49. Fierce Battle! Janembuu vs. Super Saiyan 4 Son Goten

"Heh," Son Goten's mouth curled into a wild, feverish grin. The terrifying power of Janembuu, which was at the very least on par with his own, made the battle-hungry instincts within Son Goten stir restlessly.

Son Goten and Janembuu stared at each other in silence, the flames of war flickering in their eyes.

"Gulp." x2.

Son Gohan and Trunks, who had been reduced to mere bystanders for quite some time, swallowed hard and retreated far away. They could feel that the battle about to unfold would be one of extreme terror, for the two of them now represented the strongest power in the universe.

Goten, do your best! Son Goku, who had returned to the Grand King Kai's realm alongside Pikkon after successfully rescuing the Grand King Kai, silently cheered Son Goten on. From the battle just moments ago, Son Goku had deeply felt his own powerlessness; now, the only one capable of defeating Janembuu was Super Saiyan 4 Son Goten.

"Crackle, crackle." Vegeta, who had been rescued by Son Goten, had long since awakened. Upon hearing Son Gohan recount the sequence of events, Vegeta's face twisted in frustration.

What kind of joke is this? Kakarot, go to hell! Super Saiyan 3—you actually had this transformation and didn't use it? Are you looking down on me, Vegeta? And Kakarot's brat, Super Saiyan 4... I'm going to flip the table!!

Vegeta was so angry he wanted to hit someone. Damn it all, Super Saiyan 4! I haven't even reached Super Saiyan 3 yet. Tell me, are you deliberately making things difficult for me, Vegeta?

"Goten, it's all up to you!" A trace of worry flickered in Son Gohan's eyes, while he simultaneously loathed his own weakness. If he hadn't given up his training back then, he would at least be able to share some of the burden with Goten now.

"Whoosh." x2.

Finally, the two moved, vanishing from their spots as if they had teleported.

"Boom."

"Zzz, zzz."

When they reappeared, their elbows were locked against each other. The terrifying energy constantly compressing between them caused space to distort, and wisps of electric arcs darted through the air.

"Heh."

"Heh."

A smile appeared on the faces of both Son Goten and Janembuu at the exact same time.

"Whoosh."

"Boom."

"Boom."

"Boom."

The two vanished from everyone's sight once more. In the air, ripples constantly radiated from the wake of their clash, and the terrifying power of every collision made the entire Earth tremble, as if the end of the world had arrived.

"Mr. Satan, please save us!"

Witnessing the disaster-like tremors constantly erupting across the Earth, some ignorant earthlings prayed that Mr. Satan would "save" them just as he had seven years ago.

However, they did not know that their supposed savior, Mr. Satan, was still unconscious from the punch Son Goten had delivered earlier. As for Mr. Satan's bodyguards, who usually looked so tough, they were currently trembling and clinging to one another in sheer terror.

Videl gazed into the distance with a worried expression, "Gohan, is that Majin Buu really that strong? I hope you're safe."

"Boom."

The battle continued. As Son Goten was sent flying by Janembuu's knee, he fired an energy blast that struck Janembuu square in the face. Janembuu didn't even bother to wipe away the nosebleed; as Son Goten flew backward, it transformed into a streak of light and lunged toward him.

"Damn it, you dare chase me?" Son Goten cursed, swinging his arm to smash into the pursuing Janembuu.

"Boom."

Janembuu flew backward like a kite with a broken string, its entire body slamming into a stone mountain and carving out a bottomless abyss.

"Whoosh."

"Boom."

A dark purple pillar of energy erupted from the abyss, and Janembuu shot toward Son Goten like an arrow released from a bow.

"Boom."

Son Goten swung his hand, hurling an energy blast toward Janembuu. Janembuu's figure was instantly engulfed in a cloud of black dust.

"Haaaa!"

"Boom."

"Boom."

"Boom."

Son Goten's hands blurred into afterimages, and energy blasts rained down like brilliant meteors, bombarding Janembuu.

"Huff, huff, huff."

Son Goten panted, his expression remaining grave. Janembuu was not going to be easy to deal with.

The dust gradually settled, revealing Janembuu's figure. Janembuu had its arms spread wide, a purple energy barrier encasing it. Janembuu was unharmed, though there was quite a bit of sweat on its forehead; clearly, Son Goten's previous barrage had been quite painful.

"Is this Cell's... no, Android 17's technique?" Son Goten was stunned for a moment, finding the move familiar. "It's Perfect Cell's technique!"

"Heh."

Seeing that Son Goten had stopped attacking, Janembuu deactivated the barrier. With its current strength, maintaining an energy shield capable of defending against Son Goten's ferocious attacks consumed a great deal of stamina.

"Screw your smiling," Son Goten shouted, lunging toward Janembuu once again.