Chapter 16: Vegeta is Controlled

After ensuring that Dabura was thoroughly petrified, John Doe fired another energy blast, shattering the stone statue into pieces.

Once he confirmed that Dabura was beyond recovery, John Doe reverted to his normal state and descended from the sky, saying to Goku, "I seem to have defeated this Dabura a little too easily. Why don't I take on the next enemy?"

Goku became unhappy and said, "John, you can't be too greedy. You've already defeated an enemy, and I haven't even faced one yet."

"Okay, okay, I'll let you handle the next enemy. But if it's too strong, don't blame me for stepping in to help," John said.

"I understand. Don't worry, I think I won't need your help," Goku said confidently.

On the other side, the Supreme Kai was stunned. Were all the Saiyans this powerful? Defeating Babidi's minions seemed to be getting easier and easier.

Even a powerful demon king like Dabura was easily defeated by John.

Dabura was dead, and Majin Buu had not yet appeared. The Supreme Kai suddenly felt that the future was bright, and this Majin Buu crisis seemed to be easily manageable.

In contrast to the Supreme Kai's good mood, Babidi's mood was much worse. He hadn't expected Dabura to be so useless. Not only had he failed to provide energy for Majin Buu's revival, but he had also been killed by his own petrification magic. What a fool!

Babidi began to devise a plan. Before Majin Buu officially appeared, he needed someone to stand in front of these Earthlings.

As he was thinking, Babidi looked at Goku and the others, who were waiting for their next opponent.

At this moment, Babidi noticed something. Among the six of them, there was one person who seemed out of place—a man named Vegeta.

Babidi burst into laughter, "Vegeta, you thought you were well-hidden, but I've discovered you. The evil within you is hidden deep in your heart."

As Babidi placed his hands on the crystal ball and began chanting incantations, an invisible force emanated from his body, enveloping the chamber where John and the others were located.

John, of course, knew that Dabura was Babidi's last resort, and the most powerful being left was Majin Buu, who had not yet been born.

So John shouted, "I think we don't need to wait anymore. Let's just fight. There's no need to wait here."

"No, Mr. John, breaking the spaceship will wake up Majin Buu, who is still in hibernation," the Supreme Kai tried to stop John as usual.

Goku also said, "John, don't be so impatient. We have plenty of time. I want to see what other powerful enemies they have."

Seeing that he couldn't convince them, John turned to Vegeta and asked, "Vegeta, what do you mean? Do you also agree to keep waiting?"

However, John's question did not receive a response from Vegeta. Instead, John noticed that Vegeta's current state was not right.

"Hey, Vegeta, are you okay?" John asked, quickly walking over and seeing Vegeta's distorted face.

As John reached out to pat Vegeta, Vegeta clutched his head and screamed in pain, "Ahhhh!"

Vegeta's scream startled Goku and the Supreme Kai.

The Supreme Kai immediately noticed the problem when he saw Vegeta's condition and shouted, "It's Babidi! He's casting a spell! He wants to control Mr. Vegeta!"

"Mr. Vegeta, you must resist Babidi's magic! Don't let him control you!"

But the Supreme Kai didn't know that he shouldn't have mentioned Babidi just now. As soon as the Supreme Kai mentioned Babidi, Vegeta immediately thought of the two contestants at the Budokai who had displayed strength that didn't match their abilities.

Vegeta immediately relaxed his mental defenses, and the "M" symbol, indicating Babidi's control, began to appear on his forehead.

The Supreme Kai cried out in horror, "It's too late! Babidi is going to control Vegeta!"

Babidi laughed maniacally at the bottom of the spaceship, "Vegeta, Vegeta, I never expected that such a huge power was hidden within you. Let me help you bring it all out!"

After saying this, Babidi began to chant incantations, and John and the others noticed a surge of immense power erupting from Vegeta's body.

The powerful force instantly transformed Vegeta into a Super Saiyan.

As Babidi was enhancing Vegeta's power, Android 18 had also advanced to the finals.

Due to many contestants dropping out, the Budokai, on Satan's suggestion, decided that the remaining contestants would all fight together in the ring.

The ordinary contestants were knocked out of the ring at the start, leaving only Android 18, the Masked Man, and Satan.

At this moment, Android 18 was engaged in aerial combat with the Masked Man, and the fight was intense. The Masked Man countered several times, landing attacks on Android 18.

Android 18 watched in surprise as the Masked Man, whose proportions were quite out of balance, was so powerful, and his aura seemed somewhat familiar. The person under the mask must be someone she knew. Could it be Android 17?

The Masked Man wasn't going to let Android 18 think too much. He continued to rush forward and attack. Under the mask were Trunks and Axel.

As for Goten, he had lost the rock-paper-scissors game and could only wait for the next opportunity.

The two of them had never trained together, and they were not even Super Saiyans. How could they be a match for Android 18? After a failed attack, Android 18 punched them toward the ring, creating a huge crater.

Satan, standing at the edge of the crater, was now completely dumbfounded, not knowing what divine scene he was witnessing.

In the crater, Axel said to Trunks, "Trunks, you're not doing well. Let me take over. I often spar with my mom, so I know her moves."

After hearing Axel's words, Trunks immediately switched places with him.

The host walked to the crater and asked the Masked Man, "Are you okay, Masked Man? Can you get up and continue fighting?"

Axel immediately shouted, "Of course! I just wanted to take a break by lying down." After that, Axel and Trunks immediately rushed towards Android 18 from the crater.