Infinity, The Arcade Age

With a loud buzz, two scorching beams of energy flashed through the air, cutting through the battlefield. In the next instant, before the heat dissipated, an explosion tore through the landscape as the Harvester Tank fired its massive dual energy cannon.

Qin Ming had always had a theory—what if he could imbue his weapons with his Dreamlike White Fire? Could he enchant them to carry the flame's armor-piercing debuff?

But in his previous experiments, the results had been disappointing. The weapons he tried to enchant would often be consumed by the Dreamlike White Fire, corroded into fragility before he could even put the effect to use. This setback had forced him to temporarily shelve the idea.

Now, however, faced with the near-invulnerable behemoth before him, a boss immune to close combat and impossible to overpower in ranged attacks, Qin Ming was running out of options.

Desperate, he decided to revisit his enchantment plan.

This time, his target wasn't an ordinary weapon—it was the energy machine gun he had recently acquired!

Unlike physical bullets, which would deteriorate when imbued with the Dreamlike White Fire, energy bullets had no physical form to corrode. This made them the perfect carrier for his flame's destructive properties.

As the machine gun roared, spewing streams of bullets laced with white fire, the burning rounds bombarded the Harvester Tank relentlessly. Sparks erupted as the bullets tore into the tank's previously impenetrable armor, leaving rows of deep, glowing holes.

In mere moments, the Harvester's once-pristine super armor—its pride and joy—was twisted, deformed, and riddled with damage.

Inside the tank, the crew was horrified. They had never imagined that there could be a weapon capable of breaching the Harvester's seemingly indestructible armor.

Shaken, they instinctively reduced their speed. Qin Ming, seeing the opening, matched their pace and continued his relentless assault, the machine gun's deafening shots ringing in their ears.

The tank crew, realizing they were in danger, exchanged quick glances and nodded grimly.

With a thunderous roar, all four of the Harvester Tank's rear thrusters fired simultaneously, spewing blinding flames.

In the blink of an eye, the thousand-ton behemoth surged forward at full speed, careening toward Qin Ming in a desperate attempt to ram him head-on!

The Harvester was clearly built for this kind of collision. Its armor was not only immensely thick, but the front of the tank was fitted with sharp, reinforced ramming spikes, making it resemble a massive bulldozer.

Now, with its engines roaring at maximum output, the tank charged at Qin Ming like an unstoppable avalanche.

Seeing the impending impact, Qin Ming's face turned pale. He immediately stopped firing and urged his warhorse to sprint forward at full speed.

He ran, and the Harvester Tank pursued, all the while unleashing torrents of machine gun fire and relentlessly accelerating.

It smashed through walls, reduced buildings to rubble, and even obliterated a bridge in its path.

Faced with the full might of the tank, with all four thrusters pushing it to its limits, there was no way the warhorse could outrun it any longer.

If not for the sheer weight of the tank, its propulsion system might have even sent it flying into the air.

With a thunderous crash, the Harvester Tank finally caught up to Qin Ming.

The massive vehicle rammed into him and his warhorse, sending both flying into the air.

Before they could even hit the ground, the ten-meter-tall tank rushed forward and crushed them both beneath its massive treads.

"Awoo!"

Inside the Harvester Tank, the crew erupted into cheers.

Although they had destroyed three entire streets and nearly crossed the city to take down one enemy, it was worth it.

They had expended most of their tank's precious energy reserves, but none of that mattered. Eliminating a threat capable of endangering the Harvester was a victory worth any cost.

The Harvester Tank's crew stood up, high-fiving each other in celebration, their excitement overflowing.

But then…

Buzz!

Just as the crew was cheering, a sharp screeching sound suddenly pierced the air. Startled, the crew froze and quickly rushed to their seats, using the tank's surveillance systems to check the situation outside.

To their horror, they saw a figure clinging to the tank's outer armor!

At the last moment, just as he was about to be crushed beneath the tank, Qin Ming had kicked off his warhorse, sacrificing it in exchange for a desperate leap onto the Harvester Tank!

His five fingers, like steel hooks, were dug deep into the tank's armor, anchoring him in place.

With his face twisted in ferocity, Qin Ming's other hand crackled with white energy as he wielded his Supersonic Hand Blade, furiously cutting into the tank's armor with everything he had!

Amidst the shower of sparks, the Harvester Tank's frontal armor was rapidly weakened by the corrosive power of Dreamlike White Fire, turning brittle under the assault. The Supersonic Hand Blade then carved through it with brute force.

One steel plate after another was violently sliced off. Despite being over a meter thick, the Harvester Tank's front armor was gradually torn open, leaving a gaping hole.

Realizing the situation was spiraling out of control, the panicked crew scrambled to adjust the tank's weapons to shoot Qin Ming.

But as soon as the twin Gatling cannons on the top began turning toward him, they were greeted with a barrage of Supersonic Hand Blades.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

The streaks of light connected in a deadly arc, and the Gatling cannons exploded amidst a shower of sparks and flames, rendered completely inoperable.

As for the massive dual-barreled energy cannon mounted on top, its limited angle of fire made it impossible to target Qin Ming, who was clinging to the tank's lower front section.

With its weapons disabled and its assailant already closing in, the terrified crew inside the Harvester Tank grabbed whatever firearms they could and climbed through the top hatch, emerging onto the tank's surface to fire at Qin Ming, desperate to shoot him off.

Meanwhile, the main drivers frantically maneuvered the tank, slamming it into nearby obstacles in an attempt to shake Qin Ming loose or crush him outright.

But with the twin Gatling cannons and dual-barreled cannon out of commission, the tank's physical ramming and small-arms fire posed little threat to Qin Ming.

Braving the gunfire and relentless collisions, Qin Ming clung tightly to the tank as it smashed through three entire buildings in its mad rampage. Finally, with a thunderous boom, Qin Ming succeeded in cutting through the Harvester Tank's front armor!

With a mighty kick, he sent the last steel plate flying, creating an open pathway into the tank's interior.

Qin Ming slipped through the opening and entered the Harvester Tank's spacious cockpit.

Inside, the crew stared at him in utter terror, their faces pale as they watched the bloodied and battered intruder brush dust from his face.

Qin Ming wiped his hand across his face, smearing away soot, then spit a mouthful of blood-tinged saliva to the side.

The next moment, flames erupted around him.

Supersonic Hand Blade!

Buzz!

(End of Chapter)