Game
Thoughts
"Talking"
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He's fuckin' quick.
Gray stepped to the side, dodging barely as Suiryu's foot lashed past his face. In one fluid motion, Suiryu spun around as the air seemed to swirl around him. The same foot that Gray had just dodged came slamming toward him again before he even had a chance to counterattack, and Gray was forced to backpedal.
I can't let him force me into a martial arts contest. I need to fight him like a Saiyan.
Gray wouldn't say he was 'bad' at martial arts by any means - he wasn't a martial artist, but he incorporated a lot of the basics into his regular fighting style. It wasn't hard to dodge a punch and counterattack, or swing your leg around in a roundhouse kick, or even to flip through the air with his supernatural body.
Suiryu was doing all that, but better. Gray could tell it wasn't just the power level difference between them that made the difference.
His basics are a lot better than mine, and he hasn't even gotten serious yet.
Every move the fighter across from him made was fluid. There wasn't an overwhelming power, but there didn't need to be. His body shifted so effortlessly that every punch Gray threw looked like it would connect, but then it wouldn't. They seemed to slide off his muscular body - Gray felt like he was trying to punch a slippery statue of ice.
But that piece of ice was punching back. Suiryu knew exactly where to move to bait Gray into thinking his attack would connect, and then exactly where to move to launch a counter-attack of his own. And, despite the uneven fight at the moment, it was clear that Suiryu wasn't giving it his all. He hadn't brought out any special attacks or signature moves.
He has a lot more HP than I do, so using Broly's style puts me at a disadvantage.
Broly's dominant and offense-oriented fighting style was the opposite of what Gray needed right now, but it was all he had.
He'll run circles around Kolra's boxing, and if I try to fight without using a style…
Gray knew the basics of fighting, but trying to free-ball his own style against such a powerful opponent was just asking for him to get his ass beat.
I really wish I had gotten Yamoshi's style right now. Hell, I wish I'd even convinced Piccolo to take some time and have those spars.
As Suiryu shot forward with a flurry of punches that Gray struggled to dodge, Gray was starting to realize just how limited his current arsenal of styles was. Kolra's relied too much on guarding - something he couldn't even afford to do with how strong Suiryu's punches were - and Broly's relied on the opposite.
I've still got a lot of learning to do.
Despite the poor situation he was in, Gray was still grinning widely as he jerked his head back, barely dodging a lightning-fast punch aimed at his head.
I'll have to use my points if I want to win. But I don't need to win.
Gray abruptly stepped forward, forgoing his dodging as a flurry of punches slammed into his chest.
I just need to not die until the moon comes.
-62,100 HP! (2,412,415/2,995,000)
-67,820 HP! (2,344,595/2,995,000)
-63,270 HP! (2,281,325/2,995,000)
-60,050 HP! (2,221,275/2,995,000)
And, I've got a ton of skills I can use!
Gray felt like a flurry of bullets had been shot into his torso, but he gritted his teeth and pushed through the pain. He lunged forward, barely managing to grapple Suiryu as the man tried to pull away.
He won't let that happen again.
The man had clearly taken note of the first time Gray had used the 'tank damage to get in close' tactic, and Gray was willing to bet he'd react quickly enough if he tried it again.
I need to tack on a lot of damage right here!
Gray grunted as he grappled Suiryu again, clenching his arms around the man as he yanked upward. He pulled the muscular fighter off the ground, flinging him into the air, to which Suiryu casually did a flip as he recovered and took control of his balance again.
Even if he's used to this, he can't do anything about it!
Gray disappeared from the ground, appearing above Suiryu with [Instant Transmission] as his hands slammed down in a ki-coated two-handed hammer. His fists slammed into the top of Suiryu's head, making the man grunt as he was flung downward.
64,900 HP! (5,360,790/5,727,175)
I've barely practiced this, but it can't be that hard, right?
Gray flicked his wrist as Suiryu was flung downward, and the air under him swirled for a split second. He flicked his wrist again, and a similar effect happened in the air above him. Now, there were two swirling portals - one below Suiryu and one above Gray as he used [Portal Creation].
The martial artist couldn't have possibly predicted that a portal would appear below him, and thus was helpless as he suddenly teleported above Gray. At the same time, Gray swung his arm upward harshly and slammed his ki-coated fist into Suiryu's unprotected gut.
71,550 HP! (5,289,240/5,727,175)
The force of the punch caused spit to fly from Suiryu's mouth, and the muscular man was sent flying upward again. He was flung into the portal above, appearing below Gray as the Saiyan shot downward and slammed his foot into Suiryu's torso.
77,490 HP! (5,211,750/5,727,175)
The cycle was started as Suiryu was flung back into the portal below again. Despite man's immense power and strong martial arts, he had clearly never experienced the discombobulation that came from being constantly teleported and having your ass beat multiple times a second.
