Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

Chapter 595 - 464: Something Is Wrong with This World! (5.6K)_3

The stench of blood filled his nostrils, making it hard to discern between illusion and reality, as though a massive stone weighed upon his heart. In just ten seconds under the demon blade’s suppression, he was drenched in sweat, gasping for air like an asthmatic.

He had no doubt that if Li Zheng were to use this blade to kill him, it would be as easy as killing a chicken.

"Mr. Li, I know I was wrong. Everything I heard tonight will stay buried in my stomach. Please, spare me." Louis begged, his voice as desperate as a drowning man, his hands clutching his own throat, seemingly ready to snap it at any moment.

"Don’t worry, you won’t die. At most, you’ll feel a little discomfort."

Li Zheng signaled to Thirsty Blood: "Let him go for now."

’Alright!’

The Demon Blade Thirsty Blood immediately retracted its aura, reverting to an unremarkable Blood Patterned Black Knife.

Li Zheng noticed the tentacle patterns on the blade, which had appeared later, were particularly vivid today, almost lifelike.

With a slight change in expression, Li Zheng thought to himself that this demon blade seemed to be hiding something from him.

But now was not the time to get entangled in this matter. He waved his hand disdainfully and ordered, "Get lost and don’t get in the way!"

"Yes... yes, yes!"

Louis wiped the sweat from his face and backed away tens of meters, only then looking at the members of the Round Table Knight Order who had followed, finding that they were unmoved by his predicament, which made him frown.

"This kid doesn’t have good intentions towards you, be careful." Li Zheng warned Joanna.

"It’s okay, he can’t cause much trouble."

Joanna didn’t say much, suddenly looking at Mirel not far away, her eyes lighting up: "What a cute little girl, where did she come from?"

With that, she walked over and hugged Mirel, then moved away.

"You’re impressive, even able to train a member of the Mickey Country’s royal family to be so obedient?" Li Zheng was envious; in modern society, there weren’t many as sensible as Joanna in Western countries.

"Personal charm, perhaps." Liu Qi chuckled triumphantly.

Li Zheng rolled his eyes hard: "I think you look better when you stay serious."

"Alright, then let’s talk about something serious." Liu Qi shrugged and said, "Later, count how many people you have under you, so I can prepare enough teleportation devices for them to come to Kunlun’s territory."

"As for intelligence, I’ll have someone sort it out. The initial estimate is no less than thirty people, most of whom should be White Names. Do you want me to arrange two warriors to handle this dirty work for you?"

Hearing this, Li Zheng looked at Liu Qi more closely, a bit surprised that he would voluntarily say such things.

"Don’t look at me like that. I’m considering this for you." Liu Qi pointed at Li Zheng and said, "Didn’t you say before that turning Red would affect your access to the Outer City? It’s better to be insured in such a situation."

"You’re young. How could you be so forgetful?"

Li Zheng squinted and said, "Or are you afraid I’ll indiscriminately kill innocents and have two people follow me to monitor me?"

"Uh... what do you mean?" Liu Qi was slightly stunned, seemingly really unaware of what Li Zheng was talking about.

An adjutant leaned in to whisper a few words into his ear, and only then did he turn his head to look at the mischievously running Sakura, understanding dawning in his eyes.

"I see. I didn’t notice last time. Don’t overthink it; monitoring and such is nonsense. If it weren’t for fear you might feel burdened, I’d applaud however many people you killed from that country."

"Oh, and there’s one more thing."

He paused here, staring at Rebecca for a while.

Rebecca reacted sluggishly, realizing only after a while that the upcoming topic wasn’t for her ears, and obediently returned to the midst of the White Bear Legion members.

Seeing that unrelated people had all left, Liu Qi continued, "You should contact Misaka Tsuchiemon later and have him take the chance to rally the leaderless Creation members, so High Celestial Plain doesn’t steal the prize."

"I heard there’s a hidden behind-the-scenes boss behind Creation, possibly related to the Sugano Family. If the Creation high-ups are all killed, that person might appear to stabilize the situation, and all efforts would be for naught."

This made Li Zheng’s expression turn peculiar: "Did you... really come only after Ma Long notified you?"

"Of course!" Liu Qi was puzzled by his expression, "I wasn’t sure of the situation here to begin with, how could I come with Ma Long and the others? Even if I wanted to, they wouldn’t let me! What if there was danger and I got decapitated?"

"Alright then..." Li Zheng sighed, "You can set aside your worries about the behind-the-scenes manipulator of Creation."

"Because Sugano Yuushin has already been killed by me."

Killed by you?!

Liu Qi’s first reaction to these words was disbelief.

If Sugano Yuushin was the behind-the-scenes manipulator, how could he casually step into the light?

And yet, he got killed by Li Zheng?

This must be a mistake, right?

Not to mention Sugano Yuushin, even with Liu Qi in charge of Kunlun, it’s not like everyone in the Matrix knows. At least the heads of the major legions have heard of him.

Even with that, he’s usually reclusive and doesn’t show up in major chat channels unless necessary.

Even when congratulating Li Zheng on winning the first major event, he prudently used teleportation tools to leave the original channel immediately after speaking.

Wouldn’t Sugano Yuushin, being the mastermind, operate even more covertly than himself?

Why would he appear here?

And get killed by Li Zheng?

Liu Qi found this too fantastical, as if even with several brains, it wouldn’t make sense.

"No way!"

Liu Qi suddenly realized, "If Sugano Yuushin is dead, then during this Creation turmoil, rallying the remnants needs to be even more aggressive!"

"The head of High Celestial Plain is his own brother. That guy might already be planning to annex Creation."

"His brother?" Li Zheng asked, puzzled, "Who? You seem quite wary of this person?"

"Don’t you pay any attention to international news?"

Liu Qi said exasperatedly, "At least know who the heads of each country are, shouldn’t you?"

"Are you crazy? Why should I care about those things?" Li Zheng felt inexplicable, wiped his forehead: "I’d rather use that spare time to think about making money."

He couldn’t even pay rent, so why bother with irrelevant issues?

The landlady was indeed a good person, but he shouldn’t take her kindness for granted, right?

The rent should never be missed, ever.

However, Li Zheng had unwittingly seen the news related to the ultimate leader of the Nihong Country before.

Did Liu Qi imply that Sugano Yuushin was related to the ultimate leader there?

Isn’t Naruhito of the Mud Furnace Emperor?

"Sugano" is a family surname?

"You really live so... muddle-headed." Liu Qi was speechless: "Although Sugano Yuushin isn’t as famous as his brother, the Nihong Country Crown Prince, also known as the young Emperor Sugano Shinichi, you’ve heard of him, right?"

Sugano Shinichi?

Li Zheng was even more bewildered.

Who is this?

Naruhito’s son?

"Never heard of it?" Liu Qi continued, "Then the current Emperor Sugano Shizeng, surely you know about him?"

Sugano Shizeng?

Sugano Shinichi?

Sugano Yuushin?

Li Zheng suddenly felt his once-clear mind becoming confused.

What a mess!

Why did the news he saw before differ from what Liu Qi said?

Hold on!

A wild thought suddenly sprang up in Li Zheng’s mind.

Could it be that... he and Liu Qi were living in different worlds?

"I have a question. Don’t find me odd, and don’t overthink it. Tell me, what’s the name of our country’s leader?"

"Xi Wenqing, why?"

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① (The improvement of a person’s physique has its limits, which vary from person to person. It’s impossible to achieve a 1+1=2 effect when two people drink at the same time, otherwise, it would cause a bug.)