[Name: Friend Invitation Letter]
[Category: Special Consumable (No Quality)]
[Effect: Allows you to designate a storyline character. With their permission, they will be converted into an Adventurer.]
[Description: What's the ultimate setup for playing games? It's not the best hardware—it's having a friend who plays with you.]
Qin Ming carefully examined the scroll in his hand.
It was the first time he had come across such a unique item.
Becoming an Adventurer wasn't as simple as being summoned like Kasamoto Eri. A storyline character who became an Adventurer would also awaken their own special talents.
In other words, they would officially start on the same playing field as Adventurers—except their starting line was already in a race car.
By perfectly combining the advantages of both Adventurers and storyline characters, their combat power would be terrifying.
More importantly, storyline characters had well-defined personalities. Once he chose a target, they would become a trustworthy battle partner.
That was far better than dealing with those unpredictable Adventurers, where you couldn't even tell if they were human or something else!
Just this one item alone had already made Qin Ming's adventure worth it—no, it was a huge profit!
Satisfied, he put away the scroll and took out the second item.
This one was a triceratops plush toy—another drop from Doctor Calamity.
A blue-quality experimental dinosaur!
To be honest, such a low-tier loot felt unworthy of Doctor Calamity's status. Its level was a bit too low.
But dinosaurs made for incredibly flashy mounts! Who could resist the temptation of becoming a dragon rider? Even Yin Zhiping couldn't hold back!
And dinosaurs… well, they're still dragons, right?
Looking at the plush toy in his hand, Qin Ming quickly made a decision. He planned to invest heavily in raising this dinosaur and then fuse it with his black horse to make it his new mount.
He, too, would become a dragon rider!
However, upgrading this blue dinosaur to a Dim Gold tier would cost an absurd amount of resources. He wasn't sure if he had enough money for it…
A month passed in the blink of an eye.
After taking some time to recover, Qin Ming didn't even wait for his break to end before actively starting a new mission.
By selling off unnecessary items to gather funds, Qin Ming tried his best—but in the end, he still couldn't achieve his goal.
Raising an item to Dim Gold tier required a ridiculous amount of points. Even as a mid-level Adventurer, Qin Ming still couldn't afford it.
In the end, his new triceratops mount was only upgraded to Ordinary Silver quality—two full tiers below his original black horse.
However, as a final boss drop, this triceratops was clearly far rarer than his black horse, and with the addition of Dream Water enhancements, its stats turned out surprisingly decent.
Unlike the speed-focused black horse, this triceratops was a pure tank.
[Name: Triceratops-3]
[Strength: 30]
[Constitution: 50]
[Agility: 20]
[Spirit: 5]
[Skill 1: Gene Flesh (Each point of Constitution increases Defense by 1)]
[Skill 2: Linear Charge (While running in a straight line, movement speed continuously increases—up to 3x maximum speed)]
[Description: A mutant dinosaur fused with multiple genes, built purely for war. Its strength is formidable, but its intelligence is a bit lacking.]
Insane defense! Crazy acceleration! This triceratops was the perfect dino-tank!
Unfortunately, it wasn't perfect. Its low Spirit stat wasn't just a number—it truly had low intelligence.
Once it picked up speed, it couldn't even turn! If Qin Ming tried to force it to change direction, it would flail its limbs and crash on the spot!
Its method of turning was basically rolling and tumbling—or rather, it didn't even brake properly.
Its only way to stop was by crashing into something!
Feeling bold, Qin Ming decided to personally test its charging ability. He even tried to stop it by force—only to be bulldozed over twenty meters away by this three-ton behemoth!
The sheer impact from its weight was beyond human limits to stop! Compared to a warhorse's charge, the destructive force was on a completely different level!
A horned Qin Ming, a horned Kasamoto Eri, and a three-horned triceratops.
With their mission activated, Team Dinosaur set off once more into a new world.
And this time, their mission world was…
[Ding! Current World: King of Fighters 96!][Mission Difficulty: A][Number of Participants: 1000][Main Mission: Participate in the assassination of a major storyline character][Mission Completion Reward: 5000 points, 5 free attribute points][Mission Failure Penalty: 1000 points][Optional Mission: Join the Three Sacred Artifacts faction or the Eight Heroes Collective faction to officially become a member][Optional Mission Completion Reward: 10000 points, 10 free attribute points][Mission Failure Penalty: None][World Description: Feuds among the Three Sacred Artifacts families, the ambition of the Eight Heroes Collective to resurrect deities, and the world-renowned King of Fighters tournament—with top fighters from across the globe—a century-spanning battle is about to begin…][Hint: This world is in Slaughter Mode! Adventurers will fight each other and earn loot!]
