A Fierce Battle?

"Looks like you'd better prepare yourself, you super idiot." Android 17 wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked down at Piccolo below, the fury and fighting spirit in his heart completely ignited.

There were far too few people who could fight him for this long, let alone injure him. Now that he had found one, he naturally wanted to have a thoroughly satisfying battle.

The two exchanged a glance, as if their minds had connected, and simultaneously launched into the second round of battle.

This clash was even more breathtaking than before. Both sides went all out, unleashing the surging energy within them without holding anything back.

After a series of back-and-forth exchanges, neither could gain the upper hand, and neither was able to inflict any effective damage on the other.

After opening up a little distance, Piccolo decisively unleashed an energy wave.

A dazzling golden beam shot out like lightning—but Android 17, having unleashed even greater power, handled it with ease. With only a slight sidestep, he effortlessly dodged the attack.

Piccolo was not discouraged. Instead, he fought more fiercely with every exchange. Quickly adjusting his tactics, he swung both palms and continuously fired a dense barrage of energy waves at Android 17.

This was Vegeta's specialty, Prince's Tactics. Countless golden beams intertwined like an inescapable net, bathing the entire sky in brilliant gold.

Though the ferocious barrage still failed to hit its target, Piccolo did not pause for even a moment. He continued increasing his firepower, sending more and more energy waves crashing down on Android 17 from all directions.

Then, he suddenly brought his hands together before his chest, gathering all the energy around his body with his full strength—a terrifying aura capable of destroying heaven and earth erupted from him, eventually forming an incomparably massive energy wave that shot straight at Android 17.

Android 17 showed no intention of backing down before the oncoming assault. Just as the energy wave was about to strike him, he suddenly crossed his arms before his chest, forming an impregnable defense.

When the energy wave made contact with him, he abruptly exerted force and flung his arms open. An enormous repulsive force burst forth—the energy wave was directly knocked away, shooting back into the sky like an out-of-control meteor and flying straight behind him, where it exploded above the clouds into a massive mushroom cloud.

In an instant, thick smoke and dust filled the sky like a blooming mushroom cloud, lingering for a long while.

"It... it actually got deflected!" Piccolo's mouth hung open in shock. He had never imagined that the energy wave he had fired with all his strength could be so easily neutralized in such a manner.

"Your strength really has grown greater than before. Fighting you is getting more and more interesting, alien." Android 17 was even more excited now, a radiant smile on his face and fierce fighting spirit gleaming in his eyes.

This intense battle brought him immense pleasure, and he had even begun looking forward to the even more exciting clashes to come.

"He's playing around again. He hasn't improved at all, has he, Android 16?" Android 18 saw through her brother's state at a glance, her tone carrying a trace of helplessness.

Android 16 remained silent, quietly watching the two in the field. His deep eyes revealed only steadiness and calm.

With an angry roar, Piccolo charged at Android 17 again like a meteor burning with rage, launching the third round of their battle without hesitation.

In an instant, two incomparably powerful forces collided violently in midair, like two planets crashing head-on into each other, erupting with an earth-shaking boom and blinding light.

The once-calm sea below seemed as though a giant nuclear bomb had been dropped into it, instantly throwing up towering waves and spraying water in every direction.

The terrifying shockwaves spread outward at astonishing speed. Even distant Kame House felt a powerful tremor, making Tien Shinhan and the others, who were anxiously watching the battle there, tremble in fear and break out in a cold sweat for this vicious fight.

After a fierce exchange, the two finally regained their footing and hovered in midair, facing each other from afar.

At that moment, the seawater blasted into the air poured down like a torrential rain. Crystal-clear droplets shimmered with dazzling colors beneath the sunlight. A brilliant rainbow quietly appeared on the horizon, only to vanish in an instant.

Beneath their feet, that breathtaking collision had forcibly smashed out a bottomless, enormous crater in the sea, with the surrounding seawater constantly rushing into it.

Even faced with such an intense battle, Android 17 still seemed unsatisfied. A hint of excitement appeared on his face. "What's wrong? Is that all?"

Piccolo did not respond to the provocation. He merely raised the corner of his mouth slightly, seemingly excited by the battle just now as well.

Meanwhile, Android 18, who had been silently watching from a small island nearby, could no longer endure it.

She truly could not stand Android 17's dawdling any longer and shouted angrily, "I can't take this! Are you ever going to finish? Android 17, hurry up and defeat him! Or do you want me to take over?"

Android 17 turned his head and sternly refused. "Don't joke around! I'm having a great time. Who wants you to come in?" He then glanced at Piccolo. "You agree with me too, don't you?"

"That's right." Piccolo gave an affirmative answer as well—both of them were thoroughly engrossed in the fight.

"Let me tell you something! The power I call the strongest in history is actually not limited to just this." Seeing that Piccolo could fight him to this extent, Android 17 no longer intended to hide anything. He was going to unleash one hundred percent of his strength.

"Is that so? Then show me." Piccolo did not think much of it—he had seen truly powerful beings before. Compared to the oppressive feeling Malvis gave him, no matter how strong Android 17 was, he was only strong at this level.

Piccolo flashed forward and, as he approached Android 17, suddenly fired an energy blast straight at him. Android 17 dodged aside, only for more energy blasts to follow immediately after.

"This move again? No matter how many times you do it, the result will be the same." Android 17 mocked him.

Piccolo ignored him and kept firing energy blasts toward Android 17 without pause.

"What a complete disappointment. Do you think such childish tricks can defeat me?" Seeing Piccolo still acting this way, Android 17 could not help feeling disappointed, believing that he had reached the end of his rope.

Hearing Android 17's words, Piccolo landed on the ground and opened the distance, firing a large number of energy blasts toward the area where he stood in one breath.

"What are you aiming at?" Watching the energy blasts all brush past him, Android 17 became somewhat annoyed.

But he soon sensed that something was wrong—the energy blasts Piccolo had fired did not explode. Instead, the golden light they emitted grew increasingly intense.

Android 17 suddenly turned his head, his pupils shrinking—at some point, those energy blasts had completely surrounded him, with blinding golden light in every direction.

He had fallen into the trap.