"I already told you…"
"You're all far too weak."
"To me…"
"You're nothing but a bunch of insects."
Super 17 had become completely arrogant.
His face was filled with indifference as he slowly swept his gaze across everyone present.
Soon—
His eyes landed on Goten.
BOOM!
Without hesitation, Super 17 raised his hand and fired an electric cannon directly at him.
Goten was blasted away instantly.
"Damn you!"
"How dare you do that to Goten?!"
Seeing his best friend injured, Trunks naturally couldn't endure it any longer.
He charged straight toward Super 17.
Unfortunately—
The difference in strength between them was simply too massive.
In less than a single exchange—
Trunks was sent flying backward as well.
He crashed heavily onto the ground, completely motionless.
"Super 17!"
"Hurry up and wipe them all out already!"
Dr. Myuu shouted excitedly from the side.
"Heh."
Super 17 let out a cold laugh.
Then—
He slowly lowered his hands.
Under everyone's horrified gaze—
His fingers suddenly began firing like machine guns.
RUMBLE!!!
Deafening explosions echoed endlessly across the battlefield.
"AAAAAHHHH!!"
The screams of Son Gohan and the others continuously rang out.
"Dad…"
"Still not going to step in?"
Beside him, Su Liuli tugged lightly at Zeru's sleeve and whispered softly.
"No rush."
"Goku's about to return."
Zeru shook his head.
Then suddenly, he seemed to remember something and glanced toward the unconscious Vegeta.
"Now that I think about it…"
"Can Vegeta even transform into Super Saiyan 4 at this point?"
"Why does it feel like he can't?"
To be honest—
It had been far too long since Zeru last watched Dragon Ball GT.
Some details had already become blurry in his memory.
Still—
Even if Vegeta truly could transform into Super Saiyan 4…
In his current condition, he probably still wouldn't be Super 17's opponent.
After all—
"Forever Number Two Vegeta" wasn't just an empty joke.
"You bastard…"
At that moment—
Vegeta slowly climbed back to his feet.
Blood stained the corners of his mouth as he staggered forward step by step toward Super 17.
"Thank you for the compliment."
Super 17 casually brushed back his hair.
Looking at Vegeta, who had suddenly stopped and begun roaring while powering up once again—
And seeing him transform back into a Super Saiyan—
Super 17 sneered mockingly.
"Oh?"
"Back to golden hair again?"
"So you still want to struggle?"
"Tch…"
"You Saiyans really don't know what's good for you."
"What did you say?!"
BOOM!!!
Vegeta's pupils shrank violently.
With a furious roar, he charged directly at Super 17.
"What do you take me for?!"
"Some weakling you can toy with however you like?!"
"How ridiculous!"
As Vegeta exploded with power—
The battle between him and Super 17 temporarily appeared evenly matched.
However—
Anyone with decent eyesight could tell immediately that Super 17 still held the absolute upper hand.
"RAAAAH!"
Vegeta roared once more.
Just as he prepared to unleash a full-power strike—
Super 17 suddenly vanished.
In the next instant—
He appeared directly behind Vegeta.
A terrifying energy cannon erupted point-blank into Vegeta's back.
"AAAAAHHHH!!"
Vegeta's miserable scream echoed through the sky.
Immediately afterward—
He reverted back to base form and crashed heavily onto the ground.
"This idiot…"
"He didn't even bother transforming into Super Saiyan 2…"
"Let alone Super Saiyan 4…"
Watching Vegeta's defeat, Zeru sighed helplessly.
He had already expected the outcome.
But what truly surprised him—
Was that Vegeta hadn't even used Super Saiyan 2.
This honestly left Zeru speechless.
If Dragon Ball Super suffered from absurd power scaling—
Then Dragon Ball GT suffered from the opposite problem:
Everyone besides Goku had been nerfed too severely.
From Zeru's perspective as someone viewing everything from above—
It honestly felt like nobody except Goku could truly fight.
Even Gohan—
Though Zeru's earlier influence had prevented him from becoming as weak as the original "Scholar Gohan"—
Still seemed far too weak now.
"So…"
"I lost just like that…?"
Lying on the ground, Vegeta spoke unwillingly.
"Vegeta…"
"You don't need to blame yourself too much."
"I've seen your efforts."
"You've done well."
"But against Super 17…"
"All your efforts are meaningless."
"Because…"
"He's simply too powerful."
Dr. Gero floated down from the sky and smiled while looking at the defeated Vegeta.
"HEYAAAH!"
WHOOSH!
At that moment—
Pan suddenly rushed out from the side and grabbed Dr. Gero hostage.
"I know you can control Super 17!"
"Hurry up and make him stop attacking!"
Pan shouted coldly.
"O-Otherwise…"
"I'll kill you!"
"I-I understand!"
Dr. Gero immediately panicked.
Compared to anything else—
His own life was obviously more important.
"Super 17!"
"Stop attacking Vegeta immediately!"
However—
Super 17 slowly turned his head.
His gaze landed upon Dr. Gero.
Then—
He slowly raised his hand.
A powerful energy blast instantly fired from his palm.
"You…"
"What are you trying to do?!"
Dr. Gero's face changed drastically.
"Not good!"
Pan's expression shifted as well.
She immediately released Dr. Gero and hurriedly dodged away.
At that moment—
Zeru's figure flashed.
He instantly caught Pan and brought her safely beside him.
RUMBLE!!!
An enormous explosion erupted across the battlefield.
Until the moment of his death—
Dr. Gero still couldn't understand why the Android 17 he created had betrayed him once again.
After all—
This was already the second time 17 had killed him.
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
Nearby, Dr. Myuu burst into loud laughter.
BOOM!!!
"Damn you!"
"I absolutely refuse to tolerate your arrogance any longer!"
At that moment—
An overwhelmingly powerful aura suddenly exploded from Vegeta's body.
Then—
A dazzling crimson light flashed across the battlefield.
The next second—
Vegeta appeared in his Super Saiyan 4 form.
"Oh?"
Seeing this transformation, Zeru's eyebrows lifted slightly.
He finally remembered—
In the original story, Vegeta only transformed into Super Saiyan 4 during the battle against Omega Shenron.
Now that he had awakened it earlier—
That could only mean one thing:
Vegeta truly had been training hard.
"Super Saiyan 4!"
Pan immediately recognized the transformation.
She excitedly began cheering and clapping.
"Trash…"
"My Super Saiyan 4…"
"…will finish you off!"
Vegeta slowly rose into the sky.
Arms crossed, he stared coldly at the calm and expressionless Super 17 below him.
A ruthless smile slowly curled across his face.
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