I doubt anyone's ever experienced this.
Suiryu appeared above Gray again, falling face-first into his ki-coated punch.
79,250 HP! (5,132,500/5,727,175)
He was flung into the upper portal and came out the lower one, receiving a foot in his face for the trouble.
81,920 HP! (5,050,680/5,727,175)
Gray raised his hand as Suiryu came from the top portal again, using [Attack Boost] as he blasted a point-blank Ki blast into Suiryu's face.
155,970 HP! (4,894,710/5,727,175)
Gray's hand easily flicked down as Suiryu's pained and slightly burnt face came from the bottom portal again, and an attack boosted Ki blast sent him into the upper portal again.
162,120 HP! (4,732,590/5,727,175)
This is fuckin' overpowered!
The skill would be hard to get off again now that Suiryu knew he had it, and it would likely be less effective even if he did get a chance to use it again as Suiryu got more used to the feeling of being yanked between the two portals.
I need to capitalize on this as much as I can.
His [Portal Creation] skill had leveled up once - only once, as it was much harder to spam a skill with a cooldown, and Gray didn't think using such an obviously magical skill while training with Caulifla was a good idea - but the time limit for the portals was still only 12 seconds before they disappeared. Gray could try to recreate the portals the second they disappeared, but that small delay was all someone as powerful as Suiryu would need to recover. As such, Gray intended to-
Use fuckin' everything right now!
Gray's small amount of MP promptly plummeted over the next few seconds as he spammed [Attack Boost] while knocking Suiryu through the two portals over and over again.
121,270 HP! (4,611,320/5,727,175)
172,980 HP! (4,438,340/5,727,175)
152,250 HP! (4,286,090/5,727,175)
110,120 HP! (4,175,970/5,727,175)
190,850 HP! (3,985,120/5,727,175)
162,990 HP! (3,822,130/5,727,175)
151,270 HP! (3,670,860/5,727,175)
Suiryu's face was starting to look more than a little bloody, as his nose was nearly broken from Gray's fist slamming into his face and sending him back down to the portal below. His body was also starting to become darkened as it was covered in bruises from Gray's fists and burns from Ki blasts.
Last one!
Gray's mental timekeeping of the timer on his portals - which was made much easier with [Cognitive Acceleration] - reached zero. As Suiryu fell out of the top portal toward Gray, his face twisted in a mixture of confusion, rage, and pain, the portal behind him shimmered out of existence.
However, now that the portal was gone, Gray was able to use a quick technique that was much more deadly than his other ones.
I don't need to knock him back into the portal anymore!
Gray's hand flicked up, his final attack in the portal-created sequence being an attack boosted Ki gun. Gray's hand fired off the bullet, which streamed toward Suiryu as he fell out of the disappearing portal above him.
925,870 HP! (2,744,990/5,727,175)
The attack was deadly as it ripped through Suiryu's bare chest, causing the man to scream in pain as it created a bloody hole in his body. He reached up as he finally recovered from Gray's onslaught, landing on the ground and placing a hand over the bleeding hole as he breathed heavily.
"Where'd all that confidence go?" Gray smirked lightly as Suiryu glared at him, unable to resist mocking the man as his Saiyan pride flared up.
Twice my powerlevel, a fighting style that's a bad matchup for me, and I'm still kicking his ass!
Gray knew that was largely because he had some rather overpowered skills and was catching the man off guard with them, but he got a bit of an ego boost nonetheless.
"Annoying tricks," Suiryu spat out in response, though the man matched Gray's smirk despite his bruised and bloodied body, "But you're better than I expected."
You started with almost double my HP, but we're almost even now. I'd say that's a lot more than 'better than expected!'
Gray was forced to tense his body again, jerking his head back as a huge fist suddenly came at him from behind. It wasn't Suiryu moving too fast for him to keep up with this time, as the man was still standing on the arena a few feet below where Gray was floating.
Instead, it was the large form of Gouketsu trying to attack him from behind. Gray easily dodged the much slower punch, his eyes narrowing slightly as he spun around and shot backward to create space between himself and the monster.
Why's he interrupting? There's no way Caulifla actually lost, right?
"STOP RUNNING, COWARD!" Considering Caulifla's annoyed shout from nearby and Gouketsu's very bloody and beat-up looking body, she definitely didn't.
"We need to fight together, Suiryu!" Gouketsu shouted as he landed on the ground next to his fellow monster, stumbling lightly as he did, "We can't take them on alone!"
"Sorry, Gray, this bastard keeps runnin' away!" Caulifla, who looked barely touched aside from a couple of bruises, said as she arrived next to Gray, "He's so slippery! He's like you!"
