Perverted Puppet

Kami's Lookout

"Hoo hoo!!!" Son Gohan gasped for air.

The golden aura surrounding him flickered on and off!

In just a few minutes, he had reached his limit!

His stamina was severely depleted from his all-out attacks!

The Super Saiyan transformation itself was extremely taxing, with a 50-fold increase in combat power placing a great burden on the body!

"Mr. Popo, I only have one last attack left..." Son Gohan said, catching his breath.

"Mhm!!" Mr. Popo remained as impassive as ever.

"Damn it!!! This is too much!" Son Gohan cursed inwardly.

He adopted the stance he used on the Three-Eyed Star, raising his right hand and forming a sword with his fingers, while his left hand firmly supported his right wrist!

Energy began to gather at his fingertips!!!

"Star Piercer!!"

Whoosh!!!

Mr. Popo slowly raised his hand, a faint, almost imperceptible black energy appearing on his palm!!

Then, he pointed his fingers towards the Star Piercer!!

Pop!!!

The beam was like a soap bubble; the moment it touched Mr. Popo's finger, it instantly dissipated into nothingness!

The layer of black energy enveloping his palm was like a terrifying black hole; no matter how much Son Gohan increased his output, he couldn't diminish it by even a sliver!

Helpless, Son Gohan had no choice but to stop outputting energy. He reverted to his normal state and sat weakly on the ground!

"Mr. Popo, I can't fight anymore, I'm out of strength!!"

"Oh? You collapsed before I even started trying?" Mr. Popo, uncharacteristically, taunted Son Gohan.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're amazing, I'm useless!!" Son Gohan, though unwilling, had to concede.

"Hmph, do you realize now how unrealistic it is to use me as a sparring partner?" It turned out Mr. Popo had been waiting for this.

"I still underestimated you, Mr. Popo. I was too arrogant!!" Son Gohan had to admit defeat.

"It's good you know that. Alright, wait for me here, I'm going to get a sparring partner for you!" Having received the answer he wanted, Mr. Popo walked out of the room! It was unclear where he was going!

Son Gohan sat down cross-legged, not taking a Senzu Bean, but instead savoring the weakness of complete exhaustion and the numbness after muscle soreness!

Although Mr. Popo hadn't attacked him, the invisible pressure he exuded had left his mind incredibly fatigued.

As his stamina recovered, Son Gohan felt his combat power increase significantly again, by several hundred thousand points.

His potential would be unlocked if the right methods were employed.

The invisible pressure Mr. Popo had emitted earlier was also a very effective guiding method.

Son Gohan meditated for a whole day, having to consume one Senzu Bean because he was too hungry!

Creak!!

The door opened again. Behind Mr. Popo followed a puppet that looked exactly like Son Gohan!

However, there were two stitched marks on its face, and its eyes lacked any light.

"A puppet?" Gohan asked.

"This is a puppet created based on your combat power, but I've endowed it with extensive combat experience. Its combat power is the same as yours, but its skill will far surpass yours. If you can defeat it, you will undergo a tremendous change!" Mr. Popo explained.

"Okay, that's great! Thank you, Mr. Popo!!" Son Gohan's dormant fighting spirit erupted once more.

"You can fight to your heart's content in this space. With your current strength, you won't be able to damage this space at all. You can come out once you defeat it!" Without waiting for Gohan to speak, Mr. Popo closed the door!

No matter how hard Son Gohan tried, he couldn't open it!!

"Buzz!! Activate combat mode!!"

The moment the door closed, the puppet seemed to receive a command!! A glint of light flashed in its lifeless eyes.

Simultaneously, it adopted the same fighting stance as Son Gohan.

"Bring it on, who's afraid of who!!" Son Gohan blustered.

Son Gohan assumed the same stance!

The puppet mimicked his previous attack on Mr. Popo.

A rapid slide, an elbow strike to the chest!

But the puppet's movements appeared flawless!!

"Damn, it's just different,!!" Son Gohan couldn't find any openings and had no choice but to dodge.

But the situation was often unexpected.

The moment the puppet missed, its body spun with unnatural speed, and it lifted its leg!!

With powerful rotational force, he swept a whip kick towards Son Gohan's waist!

BOOM!!!

Son Gohan's move was too old; he couldn't dodge at all and was directly kicked flying by the Puppet!!

