167. Ant-Man Suit *1, comes with Pym Particle Device *2 [Second Update]_1
Thousand Waves grew increasingly fond of the thrill that came with splitting swords and Damage Rebound.
After all, when the damage hit Senior Lin Yi, there was still a tinge of guilt.
[Blood Loss: 478746]
[Remaining Health: 899959891437]
[Damage Grade: Red (High-Level)]
[Random Reward: Map (Unknown) *1]
[Host Reward: Map (Unknown) *1]
An unknown map?
From the Soul Land?
Lin Yi took a glance at the notes, but the specifics of which place the map was for were not mentioned.
It merely said that after receiving the reward, one could randomly open a map, but since this was a reward, Lin Yi assumed for the time being that it was a treasure map.
"Damage 478746, Red Senior Injury, your reward is a map, with content randomly selected."
A map? Qian Renxue was also a bit stunned.
Thousand Waves, on the other hand, was caught up in the damage, which seemed to have increased by quite a bit, by over fifty thousand, equivalent to a Black Level's damage - what a loss.
Lin Yi held the red light orb in his hand and flicked it towards Qian Renxue.
In midair, the orb transformed into a yellowed piece of parchment, which truly had the appearance of a treasure map.
Lin Yi then spoke, "This map can only be seen by you alone. If a second person sets eyes on it, the map will disappear on the spot, and any memory related to the map in your minds will also vanish."
Was it really that terrifying?
Qian Renxue felt goosebumps for no reason, and Thousand Waves, who had just thought about peeping, immediately withdrew his gaze.
Scared the hell out of me, Senior, why didn't you say so earlier? If it disappears after just one look, then that's too much of a loss. This is a Red Advanced reward, after all!
Thousand Waves discreetly moved farther away to avoid accidentally seeing the map.
Qian Renxue unfolded the yellowed map and discretely surveyed her surroundings. Although everyone was curious, in such a public setting, they knew better and stayed respectfully in place.
Once the map was opened, what appeared to be an empty piece of parchment suddenly filled with dense ink lines and various routes and landmarks came to life in different colors, very detailed and accurate.
Qian Renxue saw the words "Starting Point" on the map.
The starting point was her current location, Martial Soul Hall.
One Red line was particularly eye-catching, starting from Martial Soul Hall and leading all the way to an area in the Tiandou Empire.
That was a relatively unfamiliar forest with no name marked, but Qian Renxue, relying on her impression of the map of Tiandou, still remembered that it was a place called "Sunset Forest."
It was said that there were poisonous barriers there, and even soul beasts did not like to live in that area. Could there be something in the Sunset Forest?
As she was engrossed in looking, Lin Yi spoke.
"The red line is the safest and most secure route selected for you. The Red Advanced reward is this route, and the value of the destination is far beyond the Red Advanced reward. However, I can't guarantee that it's absolutely safe."
Qian Renxue was astonished. Going by what Lin Yi had said, there was definitely something in the Sunset Forest!
And it had to be something incredibly valuable!
She immediately closed up the map and cautiously stowed it away; then she bowed to Lin Yi, "Thank you, Senior."
Lin Yi was actually aware of which map Qian Renxue had, as the System displayed it as soon as she opened it.
There were indeed many Immortal Herbs in the Sunset Forest, along with the Icefire Polarized Eyes, which were definitely worth more than the Red Advanced reward.
However, these things were not very useful to Lin Yi, and he wasn't interested in them.
Right now, what Lin Yi was most curious about was where the map he just obtained would lead to.
He would look at it tonight... and just hoped it wasn't the System's idea of a bad joke.
After Qian Renxue exited the stage, Thousand Waves looked at his granddaughter's back, dazed. To be honest, he was very eager to know the destination.
Lin Yi's mention of "far beyond the Red Advanced reward" had already hooked everyone's curiosity.
...
"Next."
Hearing these three words, the full-time caretaker Third Offeror immediately pulled Jin E Xiao Douluo onto the stage by the hand.
"Are you attacking as a duo?"
Lin Yi looked at the two oddly.
Third Offeror immediately waved his hands, "No, no, no, I'm just bringing Second Brother onto the stage; he will attack on his own."
After saying that, Third Offeror immediately stepped down.
Lin Yi: "..."
That was a bit too much of a nanny.
What he didn't know was that ever since Jin E Xiao Douluo's last tantrum in Tiandou City, Thousand Waves had appointed Third Offeror to watch over the little guy around the clock, supervising him in all aspects of his daily life.
