Just as Karot finished his attack and his hands began to glow, Babidi muttered his incantation and vanished from Karot's sight.
"Wow, you're pretty fast at escaping!"
"I didn't expect little Babidi to have such a trick up his sleeve," Karot said admiringly. "You really can't judge a book by its cover!"
"Cough cough."
Dabura, who had been sent flying by Karot's punch, finally emerged from under the rubble. He only remembered wanting to teach the white-haired man a lesson, never expecting to be the one taught a lesson instead.
"If you hadn't come out, I might have completely forgotten about you!"
"Kid, I wasn't paying attention just now, that's why you ambushed me. Now you'll pay!"
Dabura would never admit that he was outmatched earlier.
"Yes, yes, you're right."
Karot didn't argue; he was used to persuading others through physical means. Dabura was the kind of person who needed to use physical means.
"Damn it."
Karot's tone was like needles piercing Dabura's pride. Dabura had never met anyone as annoying as Karot; he'd never seen anything like it before.
Dabura is now completely enraged by Karot. As a demon king Dabura has always been the one mocking others, and now that he has been mocked instead, he can't swallow this insult. The only way to vent his anger is to eliminate Karot.
Dabura appeared in front of Karot in a flash. His punch was as fast as lightning, impossible to defend against, befitting a man with the aura of a demon king. But who was Karot? He cleanly and neatly dodged the punch, not forgetting to say something as he did so.
"That's pretty fast! I just don't know if it has enough power."
When Dabura saw that Karot still had the energy to make sarcastic remarks, he couldn't help but curse inwardly.
"If you want to test your strength, then don't dodge! Just stand there and let me hit you."
If Karot heard Dabura's words, he would definitely give him a good dressing down.
"I'm not a masochist, I'm not going to test your fists on my own body."
Dabura's attacks became increasingly faster, but Karot still managed to dodge them perfectly, and their positions kept changing.
"Aren't you going to help Karot? He hasn't even had a chance to fight back!"
The Supreme Kai spoke with a clear, foolish look in his eyes. It wasn't entirely his fault; after all, Supreme Kai weren't primarily responsible for combat. They usually spent their time reading and having afternoon tea. This time, there were no Supreme Kai available, and he was forced to resolve this situation.
Furthermore, even the Supreme Kai had heard of Dabura's strength. He himself was no match for him.
"We'll just be the spectators, Supreme Kai. Besides, I'd like to see just how much Karot has improved over the years."
Watching the battle between Karot and Dabura, Son Goku spoke to the Supreme Kai. "Judging from the current situation, Karot's strength should be above Dabura's, but we don't know by how much."
The Supreme Kai looked at everyone and found that they all seemed to be just watching the show, without the slightest bit of tension. So he simply went along with it and joined their ranks.
What the Supreme Kai didn't know was that their lack of tension stemmed entirely from Son Goku's presence. Even if Karot ultimately lost to Dabura, Son Goku's presence provided reassurance. Vegeta, on the other hand, believed he was strong enough to defeat Son Goku Dabura didn't need to worry. In Vegeta's mind, only Son Goku was his true opponent; everyone else was insignificant. Therefore, Vegeta crossed his arms and watched Karot taunt Dabura.
"Keep going, you're almost there!"
Karot kept encouraging Dabura. Karot always "struggled" to dodge Dabura's punches just as they were about to hit him, giving Dabura the illusion that he could kill this annoying guy if he just put in a little more force.
Back on the spaceship, Babidi watched the fight between Dabura and Karot. In Babidi's view, Dabura was completely dominating Karot had no chance to fight back at all.
"Let's fight even harder!"
The energy released during Dabura's battle with Karot was absorbed by Babidi and used as power to help Majin Buu unseal.
"Majin Buu, just wait a moment, you'll be out soon."
In Babidi's eyes, only Majin Buu was the strongest. As long as Majin Buu was around, these trash would no longer be a threat to him. Karot had just made Babidi truly feel the threat of death, and he vowed that as soon as Majin Buu appeared, he would first kill Karot to vent Babidi hatred. If it weren't for his powerful magic, he might have been killed by Karot.
"Swish, swish, swish."
Karot and Dabura teleported incredibly fast; fortunately, the spectators were no ordinary people either.
"Karot, if you keep playing like this, I'm going to have to go back to the underworld."
At this moment, Son Goku spoke up. He only had one day, and he couldn't waste it just being a spectator. Watching Karot and Dabura fight, Son Goku was itching to join in.
Upon hearing Son Goku's words, Karot also realized what was happening.
"That's right, Son Goku only has 24 hours! If he uses too much power, his time will be shortened."
As soon as Karot thought about this, he became serious.
"Bang!"
This time, Karot didn't dodge; he caught Dabura's fist directly.
"I can't play with you any longer, Mr. Demon King."
"Um?"
Before Dabura could even react to Karot catching his fist, Karot kicked Dabura in the stomach, making Dabura feel like he was about to vomit his dinner from the night before.
"Wow."
Because Dabura's hand was being held by Karot, Dabura didn't fly away after being kicked in the Karot. He simply covered his stomach with his other hand.
Karot released Dabura's hand, Dabura fell directly to the ground from mid-air. Dabura was kneeling on the ground, clutching his abdomen, which showed just how powerful Karot's kick was, capable of leaving a demon king completely defenseless.
Karot landed in front of Dabura and spoke.
"I haven't even used any force yet, and you can't take it anymore."
"You..."
Dabura raised his head, pointed at Karot, and couldn't speak. If he weren't in too much pain to speak, Dabura would have greeted Karot's family warmly.
"Don't get so excited, the real show is just beginning."
After grabbing Dabura's hand and slapping it, Karot spun him around a few times before throwing Dabura away.