Goku and Vegeta exchanged a glance.
No words were needed—just a silent tactical understanding.
A furious aura erupted.
Turles's cosmic warriors didn't even have time to finish their mocking laughter before they were swallowed by an overwhelming torrent of power.
It was too fast.
This wasn't a battle.
It was a one-sided cleanup of small fry.
In less than half a minute, beneath the Spirit Tree, everyone except Turles—the man who looked exactly like Goku—had been completely annihilated.
The battlefield fell into sudden silence.
Vegeta stared at Turles, who stood there with his arms crossed, arrogance written plainly on his face.
Vegeta turned to Goku.
"Kakarot."
"Leave this one to me."
"Stand there and watch carefully."
"Watch me—the Prince of all Saiyans—wipe out this trash that has stained our noble bloodline."
Goku looked at Vegeta, his brows knitting slightly.
He could feel it.
The aura radiating from Turles was far stronger than those earlier pawns.
But Goku didn't move.
He chose to respect Vegeta's pride.
Turles watched the exchange with amusement.
"The Prince? Your Highness?"
"What a ridiculous title."
"A homeless dog who couldn't even protect his own planet dares to call himself a prince?"
Vegeta's rage detonated instantly.
He stopped wasting words and lunged forward.
Boom!
The ground beneath Vegeta shattered into a spiderweb of cracks.
His body turned into a streak of purple lightning, crossing hundreds of meters in an instant as he appeared in front of Turles.
Vegeta threw a punch.
Turles merely tilted his head.
The fist grazed his cheek, the violent wind blasting his black hair backward.
"Too slow, Your Highness—the Prince."
The mockery in Turles's voice was unmistakable.
Vegeta's eyes narrowed. Twisting his waist midair, he turned the missed punch into a brutal elbow strike aimed at Turles's temple.
Turles casually raised his arm.
Bang.
He blocked the blow with the back of his hand.
The impact sounded dull—powerless.
Vegeta felt a numbing shock run through his elbow.
How is this possible?!
Turmoil surged in Vegeta's chest, yet his assault didn't slow.
Punches and kicks poured out like a raging storm, completely engulfing Turles.
And Turles… didn't move.
A slight step.
A lazy turn.
A casual raise of the hand.
Every single attack missed.
Vegeta was fighting with everything he had.
Turles was playing.
"This guy… he's toying with Vegeta."
Piccolo's face darkened.
"Haaah!"
Unable to land a hit, Vegeta roared and sprang backward, creating distance.
Purple energy surged wildly into his palms.
"You worthless trash!"
"I'll show you what a real genius looks like!"
"Galick Gun!"
A massive purple beam, brimming with destructive power, blasted toward Turles.
Turles didn't dodge.
He bent his knees slightly—and punched.
The Galick Gun was smashed straight into the sky.
Vegeta's expression froze.
"Impossible…"
"This… this is impossible!"
"He punched my Galick Gun away?!"
At this point, Vegeta's true combat power was already approaching one million—
Yet he was still completely outmatched.
(Note: The Turles who descended upon Earth is not the same as the one from the original movie timeline.
This Turles is a mass-produced chess piece deployed by the Dark Demon Realm to disrupt history.
Combat Power: 20 million.
Hobby: Planting trees.)
"I told you—it's too slow."
Turles lowered his finger, shaking his head in clear disappointment.
"Your Highness, the Prince… is this all you have?"
"You truly disappoint me."
Turles pulled out a Spirit Tree Fruit.
Crunch.
He bit into it right in front of everyone.
The flesh melted in his mouth, and a far more terrifying, evil power erupted from his body.
"Do you see, Vegeta?"
Turles spread his arms, savoring the surge of power, his smile fanatical and cruel.
"This is power."
"Plunder. Devour. Turn an entire planet into fuel."
"This is the Saiyan way!"
"And you—clinging to meaningless bloodline pride and honor—your so-called hard training is nothing but a child's game to me!"
"Y-you bastard…!"
Vegeta's sanity finally snapped.
"Shut your filthy mouth!"
He charged again, completely reckless.
This time, Turles didn't dodge.
He casually lifted one foot.
Bang!
Vegeta's body folded like a shrimp, blood spraying from his mouth.
He was launched backward like a cannonball, slamming violently into a distant mountainside.
Rumble—!
Rock collapsed. Dust filled the sky.
Elsewhere.
On a sun-warmed boulder.
Loren slowly sat up.
A familiar cold voice echoed in his mind.
[The God-level selection system]
[Ding! Major obstacle detected: Spirit Tree. This object will fundamentally destroy the host's Lazy Sanctuary.]
[God-level choice activated. Please select, Host.]
Two light screens appeared before his eyes.
[Option One: Uphold the Way of Laziness. Trust your companions. Goku and Vegeta possess limitless potential—allow them to resolve the crisis themselves.
Reward: None.]
[Option Two: For eternal laziness! Take personal action. Uproot the damn tree and eliminate the one who planted it. Restore Earth's ecological balance as quickly as possible.
Reward: Normal combat power +100,000. Lazuli favorability +30.]
(Note: Lazuli is Android 18's original human name before she was modified by Dr. Gero.)
Option One—nothing.
Option Two—an extra one hundred thousand combat power. Not much, but permanent.
Practical.
But…
Lazuli?
A cool, beautiful woman with blonde hair and blue eyes instantly appeared in Loren's mind.
Her?
Why was the system suddenly rewarding this?
And what the hell was "favorability"?
Loren didn't bother thinking too deeply.
The system's logic was sometimes like a woman's mind—completely unfathomable.
Either way, this mess needed to be dealt with.
"Sigh…"
Loren stood up, stretched lazily, and yawned as his bones crackled.
"System."
"I choose Option Two."
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Author's Note:
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Author's Note:Sorry for not uploading chapters regularly. I'm currently studying for my semester exams, so chapter upload times may vary for now.
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