Kagura Chizuru said with a wry smile, "It seems I have no other choice."

At that moment, Chizuru Kagura suddenly felt a pang of heart palpitation, and Li Wei's expression changed.

"The mansion has been attacked, and Wan Gui's shield has been activated!" Li Wei said with a serious expression.

Both Yuri Sakazaki and Joan possessed protective magical artifacts, so Levi wasn't worried about their safety. However, he hadn't expected Goenitz to be so impatient and choose to launch a surprise attack on the Kagura family mansion at this time.

However, Goenitz's choice of this time was indeed quite appropriate, since Kagura Chizuru and Levi had left the mansion, and now only Kagura Maki, Joan, and Sakazaki Yuri remained in the mansion.

For Goenitz, the strength of Joan and Yuri Sakazaki was nothing special; they could be taken down in a few moves. The only troublesome one was Kagura Maki, but with her sister not around, it was the perfect opportunity to take her down one-on-one.

However, Goenitz would never have expected that Levi had anticipated his move. With the golden bracelet, Wan Gui could easily hold out for a few minutes, which would be enough time for Levi to switch sides.

"Let's find a secluded spot; we need to teleport back to the manor," Li Wei said.

Kagura Chizuru nodded, then pulled Li Wei into a small alley. Li Wei promptly activated his teleportation, and the two disappeared into the alley, startling a passing stray cat.

Chapter 277. Intimidating the Entire Audience

When Chizuru Kagura opened her eyes, she found that she had returned to the mansion and was back with her sister at some point.

Kagura Chizuru looked at the mansion in complete disarray, as if it had been struck by an earthquake, and her expression turned grim.

A tall figure stood facing them from afar. It was a tall young man dressed in a blue priest's robe. He had a gentle smile on his face, but he exuded a chilling killing intent. The stark contrast was enough to terrify an ordinary person.

"Who are you?!" Kagura Chizuru demanded sharply.

The young man dressed as a priest placed one hand on his chest and said politely, "I am Goenitz, the leader of the Orochi Kin. I did not expect that you, head of the Kagura family, possess such a special skill. This time, I was presumptuous."

Goenitz's body was enveloped in wind that was invisible to the naked eye, which surprised Levi, who was watching from the side. This was somewhat different from the information provided by the insiders. Logically speaking, Goenitz was fighting purely with martial arts skills at this time. Only after he killed Kagura Maki and loosened the seal on Orochi did he regain his ability to control the wind.

The seal on Orochi has not been broken, but Goenitz has already regained his power, which means that Goenitz is likely at his peak strength now.

In the original storyline, during the 96 King of Fighters tournament, Goenitz controlled a storm to attack the final venue, and the hurricane, like a natural disaster, directly destroyed the entire final venue.

From a plot perspective, Goenitz is the second strongest boss after Orochi. Each subsequent boss has increasingly flashy abilities, but in terms of true strength, they are all inferior to Goenitz.

If Goenitz hadn't been sealed away in 96, Rugal hadn't self-destructed, and the heirs of the Three Sacred Treasures families hadn't been severely injured while sealing Orochi, resulting in a significant drop in their strength, then the subsequent events would never have happened.

Kagura Manki said with a serious expression, "Li Weijun, Chizuru, whatever you do, don't engage in close combat with that guy. His speed is far faster than we imagined. If it weren't for this shield, I'd probably be dead by now."

Goenitz looked at the shield enveloping Kagura Manki's body and said, "Although the plan has encountered some unexpected problems, it's not impossible to continue. Although there are a few more obstacles, I still have a certain degree of confidence in my own strength."

Goenitz revealed a confident smile. Since the assassination failed, he would just kill them by force. In any case, he would gain a lot if either of the Kagura sisters died. It didn't matter who he killed, as long as it could loosen the seal on Orochi.

Moreover, the Kagura family's location-finding technique requires two people to activate their powers simultaneously to perform it. If either of them is missing, the Kagura family will lose the ability to locate members of the Orochi Kintoki, so either way, he will have the advantage.

