Arknights: Suika's Journey as a Messenger
Chapter 75

A Needle Hell with Needles as Big as Beans / "Wilderness Survival Expert" Ibuki Suika

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Then, Suika reappeared in the same spot and suddenly threw a punch in the direction the people were fleeing.

Suddenly a strong wind arose, sweeping up flowers, grass, and trees from the ground.

When the storm subsided, the land was a mess, the roads were completely covered with debris, and the people were nowhere to be seen.

Only Suika knew that the few small black dots that had just been blown into the sky along with the uprooted trees in the gale were the people who had fled.

After doing all this, Suika clapped her hands, turned around and walked back to the camp. She didn't care at all whether those people would be lucky enough to survive.

After all, surviving a fall from hundreds of meters proves that one's fate was not to die.

As for finishing off an opponent, she didn't care anymore.

She can kill these scumbags once, and she can kill them a second time.

If they dare to run right up to her, she wouldn't mind giving them another punch.

Back at camp, she saw the three men looking at her with nothing but admiration.

Although Suika told them not to watch, how could a group of children resist their curiosity given the almost earth-shattering scene?

So after witnessing how Suika's punch could change the world, the three of them immediately became extremely loyal and became her first batch of supporters and fans.

"What are you standing there for? These two Cloud Beasts were unlucky enough to be passing by and I caught them. They'll eat this tonight."

Xiao Mo, you can handle this. The seasonings are in this backpack.

I remember how spicy mine was!

Suika tossed the two Cloud Beast she'd grabbed during the fight to Mograine, then found a comfortable spot to sit down and pulled out a book to start reading.

Seeing Suika's actions, the three exchanged bewildered glances. "As the team leader, shouldn't you be doing these things?"

Why did you leave the cooking to us?

Seeing that the three did not move, Suika raised her eyebrows and glanced at them.

"What, is it not enough that I'm responsible for leading the way and ensuring your safety? I also have to be responsible for your food and drink?"

I'm not your parents!

Remember, you need to learn these things when you're traveling.

Not just Xiao Mo, but both of you, starting today, will take turns cooking.

I don't care if it tastes good or not, the point is that we all eat together every time, and we have to finish it all...

After saying that, Suika ignored the three of them and instead continued to study the relationship between Terra's weather and disasters.

Seeing that Suika seemed determined, the three of them had no choice but to divide the work and get to work on their own.

The strongest of them all Mograine, went to gather branches, while Leite was in charge of skinning the Cloud Beast.

Whitemane, meanwhile, prepared a variety of seasonings to serve as the head chef.

They were all very familiar with this set of rules.

After all, most children who live alone know how to cook. Even if they didn't know how before, the environment forces them to learn when they are alone.

By the time Suika looked up from her book, the group had already prepared a barbecue and a stew from the Cloud Beast.

The wild vegetables were picked by Mograine while she was gathering firewood outside.

Suika picked up a spoon and stirred the soup. After looking through the wild vegetables, which were all common and familiar, she nodded in satisfaction.

"Not bad, not bad! Although I said each of you three takes one turn, if you can work together as a team, that's acceptable."

Although he was reading a book, he never let his guard down around the three of them.

After all, no one could guarantee that a Rift Beast wouldn't suddenly appear and snatch one of them away in this wilderness.

Chapter 135 The Bean-Sized Needle Hell

It appears that the three not only have no bad habits, but also, due to their young age and limited personal abilities, are more adept and skilled at teamwork.

At least Suika hadn't mentioned cooperation at all, and even deliberately suggested that the three of them each have a meal, which implied division and competition. However, the three of them unanimously chose the method of cooperation and mutual benefit.

Although I had never heard of their names in my previous life, and perhaps they died in despair somewhere because of Oripathy, this time, their fate will surely be changed.

He nodded in satisfaction, then opened the Ibuki Gourd and happily took a few sips.

After finishing their meal, the group sat by the fire and reminisced about the past.

