Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

Chapter 68: Chapter 66: Eventually Sliding Tackle

"Woo woo."

A beam of light extended from one end of the metal short stick, transforming into a slender blade.

"Phoenix Mountain’s genetic ability ’Burst’ is only Silver Level, but its characteristic strengthens the self. After upgrading, it can kill Desert Giant Wolfs of Silver Level, two tiers higher."

Li Zheng rotated his wrist, familiarizing himself with the feel of the Ion Light Saber, his gaze fixed on the Three-headed Ghost Lion struggling to stand after being hit by the capsule.

This sudden impact clearly caused significant damage to the Three-headed Ghost Lion.

Because it was a frontal collision, the large head in the middle was drooping, with its neck bones already shattered.

"I possess Platinum Level genetic ability. Although it hasn’t been upgraded, combined with Bronze++ physical fitness, I don’t believe I can’t defeat the Gold Level Three-headed Ghost Lion that is two tiers higher!"

"Ice and Fire Attachment - Fire Element!"

Li Zheng’s eyes were firm as the fiery red glow entwined around the Light Saber, merging with the blade formed by light, turning it into a flaming one-handed longsword with rolling heat waves.

The extreme temperature ignited the sleeve of Li Zheng’s clothing, with flames gradually spreading towards the shoulder.

"Ice and Fire Attachment - Ice Element!"

A surge of icy blue chill intertwined with the flames on the sleeve, mutually offsetting each other, and the flames slowly extinguished.

"Charge!"

Li Zheng burst out with full force, stepping on the ground as dead branches and leaves flew, dashing towards the Three-headed Ghost Lion that hadn’t yet regained its footing.

"While you’re sick, I’ll take your life!"

Li Zheng leaped up, wielding the fiery longsword toward one of the ghost lion’s heads.

Before making contact, the intense heat from the flames scorched the ghost lion’s fur, emitting a faint burnt odor.

"Roar!"

The Three-headed Ghost Lion roared, tilting that head sideways while another head opened its massive mouth, lunging to bite Li Zheng.

At this moment.

"Whoosh~"

"Bang!"

A flying rock fell from the sky, striking the forehead of that head, causing immediate bleeding, momentarily hindering its attack on Li Zheng.

"Ying ying~"

Xiao Ying scored a direct hit, making a taunting sound from the air, trying to draw the Three-headed Ghost Lion’s attention.

However, the Three-headed Ghost Lion was unmoved, with its bleeding head only pausing slightly before continuing its focus towards Li Zheng.

"Ha!"

With the Light Saber in his hand as light as a feather, Li Zheng made a slight turn of his wrist, following the head trying to dodge, slashing across its face, exposing hideous burnt wounds. The blood in its blood vessels had not yet flowed out, already roasted by the high temperature, coagulating.

One strike succeeded, and Li Zheng, in mid-air, twisted his waist. With strong muscular and skeletal control, he managed to forcibly change direction without a leveraging point.

Using waist to guide the arms, he swung down with a strike.

"Swoosh!"

"Roar...woo~"

The head that was about to bite Li Zheng was split straight down, dividing into two halves and drooping down, with its two lion eyes instantly dimming.

"Howl~ Roar!"

The only remaining head howled in pain, its eyes filled with rage, raising a front paw with claws sharp as knives, attempting to grab Li Zheng.

"Xiao Ying, hit me!"

Li Zheng shouted quickly.

"Ying?"

Though Xiao Ying was puzzled, it still rapidly conjured a flying rock, aiming at Li Zheng.

"Whoosh~"

After upgrading to Lv2, the Flying Rock Bomb now produced larger rocks, with significantly increased speed, reaching Li Zheng ahead of the approaching Three-headed Ghost Lion.

"Ice and Fire Attachment - Ice Element!"

With his other hand gathering genetic ability, Li Zheng precisely punched the Flying Rock Bomb, using its force to swiftly land back on the ground.

"Thud."

Knees slightly bent to absorb impact, regardless of the numbness and pain in his left hand, Li Zheng’s figure launched forward, rushing to the other front leg of the Three-headed Ghost Lion that hadn’t been raised.

"Swoosh!"

Flames flashed, and the Ion Light Saber, covered with Platinum Level genetic ability, easily cut into the front leg, slicing deeply through tendons, muscles, skin, and bone.

Due to the limitations of the Light Saber length, this strike didn’t fully sever the Three-headed Ghost Lion’s front leg, leaving the rear half still attached by flesh.

Still, even so, this front leg of the Three-headed Ghost Lion lost its strength and couldn’t support itself.

"The final blow!"

Li Zheng’s series of attacks had unknowingly reached the chest and abdomen of the Three-headed Ghost Lion, completely exposing its weakness before him.