"Tch!! This is nothing like I imagined. The Puppets my dad faced when he was little were mostly defensive and evasive. Why is this one so strong!!" Son Gohan cursed inwardly.

WHOOSH!!

Seeing him fall, the Puppet didn't give up its attack and charged again!

While moving at high speed, it also fired Energy Blasts at Son Gohan to disrupt his movements!

"Damn it, it's gotten smart!!" Son Gohan slapped away the Energy Blasts one by one!

The last Energy Blast was swatted away and exploded, and the Puppet's somewhat terrifying face appeared before him!

BANG!!! CLANG!!

The Puppet headbutted him directly!!

Son Gohan was sent flying again!

"You bastard, you've gone too far!!" Son Gohan roared in fury.

Super Saiyan appeared, and a terrifying aura instantly blasted back the Puppet that was attacking again!

Seeing this, the Puppet showed no panic!

"Beep beep, activating Limit Break Mode!!" The Puppet also erupted with power, emitting an aura comparable to Son Gohan's!

"Freak, to create such a terrifying Puppet in just one day!!" Son Gohan suddenly felt hopeless.

He didn't know the meaning of his continued efforts!

Mr. Popo's power was beyond his imagination!

He had tried every way to improve his strength, to break through to Super Saiyan.

But facing Mr. Popo, he was less than an ant. Even the Puppet he created was stronger than him!

Son Gohan had developed a mental block!!

Outside

"This is bad, I might have gone too far. Will this kid be ruined just like this?" Mr. Popo felt uneasy.

At the same time, he was constantly monitoring the information in the room!

The Puppet was still pursuing, and Son Gohan was unconsciously blocking and dodging!

At the same time, his heart began to struggle, questioning the meaning of becoming stronger!

A hint of black flashed within the golden aura!!

"Forget it, what's the use of getting stronger? This world is too terrifying. It's not a world you can dominate!"

"Pull yourself together, you're only three years old. Do you really think you'll never be able to defeat Mr. Popo in the future? Have you forgotten your original goal? To stand at the pinnacle of the universe!!"

Two voices argued endlessly in his mind!

Son Gohan's unconscious gaze grew brighter and brighter!!

"That's right. Who cares, my life has just begun. The purpose of getting stronger is to survive well. Since I've come to this terrifying world, why not strive to see the scenery at the peak!!" Son Gohan's inner clarity returned.

His consciousness returned!

"Huh?? I actually held on for so long??" Son Gohan was curious why he could resist the Puppet's attacks for so long unconsciously.

Little did he know, that hint of black that flashed in his aura...

Outside

"Good kid, you got out of it so quickly!!" Mr. Popo nodded secretly, seemingly very satisfied with Son Gohan.

Inside

"Come on, I'm not afraid of you anymore!!" Son Gohan regained his confidence and began to study the Puppet's movements!

At the same time, he learned the Puppet's fighting style, discarding his own shortcomings and learning the Puppet's strengths!

One day, two days, three days... seven days!!

From initial defeat to a stalemate on the seventh day!!

He even had the upper hand now!!

"Thank you, even though you're a Puppet!!" Son Gohan said gratefully.

The Puppet still attacked him expressionlessly!

The Puppet threw a punch, attacking Son Gohan's face!

Son Gohan tilted his head slightly and dodged in advance!

The Puppet swept a kick!

Gohan took a step back in advance, and the Puppet's toes grazed Son Gohan's pants as they swept past!

The Puppet kicked out, and Son Gohan sidestepped!

With a downward chopping kick, Son Gohan stepped forward, shoving his shoulder upward to send the Puppet flying!

The attack power of the downward chopping kick was in the lower leg. Son Gohan's forward step brought him right to the Puppet's thigh, and that shove, using a mere ounce of force to deflect a thousand pounds, sent the Puppet flying!

"Be defeated! You can no longer harm me!" Son Gohan launched his final attack!

Simple and plain, he raised his hand, clenched his fist, and threw a straight punch!!

Simplifying the complex, without any elaborate attack movements, a simple, full-power straight punch directly pierced the attacking Puppet, BOOM!!!

The Puppet was directly blown apart by the punch, dissolving into dust and vanishing without a trace!

"It really was made of dirt... Terrifying! Perverted!" Seeing this, Son Gohan cursed inwardly.

Who he was cursing needed no explanation!

Son Gohan tried to open the door!

Creak!!! The door opened...