Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

Tonight, I'm destined to be sleepless.

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In the blink of an eye, more than half of the month has passed.

In the following period, each team that received an invitation began its final preparations, whether it was training or cultivating their character, all in order to achieve a good ranking in the second King of Fighters tournament.

According to information from the Kagura family's intelligence department, in addition to the eight teams from the previous competition, this year's competition has actually increased the number of participating teams. The girl named Rose has sent out a total of eleven invitations.

If we include the card that hasn't been given to Shen Ye yet, there are a total of twelve teams in this competition.

Shen Ye was also aware of the newly added teams.

The Hell Band, consisting of Iori Yagami, Yashiro Nanakase, and Chris.

A harem consisting of Shermie, Mature, and Vice.

The Moon Aoi Team consists of Tsukihime Yagami, Aoi Kusanagi, and Kasumi Todo.

As for the last team, Shen Ye didn't know who the members were, only that they came from Nan Town. After all, the current plot had become a complete mess, and anyone could come.

However, in addition to the twelve teams mentioned above, Shen Ye also heard that the organizers planned to send a team to participate as the final team to compete against the champion team in the finals. Moreover, regardless of whether they won or lost, it would not affect the champion team's results.

When Shen Ye first heard the news, he thought that Rugal was planning to bring his son and daughter to the competition. However, he thought that the little girl named Rose was only thirteen or fourteen years old and her strength was too weak. Moreover, although Rugal was a villain, his purpose was relatively simple and he cherished his family, especially his daughter. Therefore, Shen Ye guessed that Rugal's teammate was someone else.

However, given the current situation, who is most likely to become Lugal's teammate?

This was a very difficult question to guess, so Shen Ye eventually gave up trying to guess. Anyway, he could see it when they made it to the finals.

Once he was no longer bothered by this problem, Shen Ye was actually the most relaxed of all the participants, while most of the others were busy cultivating.

This relieved Shen Ye, because he had been extremely busy recently.

But sometimes people are just like that. After the women started ignoring him, he became bored and spent his days aimlessly wandering around.

And so, a few more days passed.

On this day, Shen Ye was watching Yagami Tsukihime and the others train at the Toudou-ryu Dojo.

To be honest, Shen Ye wasn't surprised at all that Yagami Tsukihime teamed up with Toudou Kasumi, since the two of them didn't have much of a grudge against each other, having only fought each other a dozen times.

His main surprise was that Tsukihime Yagami had actually approached Aoi Kusanagi.

It is important to know that the feud between the Yagami and Kusanagi families dates back hundreds of years. Every time the two families meet, they fight, and it is a fight to the death.

Moreover, a few days ago, Shen Ye was invited out for drinks by Kusanagi Aoi, and was unexpectedly seen by Yagami Tsukihime, who worked at a nearby convenience store. If Shen Ye hadn't tried his best to stop them, the two women almost got into a fight on the spot.

Even though they didn't fight, Tsukihime Yagami and Aoi Kusanagi still exchanged sarcastic remarks, just like when Iori Yagami and Kyo Kusanagi met.

After the argument ended, the two were unhappy that Shen Ye had gotten together with the other person, and even "ignored" Shen Ye for a few days... Of course, they still kept in touch by phone during that time.

So when Shen Ye heard that Yagami Tsukihime's teammate was actually Kusanagi Aoi, he thought he was dreaming.

Even now, watching Yagami Tsukihime and Kusanagi Aoi sparring in the training ground, Shen Ye still feels a sense of unreality.

"However, it's better for the harem to be more peaceful. As long as there's no fighting, jealousy and rivalry don't matter."

Shen Ye thought to himself, then took another sip of tea with a satisfied smile.

The tea was brewed by Kasumi Todo, but it didn't taste very good. She's a rather carefree, or rather, somewhat reckless, high school girl who often makes mistakes, but at least it's drinkable... and that's about it.

Besides tea, there was also a plate of fried meat patties on the small tea table in front of Shen Ye. This was Toudou Kasumi's favorite food. The innocent girl always shared her favorite food with her friends.

Shen Ye picked up a fried meat patty, took a bite, nodded, and was about to take another bite when he suddenly frowned.

At the same time, Yagami Tsukihime and Kusanagi Aoi in the training field also stopped.

"Sister Yueji, Sister Kui, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing the two women stop, Kasumi Todo asked, puzzled.

But the red-haired girl and the short-haired older woman did not respond to her. Instead, like Shen Ye, they both turned their heads to look at the entrance of the Toudou-ryu dojo.

Just then, a tall figure shrouded in a black aura that was difficult for ordinary people to see walked in.

"Shen, we meet again."

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(Okay, I suddenly realized that the King of Fighters arc has already been written for over 160 chapters, which is more than two months. After thinking about it, I decided to omit some of the daily life scenes...)

Chapter 743! Rugal Reappears

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Looking at the tall figure before him, Shen Ye slowly stood up: "Rugal, it's you... Heh, are you here to deliver an invitation to me?"

