Finally Departing

After some inspection, all functions of the two spaceships were normal, save for a lack of fuel. According to the nearest technological planet Turles found on the ship's star map, splitting the fuel from his own ship would be enough for the three of them to leave Planet Vampa.

However, the bad news was that the technological planet was an outpost under the jurisdiction of the Frieza Force; there was no guarantee that some accident wouldn't occur!

When Turles brought this up, he was immediately met with opposition from Paragus. He couldn't wait another moment; now that they finally had a chance to leave Planet Vampa, he didn't want to miss it!

Unable to sway him, Turles had to reveal the method for suppressing one's energy. Otherwise, with Broly's combat power of over 500,000, he feared they would be detected the moment they landed on the planet.

Turles's method of controlling energy left Paragus deeply shocked. Only then did he understand why Turles had been able to fight him to a draw despite having a combat power of less than 10,000. He didn't yet know that the Turles of today was no longer the one from a month ago; the current Turles had a combat power of 18,000, not far off from his own 20,000!

But the most astonishing one was Broly. In just a single day, he was able to suppress his combat power quite well, even lowering his energy directly to around 100. One had to remember that Broly possessed a combat power of over 500,000; the fact that he could achieve this level in such a short time showed just how terrifying the talent of a Legendary Super Saiyan truly was!

Paragus had a much harder time. Although he was once a high-class warrior, he was no longer young. By normal calculations, Paragus was already over sixty years old. While Saiyans maintain their prime state for a long time, the decline of bodily functions is inevitable. Furthermore, the environment of Planet Vampa had taken a heavy toll on his body, and he was already beginning to show signs of aging.

Secondly, Paragus's combat talent was not particularly outstanding. His current combat power of over 20,000 was entirely due to the stable environment of the last 18 years and the training he did while teaching Broly. However, his potential had been completely exhausted.

On the day before their departure, Turles couldn't help himself and decided to have one more spar with Broly.

In the air, neither of them made the first move. The air itself seemed to grow heavy.

Turles observed Broly. Since learning to control his energy, there were far fewer openings in Broly's stance. At the very least, Turles no longer dared to strike recklessly.

A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, and it was Turles who initiated the attack. Having learned from the last experience, Turles held nothing back this time. His flight speed far exceeded what the naked eye could track, and he appeared behind Broly like a teleportation.

He threw a straight punch aimed directly at Broly's heart. The shockwave from his fist scattered the clouds, and a sonic boom exploded in their ears. This strike had already exceeded the speed of sound!

Damn it, it's an afterimage!

Just as he pierced through Broly's silhouette, Turles realized it was only an afterimage. Before his brain could even process it, he threw his body backward, putting distance between them.

The moment he steadied himself, a chill washed over his back. Turles didn't have time to turn around; he could only fly forward at top speed. The chill clung tightly to his back, and cold sweat poured from his forehead.

Too fast!

Turles was fast, but Broly was faster. In a mere blink, Turles was struck in the back. The heavy force tore through his body, and he spat out a mouthful of blood as his body plummeted toward the ground at high speed!

The moment he slammed into the ground, Turles finally stabilized his body, dissipating the momentum and leaving a massive crater in the earth.

Another large mouthful of blood sprayed out. Turles could no longer hold on and dropped to one knee!

One move. In just a single move, Turles had been defeated!

Moreover, this time Broly hadn't given Turles any chances, choosing to crush him outright. Clearly, he was afraid of a repeat of the last encounter.

Kneeling on the ground, Turles remained dazed for a long time. He hadn't expected that his combat power of nearly 20,000 wouldn't even last a single move against Broly. This was a significant blow to his confidence!

He had originally thought that with his foresight and abilities, he could roam the Dragon Ball World and sweep away all powerful enemies, yet now, he had been defeated by Broly in a single strike.

Looking at the fresh blood on the ground, Turles felt it was the ultimate mockery of himself, as if it were saying, "You are still trash!"

At this moment, Paragus, who had been watching from the sidelines, finally snapped out of his daze. He slowly flew over and stood before Turles.

"Terrifying, isn't it? That is the legendary Super Warrior, the Super Saiyan that appears once every thousand years!"

Paragus's tone was filled with a mix of pride and melancholy.

He felt pride that his son was so powerful, and melancholy because he had witnessed this very scene many years ago—back then, he hadn't even been as capable as this loser standing before him!

"Enough. Losing to Broly is nothing to be ashamed of, because in the future, many people will experience defeat at his hands. You are not the last!"

Paragus's attempt at comfort was as infuriating as ever, but it at least managed to snap Turles out of his near-catatonic state.

"Is that so? Perhaps." Turles regained his composure, noncommittal toward Paragus's words.

Paragus did not know that the two had already fought the previous week; Turles was even more aware of Broly's terror than Paragus was!

Giving a smile to the distressed-looking Broly, Turles wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood up, and flew toward their resting area.

Stopping Broly, who wanted to follow, Paragus shook his head.

In truth, as he flew through the air, Turles was not as calm as he appeared. Knowing he would fail and actually facing that failure were two different things. A flickering light shone in his eyes, eventually hardening into resolve!

"Super Saiyan!"

A soft voice echoed, eventually vanishing into the horizon along with the breeze!

The next day, the three of them gathered together, their three spherical spaceships lined up side by side.

"Broly, stop looking at me like that. I'm fine!"

From the moment they met up this morning, Broly had been looking at Turles with a worried expression. Even though Turles looked perfectly fine, he had no choice but to comfort him first.

After speaking, Turles performed a final check on his ship. Ensuring the energy was sufficient, he opened the hatch and climbed inside.

"See you two in a week!" With those final words, Turles lowered the hatch and pressed the launch button.

As the hatch closed, the ship slowly ascended. Once it reached a certain altitude, it began to accelerate, quickly breaking through the atmosphere of Planet Vampa and streaking toward the next planet at high speed!

Seeing that Turles had already departed, Paragus nodded to Broly, and their ships took off one after the other.

The three of them had completely departed from the desolate Planet Vampa, beginning the next leg of their unknown journey!