52 Infinite Set

Squinting at the object before him, Jos held back for a long while before finally bursting out in laughter.

“I knew you’d try this trick! But if you’re giving out such a huge glove, couldn’t you at least throw in some body armor?!”

“Tsk.”

“Hey?! Did that thing just click its tongue? I swear the system just clicked its tongue, right?!”

As Jos shouted, a set of garments with the same dark golden sheen—something like an old man’s undershirt, or perhaps a tank top—was also spat out by the system.

“So why did it have to spit it out? Are you trying to skim off the top, is that it? I’m really not happy about this!”

The system, as usual, ignored Jos’s complaints. After muttering to himself for a while, Jos lost interest and instead began to carefully examine the two pieces of equipment he’d acquired.

There wasn’t much to say about their appearance—they were simply two close-fitting garments in a dark golden hue. But the moment Jos touched them, he could immediately sense their extraordinary nature, even by touch alone.

If he had to describe it, it would be an ultimate flexibility: thin as a cicada’s wing, yet even with his current strength, Jos couldn’t stretch it by a single millimeter.

“Interesting… Hey, Little Black, hit me and let’s see what happens.”

Boom!

Jos’s body was sent flying, embedding him in the wall and leaving a human-shaped imprint.

“Hm, I like this request,” said Little Black, clenching her fists as if savoring the feeling.

“I meant after I put the clothes on! You did that on purpose, didn’t you?!”

“Huh? Well, it’s your own fault for not making yourself clear.”

Although his body was unscathed, Jos couldn’t help but feel deeply wounded on the inside.

“Tsk... Just you wait. When I have time, I’ll teach you what real spell replenishment is…”

Knowing that bantering with Little Black would get him nowhere, Jos simply began thinking about how to get his revenge on her later. After stopping her from attacking again, he quickly put on the Infinite Undergarments.

The moment he donned the clothes, a refreshing coolness washed over him, instantly sharpening his mind and invigorating his spirit. In gaming terms, it seemed as if he’d gained a passive ten percent boost to both mental power and mental resistance.

How useful it was to think faster and clearer in battle went without saying—even in daily life, it was a considerable advantage. At the very least, Jos could now come up with three more reckless plans for every situation!

Beyond that, this suit also noticeably improved his energy manipulation. Simply put, his laser blasts would now be at least thirty percent more powerful!

After delighting in the unexpected surprises brought by the Infinite Suit (yes, he’d deliberately given it a grandiose name), Jos asked Little Black to attack him once more.

Little Black, who’d been itching for another go, transformed her hands into sharp blades and leapt at Jos with a flurry of strikes.

Opportunities to beat up Jos without retaliation were rare, and she was determined to make the most of it. Little did she know Jos had already made a note in his little black book to get back at her later.

...

After several rounds of testing, Jos finally had a rough understanding of the Infinite Suit’s effects.

First and foremost was its indestructible defensive property. This feature made the suit like the finest bulletproof vest, capable of shielding Jos from all manner of stabbing, slashing, shrapnel, and other potentially fatal attacks. (A common misconception: bulletproof vests don’t make you immune to bullets; they just prevent bullets and fragments from penetrating the body.)

While the force behind the attack inevitably impacted Jos’s body, there was a world of difference between being run through by a blade and having a sword stopped against one’s chest.

Second was its partial shock-diffusion effect. The original Infinite Gauntlet didn’t show any sign of damage even when struck by sharp weapons at a single point. This wasn’t just due to its hardness, but also a diffusion effect borrowed from forging techniques.

In simpler terms, any impact at a single point was distributed across the whole suit—a weaker version of Captain America’s shield, so to speak.

Of course, whereas Cap’s shield could absorb and neutralize all force, the Infinite Suit could only spread it across most of Jos’s body—meaning he’d still have to bear the brunt of it in the end.

As for the holes on the Infinite **, well, those could wait until he actually acquired some Infinity Stones.

While the Infinite Suit didn’t grant Jos the power to rampage unchecked, this SSR-level draw had given him a bigger boost than any previous reward. Jos was thoroughly satisfied.

“Heh heh, with this Infinite Suit, I can push the limits and not die doing it!”

“Wait… why am I making reckless behavior my life goal?” Jos suddenly realized something was off.

...

Once he’d dealt with the Infinite Suit, Jos loaded all the tech files extracted by the system onto a USB drive and sent it to Stark by courier.

Granted, emailing them would have been faster, but physical delivery was definitely more secure. Besides, he still had that business with the US military base to handle, so whether the info arrived earlier or later didn’t really matter to him.

“It’s just… even though everything’s sorted, staring at that 13,000-plus debt with interest is giving me a headache…”

Glancing at the system’s point balance, Jos sighed again.

But remembering his initial mission—specifically, the potential super soldier serum and Hydra remnants at the military base—Jos wasn’t too worried.

Either target would yield plenty of points, and since he intended to inject himself with the super soldier serum anyway, that reckless stunt would net him another batch of points.

“Heh… I never really thought about it before, but most systems give you missions, and you only get rewards after completing them. With mine, I just have to act recklessly to earn rewards, and then use those rewards to fix the mess I made…”

Jos had never considered it in detail before, but now he realized just how advantageous his system was.

This setup didn’t seem so special at first glance, but it was like getting paid in advance before doing business, and then patching up the gaps later. Compared to opening up shop and collecting money afterward, it offered far more flexibility!

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I originally wrote a much longer section, but decided to delete it.

Some people are really strange—if you don’t like what you’re reading, just don’t read it. There’s no need to make a fuss (and nine out of ten of those complaining don’t even have an apprentice badge).

If you throw a tantrum, I might mute you if I’m in a good mood, or scold you and then mute you if I’m not. Isn’t it pointless?

My fingers have been hurting these past couple of days, and even writing one chapter a day is a struggle. Having to deal with such lunatics is truly exhausting (and yet, here I am, posting two chapters today).