158 Ruins (1/2)

Broly was surrounded by the other S-Fighters as they were going through the thick forest. The elites were behind them in case of an ambush. There were two teams of scouts in the front, obscured to the naked eyes of the rest.

From time to time they would inform Broly of anything they saw on the way and what route would be easier. They had no choice but to use this slow approach of moving through the forest as they couldn't fly.

After they set foot on this island, they were somehow bound by it. They could still jump and use ki to stay in the air for a moment, but as soon as it reached ten seconds that they were spending in the air, something pulled them down again.

Since most of them had strong bodies they could endure the fall and the crash-landing, but this would only invite trouble in this place they have no idea about.

They would be seen by all in the air and even if a creature was blind after the crash-landing, those would easily be able to locate them as well, they were a large group after all. For now, they went as stealthy as they could through the thicket.

After walking for a while Broly felt something resonate within himself. It felt similar to when he circulated the techniques to absorb the crystals. It also felt like the kind of connection he had on Perditus with the heart in the temple where he found the crystal star map. Broly's eyes widened at the possibility of the crystals being on this island.

His whole being was resonating with it, which would mean that all three crystals were on this planet and possibly on the same spot as well. Broly was elated of the fact that an Origins Spirit Crystal might be on this island. He could instantly heal his soul!

Although he was delighted at this fact, he still remained cautious, in fact he became even more cautious as he knew that Solutus wanted him here for something. Solutus had also sent some assassins to the spirit crystal where Broly healed himself.

Roaaaaar!!

Suddenly a deep roar rang out, sending a shiver down the elites' spine. The S-Fighters were unfazed and looked at the same spot to the right-side front.

They had already pinpointed the creature through the roar. The leaves were blowing away because of the wind. The trees were shaking, and the ground started vibrating.

Whoosh!

A few fast figures shot out of the thicket to the front and immediately arrived in front of the group. Broly and the other S-Fighters had already moved to the front and greeted the two teams of scouts. Three members of the scouts had vicious claw and bite marks on their shoulders and arms. Broly told them to go into the center of the group and rest there for now.

”Luch, Toma, Olve…” Aize called out some names and didn't had to wait long for the people to arrive in front of them.

Aize told them to prepare for battle and to engage the beast that was coming at them. Luch would be the one that would have to deal with a frontal clash as he was the strongest one of them and probably the only one that could directly engage the beast.

The group that were about to fight the beast were tense and remained silent as they focused on the forest in front. The forest was growing louder as the beast was running at them in full throttle.

The ground was trembling hard and in the next moment the massive trees in the front splintered into thousand smithereens as a being ran straight through them.

With a deep roar a 5-meter-tall bear was bouncing at the closest figure which happened to be Luch. Luch had turned into a Super Saiyan as soon as the trees shattered and was ready to engage as the bear arrived. The bear jumped at Luch with both its claws slashing at Luch.

Luch didn't dodge but stepped forward and caught the thick claws with his bare hands. The bear was overpowering Luch as it pushed him backwards, but Luch wasn't the only one present. The other elites were instantly attacking the bear from the sides as Luch was holding it in place…

Broly looked at their coordination with a satisfied smile on his face. The others were giving nods of acknowledgment as well. The group in front of them was whittling away the strength of the bear in an effective way. The S-Fighters had already discussed this before.