Chapter 96: Annihilation! (Patreon)

Dre is dead? To be precise, the battle had barely started, and he was already dead!!

Neiz watched Dre's demise with wide eyes, his expression one of utter disbelief. Dre was a formidable warrior with a power level of 150,000. Even Neiz couldn't compare to him, so how could he lose so easily? Unable to believe what he was seeing, Neiz's face displayed sheer horror.

With Dre defeated, Neiz knew he stood no chance of winning!

Neiz glanced at Xavier, his gaze filled with fear. To be able to kill Dre so effortlessly, this guy's power was undoubtedly above his own. A chill ran from his feet up to his head, turning his face pale.

Neiz shifted from offense to defense, quickly retracting his steps and in a flash, he was already fleeing towards Shaviza.

"How is this possible? Dre was killed!!"

On the other side, Shaviza, who was entangled in combat with Celine, still had the presence of mind to observe his surroundings. When he noticed Dre being killed by Xavier, his face immediately turned dark and grim. This was the first time a member of the Mecha Squad had been killed since its creation, and it happened right before his eyes.

"Don't look around, your opponent is me!"

Celine called out discontentedly, her long black hair fluttering elegantly, her eyebrows furrowing slightly like wisps of smoke. Xavier's movements were so fast that even she hadn't seen what happened clearly.

"Captain!" Neiz looked at Shaviza with concern. He had to worry about their safety now. Dre's example could easily be repeated on them.

Shaviza snorted coldly, glaring with a grim expression.

Neiz hesitated, his words stuck in his throat, his body cautiously inching closer to Shaviza.

"Calm down. There's nothing to fear from our opponents. If we join forces, they're not unbeatable!" Shaviza said this, but he dared not be careless. From Xavier's earlier performance, Shaviza knew he was no match.

In the Mecha Squad, Shaviza's power was only average. His role as captain was due to his sharp mind and Cooler King's favor.

However, for safety's sake, Shaviza had already made up his mind to go all out.

"Neiz, give it everything you've got! How could the strongest squad under Cooler King be easily defeated!" Shaviza radiated a dark aura, assuming a stance of fierce resistance.

Neiz followed suit, understanding that this was a critical moment of life or death.

"Roar!!"

Shaviza and Neiz roared simultaneously, unleashing a terrifying aura. Silver-white energy swirled around them, causing the ground to tremble and shake. The force of their energy compressed the earth beneath them by half a meter, and the rocks shattered under the immense pressure, forming numerous deep cracks. The sky darkened ominously, and the atmospheric pressure skyrocketed.

Celine stood there, stunned for a moment, before unleashing all her power as well.

"Ha!!"

With her full power of 120,000, a pale golden aura enveloped Celine's delicate, seedling-like frame, shimmering brightly.

Xavier's lips curled into a smile as he silently observed the blue-skinned, yellow-haired Shaviza and the red-skinned Neiz.

"Going all out, huh? Heh, 140,000 and 130,000 power levels! Shaviza is slightly stronger. Impressive combat power, which would be formidable in the universe, but… today, you're up against me!"

Xavier revealed his full power, his aura surging to a stable 150,000. A cataclysmic force, even stronger than Shaviza and Neiz, erupted on the planet, causing it to quake violently.

On the other side of the planet.

Bardock and Merus felt the intensity of the battle on the planet's far side, their faces reflecting their shock.

"Lord Xavier's power is this overwhelming, and what's even more incredible… the other energies are almost on par." Bardock trembled, the Saiyan blood within him excited, yearning to join the fight.

However, reason restrained Bardock. He knew that with his power level of less than 40,000, joining the fray would only make him cannon fodder!

Truth be told, neither Shaviza nor Xavier's current power was as terrifying as when Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta. But at that time, Bardock couldn't sense energy and didn't fully comprehend Frieza's horror.

"Xavier is amazing, but how is Celine also so powerful!"

Merus crossed his arms, biting his thumb, pacing in disbelief.

