Dragon Ball: Reborn as a Saiyan, They Covet Me Chapter 43

Jackie Chun smiled and said, "Not bad, but now I'm going to make my move!"

Krillin immediately went on guard.

In an instant, Jackie Chun moved.

Before anyone could see how he struck, a bruise suddenly appeared on Krillin's face.

His body involuntarily flew backward.

It wasn't until he slammed into the back wall of the tournament arena that he finally crashed heavily to the ground.

The referee gasped and commentated, "What just happened? Contestant Krillin was sent flying in an instant!"

Krillin, lying on the ground, was completely bewildered.

He looked up at Jackie Chun. "Your... your fists are so fast... I didn't see them at all."

Watching from the backstage, Son Goku and Chi-Chi were both shocked.

That move just now was truly fast.

Son Goku calculated that even if he had seen it clearly, he might not have been able to dodge it.

What's more, that move was so swift that it could have easily defeated Krillin.

Yet, it stopped at the point of contact without following up with further attacks.

It was clearly a deliberate act of going easy on him.

At this moment, the three of them seemed quite strong, but there was still a gap between them and Master Roshi.

Just then, Chi-Chi shouted to Krillin from behind, "Krillin, keep it up! Have you forgotten our goal?"

Jackie Chun paused for a moment.

What goal could these three brats have?

Suddenly, Jackie Chun realized something.

Aside from himself, the four semi-finalists of the tournament were all his students.

Could it be that these three had realized his strength was overwhelming?

Were they planning to have Krillin exhaust his stamina and drain his strength?

And then have Chi-Chi forfeit to Son Goku, allowing the strongest of them, Son Goku, to save his energy to defeat him?

A faint, imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of Jackie Chun's mouth.

You little ones, actually starting to use your brains and cooperate at a time like this.

However, these kinds of tricks wouldn't work against a master whose strength was on a completely different level.

Moreover, it went against the principles of a martial artist.

This was good; if they did this, he would have a topic to work with.

He could use this very subject to lecture his three students later.

Jackie Chun walked toward Krillin, who was still sitting on the ground.

"Hurry up and surrender, otherwise, I won't be so gentle this time."

Krillin immediately stood up and assumed his starting stance.

"Bring it on!"

Jackie Chun's gaze sharpened as he shouted, "Take this!"

In the next instant, he shaped his hands into Snake Fist and lunged fiercely at Krillin.

Krillin stared intently at Jackie Chun, and finally, at the moment the attack was launched, he caught sight of his technique.

"I see it!"

No sooner said than done, Krillin hurriedly countered, blocking Jackie Chun's Snake Fist.

The two touched and immediately separated, pulling away without the slightest bit of struggle.

A flash of surprise crossed Jackie Chun's eyes.

"Very good, you were actually able to see my move. Not bad at all!"

"It has been a long time since I've seen someone capable of keeping up with my speed."

Krillin once again assumed a serious starting stance.

"You're seeing it today. I am a disciple of Master Roshi, after all; I'm not as weak as you think!"

With that, Krillin lunged fiercely toward Jackie Chun, and Jackie Chun charged toward Krillin in return.

In an instant, their figures overlapped into blurred afterimages, only to separate just as quickly.

However, the two had swapped positions, each taking the other's place, and both stood with their backs to one another.

Son Goku shouted, "Krillin!"

Thud!

Krillin collapsed.

Jackie Chun remained standing firmly on the ring.

The referee immediately ran over. "Ah, contestant Krillin has actually fallen!"

Jackie Chun urged, "Hurry up and start the count!"

The referee immediately began counting, "1, 2, 3, 4..."

It looked as though Krillin was about to be defeated, but when the referee reached 8, Krillin stood back up.

"That hurts, it hurts so much."

The referee's count came to an abrupt halt, followed immediately by an exclamation of surprise.

"He stood up! Contestant Krillin has stood up again! But, can someone tell me what just happened?"

Jackie Chun said, "I really can't do anything with you, so I'll just demonstrate it for you!"

Having said that, Jackie Chun and Krillin performed the previous sequence at a speed and with moves that the audience and the referee could follow, explaining exactly how Krillin had been knocked down.

After listening to their performance and explanation, the referee was deeply astonished.

"How spectacular. Honestly, this is the first time I've ever seen such miraculous martial arts. The strength of you two is truly unfathomable!"

The audience erupted into enthusiastic applause.

"Yeah!"

"That was amazing!!"

"Incredible!"

After the commentary on the previous bout concluded, the referee shouted once more, "Alright, thank you both for the explanation. Now, the match continues!"

The two resumed their brilliant duel.

However, Jackie Chun suddenly spotted Goku and Chi-Chi peeking from the backstage area to watch the match and felt a sense of foreboding.

He prepared to take Krillin down in one fell swoop.

Consequently, as the duel continued, Jackie Chun unleashed greater strength.

Even if Krillin could see his moves clearly, dodging them was an entirely different matter.

Moreover, those were merely Master Roshi's basic attacks, capable of being chained together.

Soon enough, Krillin was struck head-on and knocked unconscious.

The referee began the count once again!

"10, 9, 8... 1!!! Contestant Krillin failed to stand up. Contestant Jackie Chun is the winner!"

Staff members carried Krillin to the backstage area, where he slowly regained consciousness.

Goku and Chi-Chi both praised him for his performance, noting that he had significantly drained his opponent's stamina.

Krillin, who had been feeling dejected, immediately brightened up.

At that very moment, the referee announced the next match.

"Next, we begin the sixth match! Will contestant Son Goku and contestant Chi-Chi please take the stage!"

Chi-Chi immediately said, "Goku, it's our turn! I'm going to forfeit as soon as I get on stage,"

"That way, you can maintain your full stamina to deal with Jackie Chun."

Son Goku looked at Chi-Chi, then shook his head.

"I've thought about it, and I don't think that's a good idea.

Chi-Chi, when you fight me, give it your all.

Show me everything you've learned!"

Chi-Chi was stunned.

"Why? Is the plan changing?"

"Because Jackie Chun consumed quite a bit of stamina fighting Krillin.

If I were to win our match by default and then fight him, I would clearly have an unfair advantage in stamina.

If I, at full strength, were to fight an old man who has already exhausted much of his energy, it wouldn't be honorable even if I won.

So, after thinking it over, I still feel that I should win against him fair and square."

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Hearing that Goku had canceled the original plan, Chi-Chi became somewhat anxious: "But, we're on the same side..."

Goku interrupted Chi-Chi once again.

"Victory doesn't really mean much to us.

Fighting me seriously is actually for your own sake."