Chapter 118: Reward

Looking at the remaining flames on the steel wire net, Jiang Kai frowned.

'Did I go too far...?'

After thinking about it, Jiang Kai felt that it was actually Di Sang who was just too unlucky.

That kid wasn't just ordinarily unlucky—he actually encountered Chasing Life failing to land a critical hit eight times in a row, which was why he ended up taking 380 times the attack damage... This kind of situation, even Jiang Kai himself had only encountered once. What kind of luck was that?

Although Di Sang died miserably, death happened in an instant. He probably didn't even have time to feel the pain before he was gone.

Thinking of this, Jiang Kai felt relieved.

He raised his hand, and all the Chasing Life knives returned to him. Then, he turned around, looked at his teammates, and winked at them.

"Done!"

Only then did Yuan Zhu and the others snap out of their daze.

"Damn, is this the strength of Captain Kai when he gets serious?", Ruan Yu said in shock, "He's literally a monster!"

Yuan Zhu trembled as he spoke, "When did this guy become so strong? I... I think even if I were drunk, I wouldn't be able to beat him."

No matter what, Jiang Kai had already defeated Di Sang, and the Fire God Squad officially won the championship of the 36th Guild Challenge, Second-Tier Team Competition.

After the match ended, the steel wire net was lowered, and military personnel immediately stepped onto the stage to set up a simple awards podium.

There was only one seat on the podium—after all, once the other teams were defeated, all their members had died and logged out.

The referee of this match, a military officer, stepped onto the ring, brought Jiang Kai and the others onto the podium, then turned around and announced the results to the audience.

"Congratulations to the Lord God Guild. The Fire God Squad has won first place in this year's Second-Tier Team Competition. Next, we will have our guest present the awards."

A middle-aged man walked onto the stage, holding a delicate award box, and personally handed it to Jiang Kai.

After the Fire God Squad received their award, a long-haired man hurriedly caught up with them just as they were about to leave.

"Jiang Kai!"

Jiang Kai turned around, looking at the man in surprise. Then, he saw the emblem on his chest—Azure Dragon Guild.

"Jiang Kai, this is the Secret Realm Information Card. As per our agreement with Azure Dragon, we are giving it to you now."

"Additionally, we will give you three days to explore on your own. After three days, we will resume our efforts to enter the secret realm."

Jiang Kai frowned. Azure Dragon was only giving him three days? That wasn't part of the original deal.

But after thinking about it, it made sense. They also knew the location of the secret realm. If he couldn't enter it, were they just supposed to wait forever?

Azure Dragon had only promised to give Jiang Kai the location—they had never said they would give up exploring it themselves.

With this in mind, Jiang Kai nodded and took the information card, "Thanks."

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Back at the Lord God Guild's base, Jiang Kai and the others checked the public display screen.

Some data on the guild's information page had changed.

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[Guild Honor: The guild's team, Fire God Squad, has won the Jiangzhong City 36th Guild Challenge, Second-Tier Team Championship.]

[Current Guild Points: 11. Guild Ranking: Jiangzhong City—Rank 281 (Class C). National Ranking: 15,000+ ]

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"I remember our Jiangzhong City ranking was in the 300s before, right? Even after winning the championship, we only moved up this little?", Jiang Kai asked in confusion.

Su Nuannuan smiled and explained, "Not all guilds rely on championships to rise in rank. Contributions to city development and supplying strategic resources can also increase guild points. You can check the details if you want."

Jiang Kai thought about it but decided he had no interest in guild management, so he couldn't be bothered to check, "Doesn't matter. Let's look at the rewards first!"

Inside the award box were four cards. It seemed they had packaged the rewards into cards for convenience.

"Just four rewards? That's it? Shouldn't there be more? At least one per person, right?", Jiang Kai picked up the box, checking for hidden compartments.

Su Nuannuan covered her mouth and laughed, "No, nothing is missing. These four rewards are all for you guys. Zhuzi and I already received ours."

"Huh?", Jiang Kai looked at Nuannuan in surprise.

Yuan Zhu said, "Did you forget? Just the materials for my second-tier class advancement cost the military 10 million star coins..."

Jiang Kai thought about it. That's right—the military had already spent a fortune to train these two. Of course, they'd try to save where they could.

Since that was the case, Jiang Kai didn't dwell on the rewards and started checking them out.

