Goku and Vegeta had been flying for a while now, until Goku descended to the ground, followed by Vegeta, who landed on a rock higher than where Goku was, continuing to exude a sense of superiority over Goku.
"Here should be enough!" said Goku, staring at Vegeta.
"Hmph, whatever... now let's get this over with!"
"I couldn't have said it better myself!"
Goku and Vegeta then both assumed their iconic fighting stance. Observing each other, not moving an inch, a heavy silence blanketed the surroundings, a pressure rumbling in the air capable of exploding at any moment.
A small pebble thudded from a rock to the ground, breaking the silence. It was at that moment that Goku charged Vegeta at full speed, launching a left jab at Vegeta, who dodged effortlessly. Goku followed up with a series of punches that Vegeta easily blocked. Vegeta backflipped and then jumped back onto several rocky pillars, creating a distance between himself and Goku.
Goku charged towards him to close the gap, and Vegeta took advantage of the opportunity to lean on a pillar and launch himself straight at Goku, landing a clean, precise punch to Goku's face, sending him flying backward.
Goku managed to regain his stance and brake, his feet trailing on the ground. He looked ahead, no longer seeing Vegeta, who appeared right behind him, launching a kick towards his face. The latter managed to duck inextremis, narrowly avoiding the kick. He then braced himself on the ground with his hands and launched a backward kick towards Vegeta's jaw.
Vegeta flew into the air, dodging Goku's blow, but Goku chased after him, launching a new barrage of punches that Vegeta blocked once again.
"What's wrong, Kakarot? Don't tell me that's all you have? You seemed so confident instead?" Vegeta mocked while continuing to block Goku's attacks. "You can do much better than that!" Vegeta's left punch landed straight in Goku's gut, knocking the air out of his lungs, followed by a double hammer fist to Goku's head, sending him to the ground.
Goku managed to land without difficulty. He looked up to see Vegeta land on a pillar, a mocking and superior expression on his face.
"I hope that's not all you've got? If I were you, I'd start fighting seriously..."
"Damn, this guy is really something! Whether in terms of speed or strength, he far surpasses me..."
Seeing Goku not respond, Vegeta chuckled before asking.
"What's wrong? Are you already planning on giving up?"
"Huh? Nope... on the contrary, the exciting stuff has only just begun."
Goku resumed his posture and exhaled deeply.
'I didn't think I'd have to use this technique so soon, but I guess I have no choice...'
******
Nappa charged Ridlay like a madman, both arms outstretched. When he got in front of Ridlay, he tried to grab him and crush him against his chest, but Ridlay suddenly disappeared.
"Huh?"
BAM!
Nappa was struck by a violent kick to the back of the head, sending him crashing headfirst into the ground. Ridlay reappeared behind him, his cold gaze locked on Nappa, who got up and threw a punch at Ridlay, who simply sidestepped and dodged the attack.
"RHAAAAA!!!!"
Nappa unleashed a barrage of punches in all directions at Ridlay, who dodged everything without moving from where he was. After several relentless attacks, Ridlay caught one of Nappa's fists in mid-air, disrupting the Saiyan. He clenched his other fist and then delivered a devastating punch. Nappa's torso was forced to lean forward by the force of the impact, a spray of blood spurting from his mouth. He grabbed Nappa's head with both hands before sending his knees straight into Nappa's face. His head flew back, and streams of blood flowed from his nostrils.
Ridlay took advantage of Nappa's disorientation from the knee strike to spin around and deliver a spinning kick straight to Nappa's stomach, propelling the Saiyan into a rocky pillar like a missile.
The sound of the impact echoed throughout the area as the pillar collapsed into several boulders, creating a cloud of smoke. Ridlay maintained his kicking stance for a few seconds before calmly placing his foot back on the ground, his expression unchanged since the start of the fight.
Gohan, Krillin, Weiss, and Ruby, who had witnessed the entire scene, couldn't believe it, especially Krillin and Gohan, who had fought Nappa and thought he was unbeatable, but now the Saiyan was getting beaten up by Ridlay in front of them, which gave them a sense of hope and satisfaction. Satisfaction for their friends who had died at the hands of that monster.
"Did you see that, Krillin! It was incredible!"
"Yeah! I was worried at first when this new Saiyan showed up, but seeing him give the other Saiyan a good beating... man, that was good!"
"Whoaaaa..... those punches! Those moves! Those techniques! It was so cool! I want to go out there and show them what I'm capable of!!" Ruby exclaimed, full of excitement, her eyes shining with stars.
"Don't even think about it! You'll just be a nuisance, and we don't need that right now!" Weiss retorted.
"Come on, Weiss... don't tell me you didn't think it was cool?"
"Well... I must admit that young Saiyan's performance was rather impressive... but the fight is far from over!"
Ridlay remained silent. No taunt, no celebration, no self-acclamation, his gaze still fixed on the cloud of smoke in the distance. Even though he seemed to have the advantage in this fight, he didn't let his guard down, his eyes scrutinizing every movement, the slightest shadow that might move through the cloud of smoke.
Suddenly, a ki blast emerged from the smoke and passed right by Ridlay's face, who had narrowly dodged it by tilting his head to the side. Several more ki blasts followed, and Ridlay moved with frightening speed from left to right, dodging the projectiles.
A ki blast, larger than the others, erupted from the smoke, creating a trail in the ground in its path.
Ridlay then opened his hand and charged a sphere of red energy of the same size and threw it against Nappa's ki blast, creating a gigantic explosion that negated both attacks.
A silhouette emerged from the smoke and flew high into the sky. It was Nappa who sent a shower of kikoha straight at Ridlay, who began to run, dodging the barrage of attacks.
Dodging, sliding, jumping, acrobatics, Ridlay moved while dodging the kikohas with impressive agility and fluidity. He continued dodging for several meters when he spotted a dead end. A giant rock formation was in his path, and stopping now wasn't an option with Nappa bombarding him from the sky.
He then jumped against the wall, a ki blast exploding below him, gaining momentum with both feet against the wall before propelling himself into the air towards Nappa at full speed like a rocket.
Seeing Ridlay coming at lightning speed towards him, Nappa stopped his barrage of ki-kohas. He stretched his arm out to the opposite shoulder, his hand open, his fingers rigid against each other. When Ridlay reached his range, he launched a slashing strike with his hand, but just as he thought he'd finally connected with his target, Ridlay did a mid-air front flip, dodging Nappa's attack. His face found itself facing Nappa's upside-down, their eyes locked.
For Nappa, time seemed to have stopped, trying to comprehend what had just happened.
Ridlay used the momentum of his flip to slam his foot down on Nappa's bald head, sending him crashing to the ground, creating a crater on impact, leaving Nappa lying flat on the ground.
Ridlay landed a little behind, his expression cold as always, but this time something in his gaze had changed, as if he was anticipating something, something that could happen at any moment.
"Hmmm."