Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 353 The Evil Blade!

"Try them on. They're super-grade equipment, so they can't be too useless, right?" Li Zheng held the two soft, dark green knee pads and quickly put them on.

It feels very soft to the touch, and you can hardly feel that you have this extra set on your legs. It is very convenient to move around.

Li Zheng walked back and forth a couple of times. He didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he couldn't feel the knee brace while walking. However, with each step, it felt like an invisible hand was controlling the bending of his knees, ensuring that he was walking in the most reasonable, comfortable, and safest posture every moment.

"That's interesting. I didn't realize I was wasting so many movements when I was walking before?" On a whim, Li Zheng tested the changes in his walking before and after wearing knee braces.

Without knee pads, walking instinctively, in the most comfortable state, it takes about six to seven seconds to take ten steps.

Wearing knee pads actually shortened this time by two seconds!

Keep in mind that this was done while Li Zheng was deliberately maintaining the speed without accelerating!
"Doesn't this mean..." Li Zheng's expression gradually became excited as he thought of one way to use the knee pads.

After changing into his combat gear, Li Zheng walked outside his residence. Kuro and Is greeted him with a bow.

Since Li Zheng asked them to stand guard outside last night, the two of them came to the door on their own tonight to take on the duty of guarding, and did not follow Li Zheng into the residence.

“If the assumption is correct, it should be possible to do it.” Li Zheng ignored the two robots, took out the real maze, casually drew a few winding lines on it, and then activated the throwing function to materialize it.

boom!
Upon landing in the maze, Li Zheng found himself in front of an irregular passageway with no forks, only curves.

"try it."

With his legs bent and barely exerting any force, Li Zheng rushed into the passage and disappeared without a trace before the astonished eyes of the two robots.

"So fast!"

“So relaxing!”

Li Zheng sprinted freely through the passage, and even when encountering bends, he didn't need to slow down. His legs moved nimbly like wound-up springs, twisting and turning to easily pass through without damaging his joints.

"Cool! It's got a bit of Zhan Zhouzhou's footwork feel to it." Li Zheng leaped lightly and ran nearly fifty meters sideways along the maze wall before landing again.

Finally, as he burst out of the maze, he leaped high into the air, landed on his knees, and slid out.

"It doesn't feel hard at all, and the resistance is low, so it definitely won't damage your knees." Li Zheng stopped and stood up, praising, "The person who developed this equipment is a genius!"

It can be said that this prop will play different roles in different people's hands.

In Li Zheng's hands, it can enhance flexibility in combat.

But if it were in Fengshan's hands, it would probably become a protective gear to protect the knees from the effects of the "burst".

When it comes to Zhan Zhouzhou, it will be used in a different way.

"Satisfied!" Li Zheng returned to his residence, completely satisfied.

Even if Li Zheng only gets this one item from this extraordinary treasure chest today, it will be worth the wait for him all day. It's absolutely worth it!

"There are two more items."

After changing back into his loungewear, Li Zheng summoned two more props.

Two hollow cylinders and a black knife with blood-stained patterns.

[Tianyi Individual Combat Equipment Kit Type A]

"It is one of the components of the Tianyi-class individual combat equipment. By collecting components B, C, D, E, and F, it can be assembled into a complete individual combat equipment. It can also be used independently and installed on a mechanical life form..."

This time the attributes are much more normal and easy to understand.

Judging from its appearance, the kit A that Li Zheng opened this time should belong to the "arm" part. The cylindrical body has very complicated interfaces at both ends. Just one glance made Li Zheng feel a headache.

"There are only two. I'll go find Ye Kai at dawn and ask him for advice on both."

He tossed it aside and carefully examined the last black sword covered in blood-red patterns. It was the only Star-level item he had obtained from this treasure chest's critical hit.

The black knife is long and wide, about 1.2 meters long and four fingers wide. The blade appears to have been cut off at the tip, lacking a conventional point. The intricate, blood-red patterns encircle the back of the blade, circling it in layers until reaching the hilt, featuring both intaglio and relief carvings.

"This knife is really strange. It has no blade tip, so it can't be used to stab people. Why is it engraved with such complicated blood grooves?" Li Zheng examined the knife from all angles before looking at its attributes.

Bloodthirsty Demon Blade
Rank: Star
Type: Cold Weapon
Description: Once the treasure of the Blood Demon Clan, it has slaughtered countless people and craves blood. It needs to be nourished with the blood of strong individuals regularly to maintain its original power; otherwise, its rank will continue to decline until it becomes scrap metal.

Weapon Master Lao Pu's review: It's a good knife, but it's a bit sinister. Whether you use it or not is up to you.

Just so you know, at its strongest, this sword killed quite a few top-tier players!

Here's a friendly hint: can you guess where the Blood Demon Clan is right now?
Just a reminder, don't bring it out in front of certain beings, otherwise...

Evil Blade!

After reading the description, Li Zheng felt a chill run down his spine.

This knife, for some unknown material, requires blood to maintain its function; otherwise, it degenerates.

Rather than a knife, it's more like some kind of special creature that feeds on blood.

"The blood of the strong, what level qualifies as strong? Star Glory? Or higher?" Li Zheng picked up the knife and casually swung it a couple of times, finding it surprisingly easy to handle.

"I've been challenging mutants these past few days, and with this knife in hand, the process will definitely be much easier."

The knife has already been drawn; there's no reason to discard it.

However, you have to be careful when using it, and you can't show it off in front of certain big shots.

Especially after we move into the outer city, we probably won't be able to take it out anymore.

Otherwise, they would definitely be hunted down.

The previous owner of this sword, the "Blood Demon" clan, had obviously committed too many atrocities, leading to the extermination of his entire family. If he were to swagger around showing it off in the outer city, he would definitely be asking for a quick death.

"hold head high?"

Sakura came out of the bathroom, with a few water droplets still clinging to her shiny black scales, which Pink Poring wiped clean little by little.

The little guy sniffed around, seemingly having discovered something, and suddenly looked at Li Zheng.

To be precise, they were looking at the demonic blade in Li Zheng's hand.

"What's wrong? You don't recognize this knife, do you?" Li Zheng held up the knife and showed it to Xiaoying.

"Uh~" Sakura shook her head, indicating that she had never seen this sword before.

But there was a hint of confusion in its eyes.

Why do I feel a sense of familiarity with this knife that I've never seen before?

Xiaoying tells Li Zheng how she feels, trying to find answers from him.

After listening to the story, Li Zheng began to think about it seriously.

Sakura has been with him almost since birth; he practically raised her single-handedly.

Whether it had seen the Demon Blade or not, it knew very well.

As for the inexplicable sense of familiarity...

Li Zheng looked at the bloodstains on the back of the knife and found that they were somewhat similar to the patterns on Xiaoying's body.

"Could it be that there's something wrong with the armored dragon turtle's bloodline?"

(End of this chapter)