As the meeting ended, Selene, Wesley, Eddie Brock, and John Wick returned briefly to their quarters to gather their gear. Within the hour, they boarded Airbus One and departed for Bangkok, heading straight to the Assassin Brotherhood cell.
From his window, Xu Wenwu noticed the craft taking off.
"They just returned, and already they're gone again… something must've happened."
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Meanwhile, in the training chamber, Smith Dole stood still, eyes closed, his consciousness sinking into the system's inner space. Floating before him was the glowing card of Son Goku in his Kaioken state. Without hesitation, he selected Fusion.
The card dissolved into starlight, merging into his veins. His Saiyan blood roared alive.
Instantly, his base power skyrocketed—11,000.
A wave of killing pressure erupted outward. The very air thickened. Ordinary men merely clutched their chests in discomfort, but the extraordinary staggered as though the heavens pressed down upon them.
On Karin Tower, sweat trickled from Master Karin's forehead.
"Monstrous… how can Smith release such a force?"
In his quarters, Xu Wenwu's face hardened.
"What happened?"
His children looked at him in confusion, and Ying Li gripped his arm. He muttered grimly,
"There's someone here whose strength… defies comprehension."
The skies above New York twisted as clouds churned apart, lightning crackling.
Inside the chamber, Smith's aura blazed crimson as he activated Kaioken x2—power surging to 22,000. His body trembled, but he pushed harder.
"Raaagh!"
Kaioken x4—44,000.
The building quaked violently, windows rattling, walls groaning as if an earthquake had struck. Across the headquarters, veterans froze, their instincts screaming death. Xu Wenwu felt his lungs crushed, unable to breathe.
Then—silence. The crushing force vanished as Smith canceled the technique, retracting his ki.
"Haah… haah…" He panted heavily, sweat soaking his brow.
"Four times Kaioken… three minutes max. Any longer, this body will collapse. Tenfold Kaioken is still beyond reach."
High above, Karin exhaled in relief.
"He finally stopped. That man is… a monster."
In truth, no one in the League fully understood what "ki" was—but they all felt it. Even those who thought it a mere tremor found themselves standing in the courtyards, shaken.
Smith, ignorant of their fear, steadied his breath and withdrew a gleaming fruit from his system storage—the Tree of Might's fruit.
He split it open. Inside—pale flesh, no seed. His brow furrowed. He diced it further—nothing. The fruit could not be planted.
With a shrug, he ate it whole. The taste was sweet, sharp, raw power flooding his muscles.
Grabbing his scouter, he checked his reading—22,000 base.
His lips curved.
"One fruit… doubled my strength. This isn't like Turles' harvest from Earth. This… this must've been grown on a higher plane."
Disappointment flickered—no seedlings to cultivate. But satisfaction overwhelmed it. Even a single fruit had changed everything. With Kaioken x4, he now touched 88,000. In Oozaru form, 220,000. Enough to shake the Earth to its core.
Next, he summoned his new ally—the World Martial Arts Tournament Announcer.
"Mr. Smith!" the man greeted, bowing excitedly.
Smith smiled.
"From now on, you'll host every tournament I hold. In time… we may even bring the World Tournament here."
The announcer beamed.
"Fantastic! I live for this kind of work!"
Smith nodded, leaving the chamber. He ordered the staff to settle the announcer in, provide living arrangements, and begin his orientation to this world.
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Meanwhile, across New York, hearts still pounded. The entire city had felt the pressure, yet most didn't understand why.
At S.H.I.E.L.D., readings came in.
"A low-level tremor. Magnitude three."
They logged it, filing it away. Through the media, they reassured the public:
"Unusual psychological effects were due to a minor earthquake disrupting human bio-magnetic fields. Nothing to worry about."
But deep in their headquarters, the sharp-eyed agents knew better. Something had moved in New York—something beyond science's grasp.
(End of Chapter)
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