Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

Chapter 1120 - 820: When Rookies Meet

Upon reaching Sector 4, Li Zheng did not go home; instead, he turned and headed for the Sin Domain again.

"I’ve been to Envy, Lust, Gluttony, and Wrath before. This time, let’s change it up and have a look at the Sloth Sin Domain."

Each Sin Domain features creatures twisted with their corresponding traits.

So, what would those twisted creatures be like in the Sloth Sin Domain?

Arriving at the Sloth Sin Domain, stepping out of the Teleportation Gate, Li Zheng had already laid a layer of Spiritual Power barrier around him.

It took him a moment to realize that this time he came alone, making it unnecessary to do so; he dissipated the barrier. As long as he didn’t consciously suppress his Spiritual Power, the route from the Sin Domain entrance to the Golden Light Zone would not trouble him.

As always, there was a stone tablet not far from the entrance, though this time the text inscribed on it was curiously brief.

[Upon entering the Sloth Sin Domain, you must adhere to...]

[Forget it, too lazy to write...]

Li Zheng could tell from the wear of the font that the recording person took over a hundred attempts to record such scant information.

"Sloth Sin Domain, truly lazy enough."

Li Zheng gazed into the distance, noticing a gathering area ahead, but there were fewer buildings, with numerous figures in disguises scattered haphazardly on the ground.

Coming closer, Li Zheng noticed many individuals lying down with others on top of them, both still breathing, yet the one underneath rather chose to remain so than exert the effort to push away the other.

"This situation feels off." Li Zheng frowned. In other Sin Domains, gathering areas never displayed such scenes, where people would more or less resist.

However, in the Sloth Sin Domain, many people chose to succumb to the influence of sloth, lying there aimlessly.

"Where’s the person in charge?" Li Zheng, annoyed, wanted to find the head of the Sloth Sin Domain gathering area to scold them for poor management but suddenly realized that person might also be lying around. Even if he scolded them, the person might lazily ignore him.

"Yet, with such apathy, how come these people haven’t twisted?" Li Zheng found it somewhat bewildering; logically, so many individuals being eroded by the Sin Domain environment should have generated many twisted creatures, so why...

Li Zheng considered a possibility and then thought it too outrageous.

"These people... too lazy to twist!"

Twisting is almost a rule-level phenomenon within Sin Domains, but sloth seems more peculiar compared to other negative emotions, to the extent of lazily resisting twisting...

This way, this Sin Domain likely hosts no twisted creatures.

Li Zheng passed through the gathering area without disturbing those idlers.

Beyond the gathering area, people lay similarly on the road without even moving, as if bodies were thrown here, stretching endlessly into the distance.

For some unknown reason, witnessing such scenes made Li Zheng feel a sense of eeriness and an indescribable discord.

"Something feels off." Li Zheng glanced around while walking.

Upon reaching the Celestial Dragon Race’s Golden Light Zone, Li Zheng realized what was off: "Given these people’s laziness, why haven’t I seen corpses of those who lazily starve?"

If someone is too lazy to do anything, surely there would be some too lazy to eat or drink, eventually starving to death.

Where are these people’s bodies then?

Looking back, this Sloth Sin Domain appears even eerier than imagined.

Entering the Golden Light Zone, Li Zheng suddenly felt something and looked in one direction.

He saw the sky’s black mist tear open, probing numerous ghastly terrifying tentacles, pulling two figures upward.

Old Pu indicated those were two people who had just starved to death, and the creature above seemed an incredibly powerful twisted being.

The Celestial Dragon Race’s Golden Light Zone burst with illumination, as shadows of the Celestial Dragon Race appeared and jumped high, attacking the tentacles with weapons.

The tentacles dodged swiftly, protecting the tentacles carrying the corpses, while the remaining tentacles were obstructed, allowing the Celestial Dragon Race phantoms to shatter them.

Once shattered, the fallen tentacles roused the previously inert lazy ones who suddenly became excited, their limbs twisting like ravenous dogs, rushing to grab and crazily stuff the twisted tentacles into their mouths.

Stuffed into mouths with hardly any chewing, swallowed whole; after the tentacles were consumed, people sprawled on the ground, searching, sucking dry even the distorted blood penetrating the soil.

Li Zheng was dumbfounded; even daring to eat twisted creature flesh, aren’t they afraid of contamination?

After observing for a moment, even stranger events unfolded.

Those lazy ones, having eaten every tentacle and drop of blood, continued lying down, returning to their previous aimless state.

They ignored those around them who had also consumed tentacles, plainly as there is ample flesh by cutting open each other’s bellies, though they chose not to.

Similarly, Li Zheng noticed no symptoms of twisting on them, as if what was consumed wasn’t twisted creatures but ordinary food.

"Strange."

He was about to examine closely when suddenly a voice came behind him.

"Don’t go over!"

The voice was somewhat familiar, yet Li Zheng couldn’t immediately remember where he had heard it.

He turned and saw a figure wielding a black metal rod standing nearby; the voice was his.

Identity information flashed before his eyes, Li Zheng was surprised: "Xiahou Fei?"

Xiahou Fei, one of the Outer City residents, who dared to rush out of the Golden Light Zone in the Fourth Sin Domain, fighting alongside Li Zheng; at that time, Xiahou Fei’s strength ranked second to last among everyone.

The last was Li Zheng.

He’s still alive?

Li Zheng was astonished. Then remembered Xiahou Fei followed a master at that time; when others left and were ambushed by Nato and others, Xiahou Fei didn’t leave but stayed by the master’s side, narrowly surviving.

Upon hearing his name revealed, Xiahou Fei was equally surprised: "You know me?"

"Of course," Li Zheng replied with a smile, "We fought side by side."

Fought side by side?

Xiahou Fei paused for a moment, then remembered where he had heard the voice: "You are...! You are that...! That rookie even worse than me!"

Li Zheng, both amused and helpless, at that time indeed were they the only two rookies among everyone.

He felt fairly fond of this guy named Xiahou Fei; at that time, Xiahou Fei was seemingly the first to spark battle spirit and join the fight when Li Zheng faced twisted creatures.

Daring to advance against stronger foes first, this act alone earned Li Zheng’s respect.

"Yes, it’s me," Li Zheng nodded affirmatively.

Hobbling closer, Xiahou Fei said, "You’re still alive; I heard those who fought the twisted creatures with us mostly perished."

As Xiahou Fei approached, Li Zheng caught a faint scent of putrefaction, causing him to frown.