I teach judo in Tokyo.

"Haha." Sousuke waved his hand. "Don't say things that could be misunderstood."

At this moment, Geese and Gulizali, who had been repelled by the "sneak attack," had recovered and came to Wesker's side.

Giss exuded an indescribable ruthlessness as he looked indifferently at Sosuke: "Kid, not bad reaction, your moves are interesting."

Gulicha wiped the blood from his mouth, his eyes blazing with fury: "Even a bug dares to fight back..."

Behind him, Shindo Kyotaro, who had just landed, also groaned, forced himself to stand up, and walked to Sousuke's side: "Damn it, thank goodness you were here, otherwise I would have been done for today."

As he spoke, he stood up without flinching and stood beside Sosuke, glaring angrily at the three men opposite them who exuded a fierce aura.

The atmosphere grew increasingly tense.

"okay."

A deep, sinister, yet commanding voice came from the distance of the corridor.

Accompanied by the sound of boots tapping on the floor, a man dressed in a red military uniform with a white shawl draped over his shoulders slowly walked over.

Vega.

Sosuke frowned slightly.

The increasing number of important figures on the other side inevitably gave him a headache.

Although he was very confident in his own strength, there was no need for him to put himself in such a disadvantageous situation.

So he turned to Xintang and lowered his voice: "You go first, or don't blame me for leaving you behind if I run away later."

Shindo Kyotaro immediately nodded frantically.

Even in a two-on-three situation, he could still barely lend a hand to Atobe Sousuke—although he felt he would have a hard time beating any of the three guys on the other side.

But now another guy has arrived who looks even more impressive than the previous three.

It would be incredibly foolish to keep pushing it along.

So he turned and ran, disappearing around the corner of the corridor in an instant.

Yes, that's decisive enough.

Sosuke watched him leave, his face full of black lines, somewhat admiring his shamelessness.

Then, he turned around and calmly looked at Vega, who had walked past the three people and stood in front of him.

"Lord Vega, it's an honor to meet you." Sōsuke greeted him with a slight smile.

It's impossible to be afraid.

Although there were four boss-level powerhouses on the other side, the World Serpent.

But now he has plenty of trump cards and formidable strength.

Whether he wants to fight or run is entirely up to him.

Absolutely true.

On the contrary, it is a rare opportunity to probe the opponent's intentions in this King of Fighters tournament.

Vega saw that Atobe Sousuke was neither humble nor arrogant, and a strange look appeared in his eyes.

He smiled and said, "Sousuke Atobe, I don't seem to be famous for anything. On the contrary, your name is known all over the world recently."

Atobe Sousuke waved his hand: "Hehe, Lord Vega, even if you were not famous before, just the fact that you stopped these masters with just one sentence is enough for me to express my respect for you."

As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Vega's control panel.

It was too obvious that things didn't go well at the lottery that day.

Now that they're already locked in a fierce battle, it's perfectly acceptable to look at each other openly and blatantly.

[Heart of the Crown (Jormungandr): Vega]

Age: 65

[Entry related to: World Coveter]

[Possesses self-defense skill 1: Military Mixed Martial Arts 66]

[Possesses Protective Skill 2: Mental Cultivation 67 (Minor Effect)]

[Special Move: Knee Press Nightmare]

[Current Status: Such vigorous mental strength, and this body... Not bad!]

As expected, this guy is indeed one of the top members of the Ring Serpent.

His defensive skills are even above "65"! Is this the strength of a Grand Rank player?

They even possess mysterious "spiritual cultivation" techniques, making it a bit difficult to figure out their true nature.

It's unclear what level he's at in the "Grand" rank.

Atobe Sousuke's mind raced.

Across from him, the extremely sensitive Vega keenly sensed that Atobe Sousuke was "visiting" him, and not only did he reveal a sinister smile.

The next second, in Sosuke's view, the "Current Status" section of the Vega panel suddenly became blank.

Zongsuke's eyes trembled slightly.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Because of their immense power, Sousuke was unable to read the thoughts of the Celestial Elders and Goenitz.

He admitted it.

However, this man named Vega was able to hide his psychological state, which was already detectable by Sosuke, even under the system's detection.

Is this the effect of "spiritual cultivation"?

It seems that this Grand-ranked guy really has some skills.

Vega gave a sinister smile to Sousuke, whose eyes were trembling: "Sousuke Atobe, your spirit makes me feel very impolite."

As he spoke, a strange glint seemed to flash in his eyes.

At the same time, Atobe Sousuke, who was looking directly at him, immediately felt a buzzing in his mind.

In his eyes, Vega's eyes, which had previously only shone faintly, now shone as brightly as two suns.

The intense sunlight shone wildly into his mind through his eyes, seemingly trying to obliterate his consciousness.

At the critical moment, Atobe Sousuke gritted his teeth and involuntarily activated the Yin Seal between his eyebrows, and a trace of pure energy immediately flowed through his mind.

