The improvement of strength is often multi-faceted—from reaction ability to speed, to strength, explosive power, and even resilience, all increase with the improvement of realm. Raditz had entered a new field and improved by leaps and bounds in all aspects.
Both of them were in normal form at the moment, but Vegeta's movements couldn't escape Raditz's eyes—every move was like slow-motion footage.
Because Raditz's normal strength had surpassed Vegeta by too much!
For the past three years, Raditz had been training in the "God Trial" every day, accepting combat training from Vados, reaching a level unimaginable by Vegeta.
The continuous attacks were continuously dodged by Raditz, and the sharp sound of air being pierced turned into a sound that mocked Vegeta.
"Bastard! Do you only know how to dodge?" Vegeta burst into anger between continuous attacks, gritting his teeth as if chewing every word out.
Impatience had always been one of his problems, and he couldn't change it. Once he fell into this situation, it would easily affect his performance. Sure enough, when he was angry, Vegeta's rhythm was thrown off.
"What I'm doing isn't dodging, but being faster than you."
Raditz bent back to avoid Vegeta's punch, the fist passing only half an inch from his chin, but Raditz dodged with precision. Immediately afterward, Raditz reached out and clasped Vegeta's wrist, pulling him hard, then suddenly dodged behind him, kicking the back of Vegeta's head with his leg.
Boom!
With a muffled sound, Vegeta was kicked away.
This move wasn't very clever—it could even be said to be extremely common—but Vegeta couldn't defend against it, because Raditz was too fast and seemed to have seen through all his moves!
"Huh!" Vegeta recoiled, abruptly stopped his falling figure, and suddenly froze in the air.
Turning his head, Raditz was looking down at him from a higher position!
"I believe that through the fight just now, you've already understood that the gap between us hasn't narrowed in the past three years. You're training desperately, and I haven't relaxed either. I think you should join hands with Goku to fight me."
"With Kakarot? Stop looking down on me," Vegeta spat.
"Don't say that—I'm eager to try." Goku flashed to Vegeta's side, his face full of excited smiles before the battle. "It's not like we haven't teamed up before. Besides... my brother is different from other enemies. He's stronger!"
Vegeta didn't speak. He knew in his heart that Kakarot was right. He understood the general strength of Raditz and the strong power hidden deep within the short fight just now.
He'd lost! But he wasn't reconciled!
"Hmph! Don't hold me back!" Vegeta roared and rushed forward. A few afterimages swept across the sky, causing turmoil in all directions. Seeing this, Goku wasn't to be outdone and quickly followed. The distance between the two was less than two meters as they attacked Raditz.
Two people working together doubled their power. In the case where everyone was untransformed, it was still difficult for Raditz to fight against two. With his astonishing powers of observation, he could ensure that every move was within resistance, but it wasn't so easy to counterattack.
Bang!
A heavy blow hit Goku's defense, and the powerful force caused Goku to retreat quickly again.
The heavy force passed through the muscles and even shook into the bones. Goku gasped in pain, and his eyes looking at Raditz changed again and again. With a movement of his throat, Goku showed a wry smile: "It reminds me of the time when I teamed up with Piccolo—it's exactly the same."
At that time, it had also been a two-on-one game, and the ending was defeat by Raditz!
Would the ending change this time? Goku saw that before Raditz could close his punches, Vegeta had already appeared behind him, hands clenched, and slammed the hammer from top to bottom!
The domineering power slashed down like a sharp giant axe, the white and bright ki like a star. This blow made everyone hold their breath. Seeing the hope of hitting Raditz, Nappa opened his mouth even more, his throat constantly rolling.
The roar was also interrupted, and in the sky above, time stood still for a moment.
Raditz smiled, his body turned into nothingness, and his whole form disappeared, passing through Vegeta's body as if transparent. The heavy hammer split the air, and Raditz reappeared at the moment when Vegeta was about to lose momentum, his hard knee pressed against Vegeta's abdomen, and the impact shot straight into the sky.
"Pfft!" Vegeta spat out saliva.
Taking advantage of the situation, Raditz took a half step back, raised his leg and kicked him toward the distant clouds. The powerful force shook mountains and seas, shaking the sea of clouds like cotton candy into pieces. Vegeta seemed to be drowning in it.
Suddenly, on the other side, Goku attacked outrageously, and Kamehameha's beam of light swept straight across the sky, spreading heat waves and shining brightly to connect the universe! The people on the ground only heard the rumbling sound from high above and suspected there was a thunderstorm.
In fact, it was the sound of fierce battle erupting somewhere they couldn't see.
Raditz didn't want to take the Kamehameha head-on, so he quickly used Instant Transmission and dodged behind Goku. Suddenly, a phantom flashed before Raditz's eyes!
Not good! Raditz was taken aback, sensing the danger.
Even though Raditz had noticed the slightest sign, he still couldn't stop Goku's attack, and that punch struck into Raditz's abdomen without hesitation!
"Ah!" Raditz cried out in pain and backed away quickly.
"Hey, I knew you would use Instant Transmission—Kamehameha was just a cover-up." Goku raised his fist and smiled triumphantly. "I hit you!"
Raditz rubbed his belly and smiled back, seeing Vegeta flying from a distance. These two were indeed difficult to deal with together. Although the Saiyans didn't cooperate perfectly, each person's individual combat ability alone was terrifying enough.
Krillin, Tien, Yamcha and others who rushed to see the scene of the final counterattack were so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths. "It's really incredible, as expected of Goku."
"Isn't Super Saiyan already this strong?"
Before the words were finished, Goku and Vegeta rushed toward Raditz again, and the three of them were flying in the air, circling and shaking the sky with loud noises. From time to time, thunderbolts and lightning pierced the sky, and the brilliance was transmitted to the bottom, turning into a spectacle in the evening.
Bang bang bang!
The fierce battle made people outside the circle continue to retreat further outside, for fear of being affected by the power of the three. The wildly dancing wind, fierce ki, and crystal light blended together, swirling and exploding toward a higher place.
Raditz was sweating—he was faster than Vegeta and Goku, but in the constant battle, the speed of the two gradually caught up, and Vegeta, who had been hit hard repeatedly, even punched him back!
A battle lasted for dozens of seconds, both sides backed away, then rushed again, repeatedly fighting separately and fighting again!
"Whirring whirring..."
"Huhu... huhu..."
The three of them fought for a while and finally stopped to take a rest. Vegeta's breathing was the most violent, and Goku was also a little hasty. Raditz took a few deep breaths and adjusted faster than the two. When he was in the God of Destruction Realm, Vados didn't give him a chance to breathe every day during training. When he was exhausted, he had to use the will of a Saiyan to squeeze some strength from his heart. This wasn't something that could be exercised in the gravity training room.
"Let's stop here. The so-called gap has been manifested now." Raditz relaxed his body.
Goku also returned to a standing posture, his stomach growling. He scratched his head embarrassedly: "Haha, I'm really not my brother's opponent. I'm hungry after beating him."
Just like a few years ago, winning or losing wasn't something he could change if he wanted to. Saying that, Goku looked at Vegeta.
Vegeta let go of his tightly held breath, his fists trembled, and he didn't clench them anymore.
"You bastard..."