("Unavoidable?! The Fierce Stealth Attack!!")
As Vegeta and Katopesla continue to battle, Katopesla finally changes into his “Ultimate Mode”, increasing both his power and speed 300-fold. But the uninterested Vegeta attacks him before he can finish explaining about this form, forcing Katopesla to use his ultimate technique, “The Final Mission”. Vegeta though counters this with a Final Flash, which he offers as a superior example of a “final” technique.
Vegeta’s blast knocks Katopesla to the edge of the arena, but he just barely manages to stop himself before going however. Suddenly though, Katopesla tumbles over the edge and is ringed out. As Katopesla materializes in the bleachers, the U3 God of Destruction Mosco (via his angel) asks him what happened, but even he isn’t sure himself. It was like something attacked his feet…
At that moment, something nearly knocks Vegeta out of the arena as well, and soon after Gohan is kicked from behind and goes over the edge, though thankfully Piccolo stretches out his arms to rescue him. Something strange is going on, but nobody is sure what. Could it be someone using teleportation, an afterimage, or Hit’s Time-Skip skill?
No.18 is the next to be attacked by this mysterious opponent, and when Quitela laughs Beerus realizes this must be another one of his tricks. Roshi wonders if they might be dealing with an invisible person, and while Beerus can’t believe it would be something so old-fashioned, Quitela confirms that this is indeed the case. Still, knowing this doesn’t help 18 much, since it’s tricky to attack or defend against someone you can’t see.
Piccolo jumps in and unleashes a large blast from out of his entire body, enveloping everything in front of him (the same technique he used against Goku at the 23rd Tenkaichi Budokai). This way, he should be able to hit his enemy without aiming. However, the invisible enemy still manages to get away, and using such powerful attacks repeatedly will quickly train Piccolo’s stamina. Quitela’s plan is to wear them down like this and then ring them out.
Remembering the last time he encountered an invisible man, Roshi recommends that Gohan cover the enemy in something…such as a nosebleed. Gohan however opts to fire a series of blasts to create a cloud of dust, thus revealing the vaguely lizard-like outline of their opponent, Gamisaras. Now able to see his opponent, Piccolo wastes no time in defeating him. In the bleachers, Gamisaras apologizes to Quitela, and Beerus brags that such tricks won’t work against U7, but Quitela thinks to himself that they are just getting started.
Quitela orders the diminutive Shantza to get going, and Shantza creates a strange red zone around the U7 fighters. Trio de Dangers and other warriors from the destroyed universes appear, claiming to be back for revenge. Though Piccolo recognizes these as illusions, they are apparently still solid enough to attack him and the others, though their own attacks simply pass through their phantom opponents.
While the phantoms themselves have no ki to sense, Piccolo can still sense two people nearby: one moving, and one still. Gohan realizes that the still one must be creating the illusions, while the other uses the illusions as cover to attack them. Indeed, Piccolo soon spots Shantza hiding nearby and very easily blows him out of the arena, much to Quitela’s annoyance. The illusions and red zone vanish, but the second fighter still remains and continues his attack.
This final U4 fighter, Damon, is apparently another invisible person, but unlike Gamisaras he is unable to suppress his ki, and Piccolo confidently attacks him. For some reason though, none of Piccolo’s attacks connect, and in his confusion he is caught off guard and knocked from the arena. Materializing in the bleachers, Piccolo wonders what happened; it’s almost as if Damon is not only invisible, but has no physical body.
Goku saves 17 from getting ringed out by Damon’s attacks, and 17 soon figures out Damon’s secret. He stands still and closes his eyes, taunting Damon to come attack him. Not distracted by sight or ki-sensing, 17’s attacks zero in on Damon and finally reveal his true nature: a tiny bug person. Since everyone incorrectly assumed Damon was invisible, the discrepancy between the ki they sensed from him and his tiny size prevented any of their attacks from hitting.
Even knowing Damon’s secret, it’s still difficult for Goku and 17 to manage to hit such a small and fast opponent; what’s worse, they have to be careful not to kill him and get disqualified. 17 figures out that Damon has no wings and therefore must always jump to attack, so Goku repeatedly punches the arena, crumbling the ground beneath Damon’s feet and throwing him off enough for 17 to capture him within a tiny barrier.
17 kicks the now immobilized Damon out of bounds, and the Great Priest officially announces Damon’s loss. With the elimination of the last of U4’s fighters, the Omni-Kings prepare to annihilate U4. Quitela refuses to accept this and tries to take everyone else down with him, but before he can do anything, he and the rest of U4 cease to exist.
12 minutes remain in the Tournament of Power.
