c52: Mecha Troops
"Bulma, wait here I'll deal with them," Li Xu said, his tone calm yet resolute.
As soon as he spoke, his figure vanished with a sharp whoosh, using Instant Transmission a technique learned from Goku's teachings on Yardrat after studying its energy-lock method through his enhanced sensory perception.
Inside the enemy ship, a few alien navigators manned the controls, while three warriors leaned casually against the metal walls. One was tall and burly with brown skin and black armor Neiz, the other lean and green-skinned Dore, and the third, their leader, short, purple-skinned, and radiating authority Sauza, also known as Shawiza, commander of Cooler's elite Mecha Troopers.
"Lord Sauza, our blasts can't penetrate that ship's defense system. Their energy shielding's absorbing all impact," an officer reported nervously, sweat trailing down his temple.
These three were veterans of many battles under Cooler, Frieza's elder brother leaders of the elite Mecha Corps who had once fought Goku and his allies on New Namek.
"Hmph, pathetic," Sauza scoffed with disdain.
Suddenly whoosh! a figure materialized out of nowhere in the center of the control deck.
"Who the hell?"
All heads turned toward the intruder.
"Tch... Cooler's lapdogs," Li Xu muttered coldly, recognizing their Cold-style starship and elite insignia.
"Big words from a dead man," Neiz growled.
One of the lesser soldiers panicked and fired his scouter-assisted laser rifle, but Li Xu blurred from sight. A split-second later, he appeared before the attacker and crushed the alien's windpipe with a casual squeeze crack!
Before the others could react, Li Xu vanished again zzt! zzt! and reappeared behind each soldier, striking with pinpoint efficiency. Each one collapsed before their weapons could finish locking.
Sauza's face darkened. "Who the hell are you?!"
"You're not qualified to know," Li Xu replied flatly.
With synchronized shouts, Sauza, Neiz, and Dore leapt into action. Over years of mercenary campaigns, the trio had developed near-perfect coordination nearly rivaling the Ginyu Force in synergy.
"Aurora Execution!" Neiz launched his lightning-like arcs.
"High Voltage Crush!" Dore added a thunder-infused shockwave.
"Photon Barrage Golden Light Cannon!" Sauza fired a compressed burst of photonic energy, aiming to trap Li Xu in a pincer blast.
BOOM! The techniques collided mid-air, engulfing the space in a searing inferno. Sirens blared throughout the ship, warning of power destabilization. Panels shattered, and the metallic bulkhead groaned under strain.
"This hunk of junk's about to blow retreat to secondary vessels!" Sauza barked.
But just as they turned, Li Xu's voice echoed behind them, cold and calm.
"Leaving? Allow me to speed things up."
They turned in horror Li Xu stood before them, unharmed, a glowing orb of blue ki spinning between his palms. The familiar phrase that once echoed from Goku's lips now left his:
"Kamehameha!"
Li Xu thrust both hands forward, and the condensed energy sphere surged out like a thunderbolt from the gods, its blazing blue aura distorting space.
"No!"
The trio from the Mecha Corps Sauza, Neiz, and Dore roared in defiance, but it was futile. The massive energy blast enveloped them before they could escape, tearing through the hull of the spaceship with devastating force. A moment later, the entire rear section exploded outward, leaving a gaping void that sucked the trio into space.
BOOM! The explosion flared like a miniature supernova, scattering the remains of the ship and Cooler's elite into stardust among the stars.
Having eliminated Sauza's squad, Li Xu flew into space, his aura flaring like a comet tail. He quickly sought out and obliterated the remaining support vessels with precise energy blasts his ki signatures locking onto the mecha fleet like Goku's instant ki sense technique honed during the Namek Saga.
Once the task was done, Li Xu returned to his ship with a flash of light, using Instant Transmission to reappear in the central cabin.
"Husband, who were they?" Bulma asked seriously, scanning the ship's readings. She knew this wasn't a random attack her defense systems, designed with reverse-engineered Frieza Force tech, couldn't be breached by anyone with less than a power level of 10,000.
"It was Cooler's Mecha Troopers," Li Xu replied calmly.
Bulma's face changed. She had thoroughly researched the galactic political sphere while upgrading the ship. Like Frieza, Cooler commanded one-third of the Northern Galaxy with absolute control.
"We're currently deep in Cooler's western territory," Bulma said, frowning. "At this rate, it won't be long before he senses something's wrong and comes after us."
The Cold family King Cold and his sons Frieza and Cooler each carved out their own galactic fiefdoms. After securing the first Super Dragon Ball, Li Xu and Bulma had headed toward the Western Quadrant in search of the second, unintentionally entering Cooler's zone of influence.
"Let him come," Li Xu said lightly. "Cooler's just another arrogant tyrant who thinks he's untouchable."
With Li Xu's casual confidence, Bulma felt a sense of calm. "Mm, with you here, I'm not worried," she said softly.
...
Cooler Star System – Throne Hall
In the cold, shadowed expanse of the Mecha Empire's capital planet, Cooler lounged atop a high-tech throne, swirling blood-red wine in a crystalline goblet.
"Lord Cooler!" a soldier from the Planet Trade Organization rushed in, visibly trembling. "King Sauza's life signal has gone completely dark!"
CRACK!
Cooler crushed the wine glass in one hand, red liquid dripping from his fingers like blood.
"Who dares…?" His crimson eyes narrowed, ki flaring faintly around him.
"We traced it to the Fang Yu-class ship. They were traveling through Sector F-73," the soldier stammered.
"Deploy the assault fleet. I want to personally dismember the insect who did this," Cooler said icily. His words weren't driven by sentiment he cared little for subordinates. But his pride had been wounded. He had once mocked Frieza after the Ginyu Force's defeat on Namek. If Frieza discovered his elite squad had been wiped out...
"Yes, Lord Cooler!" The soldier bowed low and fled. Everyone in the Cold Clan's service knew their overlords were ruthless. Cooler, like his father and brother, had executed thousands of subordinates on whims.
...
Elsewhere, in deep space
The universe lay silent, stars flickering like embers across the black sea. A sleek Universe-class spaceship cruised ahead at incredible speed, its propulsion engines leaving a trail of pale white aura.
Inside, in the gravity-enhanced training chamber, Li Xu stood calmly, shirt off, practicing a new ki technique.
He fired a dense energy sphere toward himself. In an instant, he teleported in front of it using instantaneous movement, letting the blast collide with his chest.
But instead of an explosion, the energy vanished dispersed into nothing.
"It works!" Li Xu laughed with satisfaction.
This was a technique he had developed by studying the spatial laws infusing his skin with space-type ki, allowing him to divert incoming energy into subspace.
It mimicked how Toppo, during the Tournament of Power, had cloaked himself in God of Destruction energy to nullify attacks. But where Toppo annihilated incoming force, Li Xu displaced it entirely a subtler, more efficient evolution of space manipulation.
"With this… even Cooler's full power won't leave a scratch."
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