Uninterested in Juliet's death, Kale began to survey the surroundings, looking for her last opponent. Nonetheless, Tokoyami was nowhere. Flattened behind a rock, Tokoyami held his breath while refraining from making any noise. He knew the power of Berseck Kale. So he knew perfectly well that he didn't stand a chance against her. He was going to wait for her to leave, before rushing to find his two injured friends.

Yet he didn't see Kale's cruel smile as Kale walked towards the boy's hiding place. Getting ready to attack him, she was surprised to feel a ki-blast hit her back.

Angry, Kale turned to see NT Destroyer. Despite his torn arm and numerous wounds, the demon had returned to fight. Still, he sported a calm, serene face, unlike Kale, who looked annoyed at being interrupted like this.

Roaring, she created many ki balls around her before dropping them in the direction of the demon. Considering the number and speed of the attacks, no one seemed to be able to avoid them. Still, Destroyer managed to undulate his body in a way that made his movements unpredictable. He seemed to move on instinct and managed to avoid them.


Seeing him do it, Najenda couldn't help but frown. Although Kale attacked the demon with ki-blasts that detonated the entire area, this denrier managed to avoid them while making only small movements.

" A problem, boss ? " Leone questioned.

" It's strange ! Destroyer's movements… they look like Goku's, when he was on ultra-instinct. "

" What ? "

Smiling then, Mojito asserted.

" It's because NT Destroyer was Sidra-sama's student. "

" What ? " The three fighters eliminated from universe 9 were astonished.

Arms folded, Sidra just watched the demon continue to dodge Kale's attacks. Finally, he approved.

" This happened two hundred years ago! At that time, I was looking for a mortal capable of assisting me in my tasks! NT Destroyer seemed perfect to me, since he was the most powerful mortal in our universe! So I made it my student! And within a few months, he had managed to learn the basics of Ultra Instinct. "

" How did he die ? "

" I had to kill him, before destroying his planet. " Confessed Sidra. " As I told you before, the blodias were a race of powerful demons who only liked to fight and kill! Yet I thought I could educate Destroyer to make him empathize. "

Looking at the other gods of destruction Sidra added.

" No matter our personality, our universe or our title of god of destruction, each of us knows empathy! Destroying planets is not a hobby but rather a job that we have been entrusted with! NT Destroyer never understood this principle! It didn't matter where I took her! It didn't matter how I trained him! No matter what words I used with him… NT Destroyer had only killed the inhabitants of the planets we had visited! Then, one day, he challenged me to become the god of universe 9! at the end of this fight, understanding that he will never be able to change his mentality, I ended up killing him! The blodias couldn't forget their thirst for blood. "

" What are you going to do if we ever win this tournament? You promised him to resuscitate him. "

" No idea ! I would already have Esdeath handled! Maybe I'll have to kill him again. "

Annoyed to see Destroyer dodge his attacks, Kale walked over and tried to punch him several times. This time, Destroyer fled by retreating, dodging the Saiyan's charges. Enraged, Kale let out an angry cry, before grabbing a huge boulder.

Seeing that she wanted to throw it at him, Destroyer tried to flee again, until he saw two people fighting not far from them.


" ICE TREE ! "

Rising out of the ground, dozens of ice peaks pierced the rocks around Esdeath, as they moved towards Hit. Eyes closed, the purple alien stood still, despite being the target of the attack.

Then, finally, he got into a boxer stance, before opening his eyes and stopping time. Esdeath nearly jumped when all of the ice spikes around her suddenly sprayed, as she felt Hit's presence behind her.

Hit had stopped time and had struck each of the warrior's attacks, before overtaking her.

" Do you see the difference between you and me ? " Hit questioned him.

In response, Esdeath whirled around and drew his sword. Too late. Hit had already stopped time and saw Esdeath frozen in front of him.

It's over for you! The hit man asserted, directing his point towards his abdomen. However, saved by a reflex, Hit took a step back and avoided the saber of Esdeath, who had tried to put out his eyes.

" What … ? "

Having stopped time again at the same time as Hit, Esdeath was smiling playfully, looking around. Other than the duo, everything else in the arena was still.