Li Wei walked in front of Qianhe and Wan Gui, blocking their path.

"Young Master, danger!" Joan shouted when she saw this.

Li Wei gave Joan a warm smile, then turned to Goenitz with a serious expression and said, "Even the Great Serpent might not be able to harm me, let alone a mere lackey of the Great Serpent. Goenitz, is it? Who gave you the audacity to appear before me? I didn't go looking for trouble with you, but I didn't expect you to come knocking on my door."

As Li Wei finished speaking, some new figures appeared on the ruins. These were all members of the Orochi Kin, each wearing a black robe covering their entire body and a hood that concealed their face.

Although their strength cannot compare to that of the eight champions who are leaders, they are still much stronger than ordinary fighters.

This force is enough to easily destroy a small country.

A figure lifted his cloak, revealing his true face. He was a rather young-looking boy, only sixteen or seventeen years old, but he was wearing a special combat suit. His muscles were strong and taut, and he had a ferocious smile on his face. He looked like someone you shouldn't mess with.

“Boss, I’ll handle this arrogant guy.” The blond boy clenched his fists together, his knuckles cracking crisply. Goenitz glanced at the boy and said, “Phil, the enemy in front of us, since he dares to say such things, must have some real skills. Be careful.”

Goenitz was exceptionally ruthless to outsiders, but he was a remarkably tolerant leader towards his fellow Orochi Familia members. Through his immense strength and gentle nature, he earned the respect and obedience of all Orochi Familia members. As the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings and the strongest among the Eight Heroes, Goenitz rarely took action himself…

The blond boy took a few steps forward, assumed a fighting stance, and said to Li Wei, "I'm here to fight you, so get ready! Otherwise, my fist will be smashing into your face."

Li Wei's gaze upon the blond boy, a look of utter contempt as if he were an ant, pierced the heart of the blond boy named Phil. This ignited a fire of anger within him; Li Wei was merely an ordinary person abandoned by the Guardian Angel, so why did he look at him with such condescension?

Li Wei said calmly, "Are you challenging me? When I get serious, I'm sure to kill. My respect for my opponent is to defeat them with all my might and give them a dignified death."

Li Wei didn't adopt a fighting stance. In his view, a nobody like the blond boy was someone he could easily kill once he got serious.

Although a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit, when facing a toad, the lion will at most kick it, stomping out its excrement.

"Are you looking down on me?!" the blond boy shouted, his face contorted in a grotesque grimace.

Li Wei said to the girls beside him, "Everyone, please step back a bit. I plan to keep all the Orochi clan members who came today. We can still call the cemetery to reserve a spot in time."

Li Wei's teasing successfully enraged the blond boy, who charged towards him.

Facing the blond boy charging towards him, Li Wei put his hands behind his back and kicked one leg upwards with lightning speed. At the same time, an invisible whirlwind spun like a saw blade, instantly slicing the blond boy into a bloody mist. The smell of blood filled the air. Because the blond boy's body was cut into such small pieces, nothing much was left except for the blood mist and the smell of blood.

Seeing this, the Orochi Familia members who had participated in the siege of the Kagura family mansion all wore expressions of shock beneath their hoods, while Goenitz's expression also turned serious.

Chapter 278. A Sea Was Released

The sudden turn of events stunned all the Orochi Familia members. Li Wei's unexpected attack instantly killed one of them. If Goenitz hadn't been there to oversee things, some of the Familia members would have already considered giving up.

Goenitz was inwardly surprised, because he was very familiar with the power Levi used—it was the aura of wind. He could also launch an attack of that magnitude, but without Levi's effortless ease, without even a pre-attack animation or charging up. Levi said, "Goenitz, cannon fodder like that, no matter how many come, it's all the same." Ordinary Orochi Familiars were just cannon fodder to Levi.

Goenitz's expression was not good. He said, "Everyone, step back and maintain a safe distance. I will allow you to retreat first in case of an emergency."

