The biting wind howled past his ears, while indescribable pain coursed through every limb and bone.
Was this that big idiot's true strength?
He had absolutely no ability to fight back.
The power Cull Obsidian unleashed in his fury was simply too overwhelming for Beckett as he was now. Even with the Sanctuary Base's upper structure cushioning the impact, there was still no sign of Beckett's ascent slowing down.
"It's over, Beckett."
Leaping up after Beckett, Cull Obsidian grabbed his ankle. Under his control, both of them began plummeting at breakneck speed!
Boom!!!
The ground trembled. The frail figure falling from the sky smashed straight into the earth, creating a deep crater.
No matter how he struggled, Beckett was pinned firmly beneath Cull Obsidian and buried amid the rubble.
"Cough, cough..."
The swirling dust gradually settled, revealing one large and one small figure among the ruins.
Beckett coughed, feeling as though his internal organs had been knocked out of place.
"If you want to end this, you're still far from it."
Though his condition was terrible, Cull Obsidian was surprised to see that contempt and pride still lingered on Beckett's childish face.
No, perhaps stubbornness was the more fitting word.
I am the Saiyan race's last hope. How can I die here?!
I haven't taken revenge on Frieza yet. I haven't helped my adoptive father fulfill his dream yet. How can I die here?!
The blazing fire in his heart burned fiercely. Beneath the cold moonlight, and before Cull Obsidian's disbelieving eyes, the blood-covered Beckett staggered to his feet from the rubble.
His crimson tail stood tall with unyielding fighting spirit, while his childish face was filled with determination and defiance.
"Looks like I went too easy on you."
With a flick of his right hand, a massive battle axe flew out from the Sanctuary Base and into Cull Obsidian's grasp. "I admit, you shattering my helmet did surprise me. But this ends here."
"Who do you think you're facing? Those stupid Cyborg soldiers?" Taking advantage of his size, Cull Obsidian looked down upon Beckett.
"You are facing a Son of Thanos, one of the four strongest under his command." Cull Obsidian raised his battle axe and chopped straight at Beckett's head, but this time, he struck empty air.
The weakened Beckett swung his tail around Cull Obsidian's calf, using the giant's enormous body as a pivot to fling himself behind him. Then, with one leap, he jumped far away and completely opened the distance between them.
Beckett finally made up his mind and raised his head toward the full moon hanging in the vast sky.
This was why he had dared to break into the Nutrient Pod tonight. After being tempered in blood, Beckett felt that he should be able to control that power.
"What is he doing?"
Above the Sanctuary, Ebony Maw floated beside Thanos. Seeing Beckett leave the battlefield without fleeing, only to look up at the moon, he could not understand it.
Did Cull Obsidian smash his brain stupid?
"It's begun." In contrast, Thanos sat upon his throne with a trace of anticipation in his voice, looking forward to the surprise this adopted son might bring him.
Begun?
Begun what?
Ebony Maw wanted to ask, but before the words could leave his mouth, he saw Beckett's small body rapidly swell beneath the moonlight...
"Roar!!!!"
A bestial roar burst from Beckett's mouth. A colossal Great Ape replaced his previously frail body before Cull Obsidian's eyes. Endless power flowed through every limb and bone in Beckett's body, while visible waves of energy surged around him.
Whether it was an illusion or not, Beckett felt as though he could punch anyone to death now.
Reason replaced the surging brutality. Three years after transforming into a Great Ape once more, Beckett was finally able to fully control this power that belonged to him alone.
The brown Great Ape Beckett had transformed into was enormous even by cosmic standards. Cull Obsidian, the most heavily built among the Black Order, could practically be called a dwarf before Beckett now.
"Now, it's your turn to be finished." Looking down at the battle-ready Cull Obsidian, Beckett swung both fists down at the ground before he had even finished speaking!
Boom!!!
The ground beneath Cull Obsidian suddenly collapsed.
Cull Obsidian instinctively leaped up, but the instant he left the ground, Beckett—who had already calculated his escape route—swept him into the collapsed crater with his tail, sending dust flying everywhere.
"Disappear." The cold voice made the fallen Cull Obsidian sense danger. With a shake of his battle axe, the axe blade transformed into chains that wrapped several times around Beckett's arm.
Blue energy crackled over the pitch-black chains. The blade-like pain made Beckett let out another earth-shaking roar!
"Roar!!!"
In pain, Beckett simply grabbed the chains and yanked hard. Cull Obsidian, at the other end, instantly lost his balance and staggered, nearly falling over.
Beckett did not let this chance slip away. His huge hand grabbed Cull Obsidian's right leg, and then Cull Obsidian began repeatedly making intimate contact with the ground of Thanos's domain.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three times to the left, then three more times. Grudge-holding Beckett repaid the attacks he had suffered with interest, dragging Cull Obsidian by the calf and swinging him front and back, left and right, up and down, generously helping him develop a concussion.
"I'm a Son of Thanos too." Beckett had no idea how many times he had slammed Cull Obsidian around. Only when he grew tired did he stop tormenting him. By then, all of Cull Obsidian's armor had shattered.
After dealing with Cull Obsidian and venting all the anger he had been holding in, Beckett turned his attention back to the Sanctuary Base. The Nutrient Fluid inside was his goal tonight. He could only transform into a Great Ape for a few days each year, and if he wanted to endure the remaining trials, the Nutrient Fluid was indispensable.
Cull Obsidian had been tossed around so badly that he had temporarily lost the ability to move. The remaining Cyborg warriors and sacrificial warriors with their bizarre abilities were nothing to fear. The only one left who could threaten him was that filthy sorcerer, Ebony Maw.
"Lord Thanos, Beckett is..."
Having personally watched Beckett transform from a tiny child into a brown Great Ape capable of beating Cull Obsidian so badly in a pure contest of strength that he could not fight back at all, Ebony Maw could no longer suppress his doubts and finally asked.
The geometrically explosive increase in combat power made Ebony Maw begin to question reality.
"Beckett is a Titan's child."
With satisfaction written across his face, Thanos glanced at Ebony Maw. After leaving him that one sentence to ponder, he stepped down from his floating throne.
A Titan's child?
First, Ebony Maw could rule out that Beckett was not a Titan. Second...
Ebony Maw followed behind Thanos as they descended toward the Sanctuary, quietly pondering the matter.
"Beckett, the trial is over."
Just as Beckett stepped into the Sanctuary, he heard a familiar voice. Following the sound, he saw Thanos in golden armor slowly descend from the air.
"Father?"
Beckett frowned inwardly, wondering whether this was another new test.
"The trial has ended early. Your performance exceeded my expectations, child." Letting Beckett grow accustomed to various fighting methods had merely been a secondary purpose of this trial. Thanos's true goal had been to ensure that the transformed Beckett could withstand the brutal nature of his Great Ape form.
Thanos had estimated that it would take at least a year, but only 116 days had passed, and that goal had already been achieved. Since the goal had been met, there was no need for the trial to continue.
"You are already a qualified warrior, Beckett."
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