" I must say this is the first time I see someone moving when I use this technique. "

" Hum ? " Hit wondered. " Are you not able to control your ki enough to allow people around you to keep moving ? "

" What? You can do it ! "

" Indeed. " Approved Hit. " This requires a great degree of concentration as well as inner calm. "

Staring at Esdeath, the purple alien asserted.

" On the outside, you seem to be a person who can easily keep his cool! Nevertheless, I know perfectly well that inside, you enjoy ecstasy at the idea of torturing me! You are unable to control your ki enough to perform my techniques. "

" Not matter. " Esdeath retorted, with a sadistic look. " If I beat you, it would mean that my attacks are more powerful than yours. "

Then, knowing that time would soon restart, Esdeath aimed his blade at Hit, the instant the latter made as if to punch him.

As soon as the clock ticked again, a cracking sound was heard, as Esdeath saw his saber being shattered into pieces. Hit had smashed his gun in one blow.

" It's finish. " He asserted, directing his second fist at Esdeath's face.

" ICE WALL ! "

Despite the wall of ice appeared just in front of him, Hit seemed to have anticipated the attack and hit the obstacle ten times, in 0.1 seconds. The wall of ice was shattered, and Hit took the opportunity to give an eleventh punch, in the direction of Esdeath.

However, he was surprised, noting that the young woman was no longer in front of him. Having frozen time for a tenth of a second, Esdeath took the opportunity to jump in the air, to avoid Hit's attack.

Then spreading his arms, Esdeath created various ice spears.

" GRAUHORN ! "

Raising his gaze to make the projectiles move towards him, Hit gave a single weary sigh. Remaining still, he ended up stopping time the instant the end of one of the ice spears was about to poke out his eye. Hitting the projectile to destroy it, Hit decided to do away with this woman he found boring.

Bending his legs, he jumped towards Esdeath, who hadn't had time to use MAHAPADMA. Then, fist clenched, he slammed Esdeath's abdomen, punching hard enough to destroy his rib cage.

Yet, to his surprise, he felt like he was hitting a real concrete wall.

"Hmm?" He wondered, letting himself fall back towards the arena.

Time started to move again the instant his feet hit the ground. Immediately, Esdeath's attacks were broken. Then Esdeath felt the power of Hit's punch. Still, despite gritting her teeth, the woman found the strength to put on a defiant smile.

Hit then saw her land in front of her. First wiping a trickle of blood from her chin, Esdeath then opened her cleavage a little. So Hit then saw pieces of ice coming out of Esdeath's clothes. She had formed an armor around her body using her power.

" What did you think? I quickly understood how you were fighting! You don't know any ranged attacks and your only specialty is stopping time! All I have to do to protect myself from this is create an ice shield around me, which always protects me no matter what you do! This is your weak point! Against someone who has ultimate defense, you are unable to win. "

Nonetheless, despite his confident smile, Esdeath felt his abdomen ache. Despite the fact that his protection shielded him from much of the impact of the punch, Hit had been strong enough to deal damage to him. Also, compared to him, Esdeath could not use MAHAPADMA indefinitely. No matter the situation, Hit was more competent than Esdeath. And his calm face showed that he knew it perfectly.

" I will end it right away. "

Immediately Esdeath covered his entire body in ice armor, as an ice saber appeared in his hand.

" Try to see! This time around, I doubled the thickness of my armor! So try to spray it. "

Then pretending to run towards each other, the two fighters stopped as the Destroyer passed between them.

" What ? " They were astonished.

Reacting in extremis, the duo jumped back, the instant Kale's fist hit the ground, creating a huge crater.

" Kale ? " Hit wondered.

" Oh ? " Said Esdeath. " Are you in this strange form again? I admit that it grants you enormous offensive power! Nevertheless, it seems to me to understand that you do not differentiate between your friends and enemies. "

Not caring what she said, Kale turned to her and made to attack her. Creating a breaking wave, she hit Esdeath and destroyed the entire area around her. At first smiling, Kale nevertheless ended up stopping her attack, the instant many wounds appeared on her body.

Smiling sadistically, Esdeath was behind the saiyan, while his ice saber was covered in her blood. Having frozen time, she had easily avoided Kale's attack and then slashed him. Hit the back of Kale's calves, Esdeath looked ecstatic, hearing Kale fall to her knees, unable to stand.