Goenitz's words shocked the members of the Familia. They knew Goenitz's strength, and what he meant was that once the fight started, he wouldn't be able to provide them with cover. That's why he allowed them to retreat in an emergency. In other words, the opponent's strength was definitely no less than Goenitz's, which shocked the members of the Familia.

After all, they all knew the destructive power of Goenitz's manipulation of the wind. Even Goenitz himself looked grave; if they really fought, none of them would be a match for Levi. Levi said, "Now you finally see the situation clearly? Unfortunately, it's too late."

Li Wei's figure vanished from his spot in an instant, and in a flash, several members of the Orochi clan were blown apart into a cloud of blood mist.

Goenitz also made his move, and the two of them fought swiftly, transforming into demolition team leaders. The Kagura family mansion suffered greatly; it was already mostly destroyed, and now it could be demolished and rebuilt.

Goenitz wanted to kill Kagura Chizuru or Kagura Maki quickly, but the bracelets that Li Wei equipped for the two formed a very strong shield. As long as they were not attacked, they could absorb the surrounding free energy and slowly recharge. Kagura Maki still had half of her shield left, but in just a short time, it had already recharged to nearly 60%. If given some more time, the bracelet's shield would be fully restored on its own.

When Goenitz was fighting Levi, he tried to take down both of them at once, but his attacks were blocked by the shield. Although his attacks would eventually break the shield, it would take time, and that was exactly what he needed, since Levi wouldn't stand by and watch that happen.

The Orochi Familia members brought by Goenitz fared much worse. They didn't have the shield bracelets of the Kagura sisters, and they had difficulty reacting in time to Levi's attacks. They could barely withstand one attack before being taken down by the next.

In just a few dozen seconds, the Orochi Familia members brought by Goenitz were completely wiped out.

Having become a lone commander, Goenitz was already considering resignation, but it wouldn't be easy for a strongman like Levi to slip away from him.

Goenitz inwardly groaned. This time, not only had he failed to kill the Kagura sisters, but his elite clan forces had also been wiped out. It was a complete loss.

The speed at which the two sides were fighting had become so fast that ordinary people could not see it. Even fighters with dynamic vision that surpassed that of ordinary people could only barely see countless shadows colliding rapidly. Each collision caused enormous damage to the surrounding environment.

Goenitz grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed, and at the same time, he was puzzled as to where Li Wei, an ordinary person who was not favored by a guardian deity, came from to have such powerful strength that he could suppress him, the leader of the Eight Heroes.

Li Wei was holding back some of his strength at this point, because if he went all out, Goenitz would definitely be stuck here today.

However, once Goenitz dies, it will take at least more than ten years for him to be able to form a fighting force after his reincarnation. This also means that the time for Orochi's revival will be delayed until after the millennium, which is not what Li Wei wants to see. Therefore, he will not kill Goenitz at this time.

Now, teaching Goenitz a lesson is enough. Li Wei created an opening, and Goenitz, not daring to linger, decisively widened the distance between them.

Li Weile was delighted. He had originally planned to lure Goenitz into a trap and make him attack first, so that he could take the opportunity to strike hard. But Goenitz didn't fall for it at all and instead took the opportunity to run away.

Li Wei paused for a moment, then threw out a golden flying sword, which transformed into a meteor and pierced towards Goenitz's back.

Goenitz's internal alarm bells rang. He caught a glimpse of the golden flying sword out of the corner of his eye and was startled. He decisively transformed into the wind and fled, trying to use elemental transformation to avoid the attack. However, the golden flying sword was much faster than he expected. He only felt a pain in his arm before losing control of his right hand.

The pained Goenitz had already completed his elemental transformation, vanishing in a gust of wind. On the ground, only a severed arm clad in a priest's robe and the remaining blood of the great serpent remained.

Li Wei manipulated the small test tube he retrieved from his sea of ​​consciousness, and took advantage of the chaos to secretly extract a portion of the giant serpent's blood.

