Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 650 Shameless Acts

"brazen?"

Nato sneered, "Since when did even a vermin like you dare to point fingers at me?"

From Xiahou Fei's previous fighting state, he could tell that the opponent's strength was far inferior to his own. If it weren't for the coincidence of resonating with the golden light zone left by the Heavenly Dragon Clan, how could he have been qualified to participate in the battle just now?

Xiahou Fei leaped up, pointing angrily at Tuo, and said, "So what if I'm not as strong as most of the people here? At least in the battle just now, I personally killed nineteen purple magic crystal-level twisted creatures, and I obtained nineteen purple magic crystals with my own hands. And what were you doing? While others were fighting to the death, you stood by and watched coldly, perhaps even laughing at us for being so reckless!"

"Now that the battle is over, you still have the nerve to go out and steal what doesn't belong to you!"

"You despicable scoundrel! It's because of people like you that the outer city hasn't been able to break through the defenses left by the Heavenly Dragon Clan and push the safe zone deeper!"

His words, a combination of threats and pressure, offended most of the people remaining in the Golden Light Zone.

Some people still had some sense of shame, and were so ashamed by what he said that they covered their faces and turned away, not daring to look him in the eye.

Nato, however, argued confidently, "Twisted Magic Crystals are the most advantageous resource for the outer city residents to combat emotional storms, and should be prioritized for the strongest group."

He pointed to those outside who were still struggling and unable to escape the effects of the environment on their own, and said righteously, "I can take on ten of those people at the same time in a head-on battle. Giving them the Twisted Magic Crystal is a waste!"

He then pointed at Xiahou Fei and said, "And you, I advise you to hand over the Twisted Magic Crystal you just obtained. Purple Magic Crystals are already rare, and it's far more valuable for us to absorb than for you trash to absorb!"

Nato's words tied himself to the others who hadn't left the Golden Light Zone, as if they were supposed to stay behind and send others to risk their lives to obtain resources for them.

Xiahou Fei was the dumbest. He had already used up all the words he could use to curse in this situation, and he stammered and couldn't say anything. He was so angry that he jumped up and down.

Upon seeing this, Yuehua blocked his way and coldly said to Na Tuo, "Your shamelessness is your own business, don't try to drag us down with you!"

Seeing that someone else had stepped forward, and that this coward, just like him, hadn't even made it out of the golden zone, Na Tuo couldn't help but sneer, "What are you pretending to be so high and mighty for? Why didn't you go out and fight the enemy earlier? I saw it clearly: that kid named Xiahou Fei gave you a Purple Demon Crystal. How is your behavior any different from mine?"

Xiahou Fei jumped up and angrily shouted, "What nonsense are you spouting? The purple demon crystal my brother took was a thank-you gift from me, which is fundamentally different from a shameless scoundrel like you! My brother is public-spirited and kind-hearted, how can you compare to him?"

"Hahahaha!" Nato laughed loudly, "A thank-you gift? I just heard that your elder brother only brought you to the Golden Light Zone. Such a trivial matter can earn you a Purple Demon Crystal as a thank-you gift?"

His tone turned cold: "With your strength, I could kill you instantly. But I took pity on you and spared your life, which is why you're barking at me like this. Shouldn't you thank me for sparing your life and offer up all the purple demon crystals you just obtained?"

“You…” Xiahou Fei pointed at him, trembling with anger: “Nonsense! How are you any different from a barbarian?”

“The difference?” Nato said with a sinister smile, “The difference is that I never kill my own kind.”

The meaning behind those words was profound, and many people understood it. They also knew that he was no pushover. Some who wanted to stand up for Xiahou Fei hesitated for a moment, but ultimately held back and remained silent.

It's not worth offending such a mad dog for a moment of pleasure.

Nato ignored Xiahou Fei and focused his mind on defense. He then walked out of the golden light zone. He was fast enough to obtain enough purple magic crystals before his mental defense collapsed.

However, as he reached the edge, he was met with a pair of eyes that seemed to have a physical presence.

Suddenly, the guy who had led the charge appeared in front of him, facing him across a beam of golden light.

Li Zheng slowly spoke: "You want to reap the benefits? Ask me first if I'll allow it!"

He heard the whole argument between Xiahou Fei and Nato.

