"There's no justice in this world..."
Benimaru watched the mismatched pair and felt his soul leaving his body.
He quietly pulled out a small mirror, fixed his slightly smoke-singed hair, and made a silent vow:
"After this fight, I'm going to make that Cloud kid teach me some flirting techniques! No—he's going to hand overallhis secrets!"
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The night sky over South Town Docks was painted into a deadly yet dazzling canvas by artillery fire and the glow of energy attacks.
In one corner of the battlefield—while Robert and Benimaru's "flashy waltz" was reaching its finale, and Cloud was still figuring out how to handle the "fan who'd chased her idol into a war zone"—
Another battle was about to begin.
A clash of kings. A confrontation heavy with destiny.
Geese had slipped away during the chaos.
Only one boss remained on the field...
"KRAUSERRRR—!!!"
A roar filled with infinite rage and fighting spirit thundered across the entire dock!
Terry—South Town's "Legendary Wolf"—had finally broken through every obstacle under Andy and Joe's cover. Like a cannonball, he charged toward that demonic figure!
Terry's eyes burned crimson. His signature red vest was in tatters from the fighting.
His bronze skin was covered in countless small wounds, but the wild, untamed fighting spirit radiating from him—like a starving wolf of the wilderness—blazed hotter and purer than ever before!
Facing him, Wolfgang Krauser had just dragged himself from the rubble where Cloud had punched him.
His magnificent imperial armor now showed cracks. Blood stained the corner of his mouth.
This arrogant Dark Emperor's mood had plummeted to rock bottom.
First, he'd been used as a pawn by that old fox Geese. Then he'd been schooled by that logic-defying "cheater" Cloud.
His imperial dignity had been ground into the dirt repeatedly tonight!
He'd been bottling up his fury with nowhere to vent, and now...
Another fool had come charging at him.
"Oh? Another fly?"
Krauser slowly turned, his blue eyes—filled with violence and contempt—looking down at this gasping "brat" before him.
"I remember you... You're the adopted son of that waste Jeff Bogard?" His tone dripped with condescension. "What? Can't beat the big one, so you came here looking for some sense of accomplishment?"
"Shut up!"
Terry's fists clenched so hard they cracked.
"You're not worthy... of speaking my father's name!"
"Father?" Krauser seemed to find this hilarious, letting out a deep, grating laugh.
"Hahaha... A man who couldn't even take one of my Kaiser Waves deserves to be called a father? He was nothing but a pebble on my road to supremacy!"
"In my eyes, he was just like you..."
Krauser's gaze turned ice-cold and cruel.
"Nothing but insignificant, overreaching insects!"
BOOM—!!!
That sentence was the spark that ignited the powder keg—instantly detonating all the rage and hatred Terry had suppressed to his absolute limit!
"AAAAAHHHH—!!!"
Terry threw his head back and howled. An unprecedented surge of wild golden fighting spirit erupted from within him like a volcanic explosion!
This wasn't mere "qi." It was the fusion of his love for his father, his protectiveness of his brother, and that indomitable pride that defined the "Hungry Wolf"—crystallized into ultimate fighting spirit!
Potential unleashed!
Absolute Domain 35%!!!
Yes—under the stimulus of this ultimate fury and hatred, Terry, the Legend of South Town, had once again shattered his own limits!
In this moment, his realm had reached the same height Kyo Kusanagi had achieved during KOF 94!
"Oh?"
Sensing the terrifying pressure emanating from Terry—so intense it seemed to tear space itself—the contempt finally vanished from Krauser's face.
In its place was a hint of surprise, and an even more intense excitement—like a hunter who'd found fascinating prey!
"Interesting... Truly interesting!"
"It seems that waste Jeff, while lacking in power... at least had decent taste in children."
"Since you're so eager to join him..."
Krauser's own aura exploded—that dark, destructive presence of the "Emperor," radiating in dark gold waves!
Absolute Domain 38%, fully unleashed!
"Then I'll grant your wish!"
...
"Burn Knuckle!"
Terry wasted no time, opening with his most aggressive, most direct killing move!
His entire body became a streak of golden light. His right fist, wrapped in energy hot enough to melt steel, rocketed toward Krauser with an unstoppable, death-defying charge!
"Come then, insect!"
Krauser advanced instead of retreating. Facing this terrifying strike—powerful enough to reduce a tank to scrap—he chose to meet it head-on!
"Dark Barrier!"
A circular shield of dark energy materialized before him, strange runes floating across its surface!
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM—!!!!!!
The golden flame-fist and the black shield of destruction collided at the dock's center!
In that instant, the explosive shockwave sent every shipping container within dozens of meters flying!
The entire battlefield seemed to have been cleared into a massive "vacuum zone" by these two ultimate forces!
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