Team Leader Shimizu looked as if he'd been injected with adrenaline and imdiately waved over the two testers to start another round.
This ti, Kyo Kusanagi's opponent was replaced by a blond young man wearing a red baseball cap and a denim vest.
"We followed the plan you laid out when the project was first approved, exactly as specified!" Shimizu pointed at the two health bars at the bottom of the screen.
"Whether it's landing an attack, successfully blocking an opponent's move, or pulling off a clean combo, all of it builds energy."
On-screen, Kyo and his opponent traded blows, fists and kicks colliding as the energy gauge below steadily filled.
"Let's see how the super moves turned out," Takuya said, nodding.
"Got it." Shimizu imdiately input a more complex command.
The mont he finished speaking, the Kyo player on screen seized an opening, violently worked the joystick, and slamd the buttons!
The screen darkened instantly. Flas erupted around Kyo as he thrust his arm forward, unleashing a massive fan-shaped wave of fire that surged across the screen like a tidal wave, instantly evaporating a huge chunk of the opponent's health bar.
It was the Kusanagi clan's secret technique—Orochinagi!
"Beautiful!"
"That's it!"
Cheers erupted from the surrounding developers.
This flashy, domineering strike was the crystallization of their recent hard work, and no matter how many tis they saw it, it still set their blood boiling.
But Takuya's eyes caught another detail.
"Just now, the mont the opponent attacked, Kyo rolled forward and slipped straight behind him." He looked at Shimizu. "You've already implented the evasive move system too?"
Shimizu froze for a mont, not expecting the executive director to notice such a fraction-of-a-second detail.
He quickly nodded, explaining excitedly. "Yes, Executive Director! This is exactly the dodge system you envisioned!"
"By rapidly inputting commands, the character can roll forward or backward a short distance and gain brief invincibility! This completely changes the rhythm of offense and defense in traditional fighting gas. Whether it's dodging projectiles and uppercuts or closing in for pressure, everything becos far more flexible!"
To prove it, he had the blond fighter in the cap fire a ground projectile from afar, while Kyo perford a clean forward roll, passing through unscathed and instantly closing the distance.
The mbers of Developnt Team Three all wore expressions of pride.
They knew they were creating a brand-new kind of fighting experience.
"Then what about the most crucial elent?" Takuya crossed his arms, his tone calm but instantly sharpening everyone's focus. "The system that gives hope to the underdog, that lets players see a chance for a coback even in desperate situations—where is it?"
Shimizu's eyes lit up instantly. He knew the executive director was asking about the soul of the entire system.
"Just about to show you!"
He shouted to the tester, "A-Ken, stop blocking! Let him hit you! Sell so health!"
"Got it!"
The tester controlling Kyo imdiately abandoned defense and took a full combo head-on. His health bar plumted, quickly entering the flashing red danger zone.
The atmosphere in the room instantly grew tense.
"Please look, Executive Director!" Shimizu's voice trembled slightly. "When health drops into the red—into critical state—even if the energy gauge isn't full, the player can consu all remaining energy to forcibly unleash a super move!"
"This is the last lifeline we designed for the disadvantaged side!"
Before he finished speaking, the nearly defeated Kyo found an opening and once again unleashed the devastating Orochinagi, successfully turning the tide!
"But that's not all!" Shimizu clenched his fist, eyes locked on the screen. "If—"
"If a player, while in critical health, relies on pure skill to fill the energy gauge one more ti—then—!"
Everyone held their breath.
On screen, Kyo danced on a knife's edge. Every block, every counterattack pushed the energy gauge up another notch.
Finally, under the silent gaze of the entire room, the flashing gauge filled completely.
"Now!" Shimizu roared!
The tester's hands beca a blur across the joystick and buttons!
Boom—!
A completely different spectacle exploded onto the screen. The entire color palette shifted. Kyo turned a blazing orange-red, erupting with flas several tis more intense than before. He gathered all his power into a single punch and unleashed the MAX version of Ura 108 Shiki: Orochinagi!
The ferocious flas and overwhelming force looked as if they might burn straight through the screen.
The opponent's health bar vanished instantly.
"K.O.!"
After a mont of silence, the entire developnt team erupted into thunderous cheers and applause.
"Whoa! That was insane! That's the MAX super!"
"This presentation—unstoppable!"
Even after the roar of applause faded, Developnt Team Three remained imrsed in overwhelming excitent, every face glowing with pride.
Once the noise subsided, Nakayama Takuya clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention back.
"Very good. Extrely good." He began with generous praise. "The presentation of the super moves and the sheer impact of the MAX supers both et my expectations. You've truly brought out the full power of the System 32 hardware. This system alone is enough to drive fighting ga fans worldwide into a frenzy."
Then his tone shifted, his gaze sweeping over the young, exhilarated faces.
"So, what about the characters? Such a grand stage can't be short on perforrs. How have you planned the roster?"
Hearing this, Shimizu straightened up imdiately, picked up a docunt from a nearby desk, and handed it over.
"Executive Director, we've basically built it according to the frawork you initially provided. Teams are organized by country or region. We've already completed the Japan Team, the Korea Team, and the Arican teams from Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting's Kyokugenryu Karate."
He paused, then added cautiously, "As for the rcenary team you specifically ntioned before—because their character settings and background are sowhat special, we haven't started on them yet."
"Leaving them aside is the right call." Takuya waved his hand without even looking at the docunt. "I've prepared a little surprise for you. Or rather—a secret."
"A secret?" Shimizu and the surrounding developers were stunned.
"That's right." A playful glint flashed in Takuya's eyes. "I plan to borrow a team from tal Slug and have them make a guest appearance."
"tal Slug?!"
The room instantly erupted with excitent. Having the first blockbuster System 32 arcade hit cross over with their ga would only add even more fun and appeal.
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