"Winner, Saitama!" The battle between Rhode and Aira was decided in a single strike. As the clone appeared, deactivated the shield, and used magic to repair the arena, the host announced the ultimate winner of the fight.
"Please, Son Goku and Bardock, prepare for the next match!" The host's words immediately announced the upcoming match to the audience, and also reminded Goku and Bardock that it was their turn to enter the arena.
Seeing the host appear, Rhode and Aira did not linger. Rhode, transformed as Saitama, left the arena and returned to the waiting area, while Aira, transformed as Feng Baobao, ignored everyone and vanished from the competition grounds in a flash, leaving no trace. When she reappeared, she had already returned to her original form and arrived at the spectator stands where Rhode's clone was.
"Sister Aira, why didn't you come earlier?" At this moment, seeing Aira appear, Bulma, who was the first to be eliminated by Aira and had long since become a member of the audience, immediately asked with a knowing look.
"Hmm?" Hearing Bulma's sarcastic words, Aira's eyebrows instantly twitched, and her eyes narrowed. She probably guessed something. Her gaze fell on Bulma, and she asked with a smile, "What's wrong, Bulma? Are you planning to train hard from now on because you lost the match?" Indeed, at this moment, hearing Bulma's sarcastic words and seeing the understanding in her expression, Aira immediately realized that this little one had already seen through her and Rhode's disguise. Therefore, her words at this time, seemingly caring, actually carried a subtle hint of threat.
"Ahaha, Sister Aira, I was just curious why you didn't come earlier. I really don't have any other thoughts!" Aira's caring words reached her ears, and feeling the undisguised threat, Bulma's mouth twitched. She forced a smile and spoke, reiterating her true intentions.
"Is that so? That's really a pity!" Seeing Bulma say this, Aira's face immediately showed deep regret, and she couldn't help but sigh.
"Sister Aira, who do you think will win the fight between Goku and Goku's father?" Unlike Rhode and Aira, who were well aware of Goku and Bardock's power, Bulma, whose combat power had just exceeded ten thousand, couldn't distinguish their true strengths. Therefore, she was somewhat anticipating the outcome of this father-son duel.
"Goku is much stronger. As long as he fights normally, Goku will definitely win in the end!" Aira saw Goku and Bardock's power clearly. In terms of strength alone, Bardock indeed had no chance of winning. However, whether it was a real fight or an arena match, there was always uncertainty. Until the very end, the outcome could not be truly determined.
"Goku, what a pity!" Hearing Aira's words, Bulma immediately believed that Goku would definitely defeat Bardock and win. However, as soon as she thought that the victorious Goku would face Rhode in the finals, she immediately felt sorry for Son Goku.
"There's nothing to be sorry about. Encountering some setbacks isn't a bad thing either." As Bulma sighed, Aira easily guessed her thoughts and couldn't help but say so.
"Perhaps!" Bulma neither confirmed nor denied this, but the next moment, she cheered, for Goku and Bardock had already appeared on the arena.
"Go, Goku!" "Go, Goku!" At this moment, Goku's companions, who had now become spectators, all cheered him on.
"Go, Dad!" Just then, Raditz, also a member of the audience, also shouted at the arena, following local customs. Although he knew that his father's combat power might not be as high as his younger brother Kakarot's, at this moment, Raditz still hoped that his younger brother Kakarot would be taught a good lesson.
"Raditz!" Seeing Raditz cheer for Bardock, Gine, who was closest to him, couldn't help but call out to him, her expression a mix of amusement and exasperation. At this moment on the arena, one side was her younger son whom she hadn't seen for many years, and the other side was her husband. Gine only hoped that neither of them would get hurt. As for who to support? If she had to choose one, well, she would choose Kakarot. After all, her younger son's true combat power was higher, and Bardock's chances of winning were not great.
On the arena, hearing the cheers from the audience, neither Goku nor Bardock paid any attention, but instead looked at each other seriously.
"Then, let the match begin!" After Rhode's clone had re-established the shield, as the host announced the start of the match, Goku and Bardock moved simultaneously.
Bang! The two instantly closed the distance and punched at each other's faces, but their faces weren't hit; instead, their fists collided.
Swish! Immediately after, their figures flashed simultaneously, colliding again.
Bang bang bang! For a time, the two figures continuously flickered on the arena, fighting very intensely. However, Rhode, as a spectator, saw clearly that neither of them was using their full power at this time. Although their exchange seemed fierce, their combat power was only maintained at around ten thousand.
Such a level of power, for two individuals whose true combat power exceeded one hundred thousand and sixty thousand respectively, wasn't even a test; at most, it was a warm-up. However, just as the two were fighting intensely, an unexpected change occurred.
It was seen that in the warm-up battle, which was originally maintained at only ten thousand combat power, Bardock, being unscrupulous, still used ten thousand combat power when striking, but when he collided with Goku, he instantly surged his power to over sixty thousand! Under such a sudden change, Goku, who was still warming up, never expected that Bardock, his own father, would be so unprincipled. Therefore, he was directly sent flying by Bardock.
It was only because Goku's true strength was strong enough that even if he couldn't react in time and could only respond hastily, the power he instantly mobilized was enough to withstand Bardock's full output. Otherwise, with just that one blow, Goku would at least be injured. In severe cases, serious injury or even near death would not be impossible.
However, at this moment, even though Goku was not injured, he was sent flying by Bardock, and in a flash, he had fallen out of the ring. According to the rules of the match, Goku had already lost at this point. However, before Goku fell out of the ring, Bardock, with even greater speed, jumped off the arena first, directly choosing to forfeit the match.
"This..." At this moment, the young man acting as the host never expected such a situation to occur. For a moment, he stood frozen, not knowing what to do. However, according to the rules, the first to step out of bounds and land loses. Clearly, Bardock stepped out of bounds and landed earlier than Goku. Therefore, the ultimate winner of this battle still fell to Goku.
"Kakarot, in a real battle, enemies are much more insidious than I am!" At this moment, Bardock had already come before Goku, and seeing Kakarot's somewhat dazed expression, he couldn't help but lecture him.