Earlier, Quan Chi had been trying to fend off the Grackalors and Zvarraniks that turned against him. However, they were too numerous for him to handle alon.e He had no choice but to flee, and flee he did. He went through the first door he found, which led him into the trophy room, i.e. the same room where Shinnok's head is at.
"So, come crawling back, sorcerer?" Shinnok taunted.
"Now is not the time for jokes," Quan Chi countered. "I'm close to being killed."
"Give me one good reason why I should care."
"I am your humble, obedient servant."
"Not anymore. I distinctly remember you calling me nothing but a has been that you used to serve."
Meanwhile, John was calmly walking towards the same hallway that Quan Chi was holed up. At the corner were a bunch of Grackalors and Zvarraniks waiting for Quan Chi to reveal himself.
"Where's he at, guys?" John asked them. The group pointed to the door they were in front of, and John promptly let himself in. What the Grackalors and Zvarraniks saw next was Jackie wheeling a chain-bound Ryu on a dolly.
"Hello, sorcerer," John said in a dark tone of voice.
"Ginger! It was you who orchestrated that riot," Quan Chi exclaimed. "Why are you here?"
"What's it look like? I'm here to kill you, bitch." John got out his butcher knife. "Yeah... that's what I'm gonna do. Fucking. Kill you."
Quan Chi attempted to keep John away by launching a green skull projectile forward. John simply waved the skull away as if it were nothing. As soon as John was close enough, Quan Chi threw a punch, which John avoided, caught, and countered with a headbutt, knocking Quan Chi back a bit. Quan Chi was a bit disoriented and exhausted.
"You... are a fool," Quan Chi warned. "I... am far beyond your level. If you think you can kill me, you are merely dreaming."
"Well then, I guess this dream's about to come true," John said before he grabbed Quan Chi's throat with his free hand and stabbed him through the chest with his butcher knife, piercing the heart. Quan Chi's mouth filled with blood and went spilling out from his lower lip. He died instantly.
After dropping Quan Chi onto the ground, John licked the blood of his knife. "Have a pleasant journey in the afterlife... again," John quipped. He then left the trophy room to find Belial.
to be continued...