Chapter 573 - 571: Punch and Vomit Blood! (18)

"What? You were acting crazy just now?"

Vegeta forced Fenric back with a punch, a look of disdain on her face. "Is this your strength?"

He looked at Fenric’s darkened arms (coated with Armament Haki) and snorted. "Your confidence comes from that strange black skin? Do you really think I can’t break it?"

After saying this, Vegeta suddenly raised her hands and pointed them at Fenric, her palms crossing in front of her.

Fenric’s face changed slightly when he saw this.

He was very familiar with the fighting style of Saiyans and knew that their combat methods were very monotonous.

Either close combat—punching and kicking.

Or long-range attacks using energy waves, essentially qigong blasts.

From Vegeta’s posture, it was obvious that she was about to fire an energy attack.

It was likely that Vegeta had already tested Fenric’s Armament Haki during their earlier clash. Its defense was extremely strong and difficult to break through with fists and kicks, so she switched to a qigong blast instead.

Soon!

A large amount of energy gathered between Vegeta’s palms, emitting a dazzling light.

"Come and try my move: Flash Cannon!"

Vegeta shouted and suddenly thrust her palms forward.

"Om!"

A powerful beam of light burst out from Vegeta’s crossed palms and shot straight toward Fenric.

However, Fenric had already prepared for this. His Armament Haki instantly covered his entire body. Protecting his vital points with his arms, he endured the attack head-on once again.

It wasn’t that Fenric didn’t want to dodge.

Aurora and the others were not far behind him.

If he moved aside, the attack might spread to his teammates.

Fenric was not anyone’s babysitter, but since everyone had come together and trusted him unconditionally—entrusting both their wealth and their lives to him—Fenric felt that if he could protect them, then he should.

"Boom!"

When Vegeta’s qigong blast struck Fenric, a violent explosion of energy immediately erupted, and a deafening roar echoed across the entire desert island.

The shockwave generated by the explosion flattened all the surrounding trees.

In the distance, Krillin and the others could barely remain standing under the impact of the energy’s aftermath.

Aurora and the others were stunned.

When the shockwave finally dissipated, Belle shouted anxiously, "Shura!"

If it weren’t for her sister holding her back, she might have already rushed forward.

"Don’t go over there, you fool. Shura is fine."

Aurora was more rational. She knew Fenric would never stand there without confidence.

When the smoke cleared, a massive crater appeared at the site.

Fenric stood inside the crater, looking extremely disheveled.

His clothes were almost completely torn apart, many parts burned away, leaving only a few ragged pieces. Fortunately, he was still wearing his inner armor; otherwise, he would have been completely exposed.

Of course, it only looked bad.

From the outside, Fenric had not suffered any injuries.

Perfect-level Armament Haki was not so easy to break.

Vegeta’s qigong wave earlier, aside from the intense heat generated by the explosion—which made Fenric slightly uncomfortable—had little effect on his body.

That was because Fenric not only possessed perfect-level Armament Haki but also had powerful self-healing abilities.

Even if he were injured, he could recover quickly.

In that regard, Fenric held an overwhelming advantage in this battle against Vegeta.

"Hm?"

Seeing Fenric endure his qigong blast and still remain unharmed, Vegeta’s face finally showed a hint of shock.

The attack just now had not been a casual blast. It wasn’t some weak strike that merely stung without causing real damage. It was a move he had charged for a long time and fired at close range!

Even Vegeta himself would have been injured by that attack.

Yet the guy in front of him had endured it completely.

This opponent’s defense was simply too strong.

Vegeta suddenly realized that this battle might become troublesome.

Far away.

"What kind of monster is that guy? He wasn’t hurt even after taking Vegeta’s Flash Cannon?"

Krillin looked shocked and asked Sun Goku beside him, "Hey, Goku, have you ever seen an enemy like this?"

Sun Goku shook his head, staring solemnly at Fenric, lost in thought.

"This should be a form of Hard Qigong," the Turtle Hermit—Master Roshi—said from behind them. "However, being able to train Hard Qigong to this level is truly incredible!"

"Yeah... very powerful," Sun Goku said slowly. "What a troublesome opponent."

Krillin asked again, "Goku, can Vegeta win?"

Sun Goku frowned and shook his head. "I don’t know. Maybe that person still has other cards?"

On the battlefield.

"Vegeta, have you finished playing?"

Fenric spoke calmly. "You can’t harm me."

He still wanted to form an alliance with Vegeta, Sun Goku, and the others.

These two Saiyans were second only to the Bald Demon among the enemies he had encountered so far.

Fenric knew he could not defeat the Bald Demon King alone, so he needed powerful allies. Vegeta and Sun Goku were perfect candidates.

Of course, Fenric had other thoughts as well.

Both Vegeta and Sun Goku were simple-minded battle fanatics and easily provoked.

Perhaps, even without his involvement, he could manipulate them into fighting Saitama and end up severely injuring one another.

Then he could reap the fisherman’s profit...

For the sake of final victory, Fenric was willing to do anything.

Hearing Fenric’s words, Vegeta’s face darkened with rage.

He believed Fenric was humiliating him!

"You bastard! How dare you look down on me? Do you really think I can’t break your turtle shell? Go to hell!"

Vegeta roared and rushed toward Fenric again.

Looking at Vegeta, whose fighting spirit burned fiercely, Fenric sighed inwardly.

It seems this guy must be beaten first before we can talk about cooperation.

Thinking this, Fenric clenched his fists and took an attacking stance.

A white light flickered over his fist, and a white aura quickly formed, enveloping it like a mask.

As Vegeta rapidly approached, Fenric threw a punch.

"Taste this!"

A crisp cracking sound echoed between heaven and earth.

The sound was not particularly loud, yet everyone present heard it clearly.

It sounded like the shattering of glass.

Immediately afterward, the spectators saw an astonishing sight.

The space itself seemed to shatter under Fenric’s punch, and countless cracks spread across the void.

Vegeta’s charging figure froze in midair, unable to move.

The next moment!

A devastating power capable of destroying heaven and earth erupted. The violent force of the punch even formed turbulence in space itself, distorting the surrounding environment.

"Be careful!"

Aurora immediately stepped in front of her sister, shielding Belle.

Everyone watching the battle from the outskirts could feel the terrifying destructive power of that punch.

And Vegeta, who took the attack head-on, suffered unimaginable damage.

Crack!

The sound of bones breaking echoed from Vegeta’s body.

Under the violent, destructive shockwave, he not only suffered multiple fractures throughout his body, but his internal organs were also severely damaged.

"Gaah!"

Vegeta’s face twisted in pain as he involuntarily spat out a large mouthful of blood. The golden aura surrounding him vanished instantly, and his hair and eyebrows returned to their original color.

Fenric’s punch had forcibly knocked him out of his Super Saiyan state.

If not for his Saiyan physique, that single punch might have killed him.