"Then... how are we supposed to fight?" A deep sense of powerlessness welled up in Chun-Li's heart.
Against a "demon" who could resurrect infinitely, did mortals even stand a chance?
"Don't panic." Cloud gripped her hand tightly, giving her a reassuring look. "His server might be impressive, but it's not without vulnerabilities. As long as we can blow up both that big heart and all these backup accounts, he'll be forced to go permanently offline."
Just then—
"ALERT! ALERT! Intruders detected!"
"Maximum security protocol... ACTIVATED!"
The entire space was instantly flooded with blinding red warning lights!
Ear-piercing alarms echoed through the chamber!
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Laser barriers rose from the ground, sealing off all their escape routes!
Above the dome, dozens of automated laser turrets swiveled their barrels toward them!
"Heh, finally noticed us? That reaction time is slower than a sloth." Cloud curled his lip dismissively.
However, the real threat wasn't from these cold machines.
TAP... TAP... TAP...
A series of uniform yet cat-light footsteps slowly approached from the shadows in every direction.
Twelve slender, graceful figures emanating an aura of deadly danger gradually surrounded the two of them.
They were twelve young, beautiful women wearing different but equally sexy combat outfits!
Some wielded dual pistols, some had short blades at their waists, while others were bare-handed.
Their ages, nationalities, and skin tones varied, but their eyes were identically cold and empty, filled with fanatical loyalty to Bison!
Each of them radiated a pure yet powerful "Psycho Power"! Its intensity far surpassed even the Four Heavenly Kings!
They were Bison's most elite and mysterious direct subordinate unit.
Girls selected from around the world for their highest Psycho Power aptitude, forged into killing machines.
—The Dolls!
"Kill..."
"Eliminate intruders..."
The leader, a blonde girl codenamed Cammy, issued the command in an emotionless voice.
The twelve girls, like twelve death blossoms blooming in an instant, attacked Cloud and Chun-Li simultaneously from twelve different directions with flawless tactical coordination!
"Watch out!" Chun-Li cried, immediately assuming a fighting stance.
She could sense that each of these twelve girls was at least as strong as her!
Twelve of them working together created a pressure even more terrifying than facing Bison himself!
This was practically a death sentence!
"Oh? Bison's harem squad?"
Yet Cloud, looking at these twelve "eye-candy" assassin ladies before him, showed not a trace of tension. Instead, a regretful yet excited smile appeared on his face.
"Quality's pretty good! All shapes and sizes, every type available. Bison's not just a chuunibyou—he's an old pervert too."
"Cloud! Is this really the time for that?!" Chun-Li was on the verge of tears. The building was on fire and this guy still had the mood to make dirty jokes?!
"Relax, relax." Cloud positioned Chun-Li behind him and loosened his wrists.
"Perfect timing. My warm-up is about to end anyway."
He watched the twelve deadly figures closing in, the lazy amusement in his eyes slowly fading away.
In its place came a dominating pressure that seemed to freeze the entire space solid!
He slowly raised his right hand.
A cluster of golden flame, blazing hot like a sun, ignited in his palm!
"Originally, I was saving this as an appetizer for Bison."
He watched the Dolls who had already reached striking distance, a smile of "divine arrogance" curving at the corner of his mouth.
"But since you're all so eager to hand over your lives..."
"I'll give you a preview."
He concentrated all the power of the Blood of Kusanagi into his right fist without reservation!
"Of what absolute power truly means!"
He charged directly at those twelve deadly attacks, neither dodging nor blocking, and simply threw a single punch!
"Three Sacred Treasures Final Battle Art—"
"Mu Shiki!"
BOOM——!!!!!!!!
This punch was the pinnacle of radiance!
Golden flames condensed on Cloud's fist into a "miniature sun" that seemed capable of devouring all light!
Then it erupted into a world-ending golden energy shockwave!
That shockwave was filled with the most dominating, most unreasonable will of "absolute destruction"!
The twelve powerful elite guards—their exquisite coordination, their deadly attacks—before that golden shockwave, they were like sandcastles being swept away by a tsunami, pathetically fragile!
BOOM!
They couldn't even manage a scream before they were sent flying by the violent force the instant they touched the shockwave!
The Psycho Power shields on their bodies shattered like paper!
Their prized speed and technique became utterly meaningless before this absolute power!
The golden energy torrent, after blasting all of them away, continued forward without losing momentum!
RUMBLE——!
Every laser turret, cultivation tank, and energy conduit in its path...
Everything was destroyed, melted, and vaporized under this world-ending punch!
Finally, the golden energy torrent slammed squarely into that enormous Psycho Drive!
WHOOM——!!!!
That evil "heart" let out a mournful wail!
Spider-web cracks appeared across its surface!
Purple-black energy gushed out like a bursting dam!
One punch.
Just one punch.
Bison's most elite "Dolls" squad—annihilated!
His power source, the Psycho Drive—on the verge of shattering!
The entire underground core area had been reduced to a sea of fire and rubble under this single blow!
The smoke cleared.
Cloud slowly withdrew his fist.
Wisps of golden smoke still rose from his knuckles.
He stood amidst the flames and ruins like a fire god wielding destruction and rebirth.
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