CHAPTER 339: CHAPTER 288: YAN GUANG, DANGER! (TWO-IN-ONE)

"We are like fish on a chopping board, helpless against the terminal’s intentions. We can only accept whatever comes our way," Li Zheng shook his head silently, no longer thinking about it.

Phoenix Mountain never thought too much, and said nonchalantly, "I think you guys overthink. Every day you’re pondering things you can’t figure out. Whatever the terminal’s goal is for this event, the rewards are real anyway."

"You’re optimistic, but every bullet and energy I use is just as real!" Yan Guang rolled her eyes. "If we keep fighting like this, the rewards I earn might not even cover the resources used."

This is the downside for Technology Side or Modified Side players; each battle requires a significant amount of materials.

That’s one reason why Li Zheng doesn’t use the straightforward guns and cannons but instead chooses to learn melee skills.

But one cannot say the Technology Side has no advantages.

At least the safety is relatively higher. As long as you’re positioned far away, using strong firepower ensures your safety thoroughly.

Moreover, weapons of the same tier, guns and cannons, have more power compared to cold weapons.

"Speaking of rewards..." Zhan Zhouzhou took out the last obtained identity card and handed it to Yan Guang, "Can’t let you lose out. This was given by the terminal for landing the final blow. You take it for fusion, consider it a recovery."

Li Zheng observed, and said with a peculiar expression, "Don’t get your hopes up on this thing. After fusion, it might just expand your living space a bit."

From what he knew, all Fudao Island members who were locked up had not explored normally since the Matrix Game began on that day.

If these mutants hadn’t been so resilient to nuclear radiation, they might not have survived till now.

Don’t even mention getting anything good from these identity cards. Even finding a tin can would mean this Fudao Island member is "frugal."

Yan Guang hesitated for a moment, then took the identity card, saying, "It’s better than nothing. Otherwise, after the event, my losses would be greater than yours, causing some imbalance in my heart."

She immediately ordered a fusion.

A moment later, the identity card disappeared, and Yan Guang’s expression darkened, "It really is empty!"

"What did I say?" Li Zheng shrugged.

"Let’s go, let’s go!" Yan Guang took out a ticket, ready to leave the event instance, but before leaving, she asked, "Are we playing again today?"

The stockpile of her ammunition materials and energy was running low. If they fought a few more rounds, the subsequent explorations might not proceed normally.

Li Zheng opened the world channel. There had been no other team’s announcement of defeating a mutant recently. They were still far ahead with their two-point lead.

After calculating for a while, Li Zheng said, "No. 39 and No. 38’s strength might be quite close. Let’s defeat a few more to widen the gap, then we’ll take a break."

"No need to rush." Zhan Zhouzhou suggested, "Let’s each rest for ten minutes first to ensure we enter the event in the best condition, to avoid any mishaps."

Ten minutes wouldn’t restore much Genetic Force.

But combat doesn’t just deplete Genetic Force; it also consumes a lot of physical stamina.

If one maintains a high-intensity combat state for a long time, exhaustion may occur.

Moreover...

Li Zheng noticed Zhan Zhouzhou holding her lower abdomen and understood the true intention behind her "rest."

"Then let’s go back first. I’ve been wanting to use the bathroom for a while," Yan Guang impatiently disconnected.

"See you later." Phoenix Mountain and Lin Fengjiao left afterward.

As Li Zheng was about to leave, Zhan Zhouzhou called him back. She took out the thermos he had given her earlier and said, "Warm it up for me, please."

This sort of thing was just a small favor. Li Zheng took it and activated the Fire Attachment, warming it up in no time.

Handing the bottle back, Li Zheng hesitantly said, "Earlier... it was just to quickly deal with the mutant. If I offended you, it was unintended."

"I know." Zhan Zhouzhou placed the bottle on her abdomen, her brows relaxed, and she patted Li Zheng’s chest twice, "We’re even now."

Of course, they weren’t truly even. Zhan Zhouzhou did this just to show her stance and to stop Li Zheng from overthinking.

Li Zheng understood the implication, activated the "ticket," and left with the Mysterious Declaration.

Just after leaving the instance, his private chat rang again.

Upon opening, it was still Tang Qianzang.

The question was just one: to understand the situation of the No. 39 mutant.

"Boss Li, you’re impressive, even taking down the No. 39 mutant!" Tang Qianzang complimented before getting to the main point, "Can you tell me about the process? How strong was the No. 39 test subject?"

"Not too bad, just so-so," Li Zheng answered vaguely.

Tang Qianzang immediately caught on and sent a Gold Level Power Core, "A small token of appreciation, just to congratulate Boss Li on slaying the mutant and leading other players."

"Not too shabby." Only then was Li Zheng satisfied, and he casually described the overall process.

In the end, Tang Qianzang suddenly asked, "The No. 39 test subject you killed was intact?"

"Yeah, why?" Li Zheng was quite puzzled and asked in return.

"Oh, nothing, just asking." After sending this message, Tang Qianzang reported everything Li Zheng had said.

Meanwhile, Yu Xiaoyu was also pestering Phoenix Mountain to explain the battle process of defeating the No. 39 mutant.

Soon, the Kunlun team received an "exaggerated" version of the "strategy," which vividly described how valiant Phoenix Mountain was, fearless and unwavering, moving forward courageously like a deity descending, elegant and graceful.