"Ah!!!!" Master Roshi's sunglasses dropped all the way to his mouth in shock, revealing his wide, round eyes.
He had thought that, with He-El's strength, he should be able to deal with Fry-Pan Mountain's flames. But he had never imagined that extinguishing the flames of Fry-Pan Mountain would result in a disaster ten times worse than the fire itself.
Master Roshi felt that He-El was telling the truth.
Bulma, Yamcha, Puar, and Goku did not suspect that He-El was lying either. They were simply shocked by what he had said.
If that were true, a disaster more than ten times worse than the Fry-Pan Mountain fire was terrifying just to imagine.
Ox-King, meanwhile, was utterly dumbfounded and found it hard to believe.
Although He-El had defeated him in the blink of an eye, the disaster of Fry-Pan Mountain, with flames engulfing the entire mountain and stretching across dozens of kilometers, was already immense. He could hardly imagine He-El creating a disaster ten times greater than that.
Thud.
Master Roshi struck the kneeling Ox-King on the shoulder with his wooden staff. He had originally wanted to hit him on the head, but Ox-King was simply too tall. The highest Master Roshi could reach was his shoulder.
"Don't doubt young He-El's abilities. Given time, he'll become even stronger than I am," Master Roshi shouted in reprimand. "Ox-King, your reputation is terrible."
"I heard that you killed quite a few people to protect your treasure. Is that true?"
With his left hand on his hip, Master Roshi pointed his wooden staff at Ox-King.
This had been before Fry-Pan Mountain was consumed by flames. Back then, Ox-King was not married yet, much less had a daughter named Chi-Chi. Many bandits and greedy people had been manipulated by others into trying to steal the wealthy