He had a very bad impression of Nato from the beginning, but he never expected that the man would be so disgusting as to try to take advantage of the situation and steal the spoils that belonged to someone else.

Looking at that tortoise reminded Li Zheng of a certain country symbolized by a bald eagle. That country was an expert in cunning and ruthless plunder, employing a variety of intrigues and schemes to steal strategic resources from other countries.

"You think you can stop me?" Nato's eyes flickered. He couldn't understand how Li Zheng had managed to stay out there unscathed until now. In his perception, Li Zheng was as weak as an insect that could be seen anywhere on the roadside. If you stepped on him, he would burst open and die without a trace.

Li Zheng gripped the glass longsword, flicked his wrist slightly upward, and said provocatively, "You can try to see if I can stop you."

"Are you looking for death?" Nato's eyes turned fierce, and he glanced at the onlookers, worried that he would be ridiculed if he took the initiative to attack.

"You're courting death!" Li Zheng's fighting spirit surged, causing the golden light in front of him to fluctuate violently, and the faint war song of the Heavenly Dragon Clan could be heard echoing his words.

Upon hearing the war song, Nato's expression changed. He shrank back, feeling fear, but then realized he was being cowardly. He straightened his neck and said, "I'll give you one last chance to apologize to me, or I will kill you right here and now, so you'll know what respect for the strong truly means!"

He thought he had given the other person a way out, but little did he know that his words had blocked all avenues of retreat.

Li Zhengping raised his glass-like longsword, pointing it directly at Na Tuo: "Come out, let's fight one-on-one!"

"You asked for it, don't blame me!" Nato said, as if explaining to someone, before taking out his weapon. It was a giant spiked club covered in sharp barbs, the dense spikes gleaming with a dark light, clearly having drunk countless amounts of blood, and many lives had been lost to this weapon of mass destruction.

Li Zheng was already impatient: "Stop talking nonsense, come on!"

"That kid was the first to rush out, killed the most twisted creatures, and got the largest share of those twisted magic crystals." Nato lifted his foot, thinking to himself, "If I kill him, then his share will naturally become mine, and I'll take it rightfully!"

With that thought, he flashed away and stepped out of the golden light zone.

Endless malice surged around him, but he blocked it with his pre-prepared mental defenses. However, he couldn't maintain this state for long. After a while, when he became mentally exhausted, the malice would break through his mental defenses and affect his mind.

Those who left the golden zone, received the blessing of battle spirit, and fought alongside the Heavenly Dragon Clan fell into chaos because their mental defenses were weak, causing them to briefly fall into confusion.

This state can be overcome through willpower. Once you successfully overcome it and rebuild your mental defenses, you can return to the golden zone and relieve mental fatigue through rest or sleep, thus regaining your peak performance.

However, if they fail to break free, their mind will be completely destroyed and eroded by malice, turning them into something like a twisted creature, that is, an infected person.

Infected individuals, when exposed to the environment of the Sinful Realm for an extended period, may develop distorted magic crystals. The reason why the people of the outer city or the wilderness failed to discover this is entirely because they lacked the ability to keep the infected individuals in a fixed area for long-term observation.

Furthermore, within the Sin Domain that does not reach the Golden Light Zone, the environment is insufficient to quickly generate Twisted Magic Crystals. Only in areas that pass through the Golden Light Zone is there a sufficient environment to create Twisted Magic Crystals.

The more powerful the infected entity, the more intense the malevolent environment it needs to produce higher quality twisted magic crystals.

“Kid, once I kill you, your share of the Twisted Magic Crystal will be mine.” Nato grinned coldly. “Blame yourself for meddling in other people’s business. Not only will you lose your harvest, but you’ll also lose your life.”

Li Zheng's pupils contracted, and he swung his knife down, shouting, "You've been talking too much nonsense! You've worn down my patience!"

The angle of this strike was extremely domineering, aiming precisely at the center of Nato's head.

Judging from their expressions, they seemed determined not to give up until they had cracked his skull open on the spot.

However, Na Tuo easily blocked Li Zheng's attack with a single thrust of his spiked club, and sneered, "Weak and powerless!"

The next moment, he pushed upwards with force, flung away the glass sword, and swung the stick back at Li Zheng's waist and abdomen.

