I teach judo in Tokyo.

Before the competition, the instructions were clearly stated in a meeting between the World Snake and Luca.

They are meant to act as "catfish," guiding the intensity of this King of Fighters tournament, thereby motivating all the strongest fighters to give their all, and then unleashing their own high-intensity mental fluctuations in this high-intensity battle.

Only in this way can the "device" collect the highest quality "spiritual fluctuations" to meet the requirements of the "ritual" as much as possible.

'Big guy, keep burning yourself out like this, let me see your limits!'

With a cold smile, Gulichali dodged Haru's attacks while constantly mocking and provoking him, quickly turning Haru into a furious beast.

The crazed Haru roared loudly, pressing closer and closer to Kurichali, launching a series of attacks. Each of his blows was dodged by Kurichali, and then the ground was ravaged by the explosion.

It's like a god on earth, with a deity residing within his body, trying to dismantle the entire arena with his exaggeratedly grotesque physical form.

The audience was terrified, yet also thrilled.

I doubt even a giant bear or a tiger could achieve this!

Humans—they've actually managed to do this!

The entire stadium erupted in wild shouts, the cacophony of sound almost bursting through the dome membrane of the Tokyo Dome.

......

Sousuke sat on a chair on the sidelines, frowning as he watched everything unfolding on the court, a sense of bewilderment creeping over him.

With his system panel abilities, he already knew that Gulicha's fighting skill level was actually almost no different from Naharu's.

Even at the same level of martial arts skill, Haruna's terrifying physique should give him an overwhelming advantage.

The reality is quite different.

Kuricharitable seemed to know all of Haru's moves and actions by heart, which allowed him to dodge Haru's attacks almost as if he could anticipate the enemy's moves.

He couldn't help but think of the ability the old butler had once demonstrated.

That is—an extraordinary fighting consciousness called "First of First".

Does this mean that such abilities are actually quite common?

Or perhaps the Serpent of the World possesses some special method that allows its combatants to have a terrifying combat consciousness almost identical to that of the "First of the First"?

Just as he was wondering, the situation on the field changed again.

Just after Haru's firepower was fully unleashed, Gulizalid finally began to change tactics.

He stopped dodging and started laughing wildly as he fiercely attacked Haru, who was firing at full power!

Despite its enormous size, Haruna's extremely agile body was rendered almost sluggish by Kurichali's ever-always-one-move-ahead movements, and it was struck repeatedly and violently!

A few breaths later, Gulicha suddenly stopped and turned around, arrogantly turning his back to Haru.

Haruna's giant-like body was no longer able to make any attacking movements.

The next second, all four of his limbs broke, and he fell heavily to the ground.

Round 1 of the 32-to-16 competition.

The victor—Kurichadli!

......

Chapter 355 One Strike, Capturing the Killer Bee

The first battle seemed to set the tone for the intensity of this round of competition.

The second match that followed was a duel between Adelhead, the "son of Luke" who was of particular interest to Atobe Sousuke, and the mysterious white-haired man in sunglasses and black clothes named "K".

The result was exactly as Atobe Sousuke had predicted.

Although Luke's son's strength was already at the level of a genius among geniuses at his age, the young man named "K" was no less powerful than Adilhead.

Finally, after giving it his all, Adilheid's attention was drawn to the sunglasses K' had flung out, and then, as he reached out and slapped the sunglasses away—

K's figure appeared from several meters away as if in a flash, striking him in the chest with an elbow strike.

What followed was an incredibly rapid series of punches and kicks.

With just one combo, the son of Luke was rendered unconscious.

Then, Shindo Kyotaro, who had been seriously injured by Guliza's kick two days earlier, took to the field despite his injuries. After a fierce battle, he was no match for the American soldier Guile and was knocked unconscious by a strange spinning uppercut.

Then came the handsome and dashing leg technique master, Robert, who, under the powerful and arrogant blond man "Dio's" aggressive attacks, was no match for the opponent's strategy of trading injury for life. In a moment of carelessness, he was hit hard in the chest with a heavy punch, spitting out blood as he fell to the ground unconscious.

Atobe Sousuke's eyes flickered as he looked at Dio.

The system panel clearly shows that this crazy man named Dio is a true madman!

Given the same level of fighting skills, it's understandable that a berserker could defeat a human.

Every match in this round was much more intense and prolonged than the first round of the previous round.

The level of brilliance is also completely incomparable.

After all, among the remaining thirty-two contestants, there were almost no strong individuals below the Supreme Rank. In fact, in Sousuke's opinion, apart from a few people like Shindo Kyotaro, Kyogoku Shin, Deeje, and Yuri, there were none.

The others are all at the level of "50" or above.

(Except for Julius, who has superhuman physique)

Indeed, Mutsu Tenbu, who fought against Kyogoku Shin, actually had a "Mutsu Enmei-ryu" skill level that exceeded "50". His fight against Kyogoku Shin was indeed a matter of holding back.

However, there isn't much room for maneuver.

Shin Kyogoku is exceptionally talented, and his physical attributes are significantly stronger than those of Tenbu Mutsu.

However, because the martial art he practices is "Kyokushin-ryu Karate," which is used by ordinary people, his improvement speed will slow down after reaching a high level. But if he can break through this barrier and forge his own path, he will inevitably experience rapid advancement.

In a few years, if these two were to clash, it would be hard to say who would win.

As a result, every battle was extremely intense, which not only ignited the audience's fiery emotions but also caused the fighting spirit of each contestant to soar to unprecedented heights.

