I am the king of fighting!

Chapter 245 The calm before the storm

"Oh."

Lin Xi's response was unremarkable. He had already thought about whether there might be a conspiracy or something, so he was prepared and naturally would not be surprised.

Rose was stunned for a moment, and explained: "I noticed that Vega appeared in Busan this afternoon. His conspiracy must have reached the final stage. Mr. Lin, please be careful. I will use secret techniques to track him tonight, and I will catch him tomorrow at the latest-"

"You'd better not do that." Lin Xi couldn't help but interrupt the woman. How come she had no clue at all? Not only did she appear mysteriously in the game and was defeated by Vega, but she couldn't even beat Ken in the real competition. She actually wanted to challenge Vega alone. Is this right?

"..." Rose opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, the man opposite her spoke again.

“Forget it, forget it.” Lin Xi just spoke because he was suffering from a fit of stupidity. He actually didn’t want to interfere with other people’s freedom to give away their heads, so he said, “Thank you for your reminder, but please be careful, Miss Rose.”

Rose nodded blankly. The words just now really shocked her. She had always communicated with others as a master and a guide, but now she was almost led by the nose the whole time. She was really not used to it.

Lin Xi shook his head slightly, turned around and left without saying anything else. He had other things to do today.

First, we have to go to the hospital to see Edmund Honda. The fat guy's opponent during the day was Kusanagi Shibafune. Relying on his thick skin and flesh, he wanted to withstand Kusanagi's fire, but he was burned and sent to the hospital on the spot. He was a very unlucky guy, and we don't know how he is now. After all, he is a friend, so we should go and visit him.

By the way, it seems that Kusanagi was stimulated. After losing to him, he has been working hard to get points. He has been undefeated until today. If he can keep winning until the end of the game, he may really advance to the finals.

Running and jumping around in the city of Busan, enjoying the joy of climbing walls and climbing roofs every day, Lin Xi arrived at Yingluo Hospital in a short while. After asking the front desk, he took the elevator to the ward.

"Hey, Lin Xi." Honda looked quite energetic, his skin was still a little red. His chest, which had been hit head-on by the Kusanagi Fire, was bandaged. The only thing that suffered serious damage was his hair. His originally thick hair looked like it had been chewed by a dog. When he saw an acquaintance coming over, he greeted him with a smile on his face.

A nurse was cleaning up the IV bottles, leaving pills and instructing on the dosage: "Mr. Honda, remember to swallow them with water in half an hour..."

Lin Xi was not polite either. She picked up the washed apple from the fruit bowl beside her, wiped it with her palm, took a bite, and said with a smile, "How does it feel to have the Kusanagi fire on your face?"

“Don’t laugh at me.” Honda waved his hands and said with a wry smile: “I saw that you could take it that day, so I wanted to feel it. After all, it is one of the three legendary divine bloodlines. Fortunately, Mr. Kusanagi showed mercy, otherwise I might have been roasted on the spot.”

The average strength of Street Fighter is actually lower than that of King of Fighters. The masters in Street Fighter can make it in King of Fighters, but the weak ones probably can't even get an invitation to King of Fighters. He is not the weakest among the group, but he is not strong either. The advantages and disadvantages of sumo wrestlers are too obvious, and they are at a similar level to the 98 US team.

The main reason is that Street Fighter's fighting is more realistic, so the expressiveness is naturally a little worse. In King of Fighters, everyone's background story is exaggerated, and SNK has incorporated a lot of background information from other games of its own, so the fighting value is naturally higher, and the expressiveness is very exaggerated.

The attack power of many fighters is much stronger than their defense ability, especially the plot characters in King of Fighters. The obvious plug-in like Kusanagi Fire has almost maxed out the attack power. In reality, the fire alone is enough to make people unable to deal with it.

"It's okay, just stay in bed for two days." Lin Xi stretched out his hand and clicked it. After roughly sensing it, he confirmed that there was nothing serious. There was no need to use the Qing Nang secret technique or bloody surgery. Anyway, the time wasted was not much, so it could be considered a lesson for him.

The two chatted for a while, and after he finished eating the apple, they agreed to have a meal together after the game, and then left Honda's ward to look for Ken.

Let's take a look at that guy, he was the one who sent him to the hospital, plus they have some friendship, not to mention that we're already here...

"Mr. Ken Masters was discharged from the hospital yesterday afternoon," said the nurse.