In the King of Fighters universe, Orochi's blood is like a panacea; anything related to Orochi can easily enhance a person's strength. Rugal's power skyrocketed in the storyline precisely because of Orochi's blood; otherwise, Rugal would at most be the ceiling of an ordinary person.

Moreover, Rugal was one of the first fighters to shatter the ceiling of human skill after the Three Sacred Treasures. The others, Chin Gentsai was an old-generation master who had honed his skills over time, Takuma Sakazaki became a karate master by wearing the cursed tengu mask, and Tang Fulu relied on the "Secret Book of Qin".

Apart from these few individuals, the "demons and monsters" who gained power after 97 were all related to Orochi. Whether it was the NESTS organization or members of the distant lands, they were all seeking Orochi's power.

Therefore, Li Wei also wanted to study this thing. Since he couldn't get the material from the giant serpent for the time being, Goenitz's blood was not bad either. Perhaps this power was not stronger than the techniques he cultivated, but it was always good to know more. "Having more skills is never a burden" is a saying that applies in most places.

Qiong ran over and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Li Wei had no injuries and his clothes were not even dirty.

"Young Master, I'm truly sorry, but my abilities are insufficient to assist in such a battle," Joan said.

Li Wei said, "The opponent is no ordinary person. There's no need to blame yourself for this. After all, the opponent is the leader of the Eight Heroes. Even the older generation of strong people are no match for him."

Looking at the mansion, now reduced to ruins, Joan thought to herself that the Kagura family would have to spend a lot of effort just rebuilding it.

Chapter 279. Goenitz's Wrath

Yuri Sakazaki came to her senses at this moment. She had only spent a year learning all the secrets of Kyokugenryu, so she always felt proud. As one of the best among her peers, she felt that although she was a little worse than the older generation of masters, she was not too far behind.

However, this high-level match completely overturned her understanding. The battle between Li Wei and Goenitz had transcended the limits of martial arts and reached a higher level. This was a power that ordinary fighters could not master. In fact, humans simply could not do such a thing.

However, there are not only people who possess this exaggerated power, but also two people. Her previous understanding was completely overturned, and she realized that she was just a frog in a well with a limited view of the world. The world is vast.

Yuri Sakazaki glanced at the three girls surrounding Levi, feeling a pang of jealousy. She simply stood beside him without saying anything. Levi said to Chizuru and Manki beside him, "I'm very sorry for damaging your house like this."

Kagura Manki laughed and said, "This is nothing. If it weren't for you, Li Wei, I might not be here by now." Li Wei said, "I'll pay for the repairs."

Kagura Manki laughed and said, "It's alright, it's alright. I can handle this myself. Besides, wooden buildings are easy to repair and don't cost much. The reconstruction can be completed in a few days. Although the Kagura family has been hit by the economic crisis, the family still has a lot of reserves. Rebuilding the mansion is not a problem for the Kagura family at all."

Kagura Chizuru said from the side, "We are extremely grateful for Li Weijun's help. We really don't know how to repay this great kindness."

Li Wei laughed and said, "This is an obligation that should be fulfilled as an ally. Besides, isn't it a pity that such a great beauty as Miss Wan Gui has passed away so tragically?"

Kagura Maki was a little embarrassed by Li Wei's praise. Although she had taken the initiative to "confess" to Li Wei, seemingly very proactive and bold, she actually knew her own situation. She was just a woman with a strong mouth, and not much bolder than Chizuru.

Looking at the mansion, now completely in ruins, Li Wei said, "We need to tally up the number of servants and casualties. The Orochi clan's arrival was so sudden this time that ordinary people will inevitably suffer. Their compensation must be guaranteed."

Kagura Chizuru said, "I will handle this matter well. After all, they are all elders who have followed the family for generations, many of whom can be considered uncles or aunts. Many have served the Kagura family for more than twenty or thirty years, and I cannot let these elders bleed and weep." Li Wei nodded. This was a family matter of the Kagura family, and it was not appropriate for an outsider like him to interfere. As the head of the Kagura family, Kagura Chizuru was quite familiar with the family's situation, and she would make her own decision on how to handle it.

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