Day 3.

The much-anticipated King of Fighters 97 Fighting Tournament has finally begun.

Although there were some twists and turns in the middle, under the strong expectations of the audience, this year's competition was still held as scheduled. Maybe it was because Zhao Futu killed too many replicants that night, and the Nest-S organization suddenly became much more honest, at least there was no news of the martial arts fighter being attacked later. Zhao Futu also made a little extra arrangement in the past two days before rushing to the vicinity of the arena where the martial arts tournament was taking place.

Basically all the teams that signed up for the competition arrived.

But in fact, the number of people who actually participated in the fighting tournament was far more than that, including ninjas, wrestlers, onmyoji, soldiers, mercenaries, killers, and so on. By the time the fighting tournament actually started, there were already hundreds of teams that had signed up, so that the competition team had to hold a preliminary round in advance to eliminate a group of teams with insufficient strength.

At the same time, because of the interference of the contractor, there were some solo teams in the fighting tournament this time.

For example, Zhao Futu, who has changed his appearance and incarnated as a powerful veteran. and an unknown top contractor who wears a mask and uses a ninja knife as a weapon, but the truth is true and I don't know what the strength is. There are also four or five contractors who form small teams to join the fighting tournament, as well as a team of the main members of the Temple of Gods. Now that the plot has progressed, Zhao Futu can already be sure of one thing, that is, the main quest of many contractors has been assigned to participate in fighting competitions.

Most likely, there will be a ranking requirement to complete the mission!

There is no doubt about it.

This time, there is definitely a behind-the-scenes operation behind the scenes. Because all the main teams are divided into various arenas.

After a day of preliminaries, all the main teams from the original story appeared. There was no such thing as a battle in the preliminaries. Including the Legend of the Hungry Wolves, the Hell Band, the Female Fighters Team, the Super Power Team, the Japanese Team, the Korean Team, the Special Team, etc., all of these characters who have appeared in the original plot have all been officially qualified for the competition. At the same time, in addition to these teams, there are also six teams of contractors, as well as a number of story natives teams with decent strength.

Zhao Futu's performance was decent.

The three opponents assigned in the preliminaries were all solved one by one, and they did not expose too much strength.

However, because it was a solo team, he and another masked contractor became the dark horses of this fighting competition. No sooner had the battle ended, than a large group of reporters gathered around to report, and without saying a word, he disappeared into the crowd. The next official arena. According to the draw, the teams that have passed the preliminary round will be gradually eliminated, and the remaining sixteen teams will be promoted. In the process of the preliminaries, Zhao Futu observed the other contractor teams, which were basically at the level of seniors except for the Temple of the Gods.

The lineup of the Temple of the Gods is much stronger!

Among them, there are two people who Zhao Futu has seen, and once in the plot plane of the Legend of Sword and Fairy, they teamed up to prevent the sword demon from getting the magic sword.

Zhao Futu remembered that one of them was the enhancement of Magneto's superpowers!

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Tokyo.

A secret base of the Sound Nest. The figure of a contractor fell from the window and said slowly: "No trace of Caozhijing has been found!" We have to find a way to lure him out! ”

"Isn't it true that Yagami has already appeared?"

Hera's beautiful and arrogant face appeared, she stood in front of the balcony, and said in a condensed voice: "Could it be that as a fateful enemy, he can't lure Cao Zhijing out?" ”

"There must be other teams of contractors playing tricks!"

The figure hesitated for a moment, then said, "I have a way to lure him out." There are some risks to be taken, though! ”

"What's the solution?"

"Tomorrow's game, let's kill Yabuki Shingo!"

"Martial artists in this plot plane will show signs of outbursts in their near-death state! However, Yabuki Shingo's strength is the weakest, and even if it erupts, it may not be strong! Let our people kill him in the game, and it is estimated that it can lead directly to Kusa Zhijing! However, this may lead to the rampant passage of Caozhijing, and the pressure we face will be much greater. ”

"It's okay."

The corners of Hera's mouth curled in a brutal arc. Said slowly: "Just do as you say." ”

"Also."

"Send someone to pay attention to the movements of Yagami An, it's best not to let him run wild before the Yagami Orochi is resurrected!"

"That's right. There's nothing wrong with Liana, right? ”

"Nope."

"At the moment, Liana is in good shape, and there should be no signs of an early runaway."

"Good!"

Hera let out a slightly sharp laugh, and a hint of excitement appeared on her beautiful and proud face, and she said slowly: "In this way, the day of the decisive battle will probably be very lively!" ”

"If the plan is successful, we should be able to get more than 50% plot reversal!"

