Chapter 1. Killing

A slightly mocking voice came from the sky, saying, "The game has begun, insects, struggle to your heart's content!"

Standing not far from Li Wei, Kyo Kusanagi muttered, "That voice is really annoying..."

Kusanagi Shizuru said, "The battle is about to begin, Kyo. Be careful. This isn't the King of Fighters tournament. Everyone here is fighting with the intention of killing their opponent. Get serious."

"Understood, old man. With Mr. Li Wei around, our chances of winning are very high," Kyo Kusanagi said, waving his hand.

Kyo Kusanagi is an insider about the King of Fighters tournament. The finals haven't even started yet, and he's so bored he's practically growing weeds. He feels it's inappropriate to challenge Iori to a fight in private, and he's afraid of getting beaten up like last time if he asks Lee for guidance. In his eyes, Lee is a calamity, a ruthless opponent—how could he possibly lose?

Li Wei saw the fighters around him, each with a blue halo appearing beneath their feet. He had a certain understanding of spatial magic and could easily see through the structure of the teleportation array; it wasn't complicated, and he knew how to use it.

However, Li Wei did not resist the teleportation array, but let it teleport him out.

When the scene before Li Wei became clear again, he realized that he had been teleported to a distance of about two hundred kilometers away from where he first entered this space. At this moment, he was in an empty city. The city was very clean and still had traces of people living there, but it was as if everyone had disappeared at the same time, leaving behind this desolate city.

Li Wei realized that the internal volume of this space was likely larger than he had imagined, and might even be above his floating island.

In that case, the battlefield would truly be vast and sparsely populated, and this high-stakes battle royale game would last for a considerable period of time, testing not only the participants' combat abilities but also their willpower.

"I wonder what kind of being the first enemy I'll encounter will be..." Li Wei felt a sense of anticipation. He had the authority to leave this space at any time, so he had no worries. He only needed to keep his eyes on the target and win this trial.

In this space, if people from different factions encounter each other, they will receive a notification. This notification cannot be concealed by any disguise, so as long as they receive the notification, they can know whether the person in front of them is friend or foe.

On the empty street, a flamboyantly dressed black boxer appeared in front of Li Wei. This black boxer was tall and wore a costume that looked like a circus act, with a red afro on his head. This flashy and eye-catching look made Li Wei feel like his aesthetic sense had been violated. Anyone who likes fashion design would sigh helplessly when they saw the man's clothes.

"Hey! So you're my first enemy? This damn space says that if you defeat as many enemies as possible, you can escape from here~" the black boxer said in a hip-hop style.

“In a way, you’re right. This space is like a breeding ground for Gu poison. Of course, you need to know what that means,” Li Wei said with a smile.

The black boxer stood on tiptoe, adopting a slightly loose fighting stance, and said, "My name is Zack, and yours? I don't want to kill anyone, but I have no choice in order to get out of here."

When Li Wei heard the person opposite him announce his name, he finally remembered him. The person in front of him was a character from "Dead or Rush," a self-taught black boxer who was also a nightclub DJ.

Li Wei never expected that the Red Demon Battlefield would pull the world's strongest warriors into the space. In Li Wei's view, the top warriors in the DOA world were not as strong as the top warriors in the King of Fighters world. If they really clashed head-on, the warriors in the DOA world would be wiped out.

Li Wei suddenly had a thought and said with a smile, "If you don't mind, let's play somewhere else."

Zach felt dizzy, and when he could see his surroundings clearly, he found himself and Levi standing on a high platform floating in the air, with magnificent mountains shrouded in clouds and mist in the distance, as well as all kinds of majestic buildings.

After trapping Zach on the high platform, Li Wei returned to the Red Demon battlefield and received a notification that Li Wei, a trial participant from faction A, had killed Zach, a trial participant from faction C.

Li Wei was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that dragging someone directly onto his floating island would be considered death. Li Wei released Zack again, but according to the Red Demon Space's notification, Zack was still considered dead. He had now become an unregistered resident of this space.

"What's going on? Why am I being counted as dead?!" Zack was also somewhat taken aback. He had only seen a flower in front of him, a different scene, and then this space judged him to be dead, which he found unbelievable.