Staring at the text on the TV screen, Qin Ming's brows furrowed.Having just returned from the real world, his body remained in a normal human state, without the usual blood surging.And this time, he found himself in a bar.The bar was a place he knew very well—his very first world had begun in a bar, and it too was in Slaughter Mode.And this time…
Scanning the crowded bar hall silently, Qin Ming quietly pulled out his sunglasses and gently put them on.
After a rapid scan, he immediately assessed the situation.Among the over twenty patrons, there were as many as four Adventurers!It seemed that, just as he had predicted, the Adventurers had directly descended near the storyline characters, causing them to cluster together.Normally, that would be good news—being close to the storyline characters and in large numbers would enable better hunting.
However, the problem was that this world was Slaughter Mode, so not only were the storyline characters prey, but Adventurers would also hunt one another.And since everyone was already a mid-level Adventurer with better loot drops, the rewards for hunting fellow Adventurers would be even higher.Thus, compared to hunting down the elusive storyline character, the likelihood of Adventurers fighting each other was even greater.If anyone dared attack a storyline character on impulse, they might even become the target of a group attack!This complex initial scenario made Qin Ming's brows furrow even tighter.
Just then, another Adventurer was expressionlessly scanning the area nearby.His gaze passed over three other Adventurers one by one, eventually landing on Qin Ming.Then, after withdrawing his gaze, he lowered his head and began to ponder his strategy—until suddenly, he paused in thought.Soon his eyes widened in shock, and he looked up at Qin Ming in disbelief, his eyes as large as bronze bells.He shook his head vigorously, and after repeatedly confirming that he hadn't misread the situation, his eyes began trembling wildly; then he suddenly bowed his head, and within an instant, his forehead was drenched in sweat.His fixed, unwavering stare caused Qin Ming to instinctively look up at him, and his movement even caught the attention of several other Adventurers.
As the atmosphere grew extremely tense, rhythmic footsteps suddenly sounded nearby.The next second, a figure emerged from a side door.Her appearance immediately triggered loud cheers from the bar's patrons; some even whistled—until she, unable to tolerate the commotion, tapped the table lightly with her finger, and the surrounding guests fell silent.
She arrived behind the bar, picked up a glass, and gently wiped it clean with graceful, professional movements. Her sharp eyes scanned the room, and as she looked, she suddenly froze; in the next second, her brows furrowed.Her actions halted as she hesitated, and after confirming that she hadn't misread, she quickly grabbed a bottle, mixed a cocktail, then, carrying the drink on a tray, straightened her posture and, with elegant steps, walked out from behind the bar.
She cut through the crowd and came directly in front of Qin Ming. With one hand casually tucked behind her, she bowed gracefully and extended the cocktail toward him."Sir, here is the cocktail you ordered."Hearing the voice, Qin Ming—who had been lost in thought—responded without even looking up,"I'm not drinking—I'm broke."At that, the server dressed in a bar uniform quickly curled the corner of her mouth upward."Someone's treating you.""Treating me? Who?"Hearing that someone was treating him, Qin Ming immediately lifted his head, only to see before him a very handsome young man in a server tailcoat!After a careful look, however, Qin Ming immediately dismissed his initial judgment.This wasn't a handsome guy—it was a woman!After all, even Qin Ming couldn't have developed chest muscles that prominent; even a tight tailcoat couldn't possibly hold such contours!As Qin Ming scrutinized the server, she straightened her posture and squinted, her face suddenly softening into a faint smile.
"I'm treating you, on behalf of my friend. By the way, Mai Shiranui asked me to convey her regards to you, and also…"At the last two words, her tone paused; then, with a mischievous glint in her eyes, she suddenly delivered a swift sidekick.Her long legs clad in slacks moved as fast as lightning, and in an instant, she kicked right beside Qin Ming's head!Hearing the whoosh of wind by his ear, Qin Ming's pupils contracted sharply, and without a second thought, he raised his arm to block.
With a resounding "BAM!" the counterattack forced Qin Ming, still seated, to be knocked several meters away.As he planted one foot with a creak to stop, still seated, Qin Ming felt the tremendous force in his arm. His face grew grim as he silently let his arm drop.Opposite him, the server maintained a single-leg stance in a side-kicking pose. With an impassive expression, she slowly retracted her bent leg, her gaze piercingly fixed on Qin Ming.Her upper body remained perfectly still, and she still held the tray in her hand."You're in the wrong place! Scum!"
(End of Chapter)