KOF: Rise of the King of Fighters

Chapter 158 Imagination

As the referee announced Yan Yue's victory, a burst of enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

No one expected that Geese would be unexpectedly knocked out of the arena and eliminated.

Terry and the others were also very happy that Yan Yue was able to severely injure Geese, and they hurriedly cheered and applauded.

"Damn it! How could I possibly lose to that Yan Yue!" Giss's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief, and he cursed wildly in his heart.

Although it was just a game, he felt a thousand times unwilling to accept defeat. However, no matter what, the harsh reality was right in front of him, leaving him no choice but to admit his defeat.

To make matters worse, Geese has already been severely injured by Flame Moon. Given the current situation, it's impossible for him to recover his fighting strength in a short time.

This unexpected event completely disrupted Geese's carefully planned series of schemes, making him increasingly grim, and his face became gloomy and distorted with extreme anger.

On the other side, Yan Yue, sensing Giss's disheveled appearance, coldly laughed:

“Giss, you should feel fortunate…”

If this match didn't have a ten-minute time limit, if it weren't for Locke's involvement...

Upon hearing this, Giss was so enraged that he almost couldn't contain his anger.

However, as a powerful figure in the underworld with absolute authority, Geese naturally possesses a certain degree of self-control and shrewdness.

After a brief struggle, he suppressed his burning anger and tried his best to calm down.

Finally, with a gloomy face, he was slowly escorted back to the waiting area by medical staff to await treatment of his injuries.

Yan Yue knelt on the arena, panting heavily. She hadn't actually been seriously injured; she had managed to block most of Geese's attacks with all her might.

"It seems like I've used up a lot of my energy... huff... huff..."

Meanwhile, Yan Yue thought to herself, "The BOSS team only has Big left right now, let's send Shingo up first..."

So, Yan Yue wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, got up with some difficulty, and then walked off the stage.

"Senior Yan Yue, I never imagined that you could also control the power of fire! That's so cool!"

Shingo, his face filled with admiration, quickly stepped forward and carefully helped Engetsu up.

After Yan Yue sat back down next to Shen Wu, she looked up and instructed, "Zhen Wu, you will be in charge of the third match for now!"

My mental energy and physical strength have been greatly depleted, and I need some time to recover and adjust.

So, from now on, you'll have to challenge Big alone. Good luck!

Upon hearing Senior Yan Yue's words, Shingo nodded without hesitation, his eyes flashing with determination. He straightened his chest and solemnly replied:

"Don't worry, Senior Yan Yue! I will do my best to fight my opponent."

Even if the opponent is a powerful enemy like a gang leader, I will never back down!

Please rest assured!

"Then I'll leave it to you, Shingo." Engetsu nodded with a smile. (Thinking to herself:)

"Shingo, I'll secretly help you cheat this time."

Then, Yan Yue suddenly patted Shingo's shoulder, and instantly, Nen energy entered Shingo's body without Shingo noticing.

[Transmission of thought and energy]!

En Yue said encouragingly, "Shingo, go quickly, you can definitely do it..."

The implication is: "Shingo, you've been buffed, go and get yourself killed!"

"Yes! Understood!"

After receiving confirmation from Senior Yan Yue, Shingo took a deep breath, turned around abruptly, and strode towards the arena.

Shenwu looked at Shingo, who had steadily walked onto the arena, and said with a hint of teasing:

"Ah Yan, do you think our brother Zhenwu can last a few minutes on that stage?" he said, raising an eyebrow slightly.

Yan Yue smiled, "You guess first..."

Shenwu chuckled wickedly and said, "Haha, in my opinion, Zhenwu can only last for a minute at most!"

Hearing this, Yan Yue couldn't help but sigh deeply, a hint of helplessness on her face, and slowly said, "Sigh, if you ask me, I think Zhenwu could last for about three minutes."

Upon hearing this, Shenwu immediately became interested and quickly asked, "Oh? Do you think Zhenwu has some particularly powerful ability? That he can spar with Big?"

Yan Yue shook her head with a wry smile and explained, "No, it's because I wanted to rest for three minutes first, and then go up to help him..."