"Don't compare me to that guy," Gray replied dryly, but he knew what she was getting at. Anyone with a genuine fighting style proved problematic for the blunt-styled woman, who, even after training with Gray, was still susceptible to falling into her usual 'recklessly punch, miss, and then scream in annoyance' cycle.
"What are you talking about?" Suiryu countered Gouketsu's request, looking down his nose at the man, "If you can't win, then just die."
Cold.
"You're not winning either!" Gouketsu shot back, gesturing to Suiryu's beat up body compared to Gray's relatively fine condition, "If we both can't win, then we need to fight together or run!"
For a monster, he's not completely dumb.
As a Saiyan, Gray wasn't a huge fan of running from a fight, but it was the smartest thing to do if you were losing. For any non-Saiyan, it was better to be a coward and live than be honorable and die.
He's better than me.
Gray knew that running or fighting cowardly was necessary sometimes, but overpowering his Saiyan instincts was still a struggle he dealt with.
"Who said I was losing? Shut up and just distract her for a bit," Suiryu shook his head easily, "He caught me off guard because I wasn't taking him seriously. I won't make that mistake again, so don't die until I finish here, alright? I'll help you out after."
"Argh…" Gouketsu grunted, looking annoyed, but nodded as Suiryu looked over at him sharply, "Don't take long! This girl is even more of a monster than you!"
"Damn right I am!" Caulifla grinned, and she shot towards Gouketsu as their battle continued - which mostly consisted of Gouketsu dodging her blunt attacks as he struggled to survive and ran for his life.
Gray took a moment to glance around the rest of the battlefield, happy to see that his entire squad was still alive and well for the most part. Fasha and Raditz were a bit bruised up, and Tamari was looking pissed as she had to play support instead of fighting with her fists, but they were clearly winning the brawl nonetheless.
"You're lucky. There are very few people whom I've gone all out against," Suiryu hummed, bringing Gray's attention back to him, "And I haven't needed to since being turned into a monster. I'll make this quick."
"Big words for someone with blood dripping down his face," Gray smirked lightly at Suiryu's words, his excited smile forming on his face again.
Let's hope he's not just all talk!
Gray's adrenaline started to flow again, his heart pumping as Suiryu shifted back into his fighting stance. The man had given him a good fight so far, but for someone over twice his power level?
It's been far too easy.
Gray's thoughts were instantly confirmed as Suiryu seemingly disappeared, appearing in front of Gray almost faster than his eyes could track. The man spun, his entire body generating strength as a powerful kick slammed toward Gray. Gray hastily raised his arms, barely moving in time to block the attack with his arms.
-52,950 HP! (2,168,325/2,995,000)
Gray grunted, his body being shifted to the side. Even as he blocked the attack, the force of the blow rocked through his body.
Even after that beating, he's still damn-
-54,200 HP! (2,114,125/2,995,000)
Gray's eyes widened slightly as another leg slammed into his side - more specifically, the same leg. Suiryu's body continued to spin, the air around him being pulled into his body like a tornado as he shouted.
"[Dark Body Flying Dragon Fist!]"
Gray was suddenly introduced to a world of pain even as he kept his guard up.
-57,180 HP! (2,056,945/2,995,000)
Suiryu looked like a tornado in human form as he spun, his fists and legs simultaneously lashing out in a way that Gray's eyes could barely make sense of.
-59,880 HP! (1,997,065/2,995,000)
-61,220 HP! (1,935,845/2,995,000)
-64,790 HP! (1,871,055/2,995,000)
-67,080 HP! (1,803,975/2,995,000)
As the man spun, his limbs flung out and retracted instantly. Dozens upon dozens of fists slammed into Gray's guard in a split second, and the Saiyan underarmor covering Gray's arms tore instantly. As the blows continued to rain down, Gray gritted his teeth as the skin on his arms bruised and broke, causing a waterfall of blood to start dripping.
FUCK!
-98,200 HP! (1,322,905/2,995,000)
-100,520 HP! (1,222,385/2,995,000)
-102,990 HP! (1,119,395/2,995,000)
-104,800 HP! (1,014,595/2,995,000)
In the time it took Gray to think one simple word, dozens of blows had pounded into his injured arms, smashing into the already bloody wounds and causing Gray's blood to coat Suiryu's fist. Gray didn't have any time to think as his HP dropped faster than he could react, but his body's instincts took over as he let out a scream.
"FUCK OFF!" Came out of Gray's mouth instinctively as he flung his arms outward, ignoring another two blows slamming into his injured arms as a burst of Ki flung out from around him.
The [Ki Explosion] gave Gray the chance to backpedal in the air as Suiryu was forced to back away and dodge the massive orb of power surrounding Gray's body.
The fuck was that?!
Gray activated [Cognitive Acceleration] as his mind raced to make sense of the technique.
