"What on earth happened?" Krillin scratched his head.
"Dad seems to have the upper hand now," Son Gohan said.
"Thank goodness. That's the best thing we could've hoped for." Krillin nodded. "But the strange thing is, Goku's ki seems to have grown much weaker."
"But Dad hasn't lost to him," Son Gohan replied.
"Goku's ki has weakened, and his energy has dropped too." Krillin pondered. "But his strength has increased dramatically... What on earth is going on?"
"Even you don't know?" Yajirobe asked.
Krillin fell silent.
If I knew, would I be this confused?
"I didn't expect Ultra Instinct to be so useful." Son Goku was thrilled.
"Heh... heh..."
Vegeta was panting with exhaustion, his expression changing again and again.
How is this possible?
I absolutely refuse to lose to a low-class warrior like you.
"Pop!"
Vegeta gritted his teeth and raised a hand. A golden energy sphere appeared in his palm.
"What? That's..." Son Goku's expression changed slightly.
"Shine, my moon!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Vegeta hurled the energy blast high into the sky.
The blast immediately radiated golden light, standing out all the more against the dusk.
"Uh-oh! That's an Artificial Full Moon!" Son Goku's expression changed again.
"Roar..."
Vegeta's body transformed, turning him into a black Great Ape.
"Ultra Instinct? Against overwhelming power, you can't possibly beat me!" Vegeta roared, then strode forward and brought his huge foot down on Son Goku.
Son Goku hurriedly dodged to the side.
But in the next moment, Vegeta suddenly reached down with his other huge hand.
Son Goku was startled and quickly leaped out of the way.
"Hmph." Vegeta snorted, raised a clawed hand, and swatted down.
This time, Son Goku was in midair. Although he had mastered the most basic form of Ultra Instinct, as Luo Tian had categorized it, he simply couldn't dodge.
"Wham!"
Vegeta's claw struck Son Goku.
Like a cannonball, Son Goku plummeted from the sky and crashed into the ground, leaving a crater behind.
"Hahaha! Kakarot, you're finally getting what you deserve!" Vegeta roared with laughter. As he spoke, he raised his massive foot and brought it down on Son Goku.
Son Goku gritted his teeth and quickly rolled across the ground.
"Wham!"
Vegeta's foot slammed down beside Son Goku, making the ground shake violently.
"Pretty nimble, aren't you, Kakarot?" Vegeta snorted and raised his massive foot again.
I'll stomp you!
I'll stomp you!
I'll stomp you!
I'll stomp that low-class warrior to death!
Son Goku kept rolling across the ground.
Then, Son Goku shot into the sky and gathered energy in both hands, aiming at Vegeta.
But the moment Son Goku gathered energy, he switched back to his normal energy state.
Son Goku's strength dropped dramatically.
"Wham!"
Vegeta swung his hand back and slapped Son Goku.
"Whoosh!"
The blow sent Son Goku flying.
Nearby.
"Uh-oh, Goku's going to lose to him! What's going on with that guy? Why did he suddenly become so huge?" Yajirobe exclaimed in shock. "Wait, he turned into that thing earlier, too."
"His tail! Right, his tail! If we cut off his tail, he'll turn back!" Krillin suddenly realized.
"His tail?" Son Gohan was taken aback.
"Gohan and Yajirobe, distract him from the front. I'll figure out a way to cut off his tail from behind," Krillin proposed.
The two nodded vigorously.
"Come on! At this rate, Goku's definitely going to lose!" Krillin urged.
Krillin and Son Gohan immediately sprang into action.
Yajirobe: "..."
Don't drag me into this.
I'm scared.
I'm just here to watch.
"Wham!"
Vegeta slapped Son Goku, sending him floating into the air.
Then Vegeta punched Son Goku in midair.
Son Goku was sent flying high into the sky again.
Just as Vegeta had said, against overwhelming energy, the basic version of Ultra Instinct Son Goku had trained in was still far from enough.
After all, once Vegeta transformed into a Great Ape, his battle power was close to 300,000.
"Pfft..."
As Son Goku flew backward, blood sprayed from his mouth.
"How about it, Kakarot? Your Ultra Instinct still has a long way to go, doesn't it?" Vegeta laughed wildly.
"Grab!"
After speaking, Vegeta reached forward and seized Son Goku in his hand.
"Let's pick up where we left off... I seem to remember I was going to crush you into minced meat and make buns to feed the dogs." Vegeta laughed as he tightened his grip.
"Ah..." Son Goku let out a series of cries of pain.
"Hmm? I think I sense someone nearby." Vegeta paused, suddenly detecting something.
"I'm here! Let go of my dad!" Son Gohan shouted from beside Vegeta.
"Aren't you Kakarot's brat? Did you come all this way just to see your father one last time?" Vegeta chuckled. "You've come at just the right moment. He's about to die, and there won't be any miracles this time!"
By now, Krillin had quietly appeared behind Vegeta and gently raised his hand.
"Destructo Disc!"
A rapidly spinning golden disc appeared in Krillin's hand.
"Ah... Gohan... Get out of here!" Son Goku cried out in pain.
"Just watch. I'll snap his neck right now," Vegeta said with a laugh. "Kakarot, a low-class warrior is still a low-class warrior. No matter how hard you try, a genius warrior like me will always beat you to a pulp!"
Sure, turning into a Great Ape might be a little unfair.
But it's your own fault for not being able to turn into one.
And for cutting off your tail.
Turning into Great Apes is one of the Saiyans' abilities, after all.
Hmm... That doesn't count as unfair.
This is a fair fight!
Because history has always been rewritten by the victors.
"Whoosh!"
Just then, the Destructo Disc came hurtling toward Vegeta.
At the critical moment, Vegeta made a small leap and dodged the Destructo Disc.
Krillin was startled.
"I sensed someone else was there." Vegeta glanced sideways at Krillin. "You're pretty loyal to each other. Not only did this little brat come, but you little bald guy came along too. And you even know about the tail."
Son Gohan trembled all over with fear.
Krillin was completely at a loss.
This is bad. He saw us.
And he dodged my Destructo Disc.
Not only that, he's still in his Great Ape form.
This is going to be tough.
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