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On the other hand, the emergence of Super Saiyan 4 posed a theoretical conundrum for the Saiyans of the main timeline. Vegeta watched the broadcast with a deeply furrowed brow, his mind racing through the tactical implications of this GT transformation.
If this path to power was viable, he would undoubtedly be the one best suited to master it; after all, his elite heritage allowed him to maintain perfect cognitive control even while in the Great Ape form.
"But how does one revert to human form while retaining that much Ki?" he muttered to himself. The video showed that the bridge between the primal Oozaru and the ultimate warrior was a matter of sheer willpower.
Within the footage, Son Goku stood enveloped in a fierce, crimson-furred aura. He could feel a tectonic shift in his own power—a density of Ki so immense that the surrounding atmosphere hummed with static. This was more than enough to settle the score. Across the wasteland, he locked onto the signature of Baby, who was currently taking refuge with Bulma.
When Bulma turned to face him, her eyes were devoid of their usual spark, replaced by a cold, parasitic malice. The Tuffle parasite had burrowed deep into her consciousness.
"Bulma..." Goku murmured, his voice heavy with the weight of decades of friendship. Then, his expression hardened as he shifted his gaze to the possessed Vegeta. It was Baby's parasitic infection that had turned his family and friends into hollow shells. The time for talk was over.
Still arrogant, Baby underestimated the evolution before him. He lunged forward, but as the exchange began, the power gap became a canyon. Goku didn't just fight; he dominated. Every strike from the Tuffle-hybrid was met with a sneer.
"Those punches barely tickled," Goku taunted, his voice echoing with a primal resonance. "Even I didn't think I'd become this strong!"
He began a relentless assault, pummeling the possessed Prince with God-tier precision. Victory seemed certain until the controlled Bulma intervened. As a genius scientist, her devotion to Baby—distorted as it was—made her a formidable tactical threat. Realizing Baby was being overpowered, she activated a specialized Blutz Wave Generator.
She explained that by amplifying the Tuffle-derived rays, she could trigger a transformation in Vegeta's body even without a tail. Under the intense bombardment of the Blutz Waves, the possessed Vegeta began to swell, his muscles bulging and his skeletal structure shifting into the gargantuan form of a Great Ape. With Baby's consciousness at the helm, the Golden Oozaru's power skyrocketed tenfold.
The Z Fighters watching from the sidelines—Krillin, Yamcha, and Tien Shinhan—stood paralyzed. They hadn't expected the greatest threat to come from their own strategist.
Yamcha: "@Bulma, that move of yours is really something. You've handed Goku the fight of his life. Quite the 'achievement'!"
Krillin: "Seriously, Bulma! Goku had him on the ropes, but now? Winning isn't going to be easy."
Piccolo: "Baby's power has increased tenfold. The pressure of that Ki is shaking the entire planet. It's impossible to predict the victor now."
Frieza: "Oh ho ho ho! @Vegeta, isn't that your woman in the video? To think, a parasite is using your body to stay close to your wife while she helps him kill your rival. It seems you've been cuckolded in the most literal sense!"
Vegeta: "Frieza! Shut your mouth before I erase you!"
Vegeta's rage peaked. To see his body hijacked by a Tuffle was an insult; to see Bulma aiding that parasite was a psychological torment he could hardly bear. He wanted nothing more than to reach through the screen and tear Baby out of his own skin.
Duanmu Yan: "This is a lesson for everyone: never provoke a genius scientist. Even without Ki, their brains can tilt the scales of a multiversal war."
Zhang Chulan: "No kidding. First Dr. Gero with his Androids, and now Bulma. She's bringing a God-tier Saiyan to his knees with nothing but a remote control."
Sengoku: "Technology is a power all its own. In the hands of a genius, it rivals the gods."
In the world of Ultraman, many nodded in grim agreement. They knew all too well the chaos a scientist like Hikari could cause. Even the most powerful warriors feared a man who could lift a Birdon with one hand while inventing world-ending devices with the other.
Bulma: "Hey! You can't blame me! I'm clearly mind-controlled in the video!"
Bulma defended herself, though her mind was elsewhere. Seeing her future self looking aged next to the perpetually young Saiyans bothered her more than the global threat. "I need to find those Dragon Balls and wish for youth immediately," she thought.
Zhang Chulan: "It's like history repeating itself. Goku vs. Great Ape Vegeta, just like the old days."
Daigo: "I have a question. If someone cuts off the Great Ape's tail now, will he shrink back? And does Goku need his tail to stay in Super Saiyan 4?"
Horii: "The tail might be irrelevant here, Daigo. Remember, Vegeta didn't even have a tail when the machine triggered the change. It's pure Blutz Wave saturation. Cutting the tail likely won't stop a Tuffle-enhanced transformation."
The viewers across the multiverse watched with bated breath. Years ago, Goku had survived Vegeta's Oozaru form with the help of his friends. But now, his friends were the ones fueling his enemy. Akira watched the screen, analyzing the tactical shift. Goku was truly alone this time.