Karot and his opponent stood face to face. The opponent was very pale, as if he had been bleached, and had the unique mark of Babidi magic on his forehead. After the host shouted "Begin!"
His opponent looked at Karot as if he were looking at prey. He launched the first attack. Karot hated that look; his opponent clearly had him cornered. Just as Karot was about to make his move, he suddenly found himself unable to move. Karot turned to look at the players' bench and saw the short Supreme Kai holding his palm towards Karot.
At this moment, Son Goku also noticed Karot's unusual behavior and followed Karot's gaze to the Supreme Kai.
"What are you doing?"
Son Goku said angrily, "Karot is my friend, yet he's being secretly harmed right in front of me."
"I'm doing this for the peace of the earth. The enemy is hiding in the shadows; only by casting out the bait will the fish take the bait."
The Supreme Kai explained his predicament to everyone, but his hands showed no sign of stopping.
Babidi's men pulled out a syringe and were about to insert it into Karot's body.
"Am I being too polite to you?"
Karot suddenly erupted. His boundless aura stirred up a strong wind, making it impossible for people to open their eyes.
"Gohan, this guy has such a strong presence!"
Videl, standing next to Gohan, spoke up. Because she had been training with Gohan recently, she had also begun to vaguely judge a person's strength by their ki.
"Of course. His power is unfathomable."
Gohan said with certainty. Just from the aura emanating from Karot, Gohan knew that Karot's strength had surpassed his own. No matter how strong Gohan's talent was, he had only recently started training, how could he compare to Karot's day and night training? Besides, Karot's talent was no weaker than Gohan's.
"Hateful."
Vegeta thought angrily. He had never expected that Karot would possess such strength; Karot's current power had surpassed his own. This was unacceptable to the ever-proud Vegeta.
Karot regained his mobility and grabbed one of Babidi's henchmen by the neck.
"You dare to be arrogant in front of me, a lowly soldier like you?"
Karot then turned to Supreme Kai.
"I'll settle the score with you later."
Because the Supreme Kai wanted to use Karot as bait, and without Karot's consent at all, this infuriated the always arrogant Karot. Although Karot always appeared carefree and jovial, his pride was comparable to Vegeta's.
"How is this possible? How could a human being break free from my restraints?"
The Supreme Kai's incredulous expression betrayed his true feelings.
Karot lifted Babidi's man up with one hand. Babidi's man tried to pry Karot's fingers open, but to no avail; instead, Karot's grip tightened.
"Is that all the skill you've got? The strength you gained by selling your soul is nothing special!"
Karot not only physically defeated his opponent, but also verbally Karot his spirit.
"Cough cough."
Babidi's men, unable to speak with their necks being gripped, could only passively endure Karot's attacks.
Karot turned to look at the other one.
Aren't you going to come and help?
Karot asked, after all, they had been acting together.
Babidi's men remained silent, simply watching.
"Boss, you subdued him so easily, why would I go up there and get myself killed?! I may have sold my soul to Babidi, but I didn't sell my brain to him!"
Babidi's men are panicking. They fear that Karot will step down and take action.
"How boring!"
After saying that, Karot slammed the head of the person in his hand hard onto the ground.
"Bump."
Even those sitting in the stands could hear the thud of heads hitting the ground.
"That white-haired guy is so brutal! But I like him."
"Was that too heavy-handed? Could someone die?"
"The sound was so loud, yet his opponent's skull wasn't even cracked. He's got a really tough head."
The audience members were buzzing with discussion, each with their own opinions.
"The referee can announce the result now."
Seeing that the referee hadn't spoken yet, Karot looked at him and said, "This referee is a standard member of the World Martial Arts Tournament!"
"Oh oh."
The referee, realizing what was happening, announced...
"The victor, Karot."
"The next contestant, please enter." But none of this concerned Karot anymore. Karot walked straight towards the Supreme Kai. "You said you came to Earth to find Babidi, so just go find him honestly! Why did you have to scheme against me?"
Just as Karot arrived in front of the Supreme Kai's subordinates blocked Karot way.
"Get out of the way."
With those two simple words, Karot unleashed an aura that completely crushed Kibito. Kibito's knees began to slowly bend under Karot's pressure. However, Kibito continued to resist; he had the pride of a god, and how could he allow himself to kneel before a mortal?
"Not bad, but how much of my strength can you withstand?"
Karot began to increase the force. Kibito's knee slammed hard into the ground.
"Bump."
Immediately afterwards, his entire body made intimate contact with the ground.
"How can you have no respect for elders and children at all!"
Seeing Karot's actions, Videl couldn't help but speak up.
After saying that, he prepared to help Kibito up.
"Um?"
Karot then unleashed his own aura upon Videl, leaving Videl in an even more precarious position.
Videl felt an incredibly powerful force pressing her down into the ground, and she couldn't resist. Just as Videl was about to hit the ground, Gohan and caught Videl, saving her like a hero.
"Gohan, are you going to stop me too?"
When Karot saw Gohan make his move, he stopped Videl's aura. After all, Karot and Gohan were friends.
"No, I just don't want Videl to get hurt."
Gohan believed that Karot had his reasons for doing so, and because the Supreme Kai's attack was so subtle, Gohan hadn't seen it. Only Son Goku and Piccolo witnessed it.
"Gohan..."
Before Videl could say anything more, Gohan shook his head at her. Videl wasn't stupid; seeing the usually kind Gohan like this, she quickly realized there must be some hidden story she didn't know.
At this moment, Videl looked at Karot and thought to herself.
"This person is incredibly strong! Just their aura alone left me with no chance to resist."
"What should I do if Dad gets into a fight with them?"
At this point, Videl began to worry about Hercule, fearing that Hercule might get hurt.