"Hey, Jiren."
Toppo tried to call out, attempting to stop him but it was already too late.
Jiren was gone.
Jiren's refusal to acknowledge Vermoud was nothing short of defiance and that wouldn't go unpunished.
Because at that moment, Vermoud's face had darkened with fury, and his eyes were blazing with smoldering fire.
"Damn failure... getting beaten like a punching bag and still has the nerve to walk away without a word of respect…"
Vermoud stared coldly at the space where Jiren had vanished, growling each syllable through clenched teeth.
If this guy weren't so overwhelmingly strong, Vermoud would have erased him long ago.
"Toppo, we're going after that bastard right now. You know what you need to do especially if things escalate."
Vermoud turned his burning gaze toward Toppo, giving the order without room for discussion.
Toppo, having been groomed as a God of Destruction candidate, had no choice but to obey.
"Y-Yes... understood, Lord Vermoud."
Toppo lowered his head and responded, his voice tense.
Vermoud's meaning was clear: if the situation demanded it, Toppo must abandon the ideals of justice he so fiercely upheld and fully embrace his role as a future God of Destruction.
"Marcarita, take us to him now."
"No matter what happens today, I will make sure that insolent bastard never leaves Universe 11 again!"
Vermoud's voice was low and cold, laced with murderous intent.
The humiliation he'd just suffered being knocked down in front of his Pride Troopers could not be forgiven.
"I understand, dear."
Marcarita nodded with her usual calmness, raising her staff. A flash of divine energy enveloped them and in an instant, all three vanished from sight.
...
Fwoosh...
Meanwhile, Linze had already returned to his temporary residence in Universe 11.
"You... you're back!"
"What happened? Why do you look so exhausted?"
Android 18 rushed toward him, concern written all over her face as she looked at Linze's pale, fatigued expression.
"It's fine… I just burned too much energy during the fight."
"We can't stay in Universe 11 any longer. We need to leave right now."
Linze gently placed a hand on Android 18's shoulder, giving her a reassuring smile to calm her worries.
"Now?"
Android 18 looked hesitant, her eyes betraying reluctance.
After all, she and Linze had lived here together for four years.
This place had already come to feel like home.
Now that they were leaving so suddenly, it was only natural to feel a little uneasy.
Women especially someone like her are always a bit more emotional.
"…Alright. Let's leave now."
Linze nodded firmly.
He had just battled Jiren and clashed with Vermoud, pushing himself to the edge. The drain on his physical energy was enormous.
His stamina hadn't fully recovered yet. If Vermoud and Jiren teamed up and caught up again, the situation would become far more dangerous.
"…Okay then, let me grab a few things."
Seeing the serious expression on Linze's face, Android 18 quickly nodded. She walked inside and came out moments later with a handful of photographs memories of her life with Linze.
Aside from those, there was nothing else she wanted to bring.
Fwoosh…
Just then, Vermoud, Marcarita, and Toppo appeared in front of them.
"Well, well. Not bad pretty fast,"
Linze said with a playful glance toward Vermoud.
"You wretched insect... I'm going to erase you now!"
Vermoud's fury erupted the moment he laid eyes on Linze. Rage twisted his features as he raised his hand and gathered a massive sphere of crackling purple Hakai energy in his palm.
"Master Clown, I'm not in the mood to fight anymore. But if you really want to chase me…"
"Keep up and eat my dust."
"Later!"
Linze waved mockingly at Vermoud, grabbed Android 18's hand, and with a flash of energy disappeared.
"RAAAAHHH!!"
Vermoud roared as Linze vanished once again, right under his nose.
It felt like being outmaneuvered by a common animal an unbearable humiliation for a God of Destruction.
Snarling, he hurled the destructive energy orb into space, and two nearby planets were instantly obliterated into cosmic dust.
"Lord Vermoud, please... calm yourself."
Toppo frowned, his tone concerned.
While Gods of Destruction were indeed permitted to destroy planets, what Vermoud had done was a reckless outburst, not divine judgment.
"Marcarita! Track that bastard down again!"
"I'll rip him apart limb by limb myself!!"
Vermoud was nearly foaming with rage. This was, without doubt, the most furious he had been in his long divine existence.
And all because of a mortal from Universe 7—a universe he despised.
If he didn't kill Linze, he knew this shame would haunt him for eternity.
"I'm afraid that's not possible, Lord Vermoud,"
Marcarita responded softly, her calm tone contrasting his rage.
"Linze has fully mastered Instant Transmission. Even though my movement speed rivals the angels, I can't intercept him the moment he jumps."
"And even if we do catch up, as long as he wants to flee you won't be able to stop him."
"Besides... he's already left Universe 11."
"Hahh… huhhh…"
Vermoud breathed heavily, shutting his eyes and lifting his head to suppress the fury bubbling within him.
He was usually composed even refined but today had tested every ounce of restraint he had.
"That damn pest... He left Universe 11. Did he return to Universe 7?"
After a moment, Vermoud finally asked through gritted teeth.
"No,"
Marcarita replied with her usual calm.
"He didn't go back to Universe 7. He went to Universe 6."
"…What?"
"Universe 6? That mortal went to Universe 6?!"
Vermoud was stunned for a second, but then his expression shifted—his eyes flashing with a calculating light.
"He went to Universe 6? Well... that's excellent."
A sinister smile curled on Vermoud's face.
The God of Destruction of Universe 6, Champa, was the brother of Beerus, the God of Destruction of Universe 7.
But the two brothers had a notoriously bad relationship.
Now that the mortal from Universe 7 had entered Universe 6...
All Vermoud had to do was contact Champa stir up his ego and have him erase Linze personally.
And if this deepened the rift between Beerus and Champa?
Even better.
Let them tear each other apart over it.
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