"Bam!"
Vegeta couldn't be bothered to keep talking to Dyspo. He shot up and kicked Dyspo right in the face.
Dyspo took the hit, and a shoe print appeared on his face.
"Whoosh!"
Vegeta's figure blurred, and he quickly appeared directly above Dyspo.
"Bam!"
Vegeta swung into a bicycle kick, striking Dyspo squarely in the shoulder.
Dyspo let out a scream and plummeted from the sky.
"Rumble!"
Dyspo crashed into the Pride Troopers' headquarters below, leaving a huge crater in the ground.
The Pride Troopers' conference room was smashed to pieces on the spot.
"Ptooey." Vegeta spat, his hands still in his pockets.
High above.
Toppo quickly appeared beside Belmod.
Toppo froze.
It really was Lord Belmod.
Lord Belmod had actually come.
And... that elephant-like God of Destruction—was he the God of Destruction of Universe 10?
"Greetings, Lord Belmod, Lady Marcarita." Toppo immediately stepped forward and bowed.
Just as Toppo stepped forward to pay his respects, Vegeta kicked Dyspo out of the sky.
Dyspo's scream rang out from below.
"That bastard!" Toppo gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
"You don't need to come over and bow." Belmod's face darkened. "Just as that brat said, he's the Apprentice God of Destruction of Universe 10. Give him a good beating!"
"I know what to do, Lord Belmod." Toppo bowed again.
"Whoosh!"
Then Toppo dove from the sky, charging toward Vegeta.
"Rumsshi, your apprentice isn't half bad." Belmod smiled.
"He's all right." Rumsshi laughed heartily, looking increasingly smug.
"Are we just going to let them fight? Shouldn't we put something on the line?" Belmod asked with a smile.
"What do you have in mind?" Rumsshi asked.
"How about the loser works for the winner for a hundred years?" Belmod proposed. "That's a pretty good deal, right?"
"Work for a hundred years?" Rumsshi swung his elephant trunk and muttered under his breath.
"I'm about to retire within the next hundred years. So if you lose, you'll work for me for a hundred years. Think of it as helping my apprentice out and giving him a chance to get familiar with a God of Destruction's job." Belmod smiled.
"Then what if I win?" Rumsshi asked, puzzled.
"If you win, I'll be retired... I'll have nothing to do, so I could visit your universe and give you a hand. Helping you destroy planets sounds like fun, doesn't it?" Belmod said, making his case with complete confidence.
"That actually sounds pretty reasonable. Then it's settled." Rumsshi agreed readily. "If Vegeta loses, I'll work for you for a hundred years."
"Good. If Toppo loses to Vegeta, I'll work for you for a hundred years!" Belmod nodded.
Kusu and Marcarita said nothing.
Gods of Destruction often made wagers like this.
Below.
Toppo dove down and appeared directly in front of Vegeta.
"Apprentice God of Destruction of Universe 10!" Toppo snorted.
"My name's Vegeta. You can call me by my name." Vegeta stood with his hands in his pockets, smiling.
"I'm Toppo." Toppo gave his name.
"There's no need to tell me your name. You're just a nobody." Vegeta smiled faintly.
"You'll find out soon enough whether I'm a nobody." Toppo snorted. "Get ready! This is about the honor of the Gods of Destruction!"
"Bring it." Vegeta kept his hands in his pockets and wiggled his toes at Toppo.
Toppo: "..."
That was humiliating.
"Take your hands out of your pockets!" Toppo's face darkened.
"Why would I need my hands to deal with someone like you?" Vegeta smiled.
Veins bulged on Toppo's forehead as fury spread across his face.
"Kid, I hope you don't regret this." Toppo snorted and charged toward Vegeta.
"Bam!"
Toppo swung a heavy punch at Vegeta.
Vegeta still had his hands in his pockets. He simply lifted a knee and blocked Toppo's punch with it.
"Bam!"
Vegeta immediately kicked Toppo in the chest.
Toppo took the hit and slid backward.
But the next moment, Toppo spread his arms, released his powerful energy, and stopped himself in midair.
"Damn brat!" Toppo snarled.
This kid was much stronger than I'd imagined.
Toppo stared in Vegeta's direction.
But when he looked, his expression changed.
Vegeta had somehow vanished from where he'd been standing.
"What? Where is he?" Toppo's expression grew even more serious.
"Take this kick!" Vegeta's voice came from directly above Toppo.
"Whoosh!"
A leg shot down through the air.
Toppo: "????"
Toppo froze for three whole seconds.
What was going on?
Why did it feel like a leg was falling down?
Had you accidentally kicked your own leg off while trying to kick me?
"Bam!"
Toppo snorted and slapped the leg flying toward him, knocking it away.
But just as Toppo knocked Vegeta's leg aside, Vegeta appeared right in front of him in an instant.
"Bam!"
Vegeta thrust his knee upward, striking Toppo squarely on the chin.
"Argh..."
Toppo let out a scream as the blow landed.
"Bam, bam, bam!"
Vegeta launched into a flurry of kicks at Toppo with one leg.
Toppo: "..."
What the hell...
You've only got one leg left, and you're still kicking me like crazy?
"Whoosh!"
After kicking Toppo several times, Vegeta quickly appeared directly above him.
"Bam!"
Vegeta swung his tail, whipping it hard across Toppo's face.
A bright red mark appeared on Toppo's face.
"Take another kick!" Vegeta quickly flew over to his severed leg and kicked it.
"Whoosh!"
Vegeta's severed leg shot toward Toppo and kicked him right in the face.
Toppo tumbled through several somersaults.
Vegeta, meanwhile, calmly regenerated his severed leg.
From beginning to end, Vegeta kept his hands in his pockets.
"Heh!"
Toppo spread his arms and released his energy, steadying himself.
Then Toppo wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his expression growing even more serious.
High above.
"Belmod, your apprentice is no good. He still has a long way to go." Rumsshi laughed heartily.