The three little Suika, after sharing their experiences, eagerly looked at Suika, wanting to hear how she developed such powerful strength.

"Me? I'm different from you..."

To put it bluntly, most geniuses in this world are made up of one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. As for me, I am one percent inspiration and one percent perspiration.

For me, inspiration (and money) is more important than hard work.

Of course, that's too boring. Let me tell you a story...

"Hmm, do you want to hear the story of 108 heroes who became bandits and tried to get into the government but ended up as cannon fodder for schemers, or the story of a monk who, on his way to the Western Paradise, recruited three followers and led them on a fight his way to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures?"

Suika counted on her fingers. Among the Four Great Classical Novels, Dream of the Dream of the Red Chamber was hardly children's literature, and Romance of the Three Kingdoms had too many complicated relationships. What if the kids asked her at the end what the relationship between Zhou Yu and Cao Cao was? How would she answer?

Therefore, the straightforward and clear main storylines of Journey to the West and Water Margin are undoubtedly the best stories.

Even though the story is clearly more appealing to boys.

For example, right now, after Suika finished speaking, Whitemane yawned, looking a little bored.

As a girl, I prefer cute stories like Thumbelina, the Ugly Duckling, Bambi; I don't really feel anything for stories involving fighting and killing.

However, the other two boys were clearly much more interested in the two stories that Suika told.

However, one of them wanted to listen to Water Margin, while the other wanted to listen to Journey to the West.

Ultimately, through rock-paper-scissors, Mograine was lucky enough to win the right to choose, and he excitedly expressed his desire to know just how big the 108 giants were.

Suika keenly noticed that when he excitedly uttered those words, Whitemane shifted his position in disgust, and Leite also sat down next to Suika with a horrified look, trying to keep his distance from her.

He was clearly unaware of this, and was simply staring at Suika, urging her to hurry up and tell the story.

Suika was certain that if this guy lived in a healthy society, he'd probably be a muscleman who spent all his time at the gym.

If he had any sense at all, he wouldn't have failed to realize that a single sentence he uttered almost shattered his friendships with both men and women.

"Alright... As the saying goes, the world, after a long period of unity, tends to divide, and after a long period of division, tends to unite..."

Pshaw, you're wrong.

According to the legend of Pangu creating the world, the Three Sovereigns ruling the land, and the Five Emperors establishing order, the world was divided into four continents...

No, that's not it either...

Let me think... Oh, right.

It is said that during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Great Song Dynasty...

Suika spoke with the air of a seasoned storyteller.

However, it was clear that her memory of several famous works was somewhat mixed up.

He casually spouted things like Lin Daiyu uprooting a willow tree and Sha Wujing punching the bully of Zhenguanxi.

Fortunately, the three little ones had never heard these stories before, and they found the content very novel and interesting, completely unconcerned about whether the names were a bit strange.

The group did not encounter any danger over the next few days.

The only time was when a starving and lost Fang Beast suddenly appeared from the side of the road and attacked the four of them. In its extreme hunger, it became their dinner that day, and it never had to go hungry again.

"Wait!" The midday sun was exceptionally hot, and most of the wild beasts hid in the shade to cool off. Only Suika and her companions braved the scorching sun to continue their journey.

Fortunately, she had anticipated this when she came out, so everyone brought a sun hat.

Although it doesn't provide sun protection, at least it prevents the sun from shining directly on your face.

After crossing a hill, the group discovered a river flowing at the foot of the hill.

The three excited little ones were about to run to the river to take a dip when Suika stopped them.

Although the river was not far away, after spending several days together, the three of them had become accustomed to taking orders from Suika. So when she spoke, they all stopped and turned to look at Suika instead of continuing forward.

Before Suika could explain why she had stopped the three of them, accompanied by a rustling sound, they saw a swarm of waist-high insects emerge from the sand ahead, brandishing their sharp claws and charging towards the four of them.

"Tsk, we're really lucky, we actually stumbled upon a nest of Needle Flea."

