Who could have imagined that the man long considered the strongest in Universe 11 had such a story behind him?
Watching Jiren on the ring, willing to take a beating from Lin Chen rather than cooperate with Son Goku, the Pride Troopers felt a pang of sadness.
The Pride Troopers were a team with a long history in Universe 11.
In a sense, they were much like Universe 7's Galactic Patrol-an organization that maintained peace in Universe 11.
Jiren was the team's longest-serving member. Everyone else, even Toppo, had only joined within the past hundred years.
As a result, none of them knew about Jiren's past.
"No wonder Jiren always kept to himself and treated everyone so coldly. I thought that was just how he was."
"If not for Master Gicchin's last wishes, Jiren probably would have left the Pride Troopers long ago, wouldn't he? He doesn't feel any sense of belonging here."
"So in Jiren's eyes, we've always been nothing but burdens?"
Hearing the others' remarks, Toppo suddenly said, "So what? Whatever happened back then, it's all in the past! Everyone, Jiren is in more danger than ever right now. As his teammates, shouldn't we be cheering him on?"
"We..."
BOOM!
Suddenly, a deafening crash from the ring cut Toppo off.
He turned back and saw that Jiren had vanished from the ring!
A huge fissure had opened right beneath Lin Chen's feet, and Jiren seemed to have fallen through it.
"Jiren!"
At the sight, the hearts of everyone from Universe 11 clenched, and cold sweat instantly broke out down their backs.
For a moment, it seemed Universe 11 was finished!
But just then, a figure flashed beneath the ring. Stepping on the nearby floating rocks, Jiren leaped his way back up from its lowest level.
**"Jiren! Let's work