"Second-Tier Chasing Life!", Jiang Kai picked up a card and, upon seeing the nine silver daggers on it, immediately got excited.

The military had already appraised the equipment, so the attributes could be viewed directly on the card.

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The attributes of Nine Tribulations Chasing Life - Second Tier:

Penetration increased from 9 to 14.

Strength increased by 17 points.

Agility increased by 21 points.

Critical Hit Rate increased from 10% incremental to 15% incremental.

Critical Hit Damage increased from 10% to 15%.

Additionally, Second-Tier Chasing Life had a new special effect:

[Armor Shred: Each Chasing Life dagger deals a small area-of-effect damage. Continuous attacks in the same area will gradually weaken the opponent's armor.]

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Among second-tier weapons, Chasing Life wasn't particularly special, but for Jiang Kai, it was undoubtedly the best choice right now.

"A 15% critical hit increment… That's strong. That means after throwing seven daggers, a critical hit is guaranteed. That's way more stable than before," Jiang Kai had just experienced the frustration of only landing a critical hit on the ninth throw. With Second-Tier Chasing Life, that wouldn't happen again.

Besides Chasing Life, another reward was 1 kg of Mother-Child Magnetic Stones.

Ruan Yu examined the card and immediately told Jiang Kai, "Captain Kai, this is valuable! With the Mother-Child Stone, you won't have to worry about interference from strong magnets anymore."

Jiang Kai frowned, "Mother-Child Stone?"

Hu Yan explained, "Mother-Child Stones consist of two parts—the 'child stone' and the 'mother stone.' Only corresponding pairs will generate strong attraction. If embedded, the stones isolate the weapon's metal properties. By embedding one in your weapon and the other in your gloves, other magnets won't affect you anymore."

Jiang Kai's eyes widened. That meant he wouldn't have to worry about high-tier magnets messing with him anymore.

"Captain Kai, give me the equipment. I'll modify everything for you," Ruan Yu volunteered.

"Not yet—let's see what else we got."

The third card was a complete third-tier class advancement material.

[Third-Tier Feng Shui Master Advancement Material—Successful use allows advancement to Spirit Medium.]

Jiang Kai looked at Hu Yan in surprise, "Third-tier advancement material… Hu Yan, your third-tier class is Spirit Medium?"

Hu Yan nodded, "Feng Shui Master goes up to fourth-tier. First is Feng Shui Master, second is Fate Seer, third is Spirit Medium, and fourth is Grand National Advisor. Captain Kai, it's normal if you didn't know. Even second-tier Feng Shui Masters are rare, let alone third or fourth-tier ones."

Jiang Kai smirked, rubbing his chin, "'Grand National Advisor'... Sounds pretty impressive."

Hu Yan laughed helplessly, "Probably just a fancy title. Feng Shui Masters have never had combat-enhancing skills or talents. Among Huaxia's top ten professions, we barely rank above monks."

Jiang Kai chuckled and flicked the card over, "Who cares? Maybe Feng Shui Masters will become overpowered in the future."

Hu Yan caught the card, visibly moved, 'One step closer to the strongest fourth-tier—Grand National Advisor. And after that... Whatever there is.'

The fourth reward was actually a wine gourd.

[Universal Treasure: Drunken Immortal Gourd, used to store wine. Increases the effects of various alcoholic beverages by 30%, reduces hangover duration by 50%.]

As soon as Jiang Kai saw the effect of this treasure, he hurried to put it away, but Ruan Yu was quick-eyed and swift-handed, grabbing it in an instant.

"Captain Kai, can you give this to me?", Ruan Yu looked at Jiang Kai eagerly, "Look, even Old Hu has one…"

Obviously, this item was only useful to Ruan Yu. But the problem was, just thinking about how Ruan Yu was when drunk, with the effects now increasing by 30%, Jiang Kai already felt a headache coming.

However, the team competition was a squad event, and judging from the rewards, they were tailored specifically for each member of the Fire God team. Not giving it to Ruan Yu would seem a bit unfair.

"Captain Kai, I'll properly help you design the inlay for the Mother-Child Stone."

Ruan Yu almost never actively asked for things. Looking at his expectant gaze, Jiang Kai ultimately couldn't bear to refuse.

"Fine, fine, this is yours," After speaking, Jiang Kai muttered to Hu Yan, "Old Hu, the effectiveness of the wolf spray really needs to be improved!"

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