Is Goku Going to Blow Himself Up?

"Did I? I don't remember that." Master Roshi pretended he couldn't recall.

Master Roshi: "..."

You old geezer. What a nasty trick.

You were definitely planning to use me as a weapon and throw me at that guy to knock him out.

The battlefield.

"How's that? You're next! Why don't you try that move again?" Raditz said with a smug grin, looking at Piccolo in the distance.

Piccolo stood there, at a loss.

Piccolo knew perfectly well that even if he used the Special Beam Cannon again, Raditz would dodge it.

"Ah... ah... ah..."

Son Goku continued to let out cries of pain.

Raditz wasn't in a hurry to kill Son Goku. Instead, he tortured him little by little.

That's what you get for grabbing my tail!

Let's see how I torture you to death!

"Beep! Beep!"

Just then, Raditz saw a warning signal flash on his Scouter.

"What's going on?" Raditz froze for a moment.

"Boom!"

The next moment, Son Gohan burst straight through the spaceship and shot out from inside it.

Raditz was stunned when he saw this.

Piccolo's eyes widened in disbelief as well.

Son Gohan flipped through the air and landed steadily on the ground.

Son Gohan gritted his teeth, anger written across his face. He clenched his fists and glared at Raditz.

"Th-this is... Son Goku's son!" Piccolo was stunned.

"Gohan?" Son Goku froze too. He hadn't seen how Gohan had gotten out.

"What's going on? That brat!" Raditz's expression grew even darker.

"Waaah... waaah..."

Son Gohan sobbed, tears streaming from his eyes.

"Gohan, run! Get out of here!" Son Goku said weakly.

"B-battle power... battle power of 1,307!" Raditz was so shocked by Son Gohan's battle power that cold sweat quickly ran down his face.

"Don't you dare hurt my dad!" Son Gohan shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, Son Gohan turned into a golden streak and slammed into Raditz.

"Thud!"

Son Gohan's head struck Raditz hard in the chest.

Raditz staggered backward several steps and nearly fell over.

At the same time, Raditz felt that his chest had been hurt.

"Gohan... you..." Son Goku was stunned too.

"Ah... Dad..." Son Gohan came to his senses, looking completely bewildered.

"Gohan, are you all right?" Son Goku hurriedly asked with concern.

"This, this, this little brat!" Raditz clenched his fists. "His battle power is only 1 now! How can it change so drastically with his emotions?"

"Smack!"

Raditz stepped forward and slapped Son Gohan, knocking him unconscious.

That brat. That hit was pretty hard.

If he hits me like that again... I might actually die.

How can his battle power be so high?

No, I have to kill him right away.

If I let him keep developing like this... the consequences would be unimaginable.

Thinking this, Raditz began walking toward Son Gohan, intending to kill him right there.

"Hey! What are you doing? Stop! Don't you dare hurt him!" Son Goku shouted.

"Are you going to say he's just a child? What a joke. That kid has far greater battle power than you. I have to kill him before he learns how to use it." Raditz clenched his fists and sneered. "But don't worry. You'll be seeing each other soon—in the next world, of course."

"Hahahaha!"

Still laughing loudly, Raditz walked toward Son Gohan again.

"Smack!"

Just then, Son Goku sprang up and grabbed Raditz from behind, wrapping his arms around him.

Raditz was shocked.

"How do you still have so much strength?" Raditz struggled to break free of Son Goku's hold.

"Piccolo! Hurry! Use that move again!" Son Goku shouted to Piccolo.

"I figured you'd do this, so I've already been preparing." Piccolo smiled faintly. "Just a moment; I'll be ready soon. But why don't you grab his tail?"

"It won't work. He can cut off his own tail," Son Goku replied.

"What? You even know that?" Raditz gritted his teeth.

After saying this, Raditz struggled desperately, trying to escape Son Goku's grasp.

But Son Goku held tightly to Raditz's shoulders and refused to let go.

"Hurry, Piccolo! I can't hold on much longer!" Son Goku cried.

"Damn it... That kid's hit just now made me lose a lot of energy." Raditz bared his teeth, panic written across his face. "Let go of me, Kakarot! You idiot! If you hold on to me, you'll die too."

"Heh, that's exactly what I'm going to do. We'll die together." Son Goku grinned.

"What did you say? You really want to do that?" Raditz was stunned.

You idiot!

Why would you do that?

"That's right. It's the only way to beat you." Son Goku nodded.

"Son Goku, then I won't hold back." Piccolo smiled. The energy was nearly gathered in his fingers. "To be honest, getting rid of you at the same time would suit me just fine."

Uh... But your friends will use the Dragon Balls to bring you back soon.

"Hey, are you done yet? I think my ribs are about to break!" Son Goku shouted. "Hurry up! What are you waiting for?"

"Let me go! I was wrong. I promise I'll never come to this planet again!" Raditz panicked.

"Idiot! Do you think I'll fall for your tricks again?" Son Goku snorted.

Raditz: "..."

This is bad.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. Are you ready?" Purple-red flames of light had appeared around Piccolo's index and middle fingers.

Raditz's pupils shrank, his face turning pale as despair filled his eyes.

High above in the distance.

A helicopter was speeding toward them.

"Look! That's Goku's brother!" Krillin cried out, having spotted Raditz from far away.

"It looks like Goku's holding him from behind," Master Roshi mused.

"What are they trying to do?" Krillin asked, confused.

"They're probably going to die together," Luo Tian said.

"What? Die together? Don't joke around, Luo Tian. This isn't the time for jokes." Krillin wiped the sweat from his brow.

"Could Goku be about to blow himself up?" Master Roshi mused.

Krillin: "..."

Master Roshi, could you say something more reassuring?

Goku's going to blow himself up?