The crowd was dead silent as Cumber walked over to Beat, showing their vast size difference. Crouching down to the Earthling-Saiyan hybrid, Cumber would chuckle cruelly at Beat before walking away. He then turned his attention to the World Tournament Announcers, who were cowering in fear. Snatching the microphone, he turns it on before speaking to the crowd.
"You're all probably wondering why I'm here. Well, to keep it simple for you to understand. That boy, Beat, is the one that can give me a challenge that I've never had in my lifetime. Cumber reveals his intentions to the crowd.
"Do you think I'm a challenge to you?!" Beat yelled in horror.
"Not now, you're not. But I can assure you. You have the potential to best someone like me in battle." Cumber replied calmly.
"Here... How about I make it easy for you?" Cumber asked before starting to suppress his power.
Everyone watches as Cumber's aura begins to dissipate.
"The thing about Ki Control is ensuring your energy never drains out and purposefully suppressing your ability to fight stronger beings. In my case, I can suppress my power level from a mere Saibaman to a God of Destruction, and that is how much mastery I have over my Ki Control." Cumber explains how Ki Control works.
Once Cumber stops suppressing his Ki, Beat walks over to Cumber, ready to take him on.
"Beat, don't!" Basaku screamed before feeling his father's hand on his shoulder.
"There's no stopping him... Trust me..." Okara told his son to stay silent.
"You ready?" Cumber asked him with malice in his voice.
"Yes..." Beat growled.
Beat gets into a boxing stance before throwing punches to Cumber's body, with Cumber not dodging them. Each punch Beat throws would result in Cumber not feeling any pain, but his torso does move. However, Cumber's feet were still planted to the ground. Even though injured, hooks, Straights, Crosses, every punch Beat can make would still be thrown. Cumber's facial expression never changed, with him crossing his arms.
"He's not even moving..." Forte gasped in horror, covering her mouth.
"Who is this guy...?" Planta asked silently.
Beat would then throw a Double Punch to Cumber's ab region, but it does not even faze Cumber.
"I must admit, you Earthlings have outdone yourselves. You made this boy kind of strong." Cumber chuckled evilly.
"We know how this goes, so let's get to the chase..." Cumber finished his compliment before throwing a massive punch to Beat's torso.
Beat's face contorted to agony before puking with blood. Note gets horrified and tries to help Beat, but Cumber uses his tail to smack her away. Okara gets enraged and tries to step up to Cumber, only for the Ancient Saiyan to turn his head to him, scaring Okara and Planta in place. Basaku and Forte were the only ones that didn't do anything because they knew they couldn't do anything to Cumber.
"Make sure this boy keeps improving... This won't be the last time I see him..." Cumber threatened before flying into space.
Okara, Planta, Basaku, Forte, and Note rushed over to Beat to aid him.
"It's not just the disrupted breathing; his ribcage is shattered, too!" Okara yelled, seeing the damage in Beat's body.
"Dear God! We gotta get him out of here!" Basaku yelled in horror.
The crowd becomes awe-stricken as Beat gets carried away, with him losing consciousness from the pain he's feeling.
Okay, I know this chapter was pretty short because of how little action there is. But I wanted to get this chapter out of the way so we can move on to the next Saga. So there wasn't going to be a major fight with Beat and Cumber's first meeting because anyone knows how that would go.
Alright, that's all I gotta say! Stay tuned for more chapters! :)
