KOF: Rise of the King of Fighters

In that instant, a chilling aura erupted from Rugal, his eyes turning cold and ruthless. He suddenly leaped high into the air, unleashing a terrifyingly powerful genocidal slash.

The incredibly sharp, whistling leg slashed fiercely towards Lawrence and Axel. The air itself seemed to be torn apart by the sheer force of the blow.

"Pfft—!" With a muffled sound, a large spray of scarlet blood gushed out, forming a shocking blood flower in the air. The blood splattered everywhere like a runaway fountain, staining the surrounding ground crimson.

Lawrence and Axel didn't even have a chance to resist. The moment their bodies came into contact with that terrifying bladed leg, they were sliced ​​in two without any resistance, like fragile pieces of paper. The wounds were exceptionally clean, and blood and internal organs flowed out from the cuts, a bloody and gruesome scene.

Billy, who was watching from the sidelines, was completely stunned by what he saw. His pupils suddenly contracted, and his mouth opened wide, but he couldn't utter a sound.

He was completely terrified by what was happening before his eyes. His body trembled uncontrollably, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, dripping onto the long stick in his hand.

"Billy!" Geese's deep shout instantly pierced through the atmosphere of fear surrounding Billy, calming his wildly beating heart slightly.

“Sir…” Billy replied, his voice still trembling with fear and tension.

"Remember, no matter what happens later, you must follow my instructions!" Geese's voice was cold and extremely serious.

"My lord, please rest assured, even at the cost of my life, I will do everything in my power to protect you!"

However, Giss simply shook his head slightly, his face expressionless.

"No, you don't need to do that. Just keep quiet and don't say anything in a moment."

After saying this casually, Gis ignored Billy and turned to stare intently at Lucar in front of him.

Rugal glanced disdainfully at the corpse in front of him, tossed Krauser aside, and the unconscious Krauser crashed heavily in front of Geese and Billy, slowly walking towards Geese.

“I’m really sorry, Geese.” Rugal’s face showed a mocking smile. “Your little brother has really given me a lot of trouble!”

Gis calmly glanced at Krauser on the ground, then looked directly into Rugal's eyes and slowly replied, "He's still alive. Is that what you wanted?"

Rugal's lips curled into a sinister smile, and he answered without hesitation, "That's right, not only Krauser, but you too!"

Despite Rugal's threat, Geese remained completely unfazed: "Judging from your expression, you seem to be having a rough time lately. I heard you got a severe beating from Yan Yue and Kusanagi Kyo..."

Upon hearing Geese mention his defeat, Rugal's eyes instantly turned fierce, and a trace of violence emanated from him.

Before Billy could react, Rugal flashed and moved in front of Geese like a ghost, stretching out a thick, powerful hand and grabbing Geese's neck tightly.

"Rugal!" Billy shouted angrily, his eyes wide.

Just then, Giss, wincing in pain, quickly reached out his hand, signaling Billy to stay still, and shouted, "Billy!"

Billy was startled by Geese's sudden action and looked at Geese with a puzzled expression.

"grown ups?"

Giss took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and then said to Billy in an unquestionable tone, "Have you forgotten what I said?"

Upon hearing Geese's warning, Billy was stunned. Soon, despite his reluctance, he gritted his teeth and slowly lowered his head.

"……Yes!"

Then, Billy took heavy steps backward.

Rugal watched Billy respectfully retreat and sneered, "Heh heh... what a rare loyal dog."

When Gis saw that Lucar didn't kill him, he probably guessed what was going on.

Giss's neck was gripped by Rugal, but he still managed to utter a few words with difficulty: "What...do you want?"

Rugal replied menacingly, "I want revenge! I need the power of both of you..."

"Just as I thought..." Upon hearing this, Giss's suspicions were confirmed. He also knew he was powerless to change anything, and slowly closed his eyes.

Rugal suddenly swung his right arm and delivered a powerful chop to the neck.

With a muffled thud, before Gis could even react, everything went black and he collapsed to the ground.

"My lord!" Billy, who had been standing by, was extremely anxious upon seeing this.

His eyes widened, his face filled with terror and rage, and he roared at the top of his lungs, "No—!" Then, he charged toward Rugal without regard for anything else.

However, when faced with Billy charging towards him aggressively, Rugal simply turned around contemptuously and looked at him coldly.

"Still want to make a move? You overconfident fool!" Rugal's lips curled up slightly, revealing a disdainful sneer.

"Rugal! What...what did you do to Lord Giss?!" Billy demanded through gritted teeth, his whole body trembling, his voice shaking with extreme anger and fear.

"Hmph, it's just letting him sleep for a while."

"What?!" Billy stared wide-eyed in disbelief, momentarily stunned.

"What? Did you think I would kill him?" Rugal sneered again, then said, "Get lost! I'll spare your life today for Gis's sake. If it weren't for his last-minute intervention to save you..."

Hearing this, Billy snapped out of his daze, finally understanding why Lord Geese had suddenly intervened to stop him from attacking Rugal. It was to protect him…

"How could this happen... Lord Geese..."

Thinking of this, Billy's voice trembled, and his eyes welled up with tears, but at the same time, his heart was filled with resentment towards Rugal.

"Aren't you willing to give in?"

"Then I'll give you another chance..." Rugal narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Billy, who was loyal and had decent strength. Perhaps it was because of Geese, or perhaps he had some appreciation for the potential Billy showed.

Upon hearing this, Billy was startled and asked coldly, "What do you mean?"

Rugal smiled slightly and slowly said, "I'll give you a year to improve yourself. Then you can challenge me again."

Having said that, he gently waved his hand and called out Mature and Vice's names loudly.

Before long, Mature and Vice arrived like ghosts, standing beside Rugal. Mature's cold and beautiful face was expressionless. She silently took out an R invitation card that emitted a mysterious light from her bosom, and with a light wave of her arm, the invitation card flew straight towards Billy.

Billy instinctively reached out and took the invitation.

At this moment, Rugal had already turned and left with Mature and Vice, and Geese and Krauser were taken away with them.

In the dilapidated and blood-soaked castle hall, only Billy remained, standing there silently, clutching the R invitation tightly in his hand, his mind racing with thoughts of what to do next.