One Against Two

Before his words had fully dissipated into the air, all that remained was a visible ring of white sonic-boom clouds.

In his Super Saiyan state, Goku became a dark-red streak of light, tearing straight through the black Demonic Energy ahead.

He moved so fast that even Piccolo, watching from the sidelines, failed to see his initial movement. Only a fading red afterimage remained on his retinas.

In the blink of an eye, Goku appeared directly above Ultimate Buu.

He raised his right leg high, his knee tensed to the limit, and brought it crashing down on that smiling black round head with enough terrifying force to shatter a planet with ease.

Ultimate Buu did not even look up.

He merely raised his short, thick black arm lazily and casually flipped his palm upward.

A dull thud of flesh striking flesh spread from the point where they met.

The sound was not loud, yet it made everyone's blood churn.

Goku's powerful downward kick was caught steadily in Ultimate Buu's plump palm.

No energy leaked out, and no Energy Blast spread.

All the kinetic force vanished into that black palm like mud sinking into the sea.

"What?" Goku's pupils narrowed slightly.

He had not used his full strength in that kick, but it was still not something that could be blocked with a casual raised hand.

Before he could make his next move, Ultimate Buu's smile widened.

The arm holding Goku's right leg suddenly stretched out, its five black fingers wrapping tightly around Goku's ankle.

Then he twisted at the waist, swung Goku through a broad arc in midair like a meteor hammer, and smashed him viciously toward the ground below.

Goku forcibly twisted his waist and abdomen in midair, firing a Kamehameha from his left palm at the ground.

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