Vegeta's Tenacity

"Don't worry. Once I've finished off Kakarot, I'll deal with the rest of you!" Vegeta said with a smirk.

Bulma's house.

"Why are we back to the same scene again? Luo Tian, you didn't bring a TV over just to fool me, did you?" Bulma wiped the sweat from her brow.

No matter how I looked at it, it seemed like I'd just watched the same scene twice.

Luo Tian: "..."

Goku just didn't have enough combat experience.

When Vegeta had started forming the Artificial Full Moon, Goku should have destroyed it right away.

But now—

Ultra Instinct was still in its most basic stage. How could Goku possibly defeat Vegeta, who was ten times stronger than him?

"Ha ha ha! Get ready to die, Kakarot! In the end, you've lost this fight to me!" Vegeta roared with laughter and reached for Son Goku's head, ready to twist it off.

Crack!

At that critical moment, Yajirobe leaped into the air and sliced off Vegeta's tail with one stroke.

After landing, Yajirobe quickly ran behind a rock and hid.

"Damn it! There's another one!" Vegeta felt his energy rapidly draining away.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, Vegeta returned to normal.

Thud!

Vegeta dropped Son Goku to the ground.

"It's cut off... Ha ha ha! That's Yajirobe for you! You did it!" Krillin laughed.

"Huff, huff, huff..."

Vegeta panted heavily.

Son Goku gritted his teeth and struggled to his feet.

"Damn... I'm so badly hurt that using Ultra Instinct is difficult... This is trouble." Son Goku clenched his fists.

Thump!

Vegeta suddenly swung a punch straight at Son Goku's chest.

"Ultra Instinct!" Son Goku's body dodged on its own, and he slammed his knee into Vegeta's chest.

"Ptooey..."

Vegeta spat blood, then spun around and slapped Son Goku across the face.

"Damn it! That guy squeezed me a few times, and my body's practically falling apart. Ultra Instinct isn't working very smoothly, either." Son Goku wiped the blood from his face.

Thump!

Vegeta kicked Son Goku, sending him crashing to the ground.

Whoosh!

Then Vegeta leaped into the air and drove his knee toward Son Goku.

Swish!

Son Goku gritted his teeth and twisted aside, dodging Vegeta's knee. He brought his elbow down hard on Vegeta's chest.

"Ptooey..."

Vegeta's pupils contracted, and his expression turned utterly grim.

The blow had badly injured Vegeta.

But Son Goku had also twisted his body so far that his bones felt like they were out of place.

"Huff, huff, huff..."

Both of them panted heavily. For a moment, neither could do anything to the other.

"Ha ha ha! You can't move anymore, can you, Kakarot?" Vegeta laughed loudly.

Son Goku said nothing.

It was true. My body felt incredibly heavy. I'd twisted too hard just now and seemed to have thrown my back out.

This was a disaster.

"Hmph. To keep those other guys from interfering, I'll take them out first." Vegeta sneered and started flying toward Son Gohan.

Whoosh!

Son Goku grabbed a rock and hurled it at Vegeta.

Thump!

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The rock struck Vegeta squarely in the back.

"Ptooey..."

Vegeta spewed blood and staggered to the ground.

"Damn you, Kakarot! You're in this state, and you're still getting in my way!" Vegeta flew into a rage, rushed over, grabbed Son Goku, and hurled him away with all his strength.

Son Goku arced through the air and crashed hard into a rocky mountain.

By the time he hit the ground, he could barely get back up.

"Let's see you move now!" Vegeta snorted. He rose into the air and stomped on Son Goku's arm.

Crack!

A bone snapped in Son Goku's arm.

His arm was badly shattered.

"Argh..."

Son Goku let out a piercing scream.

Whoosh!

Vegeta aimed his fingers at Son Goku's legs. Both hands glimmered with streaks of light.

Thump!

The two blasts struck Son Goku's legs, crippling them.

"Let's see what you can do to fight back now... Huff, huff, huff..." Vegeta was exhausted, and his injuries had drained most of his energy. He was nearly out of strength.

Son Goku lay on the ground, trembling all over with pain, his teeth clenched.

I still lost!

This guy was so tenacious.

I'd even had the upper hand for a while.

So this was what an elite warrior was like?

"Now I'll take care of those three nobodies, find somewhere to recover, and then look for a chance to capture Luo Tian. That'll make this trip to Earth a perfect success." Vegeta gave a sinister chuckle.

I can't hold out much longer. I have to hurry!

If Luo Tian shows up, I won't stand a chance against him in my current state.

Whoosh!

Vegeta sped toward Son Gohan.

"Gohan, run!" Krillin cried out in alarm.

Son Gohan: "..."

Run?

How?

He was so fast.

I couldn't get away from him.

Son Gohan trembled all over in fright.

"I'll take care of you first, you little brat." Vegeta grinned viciously.

Thump!

Vegeta punched Son Gohan hard in the chest.

Son Gohan clutched his chest, his face going deathly pale.

"How's that, Earthling half-breed? You were so strong before. Why are you so useless now?" Vegeta said with a smirk. "Show me your real strength, or you'll die."

As he spoke, Vegeta glanced to the side.

The bald one was flying toward him at high speed.

Little bald guy, you think you can sneak up on me?

Thump!

Vegeta kicked Krillin squarely in the head.

Thump, thump, thump!

Krillin's body bounced across the rocky ground. By the time he landed, he was nearly unconscious.

"Little bald guy, don't you want to die in order?" Vegeta said with a smirk.

"This is bad... This is the worst thing that could happen..." Yajirobe hid behind a rock, trembling with fear.

"Hey, you good-for-nothing! Your father's a good-for-nothing, and so are you. Your whole family's useless!" Still not satisfied, Vegeta grabbed Son Gohan by the collar and hoisted him up.

Thump!

Vegeta slammed his head hard into Son Gohan's face.