Taking advantage of the opening in the Ghost Lion’s attack, Li Zheng leaped forward again, raising the blade of his Light Saber overhead, and executed an aerial slide tackle, slicing open the soft belly of the Ghost Lion from head to tail!

All the internal organs fell out through the massive wound, with one intestine being grabbed by Li Zheng and pulled out entirely.

"Wu~"

The gutted Three-headed Ghost Lion let out one last mournful cry and collapsed with a thud, scattering countless dry branches and leaves.

"Huff huff~"

Li Zheng stepped out from behind the Ghost Lion, panting heavily. The back of his left hand was red and swollen, but was slowly subsiding.

This was the attribute of cellular vitality in effect, granting his body a self-healing ability far beyond the norm.

Walking to the front of the Ghost Lion, he saw that it wasn’t completely dead yet. The head that had been slashed was still breathing, but the exhalation exceeded the inhalation.

Two huge lion eyes stared at Li Zheng with an indescribable look.

[The old lion, after losing to its son in a duel for dominance within the pride, was left with a lingering sense of unwillingness.

It had thought of one day returning to the pride and reclaiming everything it had lost, but today it met the end of its life.

Give it a swift end; otherwise, the powerful life force of a Gold Level creature would torment it for several hours.]

"..."

Li Zheng raised his hand to touch the nose of the Three-headed Ghost Lion. Given his height, this was as far as he could reach. With a soft sigh, he murmured, "What good is defiance?"

"Fight for your Lion King position in your next life."

With these words, Li Zheng leaped high into the air, holding the Light Saber in a reverse grip with both hands, and drove it precisely into the Ghost Lion’s forehead, all the way to the hilt.

"Wu~"

The Three-headed Ghost Lion expelled its last breath, quivering slightly before succumbing to death.

Pressing a button, the blade dissipated, and Li Zheng gracefully landed on the ground with a metal short rod in his hand.

"Decompose!"

With this command, the corpse of the Three-headed Ghost Lion disintegrated, transforming into various raw materials and entering Li Zheng’s capsule home from a distance.

[Decomposed the creature Three-headed Ghost Lion, obtaining: 5000ml of Three-headed Ghost Lion’s blood, +30 fresh Ghost Lion meat, +30 Ghost Lion fur, +20 Ghost Lion claws, +1 Lion King’s Ambition Blueprint, +1 Ghost Lion heart]

"Ying ying."

With the battle over, little Sakura flew down and circled around Li Zheng, confirming he wasn’t injured, and finally landed on his shoulder, rubbing its bare head affectionately.

"It’s finally over."

Li Zheng patted little Sakura, then turned and walked towards his capsule home.

"Can decomposing creatures really give blueprints? Let’s retrieve the capsule home first and look at the attributes of this blueprint."

Arriving in front of the capsule home, Li Zheng circled it a few times, discovering several slight deformations. The system indicated a repair cost of 300gB25 level Manganese Steel.

"Repair!"

With the repair command issued by Li Zheng, the capsule home was restored in the blink of an eye.

Finding the front door, he retrieved the ’Lion King’s Ambition Blueprint’ and Prelis’ Eye provided attribute information.

[Lion King’s Ambition Production Blueprint, Gold Level, Disposable Blueprint

Can craft a set of Lion King’s Ambition Fist Blades.

Required materials: Ghost Lion Claws*10, Orichalcos 300g, B25 level Manganese Steel 500g, Tungsten Steel 1000g, Ghost Lion fur*20

Here’s an assessment from Detector Old Pup:

Have you seen Wolverine? Wear this, and you become Wolverine!]

"..."

Ignoring the final assessment, Li Zheng checked his current inventory of materials, unsurprisingly finding it to be another blueprint that couldn’t be crafted for now.

"Judging by the description, it seems like a gauntlet-type equipment." Li Zheng mused, feeling that this blueprint might eventually be handed to a certain man with the surname Feng. "I’ll keep it for now; if he performs well someday, I’ll..."

"Sell it to him."

It’s impossible to give it away, given that it’s a Gold Level item and quite valuable.

"Let’s see if there’s any other place worth exploring in this rainforest."

Standing still, Li Zheng glanced around, but Prelis’ Eye provided no special prompts.

"Let’s go to the next room."

After determining the direction, Li Zheng headed towards the room door that was originally marked with a cave icon on the radar map.

[The specific information behind this door cannot be fully detected by Old Pup.

If you insist on going in, it’s advisable to prepare mentally; Old Pup might go offline again.]

Looking at the metal door, Prelis’ Eye gave a prompt, causing Li Zheng to raise an eyebrow: "Offline again? Could it be that there’s a creature of Luo Aiman’s level behind this door?"

[Not really, but the rules here are unusual, a suppression from the Matrix Game Terminal.]