" Is there a problem ? " Esdeath questioned.

Growling Kale grabbed a boulder before throwing it at Esdeath. Not even needing to move, Esdeath conjured up a wall of ice that protected her from the attack. Then unsheathing her sword, she ran to Kale, eager to torture her.

It was without counting the intervention of Hit who found himself in front of Esdeath.

" What? " Esdeath panicked.

" It's the end for you. " Hit asserted, slapping her in the face.

Despite the ice helmet in front of his face, Esdeath heard it crack before destroying himself. Then Hit's fist smashed her nose, causing her to bleed. For the tournament's premiere, someone injured Esdeath. Still, a mischievous smile appeared on the warrior's face.

Having a bad feeling, Hit tried to take a step back. However, it was too late. The hand with which he had just hit Eqsdzath was becoming covered with a layer of ice, which quickly trapped his entire arm.

" What … ? " He wondered.

" MAHAPADMA ! "

This time Esdeath managed to stop time before Hit could react. Then resting his hands on the alien's chest, Esdeath smirked psychotically as his victory seemed to be near.

" COLD DEATH ! "

Immediately, Hit's entire chest was trapped in a block of ice, as were his arms and legs. Only his head remained, which was not covered by ice. And despite his coolness, Hit couldn't hide his surprise as soon as he could move.

" What are you doing ? "

" I just make sure to immobilize you, while I have fun with your friend. " Esdeath asserted, walking towards Kale. " But do not worry ! I found a friend to take care of you by the time I get back. "

" What ? "

Suddenly, Destroyer's face came back to him and his fist hit him. As Destroyer fought against Hit's face, Esdeath found himself standing in front of Kale, who was roaring in pain as blood flowed from a large wound to his chest.

" Who has he, my poor little girl? Are you in pain ? Do you want a bandage ? "

Howling harder, Kale directed her hand to Esdeath's face, to pulverize his head. Nonetheless, Esdeath ducked in time, and as soon as Kale's arm landed above her, Esdeath raised his sword and managed to pierce the forearm. This time around, the whole field could hear Kale's cry of pain.

No longer able to control her rage, she created an overpowered aura that forced Esdeath to step back. A pebble then hit his face, forcing him to close his eyes, for a tenth of a second. Bad reflex. No sooner had she opened her eyes than she saw Kale's huge mass right in front of her. Despite his injuries, Kale's rage kept him walking, as his urge to kill Esdeath grew stronger and stronger.

" MAHA… "

Kale's fist slammed into her stomach, before she could freeze time. And despite his ice armor, Esdeath vomits blood, before falling to his knees. Unfortunately, Kale then punched her in the chin, which made her fly through the air.

Hovering like this, Esdeath couldn't even react, as Kale flew towards her, punching her again.

It was without counting the sudden intervention of Tatsumi and Wave. Girdling Kale, the latter managed to stop the saiyan, while Tatsumi grabbed Esdeath's body.

" Tatsumi ? " She wondered.

" Do not imagine anything. " Cried Tatsumi. " I only helped you because we need you to win. "

" Do not say that ! I bet you like having me in your arms. "

Tatsumi couldn't answer him. Raising her arm in the air, Kale had lowered it onto Wave's helmet, managing to destroy it. Feeling Kale's elbow hit his skull, Wave passed out and crashed to the ground.

Finding himself in a crater, Wave could be seen without his armor, as his teigu appeared near his body. Directing her hand towards him, Kale created a ki-blast. However, her head was hit by a block of ice which unbalanced her somewhat. His attack went a few yards from Wave, missing him as well.

Grumbling Kale directed her gaze to Esdeath, who had reacted in time to protect his subordinate. Suddenly dropping down, Tatsumi landed on the field and let go of Esdeath. Then the two saw Kale do the same and spray the ground beneath her feet.

" She is phenomenally powerful. " Tatsumi asserted. " Do we have a chance of winning against it ? "

" I slashed the muscles in his arms and legs. " Esdeath affirmed. " Yet she is still able to move! The young way to beat her and throw her off the field. "

Kale suddenly flew towards them and made as if to punch them. Still, positioning himself in front of the duo, Destroyer suddenly grabbed Kale's fist. Retreating under the force of the saiyan, the demon nevertheless ends up stopping, stopping Kale at the same time.