"Discharged from the hospital?" Lin Xi was a little surprised. Why didn't he come to the competition in the morning after being discharged from the hospital? Did something go wrong again?

The nurse shook her head and said, "Yes, Mr. Masdas insisted on being discharged from the hospital even though his injuries had not healed yet. He did not participate in the competition today and has not returned to the hotel. We have already called the police."

This is trouble.

Lin Xi frowned, said goodbye to the nurse and left the hospital. After losing his mental power, his tracking ability became much worse. After a day, and in a place like a hospital with a lot of people, the scent had long been washed away. Not to mention him, even Yuan Lai might not be able to find it.

But if Rose takes action, there might be a chance.

If Ken was really captured by Yingluo, it might be a bit troublesome. There is a branch plot in the game, in which this guy was captured by Yingluo, and then transformed into a brainwashed Ken. After completely abandoning the messy thoughts and arrogance in his head, his talent that is superior to Long is fully displayed.

It is a special form that can rival Sha Yilong.

Lin Xi didn't think that Brainwash Ken or Killing Long could defeat him or anything, he just felt disgusted that Vega might have one more card. His mentality was strange. He could do without adding anything, but when someone he hated added something, he would feel disgusted.

Besides, it’s a bit unpleasant to watch someone you know being brainwashed.

Anyway, he felt disgusted for a while. After wandering around for a few times without any results, he rushed back to the hotel at dinner time. When he and Lin Yu and the other two girls came to the restaurant to eat, Yuan, whose whereabouts were always unpredictable, unexpectedly returned to the hotel for the first time and even went to the restaurant to find them.

"Two and a half months ago, the South Korean military allowed a spacecraft of unknown origin to enter the country. I suspect it was Lukar Bernstein's Sky Noah." The old man said directly.

Mai Zhuo was the first to respond: "It has nothing to do with us, and we know nothing. We two just flew here from Bangladesh." She spread her hands to show that she was quite innocent.

"That guy came half a month ago..." Lin Xi's intuition told him that things seemed a little bad. Vega arrived in Busan yesterday, and Lucard had already made plans. Trouble seemed to be just around the corner. "Teacher, when do you think they will take action?"

"If it were me, it would be the evening after the preliminary round." Yuan commented as a genuine assassin, "However, given Bernstein's personality, it is very likely that he will jump out during the competition."

Lukar Bernstein was an extremely arrogant man who could not tolerate sneaky behavior. Even when he went to exchange martial arts, he would rush to the opponent's lair openly, force his opponent to fight with him, and learn from him during the battle.

Finals? No, based on Vega's appearance and Ken's disappearance, it's most likely not the finals, but before the end of the preliminary rounds...

Lin Xi guessed, but didn't quite understand what the old man meant. Even if Lucard jumped out, what would happen? Would the teacher and student be afraid?
"Since it's confirmed that it has nothing to do with them, let them go." Yuan glanced at Mai Zhuo and Weiss who were listening, "Also, Xiaoyu, you must be careful at all times." Weiss looked a little surprised. How could this old guy who was full of murderous intent let them go so easily?

However, Mai Zhuo saw it very clearly. Even though Yuan was a master of assassination, he was still a traditional Chinese man at heart. He followed the so-called belief of repaying kindness and revenge. In addition, with his pride as a master-level warrior, he was completely disdainful of venting his anger on people related to the real owner.

In short, he is a pure warrior with a very good moral standard.

"Ah~" Weiss didn't think about anything. She screamed, dropped her knife and fork and the half-eaten plate of food, and jumped out of the restaurant. Not to mention staying in the hotel, she didn't even plan to stay in Busan, and the competition was even more dispensable.

"Thank you." Mai Zhuo stood up, bowed her head slightly to express her gratitude, and then left with the clacking sound of her high heels.

Compared to her partner who was completely thoughtless, her mind was much more delicate. Rugal sent the two of them away before taking action, which showed his distrust, but why did he distrust her?

It's something very interesting.

As she walked out of the hotel, she couldn't help but smile. As the most capable assistant, Lucard would never hide anything from them. If he didn't trust them, there was only one possibility -

Lucal Bernstein, through some unknown means, activated the blood of the snake in his body and obtained the power belonging to the snake clan.

Only in this way, through the mutual induction between the Great Snake Clan, would they be able to detect that something was wrong with the two of them, and associate it with the greatest enemy of the blond one-eyed dragon Rugal who sent them to his side.

