Hope and Despair

"Slug, you absolutely cannot leave the Sadala Galaxy today."

"Damn it, why is that Saiyan always bothering me?!"

Slug attacked backwards as he flew towards the Planet Sadala, roaring angrily. He was unaware that Roland could lock onto his presence and find him no matter where he fled.

But then Roland's figure flashed, appearing like a ghost beside Slug. He raised his arm, clenched his fist powerfully, and slammed it down on Slug from above!

"Go to hell!"

A punch containing immense force landed, and a light suddenly shone from the tip of the fist. The powerful blow slammed into Slug's head, and instantly the void seemed to be shattered, filled with crystalline cracks, and rings of energy shock spread out horizontally.

With a snap, Slug's head was completely deformed by Roland's immense force, his two eyeballs bulging outwards. The force that pierced through his body churned him up in a mess. After a brief pause, Slug's body suddenly accelerated, flying straight out like a missile that had just been launched.

It left a bright trail in the void.

Rumble!!

After smashing through several solid meteorites, Slug's body showed no sign of stopping until it entered the atmosphere of the Planet Sadala.

"Die!"

Roland teleported again, maintaining the same speed as Slug.

Lift your foot.

Kick it down hard.

Although the Pseudo Super Saiyan is not a true Super Saiyan, its power boost of 20 times and an astonishing 24 million power level are something that Slug cannot withstand.

Call out!

Several bursts of energy spread out, and Slug let out a heart-wrenching scream, blood gushing from his mouth as his body embedded itself directly into the continental plate. With the continental plate snapping violently, the entire Planet Sadala shook violently.

At this moment, Slug regretted it. He really shouldn't have come to the Sadala Galaxy to cause trouble for the Sephiria Force. If he had the chance, he wished he had never met Saiyan.

Suddenly, Roland stopped, his body floating in the void, his golden eyes fixed on Slug without a trace of emotion.

He opened his palm, condensing an energy ball the size of a soccer ball, and then hurled it at Slug.

Slug struggled to open his eyes, staring at the not-so-large energy ball. He felt the immense power contained within it, his heart trembling violently, a chilling sensation assaulting his brain.

I'm going to die.

If he hits you, you'll surely die!

He tried to dodge, but found that a strange spiritual force was acting on him, and his body seemed to be frozen in place, unable to move an inch.

"How could I be so easily defeated by you!"

With a contorted expression, he let out a frenzied roar, looking like a Slug. Ignoring the fact that his body was beginning to exhaust its strength, he had no choice but to withstand Roland's bombardment.

This kind of overworking is very risky; one wrong move and the body could completely collapse. But at this point, Slug seems to have no other choice but to do this.

Boom... Crash!

A violent collision sounded, like the sound of glass shattering. Slug managed to block most of Roland's attack with his energy, but at the last moment, the surging energy still broke through his defenses. A sharp ray of energy pierced through and struck Slug directly in the chest.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Several more bursts of energy followed, like bullets just fired from a gun barrel, piercing Slug's chest with scalding heat, and blood immediately spurted out.

"Ah!!"

Blood gushed from his mouth as Slug stared in disbelief at the pierced chest. Then, his body shuddered; the consequences of overexerting his strength had finally begun.

Originally, Namekian were a race full of vitality, able to synthesize energy on their own and survive with just a little sunlight and water. But now Slug looked like a deflated doll, parts of his body began to become shriveled, his distorted face aged considerably, and deep wrinkles appeared on his brows.

According to Slug's age, he should be an old man at this time. He can maintain his youth because of the powerful force within him.

"No, how could I, the King, die here?!"

Slug was no match for Roland, who had transformed into Pseudo Super Saiyan; their strengths were simply not on the same level.

If Slug had a younger body, he might have had a chance to escape from Roland's clutches, but now, the old and frail Slug was no match for the young and strong Roland. After only a few exchanges, he was like a stray dog, completely losing his former heroic spirit.

"Dragon Fist!!"

A blood-red Shenron soared into the sky, majestically traversing the void.

Roland ended Slug's life with his final strike. As the majestic Shenron pierced through Slug's body, scorching energy surged, instantly incinerating all of Slug's cells. After the Shenron's phantom passed through, not a single trace remained.

A powerful being of cosmic level traveled thousands of miles to arrive, only to ultimately pay the price with his life for his ambition.

He took a deep breath and glanced at the horribly damaged Planet Sadala. Vast landmasses had turned into deserts, grasslands into swamps, and even the continuous mountain ranges had been swept away by the aftershocks of the energy impact. The two silver-white Space Corridor in the sky were distorted, and repairing them would be extremely difficult.

However, it's already quite an achievement to have preserved the Planet Sadala during the battle; the Space Corridor can be repaired gradually later.

"Sephiria..." Roland murmured softly.

As if sensing something, its body suddenly vanished in an instant, and when it reappeared, it was already in the orbit of the planet that had been destroyed earlier.

In that chaotic starry sky, irregular celestial bodies of varying sizes were scattered everywhere. Roland squinted and carefully observed each celestial body. Suddenly, a dazzling flash caught his attention. Roland's eyes lit up, and his cold face broke into a smile as if he had encountered a spring breeze.

With a leap forward, the distance of hundreds of meters seemed to vanish in an instant.

Roland approached the dazzling light and embraced her tightly. Within the light was a figure, a graceful and beautiful one—it was Sephiria had disappeared along with the planet's explosion.

"Great, you're back to life!"

Sephiria's mind was still a complete mess. For a while, her thoughts seemed to have entered another dimension. That icy feeling was something she had only experienced before, during the near-death experiments on Planet Frie.

"Did I... die once?"

"Yes, it's all thanks to the chance I gave you to be resurrected before, otherwise you would have had to take a trip to Hell." After seeing that Sephiria was safe and sound, Roland's expression relaxed.

"Ah, Roland, how come your eyes have turned gold?" Sephiria exclaimed in surprise, looking at Roland's eyes.