Zhou Jiajia and Su Qingqing's performance didn't particularly please him.

"It's not that I don't have faith in you, but this is their field of expertise, and you can't surpass them so quickly; rather than that, it might be better to switch to another game," Zhou Jiajia and Su Qingqing explained.

"Enough! Stop talking. If you're my woman, just believe in me," Lin Yifan declared decisively, his anger undeniable.

Seeing Lin Yifan so furious, Zhou Jiajia and Su Qingqing immediately shut up, not daring to say another word. They had never seen Lin Yifan angry at them before, so they were somewhat scared for a moment.

"Ha! You really think you can defeat me?" Qin Zikang, amused by Lin Yifan's bold claims and confidence, couldn't help but ask.

"You think you're invincible? I just lack some strategies and my operation is a little rusty, that's all. Once I improve these weaknesses, you'll be defeated without a fight," Lin Yifan confidently replied.

"Good! Well said! I agree with your point. Come on! Keep going! Practice well and strive to defeat me," Qin Zikang chuckled secretly, truly amused by Lin Yifan's explanation.

Given the current situation, the chances of him making a fortune tonight were very high.

Lin Yifan ignored Qin Zikang's mockery, only wanting to prove everything with facts.

Watching this scene, the spectators felt utterly doomed; how could their idol be so foolish? This wasn't like him at all.

"Knowing there's a tiger in the mountain yet still heading towards it, isn't that seeking death?"

"Ah! I hope he can win at least one round," the audience sighed.

In the entire venue, only Xiaofang truly believed in Lin Yifan, confident that he would surely defeat Qin Zikang.

Losing two rounds, which meant losing twenty billion, the arcade owner felt this number was too terrifying, beyond his imagination.

Running an arcade, he might never make that much money in his entire life, so he couldn't help but exclaim, "Rich people really do whatever they want!"

The third round quickly began.

The lineup remained unchanged, and the order was the same as the previous round.

The reason Lin Yifan didn't put Yagami Iori first was that he wanted the first two characters to figure out Qin Zikang's strategies, then use these strategies against him, striving for a thorough understanding in order to turn the tables.

Qin Zikang still put Yagami Iori first, eager for Lin Yifan to fall into debt to him, and wanting Lin Yifan's loss to be even more humiliating.

This round, Lin Yifan planned to use more tactics, throwing out decoys to tease out Qin Zikang's strategies for Yagami Iori.

Therefore, he decided not to take the initiative; he wanted to 'retreat to advance', creating various challenging situations for Qin Zikang's Yagami Iori to resolve.

Thus, he used Yamazaki Ryūji to fend off Qin Zikang's Yagami Iori's heavy hits and simplified Chaff Wind, watching how he would break it.

Qin Zikang smirked, unconcerned, counterattacking with a Light Foot or Crouching Light Punch.

Lin Yifan used Yamazaki Ryūji again to counter, watching how Qin Zikang would deal with it.

Qin Zikang still smirked as usual, Lin Yifan's little tricks, which he had seen countless times, were easily broken by him.

He controlled Yagami Iori to fake a grab, mixing feints with genuine moves, disorienting his opponent and breaking the counter.

Yamazaki Ryūji was defeated, Lin Yifan continued to use Kagura Chizuru as a test subject, to experiment against Qin Zikang's Yagami Iori.

At the start, Kagura Chizuru crouched in defense, watching how Qin Zikang would break it.

Qin Zikang's Yagami Iori executed a quick Leap Attack followed by "Lily Folding," easily breaking his move.

Afterward, Lin Yifan retreated to the corner to defend, watching how Qin Zikang's Yagami Iori would break it.

As he had hoped, Qin Zikang performed a complex combination—"Lily Folding, Dream Bullet, Chaff Wind, Crouching Light Leg, Close-Range Light Kick, Heavy Punch, Three Sunflowers, Outer-Style Hang"—taking his Kagura Chizuru out.

After learning so much, the time for real action had finally arrived.

The third round, Yagami Iori versus Yagami Iori.

As soon as the match began, Lin Yifan threw a heavy punch, waiting for Qin Zikang to jump in.

Qin Zikang had just jumped when he realized something was amiss, quickly controlled the joystick to sway left, making his Yagami Iori retreat backward.

At that moment, Lin Yifan immediately jumped over, landing a leap attack on Qin Zikang's Yagami Iori.

Qin Zikang maneuvered his Yagami Iori to defend.

Lin Yifan's Yagami Iori unleashed the "Three Sunflowers," cornering Qin Zikang's Yagami Iori and followed with a combo of "Light Leg, Light Fist, Light Leg, Dream Bullet second hit," intending to relentlessly corner Qin Zikang's Yagami Iori to death.

Qin Zikang felt a sense of doom, knowing that continuing this way, he would easily break his defense, and the end result would be Lin Yifan's Yagami Iori beating his to death, which was not what he wanted.

Then, he quickly thought on his feet and seized the brief pause after Lin Yifan's Yagami Iori executed the skills, launched "Chaff Wind" to toss Lin Yifan's Yagami Iori into the corner, reversed the situation, and continued suppressing him with "Dream Bullet second hit" and "Three Sunflowers."

"Bang bang bang!"

Instantly, Lin Yifan's health drastically dropped, losing one third of his health.

Lin Yifan had never anticipated things to develop this way, he had thought he was going to win this round; now, it seemed a bit difficult.

Qin Zikang gave no chance for Lin Yifan's Yagami Iori to react, continuously suppressed him until he finished him off.

After that reversal, Lin Yifan was almost exclusively defensive, no longer using his right hand.

"KO!"

Soon, the machine announced these two letters.

"Ah!"

Everyone sighed, it was really close to a win; it was just unfortunate that Lin Yifan didn't chain his moves properly, giving Qin Zikang the chance to turn the tables and succeed.

"Still too unfamiliar, needs more practice."

"I wish I could suppress like Qin Zikang."

"Operation and quick reflexes are really important!"

Actually, the audience was right. Considering this round, Lin Yifan had only played three rounds of The King of Fighters, his operation certainly couldn't compare with Qin Zikang who had played thousands of rounds, so losing was normal.

However, a setback was a lesson learned, Qin Zikang would never fully understand how strong Lin Yifan's learning ability was.

"Whew!"

Qin Zikang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, took a deep breath. It had been really close, he almost lost.

Even though he still had two heroes left, he felt that these heroes might not necessarily beat Lin Yifan's Yagami Iori, as evident from the failure of Kagura Chizuru in the first round.

The reason he made a mistake this round was that he was overconfident, thinking that acting quickly would suppress everything, little knowing that Lin Yifan had changed his strategy, just waiting for him to jump in.

"It seems next time I can't jump too hastily, need to clearly assess the situation."

With this lesson learned, Qin Zikang was no longer careless.

Although he still underestimated Lin Yifan, it was no longer as intense as before.

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