Li Wei laughed and said, "I know what I should do. Thank you for being the guinea pig. Now, I will relieve your pain in advance. Anyway, even if you manage to escape, you still can't escape the fate of being wiped out by this space."

Zack became wary; Levi seemed even more powerful than he had imagined.

Li Wei raised his arm and unleashed the Gale Fist of Jiss's clone, a ground-shattering charge towards Zack.

"What the hell?!" Zach instinctively dodged to the side, avoiding the attack. A huge roar resounded, and Zach turned around to find that the entire street had been ripped open with a huge gash, all the cars along the way had been shredded, and a huge wind blade had blasted a huge hole in a building.

Zack was dumbfounded. Could someone really be human to do something like that? He thought to himself.

The powerful figures in the DOA universe are strong, but still within the realm of human comprehension. However, the powerful figures in the King of Fighters universe are all beyond human limits. They could easily put on a suit and go to the set of Kamen Rider next door to fight without any problem.

Li Wei is a figure who surpasses all other fighters in the King of Fighters universe. Although Zack is one of the top fighters in the DOA universe and learned Muay Thai by watching TV and imitating, he is far too weak compared to a monster like Li Wei.

"Being able to dodge this attack shows you're not incompetent. How about we try this move?" Li Wei raised his hands and slammed them hard onto the ground. A huge blue wave of energy spread outward from him, instantly engulfing Zack.

When the blue shockwave dissipated, Zach had completely vanished; he had been burned to ashes by Levi.

This move is the ultimate killing technique of Geese's clone, Battle Aura Storm.

Li Wei laughed and said, "Those who were watching the show, you can come out now, right?"

At the corner of the street, a tall, blond young man wearing a silver mask emerged.

Li Wei narrowed his eyes slightly. Unlike Zack, who was not easily recognizable, he could immediately identify the person in front of him: a top-tier powerhouse from the Street Fighter universe, a noble ninja from West Spain, and one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Shadow Organization, Balrog.

"Excuse me, goodbye." Baroque bowed politely, then leaped heavily, widening the distance between them, and disappeared from sight in a few bounds.

Li Wei was both amused and exasperated: "Am I really that scary?"

Chapter 1. A Lack of Martial Morality

At this moment, Baroque was consumed by fear. He was a smart man and knew how to act within his means, so in this situation, he did not hesitate to choose to run away.

"Are you kidding me? How can you fight a monster like that? This battle is completely unfair, the difference in strength is too great." Baroque felt cold sweat breaking out on his back. He originally wanted to take advantage of the two sides fighting to the death so he could come out and finish them off, but what happened made him terrified. Levi instantly killed Zack.

However, what Baroque didn't know was that if he had arrived any earlier, he wouldn't have escaped either. After all, no one could leave alive knowing Levi's secret. It was precisely because he didn't see Levi pull Zakra into his sea of ​​consciousness that Levi didn't chase after him.

At this moment, Li Wei remained where he was, pondering what would happen next. There were already three factions: King of Fighters was faction A, DOA was faction C, and Street Fighter was very likely faction B. Of course, there was also the possibility of a fourth force, but before they encountered each other, no one could say that nothing would happen.

However, one thing that is certain now is that half of the people must be eliminated first. The rule of the Crimson Demon Battlefield is that if you die here, you really die. There is no second life. Even if you are on the winning side, you are dead and that's it, unless someone who defeats the space boss Crimson Demon or the first Athena uses a wishing opportunity to revive the dead.

However, Li Wei wouldn't waste his precious wishing opportunity on something like this. In fact, he hasn't even thought about what he wants to wish for yet. After all, he lacks nothing right now, and the wishing rewards from the Crimson Demon Battlefield are just icing on the cake for him.

After eliminating Zach from the DOA faction, Levi didn't linger. He randomly chose a direction and left. Although this space provides basic enemy encounter alerts, they require a very close distance to trigger, so he still had to find someone himself. With his powerful perception ability, which can cover several kilometers, Levi had an absolute advantage in this regard.

Leaving the city, Li Wei arrived in the mountainous region, where he sensed a battle taking place: Blanca from the Street Fighter faction versus Ryu Hayabusa from the DOA faction.

This was a closely contested battle; neither Blanca the Wildling nor Hayabusa could gain a decisive advantage, and the two sides were locked in a protracted war.

