KOF: Rise of the King of Fighters

"elder sister……"

"Sister... Waaah..."

In a dark and enclosed laboratory, a dark-skinned, white-haired child was curled up in a corner, wailing loudly.

A group of people dressed in white lab coats rushed forward, holding various unidentified instruments and tools, and approached the child with menacing expressions.

The child's cries grew increasingly piercing as he struggled desperately to break free of the merciless restraints. Ultimately, however, the boy was simply taken away by the researchers.

He watched as the little boy receded further and further from his sight.

The scene changes.

The child has grown into a tall adult.

A smile appeared on his face.

However, in that instant, the boy's body suddenly began to twist, his face became ferocious and terrifying, and his once clear eyes were filled with madness.

He let out a roar, like a demon from hell, and instantly pounced on everything around him.

Chaos erupted immediately, with various instruments smashed to pieces and the blood of the researchers splattered everywhere.

……

"what--!"

The scream ripped through the silence of the night.

Whip sprang to her feet as if electrocuted, her body trembling slightly with fear. She quickly reached into her pocket and decisively pulled out her pistol.

In the dim firelight, Whip's gaze met Yan Yue's. Yan Yue's face showed only surprise and worry.

"Whip, are you alright?"

Whip's heart was pounding. Her forehead, palms, and back were soaked with cold sweat. Her face was as pale as paper, and her lips had lost all color.

However, Whip's breathing soon became steady, and her mind slowly began to clear.

Finally, she realized it was all a nightmare.

"I'm much better now... I'm sorry..."

With a sigh of relief, Whip put down the pistol and placed it back in her pocket.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm her fear, but the horrifying scene still lingered in her mind.

"As long as it's okay..."

Yan Yue breathed a sigh of relief and lay back down on the ground.

With a hint of apology, Whip glanced at Yan Yue, then slowly stood up, noticing that the snow outside the cave seemed to have lessened considerably.

So, Whip quietly walked to the cave entrance, and with the help of the faint moonlight, she could vaguely see a forest in the distance below the mountain.

……

Three days later, in the mountains of northern Alaska.

The heavy snow finally stopped, and the entire mountain range was covered with a thick layer of snow.

Whip walked in front, with Yan Yue close behind, clutching a pistol and warily looking around.

They were now in a snow-covered forest.

The woods were quiet, save for the crunching of their footsteps on the snow and the occasional snapping of a branch.

Whip's pistol gleamed coldly in the sunlight, and her whip trembled slightly in her hand, as if she were ready to deal with any possible enemy at any moment.

The massive figure of the brown bear loomed in and out of sight, hidden in the shadows of the forest, while packs of snow wolves watched the two with their green eyes, waiting for their chance to strike.

However, as Yan Yue approached, they suddenly seemed to be intimidated by an invisible force, quickly withdrawing their predatory aura and turning away.

“They are not aggressive at the moment.” Yan Yue’s senses continued to scan the surrounding environment.

With Yan Yue's words, Whip relaxed a little, but she still gripped the pistol tightly.

After a while, Yan Yue seemed to have found no trace of anyone. "This area seems to be outside the rebel territory... We are currently safe..."

Whip holstered her pistol. "Then we need to get out of this forest quickly and make contact with the general and the others..."

Yan Yue then asked curiously, "Can you tell me? Why did you suddenly want to come to this forest?"

"..." Whip seemed unwilling to say anything more, "..." She just silently walked towards a certain place.

Yan Yue didn't ask any more questions. Since she didn't know the way, she could only follow Wei Pu.

Whip seemed to have a sense of déjà vu about this place, as if she had been here before.

This sense of familiarity fueled her curiosity, and she couldn't wait to explore the place.

However, when Yan Yue probed again with her senses, she discovered something different, and a strange unease welled up in her heart, as if some danger was quietly approaching.

"Wait!" Yan Yue didn't have time to think and hurriedly reached out to grab Whip's hand, trying to stop her from going any further.

Whip was startled by Yan Yue's sudden action. She looked at Yan Yue with some surprise, not understanding why he was suddenly so nervous.

Just as Yan Yue grabbed Whip, a slight noise was heard, and several figures suddenly sprang up from the previously calm snow. They pounced on Yan Yue and Whip at incredible speed.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yan Yue manipulated her spiritual energy to easily pierce through the figures that were attacking her.

[Heavenly Eye Mind Wave]!

"bump!……"

Several dull thuds rang out, and the figures were instantly knocked to the ground, sparks and electricity erupting, rendering them unable to move.

Yan Yue and Whip looked closely and realized that the figures lying on the ground were actually humanoid robots! And they even looked somewhat like Loki.

"This is the mass-produced Loki model!"

Whip's expression turned extremely serious. "There's a NESTS base here! We've been discovered!"

Upon hearing the sound, Yan Yue's eyes narrowed, and she instantly gathered the energy in her single hand to its maximum.

Immediately afterwards, Yan Yue slammed this powerful burst of Nen energy into the ground without hesitation.

In an instant, the energy of the mind spread outwards from the ground in a circular pattern, like ripples. Wherever this energy passed, the accumulated snow was stirred up, forming a white wave of energy.

[Spiritual Energy Vibration]!

As the Nen spread, the earth began to tremble, and the once calm snowfield suddenly sprang out more mass-produced Lokis, as if disturbed by a beehive.

However, Yan Yue showed no panic. He calmly looked at the robots and once again gathered golden flames in one hand.

Yan Yue swung the golden flame forward, instantly turning the surrounding area into a golden sea of ​​fire that swept towards the robots.

Super Special Move: Flame Realm!

Wherever the inferno passed, robots were ignited, exploding with crackling sounds. The flames spread rapidly, scorching the surrounding snow-covered ground.

Soon, as the last robot was engulfed by flames, only a scene of devastation remained on the ground.

At the same time, Yan Yue seemed to sense a small base not far away, so she said to Whip, "Found it!"

……

It appears that NESTS' bases are distributed around the world.

The underground base was hidden beneath a thick layer of snow, and the surrounding trees cleverly concealed any trace of the entrance.

The base entrance is equipped with camouflage and magnetic field shielding tools, blending perfectly into the surrounding snowy environment.

This is why Yan Yue couldn't sense the robot at first. Fortunately, Yan Yue's wide-range attack temporarily interfered with the magnetic field shielding tool, allowing Yan Yue to sense the area.

Before long, Yan Yue and Wei Si successfully cleared out all the robots in this small base.

But strangely, the staff at the base had long since disappeared.

Yan Yue leaned against the side, looking around thoughtfully.

"It seems the base was deserted long ago before we arrived... leaving behind only these experimental robots that are difficult to take away..."

Whip didn't stop; she was extremely unwilling to give up. Instead, she continued typing intently, seemingly trying to find some other clues from the information.

But to Whip's disappointment, she found none of the information or clues she was looking for. All the data in the base had been completely destroyed.

"It was a wasted trip after all..." Whip sighed. "Since this is an abandoned base, there should be a way to contact the general and the others..."

……

The Arctic, the Arctic Ocean.

The rebel army has successfully reached the heart of the Arctic Ocean.

General Modern's warships are struggling to navigate through layers of massive ice floes.

However, just as General Modern and his crew were struggling to break through these ice floes...

Suddenly, a massive submarine emerged from the ice floes! Like a sea fortress, it easily intercepted the modern warship.

The submarine has a deep blackish-purple color all over, like a giant beast rising from the deep sea.

Above the submarine, the words "nests" were prominently displayed.