Yagami Iori had two signature moves, Eight Maidens and Eight Cups. Eight Maidens was a classic deadly skill that chilled his opponents to the bone. When initially activated, it rendered his body invincible, assumed a low stance, consumed a lot of health, inflicted massive damage, and had a high chance of a fatal strike.

Eight Cups was essentially a useless technique and quite impractical.

The match started, and because his health was low, Yamazaki Ryūji chose to jump back, while Yagami Iori advanced with a kick attack.

Dodging the attack, Lin Yifan made Yagami Iori crouch and punch, then kick.

Qin Zikang had no choice but to make Yamazaki Ryūji jump backwards to create space for a counterattack.

Seizing the opportunity immediately, Lin Yifan jumped forward and delivered a heavy kick.

"Bang!"

After hitting Yamazaki Ryūji, Lin Yifan had Yagami Iori execute the "Small Hundred Folds" skill, leaping and striking downward at Yamazaki Ryūji.

Yamazaki Ryūji chose to defend, and Lin Yifan then used the "Sunflower Three Stages" skill, continuing the relentless assault.

Yamazaki Ryūji kept defending, so Lin Yifan launched another "Sunflower Three Stages." This time, he finally struck Yamazaki Ryūji.

Afterward, Yamazaki Ryūji was killed by Yagami Iori's "Sunflower Three Stages."

Why did Yamazaki Ryūji's defense break? Because Yagami Iori's continuous attacks would break the opponent's guard, and you can't defend indefinitely. That's the terrifying aspect of Yagami Iori.

Once he seized the opportunity, he would attack you non-stop until you were defeated.

This round let many players witness the prowess of Lin Yifan's Yagami Iori. It could be said, achieving this was quite an accomplishment.

"Not bad, 'Hundred Folds' followed by 'Sunflower', forcing the enemy into a corner until they break their guard, pretty impressive!"

The surrounding players nodded in admiration repeatedly, realizing Lin Yifan was not as bad as they had thought.

Hearing such praise, Qin Zikang smirked coldly, undisturbed.

Even though Lin Yifan's Yagami Iori had some skills, it was only that, and whether he could beat his Kagura Chizuru was still uncertain.

He firmly believed his Kagura Chizuru could easily defeat Lin Yifan's Yagami Iori, because he knew how to play, and those three words meant everything.

Lin Yifan finally won a round, and Zhou Jiajia and the others cheered jubilantly, celebrating profusely.

"Yifan! I knew you were the best, truly amazing!"

Hearing Zhou Jiajia and the others praising Lin Yifan, Qin Zikang sulked because he was attracted to these women and was very displeased by them praising his rival.

But it was their personal matter, and he really couldn't intervene. Therefore, his determination to defeat Lin Yifan intensified.

In the fourth round, Yagami Iori faced Kagura Chizuru.

Starting off, Lin Yifan had Yagami Iori jump back and then unleashed the "Hundred And Eight Form: Dark Brush" skill, releasing a wave of Purple Energy that struck the ground and travelled towards Kagura Chizuru.

Kagura Chizuru seized the opportunity, leaping over the Purple Energy and then moved in to kick Yagami Iori.

After landing the attack, she continued with the "Godspeed Blessing" skill to keep striking Yagami Iori, she then executed the "Top Gate Needle," leaping again intending to continue her assault.

However, Yagami Iori with a "Chaff Wind" easily broke her assault, followed by a combo of ".Dream Bullet Two Stages, Three Sunflowers" to turn the tables and pressure her.

After cornering Kagura Chizuru, Lin Yifan maneuvered Yagami Iori to execute a sequence of moves: "Leap Attack, Light Leg, Light Fist, Light Leg, Dream Bullet Two Stages, Two Sunflowers, Light Ghost Burn, External Style Hang;" then he finished with the ultimate move "Eight Maidens," brutally killing Kagura Chizuru.

"KO!"

After the two English letters appeared, everyone was amazed.

They hadn't expected Lin Yifan's Yagami Iori to be so powerful; his level was already mid-to-high end, and his combinations left no room for opponents to breathe.

"Hehe! Looks like the outcome is still up in the air!"

"Idol is idol, these moves, I'm completely in awe!"

Yagami Iori is so natural in his hands, he must have practiced a lot, right?"

If they knew Lin Yifan had only ever watched and never practiced, how would they react? Probably their jaws would drop.

Some were happy, and others not so much.

"It's tied 2-2 now; with one game left, everyone playing Yagami Iori; it's not going to be easy."

"Young Master Qin's Yagami Iori isn't to be underestimated; it's said that he won major competitions precisely because of Yagami Iori."

"Yeah! You're right, Young Master Qin was invincible all over the world with Yagami Iori!"

Despite Lin Yifan showing high-end skills, he still didn't win over all players, as Yagami Iori could perform even more advanced combos and gameplay.

Full of confidence, yet losing the match, Qin Zikang really embarrassed himself; he deserved to feel bad.

Yagami Iori is Yagami Iori. At the same level of gameplay, it's very hard, really hard for Kagura Chizuru to win against Yagami Iori!

This is also why Yagami Iori is regarded as the strongest hero of 'The King of Fighters 97'.

"Damn it! Annoying!" Qin Zikang cursed inwardly, extremely displeased.

Losing two games in a row, especially to someone he didn't rate highly, was absolutely humiliating.

After all, he was a champion; how could he perform so poorly?

"Ah!" Qin Zikang sighed, realizing that nothing he said now would make a difference. He could only focus on playing his best in the last round.

Seeing her boyfriend lose again, Qin Zikang's girlfriend was furious, feeling embarrassed; then she petulantly reproached, "Aiyoo! Zikang, why are you so bad now? Where is the invincible Zikang of the universe from before?"

"Shut up!" Qin Zikang snapped.

He was already in a bad mood, and instead of comfort from his girlfriend, he got criticism, making him really want to slap her.

Scolded sharply, Qin Zikang's girlfriend was startled and immediately straightened up, not daring to act coquettishly anymore.

In the end, she was just a girlfriend; in Qin Zikang's eyes, she might be insignificant, so provoking Qin Zikang had no benefits for her; Qin Zikang, being from a powerful family and skilled in martial arts, could easily kill her or leave her disabled or injured anytime.

After this incident, Qin Zikang appreciated even more the understanding, tender Zhou Jiajia and Su Qingqing.

At that moment, he felt very envious of Lin Yifan for having such good women by his side, while he did not.

Anger built up in his heart, both in terms of dignity and relationships, leading him to vow inwardly to win the last match or else retire from the gaming scene and never play games again.

Meanwhile, Lin Yifan never expected that following the gameplay tactics he remembered would let him actually beat the champion, Qin Zikang. It was unimaginable.

In other words, the experts in his town who played 'The King of Fighters 97' were indeed very impressive, at least at a mid-to-high end level.

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