The power of a truly strong opponent could be felt from the first exchange. At this moment, Raditz had already gained a deep understanding of Vidir's overwhelming strength.
The crushing pressure made him feel genuine terror.
Zangya had been thrown aside but remained uninjured. The demon fighters scattered and engaged the Saiyans in fierce combat. The intense fighting caused Tumat to flee from Tarble in panic, fluttering through the air.
"Raditz, what's wrong? It's not like you to look so pathetic!" Vegeta descended from the sky and collided with Vidir.
BOOM! The moment they made contact, a violent roar erupted.
Every time the two clashed, they created massive craters a thousand meters in diameter. Mountains and forests were shattered by the violent energy, and cities were nearly destroyed. Soon, the two fighters took to the air again, their roaring battle echoing from sky to ground. The shocking aftermath of their power rippled in all directions, making the brains of weaker natives buzz continuously.
Vidir's power level exceeded Vegeta's. When they first engaged, they seemed evenly matched, but Vegeta was gradually falling behind!
Sensing his disadvantageous position, Vegeta quickly spread his arms and scattered energy blasts across the sky—the prince's signature fighting style!
Frenzied energy bombs rained down like a storm, dense bombardments continuing endlessly. Thick smoke clouds erupted in the air, nearly obscuring the dark sky above.
"Enough of this!" Suddenly, Vidir roared angrily. Turbulent air waves dispersed the smoke screen as he leaped up, breaking through the encirclement of energy bombs to appear above Vegeta.
Vegeta seemed to have anticipated this. His figure vanished with a "whoosh," flashing behind Vidir as he swung horizontally!
This strike cut like a knife blade—if it connected, even Vidir couldn't escape injury. But Vidir grinned, his three-meter frame suddenly leaping upward to dodge Vegeta's attack before stomping down from above.
"HAH!" Vegeta was no pushover either, quickly raising his hands to block the strike.
The two separated, creating a storm between them from the collision of their auras. Large swaths of terrain were swept up and carried into the distance.
"For an ordinary being, fighting like this against me is beyond imagination. But the game ends here! No one can stop the Demon Realm's invasion!" Vidir laughed wildly, his breathing even. The battle seemed to have consumed no energy whatsoever.
Vegeta, on the other hand, had clearly been preparing to destroy his opponent in one decisive blow. He had already exerted seven or eight points of his strength and was on the verge of gathering energy for his ultimate technique. He couldn't stop panting, and the unstable pale golden aura around his body showed signs of dissipating.
"As I thought, Vegeta hasn't fully mastered this transformation yet," Raditz observed Vegeta's weakness with a heavy expression.
If Vegeta couldn't handle this, then he might not be able to either.
Though Vidir didn't seem as powerful as Frieza, judging by his calm and composed demeanor, he possessed at least 200 million in power level at full strength! After Saiyans reached the bottleneck period before transforming into Super Saiyans, their strength improvements were far less dramatic than before. At this moment, he was no match for Vidir.
Raditz remained cautiously tense but never lost confidence.
If he joined forces with Vegeta and they cooperated perfectly, they still had a chance.
With this thought, Raditz took a deep breath and erupted with the same golden flames! His towering hair stood up like a startled cat's fur. Under the golden fire, Raditz's expression became extremely serious.
The surrounding pebbles and grass blades were suspended in the air, vibrating violently with the trembling atmosphere before turning to dust under the pressure of his aura.
"Another one?" Vidir looked at Raditz, raising his eyebrows.
Vegeta's nose wrinkled with anger as he gritted his teeth. He was even more furious about this than losing to Vidir. "That bastard was really hiding this technique!" Raditz concealing his power during their duel made him extremely annoyed.
Not only at Raditz, but at himself as well. His failure to force out Raditz's strongest state meant he was weak! Vegeta's anger actually increased his strength, and his fading golden aura stabilized!
"Vegeta, let's go!" Raditz shouted as he rushed toward Vidir.
"No!"
At that moment, Vidir transformed into a beam of light, rapidly closing in! The light piercing from his crimson pupils stretched into a phantom as the air suddenly shattered!
Raditz felt tremendous pressure bearing down on him. The energy was extremely violent. He instinctively raised his hands to resist, doing his best to meet the impact.
"UGH!"
The punch broke through his defenses and struck his body.
He couldn't resist it!
Raditz felt as if a hole had been punched through his torso—his back felt cold while his abdomen burned... His entire body momentarily lost strength.
Vidir swung his arm again, striking like lightning.
Instant Transmission!
Raditz used his life-saving technique in desperation, flashing behind Vidir instantly. But immediately after, without even turning his head, Vidir kicked backward.
He could sense energy too! Even more sensitively than Raditz!
The heavy kick made Raditz spit blood as he flew backward, surrounded by faint purple-black mist.
Of course—Vidir was using magical energy to sense positions! Raditz suddenly understood. The speed of teleportation couldn't be detected immediately unless traps had already been set around the area to capture movement.
This way, using ki to move instantly had already lost half its effectiveness.
"Don't get too cocky!"
Suddenly, Vegeta shouted as he attacked, pushing forward a light blue ki wave with both hands straight at Vidir.
RUMBLE!
Vidir, who had been focused solely on Raditz, hadn't paid attention to Vegeta. When he turned around, the ki blast was already rushing toward him.
"ROAR!" In the nick of time, Vidir opened his mouth wide, his bloody maw stretching to its limit as a bright red beam crackling with electricity shot forth, pushing back against Vegeta's ki wave!
Vegeta's energy was pushed back instantly. His hands trembled as he tried to increase his power, but still couldn't advance even half a step. His muscles had swelled to their limit, veins bulging, sweat flowing freely, yet Vidir's strength remained overwhelming...
On the other side, Tarble dropped a defeated demon warrior, panting heavily. These demons were extremely difficult to fight—not only did they have high power levels, but their thick skin and terrifying vitality meant it took tremendous effort to defeat just one.
The three-person teams were cooperating well but fighting desperately close battles.
"Prince Vegeta and Lord Raditz are no match for that monster!" Pepara had time to glance at the main battle, reporting the situation through his communicator.
"Focus on yourselves first—there's no problem over there."
Tarnip also gritted his teeth. "Damn demons! These enhanced ones are incomparable to our previous opponents! They're really powerful!"
"That's what makes it interesting—I'm getting excited!"
"Then hurry up and defeat them so you can help!" Pepara shouted boldly. "Everyone, let's go!"
The Saiyans roared in unison with extraordinary momentum, each flashing eager eyes.
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