Chapter 97: A Demon That Looks Delicious
Gicchin moved swiftly, appearing in front of Jiren in the blink of an eye and delivering a sweeping kick.
"Bang!"
Despite Jiren's enhanced strength, he was caught off guard and sent flying backward.
"Master... I won't hold back!" Jiren steadied himself and charged at Gicchin again.
"I must prove to you that true justice can be achieved alone!"
The fierce battle commenced. In the blink of an eye, the overwhelming force from both the air and the ground raged like a series of hurricanes, sweeping across the barren wasteland.
"Bang!"
Lin Qi's face remained cold as he struck the masked man with a punch, sending him hurtling backward.
"Crack!"
The masked man crashed through layers of rocky cliffs and embedded himself into the mountain. "Truly powerful... Which universe are you from?"
Amid the tumbling rubble of the mountain, the black-robed man rose into the air again, looking at Lin Qi as he spoke.
"Why should I tell you... And you, a demon, actually know this much?" Lin Qi sneered coldly.
"Let me see what kind of creature you, this demon, really are!"
As Lin Qi finished speaking, the mask on the black-robed man shattered rapidly along the crack.
But as the mask fell off, the man immediately pulled his hood further down, hiding his face again, leaving only his bloodthirsty thin lips and a sinister smile visible.
"Heh heh... I'm very curious about your identity!" Lin Qi smiled faintly, gathering an energy blast in his palm.
Why did he find this guy's smile somewhat familiar?
"Where are you looking?"
In just an instant of distraction, the black-robed man appeared behind Lin Qi. Lin Qi quickly snapped back to attention, twisting around to deliver a punch.
The two clashed again, engaging in close combat with punches and kicks.
"Jiren, wake up..." Gicchin felt restricted. He dared not fight Jiren with his full strength.
He could only try to call out from time to time, hoping to snap Jiren back to his senses.
The battle in the air left Gicchin utterly astonished. He never expected the boy who always followed behind Jiren to be so formidable...
Could it be that Jiren had become this way because of the overwhelming influence of that boy's power?
"Their speed is incredible..."
Jiren's fists clenched tighter, his muscles bulging. "Powerful... Justice..."
Jiren looked up, his eyes bloodshot and filled with red veins. "Great villains... These damn demons..."
His fists tightened further as he looked at Gicchin with hatred in his eyes. "Why am I not strong enough?"
"Why can't you acknowledge me?!"
Jiren's furious roar had no effect on the intense battle between Lin Qi and the demon.
"Haaaah!"
Jiren let out an enraged howl, charging toward Gicchin with his fists swinging.
Their fierce exchange of blows appeared sharp and brutal, but Gicchin subtly maintained the upper hand.
Although he could suppress Jiren, Gicchin couldn't figure out how to restore Jiren to his original self.
"It seems I'll have to knock you out first!" Gicchin lifted his leg to kick Jiren.
The crazed Jiren calmly bent his arm, using his elbow to block the attack.
Seeing his kick blocked, Gicchin threw a punch toward Jiren's cheek.
The punch wasn't particularly powerful, but it still forced Jiren to retreat.
"Hmph!" Jiren looked visibly frustrated. He retaliated with a punch aimed at Gicchin, but this time, he only struck Gicchin's afterimage.
Gicchin had already appeared behind Jiren, swiftly transforming his fist into a hand blade aimed at Jiren's neck.
"Ugh..."
As Jiren's body went limp and he was about to collapse, Gicchin flashed a confident smile and caught him, letting Jiren rest against his shoulder.
"A master will always be a master!"
Lin Qi also noticed the conclusion of the battle on the ground. Tsk... After all, this Jiren was not the Jiren from the Tournament of Power.
This was twenty years too early... It was no wonder he couldn't defeat Gicchin.
Placing the unconscious Jiren next to the mini Jiren, Gicchin cast a subtle glance toward the sky.
In the air, the black and white figures were still colliding repeatedly, their punches and kicks moving so fast that it was dizzying to watch.
"Boom boom boom!"
The entire space echoed with the sound of their clashes, the shockwaves forming massive circular blasts.
The demon's face tilted upward from Lin Qi's punch as his feet skidded backward across the snowy ground.
"Crunch crunch crunch..."
Two deep ruts were left in the earth, the ground trembling with each movement.
"So powerful..." The aftermath of Lin Qi and the monster's battle was a catastrophe for the planet.
The sky grew even darker, and the scorched brown earth was devastated. White smoke continuously rose from the cracks in the ground.
"Kame... Hame..."
"Ha!!"
Lin Qi steadied himself, gathering energy in his hands by his waist, preparing to launch a Kamehameha at the black-robed man.
"Stop... Stop!" Gicchin shouted loudly, shielding the small Jiren in his arms and trying his best to withstand the overwhelming pressure from the battle above.
The enormous pressure made it difficult for him to breathe. "You can't keep fighting... This planet won't survive!"
"If this continues, we'll all perish with this planet!"
Lin Qi looked down. The ground below now resembled a scene from hell.
Smoke billowed everywhere, the ground was cracked and filled with countless craters, and black-robed soldiers scrambled and wailed in chaos.
Even the original black-robed boss had vanished without a trace, hiding somewhere unknown.
Meanwhile, the ground continued to crumble, and the terrifying energy ripples wreaked havoc on the planet without restraint.
"Hahaha... Are you scared now?" The monster sneered maliciously, appearing above Lin Qi. He swung both fists down in a heavy hammer strike.
"Perish along with this planet!"
"Bang!"
Lin Qi was sent crashing into a snowy mountain, embedding himself into the rocks. He growled in frustration. "Damn it..."
He could survive in the vacuum of space. In the past, he had repeatedly made Quitela and Cognac secretly travel to Universe 7 to gather Dragon Balls for wishes.
But now... With so many people, how could he possibly have time to line them up and teleport them one by one?
A single energy blast from the demon, and they would all meet their end!
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