Storm Goenitz.

The story of how the two became enemies is interesting. Nineteen years ago, Lukar Bernstein, who was only 25 years old at the time, met Goenitz, who was only 18 years old. He was defeated in just a few moves and lost his right eye. So more than ten years later, when Lukar defeated Hardiran, he also took away an eye.

It can only be said to be a kind of inheritance.

However, the reason why Goenitz did not kill Rugal was not simple. He wanted to experiment whether the genius fighter could carry and activate the power of Orochi. Later, he sent Maizotsu and Weiss, who were also members of the Eight Heroes, to observe him closely.

Please note that the power of the great snake in the Eight Heroes is different from the power of ordinary great snakes. The relationship between the Eight Heroes and the great snake is just like the Yamata-no-Orochi and its eight heads in Japanese mythology. They prosper together and suffer together. Therefore, the Eight Heroes can reincarnate infinitely, be immortal, and possess extremely powerful and special powers.

Therefore, the Hakkeshu was also sealed along with the Orochi, until the Yasakani clan, one of the Three Sacred Treasures, was tempted and broke part of the seal, releasing the sealed soul of the Hakkeshu. This led to the thousand-year entanglement between the Kagura clan, the Ten Sacred Treasures and the Hakkeshu.

If the Eight Heroes want to regain their power, they must continue to uncover the seal and release the soul of the snake.

According to the original plan, when the time is right, Maitreya and Vess should use the resonance of the blood of the Orochi on their backs to awaken the power of the Orochi in Rugal's body, thus creating an opportunity for Goenitz to kill the Kagura Miko and release the power and soul of the Orochi.

I just didn’t expect that…

"Weiss, we can't leave Busan for now." Mai Zhuo called out to his partner who was almost running out of the street, and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Rugal has awakened the power of the snake, and he will probably try to fight those two guys..."

She lifted the hair by her ear, her eyes showing strong interest, "As long as we find a chance to absorb enough of the power of the snake from Rugal, we will have a chance to recover some of our strength."

As for how to absorb the power of the giant snake, as a beauty of eighteen years and twenty-one thousand three hundred and eighty-four months old, she was very clear about how strong and special the power that Lin Xi burst out during the day was.

Even with the power of the Great Snake, she doesn't think highly of Rugal.

Of course, even if Rugal wins, the two of them can surrender to the enemy on the spot and betray Boss Goenitz directly, that is, to prolong the time of absorbing the power of the snake and still achieve their goal.

When Weiss heard this, her eyes lit up. They never liked being restrained. First, they were forcibly assigned to Rugal's side, and had to work diligently for Rugal. Later, they were captured by Yuan. If they could get back some of their previous power, even if it was not counted as the power of the great snake with specific attributes in the seal, it would be enough for them to be free.

In the story of the game, they didn't want to be bound, and they had no interest in releasing Orochi, so they defected to the enemy and followed Yagami. The result...

"Okay, let's do it!" She agreed immediately. It was just a gamble on her life, no big deal.
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The fourth underground floor of a detached villa in the suburbs of Busan.

"Om~"

A researcher in a white coat and wearing a mask kept typing in front of the computer. After a beep, a robotic arm took out a transparent jar from the vacuum laboratory, which contained an eyeball soaked in tender yellow liquid.

"Click~" The door of the laboratory was opened, and Vega, still wearing the red military uniform and military cap, walked in.

Han Zhuli followed behind, her eyes locked onto the eyeball in the transparent jar, "That's it..."

"Feng Shui Engine Beta 3.0, after inputting a special module, is a latest product that can make full use of the fighting data of fighter Lin Xi." The researcher took the initiative to explain, "We have detected that fighter Lin Xi is able to possess extraordinary speed and strength through magnetism..." He explained proudly.

"Unfortunately, we don't know the target's current body structure, and the current imitation level can only reach 60%. If you can capture the target, the subsequent transformation can be improved to the same level as the original body."

The researcher said with regret, "In the clone experiment, even Lin Xi's clone could only exert 3.0% of the full power of Feng Shui Engine Beta . I'm afraid only fighters of a certain level can control this type of Feng Shui Engine."

"How have you decided?" Vega asked.

"Need I say more?" Han Zhuli held the transparent jar, her expression unchanged.

(End of this chapter)