" What ? " Tatsumi wondered.

Raising his foot, Destroyer slapped Kale's chin, causing her to take a step back. Feeling blood flow out of his mouth, Kale threw him a punch, which Destroyer managed to avoid by pulling aside. Then he slapped Kale on the side which made Kale moan in pain. Folding her arm, she brought her elbow to his face. Moving his head in extremis, Destroyer avoids him again.

Then finding himself in front of Kale's stomach, Destroyer punched him several times, causing her to back down.


" What is happening ? " Wanted to know Leone. " This demon is beating her. "

" So awesome. " Rô rejoices. " Definitely, Destroyer is much more useful than Kurome! He managed to increase his power. "

" This is not the case. " Sidra retorted. " It's the contrary ! It was Kale who got weaker. "

" What do you mean ? "

Noticing the same thing as his colleague, Champa wanted to know.

" What is happening ? Why is Kale in such trouble? "

" Because his transformation costs him too much energy. " Vados asserted. " Not to mention that she goes on fighting without worrying about her injuries! His transformation is crippling him! If this continues, she may die of fatigue. "

" Is that a joke? "


Being attacked by Destroyer, Kale continued to retreat, though unable to counterattack. Eventually falling back, she struggled to get to her feet, as she felt herself growing weak. Lifting her foot, Destroyer then violently crushed her stomach, making her scream.

Performing this gesture several times, Destroyer took pleasure in torturing her. Raising his foot again, however, he was surprised to see a ki-blast appear in Kale's hand, before it was directed at her face. The attack hit him and the explosion forced him to retreat.

Getting up immediately, Kale rushed at him and belted him before hugging him with all her might with her huge arms. Immediately, blood could be seen falling to the ground, between the bodies of the two combatants.

Everyone believed then that Kale had managed to crush Destroyer to death. However, strangely, Kale let go and everyone saw him fall to his feet unharmed. Compared to him, Kale was frozen. Finally lowering her gaze, she saw the end of Destroyer's pointed tail pierce her abdomen, causing her to cough up blood.

At this moment, Kale seemed to be in a sorry state. She had large gashes all over her body, Esdeath's ice saber still stuck in her forearm and now she had a gaping hole in her abdomen.

Yet instead of being scared, Kale still only felt one emotion: anger. Crying out again, which forced her to cough up more blood, Kale ran to Destroyer. However, instead of continuing to fight her, Destroyer decided to fly away.

Seeing him flee, Kale didn't give him time to escape and followed him through the air. Finally coming to a stop, Destroyer turned to her and gave a confident smile. Then, with his arms folded, he dodged Kale's charges and punches. Letting her attack him, Destroyer noticed that Kale's wounds intensified, as drops of blood fell to the ground of the field. He didn't even have to fight her to be certain of her victory. And if Kale died from his injuries, Destroyer couldn't be charged with his murder.

Stopping moving, Kale focused his energy around her, before creating a multitude of ki-blasts. Seeing her do so, Destroyer created an energy shield that Kale's attacks exploded against. Then, almost immediately, Destroyer carried out a similar attack that hit Kale.

As soon as the smoke cleared, everyone could see the damaged body of the saiyan, as smoke came out of her mouth. Hurt and half unconscious, Kale couldn't react as Destroyer kicked her in the head to knock her down.

Having managed to get up, Kurome was at Wave's side and tried to wake his friend. Hearing Kale crash not far from them, she saw the state of the saiyan's bloodied body. Immediately, Kurome was a little afraid. She feared that Destroyer would go too far and ultimately kill Kale.

" Destroyer! Stop having fun and throw it out of the… "

She didn't even have time to finish when she saw the demon created a surging wave that he directed towards Kale's body. Immediately, the explosion of the attack made Kurome recoil, as well as Wave's body.

Further away, Esdeath and Tatsumi shielded their faces with their arms, as they wondered if Destroyer was disqualifying them.

" That imbecile ... "

Still floating in the sky, Destroyer wore a look that betrayed his thirst for blood. Despite Kurome's order, it was now almost impossible for him to control himself. Shaking his blood-covered tail, he looked ecstatic as he smelled the red liquid.

He was no longer having fun. He wanted to kill Kale.

