Chapter 127: Chapter 119: Gathering of Heroes

“Whew~”

After throwing away the medicine bottle, Lin Feng didn’t rush to attack Li Zheng but waited for the painkillers to take effect.

The medicine in the Matrix acts quickly, but the effect also fades fast. Since his legs weren’t properly treated and some bone fragments had already pierced his leg muscles, Lin Feng had to frequently take painkillers to reduce the pain.

“Since entering the Matrix, I’ve killed a total of twenty-eight people.”

Convinced that Li Zheng was not his match, Lin Feng embraced a self-important attitude unique to villains in movies and began to confess before the protagonist’s inevitable comeback.

Honestly, Lin Feng himself was aware of the trope “villains die from talking too much.”

But these days, he had been alone, and because he was marked as a red player, he hadn’t even participated in chat channels.

The only family member he could communicate with had died at Li Zheng’s hands a few days ago.

Having gone too long without interacting with people, Lin Feng didn’t mind saying a few more words to someone about to die.

Moreover, Li Zheng himself was quite strong, and Lin Feng needed to maintain peak condition to ensure success.

Delaying the moment with words was a good choice.

Besides, knowing someone like Li Zheng, who held “heroic” thoughts, Lin Feng was sure that what he was about to say could infuriate him, possibly making Li Zheng lose his cool.

“I remember the first person I killed was a woman. Oh, to be precise, a girl, quite young, probably just an adult.” Lin Feng’s lips curved into a cruel smile. “Such a simple fool. In a place like this, she actually trusted a player she had just met.

I got close to her under the guise of teaming up, and while she was swiping her Identity Card, I grabbed her neck from behind.

Do you know how slender the neck of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, barely 1.6 meters tall and weighing just over eighty pounds, is?

About… this much.”

His hands came together, forming a circle as he continued, “Once I grabbed her neck, she started to tremble, begging me not to kill her, saying she’d agree to anything.

Hahaha, what could I possibly want?

Of course, her life!

If I didn’t kill her, how would I have acquired her capsule residence? And how would the Death Declaration ability be triggered?”

Recalling something exciting, Lin Feng laughed maniacally, his face contorting wildly, more beast-like than human.

His clasped hands slowly tightened, his voice trembling, “Do you know the feeling of life slipping from your fingertips?

I just slightly twisted my wrist, and her life went… poof, gone.”

“You beast!”

Seeing Li Zheng’s breath quicken as if about to rush forward and bite him, Lin Feng paid no heed to his insults. He matched his words with a twisting hand gesture, decisive and sharp.

“Let me think… That was my first time merging with a player’s capsule residence, so I glanced at her name…”

Lin Feng tapped his head in frustration. “Why can’t I remember? It seems… Oh! Her surname was Chu! What was her first name?”

“Was it Chu Di?”

“Yes, yes! It was Chu Di! Huh? Another one?”

Suddenly realizing the new voice, Lin Feng turned to see a frosty-faced young man stepping out from the concave stone wall behind Li Zheng.

Several players followed suit, walking out one by one.

Each held their respective weapons: longswords, thick-backed black knives, an exaggerated Gatling gun, metallic gauntlets, or a silver-white arm.

One person was even piloting a nearly three-meter-tall bright red mecha.

Chu Xiao stepped up beside Li Zheng, eyes fixated on Lin Feng, yet his gaze showed no trace of emotion.

“I am Chu Xiao, here–to kill!”

His tone was icy, as if ancient black ice.

“To kill? You say to kill? Hahahahaha!” As if hearing a hilarious joke, Lin Feng burst into wild laughter. “Not a trace of blood qi on you. Have you ever killed before?”

Nobody paid him any attention. Li Zheng turned to look at Chu Xiao. “Do you want to duel?”

Chu Xiao’s face slightly darkened, about to nod when someone beside him rushed out.

“Duel? To hell with that, I can’t stand someone more arrogant than me! Screw him! Kill that piece of trash!”

“Burst*Tenfold Amplification*Overclock Output!”

The metallic gauntlet gleamed coldly, Phoenix Mountain went wild, beginning with the most reckless attack.

Thanks to Li Zheng’s proposal, he had indeed acquired more than thirty Silver Level fire gene ability development items through subsequent pocket watch trades.

Along with the two Flame Flowers Li Zheng traded him, his “Burst” ability was just at full level!

“Trash! Your movements…”

Lin Feng snorted coldly, sidestepping Phoenix Mountain’s lethal punch, crashing into his embrace, a storm of electric serpents dancing madly, aiming a punch wrapped in lightning and exoskeleton armor at Phoenix Mountain’s abdomen.

“Too slow!”

“Boom!”

A dull boom echoed as Lin Feng’s punch missed Phoenix Mountain, instead colliding with a large metal hand.

“Phoenix Mountain, brother, step back a bit, let me have a go first.”

Ye Kai, seated in the cockpit, turned to Phoenix Mountain, who had been pulled aside by another metal hand, and grinned, “I enjoy fighting these… psychotic murderers the most!”

The first part of his statement was cheerful, but the latter turned icy, matching Chu Xiao’s thirst for vengeance in its coldness.

Releasing Phoenix Mountain, the metal hand formed a fist, straightforwardly swinging at Lin Feng’s face.

