At the same time.
On the other side, Vegeta finally couldn’t hold himself back anymore.
His aura erupted out, instantly surpassing 18, then glared at her and shouted, “Just where are you planning to run to? I think this place is perfect!”
“Fine then. Since you’re in such a hurry, we’ll do it here.” 18 slowly landed on the ground, standing right on the mountain road.
Seeing this, Vegeta immediately descended as well. At the same time, a roar burst from his mouth.
Vegeta directly unleashed the energy within his body, going all out as he launched an attack on Android 18.
The ferocity of his assault completely suppressed 18 as he bombarded her relentlessly.
Because the distance wasn’t very far, everyone could clearly see the situation of the battle.
Future Trunks, witnessing this battle with his own eyes, was even more shocked.
The Androids of this era were undoubtedly stronger than the Androids of the future world, yet now his father Vegeta was suppressing her.
A bold thought was born in his mind: 【Could it be that history really will be changed by his father?】
Future Trunks was still too inexperienced. He hadn’t gone through greater storms, so how could he know about the concept of hiding one’s true strength?
Moreover, he didn’t understand his father Vegeta at all. Vegeta indeed exploded with unimaginable power at the start of every battle, but his Prince’s fighting style consumed an enormous amount of stamina. Every time he had his flashy moment, he would soon afterward be completely crushed.
The intense hand-to-hand combat continued as Vegeta constantly forced 18 backward.
The two fought while moving along the road, making things miserable for a truck driver who just happened to be driving toward the area.
18 deliberately stopped in front of the truck, wanting to see how Vegeta would respond.
What she hadn’t expected was that Vegeta would directly fire an energy blast, blowing both the truck and its driver away together.
From that, 18 clearly understood what kind of person Vegeta was.
Against this kind of cold-blooded and ruthless guy, she no longer planned to hold back. Originally, she had only intended to teach him a harsh lesson to vent her anger.
Until Vegeta’s attack tore apart 18’s jacket, causing the anger in her heart to intensify even more.
Although she was a woman, the gap in strength was there for all to see. 18’s strength was far higher than Vegeta’s, and once she began her counterattack, the tide of battle changed.
Vegeta began showing signs of defeat. Fortunately, relying on his outstanding physical toughness, he forcibly endured 18’s first few waves of attacks and even seized opportunities to counterattack.
For a time, the two fought evenly, neither able to gain the upper hand.
But as the battle dragged on longer and longer, Vegeta’s stamina consumption became increasingly severe.
From barely being able to block 18’s attacks at the start, to eventually being completely overwhelmed by her.
“So you’re just a guy who only knows how to talk big. Goku must be much stronger than you, right?” After figuring out the extent of Vegeta’s strength, 18 said with a disappointed expression.
Those words deeply provoked Vegeta’s pride.
“Don’t get cocky! Damn bitch!!” With his pride wounded, Vegeta endured the pain throughout his body and threw a punch straight at 18’s face.
Clearly, after hearing Vegeta insult her, 18 became even angrier.
While dodging Vegeta’s punch, 18 gathered power into a sweeping kick.
‘BANG~~!!!’
That incomparably powerful strike landed solidly on Vegeta’s left arm.
That terrifying force penetrated through his tough muscles and caused enormous irreversible damage to the joints inside.
With just one blow, Vegeta’s left arm was completely dislocated, losing all ability to move.
“Ughhhhh…!!!” After suffering that blow, Vegeta’s face twisted into a gruesome grimace, and his aura plummeted instantly.
At this moment, the victor had already been decided.
Although Vegeta still maintained his Super Saiyan transformation, he no longer had the strength to continue fighting 18.
And at this point, 18 had no intention of letting Vegeta off so easily. She casually walked up in front of him and kicked him again, directly sending Vegeta flying nearly a hundred meters, rolling several times before barely coming to a stop.
The battle situation had undergone an absolute reversal.
As a spectator, how could Future Trunks continue to endure this?
There was no way he could just watch his father die right in front of him.
“STOP IT!!” Future Trunks roared furiously. In his powered-up state, he drew the Brave Sword and slashed straight toward 18’s head.
17 had intended to stop him, but he didn’t make a move immediately.
After all, the strongest data reading, Vegeta, was already finished. Even adding this kid wouldn’t matter.
Seeing this, everyone was greatly alarmed.
‘Clang~~!!!’
Future Trunks’ sword shattered on the spot.
This scene caused Future Trunks’ pupils to contract violently.
“What a rude brat. Looking for death.” 18 raised her hand, grabbed Future Trunks by the neck, and threw him beside Vegeta.
The next second, 18 raised her hand again and released an energy blast toward Future Trunks.
Future Trunks could originally have dodged it, but after seeing the heavily injured Vegeta behind him, he gritted his teeth and could only force himself to take the attack head-on.
‘BOOM~~!!!!!!!’
The energy blast exploded violently, the shockwave sweeping in all directions and instantly blasting Vegeta and Future Trunks away together.
The father and son, struck by the backlash of the energy blast, immediately lost their ability to fight.
In truth, Vegeta had genuinely lost his ability to fight, but Future Trunks was overwhelmed by fear and lost confidence, which was why he collapsed and couldn’t get back up.
Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, and Krillin could no longer continue watching quietly.
The moment they forcefully intervened, 17 directly intercepted them.
Without any surprise, 17 casually took down Piccolo and Tien Shinhan in just a few moves.
As for Krillin, he was completely dumbfounded, frozen in place.
The battle ended, with 17 and 18 standing together.
“Did we go a little too hard on them?” 17 joked toward 18.
“Hard? They’re all still alive. That’s already merciful enough of us,” 18 replied disdainfully.
Hearing this, 17 didn’t dare provoke his older sister further.
When his sister got angry, she wasn’t easy to calm down.
This battle seemed to have ended perfectly here, just like in the original work.
It was just that Krillin had been completely ignored.
However, at this moment, an unexpected development occurred. Vegeta, who had already been beaten half to death, refused to accept this cruel reality.
In his understanding, a Super Saiyan should have been invincible in the universe, yet now he had been beaten this badly by a woman.
He would rather die than accept such a cruel reality.
And so, enduring the crushing pain throughout his body, he slowly stood back up.
Those sharp eyes filled with killing intent locked directly onto 18, while he forcibly squeezed out a provocative smile on his face. “Android… is that all you’ve got? I’m not dead yet!”
The moment those words came out, 17 and 18, who had been planning to leave, both froze. Feeling Vegeta’s killing intent, murderous intent also flashed through 18’s eyes.
Piccolo and Tien Shinhan, who were already seriously injured, had thought they had escaped disaster, but now they were cursing furiously in their hearts.
That b*stard Vegeta… was courting death!!
“Looks like this time you ran into a stubborn idiot. Want to kill him?” Even 17 felt speechless at Vegeta’s attitude.
They had already spared him once, yet he still wanted to die.
“Since he’s actively seeking death, I’ll grant his wish.” 18 didn’t bother wasting words. She raised her right hand as powerful energy gathered in her palm.
“Then let’s just eliminate the roots and kill them all!” 17 said as well.
Everyone’s heartbeat accelerated at this moment, as though time itself had frozen.
…
Faced with this situation, even Talot, hidden in the shadows, felt somewhat speechless.
Originally, he had planned to keep hiding and watch how things developed next.
If 17 and 18 really killed everyone, then the plot would become completely chaotic.
“However, these 17 and 18 should still be the two I know. I can’t keep watching anymore either. This is a good chance to step in.” After muttering to himself, Talot vanished from the shadows the next second.
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