Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 866 The Castle Disappears
Once the Nine Heavens Legion members had rested enough and their injuries were no longer affecting their journey, Li Zheng led them on the road back to the city.

During this time, Li Zheng asked the leader of the Nine Heavens what his name was, but the other party shook his head and did not say, only saying, "Even if I tell you now, you will forget it after returning to the outer city. Because my ability has a continuous passive effect, my information cannot be recorded by any channel. Unless I deliberately control it, it will quickly dissipate. So it is meaningless for you to know my name."

“At least I can remember it now.” Li Zheng asked curiously, “And what I want to know more about is, where did you get this ability? There shouldn’t be any ability of your level in the Matrix.”

However, he was not sure. Perhaps some being with this ability had condensed it into some kind of inheritance and placed it in the matrix. It was just that because of the special nature of its ability, even the terminal had not noticed it.

“You might not believe me when I tell you this,” the leader of the Nine Heavens said solemnly. “This ability does indeed come from the Matrix, and I received the ability inheritance on my first day in the Matrix, but I didn’t inherit it until I entered the outer city.”

Is that really true?

Li Zheng raised an eyebrow in surprise.

This passive ability to make other beings lose all information about themselves can be said to be the strongest survival skill. Perhaps when the outer city is breached and everyone is killed, those who possess this ability can live to a natural death in an environment where the entire universe is filled with emotional storms.

However, it is foreseeable that this is also an extremely lonely ability, because the passive effect of the ability will be triggered once others leave a certain range of the user.

Even the closest of friends, those with whom you'd risk your life, wouldn't have this person in their memories.

Perhaps the being who once possessed this ability couldn't bear loneliness, so it sent it into the complex environment of the Matrix, only to find that it was inherited by someone else.

“Alright, I’ll try to remember you,” Li Zheng said. “If I can recognize you accurately next time we meet, then you can tell me your name.”

As he spoke, Li Zheng tried to remember the facial features of the Nine Heavens Commander.

However, even when the other person is right in front of you, you can't recognize their appearance.

Even though the other person's face was clearly reflected in his eyes, Li Zheng couldn't find the right words to describe any of their features.

Even when they turn around and try to recall carefully, the image of the other person in their mind is a complete blank, and even the concept of gender is blurred.

Only when looking directly at the other person can Li Zheng determine that the other person is female based on the sexual characteristics he observes in real time.

"I can make people around me accurately identify me when they look at me. That's why others might forget me, but Ma Long and the others can recognize me as the leader." Leader Jiutian explained when he saw Li Zheng trying to remember him, "But I can't make people who are more than a certain distance away from me remember me, not even the closest people."

This is also why others may forget her, but she is still recognized as the leader of the Nine Heavens.

“A very strange ability.” Li Zheng tried many times without success and had to give up on memorizing the other party’s information: “I suspect that this is some kind of method that touches the soul level and has exceeded the technological level of this universe.”

The strangest thing is that this ability shouldn't exist in this universe.

It feels very similar to the mystical cultivation techniques that Li Zheng obtained through the system; it's not a product of this universe.

A thought struck Li Zheng: Could it be that the Nine Heavens Commander's abilities were also given by the Treasure Chest System?
It was probably the strongest means of survival that the system gave to the original body. Later, it was given to a clone by the terminal. Then, the clone couldn't stand it and went to the Matrix to give up the ability.
However, there is no answer to this question, since even if it comes from the system, the terminal certainly won't remember it.

Because once he gives his ability to someone else, he loses information about that person, including the fact that he himself gave away the ability.

The most unfortunate thing is that with the current technology in the outer city, they haven't even figured out mental power yet, let alone something that might touch the soul. This thing is destined to be unusable.

It's unlikely for at least a few years.

The group retraced their steps, and after walking for two days, Li Zheng suddenly stopped and looked around in confusion.

Seeing him stop, the leader of the Nine Heavens Guild asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Zheng pointed to the area they had just passed and said, "Those marks were left from my battle with Black-Robed Malone. Besides Black-Robed Malone, there was also an assassin sent by the Wilderness Organization. Both of their bodies should have been devoured by the Twisted Beast. But..."

He pointed to his feet and said, "If I remember correctly, there should have been a castle on this spot."

Upon hearing the mention of the castle, Malone and the others' expressions all changed.

Qian didn't have enough money, so he looked around carefully and finally shook his head: "Everything in the Sin Domain looks the same. Without any reference points, I can't tell them apart."

“But based on the walking time and distance, we should have almost reached the castle.” The tall, mature woman’s expression was grave. “Now that the castle has disappeared, does that mean the beings inside the castle have also emerged?”

"This is hardly a good thing." The leader of the Nine Heavens Guild said with a solemn expression, "When I passed by the castle earlier, I could sense that the being's strength was extremely terrifying, and it was unclear whether it was friend or foe. If it is an enemy, then everyone active in the Sin Domain will be in danger!"

Li Zheng pondered, "I had a brief encounter with that being. It chose to forget its past and its memories are reset every now and then, so it shouldn't leave on its own. But there are no signs of battle nearby, so perhaps that being has regained itself."

"Regardless, the appearance of beings of that strength in the Sin Domain, and their distribution unlike that of the Twisted Beasts which are based on strength, is definitely not a good thing," said the leader of the Nine Heavens Guild. "I think we should return to the outer city as soon as possible and inform more people of this news."

Li Zheng lowered his eyes and said, "We need to speed things up. Can your bodies handle it?"

Several people were still seriously injured and Li Zheng was worried that the pressure of traveling would cause their injuries to relapse.

"Don't worry, if it's just about getting around, it's no problem at all." Malone patted his chest, and a pair of thick, fleshy wings suddenly stretched out from his back.

The others also possessed their own flying abilities, and they all took to the air.

Seeing this, Li Zheng didn't say anything more and stomped his foot hard.

boom!
The person vanished from the spot.

Ma Long: "Huh?"

Before they could react, Li Zheng had already disappeared from their sight.

“He’s really strong.” The leader of the Nine Heavens said calmly, “This is a good thing for us. At least the stronger he is, the higher the sky he can hold up. We don’t need to rush. Using the same method as before, I can make the surrounding twisted beasts ignore us and return to the outer city safely.”

Just then, Li Zheng's voice came from below: "What are you doing? Why aren't you following?"

Everyone looked down and saw that Li Zheng had returned sometime earlier and was urging them on from below.