It was largely due to brotherly affection that Third Offeror couldn't let go of his downsized Second Brother, which was why he was so willing and diligent.
Of course, if Second Brother was willing to call him 'Great Ancestor', he would be quite happy.
No, ecstatic.
"Senior, I miss Mothra~"
Jin E Xiao Douluo looked at Lin Yi with wide, adorable eyes, speaking in a babyish voice.
Below the stage, a certain goose suddenly raised its head like a groundhog, perked up its ears, and paused for two or three seconds before realizing no one was calling for it.
"She's too big; I'll keep her here for safekeeping."
Lin Yi watched him impassively.
After hearing that, Jin E Xiao Douluo frowned and muttered discontentedly, "Senior is a big bad guy."
In that instant, Thousand Waves and the Third Offeror suddenly held their breath.
You little brat, do you have any idea what you're saying?!
The man is Senior Lin Yi!
How could you dare to say such a thing?!
However, to the relief of Thousand Waves and others, Lin Yi didn't take it to heart.
"Start attacking. If you're angry, just unleash the damage on me," Lin Yi said lightly.
"Hmph!"
Jin E Xiao Douluo took a step back, got into a horse stance with a childish voice, and shouted, "Martial Soul True Body!"
"Sixth soul skill! Crocodile's Tail Swing!"
This was his favorite soul skill to use—he probably found whipping people with a tail especially satisfying, and Jin E Xiao Douluo happened to be the person least concerned about damage among everyone present.
Sometimes when he was unhappy, he would hit harder; other times, feeling sympathy for Senior Lin Yi always getting hit, he would attack very lightly, truly like a small child.
The next moment, a shocking scene unfolded before everyone.
This skill was clearly the Crocodile's Tail Swing, but Jin E Xiao Douluo controlled the giant Golden Crocodile to rush forward and smother Lin Yi...
It was not really smothering—he bit down on Lin Yi's entire upper body with his massive jaws, leaving just a pair of legs sitting crossed outside.
Thousand Waves: ∑(O_O;)
Third Offeror: ∑(O_O;)
...
The two men panicked, damn it, this was the first time they had seen this kind of attack mode live!
It was somewhat insulting.
"Ka—"
A clicking sound came from inside the giant Golden Crocodile's mouth.
Turns out, Damage Rebound was directly released inside its mouth.
The giant Golden Crocodile opened its mouth, looking confused, as two illusory teeth dropped onto the platform.
Following that, the Martial Soul True Body shattered, and Jin E Xiao Douluo fell onto the platform with a thud, his little face looking dumbfounded.
Lin Yi sneered, looking at the panel.
[Blood Loss: 354712]
[Remaining Health: 899959547341]
[Damage Grade: Red Junior (Downgraded)]
[Random Reward: Ant-Man Suit*1, accompanied by Pym Particle Device*2]
[Host Reward: Ant-Man Suit*1, accompanied by Pym Particle Device*2 (No critical hit)]
This was the second reward from the Marvel Universe that had appeared so far, and it was Ant-Man…
Lin Yi thought for a moment and more or less understood why the reward was Ant-Man.
He looked at Jin E Xiao Douluo and said, "Damage 354712. Because your damage is again lower than the previous highest damage, the quality of the reward has been downgraded to Red Junior."
The little guy showed no expression upon hearing this because he didn't care at all; he was practically here just for fun now.
Also, he considered Lin Yi as a lottery machine—it was exciting to him since the rewards were always unexpected.
"What's the reward?" Jin E Xiao Douluo asked.
Lin Yi raised the red orb of light in his hand and said,
"A suit that allows you to grow or shrink at will. When you shrink, you'll have the proportionate strength of an ant, and when you grow, your strength will increase however many times your size increases, but your speed and flexibility will decrease accordingly."
"There are also two small devices like darts to help you grow or shrink."
Grow or shrink?
This ability might sound absurd to everyone, but to Jin E Xiao Douluo, it was a huge blessing!
"I want it! I want it!"
The little guy cheered and jumped around on the platform, and Lin Yi flicked the reward orb to him.
"It sounds somewhat similar to a body-type Martial Soul, capable of controlling its own size at will..." Thousand Waves couldn't help muttering.
"Second brother, you give it a try, let me widen my horizons, what's this Ant-Man Suit?"
The reward was already in Jin E Xiao Douluo's hands by this time, and the System had thoughtfully designed the suit size to fit a child.
ps. Thank you for the follow-up read.