"Krillin!"
"Krillin-san!"
Everything happened too fast for anyone to react. By the time Master Roshi, Gohan, and the others came to their senses, Krillin had already fallen off the ring and landed in the spectator stands.
"You bald idiot, how can you be so useless? You got slapped down in one hit!"
Furious, Beerus grabbed Krillin by the collar and sprayed his face with saliva as he yelled.
"S-Sorry, Lord Beerus!"
Krillin himself was in a daze. That Vegeta from Universe 13 had such an overwhelming aura that it scared him stiff. He forgot to dodge and got slapped right off the arena.
Waaaah... What kind of bad luck is this? Every time he finds a little confidence, he's instantly dealt a cruel blow.
"Well now, Lord Beerus, Krillin-san already did quite well this time. Let's not scold him any further."
Whis stepped in to smooth things over and said a kind word for Krillin.
What he said was true. Considering Krillin's strength, lasting this long and even defeating several contestants was already beyond expectations.
"Hmph, I'll let it go this time."
"Since you're out, cheer for your teammates still on the ring."
Beerus also understood this, and with a cold snort, he refrained from further scolding Krillin.
"Y-Yes, Lord Beerus!"
Krillin breathed a sigh of relief and quickly responded.
Putting aside the events in the spectator stands, the scene returned to the arena—
"Gohan, that woman is dangerous. Get back!"
Seeing the Vegea who had just appeared and forced Krillin off the stage, Piccolo wore a grave expression.
"Yes, Uncle Piccolo!"
All of them could sense the chilling and oppressive aura emanating from Vegea. Gohan, Piccolo, and Master Roshi quickly leapt back to distance themselves from her.
"Yo! Aren't you Universe 13's Vegeta? The female Vegeta—are you here to fight us?"
Unlike Piccolo and the others, who were tense, Goku looked genuinely excited and even greeted her.
But Vegea only shot Goku a cold glance and completely ignored him.
As for Gohan, Piccolo, and the others, she disregarded them entirely.
"Kakarot, stand down. This woman is here for me."
"I'm right, aren't I?!"
With a smirk, Vegeta stepped forward and stared intently at the opposing Vegea, filled with fighting spirit.
"Aww, come on! I wanted to fight her too—it's not every day we get a challenger from Universe 13."
"Don't even think about it—she's my prey!"
"Well, fine, I'll leave this one to you."
Though Goku really wanted to fight Universe 13's Vegea, he could tell she had come specifically for their universe's Vegeta.
Well, he'd let Vegeta take this one. He'd go find Universe 13's Gokumi later—they had a promise, after all.
As time passed, the atmosphere grew increasingly tense.
Even though Vegea had hardly spoken since she appeared, everyone could feel her chilling and aggressive aura.
"This suffocating pressure… really makes you feel uneasy."
"That Vegea from Universe 13… she seems just as strong as Vegeta-san."
"Vegeta vs. Vegea—it feels a bit strange, but I'm actually looking forward to this fight."
Master Roshi and Gohan commented, while Piccolo gave a slight smirk.
At the same time, Beerus's voice came from the spectator stands—
"Hey, Vegeta! What are you dawdling around for? Hurry up and knock that woman off the stage!"
Including Tien, who had fallen earlier, Universe 7 had already lost two contestants. Though they were doing better than Universe 9, which was nearly wiped out, they still lagged behind Universe 13, where not a single member had been eliminated.
Beerus was starting to get anxious. That Vegea from Universe 13 dared to charge into Universe 7's camp alone—this was the perfect opportunity to knock her off the stage and weaken their forces.
"You heard that, woman. Our universe's God of Destruction has spoken."
"And let me say this plainly—I absolutely hate you. I will never, ever accept you!"
Staring hard at Vegea, Vegeta said.
"Same here."
With a cold smirk, Vegea finally spoke.
Unlike Goku and Gokumi, who saw each other as worthy rivals, these two viewed each other as disgraceful reflections—neither would ever accept the other!
"Hmph, then let's fight—let's see which of us is stronger!"
"But let me be clear: I'm not that idiot Kakarot. I'm not in the mood to play around—I'll be going all out from the very start!"
"Ahhhhhhhhh…"
"Haaaah!!!!!!"
With fists clenched, Vegeta let out a loud roar and transformed into Super Saiyan Blue...
Without any words wasted, Vegea also exploded with energy. Countless bolts of electricity and golden flames burst out as she transformed into Super Saiyan 4.
"Incredible! That Vegea from Universe 13 can turn into Super Saiyan 4 too, just like Gokumi!"
"Super Saiyan 4… Even though I've already seen it once, it's still absolutely astonishing."
"Ahh… what a terrifying aura. It feels like it has no limit."
Goku looked excited, while Master Roshi and Gohan were awestruck.
"Hmph, so this is your so-called Super Saiyan 4 transformation from Universe 13? Well, it looks decent enough."
"But my transformation is the strongest!"
"Prepare yourself, woman!!!"
Exploding with energy, Vegeta stomped the ground and shot toward Vegea like a bullet.
He was the proud Vegeta, the last prince of the Saiyan race. This woman with a similar name and identity—he would never acknowledge her!
BOOM!!!
The clash of fists caused a massive crater to form beneath them, while the chaotic shockwaves blasted in all directions.
Their eyes locked. Sparks exploded. Then both launched into the air and began their frenzied battle—
"Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah! HAHHH!!!!!"
Unlike the fight between Gokumi and Goku, which gradually escalated with transformations and power-ups, Vegeta and Vegeta both went all-out from the very start!
Their high-speed movements flashed across the battlefield, and the entire sky seemed to explode from their clash!
"Amazing! They're both incredible!"
"Gohan, Piccolo, I'm going to take a closer look at their fight!"
"Dad, wait for us—!"
To be continued…