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And he did indeed make the right bet.

Perhaps Tomat was just too lucky; maybe Bardock didn't think much about it when he attacked and just used that arm on a whim.

But isn't luck also a small part of ability?

However, to be precise, Tomat's luck can't be said to be very good right now.

Even with only half the force, Tomat was indeed in a relaxed state when he took that punch, and judging from the injuries, he was the one at a disadvantage.

Tomat, however, was not displeased by this; on the contrary, he became excited—the emotional seal imposed by Amiya was weakening, or rather, the excitement he felt from the battle was constantly increasing.

This feeling intensifies when one is in such a disadvantageous situation.

The more unfavorable the situation, the more arduous the battle, the more severe the challenge...

The more excited he became.

Accumulate strength through cultivation.

Push your limits in battle.

This is what Tomat is looking for.

"Isn't it time?"

Amiya, watching from the audience, looked at Tomat, whose movements were noticeably slower than before, with a slightly worried yet expectant expression.

"He's pushing his limits... and we're able to help him, which is really touching."

Initially, they unilaterally benefited from Tomat's capricious behavior, maintaining a situation where "as long as there is no conflict, everything is fine."

Then they integrated into each other and lived in harmony, as if there were no insurmountable gaps, and grew slowly under his guidance.

Now, they can provide assistance, giving Tomat the opportunity to grow into an even more powerful being.

Amidst these complex emotions, Amiya silently unlocked the emotional seal on Tomat.

"Mr. Thomas, please become stronger."

[Main Text] Terra Battle: Chapter 41 The Wrath of the Champion - The Birth of the Super Saiyan

"Everyone!!! Run!!!"

As Amiya prepared to make the gesture to remove the seal on Tomat, a familiar voice simultaneously appeared in the minds of many Rhodes Island operators in the venue, including the two Saiyans in the battle.

Gohan, in a fit of emotion, used telepathy in everyone's minds to tell them to flee immediately without any explanation.

Tomat and Bardock stopped abruptly, both instantly abandoning their fighting stances and looking around. Tomat, in particular, carefully sensed the unusual surroundings.

"What's that down there?!"

Before long, Tomat turned his attention to his feet.

Perhaps because the auras released by the two during the previous battle were too great, or perhaps because this energy was indeed something that had just been generated, Tomat did not notice the abnormal signs underground—it was a huge energy surging up from the depths of the earth, roughly estimated to be large enough to engulf most of the Great Knight Territory.

Where is it?

what is this?

Is it related to the air in outer space?

What is Gohan doing? Why is something strange appearing from underground?

It only took Tomat a moment to adjust from a highly charged fighting state to a calm state of asking a series of questions and reflecting.

Before Bardock and the other Rhodes Island members who had also heard the telepathic connection had fully grasped the situation, he had already taken action.

Tomat's hands were clasped together in an "X" shape.

A sharp aura instantly emerged, coiling around his arms.

"Oh!!!!!"

Two beams of light appeared as he slashed downwards, easily piercing through the arena and the ground beneath his feet. Then, the energy blades seemed to extend infinitely, stretching out in four directions, while simultaneously transforming into a silver-white curtain that rose continuously, crisscrossing and directly slicing through the Great Knight Command, which was pieced together from four moving cities.

The air blade traversed tens of kilometers, cutting through everything in its path without hindrance. Even the dense clouds high in the sky bore an X-shaped mark formed by the soaring air blade.

A horrifying cross-shaped scar appeared on this land.

"what you do?!"

Bardock, the only person present who could keep up with Tomat's pace, looked at Tomat with an expression that fully understood his thoughts.

"Protect others! As many as you can!!!"

But Tomat had no time to explain; the surging energy from underground would engulf everything in the next moment.

He stood directly at the intersection of the air blades and punched downwards, creating a crater tens of meters deep.

Then, with his hands clasped around his shoulders, he controlled the gathering of energy, and golden energy appeared on his body surface, crackling continuously.

"Get as far away as possible!!!"

Thomas opened his arms, and a massive amount of energy emanated from him, forming a hemisphere that continued to grow in size, before forcefully pushing everything around him aside rather than devouring and crushing it.

