>>6319857“No, not yet. We should regroup first.” you say, and with a grunt push yourself back up to your feet. “I don't know what happened to separate your mother, Chaya and the others from Cooler, but they probably need our help. Caulifla, Plastic Man, we need to move.”
“Righty ho!” Plastic Man says, seemingly rising up out of Chilli's crystals, his colors returning to normal as he retakes his normal shape as Caulifla drops down by the three of you.
“Got it. I'll take point, Cauli, you got the rear.” Chilli says, taking command. You nod to him, everyone following his plan as he leads you all forward. Moving forward, between fights of the remaining universes' Competitors. Sensing Rimuru's separated from your wife, daughter and Ginyu, you and Chilli sharing a glance.
“Let's get him first. Separated fighters get rung out faster.” you reply, as the sounds of Moro's battle with Cooler and Freeza echo out in the background. Still catching your breath, the four of you make your way towards Rimuru's powerlevel. Where you see him fighting... Something. A blur of red and black, engulfed in a purple aura moving so fast you can't tell what it is. But Rimuru's stuck fully on the defensive, the blur bouncing off the rocks and attacking your ally from all sides nearly-simultaneously. And despite the slime's power, he's held seemingly completely helpless. Unable to even block, the blur pushing him back step by step, closer to the edge of the arena. And as you watch, Chilli acts.
“Crystallize!” he shouts, slapping his hand on the ground. Causing his crystals to grow over the ground in a foot-wide line shooting straight for Rimuru, to make a defense for your ally. Only to suddenly feel a strike to your guts, doubling you over as the blur bounces off one rocky outcroppings, hits you, then bounces off you and hits Chilli from behind. Knocking him off he feet and tumbling across the ground as you drop to a knee.
“Dad! Chilli!” Caulifla shouts, crossing her arms. Only for it to blur to her as well, slamming into her guts as well. Then, as it bounces off her and goes for Plastic Man, the blur kicks straight THROUGH him, continuing through and continuing to blur around. “Guuh!?”
“Tch!” you seethe through clenched teeth, activating your Barrier around you before trying to push yourself back up. The blur hits you again, but this time, through your shielding Ki, barely feel it. Standing back up, you try and see the blur, only for it to hit you a dozen more times. And, after seeing its attacks aren't working, the blur runs off. Fleeing the battle, realizing it's outmatched. “Get back. Here. Coward.”
“Thanks for the assist.” Rimuru says, immediately moving away from the edge towards all of you. “That rabbit guy was fast.”
“Rabbit?” you wonder, realizing it had to be one of the 11th's Pride Troopers.
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