KOF: Rise of the King of Fighters

Chapter 165 If nothing unexpected happens, then something unexpected will happen.

In this space filled with an eerie atmosphere, Goenitz knelt quietly, his storm power sealed, yet he remained calm and composed.

When Goenitz heard about the interaction between Mature and Flame Moon, he didn't seem too surprised. He just smiled strangely, with a hint of chill in his eyes.

“Mature, Vice…”

Goenitz spoke slowly with a hint of amusement, "So you're attracted to Engetsu and Iori Yagami?"

Weiss stood to the side, growling in a somewhat gloomy tone: "Goenitz! We've had enough of being bossed around by you kings. For so long, we've been like your servants!"

Doing things against your own will. "You should just die already, killing you would dirty my hands!" she said, clenching her fists.

Goenitz was not angry at all when he heard Weiss's words; on the contrary, his smile widened.

He slightly raised his head, his eyes revealing an arrogant and condescending look, and said fanatically, "Do you know that Yan Yue has now become a sacrifice to the Great Serpent? The blood of the human emperor can completely revive our master!"

"What!?"

Upon hearing Goenitz's words, Mai Zhuo was startled and instinctively hugged Yan Yue tightly.

"Sacrifice..."

“Sister Mai Zhuo, I’m fine…you don’t need to listen to him…”

Yan Yue, feeling her nervousness in her arms, gently patted her back to comfort her.

"Hmm, Little Yan Yue, don't speak yet..."

Mai Zhuo tenderly wiped the blood from Yan Yue's lips, "More than resurrecting Orochi, I just want him to live a good life right now..."

Then, with a murderous look on his face, he glared at Goenitz and said, "Goenitz, the one who should die now is you!"

“Is that so? Heh heh heh…” Goenitz let out a series of low, somewhat eerie laughs. “It’s too late…”

Then, Goenitz looked at the heavily injured Iori Yagami, narrowed his eyes slightly, and slowly said, "Iori Yagami, I also underestimated you..."

It seems that you still subconsciously acknowledge your identity as a member of the Yagami family.

That red flame just now is proof of that...

The power you displayed bears the mark of the Yagami family's heritage.

"So that's how it is?..."

Iori Yagami, upon hearing Goenitz's words, immediately understood his doubts, but then a look of disdain appeared on his face as he angrily retorted:

"Have you finished your nonsense? I've said it before, I've never cared about the Three Sacred Treasures or the Orochi clan!"

Goenitz laughed strangely at Iori Yagami's response, raised one hand, and said with a hint of mockery in his eyes:

"The serpent blood within you will soon begin to stir. Once it fully awakens, that violent power will be beyond your control."

At that time, everyone around you will be destroyed by your power, reduced to ashes in the face of terrifying power…

"It happened!"

Chizuru Kagura, who was lying on the ground not far away, suddenly sat up straight upon hearing Goenitz's words, her face showing a look of terror.

"Danger! Everyone, get out of here immediately..."

Chizuru Kagura tried to struggle to her feet to do something, but the pain in her body made her almost fall to the ground again as soon as she exerted any effort.

“Chizuru…” Kyo Kusanagi rushed forward to support Chizuru Kagura, who had collapsed to the ground. However, Kyo was also exhausted and squatted down with Chizuru.

"The Yagami family's blood rampage?" Mature and Vice exchanged a glance, their expressions turning serious. However, since Yan Yue had warned them earlier, they weren't surprised at all.

Goenitz tilted his head back slightly, then sighed deeply, a sigh that seemed to contain a sense of helplessness in the face of fate.

"Hahaha..." Goenitz suddenly let out a sinister laugh, "Iori Yagami is about to begin... None of you can escape..."

Goenitz's words seemed to exert an invisible pressure, making everyone feel their breathing become rapid.

After saying that, Goenitz slowly closed his eyes, his body trembling slightly. He tried to directly activate the berserk blood within Iori Yagami, causing Iori Yagami to go into a berserk state.

At the same time, Iori Yagami began to tremble violently all over. This caused Chizuru to panic even more.

However, Mature and Vice suddenly sprang into action and charged towards Iori Yagami.

Super Special Move: Heaven's Gate!

Super Special Move: [Circular Attack]!

"boom--!"

With a deafening roar, two crimson beams of Serpent Power erupted from Iori Yagami's body and shot straight into the sky.

Ugh—!

Iori Yagami, who was already seriously injured, let out another wail as the two crimson beams of light unleashed by Mature and Vice surged wildly into his body.