If he gets hit, half of Li Zheng's body will be whipped into a pulp on the spot, and his height will shrink by a third from tonight onwards.

Li Zheng slipped, using a combination of the unique footwork techniques of the Ratmen and the Zhan Zhou family, and retreated more than ten meters like a feather, completely dodging the attack of the spiked club.

Even so, he still felt a sharp pain in his chest and abdomen, and when he reached down to touch it, he found blood flowing out. Li Zheng exclaimed in surprise, "Is this a technique similar to sword energy?"

The disguise clothing and black dragon armor he was wearing were all cut open by an invisible force, leaving several shallow cuts on his body, covered in blood.

This is the first time Li Zheng has been injured in battle since becoming invincible among the players on Water Blue Star.

"Sword and blade aura, do you think you're the only one who can do that?" Natuo mocked coldly. He had noticed Li Zheng's fighting style before and knew that he was extremely good at fighting with sword aura, so he gave him a warning right from the start.

"Since that's the case, then I'll return the favor and let you witness the brilliance of my blade." Li Zheng casually wiped away the blood, raised his glass longsword high, and unleashed a Heaven and Earth One Blade Slash from afar.

In this strike, he tried to find the realm he had reached after being influenced by the Heavenly Dragon Clan, attempting to replicate the techniques and moves where every bit of strength was used without wasting a single ounce of power.

However, his talent was ultimately lacking; he only fully utilized eight-tenths of his strength in that strike, wasting the remaining two-tenths.

Even so, this strike should not be underestimated; it is enough to break through the defenses of both beginner and advanced levels and cause damage to the target.

Nato dared not be careless, and swung his spiked club to meet the blade's edge head-on. He actually broke the blade's edge in the middle, and it flew out to both sides, plowing deep tracks in the ground in the distance.

"Not bad." Nato said coldly, "No wonder you had the courage to fight me. So that's what gave you the confidence. But unfortunately, your fighting strength is still not enough for me!"

He stomped his foot hard, shattering the ground with tremendous force. A large amount of soil and dust was thrown up by the recoil, forming a circular defensive line around him.

The next moment, he broke through the defense line and charged towards Li Zheng like a dump truck, dragging the spiked club behind him and carving several thin, narrow grooves into the ground.

"Power type?" Li Zheng lowered his eyes slightly: "We can't confront it head-on, we can only outflank it from the side!"

With his Thunder Wings unfurled, Li Zheng's speed increased dramatically, leaving behind more than twenty figures in different poses in that area, each resembling his true form and appearing extremely realistic.

"A mere trick, I'll smash it all to pieces!" Nato couldn't tell which was real and which was fake, because Li Zheng's move not only combined the use of two footwork techniques and the magic lightning wings, but also incorporated some of Miriel's 'Ten Thousand Whips Return to Origin' techniques and mental support.

This was one of the techniques he comprehended while attaining enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. Only after the Lamp Holder improved upon it did he finally have enough power to use it.

Because it's a startup, there are still many mistakes and omissions. If it's perfected, Li Zheng feels he can transform into countless forms and move freely between each one.

However, that would be a very severe test of his physical and mental strength, and it would be extremely difficult to accomplish.

Nato successfully smashed one figure, and just as he turned to rush towards the next one, the shattered figure miraculously reassembled and fiercely slashed out with a knife!

Yes, even if these figures are destroyed, Li Zheng can immediately replenish them and put them into use.

That's the essence of this move: it's unexpected and impossible to defend against!
Na Tuo tried to defend himself in a panic, but was unable to use his full strength. He was slashed down by Li Zheng and slid more than ten meters away.

He felt utterly humiliated to have been knocked to the ground by his opponent. He roared and leaped up to retaliate, only to see the figure who had just unleashed the long sword vanish on its own.

"Where are you looking?" Li Zheng's teasing voice rang in his ear. This was one of the techniques for using mental power: focusing the sound into the ear and transmitting the sound to the target's ear through the frequency vibration of mental power.

Nato instinctively swung his staff horizontally, shattering the newly appeared figure behind him.

The next second, a figure not far away became agile and slowly walked a few steps to the side. Li Zheng smiled and said, "I'm here."

