Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

Chapter 1005 708: Rapid Advancement! (Part 2)

Zhan Zhouzhou's offensive was fierce, leaving no mercy, forcing Li Zheng to struggle defensively and completely fall behind, barely managing to parry.

At the entrance of the Gravity Field, Xiao Ying watched, overwhelmed with excitement, clutching her little fists, feeling something missing, and shouted, "Come on, daddy! Hit her! Hit her!"

"You little brat, your aunt just gave you snacks, and now you're turning on me so quickly?" Zhan Zhouzhou was furious upon hearing this, her speed increased again, her movements almost producing afterimages.

"Bleh!" Xiao Ying stuck her tongue out at Zhan Zhouzhou, not appreciating the kindness of the snacks at all.

Under Zhan Zhouzhou's wild assault, Li Zheng dared not be careless, focusing all his mental energy to respond, feeling techniques comprehended from the Spiritual Body under the Bodhi Tree continuously appearing in his mind, instantly applying them in battle.

After learning from the combat, the analysis under the Bodhi Tree promptly assessed pros and cons, then improved every technique, sending them back.

Gradually, Li Zheng's moves became more systematic, dealing with Zhan Zhouzhou's attack became more relaxed.

Initially, he was only able to defend awkwardly, but now he could counterattack once or twice within ten moves.

Noticing the change, Zhan Zhouzhou was astonished: "Such an incredible comprehension ability! It seems I underestimated you before."

Li Zheng's breathing was slightly rapid: "Be it time or circumstance, I am no longer the martial arts wastrel you talked about!"

"That's not necessarily true." Zhan Zhouzhou replied confidently with a smile, then her assault changed again, adding more swordsmanship techniques, making her attacks more varied, once again forcing Li Zheng into a difficult situation.

As Zhan Zhouzhou adapted, Li Zheng had to adapt as well.

The insights from under the Bodhi Tree kept pouring in, starting to blend more elements into his mastered techniques.

From the start with palm, claw, and whip techniques, it later incorporated the blade, sword, spear, fist, grappling, and all sorts of techniques stored in the Dark Realm.

Li Zheng's transformation was not only noticeable to Zhan Zhouzhou but also to several spectators.

Feng Yue smiled at Professor Rothschild: "Professor, didn't you want a sparring partner before? Today, the perfect sparring partners have come to you."

Rothschild nodded with a smile: "If the two of them could spar with the same intensity every day and then incorporate gravity environments, their improvement would be even more noticeable!"

Feng Yue remarked, "I see Zhan Zhouzhou's posture seems like someone who has lived in a multiplied gravity environment for some time, why not..."

Rothschild glanced at him, clearly sharing the same thought.

The two nodded tacitly and turned to enter the control room.

While the two were still battling, Professor Rothschild quietly increased the gravity by 0.5 times.

This amount of gravity was hardly noticeable to Li Zheng and Zhan Zhouzhou.

It was really too weak.

After fighting for a while in 1.5 times gravity, Professor Rothschild quietly increased the gravity again, reaching 2 times.

Feng Yue observed for a while, pondering: "They still don't seem to feel anything."

"Hmm..." Professor Rothschild thought for a moment, directly enhancing the gravity to 5 times.

This time, Li Zheng and Zhan Zhouzhou's speed showed a slight decrease visible to the naked eye.

The two had actually sensed the change from when Rothschild first adjusted the gravity; however, they knew that neither was disturbed in such an environment, so they didn't stop.

Besides, both were secretly hoping the other might be worn down by the gravity first.

The outcome was clear, in a gravity environment of at least ten times, it was difficult to quickly determine a winner between them.

Li Zheng could move freely in an eighteen times gravity environment, while Zhan Zhouzhou had already fought for a long time under ten times gravity.

Now it was just 5 times gravity, which had little impact on them.

"Did you arrange this?" Zhan Zhouzhou pointed with her sword, forcing Li Zheng back.

Li Zheng leaped back a step, quickly adjusting his balance, and attacked again: "No, maybe it's Professor Rothschild developing a new training method."

Zhan Zhouzhou sidestepped to dodge Li Zheng's heavy punch integrated with spear art: "Ask him to increase it to ten times directly, this level of gravity is like child's play. Right now, let me see the difference between your level in eighteen times gravity and mine."

