Overwhelming Vegeta

Ji Yun shook his wrist and looked at Vegeta, pointing at him. "You're next!"

Vegeta stood rooted to the spot, his thoughts in turmoil and his mind reeling.

Just a second ago, when he'd used his Scouter to check Ji Yun's power level, the number had suddenly shot up to 12,000.

For a moment, he'd wondered if the device was malfunctioning.

But Nappa's corpse told him that it could all be true. Raditz had probably died at this man's hands too!

Now, Ji Yun's presence pressed down on him like a tremendous weight. He could tell that his opponent's strength didn't end there.

Of course, Vegeta was only a little shocked.

After all, as the Saiyan Prince, he had considerable confidence in his own strength.

"Don't lump me together with that useless fool. I'll show you what regret feels like!"

The moment Vegeta's icy voice fell, he shot forward in a flash.

An even more terrifying aura burst from him as he charged straight at Ji Yun.

Whoosh.

Vegeta moved so quickly that he appeared in front of Ji Yun almost instantly.

"Not many people are worth my personal attention. You're one of them, so you should feel honored!"

With that haughty declaration, Vegeta fired a Kamehameha at Ji Yun.

Ji Yun reacted quickly and slapped the Kamehameha away with one hand.

Boom!

The Kamehameha struck an empty patch of ground and exploded with a deafening blast.

The whole ground shook, and a wave of air tore the surrounding flowers, grass, and trees out by their roots.

A bottomless crater appeared where the blast had hit.

"Oh my God, that's terrifying!"

"That incredible ki could destroy the whole Earth!"

Everyone's hearts leapt into their throats again, their faces full of shock.

They'd thought the short guy was about as strong as the bald one.

But they hadn't expected his power to be several times greater than the bald man's.

Especially that Kamehameha—it had been fired casually. If he'd focused his ki, everyone there would probably have died!

While everyone was still reeling from the shock,

Ji Yun and Vegeta had already clashed in the blink of an eye.

They began fighting at close range.

They moved so quickly that the crowd couldn't see them at all.

All they could hear were the sounds of blows landing.

Vegeta's attacks came faster and faster, every strike thrown with his hands or feet vicious and relentless.

There was no denying Vegeta's excellent technique. His strikes were precise, steady, and ruthless, without a single wasted movement.

Ji Yun, on the other hand, was fighting defensively.

Though he dodged every one of Vegeta's attacks with ease, his movements were broad and clumsy.

Every time he dodged, he used too much force when a slight twist would have been enough. If he hadn't been stronger and faster,

Vegeta would have landed several solid punches by now.

Thud!

But the next moment, Ji Yun casually caught Vegeta's fist.

"What?"

Vegeta was stunned.

His attack had been stopped so easily.

How was that possible? Hadn't this guy been scrambling to dodge just a moment ago?

"Is that all you've got? If so, I'm going to be disappointed!"

Ji Yun spoke calmly.

In truth, he'd resolved to stop blindly increasing his strength from now on.

He needed to work on his fighting skills.

"Tch, don't get cocky! I haven't even used my full strength yet!"

Vegeta ground his teeth and snarled.

"Graaah!!!"

Vegeta pulled his hand free and roared at the sky. His terrifying aura filled the entire world.

"His ki is incredible—it's even stronger than before!"

As everyone felt the change in the air, their faces paled and their bodies trembled. Could Ji Yun still hold Vegeta off?

Though they couldn't see what was happening on the battlefield,

nearly everyone had been delighted when they saw Ji Yun block Vegeta's attack.

They'd thought Vegeta was finished and that Ji Yun was stronger than him.

They hadn't expected that Vegeta had been holding back. Now, the aura he unleashed filled them with despair once more.

This time, he released all his strength—his full 18,000 battle power.

"Then bring it on!"

Ji Yun's expression remained unchanged as he answered calmly.

His battle power was a full 60,000. He had nothing to fear from Vegeta, even at full power!

Boom!

Their fists collided again, and the impact shattered one mountain after another.

This time, Vegeta was sent flying with a single punch.

Ji Yun stood firm as a mountain, his body not even swaying!

Vegeta crashed heavily to the ground.

His arm had gone completely numb, and a sharp pain throbbed in his chest.

"What happened? How? How can he be this strong?"

Vegeta was stunned.

With his remaining hand, he pounded the ground again and again, unable to accept it.

He was the mighty Saiyan Prince, yet a mere Earthling had sent him flying. He'd be laughed at if anyone heard about this.

"No, his battle power must be higher than mine. Otherwise, he couldn't have beaten me."

Vegeta suddenly realized.

He'd known Ji Yun might have been hiding his strength, but he'd been sure it couldn't surpass his own.

Now, the truth was right in front of him. There was no denying it.

Vegeta hurriedly pressed the button on his battle power Scouter.

The Scouter emitted a series of short beeps.

Beep beep beep.

Bang.

Suddenly, the Scouter exploded.

But fear had already begun to spread through Vegeta's heart.

"F-Forty thousand!?"

Vegeta stared blankly at Ji Yun, somewhat dazed.

Ji Yun was walking toward him, one step at a time.

"That can't be right."

Vegeta continued muttering to himself.

His Scouter was an old model, and its display could only go up to 40,000!

In other words, Ji Yun's strength might well have exceeded 40,000. Vegeta could hardly accept it.

"I'm the Saiyan Prince! How could a bunch of trash like you possibly be my match?"

Pain filled Vegeta's eyes, and he was consumed by resentment.

"The device must be broken. Yeah, it's definitely broken!"

Vegeta said stubbornly.

Seeing Vegeta like this,

Ji Yun frowned slightly, looking displeased.

He hadn't heard the system announce that the mission was complete. Did this not count as completing it yet?

Ji Yun sighed, looking thoroughly exasperated, and asked Vegeta again, "Do you still want to keep going?"