Then, the figure, still in the position of taking a step, shattered into pieces and disappeared.

Then another figure appeared in front of them, its posture connecting perfectly with the one that had vanished, but it made no further move, like a statue.

Nato was stunned by this strange move. It was the first time he had ever seen such a bizarre ability. Moreover, he did not detect any strong genetic force fluctuations in the air, which meant that this was not a genetic ability!
"Hide your head and cower your tail, if you have the guts, fight me head-on!" Na Tuo Nu held his spiked club upside down, looked around, and carefully examined the details of each figure.

"Frontline..." Li Zheng moved from the left front. Na Tuo seized the opportunity and jumped over with force, smashing the figure with his spiked club and creating a large crater in the ground.

“Fight back…” Li Zheng, who was on the right rear, moved and swung out a blade of light that struck the back of the man, but was smashed by the man’s spiked club.

"You're joking..." Another Li Zheng moved from a different direction, still with a blade of light that posed little threat. Na Tuo was becoming more and more adept at dealing with it, but his emotions were gradually becoming irritable.

"You don't even have the courage to face the Twisted Beast Tide head-on..." Another Li Zheng was blasted into pieces.

"Yet you're asking me to fight you head-on?" Nato charged left and right, smashing Li Zheng one by one, and the number of figures around him became fewer and fewer.

Leaning on his spiked club, he laughed arrogantly, "Once I smash all these illusions, let's see where you can hide!"

Before he finished speaking, another figure of Li Zheng suddenly appeared in an open space, holding a knife in his left hand and raising his middle finger high as he thrust his right hand forward.

Nato felt a strong sense of contempt from the raised middle finger, and was both shocked and furious: "He can even create illusions!"

At first, Li Zheng replenished a few, but after he smashed one, there were fewer of them left. He thought that his opponent had exhausted too much energy and was no longer able to maintain this ability.

Unexpectedly, Li Zheng was just deliberately leading him to this conclusion, and deliberately refrained from providing any further explanation.

However, Li Zheng only added a few more words before stopping, because he had indeed reached his limit, and continuing to drag it out would be very disadvantageous for him.

The problem with this battle is that Li Zheng's attack ability is too weak. Every attack is easily neutralized by Nato. Even his most powerful attack, Heaven and Earth One Slash, cannot cause any real damage to Nato.

Nato's weakness lies in his lack of agility and speed compared to Li Zheng. His methods are also more straightforward and lack the fancy moves of Li Zheng. As a result, apart from gaining some advantages at the beginning, he was completely manipulated throughout the rest of the game.

Neither side could gain the upper hand, but if the dragging on continued, Li Zheng's physical strength would be greatly depleted, and he would eventually fall into a disadvantageous position.

Now it depends on whether Nato can remain calm and hold out until Li Zheng is exhausted. After all, Li Zheng just went through a fierce battle not long ago, and his endurance has long been at its limit.

He was already at his last gasp when he provoked Nato.

However, Nato was clearly not composed enough. He anxiously considered a strategy for a while, but found that he could not break Li Zheng's strange moves. Instead, he took a different approach and made a choice that surprised everyone.

Suddenly, he shouldered his spiked club, ignoring the figures around him, and charged headlong towards the line of twisted creature flesh and blood not far away.

"He can't do anything to me, nor can he stop me!" Na Tuo thought to himself, "Then why should I fight him to the death? I'll just rush over and snatch the Twisted Magic Crystal, make a fortune, and then return to the Golden Light Zone before my mental defenses reach their limit. Who would dare to stop me then?"

No one expected that he could be so shameless as to abandon his opponent and forcibly seize those twisted magic crystals before the duel was even over.

In the golden zone, many people who initially shared similar thoughts with him now looked at Nato with disdain.

Those gazes felt like needles pricking his back, making him extremely uncomfortable.

But he no longer cared. As long as he got enough purple magic crystals, his strength would definitely be greatly enhanced. Those who looked down on him now would only be able to look up to him in the future!

"Shameless! Shameless!" Xiahou Fei cursed, feeling that Na Tuo's behavior was truly despicable.

Li Zheng moved to stop them, but when his gaze swept over the figures standing in the blood and grime, he paused and stopped.

(End of this chapter)