"As you wish." Li Zheng continued his assault, calling to the side: "Professor, directly increase the gravity to ten times!"

"Crossing five times gravity at once?"

In the control room, Rothschild hesitated for a moment, reaching to adjust.

Feng Yue hurriedly stopped him: "Professor, increasing the gravity by too many times at once is risky, better to increase little by little."

Earlier, the sudden jump to five times had alarmed Feng Yue, afraid the sudden rise would harm Li Zheng.

Fortunately, both in the Gravity Field were firmer than he thought, directly withstanding it.

The Gravity Research Institute stipulated that when adjusting gravity in the Gravity Field, the maximum lift each time should not exceed 1 time.

Even if the personnel in the Gravity Field had long adapted to ten times gravity, it still must be increased little by little.

Rothschild's operation earlier had already violated this rule, and if Feng Yue, being his competitor, reported this to the Research Institute's higher-ups, Professor Rothschild would certainly be penalized.

In the past, there was a Rothschild from the Rothschild clan who, after adapting to twenty times gravity for months, suffered a mistake due to control room malfunction during an initial slow-lifting phase, causing his heart to shatter when suddenly crossing from ten times to fifteen times gravity.

Since then, that rule has been added in the Gravity Research Field, and everyone must strictly adhere to it.

"Why are you dilly-dallying?" Zhan Zhouzhou's impatient voice came: "Hurry up!"

"Look, if we're any slower, she might break into the control room." Rothschild smiled wryly: "Since they're requesting this, they must be confident, even if it violates the Research Institute's rules, you don't say, I don't say, no one will know."

Feng Yue was still worried: "But if something goes wrong, even if we don't speak, others will know!"

"Well..." Rothschild pondered for a few seconds: "I'll adjust quickly with small increments, if an accident occurs, reducing gravity should be timely, rest assured."

He began to operate, adjusting with each second 0.5 times gravity amplification.

In the Gravity Field, after nearly twenty minutes of intense combat, the two merely had slightly rapid breathing, in terms of stamina and other aspects, they were far from reaching their limit.

Rothschild quickly increased the gravity to ten times, his eyes fixed on the monitor, noticing surprisingly that not only were the two unaffected, but their speed even suddenly accelerated!

"Haha!" Li Zheng laughed triumphantly, catching the sword point suddenly speeding toward him from Zhan Zhouzhou: "I knew you were fronting, mere five times gravity couldn't possibly affect your movements!"

"Oh, not too bad yourself!" Zhan Zhouzhou twisted her wrist, breaking free from Li Zheng's restraint, smoothly directing a sword point: "You actually saw through my intention and cleverly cooperated in appearing weak, making me think you couldn't hold on any longer."

"Ha, same goes for you." Through this period of competition, the Bodhi Tree effect was utilized by Li Zheng to its extreme, constantly innovating his combat techniques, refreshing them batch after batch.

With each batch replaced, the techniques grew more sophisticated.

At this moment, he could fight evenly with Zhan Zhouzhou, continuously counterattacking her with a variety of distinctive skills.

Either striking with a palm like a blade, or directing fingers like a sword, or swinging punches like a spear, or using whip techniques with arms soft like snakes.

The seamless transitions between different techniques often forced Zhan Zhouzhou to focus on parrying or retreat to dodge.

Initially, both could comfortably hold on under ten times gravity.

But ten times gravity was indeed uncommon.

Their physical energy was rapidly consumed, gradually slowing down their movements.

Especially Zhan Zhouzhou, her limit was around ten times gravity, and lacking corresponding gravity environment training recently made her less adapted.

Despite quickly adjusting, she fell behind in terms of stamina, gradually showing signs of defeat.

Li Zheng, on the other hand, with the experience of freely acting in eighteen times gravity, was relatively better off than Zhan Zhouzhou.

"You're about to reach your limit." Li Zheng urged, "Admit defeat."

"Admit defeat?"

With an unyielding nature, Zhan Zhouzhou couldn't possibly accept failing.

Although panting heavily, she persistently continued: "Only after you take this move of mine!"

She bent her right arm back, assuming a stance Li Zheng was extremely familiar with.

"Passing Swift!"