Smack!
A much larger mass of Destruction Energy suddenly coalesced between Vegeta's hands.
"Y-you... What are you doing?" Rumsshi stammered.
"Hmph. Enough talk. Move aside, now. I've decided to destroy this planet," Vegeta snorted.
Rumsshi: "..."
"Y-you said what? You've decided?" Rumsshi's face darkened.
I haven't retired yet.
You've decided to destroy this planet?
Why did that sound so strange?
As if you'd already become a God of Destruction.
"Today, no one is stopping me!" Vegeta declared as the purple-red energy he was gathering grew larger and larger.
In an instant, the Destruction Energy Vegeta had gathered expanded to a diameter of about ten meters.
"Destruction!"
Vegeta pressed both hands down.
Whoosh!
The mass of Destruction Energy Vegeta had gathered rolled down toward the red planet below.
"Kid, get your facts straight! Whether this planet gets destroyed is up to me!" Rumsshi's face darkened as he swung his massive hand downward.
Whoosh!
A blast of Destruction Energy shot from Rumsshi's hand.
It quickly struck the purple-red ball of energy Vegeta had gathered.
And then... nothing happened.
Rumsshi stared blankly for a moment.
He had expected his Destruction Energy to hit Vegeta's and shatter it on the spot.
But why hadn't it done anything?
Vegeta's Destruction Energy remained completely unharmed and continued flying toward the red planet below.
"What's going on?" Rumsshi's eyes widened.
Vegeta didn't say a word.
"Don't get cocky, kid!" Rumsshi roared, quickly chasing after the Destruction Energy.
Rumsshi moved, appearing beneath the Destruction Energy in an instant.
Then, he swung one powerful kick at it.
He was sure his kick would send the Destruction Energy Vegeta had unleashed flying.
But the moment Rumsshi's foot made contact with it, he suddenly felt the terrifying aura of death it carried.
And yet, there was something almost cheerful about that aura.
To Rumsshi, it was as if the Destruction Energy were speaking.
Its message was: Hurry up and die. Once you're dead, you'll enjoy a much better life.
Rumsshi: "..."
Rumsshi shook his head hard.
What kind of twisted logic was that?
What in the world was going on?
Rumsshi broke out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly withdrew from the Destruction Energy's path and appeared some distance away.
Rumsshi turned to look closely at the Destruction Energy.
"What? Angel Power?" Rumsshi stared blankly again.
He could clearly see that the Destruction Energy contained Angel Power, too.
What was going on?
But Rumsshi had no time to think about it.
"Hey, Gowasu, you idiot! What are you standing around down there for? Get up here, now!" Rumsshi shouted toward the planet below. "This planet's about to be destroyed!"
After shouting, Rumsshi's expression turned rather complicated.
Had... had those words really just come out of this God of Destruction's mouth?
Was he really unable to stop his own student from destroying a planet?
Rumsshi felt utterly defeated.
Below.
In the courtyard outside the Planet Lord's palace.
Rumsshi's voice came down from above.
Gowasu had also seen the enormous mass of Destruction Energy.
After a brief moment of stunned silence, Gowasu quickly came to his senses.
"It... It's Lord Rumsshi. I knew that thing looked familiar," Gowasu said, wiping away his sweat.
"Rumsshi? Who's that?" Zamasu asked.
"A God of Destruction," Gowasu replied.
"A God of Destruction?" Zamasu had never heard of one.
"What God of Destruction?" The Planet Lord was also taken aback.
"Uh-oh! That thing's about to hit!" Zamasu cried.
"Run!" Gowasu said, muttering something under his breath.
"Kai Kai!"
Whoosh!
A flash of light flared around Gowasu, and then he vanished from the spot with Instant Transmission.
Zamasu: "..."
A thousand furious curses raced through Zamasu's mind.
At least wait for me!
Whoosh!
Zamasu reacted just as quickly and shot into the sky.
"Hey, what about me?" the Planet Lord cried in panic.
Zamasu gave him a scornful smile.
What about you?
Do whatever you need to do...
I have a feeling you're not going to escape death.
Smack!
The next instant, the Destruction Energy Vegeta had unleashed struck the planet's surface.
For a moment, time seemed to stop.
Then the entire planet shattered like a soap bubble.
It turned to nothingness and vanished from the universe without a trace.
"Not bad, not bad. Now that's satisfying," Vegeta said with a grin, showing off his gleaming white teeth.
"Kid, have you lost your mind? Do you even know what you've done?" Rumsshi's face was livid.
"I destroyed a planet. What else would I have done?" Vegeta replied with a smile.
"Weren't we supposed to destroy only half of it?" Rumsshi roared.
"I was going to destroy half of it. You stopped me, didn't you?" Vegeta said.
Rumsshi: "..."
"I stopped you because the Supreme Kai was down there!" Rumsshi shouted.
"That's his problem. Why did you stop me? You could've just told him to move aside," Vegeta replied matter-of-factly.
"You..." Rumsshi didn't know how to argue back. He was just about to lose his temper and teach Vegeta a good lesson.
"Oh, dear. Mr. Vegeta didn't know that the lives of the Supreme Kai and the God of Destruction are linked, did he?" Kusu stepped in to play peacemaker.
"Oh? Is that so?" Vegeta feigned surprise. "All right, my bad, my bad... I didn't know. You should've told me earlier."
Rumsshi: "..."
Rumsshi trembled with rage.
That kid was getting more and more disrespectful.
Looks like I'll have to teach you a good lesson, so you remember who the real God of Destruction is!
Whoosh!
Just then, Gowasu used Instant Transmission and appeared near Rumsshi.
"As expected, it's Lord Rumsshi." Gowasu immediately bowed, then bowed to Kusu as well. "Greetings, Lady Kusu."
"It's been a long time, Lord Gowasu," Kusu replied with a smile.
"Hmph, Gowasu, what are you doing wandering around here?" Rumsshi asked irritably.
"This planet... Lord Rumsshi, did you really destroy it just like that?" Gowasu glanced at the spot where the planet had been and sighed. "I'd hoped to see it continue to develop... There was no need to destroy this planet at all."