Since the 1990s, asset prices (stock prices, land prices) have fallen sharply, and the Japanese economy has been in a long-term downturn due to the aftermath of the collapse of the bubble economy.

Since its inception in '94, the KOF contest has become more and more influential year by year, and I dare not say that it has attracted the attention of people all over the world, but at least it can be said that it is known to the whole people in Asia. The KOF contest that began last year has adopted the model of invitation + global selection competition, which has greatly enhanced the reputation of the KOF contest.

As a result, as soon as this year's qualifiers are over and the knockout rounds have not yet begun, martial arts fans from all over the world have flocked to Tokyo, Japan, to receive tens of thousands of tourists in just a few days, and the resulting economic boost has made cabinet ministers who have been worried about the Japanese economy smile.

After discussion by the Japanese government, the KOF contest was placed directly at the Tokyo Dome Stadium, which can accommodate 55,000 spectators.

Located in Tokyo's Bunkyo district, the Tokyo Dome Arena is home to the Yomiuri Giants, a professional baseball team, and also hosts basketball and American football matches, as well as professional wrestling, mixed martial arts, K-1 events, or musical performances.

Of course, under the premise of stimulating the Japanese economy, let alone any baseball, professional wrestling and other games, even if the Japanese emperor speaks, the Japanese government, which has been sharply blinded by the decline of the Japanese economy, will also ignore it. In short, with a stroke of the pen, the knockout venue of the KOF competition was placed here, and it was a full month and a half.

Thirty-two teams will adopt the same competition format as last year, and the single-round elimination system will be played in pairs!

After 31 fierce competitions, the final champion and runner-up were competed, plus a duel between the third and fourth places, that is to say, a full 32 games. There is a match in the morning and afternoon, and then they face off again the next day.

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At Narita International Airport in Japan, as the door of the plane slowly opened, first-class passengers walked along the stairs and began to disembark first.

Abner carried a backpack that was not too big or small, put the hat on his head casually, and followed the tall figure in front of him, and slowly got off the plane.

As soon as he got off the plane, his sharp eyes swept Aubner away, and among the crowd who picked up the plane, two middle-aged men in suits and leather shoes, less than 1.7 meters in their early sixties, held three signs high in their hands, and looked around with anxious faces.

And on those three signs, it was written: Abner! Mike! Casper!

Not bad!

The trio who officially competed in the King of Fighters tournament were Captain Abner, Manhattan Police Department instructor Mike, and new police officer Casper, who had just retired from the Navy SEALs and then entered the Manhattan Police Department!

Seeing the two people holding the sign, suddenly a blonde girl about thirty years old, stepping on the ten-centimeter high heels, twisted her plump buttocks to meet them.

Jacqueline!

George. Stacy was transferred from the police station to the trio's assistant, who is proficient in legal issues and Japanese, and is mainly responsible for the daily life of the trio, as well as communication with the Japanese side.

As Jacqueline stepped forward to communicate, the two middle-aged men soon put away the signs in their hands and walked towards the three of them.

"Your Excellency the three powerful martial artists, I am the translator and liaison officer sent to you by the official King of Fighters tournament - Hiroyuki Mikami, and this is your driver - Masaaki Fukumoto!"

"Presumably, you are already very tired after taking the plane for such a long time, let me take you to the hotel to settle down first!"

The middle-aged man who walked in front walked in front of the three of them, first bowed ninety degrees, and then said in a respectful tone.

Sitting on the soft leather sofa of the extended Lincoln, Abner rubbed his brow in distress: It's a bit troublesome!

Originally, he wanted to pull the senior brother into his team, you must know that the senior brother has followed the master for nearly thirty years, and the kung fu of Xingyi Quan is far above himself, he can join his own team, and he dare not say anything else, it is definitely not a problem to survive two rounds.

Helplessly, the senior brother has been comfortable for a long time, and he has long lost his original sharpness, and he just wants to guard his own small restaurant, and his wife and children are hot on the kang, even in the face of millions of rewards, he is not moved, and Abner naturally can't force it......

And the second senior brother fought with people in the early years and was broken two legs, although the price paid by the other party was greater after the old man's shot, but the broken leg could never be recovered.

As for the third senior brother, he is full of sharpness, and his kung fu is only inferior to that of the senior brother, but he ran into the Amazon jungle a few years ago, and there is no news of him until now, and there is no way to talk about forming a team......

In this case, Abner had no choice but to agree to the advice put forward by Director George, and these two were selected from the Manhattan Police Department.

Mike has a good relationship with himself, but he doesn't have to think about his strength, not to mention being at the bottom of the contestants, it's also very different.

Casper is good and experienced in combat, but in the face of a captain like Abner, who is not half his age, trying to make him obey his orders can only be said to be a pipe dream......

"Semla, you said that if I didn't even pass the first round of elimination, would I be laughed to death by Lucy when I went back!"

"I want to ...... Yes! ”

A cold voice sounded faintly in Abner's ears.

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As the lengthened Lincoln smoothly drove into the Tokyo Imperial Hotel, the subsequent reimbursement of air tickets, player registration, check-in in suites, and so on had nothing to do with the three of Abner, all of which were handled properly by Jacqueline and Hiroyuki Mikami.

All Abner has to do is rest and take care of it, and then it's time to compete.

The organizer of the KOF is also very wealthy, and directly chartered the top five floors of the Tokyo Imperial Hotel, where relatives, friends or family members can bring as much as they want and live at will. In addition, each participant is responsible for the pick-up and drop-off by a special car, so of course, there is no problem if you want to go out and play. In addition, taking into account the possible traffic congestion on the race day, five helicopters were specially prepared, which made people sigh at the level of the organizers.

Abner's party arrived in Japan a week early, and the rest of the team had not yet arrived, except for ...... African team.

Muhammad from Sudan. Bashir, Joseph from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lumumba, and Dahir from Somalia. Mahmoud.

The degree of communication and information circulation in the '97 years is still far less than that of the 21 st century in the previous life, the computer Internet has not yet begun to circulate extensively, and the earth is still more than 10 years away from becoming a global village. So while Billy has been trying to inquire, he still doesn't know much about the 21 teams that made it through the qualifiers, but this is exactly what Abner knows about the team that is only from Africa.

After watching the blurry tape again, Abner's first reaction was: bloody, brutal, murderous......