Suddenly, the iron gate of the fighting arena opened. The arched doorway was over two meters high, but even so, a massive figure had to duck down to emerge!
"Troll! Troll! Troll!" The crowd's chants shifted focus, their excitement surging like an ocean.
The troll's appearance caused an uproar, with women screaming for him.
More than screaming, people were dropping tens of millions in galactic currency on the troll—betting stakes that spoke louder than any cheers.
It had to be said that his popularity was off the charts.
Raditz was also stunned when he saw that enormous body. This was obviously a giant from the Eastern Galaxy! He and Zangya had visited there not long ago.
The giants lived on a planet similar to Earth that was suitable for life and reproduction. They were incredibly huge—the smallest stood over three meters tall, while the largest could reach over ten meters! Their skin resembled rock, and their hair was sparse, with little to no body hair except on their heads.
The giant before him stood over four meters tall. Raditz barely came up to half his height—standing in front of him, he looked like a three-year-old child.
"AHHHHH!" The giant raised his fist, pointed to the sky, and roared wildly!
He was declaring his victory with absolute confidence.
"You... go... die." The giant's speech wasn't very fluent, but he bit out each word precisely—especially that last word "die," which was full of menace.
"Go to hell!"
"Go to hell!"
"Go to hell!"
"Haha, troll!"
The giant's ruthless words won over the audience. They loved fighting and bloodshed—the violence and brutality of the arena hit their excitement perfectly. People shouted and raised their fists.
With betting closed, the host announced, "BEGIN!"
The moment the words fell, the giant charged forward. His massive body moved with incredible speed, each step creating countless cracks in the ground.
Now Raditz understood how all the potholes and cracks in the arena floor had formed—this guy was a walking mountain!
The whistling airflow blew away the hem of Raditz's coat as wild, overwhelming force smashed down like a falling mountain.
"This combat power has reached Ginyu's level. Interesting—there are still guys like this in the universe."
Raditz retreated quickly, leaving only afterimages while his real body moved several meters away.
Where he'd originally stood, a huge crater was smashed into the ground. The earthquake-like shock spread to the stands, making even the audience's ears buzz.
And above the deep pit, the troll had vanished!
"Not bad speed!" Raditz noted silently, looking up to see the giant had leaped into the air. His body plummeted toward the ground like a meteor, producing a piercing sonic boom.
Raditz dodged again, retreating repeatedly.
But the troll stayed right behind him, his strength never diminishing as if he had endless stamina.
Raditz fought while retreating, not striking back, but the giant couldn't even touch his clothes. No matter how fast the giant moved, he always seemed a step behind.
"Give... me... death!" The giant charged again, drawing out his voice as he raised his iron fist high, power bursting forth.
"Don't think too highly of yourself!" Raditz snorted coldly, stopped retreating, planted his feet, and threw what seemed like a weak punch!
The first head-on confrontation—fists colliding!
BOOM!
The entire fighting arena shook. People screamed repeatedly as high-pitched voices nearly lifted the roof.
"Look!" Someone pointed at the chaotic arena, eyes gleaming.
Following his direction, a massive fist and a relatively small one collided, sparking bright flashes. Wave after wave of force clashed violently in the air, the terrifying power causing the surrounding atmosphere to explode.
Despite the huge size difference, when their forces collided, Raditz held his ground! Even more surprising—Raditz had one hand casually in his pocket, completely calm.
The troll had originally thought he could crush Raditz, putting tremendous power into his blow, but it was blocked. They were evenly matched, and he couldn't advance a single step!
"Back off!" Raditz said coldly, and immediately applied more force to his punch.
When Raditz exerted just a little more power, his punch became more forceful. Ten thousand pounds of pressure bore down instantly, and the balance was about to break. At the critical moment, Raditz pivoted half a point forward and took a step!
That single step made the giant retreat, his rock-like body trembling!
One advance, one retreat—the advantage was clear.
The giant was stunned. How could he still have stamina left? He wanted to withdraw his fist, but it was too late.
Even with his rock-like exterior, his fist began to crack. The overwhelming force made him stumble backward repeatedly as Raditz drove him into a corner.
"YOU DIE!"
With just those words repeated over and over, the giant's fury reached its peak.
"AHHHHH!"
When enraged, he showed his truly insane side—which was where the name "troll" came from. With his roar, his power doubled, his skin color darkened, and his eyes turned blood red.
"Here it comes! Here it comes! The troll's signature move!"
"You only see this when he's furious! His rage state!"
"Haven't seen this in ages!"
The audience exclaimed.
They were all regulars. The last time the troll had used this technique was against a powerful space pirate.
That opponent had come prepared, but faced with the troll's mad power, he was still defeated.
The troll gathered his energy to the extreme and charged at Raditz in a fury. "DEATH!" His ferocious face gaped wide, his voice thundering with murderous intent.
Raditz wasn't far from him. He felt the ground shaking, his scalp tingling as he looked up instinctively. The space above was empty, but in his mind, he sensed a massive mountain falling from the sky, aimed right at him!
It felt like standing in a desolate desert where what hung overhead wasn't blue sky but thousands of miles of mountain range that could come crashing down at any moment.
The immense pressure made his body feel several times heavier, and an invisible vortex pulled him into a storm of overwhelming force!
"This is getting more and more interesting!" Against the boundless might, Raditz smiled slightly and held his ground.
Everyone in the audience gasped—he could still smile at a time like this! Nothing but admiration.
Even as mighty force rose from the ground to counter the troll's pressure, the terrifying collision made the audience in the stands suffer.
The host teleported frantically around the stage—being caught between two such forces at close range was unbearable.
Behind screens on the top floor was a special viewing room for the fighting arena's owner. Through transparent glass, a figure in a white cloak trembled and smiled..
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