……

After a short rest, Biggs, wearing his fur-trimmed trench coat, walked toward the ring.

When his gaze fell on Shingo on the arena, his previously calm expression instantly turned serious, and he involuntarily became alert.

In Big's memory, Yan Yue's teammates were all extremely powerful figures.

Since Shenwu can fight Krauser to a standstill, then the true strength of his teammate, Yabuki Shingo, should not be underestimated.

Thinking of this, Big didn't dare to be careless in the slightest. He quickly drew two steel rods from his waist, gripped them tightly with both hands, squatted down slightly, and assumed a fighting stance ready for battle.

At the same time, seeing how seriously the gangster boss was taking this showdown, Shingo couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

It's worth noting that for a rookie fighter like him, just getting noticed by others is already difficult enough, let alone earning the respect of a big shot like Big.

Immediately afterwards, Shingo took a deep breath, then bowed respectfully to Big, and said in a humble yet firm tone:

"Mr. Biggs, please rest assured, I will do my utmost and fight with all my might to win this contest!"

Upon hearing Shingo's words, Big's expression changed drastically, and he muttered to himself:

"Full power? Does that mean that the full strength Shingo unleashes is the same as that of the previous Shinmu?"

If that were the case, wouldn't I be seriously injured today? How could we possibly continue this fight then?

However, given the circumstances, Bige knew that retreating was futile. As a prominent figure in the United States, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and face the challenge head-on.

Shingo, taking advantage of the lull before the match started, hurriedly pulled out his notebook and began reviewing. This left Kyo Kusanagi, watching from below the stage, speechless.

With the referee's whistle, the match officially began! The eyes of the entire audience instantly focused on the field.

Shingo launched the first attack without hesitation, his eyes gleaming with determination and confidence.

Ultimate move: Poison Bite! (Nen Enhanced Version!)

In an instant, Shingo spun around, gathering all his strength in his right arm, and unleashed a powerful punch. The punch, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, hurtled straight towards his opponent, Big.

Facing Shingo's offensive, Big didn't dare to be careless in the slightest. He hurriedly raised his steel rod, trying to block it.

With a loud "bang," Shingo's fist collided violently with Big's steel rod, producing a heavy thud.

Surprisingly, despite Big's best efforts to defend, he was unable to completely neutralize the power of Shingo's punch. The immense impact sent Big flying several steps back by Shingo's single blow.

Big stared at Shingo in astonishment, inwardly marveling, "Wow...what incredible strength! This guy is definitely a formidable opponent!"

For the next period of time, Big could only fight Shingo cautiously, and dared not take Shingo's attacks again.

Ultimate move: [External Style - Shingo Kick]! (Nen Enhancement Version!)

【Hyakushiki - Oni-yaki】!

As Shingo launched his all-out attack, his Nen energy was quickly depleted.

However, Shingo was completely unaware of this; he was simply curious as to why his opponent kept dodging his attacks.

……

Watching the two fight, Shenwu asked in confusion, "That gang leader is so sleazy, why doesn't he dare to even take Shingo's attacks?"

Yan Yue also looked puzzled. "I don't know either. I gave Shingo a little Nen, just so he could last a minute or two longer on the stage."

Benimaru stared curiously at Shingo's technique, then looked at Kyo Kusanagi with suspicion and asked, "Kyo, what's wrong with your eldest disciple? He actually managed to make even Bigger afraid to directly take his attacks head-on!"

Standing beside him, the gatekeeper also looked puzzled, shaking his head and muttering to himself, "No matter how you look at it, what Shingo is using is clearly just a very crude Kusanagi-ryu martial art, it doesn't even have any flames..."

Kyo Kusanagi was utterly bewildered and remained silent. He couldn't understand why Big would be so wary of the seemingly ordinary Shingo.

……

On the stage, Shingo's eyes were like torches, and every move he made was full of fighting spirit and determination, but his expression remained the same, serious and earnest.

However, Bige keenly noticed the changes in Shingo's moves.

As time went on, Shingo's attacks seemed to become increasingly crude, and his weaknesses became more and more obvious. This situation did not make Big less vigilant; on the contrary, it made him more alert.