"Yagami? What's going on?!"

Kyo Kusanagi was completely bewildered by the situation before him.

"An!"

Chizuru was very worried as she watched the strange scene before her, because she could sense that the power of Iori Yagami and Maturevis was beginning to merge.

Yan Yue also sensed that the energy within Iori Yagami's body was surging wildly, but it seemed to be gradually stabilizing.

"what?!"

Goenitz's previously elegant and composed expression turned somewhat surprised. "You want to stop Iori Yagami's rampage?"

"Don't forget, we are also one of the Eight Heroes... naturally we have ways to stop the blood rampage!"

Mature and Vice beside her exchanged a glance, then simultaneously raised their hands and muttered incantations.

Two beams of light, imbued with the power of the great serpent, finally surged completely into Iori Yagami's body.

Iori Yagami's body, which had been trembling wildly due to his rampage, gradually calmed down the moment Orochi's power surged in.

His bloodshot eyes slowly closed, his body lost its support, and he quickly lost consciousness, collapsing heavily to the ground.

"Using pure Orochi power to temporarily seal Iori Yagami's berserk blood, hehehe... You guys are quite clever..."

Goenitz tilted his head back slightly and let out a low laugh.

"But you are too naive, with your strength..."

Iori Yagami is growing very fast; he will soon break through the seal and become even more terrifying…”

"Hmph!" Weiss immediately retorted, "That's none of your business, just go die!"

Goenitz ignored Mature and Vice, and simply glanced at the Flame Moon and the Three Sacred Treasures.

"The rest can only be left to others to carry out..."

Finally, Goenitz looked at the wound on Yan Yue's neck, a mark left from their battle earlier.

At that moment, Goenitz used [Makoto Moon - Claws]. His fingers instantly transformed into sharp blades, slicing through the air and thrusting straight towards Engetsu's neck.

Despite Yan Yue's best efforts to dodge, he was still unable to completely avoid it, and Goenitz's fingers still accurately pierced his neck.

At that moment, the wound stood out starkly in Goenitz's eyes, like the mark left by a venomous snake bite.

A hint of smugness flashed in Goenitz's eyes. He slowly raised his head, his gaze returning to Yan Yue. "Then let's wait and see..."

I've already arranged everything... and everything will proceed as I envisioned...

And you, Yan Yue, are nothing more than a sacrifice in this game.

"..."

Yan Yue listened to Goenitz's words with great seriousness and said nothing.

After saying this, Goenitz closed his eyes slightly and silently chanted an incantation. Suddenly, he unleashed the last bit of storm power within his body.

"Alright, I should go now..."

Yan Yue stood to the side, a hint of doubt on her face. "Let's go?"

“It means going to heaven…” Goenitz’s lips curled up slightly, revealing an elegant yet eerie smile.

Soon, the gale around Goenitz began to cut into his body, blood and bits of flesh swirling up with the wind blades, and his body began to be completely pulverized by the whirlwind.

In the end, his entire body vanished with the wind, and even his aura could not be sensed.

The massive tornado at the event gradually dissipated. Those trapped outside the tornado were finally able to see the scene inside the event venue.

……

The competition venue, now a ruin, saw the BOSS team quietly disappearing on the other side of the field.

They had been watching Goenitz's battle with the others the whole time. All three of them were shocked by the fight and their faces were filled with disbelief.

"The storm power that is not human... is simply too strong..."

However, at this moment, Giss didn't understand anything.

Klaus, standing beside him, also couldn't figure it out. He crossed his arms, closed his eyes to rest, and muttered, "Looks like I made a wasted trip..."

Big was completely bewildered. He didn't understand why there were so many unexpected events in the King of Fighters tournament. He had absolutely no interest in the Three Sacred Treasures or Orochi.

What's even more infuriating is that the massive storm earlier almost cost him his life.

As the storm subsided, the three members of the BOSS team cautiously left the scene.

……

"Goenitz... he killed himself?" Kyo Kusanagi stared in utter shock at the bloody scene he had just witnessed.

Chizuru nodded with difficulty. "That's about it..." Then, Kagura Chizuru warily watched Mature and Vice walking towards them. "They're clearly minions of the Orochi clan... but why......"

Mature seemed to notice Chizuru's gaze, but only smiled slightly at her: "The priestess of the Yata clan, you're lucky, I don't want to kill you right now..."

Weiss retorted without any politeness, "Witch! If you don't want to die, shut up! We saved your life!"

