"Bang!"
Thanos fell heavily to the ground, his body covered in wounds.
Beside him, Ebony Maw and Proxima Midnight had already "received their lunch boxes"—both had been beaten to death by Vegeta.
"Father!"
Gamora cried out, her dark green face filled with worry.
She had never imagined that her seemingly invincible adoptive father could one day be defeated like this.
Hearing his daughter's voice, a rare smile appeared on Thanos's gloomy face.
"Gamora, don't worry. I'm fine."
Toward his daughter Gamora, Thanos showed a rare paternal side, which made Nebula, standing nearby, feel jealous.
Afterward, Thanos looked at Son Goku and slowly asked,
"Who exactly are you people?"
Although Goku appeared to be more seriously injured, the fact that he could force Thanos into such a state proved that he was certainly no ordinary opponent.
"I am Son Goku!"
Thanos frowned.
In his memory, he had never heard such a name before.
"You are really strong!" Goku said again between breaths. "This battle makes me very happy!"
Hearing this, Vegeta beside him became extremely displeased.
The strongest opponent, Thanos, had been taken by Kakarot. The enemies he dealt with were merely small fry, which was far from satisfying.
"Kakarot, you're too soft. Letting the fight drag on this long—what an idiot!"
Vegeta snorted coldly, then looked at Thanos.
"You look exhausted. In that case, leave it to me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Vegeta ignored everything else and charged directly at Thanos.
"Vegeta! He's my opponent!"
Goku protested loudly from behind, but Vegeta paid no attention and immediately launched his attack on Thanos.
Thanos's face darkened.
He turned to the two daughters behind him and said,
"You two leave first!"
Then Thanos gathered his strength again and engaged Vegeta in battle.
However, inside his mind, Thanos was already cursing furiously.
He had somehow arrived at this bizarre place for no reason at all and immediately encountered a group of battle-crazed lunatics!
They started fighting at the slightest disagreement, as if they had been born solely for combat. It was completely incomprehensible.
Now Thanos was in an extremely uncomfortable situation.
He could feel that if the fight continued, he might very well die here.
He wanted to stop fighting.
But judging by Vegeta's savage and murderous expression, Thanos knew that retreat was probably impossible.
The only option was to defeat the man in front of him!
What they didn't notice was, while the two fought, another group of people was rapidly approaching the battlefield.
They had been drawn here by the noise of the fight.
The leader was an extremely tall and muscular figure, almost like a giant.
His long black hair draped over his shoulders. Two long horns curved from his head, and his beard resembled a dragon's whiskers.
A dragon-scale tattoo covered his left arm.
His upper body was bare, revealing an X-shaped scar on the right side of his abdomen.
Around his waist hung a purple sash decorated with two golden chains, while his lower body wore wide dark-green trousers tied with rope.
A purple fur cloak draped over his shoulders, making him look like a living demon.
If Aurora had been there, she would have immediately recognized him.
One of the Four Emperors from the world of One Piece Dungeon—Kaido!
Known as the Strongest Creature in the Pirate World.
Previously, Aurora had nearly died at Kaido's hands during the third-stage dungeon of One Piece.
Behind Kaido were the commanders of his crew.
The famous Three All-Stars were all present.
"Wildfire" King.
"Plague" Queen.
"Drought" Jack.
Each of these three figures was an extremely terrifying existence in the world of pirates.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Because of Kaido's enormous and heavy body, the ground trembled with every step he took.
Vegeta, who was fighting Thanos, was no fool.
He naturally heard the heavy footsteps approaching.
Vegeta immediately distanced himself from Thanos and stopped the fight.
"Something's coming!"
Krillin shouted a warning.
He didn't even need to say it.
Everyone had already heard the approaching footsteps and turned toward the direction of the sound.
"It sounds like a big guy is coming," Tien Shinhan said, all three of his eyes staring toward the source of the noise as his hands instinctively assumed a fighting stance.
Finally…
A massive figure emerged from the forest.
Everyone clearly saw the newcomers.
"What… what a huge monster!"
Krillin gasped involuntarily.
Such a massive humanoid creature was something he had never seen in his world. Perhaps only giant dinosaurs could compare.
"..."
Vegeta and Goku frowned at the same time.
Both of them sensed that the enormous figure that had just appeared was no ordinary opponent.
Of course, if their abilities weren't sealed and they could transform into Super Saiyans, Kaido would merely be another opponent to defeat.
The problem was that their powers were currently sealed.
They couldn't even use ki.
They could only rely on their physical strength, so caution was necessary.
"Oh? Looks like it's pretty lively here."
Queen stepped forward, glanced around at the group, and said arrogantly,
"Tell me where this place is, and I might spare your lives."
The moment Vegeta heard this, he exploded with anger.
The proud Prince of the Saiyans was being looked down upon like this?
"Damn it! Die!"
Vegeta roared furiously.
His temper had always been explosive, and he attacked instantly.
"Whoosh!"
A sharp sound of air splitting echoed.
Vegeta appeared in front of Queen in the blink of an eye.
Before Queen could even react, Vegeta's foot slammed into his forehead.
"Bang!"
Queen's head didn't explode, but his entire body flew backward and crashed deep into the forest.
"!!"
Seeing this scene, the members of the Beasts Pirates changed their expressions.
They had never expected that the ordinary-looking man before them possessed such terrifying power.
Even Kaido's expression grew slightly serious after seeing Vegeta's kick.
That level of strength could already cause real harm to him.
Whether Queen could survive that blow… was uncertain.
"Tch! Trash!"
After kicking Queen away, Vegeta snorted in disdain and turned his gaze toward the towering Kaido.
"Kakarot, this guy is mine!"
Vegeta declared loudly.