#531Chapter 531: Beyond the current version of the hidden super-kill skillAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 531: A Hidden Super Special Move Beyond the Current Version, Unleashed at Low Health
Solely in terms of manipulating the power of the Hakkesshu, Cheng Tian, this account-stealing guy, was naturally far inferior to the Great Orochi himself, the source of all Orochi power, in his understanding of it.
Orochi could even elevate powers that were originally at a low level within his body to the level of the Four Heavenly Kings, even when his power was insufficient.
The power of darkness advanced to 'Chaos Dark Erosion', the power of fangs advanced to 'Rending Steel Fangs', the power of beasts advanced to 'Shadow Beast Roar', and the power of death advanced to 'Collapsing Prison Death Grip'.
Not to mention, Cheng Tian actually had two fewer heads than Orochi, so his overall usable Orochi power was clearly at a disadvantage.
However, Cheng Tian possessed a unique quality that even the fully-formed Orochi of '97 couldn't match.
That was, Cheng Tian knew everything about the Orochi clan's future, including but not limited to all their deaths, resurrections, re-utilizations, and... hidden super special moves from subsequent King of Fighters versions!
The roaring thunderclouds in the sky contained the power of Shermie of the Raging Lightning, a power that should only have been accessible in the 'King of Fighters 2002 UM' version, and with extremely strict release conditions.
The 2002 version removed the 'Striker System' that many players complained about, bringing back the traditional 3v3 mode, and also introduced a widely impactful super cancel mechanism, commonly known as 'BC combo'.
Simply put, it allowed players to forcibly cancel the recovery frames of a move by spending meter, immediately chaining into other moves that wouldn't normally connect, thereby achieving the effect of instantly unleashing all resources for high damage combos.
However, compared to the BC combo, Cheng Tian was clearly more engrossed in testing the hidden super special moves unique to this version back then.
Theoretically, all characters had hidden super special moves that could only be unleashed at low health, but the game developers, with a very childlike (and mischievous) spirit, hid all characters' move lists upon release, revealing no information whatsoever. Everything had to be discovered by players through their own exploration back then!
This was exactly like 'Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyo Toitsusen' released on the MD. The game's manual back then described each character's hidden special moves as "requiring players to find them themselves."
However, the special move lists for each character in Makyo Toitsusen were largely similar, with "forward, down, forward, down, punch" working for ninety percent of the characters. But the move lists in King of Fighters 2002 were incredibly diverse. It was entirely up to players scattered across the country to spend coins, ask around, and spread information by word of mouth, and even then, they couldn't discover all the low-health special moves.
In other words, Cheng Tian had already witnessed all the super special moves of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Hakkesshu in the 2002 version, and now, having transformed into Orochi, he was even capable of simulating all of them.
And the main prerequisite for all of this was to first control his own health to below 30%!
Self-harm, which is difficult for humans, is very simple for a vampire.
Cheng Tian only needed to actively draw blood from his body to control his health, and with the near-bug-like 'Portable Laboratory', Cheng Tian could do so with almost no loss in the process.
And after meeting the condition of actively reaching low health, it was naturally time to activate the hidden super special move at low health.
The electric light around him, the thunderclouds in the sky, and the wailing of souls all fully indicated that Cheng Tian was mobilizing the power of Shermie of the Raging Lightning. A very interesting point is that the name of this move is 'Arrow of Destiny (Lightning Arrow of Destiny)'.
This move can almost be said to be the most humorous of all the hidden special moves in 2002, and its humor lies in the fact that while it inflicts extremely high lightning damage on the enemy, a single slip of the hand or button error will cause this thunderbolt to strike the user himself!
But for Cheng Tian, who had obtained the bloodline essence of the dignified young lady, the unknown destiny had already become a visible future.
Cheng Tian had already foreseen the scene of the Lightning Arrow of Destiny striking Orochi!
CRACK!
An incredibly violent explosion instantly spread throughout Tokyo, and the lights that had turned on because the sky was covered by thunderclouds were all extinguished in a wave-like diffusion, centered on the main fighting arena, the moment the Lightning Arrow of Destiny exploded.
The entire Tokyo plunged into darkness, with only the center of the main arena shining to a blinding degree.
Orochi, knowing instinctively that he couldn't escape, didn't even have time to activate the power of the Howling Storm before the Lightning Arrow of Destiny struck him from the sky!
BOOM!!!
A large amount of lightning spread in all directions, and many fighters who were only affected by the shockwave were forced into a state of twitching and jumping in place.
Orochi's health bar instantly plummeted by about a quarter, which was 3000 HP, and at the same time, his body fell into an utterly irresistible state of severe paralysis.
But Cheng Tian's attack was far from over.
World, who had already ended his Muda Muda Muda assault prematurely and created distance, now had both feet firmly planted on the ground, making a motion of charging up an elbow strike.
But this was not just a simple charging Muda Muda Muda; the soul of the Dry Earth within the Ogre Gauntlet was wailing even more intensely, and the power of the earth was climbing up World's feet, all the way to his charging fist.
The power, like a successfully erupting volcano, converged entirely into World's arm.
Charge, charge, and charge again, and just as the completely paralyzed Orochi was about to recover, World unleashed this terrifying strike towards Orochi, like a volcano wrapped in scorching magma crashing down—
Judgment of the Apocalypse!
World, with a higher synchronization rate with Cheng Tian, could now use some of the main body's moves as an extension.
Although Cheng Tian, with only 26 points of strength, could also deliver this punch, it was far less powerful than World, whose destructive power had already recovered to A-rank.
Orochi's mental barrier, which had even withstood the Lightning Arrow of Destiny, instantly suffered a terrifying blow beyond its limit and shattered. His already scarred chest bore the brunt of this hidden super special move of the Dry Earth from the 2002 version.
She suffered a blow that would instantly kill any other "ordinary human," with her bones and internal organs letting out sharp explosive sounds at that moment. Her health bar plummeted again, already falling below 45%.
With the hidden super special moves of the Raging Lightning and the Dry Earth appearing, could the Flame of Destiny be far behind?
Of course not.
Cheng Tian, who had left the shield-breaking strike to World, was already radiating divine brilliance far surpassing Orochi's.
One hand pointed to the sky, the other to the earth.
Signifying, "Above the heavens and below the heavens, only I am honored."
Then, a scorching radiance, which made all human units present feel incredibly warm, yet made the heavily wounded Orochi feel as if she were walking on the surface of the sun, erupted from Cheng Tian's fingertip pointing to the sky—
Mixed Super Special Move! Butterfly Dance of the Broken Cocoon, Sun's Illumination!