Facing the three men who were terrified and Needle Flea, Suika fearlessly stood in front of them.

"There are too many! Let's run!"

As the Needle Flea charged toward them, Mograine spoke through clenched teeth.

"Run? With your skinny arms and legs, you think you can outrun this thing?"

As for the quantity, do you think it's a lot? I don't think so.

Remember the story I told you before where Sun Wukong could pluck a hair and create millions of clones?

I can do that too!

What are you looking at? I don't have that many hairs to pluck...

Suika finished speaking, she noticed that the three of them were all looking at her long hair. She tossed her hair, then opened her mouth and took a deep breath, facing the Needle Flea that had already rushed to a short distance away.

Then, with each breath, swarms of tiny, finger-sized Suika flew out of her mouth, grew in the wind until they were thirty centimeters tall, and then, shouting "Hurrah!", launched a counterattack against the Needle Flea.

Soon, the number of doll- Suika flying out of Suika's mouth exceeded that of the Needle Flea. While swinging their fists wildly, they forcefully drove the Needle Flea back into their nest. Then, the doll-like Suika held hands and sang all sorts of random songs outside the Needle Flea nest.

The key issue is that each of these guys sings a different song and has a different accent, making the place as noisy as a market.

The scene below, somewhat insane and resembling a cult sacrifice, left the three children speechless with shock.

They used to think that what Suika told them were just stories, but now, looking at Suika, they wondered if she actually knew the things in those stories.

For example, a somersault can cover 108,000 li (approximately 5400 kilometers).

Suika was also dumbfounded, because she hadn't expected the clone to be so... speechless.

Chapter 136 "Wilderness Survival Master" Ibuki Suika

Contrary to initial expectations, this "Bean-Sized Needle Hell" technique does indeed summon villains quite quickly.

However, the sheer number of clones brings another characteristic: if Suika doesn't actively control a particular clone, that clone will act according to her intention when she summoned it.

For example, her goal was to drive away the Needle Flea and prevent them from threatening others.

Once the clones appear, they will move towards this goal.

As for the process... that's completely beyond the control of the Suika.

For example, there are those little people holding hands in several circles around the Needle Flea nest.

They did achieve Suika's goal of preventing the Needle Flea from threatening Leite and his companions, but their methods were completely different from Suika's ideas.

Her plan was for the little people to swarm in and Needle Flea nest.

As expected, they surrounded the nest of Needle Flea and began a relentless attack with their sonic attacks.

To be fair, Suika's voice isn't unpleasant; these little people inherited everything from her, so it's not unpleasant either.

However, if hundreds of Suika were singing different songs in different tones at the same time, turning the quiet riverbank into a bustling market, even the most beautiful sounds would become annoying.

Suika said she didn't have any good solutions, since it was her own clone, and she could do whatever she wanted; why should she get angry?

"What are you standing there for? Go to the river, fill the kettle, and then wash it."

We still have a long way to go!

Seeing the three of them standing there dumbfounded, Suika reached out and patted Mograine's head, who was in the front, and then pointed to the riverbank and said.

"But..." Whitemane was a little scared when he thought about having to pass by the Needle Flea nest on his way to the river, and the Needle Flea' fierce appearance.

"What's there to be afraid of? We'll just be surrounded!"

The group looked over and saw that Needle Flea, unable to bear the noise outside, jumped out of the hole, only to be knocked back down by several little people who descended from the sky, like whack-a-mole.

This time, they were no longer afraid and mustered their courage to go around to the riverbank to fetch water.

As Suika passed by the Needle Flea nest, she casually picked up a Little Suika and began to play with it in her hands.

Faced with the person who had pinched her face, Little Suika that she bared her teeth and brandished her claws. When Suika reached out her finger to poke again, Suika bit Suika's fingertip.

"Ouch, holy crap, you really bit me!"

Seeing the little guy biting her finger and refusing to let go, Suika shook it off speechlessly.

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