Infinity, The Arcade Age-Chapter 286: Dash Skill! Heaven’s Slide!

With the sound of footsteps, Qin Ming, who had just gained 100,000 points, left the King of Fighters team camp with a smile on his face.

Inside the hall, The King of Fighters watched him leave, hands clasped behind his back, silent.

Standing beside him, another high-ranking team member couldn't help but glance over and whisper,

"Leader, why are you being so generous with him? I refuse to believe that a newly promoted intermediate adventurer is someone we can't handle!"

Hearing this, The King of Fighters finally turned his gaze back, giving the man a calm look.

"Because he has talent, and he has luck. The higher you climb in the Nightmare Space, the more it comes down to an adventurer's innate abilities. No matter how hard someone without talent works, they'll never advance. They'll spend their lives as intermediate or advanced adventurers, enjoying the benefits provided by the Nightmare Space, working for it their entire lives—or dying on a mission."

"Are you saying... he has the potential to become a top-tier adventurer like you...?"

"I don't know, and I don't want to know. All I know is that his abilities are extremely useful for our team's growth. That's enough. Killing him does us no good, but cooperating with him brings us immense benefits. So, why not cooperate? Why fight to the death?"

Patting his companion on the shoulder, The King of Fighters turned and walked away.

"Work well with him. As long as he uses his talent on a large scale, it's only a matter of time before others take notice. And once other teams set their sights on him, we—his former enemies—will become his last lifeline. At that point, whether he wants to or not, he'll have to join us!"

The King of Fighters disappeared into the darkness, leaving behind a murmured remark.

"I'll wait for the day he applies to join us. To be honest, I quite like his vengeful personality. Petty people are often loyal and know how to be grateful."

The high-ranking team members watched as The King of Fighters vanished, then exchanged glances before dispersing in silence.

To be honest, 100,000 points was nothing to them. If the leader said to cooperate, then they would cooperate.

As for those who had died at Qin Ming's hands?

The dead held no value. No one cared about them!

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Back in his room, Qin Ming looked at the newly acquired 100,000 points, feeling incredibly pleased.

He had never expected the other party to be so generous, offering a full 100,000 points to settle their grievances.

With these 100,000 points, he could finally afford to strengthen himself properly!

The funds to enhance Gan Ning's head were now fully secured!

Not only that, Qin Ming felt it was time to upgrade his skills as well.

With his two original skills now fused, he was left with only two abilities: the S-rank Flesh Absorption and the A-rank Tough Skin. One for offense, one for defense—a decent combination.

He wasn't lacking in ranged attack capabilities, and his close-combat skills were already maxed out.

What he needed now was a dash ability!

It was time to address this weakness!

With a powerful dash skill and the significant boost to agility from Gan Ning's head, Qin Ming's last remaining flaw—his lack of speed—would be completely eliminated, making him a true all-around fighter.

Returning to the trading area, with the threat from the King of Fighters team now gone, Qin Ming relaxed and began searching for desirable items.

After some browsing, he purchased a large number of consumables and finally selected a dash skill book.

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And this skill came from none other than Mature, one of the members of the Eight Masters of Orochi!

The way Mature had once unleashed a devastating combo to take down Feng was still fresh in Qin Ming's memory. That scene had left a profound impact on his young mind.

Now, seeing her signature move available on the market, Qin Ming didn't hesitate to buy it, even though it cost him a whopping 40,000 points!

Name: Heaven's Slide (The King of Fighters World)

Rank: B

Effect: Activates a super armor state and dashes forward at high speed. Upon grabbing an enemy, injects energy into their body, paralyzing them and carrying them forward. After traveling a certain distance or colliding with an object, the energy explodes, dealing damage equal to twice the user's strength value. Consumes 5 spirit points per use.

Description: A ruthless suppression from the power of the gods, this is the signature move of Mature, one of the Eight Masters of Orochi. However, the one who truly popularized this move was Rugal Bernstein, the Emperor of Fighting and CEO of the Bernstein Foundation!

The true strength of Heaven's Slide lies in its crowd control and super armor effects, not its damage output. As for the internal explosion? That relies entirely on the Orochi power injected into the target.

Qin Ming doesn't have the Orochi bloodline, nor does he possess the power of the Eight Masters, so he can't unleash the explosive damage in the latter part of the move. It's like trying to use Orochinagi without the ability to control fire—learning the move would be useless.

But that doesn't matter. Even without the Orochi bloodline, Qin Ming can rely on his S-rank skill, Blood Manipulation!

If he can't inject energy into your body, he can still inject blood!

By detonating the blood and combining it with the weakening effects of White Flame, he can deliver a devastating internal explosion—potentially even more powerful than the original move!

Rugal Bernstein, the final boss of The King of Fighters '94 and '95, is rumored to be a martial arts prodigy. Any technique he sees, he can mimic and use with nearly the same effectiveness.

As a result, he treats others' ultimate moves like regular skills, making his combat power absurdly strong. He's arguably at the pinnacle of normal fighters.

However, Qin Ming isn't convinced. A fighting genius? He doesn't think he's any less talented!

If Rugal can mimic, so can he!

If Rugal can "transport," so can he now!

He can even use bootleg versions of Orochinagi, Yami Orochi, Raging Storm, and the Murderous Intent Wave Fist! Can Rugal do that? Can he? Can he pull it off?

Forget about the power—just look at how similar the moves are!

If things get desperate, Qin Ming can even unleash a barrage of Kaiser Waves, firing more than Rugal ever could!

He is the true fighting genius—not born with talent, but forged through effort!

Quickly mastering the skill and filling the last gap in his skill set, Qin Ming couldn't help but grin with excitement.

With a roar, he summoned Sun Ji's clone and immediately activated his newly learned ultimate move, lunging for her chest!

...Only for Sun Ji, feeling the pain, to slap him hard, interrupting the skill.

(End of Chapter)