It happened in an instant. Salari gave Slug no chance to react. She charged forward at full speed, appearing before him once more and unleashing a storm of ferocious attacks like a raging tempest.
'Bang! Bam! Bang! Bam! ...'
Their limbs clashed, triggering sonic booms in the air. The overpowering Salari launched such a fierce onslaught that Slug found it hard to catch his breath.
Salari threw herself into the assault with everything she had. Her savage, ruthless killing blows were all aimed at ending Slug's life.
Though a female Saiyan, Salari's explosive strength was remarkable. Years of gravity training had forged her body into steel-like, far surpassing warriors of the same level.
The violent attacks put considerable pressure on Slug.
But if it was only to this degree, it still wasn't enough to defeat Slug.
'Bang!! Bam!!' The two consecutive heavy strikes launched by Salari were blocked by Slug.
"Getting a little too full of yourself, aren't you, Saiyan? Even if my body has deteriorated with age, I'm far from someone you can take on," Slug said with a sinister grin as a surge of violent energy suddenly burst forth from his body.
The terrifying shockwave instantly blew Salari back. Immediately after, Slug launched a fierce counterattack.
His crushing punches and kicks swept toward Salari like a raging hurricane.
In an instant, the earth shook and the winds howled.
Even in his decrepit state, Slug's power level astonishingly exceeded 1.2 million.
And this was real strength—not the kind that could be simply amplified with a Kaio-ken multiplier.
On top of that, Slug's battle experience was far beyond anything Salari could match.
His fierce and brutal assault ruthlessly suppressed Salari, forcing her into purely defending.
'Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! ...'
The frequency of the tremors grew more and more intense.
Slug, fighting at full power, didn't look at all like an elderly Namekian on the brink of death—he seemed more like an all-out battle maniac.
Every attack radiated a domineering aura, savage and relentless with no room for mercy.
"What's wrong? Weren't you all cocky just now? Is this all you've got?!" Slug roared with wild laughter.
Though fighting at full power had cost him a lot of stamina, it had been so long since he'd unleashed his strength so recklessly. He was completely addicted to the ecstasy of power exploding from within.
He just couldn't get enough of it.
[This guy's power… it actually rivals my 1.2 million power level when I use 2x Kaio-ken!!]
Salari threw herself fully into defense, but still couldn't stop Slug from relentlessly closing in on her.
The battle raged on, and Salari had sustained some injuries here and there.
The spectators watching were all on edge, their hearts pounding.
Raditz had intended to intervene, but Talot stopped him.
For Salari, this battle was also a moment of transformation!
It was the intense pressure from Slug's onslaught that would stir the Saiyan blood inside her—her warrior instincts were being awakened.
Pressure would become motivation. The thrill of battle surged through Salari's heart, and under Slug's mounting pressure, her combat ability kept rising higher and higher.
The battle intensified, and no one felt its ferocity more deeply than Namekian.
Especially Nail and Ragar.
Seeing Slug's formidable power level made them suddenly feel like complete waste for holding the title of warrior-type Namekians.
Of course, they didn't know that Slug wasn't just an ordinary warrior-type Namekian—he was, in a sense, a Super Namekian.
As for the Grand Elder, he had never imagined Slug to become this powerful.
To be able to explode with such power even at this age—how powerful was he when young?!
A Namekian this powerful… and yet he had fallen in with the demons. What a tragic waste...
The Grand Elder couldn't help but imagine—if Slug hadn't been adopted by the demons, if he had kept a pure heart, then perhaps he could've used the dragon balls to restore his youth. In that case, even if the Namekians lost him, the Grand Elder, they'd still have a mighty guardian to protect their people for the next thousand years.
...
On the battlefield.
Slug's fierce assault continued—his relentless, powerful strikes pressed in on Salari step by step, leaving no doubt that the battle was completely one-sided.
Salari was fully committed to defense, enduring the attacks and doing everything she could to withstand the onslaught.
"Heh heh ha ha~~! To be able to fight me to this extent—you can die without regrets! After all, I'm destined to become the ruler of the universe!!" Slug let out a hysterical roar of madness.
His power exploded once again as he charged up for an attack.
'BOOM!!!!!!!'
A loud sound echoed.
The attack, fierce and unstoppable like a raging torrent, was actually blocked by Salari.
But the sheer force of it was still terrifying—it sent Salari flying dozens of meters back.
She finally came to a stop after crashing into the side of a mountain.
The moment she steadied herself, the mountain crumbled into rubble. Salari felt a searing pain shoot through her arms, but she gritted her teeth and endured it.
Fortunately, her body's durability and toughness were exceptional. If not, that punch from Slug would have completely shattered her defense and left her seriously injured.
"Die!! Saiyan!!" Not giving Salari much time to recover, Slug shouted angrily. His muscles bulged, and his aged face twisted into a savage expression.
A powerful, ominous killing intent surged around him. Slug gathered two dark purple energy bombs in his hands. With a violent motion, he hurled them through the air—two powerful energy bombs screaming toward Salari.
The speed of the energy bombs was terrifyingly fast. Salari had no way to dodge—she could only brace herself and take them head-on.
'BOOM!!! BOOM!!! ...'
The energy bombs exploded, and the ferocious shockwaves swept outward. Within a radius of several miles, the entire massive island shook violently, cracking apart at alarming speed.
Salari was swallowed by the raging energy—her fate unknown.
"It's… over~! Heh heh… hahahaha~! This is what happens when you defy me."
Slug's breathing became ragged—he gasped for air in large gulps, beads of sweat dripping down his deeply wrinkled face.
After a while, he finally caught his breath. The corners of his mouth curled upward, revealing a confident and sinister grin.
His blood-red eyes swept over Talot and Raditz outside the battlefield, as well as the Namekians—finally resting on the Grand Elder for a long moment.
Next, once he eliminated these pests, nothing would stop him from obtaining the dragon balls.
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