Dodge!!
That seemingly light, almost effortless punch made him sense fatal danger.
He hurriedly darted away, trying to evade it.
But the very next second, his expression changed drastically.
He couldn't dodge!!
That soft, cotton-like punch was impossible to evade—clinging to him like a shadow. No matter how he tried to move, he had the absolute certainty that he would be hit.
He was locked on.
Vegeta gritted his teeth. In that instant, his aura climbed another notch.
Worthy of a Saiyan born for battle.
As long as he fought—each time he was pushed to the brink—his strength would rise.
If he couldn't dodge…
Then fight!!
He roared and threw a punch straight at Creed.
The two fists collided. There was no even match, no stalemate.
Boom!!
A deafening roar rang out. The moment their fists met, the battle armor on Vegeta's arm—supposedly incomparably tough—shattered layer by layer.
A terrifying force surged into him, and he was blasted away.
He slammed into the ground, carving out yet another massive crater.
Inside the crater, Vegeta lay there like a dead dog, his right arm bent at a grotesque angle.
Staring up at Creed in the sky, he bared his teeth, face twisted with ferocity.
"Perfect. Killing an opponent like you… will make me even more excited."
He glared at Creed with dead-set intensity.
In a Saiyan's dictionary, there was only one thing besides battle—
Battle.
…
He clenched his hand, and a sphere of energy condensed, slowly rising until it hung in midair.
That shape…
It looked like a moon.
The real moon over Earth had already been destroyed.
Vegeta stared at the artificial moon, looking almost possessed.
Bang!
The ground beneath his feet cracked.
Dense fur sprouted from his face, and his body expanded rapidly—
Until he became a gigantic ape.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
A terrifying aura erupted from him, blasting apart the clouds in the sky.
That pressure made everyone feel like breathing was difficult, as if a mountain had been dropped onto their shoulders.
"H-He… actually turned into a giant ape…" Krillin spoke with effort.
Back during the World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku had transformed too—his terrifying power had nearly wiped them all out.
In the end, they'd only managed to stop his rampage by destroying the moon.
"Vegeta… actually turned into a giant ape." Nappa's face was grave. Giant Ape form was a Saiyan's trump card—unless pushed to the absolute end, they would never use it.
This made no sense.
A low-class planet shouldn't have a monster like that.
He desperately wanted to know what had happened.
"If that's the case, then I'll deal with you insects first."
He looked toward Piccolo and Krillin.
He decided to stop holding back.
…
Elsewhere.
"In Giant Ape form, my power increases twentyfold! I'm going to kill you!!"
Vegeta, now a giant ape, let out a thunderous roar, waves of sound rolling outward.
A proud Saiyan prince—even in Giant Ape form—would not lose himself.
The explosive strength surging through his body gave him the illusion that he could shatter heaven and earth with a single punch, and that illusion became his confidence.
"Die!!"
He launched himself into the air, turning into a streak of white light as he swung his enormous fist down at Creed.
Creed chuckled—then his eyes narrowed sharply.
Haoshoku Haki (Supreme King's Haki) burst out, condensing into a single overwhelming pressure that slammed straight into Vegeta.
Vegeta's body froze in midair.
He… couldn't move!
Like a normal person being stared down by a primeval beast, he was too terrified to even twitch.
Every muscle in his body trembled faintly—pure instinct.
He felt like he'd been dragged into a swamp, his entire body sinking.
This kind of sheer pressure—where aura alone could make him unable to move—he had only felt once before.
On the cosmic emperor—Frieza.
Vegeta's face went pale. Cold sweat streamed down his body.
His heart shook violently.
If that was true…
Did that mean the man in front of him was on the same level as Frieza?!
Creed walked up, looking down at him.
"Looks like getting bigger made you a little arrogant. Who gave you the courage?"
As the words fell, he threw a punch.
Crack-crack-crack!
The space around them shattered like a mirror.
Vegeta flew away like a punching bag, and his body reverted from Giant Ape form back to normal.
He crashed to the ground, completely motionless—life or death unknown.
…
"Piccolo-ojisan!!"
On the other side, Krillin's group was no match for Nappa after he stopped holding back.
Krillin and Yamcha lay on the ground, barely breathing.
And Piccolo's chest had been pierced clean through by Nappa's right hand—a fatal wound.
"Gohan… r-run…" Piccolo said to the boy behind him.
"So this is the feelings of insects… sacrificing your life to protect someone else."
Nappa flung his arm.
Piccolo's body was hurled away, smashing through a cliff.
With a cruel grin, Nappa strode toward Gohan.
Creed watched, about to make a move—
When, at the corner of his eye, a crimson streak shot in at extreme speed.
"Looks like I won't need to step in." He smiled.
"The main character has arrived."
(End of Chapter)
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