chsdbacks Chapter 98: Hosting the KOF Tournament
Chapter 98: Hosting the KOF Tournament
With the fighting tournament just around the corner, the entire city of Kerry has become incredibly lively.
"Another year of fighting tournaments!" Piccolo thought, looking at the GG screen on the TV in his room.
The young man who was once helped by Lucci is now a player on the 200th floor.
Thinking back to how he hadn't even made it through the preliminaries last time, he was considering whether to sign up this time.
The longer you stay in the Sky Arena, the clearer you become at understanding yourself and what a true genius is like.
Compared to those people, I really am just an ordinary person.
After the fighting tournament ended in defeat.
Another new GG has appeared.
Sky Arena will host a new fighting game tournament called the KOF tournament.
The competition is conducted by three-person teams of fighters. The two teams take turns sending fighters to fight. The loser leaves the field and is replaced by another member of the team. The competition continues until one team has no more fighters left, thus determining the winner.
Unlike fighting tournaments which have a limit of 200 participants, this competition is open to everyone.
It is also worth mentioning that this competition has a clear rule against killing, and violators will be disqualified.
The winning trio of fighters will receive a large prize.
This competition was launched by Lucci, and the rules adopted were derived from an arcade game called King of Fighters that Lucci had once played.
If fighting tournaments are more individual-oriented, then the KOF tournament is a team-based competition.
In Lucci's vision, the Sky Arena will host more and more tournaments, and the variety of tournaments will also increase.
"The KOF tournament!" I saw some information about the tournament rules.
Bick immediately became interested.
Compared to the difficulty of fighting tournaments, this KOF tournament seems to be "easier," and if the skill gap isn't too large, then there will be more strategic options.
Furthermore, there is a possibility that the strong may lead the weak.
The moment this GG appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of all the fighters in Kerry City. Even ordinary people who were not fighters had the idea of getting involved after seeing GG.
The registration location was on the 38th floor of the Sky Arena.
Unlike Sky Arena, which offers free registration, KOF tournaments require a registration fee.
It's not expensive, just the price of a bottle of beverage. It's the same as the prize money you get for free entry into the first level of the Sky Arena, regardless of whether you win or lose.
The registration period lasts for seven days.
It's worth noting that if you register for a fighting tournament, you can't register for the KOF tournament.
You cannot register for two competitions at the same time.
Once Bick had an idea, he immediately started thinking about which teammates he could find.
This competition is also good news for players below the 200th floor.
They knew, of course, that they couldn't win the championship. Any fighter with a little common sense would know that in the end, it would be a battle between Nen users.
But that couldn't stop them from participating in such a fighting tournament.
This new competition experience was something they had never had before.
An airship airport in Kerry.
A young man with white hair exited the airport.
The emergence of the KOF tournament has stirred up a storm in the city of Kelley.
The Conrad family also sent representatives to register.
Meanwhile, at the upper levels of the Sky Arena, Netero had already arrived.
Upon meeting Lucci, the first thing they did was to have a friendly sparring session, though it was just a regular one.
"It seems that after a while, I might not be your match anymore, haha." Netero laughed heartily.
Every time he sparred with Lucci, he could feel Lucci's obvious progress.
The most terrifying aspect is the growth of Nen (energy).
"How is that possible? Master, you've become even stronger." Lu Qi's body was a little swollen and sore.
Despite using all his Nen to defend himself, Netero's Hundred Style still managed to injure him.
Nitero is still getting stronger.
According to this timeline, Netero should have started to decline from his peak strength.
But this time when Lucci met Netero, the aura emanating from him seemed more robust than when they had met before, and he also possessed a powerful presence, like a lion.
Netero was once just a smiling old man to most people, and Lucci would only realize that he had hidden his power.
This time, however, it continued to radiate outwards.
"I have to thank you for this, for showing me the possibility of moving forward," Netero said with a sigh and a serious expression.
His strength had already declined, and he even had to find "fun" to maintain his strength, that is, to find opponents of considerable strength.
Even so, it couldn't change the decline in his strength.
Aside from his age, he is more confused about the future and feels somewhat lost.
A change in mindset can also cause his performance to decline.
There are very few people in the world who can truly inspire him to fight with all his might, but the Zoldyck family does have one.
Unfortunately, this one was an assassin.
Bisky was a disciple he had high hopes for; she had a strong desire for martial arts and had even forged a path different from his own.
Until he met Lucci, his terrifying growth rate was remarkable, not only in martial arts but also in Nen ability.
In Netero's eyes, Lucci was the most likely person to break his Hundred Styles of Guanyin.
He had high expectations for Lucci.
Take it as an expectation from your opponent.
It wasn't until his last meeting with Lucci and learning about the existence of the "Rokushiki" that he realized there was a path ahead.
Netero cultivated his skills by throwing straight punches and thrusts until he reached the level of "hearing the fist with the heart droplet." After integrating his Nen, he formed his unique ability, the Hundred Styles of Guanyin.
In terms of technique, the Hundred Forms of Guanyin can be considered the pinnacle of skill.
Ordinary people simply cannot resist his hundred forms of Guanyin.
The appearance of the Six Styles, among which the Storm Kick, Finger Gun, and Paper Drawing are helpful to his Hundred Styles.
The "iron block" was particularly helpful to him.
By regulating the body's internal systems, it can be strengthened, slowing down aging to some extent, and even enhancing one's abilities.
Even a slight increase in strength would be a huge boost for Netero.
The other six styles inspired Netero by allowing for a more diverse range of attacks in the Hundred Styles.
The Hundred Style's attack power is actually very strong, but it is difficult to pose a threat to the Ant King.
Netero's inspiration was that the Hundred Styles are not necessarily just simple palm and fist attacks. The vacuum slash of the Tempest Kick, the sharp attack of the Finger Pistol, and the elusiveness of the Paper Drawing can all be incorporated into the Hundred Styles.
Moreover, there are other weapons or martial arts philosophies.
For Niterlo, hitting someone from behind a mountain was a very common thing.
His recent changes in the Hundred Styles training are aimed at penetrating the body's defenses and attacking its interior.
Is it possible to do such a thing?
It's unclear, since no one has ever tried to get through a Nen attack.
But Nitero has done it now.
Lucci and Netero's sparring was only brief, but it was no different from the Ant King's relentless attacks. Both of them caused swelling and pain, and the effects were already beginning to show.