Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 303 adds new pets and expands the team.

Before Li Zheng could even begin to dissect the body, two robots went ahead and stood in front of each corpse, lost in thought, seemingly oblivious to what they were thinking.

After a while, the robot suddenly squatted down and stroked the surface of the corpse inch by inch.

From Li Zheng's perspective, these two robots must have some special hobbies.

However, from the emotional fluctuations emanating from the robot, Li Zheng only felt an overwhelming sadness.

"Could these two purple-skinned men be their former masters? Is it a case of 'the rabbit mourns the fox'?" Li Zheng thought to himself that these two robots were quite righteous. The purple-skinned men had treated them like that, yet they were still saddened by the purple-skinned men's death.

Li Zhengnian had helped the robots a lot in the battle, so he wisely refrained from disturbing them, leaving the two robots to wallow in self-pity.

He first went back to the circular building to check on the four players. Apart from Zhao Yu, who was still lying there like a dead dog, the other three were unharmed.

On the contrary, Sakura, who was protecting them, had a hole in her left wing, which was probably left after she was hit by the red light ray.

"How did it get like this?" Li Zheng took out a bottle of black water and sprinkled some on Xiao Ying's wings. Although the effect was not great, it was better than nothing.

The red light rays carry high temperatures, and the moment they pierce the wound, they char a small area around it, making it difficult to treat. We can only wait until we get out and ask Lao Xiao how to solve it.

The player missing limbs explained, "Those purple-skinned guys have no sportsmanship; they just ambush you from the start. We saw one of them walk past the door earlier, but we didn't do anything. Then they suddenly attacked, and that's when Sakura got her injuries."

"Oh?" Li Zheng's expression shifted. The purple-skinned man who passed by must have been one of the men who attacked him back then.

He had been wondering how Sakura and the others, who had stayed inside the building without leaving, could have started fighting so quickly.

Looking back now, I realize that the purple-skinned man did notice them, but he didn't bother with them because he had to deal with me first.

The purple-skinned man's ray weapon was truly bizarre; it was incredibly accurate when hitting flesh and blood, even Li Zheng was caught off guard and fell victim to it, let alone Xiaoying.

The little guy was probably worried about himself, so he was looking outside through the gap in the building when he was hit in the wing by a beam of red light.

Li Zheng saw that the black water had no effect on this kind of injury, and the injury was not as severe as his own; at most, it would only temporarily affect Xiaoying's flying ability.

He said to the little guy, "This injury can't be healed for now. I'll think of something when we get back."

"Awoo." Sakura nodded. She didn't seem to care much about the injury. Back then, Li Zheng had suffered much more serious injuries and had survived. As Li Zheng's pet, how could she react too much to such a minor injury?
"Boss, you're injured too?" Another player with sharp eyes noticed the bandage on Li Zheng's leg and exclaimed in surprise.

The other two then noticed and asked with concern, "Is it serious?"

"Does anyone have any good healing items? Let's give them to the pros!"

"Damn, all I have are bandages, the same kind that the boss is wearing on his leg."

"What should I do?"

"Don't look at me, I've used all my possessions to treat these two injuries, there's nothing left."

Although they were concerned, they lacked the resources and expertise to provide any effective treatments, leaving them only to worry helplessly.

Looking at the genuine concern on the three people's faces, Li Zheng recalled the bizarre teammates he had encountered in the previous two dungeons, and felt a warmth in his heart.

Damn, this is what a normal person looks like!

Unfortunately, we ran an abnormal dungeon.

"It's alright, I'll just trouble Lao Xiao to treat it for me later," Li Zheng reassured them. Just then, the "ch-ch-ch" sound of a robot moving around outside the building attracted everyone's attention.

Li Zheng turned around and saw that the two robots were carrying three corpses to the outside of the building.

Upon seeing Li Zheng emerge, the two robots gently placed the corpse down, then knelt on one knee and bowed to Li Zheng.

At the same time, a terminal notification popped up in front of Li Zheng's eyes:
Two crimson robots from the blood-red battlefield have submitted to you, hoping you can take them with you when you leave.

Taking these with you signifies a complete and irreconcilable break with the Kron race, a fight to the death.

Li Zheng was slightly taken aback. Could one really recruit subordinates in a dungeon?

And what about that Kron race? Are they really that unreasonable?

It's not like I forcibly took them away; they came to me on their own initiative!
Why did they suddenly transfer their hatred to us?

The three players behind him were even more stunned.

What do you mean by "gap"?
The difference is that in the Matrix world where everyone enters together, the big shots can easily recruit followers, while the others still need the big shots to guide them to clear the dungeons.

"You... want to come with me?" Li Zheng was actually reluctant to agree. These two robots were really weak. Apart from being sturdy and able to withstand beatings, they didn't show any other advantages.

The only weapon, the plasma cannon, couldn't even break through the purple-skinned man's blood armor, let alone provide much help to Li Zheng.

Moreover, Li Zheng remembered that he had seen a wrecked robot not long ago, which meant that they really couldn't even beat the purple-skinned people.

What's the difference between carrying these and carrying two burdens?
Perhaps after taking them out, I'll have to take care of their maintenance and provide them with energy.

It's really not worth it.

The robots couldn't understand what Li Zheng was saying, but they could hear the underlying refusal in his tone.

They exchanged a glance, mumbled something to each other, and lowered their heads even further.

Li Zheng was a little conflicted. He suddenly realized that these two robots might also be part of the dungeon rewards.

Otherwise, it would only be ten pieces of blood crystals, whose value does not match the difficulty of the dungeon.

According to principle, he shouldn't take any benefits from leading the dungeon this time, but these two robots seem to have taken a liking to him. Since they can't communicate with each other, even if Li Zheng asks them to follow the other players, they won't agree.

"Alright, you two will follow me from now on." After much deliberation, Li Zheng finally accepted the robot's submission.

Right after he said he agreed, the terminal displayed another prompt.

[You have accepted the Crimson Mechs' defection, and you have completely broken with the Kron race. The next time you enter other areas of the Crimson Battlefield, all Kron will make you their primary target for elimination.]

[You have acquired two Crimson Robots, your pet count has increased by 2, and the Crimson Robot attribute panel is now available. You can view their details in the panel.]

Li Zheng was surprised to find that these two robots were completely different from the intelligent humanoid robots he had obtained before; they actually belonged to the category of pets.

Upon comparison, Li Zheng realized that the blood-red robot might have some unique features.

(End of this chapter)