The overall strength of the Street Fighter faction is not much different from that of the King of Fighters faction. However, apart from a few special individuals, most fighters in the DOA faction are ordinary people with mortal bodies. They are at a great disadvantage in the face of such a large-scale melee.

Blanca grew up in the wilderness and is very familiar with mountain warfare, while Hayabusa, as a ninja, is also good at fighting in complex terrain. Although Blanca has stronger attack capabilities, he cannot catch Hayabusa, which is why the two are locked in a stalemate.

Ryu Hayabusa's strength was considered quite good by Levi, but when he encountered the monstrous, thick-skinned Blanka, his damage output was not even as fast as Blanka's recovery.

In Levi's eyes, Blanca's strength was like a beggar version of the Hulk. Anyone from the other three factions would find him troublesome; he was an unkillable leech. The weak couldn't defeat him, and while the strong could win, they would expend a lot of energy, making it very inefficient. Hayabusa was currently in this predicament; not being able to achieve a quick victory was fatal for a ninja.

However, Li Wei discovered that besides himself, there was someone else trying to take advantage of the situation. Although this person was well hidden, they still couldn't escape Li Wei's perception.

"Fang from Street Fighter? It's him?" Li Wei had also played Street Fighter and knew the character Fang quite well. When he played ranked matches before, he mainly played Akuma and Chun-Li. He found it quite disgusting to encounter a skilled Fang player. It wasn't that he couldn't beat him, but Fang was very good at feinting. If you weren't careful, you would be fooled by his feints. Fighting Fang was second only to fighting a skilled Menette.

Fang is a subordinate of Vega, in charge of weapons and experimental development for the Shadow Luo organization. Originally, Fang was the leader of "Gu Hao," the largest drug trafficking organization in Asia. Later, he pretended to join the Shadow Luo organization, wanting to replace Vega.

However, Fang and his men, who were besieging Vega, were defeated by Vega's attacks. Fang's men were all killed instantly. Fang was shocked by Vega's power and finally put aside his arrogance, submitted to Vega, and even became Vega's fan. He was also proud of his status as someone close to Vega.

After leaving the Shadow Organization, Sagat became a figure of importance, and Fang, such a "freak," was naturally disliked by Baroque and boxing champion Bison.

"Interesting, is it a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?" Li Wei sensed that another character from the Street Fighter faction had appeared: Necari, the ancient warrior from Street Fighter.

Necalli is a being who enjoys devouring the souls of the strong; he's a monster in human skin, and his strength is considered extremely powerful within the Street Fighter faction.

Li Wei could only mourn for Hayabusa; in a three-on-one fight, defeat was inevitable.

This is a faction war. In order to survive, even old enemies will temporarily put aside their hatred and fight together. What's more, neither Fang nor Necalli are people who care about appearances.

Li Wei, who was watching the show, continued to sit on the sidelines. He had no intention of helping Hayabusa escape or participating in the ambush of Hayabusa. After all, fighting and killing himself was not as interesting as watching the show as a spectator.

The perceptive Ryu Hayabusa noticed the anomaly, but it was too late. Necalli suddenly appeared from the side and attacked Ryu Hayabusa's back.

Hayabusa dodged Blanca's lightning-fast claw strike and swung his longsword back in a swift motion. However, Necalli did not dodge or evade at all, taking the blow head-on. The blade merely grazed Necalli's skin.

"Even a treasured sword forged from dragon fangs can't break through their defenses?!" Hayabusa was utterly shocked. The long sword he used was a heirloom of the Dragon Ninja Clan and their most powerful treasured sword. He had used this Dragon's Edge to slay many powerful demons and monsters, but he had suffered repeated defeats when facing these green-skinned savages and brown-skinned primitives.

Necalli didn't care about any of that. Right now, all he was thinking about was how to survive. He didn't care about any of the usual tough guy stuff. After breaking through Hayabusa's defenses, he grabbed Hayabusa's head, slammed him to the ground, and with a burst of strength from his hand, the huge impact slammed Hayabusa into the ground.

"Great opportunity!" Fang seized the opportunity and rushed out, summoning "Little Chicken Sky," swooping down from the sky. Several purple poison sacs were thrown out from the long sleeves covering his hands.