With this, the elimination round of the first matrix, from 8 to 4, came to an end.

We finally arrived at the second matrix battle where Sousuke was located.

......

Atobe Sousuke received a notification from the staff.

He slowly stood up from his chair and stretched.

Amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the audience, he walked step by step to the center of the venue.

As he walked, he saw in another direction that Ms. Killer Bee, with a similarly fierce expression, strode onto the stage.

Before the two even arrived, their gazes, already locked, were already locked in a battle of wills.

'Atobe, if you're just a pretty face with no substance, then don't blame me for being ruthless!'

Cammy's eyes were cold. Years of military and special agent experience did not soften her heart because of her slight flirtation with Sosuke a few days earlier.

Task first.

She would only consider discussing a collaboration with Atobe Sousuke if he could demonstrate sufficient strength to her.

'Miss Killer Bee, don't worry, I've got you covered—'

Atobe Sousuke looked at Cammy's cold gaze and smiled slightly.

With the system's detection function, the strength of all the contestants was clearly revealed in his mind.

Only he himself knows best that among the current thirty people, the only opponent who can match him is probably Vega, the "Heart of the Crown".

As for the others, there were a few quite capable individuals among them.

However, it's only of average quality at best.

The killer bee that really tempted him was barely even "mediocre" to him.

It's considered "below average".

A few seconds later, the two arrived at the center of the dueling arena, which was ten meters apart.

The two people's 3D projections and information were also projected into the air above.

One of them is Jamie, one of the three female contestants who became incredibly popular from the preliminary rounds.

Another is Atobe Sousuke, who defeated Julius and Gaolang in succession and demonstrated amazing strength.

The appearance of the two popular contestants instantly drew enthusiastic cheers from the audience.

It's not just about offering support.

Encouraged by the host's enthusiastic screams, the "winning points" bar chart, representing the popularity of the two contestants, immediately began to climb upwards at an exaggerated speed.

Then, the host announced the end of the "support" campaign.

The final winning points for the two players have been determined.

Sousuke's support for Victory Point – 1113000 billion yen! (11130 million US dollars)

Cammy supports the victory point – 7350 billion! (735000 million US dollars)

The total gambling amount is close to 20 billion US dollars!

This is just one of the matches in the round of 32 to the round of 16.

......

Off the field, several powerful figures showed great interest upon seeing Atobe Sousuke's appearance.

In particular, the powerful figures associated with the Serpent of the Rings, who had clashed with Atobe Sousuke a couple of days ago, sat up and seriously prepared to observe this guy's performance.

Wesker pushed up his sunglasses, a cold smile playing on his lips.

'Since becoming stronger, I haven't really had a chance to unleash my full power...'

"Sousuke Atobe, I heard from them that you're a true 'mad seed.' They even wanted to send me here to capture you and take you back for experiments, but I was busy with other things, so in the end I asked that good-for-nothing Mutba to go instead..."

'I'd like to see who is the strongest human race when you, a 'true madman,' meet me, a 'new human' who has perfectly absorbed the 'madman' genes...'

Wesker pondered this, his dark red pupils revealing a terrifying killing intent.

On the other side, Geese and Kuriza, who had been defeated by Sosuke using the Manipulation Style, had fierce looks in their eyes.

As a high-ranking official in the Serpent of the World, second only to the "Grand Master" level, he was unexpectedly overpowered by a young upstart who took on two opponents in a single fight.

For the two of them, this was essentially an utter disgrace.

Gulichali's eyes were sinister as he muttered to himself in a very low voice, "Kid, just wait. I've finished collecting and analyzing all your combat data in the past two days. You'd better pray you lose to Wesker, otherwise, if you run into me later... I'll make you feel what pain is more terrible than death..."

Giss then revealed his menacing side: "Kid, I probably won't run into you in this stupid tournament, since Lord Vega and I are in Group B together. But if you messed with me, you should be prepared to be blasted to pieces after the match..."

As for Vega, this man, who was clearly sixty-five years old but had the appearance of a forty-year-old man, stared at Atobe Sousuke with extremely greedy eyes.

The boy's charm was so great that he overlooked Jamie, whom he would never have overlooked otherwise.

His mind was entirely focused on Atobe Sousuke; Cammy, the 'daughter' he had searched for all those years ago, no longer held any appeal for him.

Regardless of what the people off the field are thinking.

Center of the field.

Atobe Sousuke stood upright with a smile, raising an eyebrow at Cammy, who was ten meters away: "Cammy, are you ready? Don't cry when you lose."

Cammy remained unmoved by Sosuke's words. She simply stretched her body silently, making a forward bend resembling a cat.

Her slender figure immediately elicited screams from countless viewers.

Atobe Sousuke was naturally attracted by her alluring figure.

Only by personally kneading Miss Killer Bee's waist can one fully appreciate the exquisite sensation it evokes.

After finishing her backbend, Cammy straightened up, facing Atobe Sousuke sideways, her hands clenched into fists forming a cross-like stance.

It does bear a striking resemblance to the stances of Detroit boxers.

Then, the female agent said quickly in a cold voice, "Enough nonsense, defeat me to the best of your ability... otherwise, die!"

Upon hearing this, Atobe Sousuke maintained his faint smile.

However, he also adopted the stance he was best at when facing an enemy.

He stood with his feet slightly apart, neither too far apart nor too far apart, his hands relaxed and hanging down.

After a simple breath, the person's posture quickly transformed into one of perfect tranquility.