“Hoo!”

“Boom!”

A punch hit the air, causing a loud explosion.

“Another self-righteous piece of trash.” Lin Feng, who evaded using Light Spirit, sneered disdainfully, suddenly feeling a chill around his ears, as if there was a stinging sensation.

It was as if a sharp blade was pressed against his face.

“What is this?”

Turning his head, he saw a short-haired girl appear not far from him without a sound.

It’s Zhan Zhouzhou!

The girl followed closely with Lin Feng, who moved like a light feather, stepping with a mysterious footwork. Her slender, pale fingers held a longsword also formed by lightning, thrusting out seemingly slow but actually fast.

“Passing Swift!”

Li Zheng recognized this move. He was deeply impressed by this Swordsmanship technique, having experienced it firsthand.

Back when he first met Zhan Zhouzhou, she took the initiative to knock the gun out of his hand from a full seven steps away with this very move. Truly unparalleled in strength!

“In just a few days, the damn old woman seems to have a deeper understanding of this move… damn it!”

After specializing in Spear Art, Li Zheng had gained some insight into close combat Body Techniques and could naturally see that Zhan Zhouzhou’s current “Passing Swift” was much stronger compared to his previous experience, prompting him to curse.

As an inheritor of a Swordsmanship family, Zhan Zhouzhou’s Enlightenment in martial arts indeed surpassed him by miles.

No wonder when he asked her if he had any Martial Arts Talent back then, she responded with a dismissive “hehe.” Zhan Zhouzhou certainly had the capital to look down on him.

However, even this powerful sword stroke failed to inflict effective harm on Lin Feng.

After all, as a super player with Triple Gene Ability and wearing a Gold Level Exoskeleton Armor, Lin Feng’s strength was not to be underestimated.

Limited by the weapon only being formed by a Lv2 Gold Level Genetic Ability, Zhan Zhouzhou’s thrust lost momentum after penetrating the Exoskeleton Armor on Lin Feng’s arm, ultimately leaving a deep, bone-exposing wound.

Even so, Zhan Zhouzhou’s strength was evident. This was, after all, the first injury Lin Feng suffered so far!

“You filthy trash! Damn bald woman, you dared to hurt me?!”

Lin Feng laughed in rage, activating his Exoskeleton to retaliate.

“Retreat!”

Two voices rang out from not far away simultaneously, and Zhan Zhouzhou responded by retreating rapidly, stepping back several steps away from Lin Feng.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh~”

“Ratatat~”

Micro missile launch sounds mixed with the sound of Gatling gunfire, creating a deadly rhythm that crafted a death concerto.

A storm of metal, covered in trails of fiery projectiles, engulfed Lin Feng in a three-meter radius in an instant.

“Do you think firearms and hot weapons can hit me?”

Lin Feng sneered, preparing to activate his Exoskeleton Armor to jump and evade the bombardment.

Unexpectedly, a sticky mass flew from behind, wrapping around his legs, rendering him immobile.

“You lousy beast! You still aren’t dead!”

Looking at the incoming steel storm, Lin Feng’s pupils contracted sharply, leaving him no choice but to brace himself.

At the same time, electric currents surged into his legs, and the sticky substance began emitting smoke once again.

The next second, the metallic torrent submerged him.

“Is he dead for real this time?”

Phoenix Mountain, with an arm hanging limply like noodles, walked over to where Li Zheng and the others were. “An ordinary player wouldn’t survive this kind of bombing, right?”

“No.”

Li Zheng shook his head, staring intently at the smoke-covered area where Lin Feng stood, his expression solemn: “Yan Guang’s artillery shells probably aren’t beyond Silver Level, it can’t even penetrate his armor.

Ye Yuan’s Gatling is only Gold Level, with limited lethality.”

Phoenix Mountain, somewhat disbelieving, looked in the same direction: “That’s too exaggerated, isn’t it? If it were me, a few bullets would kill me without needing such a barrage.”

Li Zheng didn’t explain further, only saying, “Watch closely. That guy at the top of the battle ranking probably has more cards up his sleeve.”

Prelis’ Eye can only detect the information exposed by the opponent. Once items are stored in the Capsule Home, it basically can’t detect them.

“Huh?”

Li Zheng suddenly noticed that Liu Jiale, who had been behind him, was gone.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh~”

After Yan Guang finished firing the second round of missiles and lost her long-range means, she too joined the “audience ranks.”

As Yan Guang temporarily ceased attacking, only Ye Yuan remained, relentlessly shooting with the Gatling. Without the impact of the micro missiles, Lin Feng dodged sideways, breaking free from the metal storm.

In the next second, before he could catch a breath, a pure black blade light flashed into his eyes.

[Good grief, the top players of the battle ranking are all present. Is this…?

This is called “A Gathering of Heroes”!]

Ps. Thanks to “Dream of Picking Treasures in the Phoenix” for the 1500 points donation!

Ps1. The content in the author’s words probably won’t hold for long. If it disappears, it might have been reported.

Without this part, this Chapter’s effect is reduced by at least two-thirds… sigh…

Too difficult!

Three thousand words and I’m still short?

Ps2. These Ps do not charge, the word count doesn’t meet the standard for charging.