Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

Chapter 1084 785: We Refuse to Yield!

"Resentments can indeed absorb Blood Qi, but Blood Qi is also the nourishment for resentments!"

Li Zheng looked at the ferocious face of the resentful ghost, thinking, "The more Blood Qi it absorbs, the more powerful this resentment becomes, even someone with my level of Spiritual Power can be slightly affected if caught off guard!"

Although he reacted in the extremely short moment, it was enough to prove how troublesome resentment could be!

Even with his overwhelmingly strong Spiritual Power as support, he was affected; let alone those with relatively weaker Spiritual Power.

And such people are everywhere in the Wilderness!

"No wonder there has never been a period when the Wilderness could be well-governed over the years."

Li Zheng sighed in his heart: "As long as the Blood Qi is not eradicated for a day, the Wilderness will remain chaotic for a day."

Not every Race can have someone willing to make sacrifices for the sake of the entire Race like the venerable Black Dragon; most are actually selfish individuals.

But in this situation, he was also helpless.

The Blood Qi on Phoenix Mountain was soon devoured, the resentment ghost face opened its mouth as if it burped, looking at Li Zheng with venomous eyes, then it returned to the appearance of Black hair and fell back behind him.

After devouring the Blood Qi, the nourished resentment became even shinier and blacker, adhering to Li Zheng's back, like well-maintained, smooth long hair.

Phoenix Mountain felt light all over, comfortable.

Taking a deep breath, he excitedly said, "I'll go and gather the others!"

There are not many Red names who can enter Outer City, and if there are, it's just a couple of them with weak Blood Qi, acquired under desperate circumstances.

There isn't a single one like Phoenix Mountain, who has stained his hands with the blood of nearly a hundred people.

More than ten Red names were gathered one by one by Phoenix Mountain, feeling extremely uneasy.

They were working well at their jobs, suddenly summoned by Phoenix Mountain without explanation, merely told to follow him.

When someone asked why Phoenix Mountain was looking for them, he simply went on to find others and couldn't openly explain in a public setting, only telling them they would understand soon.

Immediately, their already nervous hearts grew even more anxious.

Is this for clearing their records as Red names?

Some wanted to explain, but Phoenix Mountain didn't want to hear it: "Everyone has unavoidable hardships in their past, there's no need to say more."

Such an attitude made several of them wonder if they should run to the Wilderness and hide.

Until they followed Phoenix Mountain into a room and saw that familiar yet unfamiliar man, they finally collapsed.

With a thud, several people's legs gave out, and they fell to the ground, pale, unable to speak the pleas lodged in their throats.

In the eyes of those unfamiliar with Li Zheng, he was a figure who never spared a Red name, mercilessly executing upon sight.

Some dared to interact with Starting Point and join the legion because Li Zheng had entered the Outer City.

Later, through strength, contributions, and other factors, they were allowed into Outer City by the Terminal.

After entering Outer City, they were cautious, fearing discovery of their Blood Qi, not daring to even go into the Wilderness, only seeking jobs in the shops of Fourth Street, leading a quiet life.

They never expected, after hiding for months, to be discovered by Li Zheng.

A girl, her heart in despair, eyes teary: "Big Brother Li Zheng, I know hiding my Red name was wrong. I can't resist if you wish to kill or punish me. But I hope you'll hear the reason I became a Red name, or I won't be at peace even in death!"

Phoenix Mountain's expression changed, scolding: "Silence!"

Li Zheng frowned, saying, "Explain, let me hear it."

"Actually... The reason I became a Red name, Big Brother Li Zheng, you are indirectly responsible too!" The girl, at her wits' end, decided to spill all the grievances hidden in her heart.

It turns out, when Li Zheng was in the Matrix, he frequently warned others in the world channel not to become Red names.

This action was good, well-intended, and made many suppress the dark sides of their hearts.

However, over time, some ill-intentioned people found loopholes they could exploit.

This girl was one of the victims.

That day, as usual, after exploring ten rooms, she released her capsule house and was preparing dinner.

Suddenly, two teamed men entered her space from the adjacent room.

Worried about conflict, she did not expel or engage with them, preferring to watch them cautiously, planning to hide in her capsule house for the night after dinner.

However, things did not go as planned; those two men, seeing her good looks, harbored ill thoughts.

Initially engaging in verbal teasing, they progressed to physical action.

The girl, not lacking in strength, was confident she could kill them if a fight broke out.

Just as she was about to turn hostile, one of the men said: "Oh? Want to fight, do you? If you kill us, then what? Do you think Li Zheng will spare you after you become a Red name? Even if he's not around, do you think others at Starting Point will let you go?"

"Just because of the restraints of being a Red name, should I have to succumb to them?" she said with hatred. "I hadn't intended to kill them, just to hide in my capsule house to avoid trouble. But they kept pressing, relentless!"

Li Zheng's brow furrowed, he asked in a deep voice, "What did they do?"

"They... they..." she said in humiliation, "They spread rumors in the regional channel, saying I was a fraud, trading with them with my body, taking their stuff and then hiding!"

"And then, in a fit of anger, you came out and killed them?" Li Zheng exhaled.

"Yes!" she shouted in anger. "They were the ones who provoked me first! I explained in the regional channel, but no one believed me! They even said that given my looks, surviving was only possible by selling myself, urging others to make me suffer if they found me!"

Li Zheng glanced at the others, "What about you? Were your situations similar?"

"I'm the same! But I couldn't beat the man attacking me, so I stabbed him with a knife during the act!"

"I'm the same."

"So am I."

Several girls, nearly all became Red names because of such incidents, with only the first girl capable of protecting herself; the others could only pretend to submit then seek an opportunity to retaliate.

The ways men became Red names were varied.

Some became heroes, some were harassed by hooligans and couldn't stand it, while others were attacked unprovoked and later sought revenge...

Discussing these matters, some were emotional, some calm, some numb.

"There is no law in the Matrix, we can't expect justice from the law!" the first girl said. "You might say that as long as I reveal the truth, the innocent will be vindicated. But no one believes I'm innocent; after killing those two, I didn't dare speak in the regional channel, fearing they'd call me a whore, a duplicitous woman!"

"I just want to live!"

"I don't want to live in humiliation; I want to live upright and clear!"

"Am I wrong?"

"Right! We're not wrong!" the others echoed loudly, "If Outer City can't tolerate us even if we've done nothing wrong, then kill us; we will not accept it!"