Infinity, The Arcade Age-Chapter 284: An Invitation from The King of Fighters

A gold-tier item! Similar to the satellite phone in Qin Ming's possession, it was a special item that allowed one to summon help by spending points! The value of this item was undoubtedly high!

However, in terms of practicality, this item paled in comparison to Qin Ming's satellite phone. Of course, this was mainly because Qin Ming's subordinates had been specially enhanced, making their combat power far exceed the norm. If it were a regular, unenhanced military unit, they might not match the cost-effectiveness of these ninjas.

After all, while these ninjas lacked frontal combat strength, they excelled in climbing and assassination, making them far more useful than a group of low-attribute soldiers.

Since this item's attributes severely conflicted with Qin Ming's current equipment, he decided to sell it as well. Moreover, now that he had become an intermediate adventurer, Qin Ming no longer feared that high-tier items wouldn't fetch a good price.

In the intermediate trading zone, silver-tier equipment was no longer rare but rather commonplace. Even gold-tier items occasionally appeared on the market! This made Qin Ming's mind race with ideas. Envious of the high-tier equipment around him, he was tempted to use his special talent to buy low and sell high for a massive profit.

However, as the quality of goods in the intermediate zone increased, so did the purchasing power. Qin Ming also noticed a significant trend: the number of team members here had increased proportionally!

In the low-level adventurer zone, perhaps only one in a hundred or even a thousand adventurers was a team member. But in the intermediate zone, it was one in ten! And from time to time, he would see groups of three to five, or even larger teams, appearing together in the trading zone.

As Qin Ming ascended to this higher-tier "pond," he realized it had become the domain of the big fish, the territory of teams. Seeing team members everywhere, adorned with a variety of badges—some of which he had never even seen before—Qin Ming's eyebrows twitched, and he quickly suppressed his impulsive thoughts.

He had personally experienced how terrifying a team's pursuit could be. He didn't want to be chased across every world or forced to hide in the Nightmare Space, relying on points to delay his rest time and avoid missions.

The dream of striking it rich overnight remained just that—a dream. Selling so many top-tier items at once had already attracted the attention of many team members. If he were to bring out several more batches of similar quality goods, who knew what kind of trouble he might invite.

*It all comes down to being too weak! If I were strong enough that they didn't dare provoke me, I could buy the entire Nightmare Space, and no one would dare say a word!*

Sighing, Qin Ming huddled behind his stall and quietly continued selling his items. Before he could finish selling everything, he suddenly noticed a large shadow falling over him.

Sensing this, Qin Ming didn't even look up, just weakly waved his hand.

"I'm not joining any teams, and I'm not collaborating with anyone. What you see here is all I have. The prices are fixed—take it or leave it. If you're not buying, move along. Don't bother me. And don't even think about memorizing my ID to track me down in missions and cause trouble. The money from selling these items is enough for me to live in the Nightmare Space for three years!"

The same script, the same tone—just as he had been berated by that "Bunny King" back in the day, Qin Ming now dished it out to others.

Selling just a few pieces of equipment had already led to constant harassment from team members. Qin Ming, repeatedly approached with recruitment offers, had long lost his patience.

If it weren't for the hope that someone might offer rare items in exchange for his goods when they couldn't afford the price, he wouldn't have been sitting there like a fool, enduring the interruptions. He would have left long ago!

After Qin Ming finished speaking, silence followed. After a good ten seconds, just as Qin Ming, still looking down, began to sense something was off, the motionless figure in front of him finally spoke.

"Mr. Hyena, congratulations on your promotion."

Hearing this, Qin Ming's expression stiffened, and he slowly raised his head.

To his surprise, he found himself facing over a hundred intermediate adventurers. And on their shoulders! Without exception! They all bore the emblem of The King of Fighters team!

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The King of Fighters team had come knocking!

Looking at the sea of people in front of him, Qin Ming, who was sitting on the ground, couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

"Quite the crowd. You guys react pretty fast. I've only been sitting here for a short while, and you've already found me."

Hearing Qin Ming's words, the woman leading the group chuckled softly, her gaze gentle.

"The intelligence department specializes in this kind of work. If we weren't quick on the uptake, the team wouldn't bother keeping us around."

"What? Here to hunt me down again?"

"Oh no, no, no, no. That was just a misunderstanding, the actions of a few rogue members. It has nothing to do with us. Mr. Hyena, we hold nothing but goodwill toward you. Our leader would like to have a chat with you. Would you be willing to honor us with your presence?"

As she spoke, the woman stepped aside, making way. The surrounding members of The King of Fighters team quickly dispersed, forcefully pushing away other adventurers who were trying to see what was going on.

Seeing this, Qin Ming took a deep breath and slowly stood up from behind his stall.

A chat? It was about time he met with them!

He had been beaten to the brink of death several times, yet he still didn't even know who was behind it all. Wasn't that too passive?

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If this so-called leader wanted to meet, then let's meet!

Striding through the crowd, Qin Ming followed the woman through a teleportation channel and finally arrived at the legendary team base.

Looking around! This small town was filled with members of The King of Fighters team!

They had even set up their own small trading market inside, exchanging various items among themselves.

Noticing the unusual situation, those who were trading or chatting turned to look, their expressions filled with curiosity.

Ignoring the onlookers, the woman led Qin Ming with a smile, escorted by a group of her comrades, straight to a grand hall.

Stopping at the entrance, the woman gestured for Qin Ming to enter. With a stern face, Qin Ming strode inside.

As soon as he entered, he saw that the hall was already packed with people.

Advanced adventurers! All of them were advanced adventurers!

A dense crowd of several hundred stood silently in front of him, their expressions unreadable.

At the very front sat several high-ranking members of The King of Fighters team, and in front of them was a lone chair.

The atmosphere was overwhelmingly tense!

Seeing this, Qin Ming took a deep breath and walked confidently through the silent hall.

Reaching the chair, he sat down without expression, directly facing the crowd.

As he took his seat, the hall fell into complete silence once more.

After a tense stare-down lasting over ten seconds, the burly man sitting in the center finally raised his head and spoke.

"So, you're Hyena?"

As his voice echoed, glowing patterns began to light up on his chest, eventually forming the image of a sunflower.

Seeing this iconic tattoo, Qin Ming's eye twitched involuntarily.

"Sun God! Orochi!"

"You can call me... The King of Fighters."

(End of Chapter)