Chapter V

Age 734

Time at the Unit was a different experience to what he had been used to back on Earth. Tercres had foolishly thought that it was similar to elite educational academies back on Earth - a place of learning and nurturing - but how wrong he was! His first class should have alerted him to this, but he was too beaten and tired to care.

The Unit was more similar of a military training camp, but more barbaric for kids. He had also learned that Instructor Tomota used to be part of a squad led by one of King Vegeta's retainers, the "Super-Elite" they were called due to all of them having power levels around the high eight thousand to low nine thousands, and had fought in the Great Saiyan-Tuffle War that ended four years ago.

Speaking of learning, it's been five months since the start of the special training and Tercres had come far from being the ignorant saiyan child he was in the past.

The in these months Instructor Tomota focused on alternating between learning the basics of stuff such as strategy and war tactics, introduction to star charts and spacecraft systems as well as the standard planetary conquest protocols and emergency procedures all saiyans must know to a respectable level, and developing the fighting skills and battle instincts through constant battle.

As a result, his fighting ability had reached a decent level and he was now able to block, punch and kick almost expertly without leaving himself too many openings for his opponent to exploit! Tercres was astonished at the accelerated pace at which saiyans learnt when it came to combat. Amongst his batch, his fighting skills were in the the upper half, although he could probably beat an amateur MMA fighter using his skills alone.

One day during his third month, a couple of saiyan boys cornered Tercres on his way home after the day had ended. They were the lackeys of one of the talented saiyans born with a high latent power levels, like Tercres, named Kolra. Although unlike Tercres who kept to himself, Kolra prided himself in being the strongest in their batch.

They surrounded him above rocky wasteland, with towering reddish rock pillars scattered here and there. No residences can be found anywhere across this arid landscape.

"Look who we coincidentally met here, Arlic. It's the loser who dared to reject Lord Kolra's invitation," said one of the boys, a big chinned kid that Tercres remembered to be called Rota.

Tercres was excited by the announcement that Instructor Tomota had given to them at the end of the day. They were finally deemed ready to start the ki theory and manipulation module which included the Power Ball creation as well the introduction to the Giant Ape transformation and had been looking forward to it since the start.

He could already see himself throwing ki attacks and shooting mouth beams in his Great Ape form whilst laughing maniacally among the flames of a ruined landscape-

"…ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?!" Yelled Arlic, squeezing his gloved hand into fists as he shook them at Tercres in frustration.

Annoyed at his daydream being interrupted, Tercres frowned at them as he crossed his arms before responding. "What do you want?"

"Oh you got an attitude. Did you hear that Rota? This guy thinks he's tough." Arlic gestured at Rota, who had smiled, a mischievous glint in his face eyes.

"Yeah I heard him Arlic. Just because he's one of the strongest saiyans in our batch doesn't mean that he can look down on us. Why don't we properly show him the errors of his arrogance," Rota copied his friend's tone of condescending tone as he cracked his knuckles in an effort to look intimidating.

Tercres, sensing a fight, raised his arms in front of his chest and bending his knees as he hovered in the air. Although the memories of his past life were faint and fragmented, he still could recall some the fighting techniques of both Dragon Ball characters and famous fighters. After mastering the basics of hand-to-hand combat, he had started developing his own fighting style using boxing as a base since he was most familiar with it.

Almost immediately he was attacked by Rota, who ignored his stance and aimed straight for his head. Tercres ducked below the punch and weaved to the side with utmost ease before countering with a punch of his own angled downwards into Rota's abdomen. From an outside perspective it looked like Rota disappeared from his initial position only to reappear rocketing towards one of the many rock pillars scattered about.

Even though Tercres was of smaller build, his power level breached the gap. He had his first zenkai boost after fighting the saibamen, which had doubled his power level from 300 to 600, and coupled with the almost daily battles between his peers and saibamen as well as his secret training he did in his spare time to build muscle, his power level now stood at 956. Arlic and Rota had a power level of 660 and 727.

The outcome was already decided.

Arlic seeing his friend knocked back so effortlessly became enraged as he too attacked, wanting to give his friend time to recover as he tried to overwhelm Tercres and catch him off guard with a series of blows and kicks.

Tercres shifted his stance and raised both arms to block the barrage of punches and kicks from Arlic. He leaned left and right, ducked and weaved with practiced ease as he deflected each blow. Sensing an opening, Tercres threw a quick jab towards Arlic's face causing him to stumble back.

In the same movement, sensing a recovered Rota attempting to attack him from behind, Tercres spun around, grabbing Arlic's outstretched arm and with a swift motion, flipped him over his shoulder and slammed him into Rota, following up quickly with a blur punches to Arlic's face leaving him battered and swollen.

Not letting up, Tercres pressed forward with a series of punches to Arlic's midsection followed by a roundhouse kick to his head, knocking him out cold before letting go as he dropped to the ground.

With Arlic out of the fight, Tercres turned his attention back to Rota who had recovered and was hovering there, a look of fear in his eyes. However as a saiyan the thought of backing out of a fight once it started never crossed his mind. Tercres, still annoyed and confused as to why they thought they could beat him by themselves, decided to end the farce as quickly as possible.

Tercres blitzed forward in a burst of speed, closing the distance between himself and Rota in a matter of moments before the latter had time to react. He delivered a swift punch to Rota's liver causing his eyes to widen in immense pain, before following it up with an elbow to the back of his head sending him crashing face first into the ground once again.

Not finished, Tercres grabbed Rota by the back of his armor and flung him up into the air. He jumped up after him and begun pummeling him with a barrage of punches and kicks, battering him from all sides before sending him rocketing back down with an axe kick.

A smile formed on his face at the sight. He always liked to perform these types of knockdown moves. It just looked awesome.

Rota hit the ground hard, creating a small crater on impact. He struggled to get back up on shaky limbs however they were too injured to support his weight. Feeling his weakness, Rota screamed in anger and frustration.

Landing gracefully a few feet away from Rota and seeing his helplessness, Tercres sighed. He couldn't stand shit like this. Delivering a chop to the back of his neck, instantly knocking him out cold, Tercres caught his body before laying him down next to Arlic.

With his opponents defeated, Tercres wiped some condensation off his brow with the back of his hand. That was hardly a workout for him at his current level. He glanced over at the unconscious forms of Arlic and Rota, hoping this defeat would humble them for a while. Satisfied, Tercres proceeded to head back to his journey back home.

The fight only lasted two minutes.

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