Chapter 176: Chapter 176: Awakening Form
Gas lunged forward, clashing with Granola mid-air. Their movements were so rapid, they became mere blurs, their fists and feet colliding with explosive intensity. To the onlookers, their battle was a storm of light, impossible to follow with the naked eye.
BANG!
Granola landed a devastating punch, sending Gas hurtling backward through the air. The blow carried him hundreds of meters before he managed to halt his momentum, his body hovering in defiance of gravity.
Granola smirked, crossing his arms confidently.
"So, this is the second strongest in the universe? I'm not impressed."
Gas gritted his teeth, his fury palpable. His hands clenched into fists as he suppressed the humiliation burning within him.
In an instant, Gas vanished and reappeared directly before Granola.
Caught off guard, Granola instinctively raised his arms to defend himself. Gas smirked coldly, unleashing a powerful kick that slammed into Granola's chest, forcing him to stumble back.
Before Granola could recover, a spear materialized in Gas's hands, its gleaming tip aimed straight for his opponent.
Granola twisted his body, narrowly evading the deadly thrust. The spear whistled past him, leaving a trail of displaced air. He seized the weapon's shaft with both hands, attempting to wrest control from Gas, while simultaneously delivering a side kick.
Gas countered with his own kick, their strikes meeting in mid-air. Sparks flew from the impact as Gas released the spear and drove his foot forward, landing another punishing blow.
Bang!
Granola spiraled backward, crashing through the sky before stabilizing himself.
"Granola!" Monaito's worried voice pierced through the battlefield. He watched from a distance, his heart pounding in fear for his grandson.
Granola brushed off the dust and glared at Gas, determination blazing in his eyes. He realized holding back would only prolong this fight.
"Enough!" he roared, his energy flaring. In a flash, he was beside Gas, catching the latter off guard.
Gas swung instinctively, but Granola sidestepped with precision. Channeling all his strength, Granola drove his fist into Gas's abdomen. The blow was so fierce that Gas doubled over, gasping as bile spilled from his mouth.
"Gas!" Elec shouted, his voice tinged with panic. His eyes narrowed, knowing what was at stake if Gas lost.
Granola didn't let up. He clasped his hands together and hammered them down on Gas's back.
Boom!
Gas plummeted to the ground like a meteor, leaving a massive crater in his wake. Dust and debris erupted into the air, temporarily obscuring the battlefield.
When the dust finally settled, Gas lay at the bottom of the pit, battered and barely moving. Elec watched with clenched fists, his face dark with desperation.
"This can't happen… If Gas falls, we're finished!" he muttered under his breath.
But Gas wasn't done yet. Gritting his teeth, he climbed to his feet and launched himself back into the fray. Granola raised his hands, firing a barrage of finger bullets. Each shot blazed toward Gas with deadly accuracy, but Gas weaved through them with uncanny speed.
Closing the distance, Gas summoned a meteor hammer, its spiked head gleaming ominously. He swung it with ferocity, aiming to crush Granola. The latter leapt into the air, narrowly avoiding the weapon's destructive path.
Gas didn't relent. He hurled the meteor hammer at Granola, following up with a volley of Ki blasts from his fingers. Granola twisted and turned in the air, evading the onslaught.
Suddenly, Gas disappeared. Granola's eyes widened in alarm as he felt a presence behind him. Reacting on instinct, he teleported behind Gas, reversing their positions.
Gas glanced around in confusion, only for Granola to deliver a brutal kick that sent him crashing back to the ground. The impact raised another cloud of dust, and Elec, unable to bear watching any longer, rushed toward his brother.
As the dust cleared, Gas lay sprawled in yet another crater, battered but defiant. Elec reached him and pulled a pendant from around Gas's neck. Oil and Maki gasped, their faces etched with fear.
Without the pendant's restraining influence, Gas's power began to surge uncontrollably. His muscles bulged, tearing through his clothes as his energy skyrocketed.
"AHHHHHHH!" Gas roared, his Ki forming a towering aura around him. The earth trembled violently, cracks spiderwebbing across the landscape under the weight of his awakening.
Gas had entered his Awakening Form.
As his power stabilized, the ground stopped shaking. However, Gas's eyes burned with unrestrained fury, his mind clouded by the overwhelming energy coursing through him. He let out another guttural roar and launched himself at Granola with blinding speed.
Granola met him head-on. The two collided with a shockwave that shook the air. Gas's attacks came faster and harder, each punch and kick a blur of motion. Granola did his best to counter, but the gap in strength had widened significantly.
BANG!
Gas landed a devastating punch that sent Granola skidding across the battlefield. Granola dug his heels into the ground, trying to halt his momentum.
Before he could recover, Gas appeared before him, aiming to gouge his eyes with his fingers. Granola braced himself, knowing he couldn't dodge in time.
Suddenly, a figure clad in a shimmering aura of silver appeared between them. Goten, in his Ultra Instinct form, intercepted Gas's attack. With a calm yet determined expression, he caught Gas's outstretched fingers mid-thrust.
Gas roared in frustration, attempting to overpower Goten, but the Saiyan twisted Gas's wrist with ease, snapping it with a sickening crack. Gas let out a scream of agony, staggering back.
Elec's face twisted in disbelief as he watched the scene unfold. "This can't be happening! Goten was supposed to stay out of this!" he growled.
Gas, consumed by rage, threw a wild punch with his uninjured hand. Goten sidestepped effortlessly, delivering a counterpunch that sent Gas flying through the air.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Gas smashed through three mountains before coming to a stop against the fourth, coughing up blood as his broken body slumped to the ground.
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