Chapter 411: Blame SNK, Terry… In the end, the high-rated battle between Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami was initially interrupted by the sudden appearance of the huffing Cat Princess, directly triggering a chaotic free-for-all.
This over-the-top female cat didn't care about reading the room or understanding human emotions; she only knew that Kyo's bright light had flashed on her, and she needed to get her revenge!
Like a chaotic troublemaker, Cat Princess not only attacked Kyo but also Iori. True Ancestor Rays flew everywhere. This indiscriminate attack naturally provoked both rivals to retaliate simultaneously.
Although Neco-Nero enjoyed seeing Cat Princess stumble in her first battle, he wouldn't allow Cat Princess, also one of the Twenty-Seven Neco-Ancestors, to be ganged up on by humans. Thus, Chaos Rays also arrived as expected.
Once the melee began, more people started taking advantage of the chaos. It wasn't until the surrounding bloodthirsty spectators were also affected that the officials stepped in and stopped the free-for-all by "disqualifying" participants.
The main tournament qualification for King of Fighters '97 had this mysterious allure.
As for the gem shard battle between Cheng Tian and Kyo that couldn't take place, they directly agreed to settle it when they met in the main tournament. The reason was simple: if powerful championship contenders like them fought here, wouldn't that just benefit other teams looking for an easy win?
Dusk was falling.
After a day of commotion, the teams that had been fighting non-stop were exhausted, and the spectators who had watched all day also experienced considerable mental fatigue.
In principle, preliminary teams could continue to attempt to attack and steal invitation letters from seeded teams after nightfall, but being able to do it was one thing, and daring to do it was another.
Under the influence of mysterious live streaming technology, all invitation letter holders would be continuously broadcast on live channels, even during theft. Live footage would appear as scheduled, a fact already proven by the holder of the 'Flying Dragon Hand of Stealth' skill, and players would be no exception.
So, the first night was unexpectedly quiet.
Even those players who had foolishly attacked female fighters' clothing during the day and miraculously survived the enraged onslaught of the Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting teams didn't dare to storm the players' accommodations… presumably because they would genuinely die.
But for those whose goal wasn't the invitation letters, the night was the best cover, an excellent time to stir up trouble. Thus, when the sun rose again, a supremely entertaining event was rapidly spread nationwide via live broadcast.
"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!!!"
An unfamiliar female scream woke Andy, whose sleep was already light. Before his mind could react, his body had already moved, taking a standard Shiranui-ryu stance aimed at the direction of the scream, which was the bathroom.
Andy cautiously and quickly approached, and upon seeing what was in the bathroom, his face showed a dazed expression.
And as luck would have it, Mai Shiranui, hearing a female scream from the next room, kicked open Andy's door while wrapped in her nightgown. As she raised her leg high, her flowing gown perfectly blocked the audience's view, making many wish they could dive in and rip off the nightgown.
However, after successfully kicking open the door, Mai Shiranui saw a stunning blonde, blue-eyed beauty with a prominent bust and shapely rear, naked from the waist up, in the same bathroom as her beloved Andy. Her face first showed immense shock, then an intertwining of endless grievance and rage, almost ready to erupt in her Enryuu Mai (Flame Dragon Dance) state.
"Andy, is she the reason you've rejected me countless times!?"
Mai Shiranui, who would definitely have three full power gauges and be in Burst state if there were an energy bar, suppressed her urge to attack and fiercely questioned Andy, while one hand was already raised high… If she really erupted, the fun and ratings would skyrocket, after all, Mai Shiranui's current attire was not the special fireproof suit of the Shiranui Ninja style, and if it caught fire, she would be exposed instantly.
"Wait! Wait, Mai! I don't know her! I don't know who she is!"
Facing Mai Shiranui's accusation, Andy immediately panicked and hastily explained.
He truly didn't know who this woman was… But for some reason, there was something in her brows that felt very familiar to him, he just couldn't quite remember who she resembled.
"Still trying to deny it!?"
Mai Shiranui laughed in extreme anger, veins bulging on the back of the hand gripping her Kacho Sen (Butterfly Fan), her body trembling slightly.
Cheating was one thing, but not even daring to admit it? What kind of man was that!
At this moment, the blonde beauty, who had been staring blankly at herself in the mirror for a while and then reached down only to find nothing, shakily turned around, pointed at herself, and uttered words that left Andy, Mai Shiranui, and even every viewer in front of their televisions stunned.
"Andy, Mai… It's me, Terry!"
"Big Brother!?" * 2
The leader of the Fatal Fury Team, Terry Bogard, suddenly turning into a woman became today's headline news, even more explosive than the "Female Fighter Wardrobe Malfunction Compilation" published in Weekly Bunshun yesterday.
Upon seeing this news, countless viewers thought it was some kind of joke. Even when they saw the frontal photo of the feminized Terry, which was incredibly similar to the real Terry, everyone assumed it was a relative of Terry's or a super similar cosplayer found somewhere.
But when the feminized Terry performed exclusive moves like 'Rising Tackle' and 'Power Geyser,' the world fell into disbelief and shock.
Even the organizers quickly dispatched professionals for repeated tests, finally confirming that this woman was not a relative of Terry's or someone else, but Terry himself.
After seeing the official conclusion, the bloodthirsty audience first experienced varying degrees of brain-storming, then overwhelmingly accepted this incredible gender transformation event.
Of course, the main reason was that Terry, who was a ruggedly handsome man in his male state, was equally outstanding after being inexplicably feminized.
Those leg lines, that chest jiggle, plus the unavoidable boisterous behavior due to still being essentially male, actually gained insane popularity and support in a short time, comparable to what Mai Shiranui had accumulated over so many tournaments!
"Dimitri, you did well~"
Cheng, seeing his prediction come true, clapped continuously at the new version of Terry on the Fatal Fury team's live broadcast screen.
And Dimitri, the one he spoke of, was the muscular, gel-haired man that his Dominator's Perception had locked onto yesterday—
His true identity was Dimitri Maximoff, a MUGEN fighter from "Darkstalkers," a demon world vampire warrior who extremely enjoyed sucking the blood of pure women… but his thought process was a bit unorthodox.
Normally, if a vampire needed to drink the blood of pure women, they would directly target pure women.
But Dimitri was different. He would choose to forcibly transform any creature he encountered into a woman through 'Midnight Bliss' before drinking their blood!
And Terry, clearly, had fallen victim to it!