…

"Damn, when did such powerful beings appear in this universe? It looks like I'm no match at all!"

Feeling Xavier's overwhelming aura, Shaviza knew he was in trouble. With a loud shout, he charged at Celine. In an instant, sand and stones flew, and shadowy fists intertwined as devastating attacks launched.

Celine's pupils contracted sharply. Seeing Shaviza abandon his attack on Xavier to come after her, she understood that he was picking on the seemingly weaker opponent—herself!

Damn it! Celine roared internally, skillfully dodging Shaviza's relentless attacks. Despite the ferocity and speed of Shaviza's assaults, they couldn't significantly harm Celine.

Shaviza held his breath, focusing his power to the extreme, and his speed increased drastically. With his cunning maneuvers, the two figures clashed intensely, creating a fiercely dynamic battle.

At this moment, what was Neiz doing? He was being forced into stillness by Xavier's piercing gaze. Any slight movement from him would trigger a ruthless attack from Xavier. So, while Celine and Shaviza were fiercely battling on the side, Xavier and Neiz remained motionless and silent.

"With Celine's power, it's a bit difficult to handle Shaviza!" Xavier's calm eyes noticed that Celine was beginning to lose momentum.

Sure enough, it didn't take long before Celine's movements became erratic, and the battle rhythm gradually shifted into Shaviza's control, exposing a flaw!

"A perfect opportunity!"

Shaviza's eyes lit up sharply, seizing the flaw in Celine's defenses to launch a tidal wave of attacks, forcing her to retreat step by step.

"Hu…" Powerful palm strikes came at her, and Celine raised her power to the limit, swinging her fist to block. Shaviza, however, suddenly shifted his form, and her counterattack hit nothing but an illusory afterimage.

This is bad, Celine thought in alarm as Shaviza's figure suddenly appeared at her side.

"Ugh!" An immense force struck her, sending her slender body flying like a kite with a broken string. Boom! Celine spat out blood and fell into a crater formed by the impact, dust and gravel covering half of her body.

"Die!"

Shaviza dived swiftly, seizing the opportunity without giving his opponent a chance to recover. His hand formed a silver-white, blade-like energy attack aimed at Celine's head.

Crack!

The world fell silent once more, the icy blue world descending again, freezing everything in time.

Slice!

Time resumed.

Shaviza stared ahead, his face blank. To him, time hadn't stopped at all. Suddenly, confusion flashed in his eyes. His energy blade had clearly struck, yet his opponent seemed unharmed.

Looking down, he saw that his arm below the elbow was gone, blood spurting from the wound.

"Ah!!!" Shaviza screamed in agony, his raspy voice echoing in the air. Then he saw the young man holding his severed arm in one hand, and in the other hand… Neiz's head!

"How is this possible? When did Neiz get killed?"

His pupils contracted sharply, smelling the scent of death. Even before the enemy's attack began, he could feel the breath of death.

"Heh, you dared to injure Celine severely. Although I wanted her to experience a life-and-death battle, I can't help but feel anger. The Mecha Squad is destined to be annihilated today!"

Xavier's cold, merciless voice pierced Shaviza's ears, a wave of despair washing over him.

Aiming at the battered Shaviza, Xavier clasped his hands together, releasing a massive energy wave. Woosh! The energy wave, like an azure dragon, carried a terrifying aura, relentlessly surging forward.

Shaviza's pupils narrowed into pinpoints.

"No! The Mecha Squad can't be completely wiped out, Lord Cooler won't let this…" Before he could finish his sentence, boom!! Filled with regret and unwillingness, Shaviza was struck by the terrifying energy wave, the immense power erasing any emotion...

Against the overwhelming destruction, Shaviza was mercilessly ground into cosmic dust.

Having eliminated Shaviza, Xavier sighed lightly and then casually tossed Neiz's head into the air, destroying it with a single ki blast. Today, Cooler's Mecha Squad was completely annihilated!