Excited to know if his victim's body was now reduced to pulp, he was surprised, however, to notice that two figures had positioned themselves in front of Kale.

" Asshole ! " Caulifla roared, as she created an energy shield. " I really want to explode your face. "

" We won't let you mistreat our teammate. " Cabba asserted, as he imitated her.

The other two saiyans from Universe 6 had returned to fight Universe 9. However, Caulifla could only use his left arm, while his right arm was broken and only had two fingers. His determination had not disappeared.

Honestly, Destroyer didn't care if the two saiyans were around. He was just going to be able to have fun with other victims. Getting ready to attack them, he suddenly saw Kale get up, before hitting his two teammates, to get them out of his way. Then, she flew off to fight Destroyer.

" KALE ! " Cried Caulifla. " Stop. "

Too late. Kale walked over to the demon. Like Kurome, Tatsumi had no trust in the demon and decided to rush to the saiyan to fight her and eliminate her himself.

Yet as Kale barely felt his presence, Tatsumi felt two hands grab his legs, stopping him.

" I would not let you do it. " Cried Cabba, stopping him.

Ignoring them, Kale continued on her run. But, in turn, she had herself belted.

" Kale, stop. " Caulifla yelled, as she wrapped her good arm around her friend's waist.

Screaming, Kale tried to fold her arms behind her back to grab Caulifla. Then, she shrugged in all directions to let go.

" Stop! Can't you see I'm trying to help you. "

Finally, Caulifla let go. And Kale immediately spun around, before grabbing his neck. Standing with his arms folded, Destroyer couldn't hide his surprise, seeing Kale begin to strangle Caulifla. Nonetheless, he decided to let it go, just waiting for the best time to kill Kale.

Struggling in vain, Caulifla felt Kale's hand crush her neck.

" S… Stop. " Caulifla pleaded with him.

Ignoring him, Kale used her second hand to strangle Caulifla further. Growling, Kale seemed to behave like a beast that only thought about killing its prey. At that moment, she looked like a real rabid monster.

Feeling weaker and weaker, Caulifla finally decided to react to wake her up. Turning into super saiyan, Caulifla managed to push Kale back with the help of his aura. Then, before she could react, Caulifla punched Kale hard in the face.

Stepping back a yard, Kale's face was turned to the side. Groaning again, Kale stared at Caulifla who screamed.

" Did that wake you up? Kale! Don't tell me you don't recognize me! Have you forgotten who I am? I am Caulifla! And you are Kale! My protected. "

Not giving a damn about her first name, Kale created a ki-blast. Yet the attack suddenly subsided, as Kale looked breathless. The hole in his abdomen was too bad a wound to allow Kale to move around without getting tired. She was at her limit.

Suddenly she vomits blood, before her body falls to the ground.

" KALE ! "

Letting down, Caulifla didn't see Destroyer fly towards her. If Kale was no longer able to fight, the other saiyan would become his new toy. Turning to him, Cabba screamed.

" Caulifla! Behind you. "

The saiyan didn't even hear him. Yet she did not come under attack. For good reason, a purple punch had struck Destroyer's face. Having managed to get out of his frozen prison, Hit seemed to be in a bad mood. Having bruises on his face from the demon's attacks, the purple alien now wanted to return the favor. And against Destroyer, Hit could use his full potential as a hitman, without fear of the consequences.

Destroyer was powerful, fast, and possessed the skills to use Ultra Instinct. Yet, faced with Hit's abilities, he had no defense. Without understanding what was going on, time froze, and Hit hit him numerous times, damaging his entire body.


Seeing Kale's body lying on the ground, Caulifla noticed that her friend had reverted to her original form, being far too weakened to maintain her berseck form. However, instead of rejoicing, Caulifla looked panicked when he noticed that her body was no longer moving.

" Kale. " She frightened, placing her hands on her body.

Lighting up her hands, she began to devote some of her energy to saving her friend.

" Come on, Kale! Open your eyes. "

No sign of life.

" KALE ! Open your eyes! It's an order ! "

Always nothing.

" KALE ! "

" Sis' ? "

Opening her eyes weakly, Kale looked at Caulifla without really understanding what was going on. She didn't remember what had just happened. Suddenly wincing, she put her hand on the wound in his chest.

