The Price of Battle

Bardock and Kashius moved swiftly. Before Nero could even react, they had put on the earrings, one on the left and one on the right.

Kashius wore the right one, while Bardock wore the left.

The earrings were plain, yet they glimmered brightly beneath the sunlight, brimming with mysterious radiance.

Buzzz~

The instant Kashius and Bardock put on the earrings, their bodies slipped beyond their control. It was as though an unstoppable force had descended from somewhere unseen and forcibly crushed them together. The moment their bodies touched, a dazzling, brilliant light erupted.

Nero's heart jolted, and his expression turned incomparably grim. He saw it clearly—the earrings Kashius and Bardock had put on were fusion earrings: Potara!

As for where they had obtained the Potara, Nero did not even need to think to guess.

Gine—

As the unique earrings of the Supreme Kais, it was hardly strange for Gine, an ancient Supreme Kai, to possess Potara.

"I was careless!" Nero secretly clenched his fists. The space around him suddenly shook, and he shot out like a phantom, his body shrouded in dense chaotic energy as he pierced straight toward Kashius and Bardock with unstoppable force.

Nero intended to erase them from this world before the Potara could completely fuse Kashius and Bardock!

However, Nero was still too slow!

Bang~!

The sound of flesh colliding rang out. Beneath the brilliant radiance, a crystalline hand reached out. Then, with a heavy punch, the air boomed and trembled as Nero's body drifted backward like a falling leaf.

Thud thud thud~!

Yet in no more than an instant, Nero's flying body came to a halt in midair. He slowly turned himself around and stared straight ahead.

"Good, good, very good!" Whether from rage or genuine admiration, Nero forced out the words "very good" three