If you were to look down from above Kazimierz, you would see this incredible sight—a golden "bubble" rising on the vast plain, with countless hills rising around its edge like dense folds.

The earth was taken from its rightful place by that energy, and it was squeezed together and kept piling up.

However, this is different from the mountains that slowly rise due to plate collisions in normal geological phenomena. According to the speed of energy diffusion, the formation of these mountains should be more like "waves".

Amidst the turbulent waves of this land, what sways like a lone boat is the mobile city that has been divided up by Tomat.

The light disappeared a few seconds later.

The high-altitude clouds were also blown apart by the huge shock wave.

As the light shone down, the site that was once the Great Knight's territory had become a flat crater of unknown elevation—a sight the people of Terra only ever saw when surveying giant meteorite craters.

But an unusual mark emerged within this pit.

It was a giant rift valley that ran almost vertically through the pit, extremely narrow and bottomless.

This was not caused by Tomat's attack, but by the influence of that unknown energy. It was just that it was basically covered by his energy, so it did not show up too obviously.

Thomas stood above the pit, gazing down into the abyss, lost in thought.

A moment later, a telepathic message from Gohan reached his mind.

"Was it...was it Mr. Thomas who did this? I almost didn't have time to react..."

"This is the best method I can think of."

Thomas answered very decisively.

"The aura of Kazimierz... has diminished considerably..."

Gohan's tone was hesitant, as if he was still debating whether or not to tell Tomat about it.

"The casualties were caused by my actions. Don't overthink it. I don't want to make up any nice excuses. In short, if we hadn't done this, everyone except us would have died."

Even if the energy wave is not intended to cause destruction, but simply to push things away, its speed is enough to make many people unable to withstand it. Moreover, the inevitable shaking may even damage buildings, and traffic will be directly paralyzed with constant accidents.

Tomat had considered all these consequences, but before all of this happened, had Tomat considered taking the "right action" of "killing to save more people" again?

Or rather, would he like to face that situation again?

He had faced countless tedious "trolley problems" in Legion missions due to his lack of strength.

But what he truly hoped for was that in similar situations in the future, the person who forced him to make a choice would be tied to the railway tracks.

But now he has made a choice again, doing something he hates but can't shirk the responsibility of doing.

However, Tomat answered more calmly this time, and then asked:

"—So, what's the situation at Rhodes Island? Are Frostnova and the others alright?"

Gohan replied:

"I deployed a protective shield, which barely covered Rhodes Island and some surrounding areas. Everyone on Rhodes Island reacted immediately, so there was no major problem. But I couldn't deploy a larger shield in such a short time."

"Although things still went wrong, at least you protected them, thank you."

Tomat expressed his gratitude after hearing the situation.

"I'm...I'm sorry, I didn't expect them to do that!"

"No, don't misunderstand, I'm not blaming you. You've already helped me, so why would I be angry with you?"

Gohan quickly apologized, but was stopped by Tomat, whose voice in the telepathic connection and the mental state he could sense seemed unusually calm.

It could even be described as eerily calm.

Tomat looked up at the sky.

With eyes wide open, they gazed into the distance.

Do you regret not being able to save everyone?

Don't be ridiculous, Tomat knew deep down that even with ample preparation time, some things could never be done perfectly.

He was just angry.

Anger suddenly shattered everything that existed, hurting many people and spoiling his mood.

Moreover, there is even a risk that Yelena might get injured this time.

Thomas knew exactly what he was doing; he didn't let his anger vent unnecessarily, and he knew where he should put it.

"I should be angry..."

Tomat clenched his fists.

I took a deep breath—lasting for more than ten seconds, as if I were inhaling all the surrounding air into my lungs.

A thunderbolt struck from the clear sky; a violent lightning bolt appeared directly in the empty blue sky, transforming into dense, fine threads that coiled around Tomat's body.

The soil and rocks a hundred meters below began to crumble, then defied gravity and floated upwards, before being crushed into powder.

The color of the air began to change, with several shades of red, dark green, and grayish-white permeating the entire space.

A single drop of water quietly stirred the stillness in Tomat's heart, which was as calm as a stagnant lake.

And it keeps getting bigger and bigger and bigger...

Waves, billows, giant waves...