Matrix Survival: One random treasure chest per day

Chapter 871 The Indescribable Figure

"What do you say?"

The terminal received a message from Li Zheng wanting to return to the Matrix, and seemed a little anxious: "You fucking want to go back to the Matrix to find that succubus?"

Li Zheng was puzzled by the terminal's strong reaction: "Yes, Miriel is my wife. Is there a problem with me going to see my wife?"

“c…”

The terminal swallowed back a curse word deep within the electronic flow, and asked with suppressed anger, "What about Zhan Zhouzhou?"

Li Zheng was even more confused: "What does this have to do with Zhan Zhouzhou?"

In Li Zheng's heart, his friendship with Zhan Zhouzhou was purely comradeship. What did it mean when the terminal suddenly mentioned Zhan Zhouzhou at this time?
"It's nothing," the terminal replied. "I just wanted to remind you that most different races have reproductive barriers. If you want to have offspring, you'd better find a human from Earth."

"...?" A question mark appeared above Li Zheng's head: "Are you alright? In two years, the emotional storm will sweep across the entire universe. If it can't be resolved by then, the whole universe will be doomed. At a time like this, do you still care about having offspring?"

The terminal was speechless after Li Zheng's retort: ​​"Whatever."

The terminal sent Li Zheng a message and then remained silent for a long time after sending him into the matrix: "The original body must have some serious illness. So many clones were made, but they are all either celibate or infatuated with other races. Not one of them is willing to have a child!"

From the very beginning, when the terminal cloned its first "self", its purpose was to make up for the regret of not having left offspring when it was a human, and to raise the first clone as its son.

Clones are ultimately not the same as offspring. As time goes by, the terminal gets older and older, now tens of thousands of years old, and they become increasingly obsessed with the idea of ​​continuing their bloodline and producing offspring.

If Li Zheng knew what the terminal was thinking, he would understand why that senior had given him several wives from the three clans.

It's obvious that the predecessor refused to have children, so she handed over this important task to the later clones. However, the predecessor didn't consider the issue of reproductive isolation when she arranged this...

Now, even the last clone is completely devoted to a succubus, disregarding the fact that they are a race without reproductive isolation.

The terminal couldn't help but reflect that the root cause must lie with the main body itself!
However, as the consciousness that uploaded the entity, the terminal never realized that it was such a person.

He didn't understand why the clones had turned out this way.

"Something must be wrong!"
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Li Zheng re-entered the Matrix. Unlike his previous return, this time he seemed to see a metal building that resembled a giant honeycomb during his entry.

The building's exterior was covered in flesh and black mist. When his "gaze" focused on it, the fleshy surface opened up with hideous eyes, their pupils flashing with an eerie light, staring intently back at him.

"What the hell is this?"

Li Zheng felt a chill run down his spine. Although it was just a fleeting glimpse, the dense array of eyes left an indelible impression on his consciousness.

Along with it came a lingering, persistent shadow of fear.

The fear seemed to come from the depths of his soul, beyond Li Zheng's control, making him tremble and unable to calm down.

He closed his eyes to calm down, his face pale and his lips trembling slightly.

It took a while for things to finally stabilize.

"What's wrong with you?" A voice suddenly came from beside him, and Li Zheng felt his hair stand on end, and his whole body shot backward like a cannonball.

Then, he realized: "Xiao?"

Opening his eyes, he saw a familiar big foot standing there—Drunken Evil Xiao.

The Drunken Evil's eyes were filled with a strange look: "When did you become so timid that you can be so frightened by me?"

Li Zheng pursed his lips. He wasn't frightened by Zui Xiexiao, but rather by the indelible fear left deep in his consciousness by that fleeting glimpse of eyes, making him a frightened bird. Even if it had been something else instead of Zui Xiexiao, he would have reacted violently without thinking.

"I..." Li Zheng's face was pale, and his voice was dry: "Xiao, do you know what's outside the matrix?"

Zui Xie Xiao asked curiously, "Outer city, wilderness, sinful realm. What else could there be besides these?"

Li Zheng opened his mouth: "You... every time you enter the Matrix, have you ever seen a huge honeycomb structure and... and the flesh and blood covering the outside of the structure and... chilling eyes?"

“I’ve never seen it before.” Zui Xie Xiao was even more puzzled: “The process of entering the matrix is ​​only a moment, and you can’t see anything in that moment. Are you imagining things?”

"impossible!"

Li Zheng stated firmly, "It absolutely cannot be a hallucination!"

He tried to circulate his demonic powers to clear away the fear in his heart, but found that the effect was extremely weak.

That fear was like a bone-deep infection, deeply ingrained in the soul and difficult to eradicate.

“I really haven’t seen it, and I haven’t heard anyone in the entire outer city mention it.” Seeing Li Zheng’s determination, Zui Xie Xiao thought for a moment and said, “If you really have seen it, I’ll ask around for you when I go back to the outer city to report for duty next time.”

"Forget it." The terrifying scene flashed through Li Zheng's mind, and he shook his head: "Since no one has seen it, let's not pursue it for now. Those things... those things can affect the soul and leave something deep in the soul, causing inexplicable fear."

"Wait!" Zui Xiexiao suddenly said, "You mean, just one glance is enough to instill fear in you from the depths of your soul?"

“Yes.” Li Zheng closed his eyes and nodded, trying once again to ease the deep-seated fear.

He had a strong intuition that if he could not get rid of his fear as soon as possible, it would be extremely detrimental to his future spiritual practice.

"I think... I might have seen something similar." Zui Xiexiao seemed to recall something, his voice gradually lowering: "You should know that I am the sole survivor of the Heavenly Dragon Clan, right?"

Li Zheng opened his eyes, his expression complex: "I know."

Zui Xie Xiao took a deep breath and said, "Then you must have heard that I survived because I deserted, right?"

Li Zheng: "Mm."

He had seen footage of the final battle of the Heavenly Dragon Clan, which included a scene where Zui Xie Xiao deserted during the battle.

"Actually..." Zui Xie Xiao slowly recounted, "In fact, every member of our Tianlong clan is a skilled warrior. To die in battle is the most desired end for our Tianlong clan. However... however, before the war began, I saw a strange figure in the black mist in the sky... I, I can't describe it. That figure was very strange; no adjective can describe its appearance. I only know that when I looked at it, it also noticed me. It seemed that just by glancing at me, I couldn't help but tremble, as if I had fallen into an abyss."

"Powerlessness, fear, and despair. I should have been full of fighting spirit, but for a long time I was deeply tormented by these emotions."