Using the technique from earlier, Zhou Zilong opened a hole above the people in the stone chamber. Holding Bulma in his arms, he pretended to stumble as he dropped into view of Goku and the others.
Seeing the two of them appear, Young Goku was the first to speak. "Zilong, you and Bulma didn't get caught in a trap too, did you?"
In response to Young Goku's question, Zhou Zilong explained that they had also encountered multiple traps after entering the castle, which had led them here.
Just then, Pilaf and his gang, who had been knocked unconscious, woke up. After realizing their wish had slipped away, the three of them trudged into the castle, dejected. When they saw the surveillance footage, the furious Pilaf and his gang began taking their anger out on Zhou Zilong and the others.
Seeing this, Pilaf activated the trap again.
As Zhou Zilong pretended there was nothing he could do, the group once again fell into an enclosed space. This time, however, a sheet of transparent tempered glass had been fixed overhead, allowing them to see part of the sky from inside.
After Pilaf announced their punishment—to lock them inside and let the sun bake them to death—everyone except Zhou Zilong began to despair.
Just then, Yamcha's companion Puar, just as in the original, went outside to gaze at the moon. Young Goku also mentioned that there was a monster in the full moon.
Curious and with a reckless idea in mind, Oolong wanted to test whether Young Goku was that monster, so he made him look at the full moon.
Just as in the original, after Young Goku glanced at the full moon, his expression immediately began to change.
"Ah—" Young Goku let out a low growl against his will. His face began to twist, his features gradually blurring until he had lost all trace of a human shape. His body, too, began to swell and grow larger.
At the same time, black fur surged from beneath his skin and covered his entire body, turning the once-cute, lovable little boy into a completely different creature—a gigantic black-furred Great Ape.
Everyone except Zhou Zilong grew frightened at the sight.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!" After transforming into a Great Ape, Young Goku burst through the walls of the small space where everyone was trapped. He swung his arms wildly, roaring in fury.
With a crash, Great Ape Young Goku swung his fist down at the roof of a nearby building that stood slightly below him. Unable to withstand the blow, the roof immediately caved in.
"No way. I was just saying it! I didn't think that guy would really turn into a monster," Oolong said nervously as he watched the now mindless Young Goku from the open area nearby.
"If it weren't for you, Goku wouldn't have ended up like this," Bulma and Iris said reproachfully.
"How was I supposed to know? If I'd known looking at the moon would turn him into this, I never would've let him look," Oolong said, sounding aggrieved.
As they spoke, Young Goku swung another fist down toward them. Zhou Zilong immediately scooped up Bulma and dodged to the side.
Meanwhile, Iris couldn't get out of the way in time and had her foot pinned beneath a fallen boulder. Though she managed to pull it free, she seemed to have sprained her ankle.
But the mindless Young Goku didn't care. He immediately swung another fist at her.
If Iris was hit by that blow, she would surely die on the spot.
Seeing this, Bulma, whom Zhou Zilong had carried to safety, immediately told him to go rescue Iris, who had become her best friend.
"Phew!" Just then, Yamcha, who still had some symptoms of gynophobia, took a deep breath before Zhou Zilong could move.
Seeing this, Zhou Zilong immediately stopped.
"Come on, get on my back." After taking a few deep breaths, Yamcha crouched down.
"Thank you!" Iris replied gratefully as she climbed onto his back.
"Master Yamcha, look out!" Seeing that Young Goku's unstoppable punch was about to smash down, Puar, who was not far ahead, cried out in alarm.
But with his potential awakened, Yamcha sprang into action. The moment Young Goku's fist struck the ground, Yamcha managed to run safely past it and dodge.
Meanwhile, in another room, Pilaf and his gang had also woken up because of the noise Young Goku was making. Quickly composing himself after his initial shock, Pilaf said, "Damn it, how dare you wake me, the future king of the world! Mai, Shu, get out there and teach that filthy ape a lesson!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the three climbed into an aircraft and flew toward Young Goku, launching a fierce attack.
But it had no effect at all. The weapons they fired were completely incapable of harming Young Goku's body, which was as tough as steel. To make matters worse, Great Ape Young Goku swatted all three of them away with a single slap.
After knocking Pilaf and his gang flying, Great Ape Young Goku grew even more reckless. He went all out, tearing the place apart. In an instant, Pilaf's castle was left in ruins.
"This isn't good. At this rate, he'll finish demolishing this place soon and move on to somewhere else," Bulma said as she watched Young Goku destroy more and more of the castle.
"Stopping Goku from losing his mind is simple. We just have to cut off his tail," Zhou Zilong explained.
"Then leave it to me!" Hearing this, Yamcha said, having come up with a plan.
Yamcha tossed a piece of bluestone about one and a half meters long into the air, then swiftly worked on it with both hands, carrying out his plan.
Before long, he had made a large sword like the one he had wielded when he first appeared and clashed weapons with Young Goku.
Gripping the hilt, Yamcha quickly circled behind Young Goku, leaped high into the air, and swung the blade down at his tail.
But the result he expected never came. As soon as the stone sword struck Young Goku's tail, it shattered, like a plastic stick striking a huge chunk of solid ice.
Feeling something on his tail, Young Goku swung it and immediately lashed out.
With no foothold as he fell, Yamcha was knocked flying. He hit the ground and rolled several times before finally coming to a stop.
"Cough... cough!" After getting up, Yamcha coughed violently several times.
Young Goku glanced over and spotted Zhou Zilong and the others in the open area. With his reason gone, he immediately swung another fist toward them.
"What? He's really that strong!" Yamcha cried out in shock from nearby.
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