Seeing this, Necari and Blanca both simultaneously dodged to the side. Fang was a master of poison, a fact known to all, and even a powerful figure like Vega wouldn't dare to directly confront his potent poison, forced to rely on mental shields for counterattacks. Therefore, the two, whose primary fighting style was hand-to-hand combat, immediately distanced themselves the moment the poison ball landed.

The poison ball landed on Ryu Hayabusa, and in an instant, its body was stained with a terrifying purple color.

"Ugh...cough cough...cough cough...cough..." Hayabusa struggled, but his struggles became weaker and weaker. His constitution was extremely special, and such a potent poison could not kill him directly, but it could still weaken him.

However, in his current state, if he falls into weakness, he will be doomed.

Chapter 1. The Villainess Squad

At this moment, the three members of the Street Fighter faction surrounded them.

“His soul is mine,” Necari said. He possessed a very special ability to devour the souls of powerful beings to strengthen himself, so he could give up other things, but he would never give up Ryu Hayabusa’s soul.

"It's up to you. His head is mine. That's a great achievement. Presenting this guy's head to Lord Viga will surely please him. Hehehehehe!" Fang, whose face was as long as a donkey's, revealed a smug smile.

Even a master like Hayabusa Ryu was defeated when faced with a group attack from other masters of the same level who showed no regard for martial ethics. However, anyone would find such a situation troublesome. Apart from a few strong individuals with extremely strong survival abilities, most people would be defeated in such a situation.

Fang directly stomped on Hayabusa's neck and twisted his foot forcefully, severing Hayabusa's neck, skin and bone, from its torso.

"As long as we maintain our numerical advantage, no matter how strong they are, they will become our prey!" Fang smiled confidently, lifting up Hayabusa's head, which was still wide open in death, and examining it from different angles, showing no disgust at the blood in his hands.

Li Wei withdrew his gaze, feeling a little regretful. He had also played the Ninja Gaiden series on Xbox, and Hayabusa's fall made him reflect. This direct clash between power levels from different series was indeed quite dangerous; a slight misstep could lead to disaster.

However, Li Wei found Hayabusa's defeat quite normal. The wild man Blanca's combat abilities in the wild were no less than those of a ninja; his stealth and mobility were top-tier among martial artists. Necalli, on the other hand, was an ancient warrior from a bygone era, whose primary battlefield was the jungle. He relied on various stealth methods to hunt beasts and kill enemies, making him exceptionally skilled in jungle warfare. His ability to ambush Hayabusa without being detected demonstrated just how troublesome it would be to face such a jungle warfare expert without wide-area perception.

As for Fang, there's no need to elaborate. Regardless of the circumstances, encountering a master of poison like him is disgusting; anyone with flesh and blood would hate such an enemy. Of course, cyborgs disguised as humans are extremely effective against poison masters like Fang.

The three left in high spirits, leaving only Hayabusa's headless corpse lying pitifully in the rubble pit, beside which lay his family heirloom sword, "Ryu no Maru".

The Dragon's Claw, which barely managed to slice through Necari's skin, was discarded by the three as if it were scrap metal. However, it wasn't just Necari and his group who looked down on it; Levi, too, disdained it. He could have as many of these items as he wanted now, items that were at most equivalent to blue-level equipment.

After leaving, Li Wei continued forward. Now, he was like a giant hunter lurking at the bottom, watching the prey in the shallows. He would only take action when he encountered an enemy that he found interesting; otherwise, he would only make his move selectively.

However, the brutality of the Red Devil battlefield also means that the casualty rate here will be quite high. People from different factions will fight to the death as soon as they meet.

Li Wei wasn't in a hurry to get going. He walked at a leisurely pace and had arrived in a new city. This city was slightly different from the previous ones. It looked like a European or American city, with everything in English. But it was different from the previous cities in that there was no one around.

Li Wei walked into a fast food restaurant, operated the machine, got himself a hot dog, and then left the store, eating as he walked.

Within his perception range, three individuals from opposing factions had already appeared in front of him, seemingly preparing to intercept him.

Looking at the other team's lineup, Li Wei laughed. Was this a group of wicked women? Han Zhuli, Crimson Viper, and Colin—none of these three women were easy to deal with.

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