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Match Hotel.

This time, the King of Fighters 97 Fighting Tournament attracted a lot of investors, and all the participating team members were arranged to stay in five-star hotels. Of course, there are many people who give up and look for a place to stay on their own, especially those who are contracted. Probably because this is a bloody killing plane, more than ninety percent of contractors only trust their teammates. In the end, the only people who really lived in were some plot teams, Zhao Futu, and the masked contractor.

This guy is a master of art and bold!

Zhao Futu couldn't judge his strength level either, but he was sure that he shouldn't be at the level of a space agent.

There are also many people in the Nightmare Space whose strength enhancement level has reached the level of A, the woman in red, and Solomon, and I am afraid that there are dozens of them, but they are not always able to meet them. Although these people are not as good as the space agents, the real gap is not big, and they are all some strong people who have experienced many plot planes. The masked contractor was unintentionally one of them, and Zhao Futu estimated that he was one of the first top veterans to enter and survive until now.

Knock knock!

Just as Zhao Futu was about to take a shower and relax, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

"Who?"

Zhao Futu walked over suspiciously, and the net of perception opened at the same time, and after making sure that there was no threat outside, he gently opened the door.

There are too many masters gathered here, even he has to be careful.

"Kagura Chizuru?!"

When Zhao Futu saw the figure outside the door, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then said, "Do you have something to do with me?" ”

Kagura Chizuru is one of the organizers of the King of Fighters 97 Tournament, and the purpose is to gather martial artists from all over the country to join forces to seal Orochi. It's just that she didn't expect that this fighting tournament would actually become a tool used by the Hell Trio to collect energy, and in the end, it was only by the joint efforts of Kusaka Kyo and Yagami An that she successfully defeated the Yaqi Orochi. At the same time, Kagura Chizuru is also one of the participating teams this time, and she formed a team to join the competition with Mai Shiranui and King.

"Can I go in and sit?"

Kagura Chizuru seems very polite, her original profession was a shrine maiden, and she had an identical sister, but unfortunately she was later killed by the final boss of the 96 King of Fighters tournament. It was also because of this that the seal of the Eight Snakes was loosened, and then it led to the resurrection of Chris's body in the 97 King of Fighters tournament. Kagura Chizuru was dressed in a traditional shrine maiden costume, and when she leaned over slightly, she could see her slender curves, and when Zhao Futu's gaze swept over the corner of the corridor, she seemed to see the figure of Shiranui Mai.

I see.

Zhao Futu almost guessed her thoughts, and he must have recognized Huo Wu as the one who saved her that night.

"I'm sorry!"

Zhao Futu shook his head lightly, and continued, "I need to rest." We have to play tomorrow. ”

Kagura Chizuru's expression was a little stunned when she heard this.

It didn't seem that Zhao Futu would refuse so simply, and he wasn't even interested in listening to what she had to say.

Bang!

After saying this, Zhao Futu closed the door directly.

Kagura Chizuru, who was standing outside the door, had a stiff face, and even wanted to smash the door with one palm. But in the end, she stood outside the door, took a deep breath, and then turned and walked down the hallway.

Regarding the arrival of Kagura Chizuru, Zhao Futu could roughly guess what she wanted to say.

However, Zhao Futu's participation in the fighting competition this time was completely to make trouble, and when it came to the final battle, more than half of the plot characters were the preparatory targets for him to hunt. For the champion of the King of Fighters 97 Fighting Competition, Zhao Futu can be said to have no interest at all, and he will even abstain directly when necessary, so as to ensure that the progress of the plot can transition to the resurrection of the Eight Miscellaneous Snakes. If it weren't for the fact that Cao Zhijing hadn't appeared yet, and Hera wasn't hiding somewhere, he would have already begun to implement his plan.

Yachigo Orochi, Seven Flails Society, Yagami An, Kusazhikyo, Daimon Goro, etc., these are his primary targets.

The same.

These should also be Hera's main targets!

If you join forces with Kagura Chizuru, you will undoubtedly be able to reduce the difficulty of completing the main quest, but the quest rewards you will get will also be reduced. And with the early layout of the Temple of the Gods, it is impossible not to notice Kagura Chizuru, one of the main personnel of the Sealing Orochi. Now, no matter from any point of view, getting too close to Kagura Chizuru can easily expose his strength. At least until the Hell Trio officially awakens, Zhao Futu doesn't plan to fully stand on the table.

Let's make everyone think he's just a veteran!

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