chasing in the middle, and Li Zheng was retaliating and pursuing them from behind.

Two robots were used as bait, and the purple-skinned men did not fight back unless Li Zheng had already posed a threat to them, and simply ignored him.

Li Zheng punched a purple-skinned man's head, smashing it open, but a thought flashed through his mind: "This dungeon is fucking weird!"

(End of this chapter)