Looking at the ice crystals scattering across the sky, Krillin and the others were struck with overwhelming disbelief.
They stared in shock.
This…
How was this possible?
The Saibamen that had nearly pushed them into desperation… were just slaughtered like that.
To fight these Saibamen, Chaoz and Tien had both self-destructed, taking two of them down with them.
But in front of this man, the Saibamen were as fragile as paper.
They couldn't even get close.
Their hearts trembled—who exactly was this person!?
They had absolutely no memory of him. Across so many World Martial Arts Tournaments, they had never once seen someone like him.
Meanwhile…
Vegeta's eyes flashed with surprise.
"So you've got some skill. Nappa, go deal with the others. I'll play with this one myself."
"Yes!"
The bald Saiyan beside him charged straight at Piccolo and the others.
Krillin and the rest hurried to resist.
Soon, booming explosions echoed nonstop, rubble flying and smoke billowing.
"Alright…"
"…now it's our turn!"
The latter half of the sentence exploded right beside Creed's ear.
Vegeta clenched his fist and smashed a punch toward Creed.
A cruel grin sat on his face—the grin of a hunter chasing prey.
In the next second, his expression changed.
His fist slammed into empty air.
The man in front of him… twisted and dispersed.
A phantom?
Then where was his real body?
Suddenly, a sharp danger sense stabbed him from behind.
Boom!!
Like a cannon strike, his whole body was blasted away. He smashed through several mountain ridges, then crashed heavily into the ground.
Impossible!
How was that possible!?
Vegeta stared at Creed's figure—he hadn't even noticed the other man move behind him.
Which meant…
His eyes couldn't track Creed's speed.
His face turned solemn.
He activated his scouter.
The scouter displayed a power level:
Target battle power — 1000.
1000?
Vegeta froze for a beat—then flew into a rage.
A noble Saiyan prince…
Got blasted by a weakling with only 1000 battle power!?
It felt like his pride had been trampled.
The only reason this guy could dodge his attacks had to be some kind of innate talent—a special speed talent!
Vegeta roared.
A violent burst of ki erupted from his body, wrapping around him like a raging aura.
He stomped down hard and charged at Creed.
The ground beneath his feet collapsed and cracked apart.
His body became a streak of white light, unbelievably fast.
"System, scan."
Creed spoke calmly, showing zero concern for Vegeta charging at him.
"Ding. System upgrade in progress. All abilities temporarily unavailable."
Upgrading?
He'd wanted to check the Saiyan prince's strength.
Creed lifted his head and looked at Vegeta, already right in front of him.
His figure swayed slightly, turning into a yellow beam of light as he vanished.
Boom!
The spot where Creed had been standing erupted with a thunderous blast, leaving ten enormous craters.
Before the sound even died down—
From the ruins and thick smoke, a figure shot out and kept blasting toward Creed.
And Creed dodged again.
After that, every single one of Vegeta's attacks was avoided as if Creed were strolling through a garden.
Vegeta couldn't even touch the corner of Creed's clothes.
"Damn rat! You only know how to dodge!? Then let's see how you dodge THIS!!!"
Vegeta shouted, powering up again.
A terrifying ball of energy gathered in his palm—like a miniature nuclear bomb, scorching hot.
Boom!!!
The next second, a massive energy beam blasted toward Creed's position.
If this rat only knew how to dodge…
Then he'd make it so there was nowhere to dodge—he'd blow the entire ground away!
BOOM!!
A deafening explosion shook the land, smoke and dust filling the air.
Vegeta panted heavily, and a smile finally appeared.
That rat… along with the ground itself, had been blasted away.
A gust of wind swept through, blowing the smoke aside.
Vegeta's smile froze.
On the ground, an enormous trench split across the land.
Where the energy blast passed, the earth collapsed several meters down, still sizzling with heat.
At the end of that trench—
A young man stood with one hand raised, palm facing forward.
That terrifying trench… stopped dead right in front of his palm.
Creed lowered his hand, like he'd done something trivial.
Vegeta's eyes nearly popped out of his head, like he'd seen a ghost.
He didn't retreat even a single step!
"If I don't dodge, then take my punch."
Chi—!
Creed flashed, appearing right in front of Vegeta, and casually threw a punch.
That punch looked slow—almost floating, light as a feather.
But Vegeta's face went pale.
He sensed a lethal threat.
"Detected: terrifying energy reaction."
Beepbeepbeepbeepbeep…!
Vegeta's scouter started flashing red wildly.
The power level of the man in front of him was skyrocketing.
Not even half a second later—
Bzzzt—crack!
A crisp sound rang out.
Vegeta's scouter… exploded.
His eyes went wide.
That could only mean…
This man's power level had exceeded the scouter's limit.
H-how was that possible…?
(End of Chapter)
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