"Hey, if you don't show me what you're really made of soon, I'm seriously going to take you down!" Sun Yu rolled his wrist, then hovered silently in the air, looking down at Ace on the ground.
Just as Sun Yu had expected, Ace struggled to his feet. But now his eyes were bloodred, and he looked like a bloodthirsty beast that had lost its mind. His thick wolf claws dug into the ground as his body began to swell before everyone's eyes.
"Roar!"
A roar shook the heavens and earth. The fangs that should have disappeared as the wolf-man Ace evolved had grown back. His body rapidly ballooned, bursting through his clothes and revealing powerful limbs. He looked like a vicious wolf from the jungle.
The fangs and claws of beast-men in the Dragon Ball world had evolved away thousands of years ago, leaving them with thoroughly humanoid forms. But the person before them... No, he could no longer be called a person. He should be called a wolf. Ace had clearly reverted to his ancestral Beast Form, and there was not a trace of reason left in his eyes.
"That doesn't make sense. Beast-men on Earth can't transform into their Beast Form!" Sun Yu felt his eyelid twitch. He immediately called out to the stunned crowd below, "He's dangerous! Run!"
At Sun Yu's shout, the stunned crowd finally snapped out of it.
Run! That beast will eat people!
That was the first thought on many people's minds. The crowd immediately scattered in every direction, screaming, calling for help, and shouting for one another. The sounds assailed the wolf-like Ace's senses. He spotted a girl who had been separated from the others, narrowed his eyes, and pounced.
"Look out!"
Sun Yu's eyes flashed red as his Sharingan activated. In his desperation, he fixed his gaze on Ace and used Time Stasis.
If Sun Yu had tried to freeze time in the entire area as he had before, that degree of Time Stasis wouldn't have had much effect on someone with a body as powerful as Ace's. But perhaps because Sun Yu's Sharingan had advanced into the Double Tomoe Sharingan, his control over Time Stasis was far greater than before. Whether intentionally or not, its effects only caught Ace.
The lightning-fast Ace suddenly seemed to have plunged into a swamp, unable to move.
Sun Yu's heart leaped with delight. He quickly rescued the girl, then watched coldly as Ace broke free of Time Stasis and returned to his Beast Form.
"Grrr..." Ace let out a threatening growl. His bloodred wolf eyes fixed warily on Sun Yu. Sun Yu deliberately left an opening, and just as expected, Ace bent his front legs and lunged forward like lightning.
Ace's lunge was lightning-fast, but the Double Tomoe Sharingan saw through it. Sun Yu twisted aside and dodged the attack, then reached out with his left hand and clamped it around Ace's head. He clenched his right hand into a fist and slammed it down.
With several dull thuds, Sun Yu pounded Ace's head until blood streamed from it. In pain, Ace twisted around and whipped his iron tail—thick as a bowl—toward Sun Yu.
As Sun Yu dodged, Ace broke free of his grip and quickly raised a massive wolf claw to swipe at him.
Although the Sharingan had caught Ace's attack, Sun Yu had just dodged the iron tail and had reached the limit of his speed. All he could do was watch as the huge claw struck his chest.
"Wham..."
Ace's claw slammed Sun Yu into the cracked ground. Just as he pulled himself free, Lana appeared and stopped him.
"You got a red card! Kael's taking over. You can take a break!"
Lana's sudden appearance startled Sun Yu. Ace, in his Beast Form, also took a defensive stance and warily eyed the two of them.
Sun Yu's eyes returned to normal. Looking a little reluctant, he said, "Hey, Sis Lana, I haven't lost yet! Why are you taking over? And where did you leave Bulma?"
Lana rolled her wrist and pointed to the roof of the East City Grand Department Store. "Bulma's on the roof. Watching you fight for so long got me itching for a fight, too. If you don't want me to beat you up, get out of here!"
"Okay, okay, you're my big sister, you're the boss." Sun Yu shrugged helplessly and added, "Be careful." Then he flew to the roof of the East City Grand Department Store and found Bulma.
Once Sun Yu had flown off, Lana looked at the wary Ace and smiled faintly. "Little wolf, you'd better watch out. I won't go easy on you like that stupid, stubborn bastard!"
In Sun Yu's eyes, Lana's smile looked more terrifying than a demon from hell. "Stupid, stubborn bastard? Where'd all that resentment come from?"
Feeling the powerful pressure emanating from Lana, Ace decided to strike first. He lunged at her and swiped with one claw.
As Ace charged, a mocking smile tugged at the corner of Lana's mouth. She threw a heavy punch at his head. The punch cracked through the air, and Ace's huge body was sent bouncing back as if it had struck a solid wall. As soon as he bounced back, he ignored the pain in his head and tried the same trick again, twisting around to sweep his iron tail at Lana.
But Lana seemed not to have noticed Ace's attack. She still stood motionless.
"Sis Lana, dodge!" From the rooftop, Sun Yu saw what was happening below, and his heart lurched. Even a Saiyan's physique couldn't withstand a direct hit from that tail.
Bulma, in Sun Yu's arms, couldn't help covering her eyes. She couldn't bear to see her beloved big sister Lana get hurt.
Just as Ace's iron tail was about to hit Lana, she casually raised a hand to block it. The mighty tail suddenly stopped in her grasp as if someone had cast a spell to freeze it—she had caught it with her bare hand!
"Hehe, you've got a tail? So do I!" Lana was thoroughly worked up now. She pivoted around her right foot, then swung the tail that had been wrapped around her waist.
"Smack!"
A sharp crack echoed across the entire commercial district. Lana's tail whipped across Ace's wolfish face like a steel whip, leaving a bloody streak. For the first time, the wolf eyes filled with murderous hunger showed an emotion called fear.
"Hiss..." Watching from a distance, Sun Yu couldn't help drawing a sharp breath. Honestly, he'd better never get on Lana's bad side. That girl hit way too hard!
Although Ace's body had begun to tremble, Lana clearly had no intention of letting him go. She'd finally found a wolf-shaped punching bag. If she didn't beat him to her heart's content today, wouldn't that be a waste?
"Haaah..."
Lana suddenly released her full power. A terrifying force, like mountains collapsing and rivers flowing backward, swept over everything. Her battle power, reaching as high as 120,000, seemed to form a gale that raced down the deserted commercial street.
"Flame Fist!" A powerful cry rang out. Energy gathered around Lana, surging into waves of scorching heat. At first glance, it looked as though she was standing in a sea of fire.
"Did Lana develop Flame Fist herself?" Sun Yu murmured in shock.
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