" What … ? "

Looking around, Kale finally heard the sounds of Hit and Destroyer colliding. Seeing the latter, Kale suddenly had a flash, which allowed her to remember what she had done in Berseck mode. Staring at Caulifla, she saw red marks around his neck.

" S… SIS '? I… I… "

" Forget that. " Caulifla retorted, taking her arm, trying to get her to her feet. " Let's leave this place ! I must shelter you. "

Still, Kale stood still and suddenly put her hands on her head.

" I ... I almost killed you! I… I almost killed Sis'. "

Turning to her, Caulifla saw her start to cry in fear.

" That's what I did ? That's what I did ? "

Looking at Caulifla, Kale cried out.

"I'm sorry ! I'm sorry ! I… I didn't want to…! I … "

" Stop whining. "

Rubbing the skin of his neck, Caulifla cried out.

" This is not by crying that you will fix the situation! You were unable to control yourself! Very well ! In that case, you just have to control your new form and make us win. "

" But I … "

Suddenly, a man in armor saw a huge leap above them. Having donned Grand Chariot again, Wave eventually woke up and walked over to Hit to help Destroyer. On his back, Kurome was standing, while holding a piece of his broken saber.

The duo rushed straight towards Hit and finally Kurome jumped out of Wave's back, while pointing his piece of saber at the purple alien's back.

Despite not looking at them, Hit was quick to strike Destroyer to make him recoil. Then he turned to punch Kurome, knocking her to the ground. Then he had no trouble avoiding a shoulder kick from Wave and then hitting him, to break his armor.

Annoyed at being defeated by Hit like this, Destroyer watched him fight Wave, then suddenly looking down he noticed Caulifla and Kale below. Seeing Kale still alive, Destroyer's thirst for blood returned. Immediately, he took advantage that Hit was busy to rush towards the duo.

He moved so fast that Caulifla barely had time to turn around when she felt the point of Destroyer hit her stomach. Flying back, she bumped into a boulder and found herself trapped between the debris. Seeing her in trouble, Destroyer created an energetic wave that he launched towards her. Opening one eye, Caulifla couldn't hide his fear as the attack hit him.

" AHHHHHHH! "

Suddenly standing in front of the attack, Kale positioned both hands in front of her to stop it. Immediately, she felt her feet move back, as she clenched her teeth. Trying to stop the attack, Kale felt his stomach wound bleed again. Kneeling on the ground, she let out a cry of pain, as the Destroyer's attack was about to consume her.

" Kale ! "

" SIS '! I will protect you. " Kale asserted. " I will protect you. "

Fixing Destroyer's sadistic gaze, Kale flashed anger in her eyes as she asserted.

" I ... WILL ... PRO ... TECT ... YOU ! "

suddenly causing a green aura to appear around her, Kale frightened everyone around her, as she switched back to Berseck mode. She wanted to kill Destroyer. Destroy it. Annihilate it.

As during her first transformations, she thought only of dark ideas. Yet this time around, she didn't want to just kill Destroyer. She especially wanted to protect Caulifla.

Suddenly the latter heard him utter a cry, before his body lit up with a green light. Blinded, Destroyer and Caulifla looked away. Then, finally, both fighters looked at Kale, and saw her transformed.

" Kale ? " Caulifla wondered.


1 = Universe 4 (6): Saitama, Boros, Tatsumaki, Bang, Genos, Sea King, Blast, Garou (8)

2 = Universe 3 (5): Luffy, Katakuri, Kaido, Teach, Akainu, Shanks, Kizaru, Doflamingo (8)

3 = Universe 7 (7): Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, C-17, C-18, Muten Rochi, Frieza (7)

4 = Universe 12 (5): Midoriya, Shoto, Bakugo, Tokoyami, lida, Kirishima, Ibara (7)

5 = Universe 10 (4): Natsu, Erza, Gray, Laxus, Gildarts, Jellal, Wendy (7)

6 = Universe 9 (2): Tatsumi, Wave, Esdeath, Budo, Kurome, Seryu, Mine (7)

7 = Universe 6 (5): Hit, Cabba, Caulifla, Kale, Saena (5)

8 = Universe 11 (1): Jiren, Top (2)

9 = Universe 2 (2): Toriko (1)