King Cold made Gohan an offer.
"I refuse! You're evil people. Dad and the others will never let you get away with this!"
Gohan roared furiously, immense energy bursting from his small body.
"Your dad? Then he must be one of those detestable Saiyans. Perfect. We'll start by taking out his son!"
Cooler realized that the child before him was no ordinary boy. He was incredibly powerful—stronger even than Cooler's armored squad. That meant his father had to be the Saiyan who killed Frieza.
"Hmph, I see. Your father was the one who killed Frieza, wasn't he? I've changed my mind. I'll tear you limb from limb and make that damned Saiyan die in despair!"
"That despicable bastard was killed by Uncle Li Feng, but Dad could definitely kill you now, too!"
Gohan had absolute faith that Goku would win. In his eyes, his father had always been invincible.
"Enough talk. Let's kill his son first!"
"Whoosh!"
Cooler flew toward Gohan at a terrifying speed.
"What?!"
"Ah!"
Although Gohan's battle power had already surpassed one million, he couldn't react to Cooler's astonishing speed. In an instant, Cooler kicked him flying.
Gohan's body shot backward like a cannonball, crashing straight into the mountains behind him. Boom! Boom! Boom! The tremendous impact smashed through several peaks before he ended up embedded in a boulder like a spiderweb.
"Cough! Cough! Cough!"
Gohan spat out several mouthfuls of blood. His chest felt as if his bones had been broken, and he struggled to breathe.
But his gaze remained resolute as he faced Cooler without fear.
"Hmph, brat, what's with that look?"
Cooler flew over, expecting to see the boy begging for mercy and despairing. Instead, Gohan's defiant, furious, and determined expression made Cooler feel as if his dignity had been insulted.
"Yah!—"
Gohan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and let out a loud shout.
In an instant, the boulder he was on exploded into fragments. His vast energy spread out, shaking the air. Gohan powered up!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!—"
White energy erupted around Gohan, sweeping out like a tornado.
"Ha!"
Gohan showed no fear. As a Saiyan, he had roused the fighting instinct within him. His unyielding spirit filled him with the will to fight!
"Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap!"
After powering up, Gohan's battle power soared, and he instantly launched a fierce assault on Cooler.
Gohan's fists and legs lashed out like lightning, striking at Cooler with machine-gun speed.
Cooler remained leisurely, the corners of his mouth lifting as he folded his arms. He shifted only slightly, dodging Gohan's attacks with the smallest possible movements each time. Gohan's fury amused him. He thought of the boy as a pretty entertaining toy.
"Huff!—Ha!—Huff!—Ha!—"
After a fierce barrage of attacks, Gohan was left panting. He realized none of his blows had landed on Cooler.
This isn't working. I'm going to lose!
Gohan quickly retreated, desperately searching for another way.
"Hmph, brat, come on. Entertain me a little more!"
Cooler sensed Gohan's energy weakening and decided the fight was over.
"Ha!"
With his back against the wall, Gohan planted his feet firmly on the ground and began gathering energy once more.
"Whoosh!"
Now an even more turbulent aura radiated from Gohan.
"Kame!"
Gohan brought his hands together behind him as brilliant blue energy began to gather.
"Hame!"
The ground beneath Gohan's feet buckled under the tremendous force.
"Ha!"
The blue light grew brighter and brighter, illuminating the surroundings in an instant.
"Me!"
The wind howled as the incredible energy reached a terrifying level!
"Ha!"
Gohan roared and thrust both hands forward, unleashing a Kamehameha!
A beam of blue energy shot straight toward Cooler.
A trace of surprise crossed Cooler's face. He hadn't expected the seemingly helpless brat to launch such a decent attack at the last moment. He didn't even dodge, merely blocking it lightly with his right hand.
"Boom!"
The terrifying energy struck Cooler's arm as if it had hit an invisible wall, and was completely stopped.
"How is that possible?!"
Gohan was stunned. His all-out Kamehameha had no effect on Cooler at all!
Fwoosh!
At last, the blue beam dissipated. Cooler was completely unharmed.
"That was a decent attack, kid. It's just about strong enough to tickle me."
Cooler wiped his palm and spoke.
"But the Saiyans still have to be wiped out."
Cooler was actually deeply shocked inside. The Saiyans truly were a terrifying race. Even a little brat this young could unleash such powerful energy. If his father showed up, wouldn't he be even stronger?
This only strengthened Cooler's resolve to exterminate the Saiyans.
Whoosh!
Cooler's figure blurred, and in an instant he was behind Gohan.
The hairs on Gohan's body stood on end. Sensing a deadly threat behind him, he hurriedly turned and raised both arms to block.
"Boom!"
Unfortunately, Cooler's punch shattered Gohan's guard. As Gohan flew backward, Cooler wrapped his tail around him, coiling it around the small boy.
Then he began to beat Gohan mercilessly.
"Ah!—"
Gohan's screams echoed through the sky.
"Gohan!"
"Damn it!"
When Gohan had powered up earlier, Krillin and the other Z Fighters had wanted to go help him. But King Cold stopped them, knocking them down with one punch each. They lay on the ground, their bones seeming to have been shattered, barely clinging to life.
King Cold didn't kill them. Seeing Gohan power up, he was intrigued and wanted to torment them properly.
"Damn it! If only we were stronger, this wouldn't have happened!"
Tien Shinhan was furious and filled with regret over his own weakness.
"Damn it! Goku! Where are you guys?! Hurry up and get here!"
Krillin shouted in despair. They were facing certain death.
"Hmph, brat, shout louder. Call out all your damned Saiyan friends!"
Hearing Gohan's pained screams was like music to Cooler's ears. He kept Gohan trapped in his tail, tightening it around his neck while furiously attacking him with his hands and feet.
"Ah!—"
Gohan's screams made everyone's blood run cold.
"Damn you! Die!"
At that moment, an astonishing aura erupted. A Ki Blast flew toward Cooler's tail and exploded, freeing Gohan.
"What? Who was that?"
Although Cooler's fourth form had a battle power of two hundred million, he couldn't use his full strength in an ordinary fight. During his battle with Gohan, he had only used a battle power of around two million.
But now he'd been caught by surprise, and his tail hurt. He hurriedly searched for the hidden enemy.
"Whoosh—"
A gust of wind blew, lifting a white cape. The gravely injured Gohan looked up at the figure holding him and smiled with relief. "Uncle Piccolo, you're here."
"Yeah, Gohan. You did great. Leave the rest to me."
Piccolo smiled at Gohan.
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