"What else?" Rugal stopped about ten meters away from Shen Ye, shrugged easily, and then arrogantly crossed his arms.

After not seeing him for several months, his appearance had changed dramatically, especially with the strange black lines appearing on his bare arms and a black Omega (Ω) symbol on his forehead.

Moreover, Shen Ye keenly noticed that the dust, which was almost invisible to the naked eye, was floating beneath Lucar's feet.

Can you control gravity?

I never expected that Rugal could maintain his Omega form in his normal state.

"So, the experiment was a success?"

Shen Ye squinted as he thought, but he felt no panic.

Behind him, Kusanagi Aoi and Yagami Tsukihime watched Rugal with wary expressions. The Orochi power within Rugal was now almost completely undisguised, and they could sense the terrifying power within him from afar.

At this moment, Rugal gently raised one index finger and saw a red invitation floating up from behind him, slowly flying towards Shen Ye.

Although Shen Ye knew that Rugal was a man of principle, he activated his profession first before accepting the invitation.

Without even glancing at the invitation, Shen Ye stared at Rugal and said, "I hope you won't disappoint me, Rugal."

“I should be the one saying that,” Rugal said coldly. “Don’t let yourself be eliminated before you even make it to the finals. I really want to trample you under my feet in front of hundreds of millions of viewers and make you beg for mercy on the ground.”

"I'm so sorry, Rugal, but I'm very strong. No one can make me lie down except for a woman," Shen Ye said with a slight smile and a shake of his head.

Rugal snorted coldly: "Then let me be the first one."

"You shouldn't be saying that... It would be better if your daughter said it." Shen Ye shook his head with feigned regret: "You're such a big, burly man, but I didn't expect your daughter to be so beautiful."

When it comes to verbal attacks, the goal is to target the opponent's most vulnerable and sensitive weaknesses.

And his daughter Rose is Rugal's Achilles' heel.

Sure enough, upon hearing Shen Ye's words, Lucarton's veins bulged all over his body, and the invisible black energy around him boiled like flames. Then, the gravity that he lost control of due to his rage pressed down on the ground beneath his feet like a compressor, causing it to cave in.

"If you dare to lay a finger on my daughter, I'll fight you to the death!" Rugal roared.

"Oh dear, you want to fight to the death? Then maybe you shouldn't. If your daughter falls for me, wouldn't she become a widow before even getting married? No, you can't beat me, you should be the one who loses her father." Shen Ye continued to speak provocatively in a calm tone.

He was also estimating how strong the Omega Lucaría would be in his regular form.

But it seems... it's not as powerful as I imagined.

"If he doesn't have any backup plans, defeating him wouldn't even require using the Martial God Kick..." Shen Ye thought to himself.

As he was thinking, Rugal suddenly took a few deep breaths, and then he actually calmed down.

"I know you're trying to provoke me, but there's no point in beating you here. I'll teach you a lesson on the day of the match."

At this point, Rugal gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "But I must warn you, stay away from my daughter."

Since the last match, Lugal has been investigating Shen Ye, but he knows nothing about his background except that he is from China. The only other thing he knows is that Shen Ye seems to be very popular with women, and he has more than two women around him.

However, he didn't think much of it at the time, and even admired him a little. After all, Shen Ye had won over those women in less than a month, so he felt that Shen Ye must have some unique ability to attract women.

But now it seems that this strange ability terrifies him, after all... he has a daughter.

After uttering these harsh words, Rugal turned and left in a hurry, without stopping, as if he wanted to get back quickly and keep an eye on his daughter.

But then, a teasing voice came from behind: "Rugal, if you don't mind, I wouldn't mind calling you father-in-law!"

Upon hearing this, Rugal nearly choked, then roared without turning around, "Get out!"

Then, his figure disappeared from Shen Ye's sight.

"They've already run off! I haven't even had my fill of talking yet!" Looking in the direction Rugal disappeared, Shen Ye shook his head regretfully and muttered to himself.

His mutterings were overheard by the three women, Yagami Tsukihime, who had come up behind him. Yagami Tsukihime said with displeasure, "Shen-kun... you don't actually have your eye on his daughter, do you?"

"How could that be? He's just talking big." Shen Ye shook his head. Although Rose would definitely be a great beauty in two years, but... uh...

Well, it's not that I don't have any ideas.

However, despite thinking this, Shen Ye's expression was very serious. Seeing this, the three women had no doubts and continued their training.

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The sending out of the last invitation signifies that the competition has entered its final countdown.

In the following days, Shen Ye stayed at the shrine and did not go to the other women's places. With the competition approaching, it was better not to disturb them.

He can also take this opportunity to rest for a few more days.

After these few days, Lucar also began preparations for the match, firstly by inviting various media outlets that had been eagerly anticipating the game to do publicity, and secondly by having a large number of staff members prepare for the match.

Because of this match, Lugal does not intend to continue holding it in Tokyo.