He's so fast. How the fuck is he so fuckin' fast?
Suiryu's downpour of blows had been near-instant. Gray had fought quick opponents before, and was even extremely fast himself, but the technique took Suiryu to the next level. Before Gray even knew what was happening, his HP had been pretty much cut in half. In the time it would've taken him to launch one punch, Suiryu had launched over twenty.
Even with my guard up-
Gray winced as he glanced down at his arms, taking in the bloody sight. It was as if someone had taken a cheese grater to his flesh and skimmed off the skin, as the entirety of the sides of both of his arms were bloody mounds of smushed flesh.
I have to use my points. I don't know if I'll survive that technique again, and I can't fight with my arms like this.
His wounds would at least partially heal as his HP increased by a ton when he used his points.
I wish I could just split them between STR and END to maximize my HP, but I need AGI to keep up with that technique! I can get a bit faster by taking off the weighted armor, but…
Gray couldn't go all-in on AGI either to try and outspeed Suiryu's technique, because then his arms wouldn't heal, and he'd be fighting with a battered body.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you," Suiryu chuckled at Gray's intense expression, "I'm much too interested in seeing how powerful you'll be as a monster. In this world, only the strong survive. I am strong, and I think you are strong, so you'll survive."
"Shut up," Gray just gave a mixture of a grin and a grimace, "You haven't won yet!"
I wanted to save the points for a bit longer, but fuck it! I don't know when I'll get a battle like this again!
Gray raised his hands to spend his points, his eyes excited as he grinned widely despite the pain. Suiryu had a technique that seemed overpowered as hell, but that only made Gray more excited. More excited to defeat the man with such a powerful technique.
But Gray paused as his hand was raised, blinking as he felt strange. His insides started to squirm as his muscles pumped, expanding slightly as they started to pulse.
This is… the Ozaru transformation?
Gray glanced up, taking in the sight of a slight sliver of a moon overhead.
"But Celia said-" Gray started to mutter, as it had only been roughly half the time that Celia said it would take for the moon to move overhead.
"I knew you'd charge in like an idiot, so I doubled the time," Celia called out from above as she floated in the air, supporting the rest of the squad with Ki techniques.
Damn, she knows me so well.
Gray sighed, not sure if he should be happy that he could keep hoarding his points for a bit longer or upset about what was about to happen.
"I'm kind of sad this fight is over now, but…" Gray smirked lightly as his body started to expand, the same thing happening to his squad around him. Below him, Suiryu's eyes widened, looking at the growing ape with a mixture of awe and interest.
I'll be way too strong to be at risk of losing, but…
"You can keep entertaining me for a bit, right?"
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Gray Tanaki:
[Saiyan S-Class Squad Captain]
Age: 18
Wallet: 31,973,540 Coins
Lvl: 25 (7,122,815/17,500,000 XP)
PL: 6.7 Billion
Available Points: 2,450
HP: 877,980/2,995,000
TKI: 1,895,150/3,591,475
TMP: 20/570
STR: 2010
AGI: 2235
END: 1490
INT: 1525
CHA: 1245
LUK: 1345
KI: 2355
MP: 570
HREG: 1470
EREG: 1500
Skills: [Observe LVL 10], [Running LVL 20], [Determination LVL 22], [Ki Control LVL 20], [Ki Gun LVL 18]. [Ki Enhancement LVL 15], [KI Suppression LVL 14], [Ki Sense LVL 15], [Pushup LVL 20], [Punch LVL 25], [Kick LVL 23], [Jump LVL 20], [Flight LVL 15], [Prediction LVL 12], [Zenkai Boost LVL 6], [Cognitive Acceleration LVL 15], [Ah! Lord Freiza! LVL 7], [Mouth-Beam LVL 11], [Ki-Blade LVL 14], [Cooking LVL 10], [Ki Barrage LVL 16], [Ki Explosion LVL 10], [Ki Vision LVL 9], [Attack Boost LVL 5], [Swimming LVL 11], [Clothes Materialization LVL 1], [Seal of Weakening LVL 7], [Portal Creation LVL 2], [Lie Detection LVL 4], [Reflect LVL 10], [Instant-Transmission LVL 7], [Healing LVL 8], [Multi-Form LVL 7], [Gigantification LVL 2], [Tracking MP Blast LVL 1], [MP Conversion LVL 12], [Tracking Ki Blast LVL 1]
Perks: [Gamer's Mind], [Gamer's Body], [Double-edged Sword], [Legendary Super Saiyan], [Perfect Ozaru], [A Cute Pawn], [A Humble Master],[Ladies Man]
Fighting Styles: [Boxing Style: Kolra LVL 4], [Fighting Style: Broly LVL 5]
Party: [Caulifla, Kale]
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