"..." Kagura Chizuru felt guilty and remained silent.

Mature's tall, slightly weary figure moved slowly towards the direction of Yan Yue. In the battle just now, Mature and Vice had almost exhausted all their strength to seal Iori Yagami's rampaging power.

At this moment, her body seemed to have been drained of all its energy, and she appeared extremely weak. Her face was as pale as paper, her forehead was covered with a dense layer of sweat, and her hair was soaked with sweat, with strands sticking to her cheeks.

After finally reaching Yan Yue's side, Mai Zhuo took a deep breath. Then, she slumped down beside Yan Yue, completely powerless.

Her body trembled slightly, her hands hung limply at her sides, and her eyes revealed an indescribable weariness.

Mai Zhuo turned her head slightly to look at Yan Yue lying on the ground, her voice carrying a hint of weak coquettishness as she said, "Little Yan Yue, does it still hurt?..."

"It's alright now..." Yan Yue lay on the ground, her body severely injured, but her tense nerves finally relaxed.

He turned his head slightly to look at Mai Zhuo beside him, his eyes filled with gratitude. "Sister Mai Zhuo... I never expected that you would save me again... and indirectly save the Three Divine Artifacts as well..."

Upon hearing Yan Yue's words, Mai Zhuo's charming and delicate face suddenly broke into a playful smile. Forcing herself to remain composed despite her exhaustion, she said in a slightly teasing tone, "So, how are you going to thank me?"

"..." Yan Yue was caught off guard. She was still immersed in the relief of surviving the disaster, but she didn't expect that Mai Zhuo would say some inappropriate things at this time.

Yan Yue was at a loss for words and could only stare blankly at Mai Zhuo.

"Hehehehe..." Mai Zhuo's charming laughter rang out. Her eyes were full of affection, and her gaze was full of allure as she stared straight at Yan Yue's expression.

"Little Yan Yue, you are so cute..."

Then, Mai Zhuo slowly fell towards Yan Yue. Her movements were light and slow, her hair swaying gently in the air, emitting a faint fragrance.

Then, Mature said, "Then it's settled... I want a reward..."

Feeling Mai Zhuo's slightly rapid and warm breathing, Yan Yue said softly, "Sister Mai Zhuo, I want a reward too..."

"Ugh... I'll give it to you when we get home..." She leaned closer, her soft lips gently landing on Yan Yue's face.

However, Vice soon said to Mature, "Mature, we should leave. That girl from the Ikari Warriors has already brought her men over."

Upon hearing this, Mai Zhuo immediately looked up and saw that Shingo Yabuki, seeing that the battle was over, was running towards Engetsu.

Behind him, Leona and her group of fighters followed closely, all with serious expressions and hurried steps.

Meanwhile, the rescue workers, pushing stretchers, moved in neat and rapid steps, and began searching for and rescuing other trapped people at the competition site.

"is it?"

Mai Zhuo slowly extended her slender fingers, gently lifting Yan Yue's cheek. She leaned down slightly, bringing her close to Yan Yue's ear, and whispered:

"Little Flame Moon, then we'll be leaving now. You know, we don't like being surrounded by those talkative fighters asking us all sorts of questions."

These people always have this righteous and awe-inspiring look on their faces, it's really annoying..."

"When will you come back..."

"We'll be very weak during this time..."

Mai Zhuo's gaze lingered on Yan Yue's face, her eyes filled with doting affection. "Once you're healed, I'll come back for your reward..." she said, pouting her red lips slightly and planting several more gentle kisses on Yan Yue's cheeks.

Vice, standing to the side, also stepped forward with a mischievous grin. She crossed her arms, displaying her alluring figure, and her eyes gleamed with a playful light.

She also leaned down close to Yan Yue, deliberately blew a breath into Yan Yue's ear, and whispered, "Little Yan Yue, goodbye, hehehehe... As payment, remember to keep a close eye on Yagami and Leona for us."

After saying that, Weiss also gave Yan Yue a kiss on the other cheek without hesitation.

???

"Wait, why are you kissing me too?"

Yan Yue's brain started to shut down.

Mature and Vice exchanged a smile, then waved charmingly at Yan Yue. Afterward, they walked with light and elegant steps toward the edge of the ruins.

Yan Yue was left alone, staring blankly in the direction they had left, with several lip prints still on her cheeks.

Meanwhile, Chizuru Kagura looked at Mature and Vice who left in the blink of an eye with some complicated feelings.