Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

"What's going on with these people?"

After removing the hoods of all the other men in black robes, Malone and the others exclaimed in surprise, "Why do they look so much like us?"

"That's not right!" the leader of the Nine Heavens suddenly exclaimed, "Where's Ma Long?"

Ma Long was taken aback, then realized, "Right, why wasn't I included?"

What does this mean?
If someone replicated their existence, why was their own identity omitted?
Is it because I'm not qualified or good enough?
"Of course not him." Li Zheng cursed Old Pu in his heart while saying calmly, "Because I've already killed Ma Long."

"Even though I know you're not telling the truth, there's something still off about what you're saying," Ma Long complained, suddenly losing his balance and collapsing to the ground, panting heavily. "Feifei, heal me quickly, my whole body feels like it's falling apart!"

We were just in the middle of a battle, everyone was on high alert, and with adrenaline surging, we didn't collapse despite having countless serious injuries all over our bodies.

Now that they've relaxed, the negative effects of their injuries are taking hold, and they've all collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.

Zhang Ke, being a close-combat mainstay and a warrior, suffered the most severe injuries and immediately fainted.

Feifei was the petite girl. Because she was a support character, she was protected in the rear and was only hit by shrapnel, suffering only minor injuries.

Similar to her is the female group leader from Jiutian.

"Let me do it."

The female group leader pressed down on Feifei's shoulder and said, "You drank too much rehydration fluid just now, you must be feeling very full now. Go rest and digest for a bit."

After speaking, she took out a large number of medical instruments from the capsule and used them according to the different injuries of each person.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Zheng checked the black-robed men, hoping that one of them was still alive.

Unfortunately, he used lethal force, leaving no one alive.

"Damn it, old Pu!" Li Zheng cursed inwardly. "I don't believe you didn't notice the similarities between these guys and Malone. Why didn't you remind me?"

[Do you want to recreate Malone's transformation into a higher evil spirit and farm fantasy points?]

[Hilarious! Do you think your grandpa doesn't know?]

The problem is, even if you capture these guys alive, can you make them willingly swallow thousands of twisted magic crystals and then detonate them on their own?

What? You can't? What difference does it make whether Grandpa Pu reminds you or not?

Li Zheng stared at the few sentences of text that had sprung up on their own and fell silent.

Right.

These guys aren't very strong, but almost none of them are afraid of death.

Even if he captures the other party alive, the other party will certainly not do as he orders.

but……

Li Zheng frowned: "Why does it feel like Ma Long is in a different state than the others?"

"What's different?" the female leader asked casually when she heard him mutter.

Li Zheng recounted the entire story of how he met Ma Long in black robes.

The man in the black robe, Malone, was noticeably different from the other men in black robes. He seemed to have retained only some of Malone's own memories and had forgotten his true identity, mistaking himself for the real Malone.

The black-robed men who had just fought with Qian Bugou and the others clearly had a specific purpose in attacking them.

"You mean that black-robed Malone told you he woke up outside the castle?" The female leader continued working her hands, speculating, "I know that castle. When I passed by, I sensed that something we couldn't afford to offend was sleeping inside, so I quickly passed through. Perhaps what you said about the black-robed Malone happened at the castle, which is why he's different from these black-robed people."

What did Marlon the Black Robe experience at the castle?
Li Zheng thought of the ability of the being sleeping in the castle—forgetfulness. Similar to the Nine Heavens Girl Group Leader's forgetfulness, except that it only affected her; Li Zheng did not feel the forgetfulness ability acting on him when he came into contact with her.

Perhaps if it weren't for me being the one in contact with the other person, but someone else, they would have been affected by the other person as well, thus losing some of their memories?
The black-robed Malone was simply unlucky when passing through the castle, becoming the only unfortunate one. He lost his memory of originally intending to intercept and kill Jiutian and his group, and instead mistook himself for the real Malone.

As for why the other men in black robes didn't take Ma Long, the man in black robes, with them.

Li Zheng guessed that either there wasn't enough time at the time, or even a second's delay would have led to the complete annihilation of the black-robed men's team.

Or perhaps these men in black robes simply don't care about the lives of their companions.

It should be the former, because these black-robed figures cooperate with each other during battle and will take the initiative to block attacks for their teammates when necessary.

After some initial speculation, Li Zheng was left with only one question: Who created these black-robed replicas?
Is it our old rival, the Heavenly Will Organization?

The 996 clones were able to find themselves, perhaps because the black-robed Malone had some kind of locator on him.

No, the 996 clones' target was very clear: they came for him. They didn't seem to care much about Malone's existence, and didn't even show any details about recognizing Malone in black.

But if the black-robed clones weren't created by the Divine Will Organization, then where did they come from?

It couldn't possibly have been born in the realm of sin.

Tsk~ It's not impossible.

These black-robed figures are naturally similar to the Twisted Beasts, allowing them to roam freely right under the Twisted Beasts' noses, where they are mistaken for one of their own and ignored.

It's probably quite accurate to say they share the same origin.

These are just speculations; the truth remains unknown for the time being.

Without further information, further speculation is pointless.

Li Zheng put the matter aside for the time being and asked the female leader of the Nine Heavens, "What are you doing bringing your people to such a deep place as the Sin Domain?"

"...Looking for someone."

The leader of the Nine Heavens Women's Group hesitated for a moment before truthfully saying, "Find a few compatriots who have been trapped here for a long time."

Li Zheng recalled what Liu Qishao had said when he entrusted him with this task: "Your Nine Heavens indeed possess some secrets that are unknown to others."

"Because the members of Nine Heavens are all ordinary people from all walks of life." The leader of Nine Heavens suddenly said something inexplicable.

However, Li Zheng understood that what the other party meant was that these secrets were actually circulating in some small circles among the people. Because they were integrated by Jiutian, these secrets were compiled together, and some things were restored.

"Can you tell me?" Li Zheng asked, "You know that I am much stronger than you. If the person you are looking for can only be found by going deeper into the Sin Domain, then only I have that ability."

After the leader of the Nine Heavens finished treating all of Ma Long's and the others' injuries, he stood up and looked at Li Zheng: "I thought that I could safely reach the deepest part of the Sin Domain by relying on the ability of 'loss', but now it seems that this was just wishful thinking on my part."

"But we haven't pieced together much information. All we know is that the Matrix descended upon Earth once many years ago, but left not long after."

"When they left, everyone's memories on Earth were wiped clean, and almost 99 percent of the people completely forgot about the Matrix's existence."

"Only a small number of people, especially those with a few special characteristics, dream of scattered fragments while they are asleep."

"A small portion of these people recorded and passed down fragments of information from their dreams."

"A person who claimed to be surnamed Tong recorded that when the Matrix left, someone was left inside, and the reason the Matrix left was that the person left behind completed something."

"But we don't know what that incident was, or who was left behind."

"I've inquired about relevant information through various channels in the outer city, but haven't found any clues. So I suspect that something might be found in the Sinful Domain or the Wilderness." (End of Chapter)