Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

[Fallen Abyss, Progress: 0%]

Li Zheng's first action after entering the dungeon was to check the basic information here.

"Fallen Abyss?"

Li Zheng murmured softly, "Is there any connection with those Abyssal Monsters?"

"Or do all the Abyssal Monsters come from here?"

There was little information, hard to say for sure.

"No matter what, we just need to clear it."

All dungeon first levels are quite simple; the final boss is usually at Platinum Level. For Li Zheng now, the threat is generally moderate, requiring some effort to solo defeat.

Looking around, it's a bit dark, and the environment is unclear.

Li Zheng took out the Mysterious Declaration, bright light spread out but was devoured within a meter around him.

Upon closer inspection, Li Zheng felt a chill in his heart: "There's a thick Black Mist in the air, troublesome."

It was indeed troublesome.

To complete the manager's job transition task this time, Li Zheng specifically brought four burdens with little combat ability.

Now encountering a Black Mist environment, the dungeon monsters evidently hide within the mist, attacking from unknown directions.

He can't see through the Black Mist himself; once he charges into it, it's hard to consider others.

Unless he constantly guards the others, passively defending, enduring the initial low-level monster swarm.

But aside from others' safety, there's another major issue facing Li Zheng.

That is exploration.

Some dungeons only require killing monsters to accumulate exploration, but others require fully exploring the map.

The Ancient Ruins is one such example.

To explore, one must delve into the Black Mist, and by then, Li Zheng might not have the energy to take care of everyone. If met with attacks from all sides or the boss bypasses him to attack the weaker ones first, it's a big problem for him.

Xiao Siyuan supported Lin Fengjiao as they followed Li Zheng into the dungeon. Upon seeing the environment, his expression also changed: "We're in the dark, and the enemy is hidden, almost like sitting ducks."

He thought even more than Li Zheng.

If this dungeon's monsters have long-range attack units this time, the four of them would find it hard to survive.

The other two players entered the dungeon, curiously looking around.

It was their first time encountering a dungeon, and their understanding of this place was vague.

One of them said, "Visibility is so low, is it a fog of war setting?"

"Fog of war?"

Xiao Siyuan turned to look at him: "What's fog of war?"

The other player hurried to explain, "It's a concept in MOBA games where the game map is hidden from players, and only explored areas provide temporary vision."

"But that's when observing on a computer with a God's eye view." The first player added, "In the Matrix, it's not necessarily the same. I just mentioned it offhandedly."

"Oh."

Xiao Siyuan nodded and looked at Li Zheng without speaking.

Li Zheng understood his meaning, thought for a moment, and turned to Xiao Sakura: "You... two stay here and guard them, I'll explore the Black Mist."

The Pink Poli also followed Xiao Sakura into the dungeon. Though Li Zheng was curious about how it managed that, he didn't say anything more.

The Poli Race could only make silly "Poli Poli" sounds, and Li Zheng wouldn't get an answer even if he asked.

Xiao Sakura received the instruction, immediately patting her chest to promise: "Ow!"

Casually tossing the Earth Dragon Crystal Core to Li Zheng, asking him to keep it safe.

"Poli?"

The Pink Poli turned to look at Xiao Sakura, seemingly not understanding.

"Ow~"

Xiao Sakura opened her mouth to explain to it.

"Poli!"

The Pink Poli nodded vigorously, transforming its arms into two Monster Fists, showing off proudly.

Li Zheng: "..."

Amazing, how do you two communicate despite being different species?

Usually, communicating with Xiao Sakura relied on seventy percent intuition and thirty percent guesswork, yet here there's no communication barrier?

Having a language cheat is a sure thing.

However, with the Pink Poli assisting in guarding, Li Zheng could be at ease.

After all, this was a creature capable of exerting Platinum-level power; dealing with some early-stage small monsters shouldn't be difficult.

To be safe, Li Zheng still took out two Gold Level firearms and handed them to the two low-combat-strength players for self-defense.

Repeatedly reminding Xiao Sakura not to neglect their duties and to protect everyone well.

Only then did he carry the Mysterious Declaration and walk into the Black Mist.

As the lighting effect of the Mysterious Declaration disappeared, Xiao Siyuan and the others were immediately plunged into an eerie darkness.

The Black Mist seemed to have sound-isolating properties. As soon as Li Zheng left, they couldn't hear even a hint of footsteps.

It was deathly silent all around.

After who knows how long, Xiao Siyuan suddenly heard Lin Fengjiao whisper a reminder: "Something's coming, a lot of them."

No time to ask how she knew, Xiao Siyuan quickly pulled out a flashlight, turning it on and handing it to Lin Fengjiao: "Point the direction, we'll attack."

"Alright."

With a gentle voice, the faint light of the flashlight pointed to their left.

Xiao Siyuan loudly ordered, reminding the two players: "Fire in the direction of the flashlight!"

With that, the two snapped out of their daze and raised their guns to shoot.

Rat-a-tat-tat...

Luckily, these two hadn't forgotten to reload.

Xiao Siyuan wasn't idle either, taking out his weapon to keep watch around, preventing any fish from slipping through the Black Mist to attack them.

For a moment, gunshots filled the air.

Xiao Sakura, with the Pink Poli, stood two meters in front of them, one spitting Flying Rock Bombs into the Black Mist, the other punching with Turtle Fists.

...

On the other side, Li Zheng carried the Mysterious Declaration through the Black Mist, the bright light maintained within a meter around him.

It was quiet around him, with only his breathing and heartbeat, not a single sound.

Even though Xiao Siyuan and the others were already in battle mode, he didn't hear a peep.

His view obstructed, Li Zheng could only walk forward in a single direction, eyes constantly watching his steps. His Shield was long activated but hadn't been triggered by the Black Mist.

As he walked, Li Zheng suddenly noticed changes on the stone floor.

The once smooth ground now had some patterns.

These patterns looked familiar, as if he had seen them not long ago.

"The Summoning Array on the Abyssal Altar?"

Triggered by Li Zheng's voice, the patterns on the floor suddenly emanated a faint purple glow, flickering like breathing.

But with each flicker cycle, the glow brightened a little.

The brighter the glow became, the more the Black Mist thinned out in the air.

"Summoning, Platinum..." Li Zheng's face turned grim, "Could it be an Eye Demon?"

He definitely didn't want to face that eerie creature again, which made him feel like his mind was being manipulated.

He hated that feeling from the bottom of his heart.

"I'll break your summoning array, let's see how you'll come out!"

The Cutting Blade appeared in his hand, and Li Zheng slashed at the floor, attempting to destroy the patterns.

Clang!

The Longsword struck, sending sparks flying.

The patterns weren't even scratched, and the stone slabs that appeared ordinary showed no trace of damage.

"Damn it!"

Li Zheng gave up on destroying the array, continuing to follow the patterns deeper, aiming to find the center of the summoning array.

If he couldn't destroy it, then he might as well go to where it was coming from and surprise it before it fully materialized.

However, after taking only a few steps.

Li Zheng saw a few eerie twisted figures emerge in the Black Mist ahead.