Dragon Ball Z: Paradise Found

The Spirit Cultivation Method

A barrage of fiery bubble blasts littered the sky. Tenshinhan bobbed and weaved around the anti-aircraft measures put in place to prevent exactly what he was trying to enact–the destruction of the production facility of the Android army heavy machinery. The constant aerial pressure that the anti-air cannons and crawling mecha-spiders with seemingly an endless supply of missiles on their cargo loaders kept Tenshinhan moving and didn't let him focus on high-scale destruction, only dispatching of singular models.

That was when a bright flash lit up the area and a bloodthirsty battle cry that sounded quite human filled Tenshinhan's ears. While a loud and obnoxious sound, it was a welcome change from the mechanical screeching and automated hydraulic pumps that overstayed their welcome by now. With the rushing handful of Saiyan grunts applying pressure from the ground, Tenshinhan, at last, began decimating the construction facilities at a larger scale and truly began putting a dent in the heavy machinery production.

Vegeta's Saiyan army rushed in and tore the mechanical spiders and tanks apart with their bare hands, skewering the heavy machinery with its own appendages and weapons and a few Saiyans even mustered up a way to rip a tank's barrel or the Gatling gun off of a mechanical spider and use it against the cybernetic oppressors.

Tenshinhan's eyes swiftly moved to his right, and he threw a roundhouse kick that swatted a bulky mass of muscle aside from him. The familiar sight of a burly mountain of muscle with dark military pants, hefty leather boots, and a long navy coat torn by the sleeves to allow the man's massive arms to move around freely. The Artificial Human, known as One-Six, stroke his mohawk and cracked his neck to toughen up before facing Tenshinhan again.

"So, you've come at us seriously at last," One-Six cracked his knuckles and took a boxer's fighting pose. "You must have split up to tackle all of us at once, instead of giving us a chance to breathe. It's the right choice, albeit risky. You've stretched yourselves thin and even if a single Muscle Tower does not fall–we'll regroup and obliterate you with our full force."

"Is that truly what you care about?" Tenshinhan warmed up for battle and took a fighting pose. "Our previous battle was interrupted. My pride as a martial artist demands that we settle this and that I avenge the peace that you've trampled underneath the belts of your tanks. Prepare yourself, Artificial Human. I've grown much stronger during the last year and I don't intend to dishonor both of us by holding back."

"Your obsession with hand-to-hand combat does not make rational sense, given your supposed love for peace," One-Six reported with an apathetic expression. A handful of Saiyans rushed right at him, flinging Ki blasts, but the burly Android just deflected them and grabbed the Saiyans by their necks, snapping them easily before grabbing another Saiyan and pummeling his gut with a barrage of punches. Tenshinhan noted the precision and brute force of the hydraulic pummeling behind One-Six's punches. The Artificial Human had also upgraded himself during the downtime.

"Leave this Artificial Human to me!" Tenshinhan turned to the growling Saiyans that shook their fists at the Android from down below. The Saiyans grumbled and objected with unintelligible murmuring, but they must have realized that there was no use in them lingering here any longer, and so they engaged the tanks and mechanical spiders that swarmed the mountain base area.

The two warriors charged at one another. Tenshinhan had attempted a long-distance sweep, but One-Six's sliding uppercut connected first. The force of impact rattled Tenshinhan's entire body with resonance passing from his chin all the way down and his brain mercilessly bashing at all sides of his skull as if looking for a path to escape. One-Six's punch dug into Tenshinhan's gut, forcing all air out from the body of the three-eyed martial artist while his opponent dashed onward with a rough shoulder charge.