Immediately afterwards, he activated his SSR-level magical technique, which he had acquired but had not yet officially used—Heart's Edge! (See the protagonist's attribute card between chapters 314 and 315 for details)

A tremendous killing intent, guided by his unwavering spirit, erupted from his eyes and surged toward Vega, who was staring at him!

The next second, Atobe Sousuke and Vega both shuddered.

Their gazes met.

Sosuke's face paled slightly. He immediately took a deep breath, and the wisp of energy flowing out of the Yin Seal was decomposed and restored into spirit and energy, replenishing his previous losses.

The mind that was about to explode quickly calmed down.

He looked at Vega, his vigilance rising to a new level.

This guy is really scary!

Vega, on the other side, seemed to have been immersed in the art of "spirit" for a long time. Although he was counterattacked by Sousuke, he remained completely unmoved.

He stared at Sousuke for two seconds with a gloomy expression, then revealed a sinister smile: "Truly, heroes emerge from among the young, Atobe Sousuke, you are very good, very good."

With that, he calmly turned around and said, "Let's go."

He led the way and left. The other three, Geese, Wesker, and Gulicharito, looked at Vega, who was usually so argumentative, with a strange expression. They couldn't understand why this big shot would take the initiative to back down and leave.

However, they didn't ask any more questions and simply followed Vega away in silence.

Before leaving, Wesker slowed down and turned around.

He slightly pushed up his sunglasses, revealing his dark red eyes to Atobe Sousuke, and gave him a cold smile.

"Kid, I hope you can take down that little agent Cammy next time, then we can have some fun next week. Don't disappoint me—"

After saying that, he turned around and quickly followed Vega and the others.

Vega led the way, his steps steady, so that few of his colleagues could see his expression.

If someone could see his face from the front, they would notice that his eyes were bloodshot and his face was completely pale!

'What a terrifying kid! At such a young age, he already possesses such formidable skill in the realm of 'spirit'!'

His eyes were filled with apprehension, yet also with a surge of intense desire.

'Young, strong, exceptionally talented, and with such an exaggerated mental fortitude, isn't this... isn't this—'

Vega's lips curled into a terrifying, demonic smile.

'Isn't this exactly what I've been searching for, something more suitable for my body than the so-called 'mad race'?'

'She's even more suited to my body than that child who disappeared years ago, that girl created using my genes!'

'Sousuke Atobe, you better stay alive, you little brat!'

'Defeat everyone with all your might, come before me, and then be defeated by me!'

'Break your will!'

'Then—let me be you!'

Vega's face was filled with apprehension, mixed with ecstatic joy.

Unexpectedly, this time they were just representing the organization to see what tricks Luca could pull at the King of Fighters competition.

But he received the unexpected joy of meeting Atobe Sousuke.

At this moment, he felt that Luca's so-called plan to 'summon some kind of being' and bring about a 'transcendent era' was no longer important.

His goal has officially shifted to targeting the body of this young man named Atobe Sousuke!

......

Atobe Sousuke watched the enemy leave, his brow furrowed.

Although he could no longer see Vega's mental state from the system panel.

However, his keen instincts sensed that Vega had been acting strangely ever since he had resisted that seemingly "psychological attack" sneak attack.

From Vega, a massive, viscous, and intense malice, like that of a greedy demon, emanated from him.

This guy with the title of "Heart of the Crown" must be planning something to do to me.

We must be extremely careful!

He made up his mind, then turned and left, returning to his room.

On his way back, he saw a message on his phone from Shindo Kyotaro asking about his situation, so he called him back and told him that everything was fine.

This stopped him from calling for reinforcements.

Otherwise, if we delay any longer, this guy will probably call the old butler, Mr. Daimon, and Kyogoku and Mutsu to come and rescue them.

After hanging up the phone, Sosuke returned to his room.

Upon opening the suite door and stepping inside, the first thing you see is Miss Killer Bee sitting calmly in the living room.

He curled his lip: "Ms. Cammy, are you being so persistent? Didn't we just meet?"

Cammy glared at him: "You're being a bit too confident. I'm here to talk business."

Sosuke shrugged, walked over to her nonchalantly, and sat down on the sofa. He casually put his arm around her slender waist, which was both supple and strong. "We can talk about serious matters later. I just got into a fight with someone, and I'm really upset right now. I need someone to comfort me."

"Get lost—" Just as the cold-blooded Killer Bee was about to give this shameless man a hard blow, she suddenly sensed a strange characteristic from him.

A characteristic that only she can sense.

Her expression changed drastically. She grabbed Sosuke by the collar and demanded urgently, "You ran into him!?"

"Miss Killer Bee, could you please stop pulling on my collar like that? It's making me lose face!"

Sousuke glared at Cammy speechlessly: "Who is this 'he' you're talking about?"

Cammy seemed a little agitated: "Who else could it be, Vega! You ran into him!?"

"how do you know?"