After a thorough inspection, they found that all the functions of both spaceships were working normally. They were simply out of energy. According to the nearest technologically advanced planet Turles had found on the star map, splitting the energy from his ship evenly would be enough for all three of them to leave Planet Vampa.
There was just one problem: that planet was an outpost under the Frieza Force. There was no guarantee something wouldn't go wrong!
When Turles brought this up, Paragus immediately objected. He couldn't wait another moment. Now that they finally had a chance to leave Planet Vampa, he didn't want to miss it!
With no way to change Paragus's mind, Turles had no choice but to explain how to conceal their energy. Otherwise, Broly's power level of over 500,000 would surely be detected as soon as they landed on the planet.
Paragus was deeply shocked by Turles's method of controlling his energy. Only then did he understand how Turles had been able to fight him to a draw with a power level under 10,000. He still didn't know that Turles was no longer the same person he'd been a month ago. Turles now had a power level of 18,000, not far below Paragus's 20,000!
But the most astonishing one was Broly. In just one day, he had learned to suppress his power level with ease, lowering his energy to around 100. Broly had a power level of over 500,000, yet he'd managed to do this in such a short time. It was a clear demonstration of the terrifying talent of the Legendary Super Saiyan!
Paragus had a much harder time. Though he had once been an Elite Warrior, he was already quite old. By a normal estimate, Paragus was now over sixty. Saiyans remained in their prime for a long time, but the decline of their physical abilities was inevitable. What's more, Planet Vampa's environment had taken a heavy toll on his body, and he was already beginning to show signs of age.
On top of that, Paragus wasn't especially gifted in battle. His current power level of over 20,000 was entirely thanks to the peaceful conditions of the past eighteen years and the experience he'd gained from fighting while training Broly. He had completely exhausted his potential.
The day before they left, Turles couldn't hold back any longer. He decided to fight Broly one more time.
The two of them hovered in the air, neither making the first move. Even the air seemed to grow heavy!
Turles studied Broly. Ever since Broly had learned to control his energy, he had far fewer openings. Turles no longer dared to attack carelessly.
A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky. Turles made the first move. Having learned from their previous encounter, he held nothing back this time. He moved far faster than the naked eye could follow, appearing behind Broly as if by teleportation.
His straight punch shot toward the back of Broly's heart. The gust from his fist swept away the clouds, and a sonic boom exploded beside them. The strike had already broken the sound barrier!
"Damn, it's an afterimage!"
The moment his punch pierced Broly's figure, Turles realized it was only an afterimage. There was no time to think. He abruptly retreated, putting distance between them!
As soon as he stopped, a chill ran down his back. With no time to turn around, Turles shot forward at top speed. The chill clung close to his back, and cold sweat poured from his forehead.
Too fast!
Turles was fast, but Broly was faster. In the blink of an eye, Broly struck him in the back. The heavy blow pierced right through him, and Turles spat out a mouthful of blood as he plummeted toward the ground!
At the instant he was about to hit the ground, Turles finally steadied himself and dispersed the force of the blow, leaving a massive crater beneath him.
He spat out another large mouthful of blood. Unable to hold on any longer, Turles dropped to one knee!
One move. Just one move, and Turles had been defeated!
This time, Broly hadn't given Turles any chance to fight back. He had simply overwhelmed him, clearly afraid of a repeat of what had happened last time.
Kneeling on the ground, Turles remained dazed for a long time. He hadn't expected that with a power level of nearly 20,000, he wouldn't be able to withstand even a single move from Broly. It dealt a serious blow to his confidence!
He'd thought that, with his foreknowledge, he could roam the Dragon Ball World and crush every powerful foe. Yet now he'd been defeated by Broly in a single move.
Looking at the blood on the ground, Turles felt it was the greatest mockery of all, as if it were saying, You're still trash!
At last, Paragus, who had been watching from the sidelines, came back to his senses. He slowly flew over and stopped in front of Turles.
"Terrifying, isn't it? That's the legendary Super Warrior—the Super Saiyan who appears once every thousand years!"
There was pride in Paragus's voice, along with a touch of wistfulness.
He was proud that his son was so powerful, but wistful because he'd witnessed this very scene many years ago. Back then, he hadn't even been as strong as the defeated man before him!
"Enough. There's no shame in losing to Broly. Many people will suffer defeat at his hands in the future. You won't be the last!"
Paragus's consolation was as infuriating as ever, but at least it pulled Turles back from the brink of despair.
"Is that so? Maybe." Turles regained his composure, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with Paragus.
Paragus didn't know that the two of them had already fought the previous week. Turles understood Broly's terror even better than Paragus did!
Turles smiled at Broly, who looked miserable, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then got up and flew toward the place where they were resting.
Paragus stopped Broly from following and shook his head.
In truth, Turles wasn't as calm as he seemed while flying through the air. Knowing he would lose and actually facing defeat were two different things. His eyes flickered with uncertainty, but in the end, they settled into determination!
"Super Saiyan!"
A soft voice rang out, then faded into the distance with the breeze.
The next day, the three of them gathered together. Their three spherical spaceships were lined up in front of them.
"Broly, stop staring. I'm fine!"
Broly had looked at Turles with concern the moment they met that morning. Even though Turles looked perfectly fine, he had no choice but to reassure him first.
After speaking, Turles gave the spaceship one final inspection. Once he'd confirmed that it had enough energy, he opened the hatch and climbed inside!
"I'll see you both in a week!" After those final words, Turles closed the hatch and pressed the launch button.
As the hatch shut, the spaceship slowly rose into the sky. Once it reached a certain altitude, it accelerated, quickly leaving Planet Vampa's atmosphere and speeding toward the next planet!
After watching Turles leave, Paragus nodded to Broly. Then the two of them launched their spaceships in turn.
The three of them had finally left the desolate Planet Vampa behind and set off on the next leg of their unknown journey!
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