"Ultra Fusion" After Fusion?

(This chapter has another twist... hehehe...)

BOOM!!

A tremendous explosion reverberated across the entire planet. At its center, raging winds surged like crashing waves, blowing everything around them away. All the surrounding terrain and objects seemed utterly helpless against the fierce blast.

The ground looked as though some force had violently torn it apart, leaving one ugly fissure after another, each a different size.

"Such... a powerful... opponent... To think... he actually... detonated his Ki... when things... were slightly... against him...!"

Amid a pile of rocks and rubble, the Fusion Trio lay sprawled on the ground in a sorry state. Their bodies were covered in wounds. Their clothes were a little tattered here and there, but that was beside the point. The most important thing was that all three of them had used up far too much energy.

In their clash with Betkas after his Great Ape Transformation, they had already expended eighty percent of their combined strength. When they first saw Betkas transform into a Great Ape, they had intended to wipe him out in one fell swoop. But they hadn't expected his Dragon Kamehameha to be so tenacious—it had actually managed to hold them off.

Even after Betkas suddenly seemed to be at a disadvantage, just when they thought victory was theirs, the Three-Color Ki Blast and the Dragon Kamehameha had suddenly exploded...

The residual force of both attacks had collided right between them, so both sides had been caught in the blast. If they hadn't all been powerful fighters, that shock wave alone might have cost them their lives.

"Heh heh... You worthless trash. How much strength have you got left now? After using that much power, I bet your fusion won't last much longer..."

Betkas's massive body still stood tall on the ground, though traces of blood marked his skin all over, and he seemed to have suffered some injuries. The Fusion Trio, on the other hand, were in no better shape.

"That guy... What a cocky bastard!"

One of the Fusion Trio, a Light Gold-Haired Woman, glared angrily at Betkas as he smirked arrogantly and spoke.

"His skin's way too thick! After taking the full force of that explosion, he's barely hurt!"

The black-haired fused warrior beside her said darkly.

"There's nothing we can do... That's the advantage of a Saiyan's Great Ape Transformation."

The last of them, a man with white hair tinged with blue, replied helplessly.

"It looks like we'll have to use our last trump card to completely destroy this Saiyan. Otherwise, once our fusion wears off, we really won't stand a chance against him."

Suddenly, the white-haired man with blue-tinted hair spoke again, his tone grave.

"There's only that one move..."

The black-haired man seemed to know what he meant. He said only that, then fell silent. The Light Gold-Haired Woman seemed to know what the move entailed as well, and a pained expression flickered across her face.

"I'm counting on you... If we weren't in this situation, I really wouldn't want to do this..."

The white-haired man with blue-tinted hair suddenly sighed, looking somewhat dejected. He was speaking to the Light Gold-Haired Woman.

"Don't worry... I'm sure I can handle this."

The Light Gold-Haired Woman gave him a charming little smile. She dusted herself off, stood up, and walked to the front, facing Betkas as he slowly approached with heavy steps. She assumed a fighting stance.

"Don't you dare die!"

The black-haired man glanced at the Light Gold-Haired Woman. Then he fell silent and floated backward several dozen meters with the other white-haired, blue-tinted man. The two of them suddenly unleashed a powerful aura.

"Hm? What are those two up to now? If they're planning some big move, that should only shorten their fusion time..."

Betkas spotted the astonishing auras bursting from the two men and thought it over, puzzled.

"Hey... Big monkey! Over here!"

BAM!

Just as Betkas was thinking, the Light Gold-Haired Woman suddenly fired a Ki Blast at him, catching him off guard. At the same time, she shouted at him.

"You little runt! I'll stomp you flat!"

Betkas suddenly felt a pain in his abdomen. Enraged, he glared down at the Light Gold-Haired Woman's taunting expression, then raised his right foot and stomped toward her.

"That's right... Just keep him focused on me. I only have to buy them enough time..."

The Light Gold-Haired Woman leaped to the right, silently thinking to herself. The next instant, Betkas's enormous foot came stomping down again, its sheer size overwhelming to look at. She hurriedly retreated as Betkas kept chasing after her, trying to stomp her flat.

"Almost... Just like this..."

Just as the Light Gold-Haired Woman noticed the two fused warriors' auras in the distance gradually stabilizing, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. But in the next moment, Betkas spoke in a mocking tone.

"I'm not some brainless villain. You really think I can't see through a trick like this to buy time?"

Betkas's huge head abruptly turned backward. Then he spat out a golden Ki Blast, sending it hurtling straight toward the black-haired man and the white-haired man with blue-tinted hair.

"Oh no!"

"Damn it!!"

"Damn it! We're at a critical moment... How can we let you get away with this?!"

The black-haired man and the white-haired man with blue-tinted hair were instantly startled by what they saw. It was too late to dodge. They had been gathering energy for a while, and there was no way they could stop now.

Just as the golden Ki Blast was about to hit them, the Light Gold-Haired Woman appeared in front of the two men in an instant. She planted her feet and stretched both arms out, desperately trying to block the Ki Blast Betkas had spat out.

"Hurry!"

Seeing this, the black-haired man didn't hesitate. He shouted at once. The other man immediately understood, and together they raised their energy even higher. Then a strange sight unfolded...

The two men were like magnets, drawn toward each other. Their bodies, standing side by side, slowly moved closer. In an instant, their figures overlapped, and a dazzling light burst forth...

Even as Betkas kept pouring out his energy, he faintly heard three words...

"ULTRA... FU... SION!"