The sky split apart like an enormous sheet of blue silk being torn in two. A rift stretched from one horizon to the other, spilling blinding light as if a gateway to another world had been forced open.
While everyone stared in astonishment, Z Broly emerged a hundred meters above them in his Legendary Super Saiyan 3 form. His massive, mountain-like figure plunged from the sky like a meteor, carrying tremendous force.
Boom!
The ground shook violently under the impact, unable to withstand his terrifying power. A seemingly bottomless crater tore into the earth, with Z Broly standing firmly at its center.
A raging aura burned around his enormous body, surging like boiling magma and releasing endless energy. His eyes were filled with contempt, as if every living creature in the world were nothing more than an insignificant insect.
The snow around him instantly melted beneath the pressure of his aura, leaving behind nothing but wet, muddy ground.
Z Broly soon noticed Trunks and the others.
When he saw Hit and Trunks, a vicious smirk touched his lips. They were both old acquaintances, and past grudges resurfaced in an instant.
But when his gaze reached Super Perfect Cell, he paused, looking confused. Apparently, he couldn't place the man's name.
Super Perfect Cell felt humiliated by the puzzled look.
"What's that supposed to mean? You don't remember my name, you bastard?" he muttered angrily.
Then Z Broly's gaze shifted to Lytus, and his expression grew even more perplexed.
The man was a complete stranger to him. Yet the instant Z Broly saw him, his blood began to boil uncontrollably, an inexplicable thrill rising within him.
'Looks like I still haven't found that idiot. But for some reason, this guy gets me especially excited.'
The "idiot" he was referring to was, of course, Super Broly.
Z Broly stared intently at Lytus, his eyes overflowing with provocation. Then, right in front of everyone, he drew a thick finger slowly across his throat.
His meaning couldn't have been clearer.
Watching from the side, Trunks found the exchange bizarre.
Lytus, the target of Z Broly's threat, was acting extremely strange. He just stood there, staring blankly at Z Broly without moving a muscle.
When Lytus had first appeared, he had been unbelievably arrogant. Yet after entering the Space Prison, everything about him had changed. His attitude had flipped completely; the once-insolent young man had actually become somewhat reserved.
Now, even with Z Broly openly threatening to slit his throat, he remained eerily calm.
Trunks nudged Super Perfect Cell, drawing his attention to Lytus.
"Hey, doesn't something seem wrong with him? Z Broly just threatened to cut his throat. With how arrogant he used to be, shouldn't he have charged straight at him?"
Only then did Super Perfect Cell notice how strangely Lytus was acting. The difference was night and day.
"Now that you mention it, Boss, there really is something off with him."
Trunks patted Super Perfect Cell on the shoulder, and his underling immediately caught on.
Super Perfect Cell jumped in front of Lytus and shouted, "Hey! He just said he's going to kill you! Why aren't you reacting?"
He waved a hand in front of Lytus's face, but Lytus remained as motionless as a statue.
Super Perfect Cell stared at him in disbelief.
"Reporting, Boss! He's been scared stupid!"
With that, Super Perfect Cell threw a punch at Lytus, hoping to snap him out of it.
Tap!
Lytus instantly blocked the punch, catching Super Perfect Cell's fist effortlessly.
Without even glancing at him, or turning his head, Lytus calmly pushed Super Perfect Cell's arm aside. His eyes stayed fixed on Z Broly in the distance as an unsettling laugh escaped his lips.
"Hahahaha! An opportunity like this comes once in a lifetime!"
"Come on!"
His sudden shift left Super Perfect Cell baffled. A second ago, Lytus had been completely lost in thought. Now he looked ready to explode with excitement, as if he'd turned into an entirely different person.
Still, Super Perfect Cell had to admit the guy had serious guts. He could already sense that this version of Z Broly was far stronger than before.
"Perfect. Let's see if this guy can knock him down a peg or two. Heh-heh."
Super Perfect Cell quietly stepped back to enjoy the show.
Whoosh!
A tremendous wave of power erupted around Lytus. As he kept pushing himself, the raging energy grew increasingly violent.
The resulting storm was so powerful that even Hit struggled to stand his ground.
Lytus was clearly no ordinary fighter. Judging by his aura, he was already several levels stronger than when he had first appeared.
'Is he finally going to transform into a Super Saiyan?' Hit stared at Lytus in disbelief.
He could hardly believe this unfamiliar Saiyan had the courage to confront a monster like Z Broly. On top of that, he seemed to be on the verge of turning Super Saiyan.
As far as Hit knew, only the Super Saiyan transformation could grant a Saiyan such a massive surge in power.
Trunks's next words immediately shattered that assumption.
"No, Hit. You probably won't believe this, but Lytus is far more extraordinary than we thought."
Even Trunks looked stunned.
"His aura hasn't changed color. Not even slightly."
His words drew puzzled looks from Hit and Super Perfect Cell.
"What do you mean?" Hit asked. "His power increased again, didn't it? If he isn't transforming into a Super Saiyan, then what is he doing?"
Trunks shook his head, his gaze fixed on Lytus.
"No. He has no intention of becoming a Super Saiyan."
He pointed toward Lytus.
"Look at his eyes. That's the key."
Trunks paused as a memory surfaced.
"I've seen this form before, in Super Broly from our universe."
Super Perfect Cell suddenly remembered as well.
"Boss, now that you mention it, you're right! It might not be a perfect match, but they're at least ninety percent alike!"
Trunks nodded, giving his conclusion with absolute certainty.
"That's right. He's drawing upon the power of the Great Ape while remaining in human form. Right now, he's using the Wrathful state."
What surprised Trunks most was that Lytus possessed such a rare transformation in the first place.
(End Of This Chapter)
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