"Trying to lure me into making a move with this flawed appearance? Don't even dream about it, I won't fall for it so easily!"

Biggs pondered to himself.

He recalled the previous Divine Might. Back then, Divine Might's moves also seemed full of flaws, but in reality, they concealed extremely powerful strength, even injuring someone of Krauser's level.

Thinking about this, Big couldn't help but curse inwardly, "How incredibly stupid! Look at Gisele and Krauser, they managed to get themselves all injured in a perfectly good match, they were just asking for trouble!"

Therefore, facing Shingo's seemingly crude offensive, Big stood firm and prepared for battle.

As time went by, suddenly, Shingo unleashed an aura and used his strongest move.

Super Special Move [External Style - Drive the Phoenix]!

With that roar, Shingo charged toward Big with the force of a thunderbolt.

At this moment, Big was also taken aback by Shingo's attack.

But he was a veteran of countless battles, and he quickly regained his composure and hastily began to defend himself.

He slashed the ground hard with the steel rod, sparks flying everywhere. Then, Big suddenly raised his arm and swung it, the flying sparks accompanied by the gust of wind he created.

Ultimate move: Ground Bomb!

This attack wave, composed of sparks and gusts of wind, was incredibly fast, closing in on Shingo in the blink of an eye. Despite Shingo's best efforts to dodge, he was ultimately a step too slow.

With a loud "bang," the ground wave struck Shingo's leg with perfect accuracy.

"Ouch!" Shingo cried out, losing his balance and falling straight forward. Due to inertia, his face slammed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust. Shingo's vision went black, his consciousness blurred, and he passed out.

As the referee began the countdown, Big successfully won a round for Team BOSS.

"One move and...?" Big looked at Shingo lying on the ground, completely dumbfounded.

Shenwu looked at the stopwatch in his hand and exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! I didn't expect that! Shingo actually lasted a full five minutes! We were all wrong!"

"Yes! We were all wrong!" Yan Yue took a deep breath and couldn't help but exclaim, "It turns out we underestimated Shingo. He's far more outstanding than we imagined!"

Yan Yue slowly got up, sensing that Zhen Wu was being carried off the stage by medical staff, and walked towards the stage.

Yan Yue stepped onto the arena, cupped her hands in greeting to Big, and said, "Mr. Big, thank you for not killing Shingo. You won beautifully just now."

Big snorted coldly, still very wary, and said, "Yan Yue, come on, I'm not afraid of you." The two got into fighting stances.

……

ten minutes later.

In the end, Yan Yue defeated Big, but did not inflict too much damage on Big.

After all, compared to Geese and Krauser, Big was a businessman, and he had provided a lot of help to Yan Yue and the others in South Town. Yan Yue thought she would give Big some face.

Amid cheers from the audience, Team BOSS was eliminated, and Team Legend advanced.

……

The final match.

Dragon Tiger Team VS Women's Fighters Team. An internal battle among the fighters of South Town.

In the first round, Robert faced off against Mai Shiranui. Robert was slightly stronger than Mai Shiranui and won after ten minutes.

In the second match, Yuri Sakazaki faced off against Kasumi Todo. Kasumi, who had trained diligently, was far stronger than the relaxed and easygoing Yuri, so Kasumi quickly defeated her.

In the third game, Kasumi did not make any substitutions and continued to engage in a short but intense battle with Ryo Sakazaki.

Furthermore, Kasumi has made great progress, and she fought Ryo Sakazaki for ten minutes without being defeated. In the end, Kasumi lost the match because she was at a disadvantage.

In the fourth round, King, his face flushed, was pushed onto the ring by Kasumi and Mai with mischievous grins.

Yuri and Robert, with doting smiles, urged Ryo Sakazaki to go up. So, Ryo could only sigh and earnestly begin his match with King.

As time went on, Ryo Sakazaki eventually transformed into Sigma Man and unleashed the "Dragon Tiger Dance." King also abandoned his shy demeanor and used "Phantom Dance" to defend against Ryo Sakazaki's attacks.