Bang!
Vegeta suddenly struck with a heavy palm, slamming Broly squarely on the back and knocking him to the ground.
"Hmph. A measly power level of ten thousand, and you dare challenge me, the Prince of all Saiyans?" Vegeta sneered with disdain.
Broly: "…"
Broly scratched his head and slowly climbed back up.
He had slipped up—he'd forgotten to raise his energy just now.
Now standing again, he glared furiously at Vegeta.
"What? With that pathetic level of power, you still want to fight me?" Vegeta scoffed. "Still, you count as an elite warrior among Saiyans. I'll play with you a little, just so you understand what a true genius really looks like!"
Smash!
Before Vegeta could finish his taunt, Broly rammed his forehead straight into Vegeta's face.
Vegeta felt his nose go numb, his face throbbing in pain.
Broly then raised his energy slightly, extended a hand, and pressed it directly against Vegeta's face.
The next moment, he slammed Vegeta's head down into the ground with brutal force.
"Arghhh!"
Vegeta's skull met the dirt with a sickening crunch.
Scrape!
Broly didn't hold back. He ground Vegeta's head along the ground mercilessly, dragging him like a mop.
Vegeta screamed in pain, thrashing about as he desperately counterattacked. He managed to land a heavy punch into Broly's stomach.
Broly's body merely swayed a little, and he grinned as if nothing had happened.
Vegeta's expression changed drastically.
What the hell? My punch… did nothing?!
Wait a second—!
His power level… what's going on?!
Why did it suddenly jump to twenty thousand?!
Am I seeing things?
No—impossible. Absolutely impossible!
Vegeta's eyes widened, staring at his scouter in disbelief.
It had to be a malfunction.
Boom!
Just as Vegeta was convincing himself the scouter was broken, Broly drove a punch straight into his chest.
"Ughhh!"
Vegeta's limbs curled upward uncontrollably.
Crack!
Broly grabbed him by the wrist and began swinging him back and forth, slamming his body into the ground like a ragdoll.
Vegeta could only scream helplessly as he was smashed around.
Broly pounded him over a dozen times before finally tossing him away.
Vegeta traced a pitiful arc through the air before crashing headfirst into a jungle, his legs sticking straight up while the rest of him was buried in the dirt.
"What the…?"
At that moment, Nappa and Raditz, rushing back from afar, arrived just in time to witness Vegeta's undignified state.
Their faces turned pale.
"You… who are you?! How dare you lay such heavy hands on our prince?!" Nappa roared, pointing furiously at Broly.
Wham!
Broly swung a fist and sent it crashing into Nappa's face.
Nappa was blasted backward, tumbling head over heels across the ground. By the time he stopped, his whole body was numb.
Raditz: "…"
He had been about to step forward himself, but after seeing Nappa's miserable fate, he froze in terror, trembling as his fragile heart took a severe blow.
"Huh? Ken?" Raditz quickly noticed Ken nearby.
Broly calmly spotted a rock at his feet, gave it a casual kick—
Boom!
The stone shot out and smashed squarely into Raditz's stomach.
"Arghhh!"
Raditz collapsed onto his rear, gasping in pain, his face twisting in agony.
"Vegeta, are you alright?" Ken ignored Raditz and walked over toward Vegeta.
Vegeta: "…"
I'm planted headfirst in the dirt—what do you think?!
That guy's name is Broly, right?
I won't forgive him.
"I just happened to pass by and sensed your presence, so I came to say hello," Ken said lightly.
Vegeta didn't reply, only glancing bitterly in Broly's direction.
"What are you staring at?" Broly suddenly spoke.
Vegeta: "???"
Vegeta froze in confusion.
Broly added, "I said—what are you staring at?"
Vegeta: "…"
He had no words left.
Crack!
Energy burst violently from Vegeta's body, blasting apart the surrounding forest.
He righted himself, glaring furiously at Broly in humiliation and rage.
Then he glanced again at his scouter.
Huh? Power level: ten thousand?
Was I imagining things earlier?
It was back to ten thousand again!
I must've been seeing things…
But just in case, I'll unleash my true strength.
Vegeta raised his head toward the sky.
And there it was—the full moon, slowly rising into view.
"Ken, do you see that? That's this planet's moon. And tonight happens to be a full moon!" Vegeta laughed manically. "Let me tell you something: aside from us of royal blood, only a rare few Saiyans can retain their reason after transforming into a Great Ape! You've angered me completely. Now I'll transform, and show you the meaning of true fear!"
With that, Vegeta fixed his gaze firmly on the full moon above.
Broly also looked up in confusion.
"Don't look," Ken quickly waved a hand in front of him. "He's right—you'll lose control if you do."
"Uh…" Broly quickly looked away, scratching his head.
"Our prince is about to transform into a Great Ape. Any idea how to stop him from changing?" Ken asked Broly.
Broly didn't hesitate. He immediately mimed a ripping motion with both hands.
Ken: "…"
"Don't be so violent. There are… other ways," Ken said, wiping cold sweat.
Broly tilted his head curiously.
"For example—that moon," Ken suggested.
"Got it." Broly nodded hard.
Whoosh!
Before Ken could react, Broly shot into the sky like a streak of light.
Ken: "???"
What the hell is he planning now?
"Roarrr!"
At that moment, Vegeta finished absorbing the Blutz Waves, his body swelling and transforming into a massive black-furred Great Ape.
He let out a deafening roar to announce his power—only to notice Broly already soaring skyward.
"Hmph, trying to run away?" Vegeta snorted coldly, lifting off after him.
In his Great Ape form, Vegeta's power level skyrocketed to 180,000.
Whoosh!
He pushed his speed to the limit, quickly closing the distance between them.
"Huh?"
Broly glanced back, seeing the gigantic monster hot on his heels. His eyes widened, surprised for a moment, then he scratched his head in confusion, looking utterly baffled.
(End of Chapter)
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