Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day-Chapter 722 - 510: Conclusion, Awards Ceremony.

However, in that brief contact, Li Zheng successfully investigated the location and current state of the other party.

All this information was displayed on Prelis' Eye's information interface.

[Formless Demon

Level 7

Special 'Fish Catch'

Description: It wanders in spaces that can only be perceived mentally, usually in a state of slumber, and only awakens when the number of living creatures around reaches a certain level, at which point it launches a merciless slaughter on surrounding creatures, leaving none alive.

Upon successful capture, it can be exchanged with the Fishing Equipment Merchant for 700 points.

Tips from old Prel: If you want to take it down, now is the best time.]

After reading the information, Li Zheng was slightly surprised.

This might be the only one among the six challenge creatures that can't be overwhelmed by numbers.

At the same time, he realized why the Formless Demon hadn't attacked him even though he was so close; it turned out to be a species that sleeps for long periods.

The mental contact just now startled it, forcing it to emit a mental screech to drive him away.

But that was just a survival instinct of the Formless Demon, and it didn't actually fully awaken.

The essence of the transparent thread is actually an 'investigation' organ extended from the mental space, primarily for early warning and similar functions.

If the thread detects a certain number of living creatures nearby, the Formless Demon will awaken.

If the thread is artificially severed, it will also awaken on its own and enter the terminal's pre-designed challenge phase.

So to speak...

"Isn't this a pushover boss?"

Li Zheng glanced at the time; with three minutes left until the event ended, he had plenty of time to prepare for battle.

He took out bottles of fresh blood with his left hand and poured them all over the Bloodthirsty Demon Blade, beginning the essential pre-battle blade-nurturing procedure.

At this moment, Li Zheng suddenly reminisced about those mutants from Fudao Island. Thanks to them, he didn't have to supply his own blood to nurture the blade; the nutrients were generated during battle.

As each bottle of blood was poured over, the nourished Bloodthirsty Demon Blade slowly glowed with an eerie red light, its blood-colored allure dazzling.

'Master, this blood is too hard to drink. Do you have any of the previous kind left? Give the blade another bottle, please!'

The blood Li Zheng used was the low-quality type from Black Iron to Gold levels. The Demon Blade despised it as it drank, having tasted Little Sakura's top-grade blood, it looked down on these trashy ones.

'Shut up!'

Li Zheng knocked the empty bottle against the blade sternly, scolding, 'Be grateful you have any at all. You think you can be choosy?'

The Bloodthirsty Demon Blade was aggrieved: 'Master, after consuming top-grade delicacies, can you really stomach plain tea and rice?'

It's easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but hard to get used to frugal living after luxury.

This principle applies not only to people but also to equipment.

'What's wrong with plain tea and rice?' Li Zheng squinted at it, coldly said, "Haven't you heard the saying? Whether it's fishy or stinky, it's still meat to me. Just go for it!"

"..."

The Bloodthirsty Demon Blade was silent for a moment, then sent back a thought: 'You're truly a shameless dog.'

If you really aren't picky, then why eye the stove every day?

Clang!

'So much nonsense!' Li Zheng knocked it again, "You full yet? Get to work when you're done!"

'Burp~ pretty much.'

'Alright, let's begin!' 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Li Zheng tossed aside the last empty bottle in his hands and effortlessly slashed at the transparent thread with his blade.

Twong~

A sound akin to a string snapping echoed through the silent space.

The next second, the air rippled, and a silent mental screech emerged once more!

Accompanied by the dizzying screech, numerous intertwined transparent tentacles appeared at the spot where the thread was, encapsulating a small glowing stone at their center.

"Finally out!"

Grimacing against the mental chaos from the screeching, Li Zheng made a prompt decision, raising his left hand to fire the sleeve arrow.

Whoosh!

The short sleeve arrow reached its max speed; even with Li Zheng's dynamic vision, he barely caught any trace before it hit the Formless Demon.

The next instant, the Formless Demon seemed to suffer immense pain; the writhing tentacles shuddered, halting even the mental screech.

[Slash!]

"Slash!"

A large character flashed before his eyes, Li Zheng instinctively raised his long blade.

Then, a massive blood-red blade glow illuminated this void!

...

[Event ends, Kunlun Legion Fishing Points being tallied...]

[Tally complete, results as follows (click to expand↓)]

The players almost all ignored this announcement because they could predict with confidence that the Kunlun Legion would be the winners.

It was supposed to be the Starting Point, but after taking down the Endless Ocean, Li Zheng stopped selling tickets and monopolized the venue, resulting in a significant ticket point loss.

However, Li Zheng didn't mind; the prizes were just some materials, and two days of exploration would exceed their value.

It's a "couldn't care less" attitude.

Yet, the terminal's announcement didn't stop there; another message suddenly appeared.

[Aside from fishing rewards, the hidden challenge event awards are now being counted.]

At this moment, the world channel got flooded with countless "???" "!!!" messages because the rules at the event start never mentioned these reward measures.

[Challenge Event Main Force Award: Li Zheng

Participated in five challenge spots, dealing the most damage to challenge creatures, an undisputed main force!

Prize: A random Star Shining Level item!]

[Challenge Event Leader Award: Zhang Yanbing

Led legion members with proper command, advancing and retreating appropriately, exuding the demeanor of a great general!

Prize: A random Extraordinary Level item!]

This award caused an uproar in the world channel, as Zhang Yanbing was the commander who led Kunlun and Nine Heavens against the Endless Ocean and Desert Oasis bosses.

Most legion members bitterly regretted it, thinking if they had known hidden activities had these awards, even if dying was a bit painful, it was worth a shot!

Damn, they underestimated it!

The announcements hadn't concluded yet, and another award was revealed.

[Challenge Event Best Legion Award: Kunlun/Nine Heavens

Admirable that they attempted the impossible!

Prize: For three days, all legion members' legion points double!]

This was yet another blow to the other legions; some legion leaders were green with envy.

As you should know, the biggest headache for all legions now is how difficult it is to obtain legion points, and the only way to upgrade legions is through maximum attendance.

And now, Kunlun and Nine Heavens just received a point doubling, likely making them the largest legions in three days.

Subsequently, several other peculiar awards were announced.

For instance, [Challenge Event Best Fishing Award] was given to Deng Tianyuan, because while everyone was concerned about those bosses, he focused solely on fishing, ultimately having far more successful catches than others.

The prize is thirty minutes each day of fishing at a chosen site, with the option to take one fish catch out at the end.

A similar award [Challenge Event Best Slacker Award] was given to Yan Guang for being the player who gained the most fish catches through unconventional methods.

The value of these awards' prizes wasn't high, but they were better than nothing.

The funniest was [Challenge Event Best Participation Award] given to almost every legion apart from Kunlun and Nine Heavens, but the prize was just a Level 1 ordinary fish catch per person... the sense of mockery was through the roof.