With a roar, Recoome suddenly sped up. Vegeta had no time to react before Recoome's rising knee struck him in the jaw.
Bang!
Vegeta was sent flying backward.
"Urgh!" Vegeta let out a muffled groan from the heavy blow, then used the rocks behind him to force himself back into the air and charged at Recoome again.
He knew that he had to unleash his full power and defeat Recoome in one decisive burst if he wanted any chance of victory.
"Ha!"
With a loud shout, Vegeta and Recoome exchanged fists for the first time.
A heavy impact rang out from where their arms collided. Vegeta gritted his teeth, while Recoome looked completely relaxed, the contrast between them stark.
The next instant, afterimages and flashing fists crisscrossed.
Trading speed for speed, the two exchanged an unknown number of blows within a single second. On the surface, they appeared evenly matched!
"Haha, not bad, Vegeta. You're stronger than I expected!" Recoome laughed in the middle of the battle, clearly far more at ease than Vegeta.
"Ah-ha!"
Seeing that Vegeta remained silent, Recoome seized an opening and struck in an instant, smashing Vegeta viciously toward the ground with a punch.
With another muffled groan, Vegeta ignored the pain in his body, clenched his teeth, and shot skyward again.
He needed to widen the distance first and readjust his strategy.
"Oh? Trying to run?"
Recoome chuckled and rushed after him at even greater speed.
Vegeta glanced downward. An energy sphere had already formed in his hand. "Die!"
With a wave of one hand, a concentrated energy blast shot down at Recoome, but... it missed!
"Nani?"
Before he could react, Recoome had already appeared behind Vegeta.
The suppression brought by a gap in battle power was absolute. In the world of Dragon Ball, once