Piccolo's Moment to Shine!

Piccolo placed Gohan in a safe spot, then removed his battle armor and hat.

In truth, during the first half of this year, Piccolo had been training with Gohan. However, in the last two months, he received news from Namek that Grand Elder Guru was nearing his end and Nail and the others needed his help back on Namek.

Grand Elder Guru invited Piccolo to Namek and asked him to take Dende, the most talented child of their clan, to live on Earth. He also instructed Nail to merge with Piccolo, stating it was foretold.

Nail was also very grateful to Li Feng, Piccolo, and the others for resolving the Namek crisis last time. He agreed to merge with Piccolo, with Piccolo's will taking the lead.

Although Piccolo was initially unwilling to merge, he eventually had to agree under the sincere requests of Grand Elder Guru and Nail.

In this Universe A1807, Piccolo did merge with Nail. A certain power was subtly correcting the world.

After Piccolo's merge, Grand Elder Guru passed away not long after. As agreed, Piccolo still brought Dende back to the Temple on Earth and recounted the events on Namek to the Guardian of Earth.

The merged Piccolo became even more powerful than he was at the start of the merge in the original story. His personality also softened, and his evil nature diminished.

As they were conversing in the Temple, they suddenly sensed two terrifying auras approaching Earth. Piccolo immediately rushed to the battlefield, concealing his combat power.

Seeing Gohan grow stronger and unleash his power, Piccolo felt immense relief.

However, Gohan was no match for Cooler and was severely injured and being toyed with. Unable to bear it any longer, Piccolo finally intervened.

At this moment, Piccolo's combat power reached three million!

"Hmm? A Namekian?"

Cooler's tail twitched in pain. He looked up and saw a showboating green-skinned individual rescuing the brat. He was surprised to find it was a Namekian with incredible power.

"All of you of the Frieza clan deserve to die!"

Piccolo said coldly.

His own power had increased significantly. Although the enemy before him was terrifying, he had to fight.

"Arrogant words."

Cooler sneered and instantly charged towards Piccolo again.

"Ha!"

Piccolo wanted to test his newfound strength and unleashed a white aura, colliding with Cooler.

"Boom!"

They punched each other, and astonishing energy and terrifying auras erupted once more.

"Tap! Tap! Tap! Tap!..."

Piccolo's aura continued to rise, his speed and power increasing, subtly suppressing Cooler.

"Hmph, a little stronger than that brat, but still not enough. Bring out the Saiyan who truly killed Frieza!"

"Shut up!"

Piccolo was inwardly shocked. He thought he would be very strong after increasing his combat power, but after their clash, his bones ached faintly. His physical durability was nowhere near Cooler's level.

The two battled in the air, their figures constantly crossing paths. Their speed was so fast they were invisible, only the thunderous collisions and the explosive, astonishing energy were apparent.

"Is this all you've got?"

Cooler sneered, his aura continuously increasing, surpassing Piccolo's. Then, with a flick of his tail, he sent Piccolo flying.

"Cough! Ah!"

Piccolo spat out blood in pain. His chest felt like it had been hit by a planet, his ribs broken. He was slammed into the ground with a deafening crash, shaking the earth and sending rocks flying. The terrifying impact caused a massive earthquake.

"You... you bastard!"

Piccolo was indignant.

He thought that after his training and merge, he would become very strong. While it was true he had become many times stronger, he was still far from the state Li Feng achieved as a Super Saiyan! He couldn't compare to Son Goku initially, and later to Li Feng, Frieza, and now Cooler, with King Cold lurking nearby... more and more people were stronger than him!

Piccolo was also a proud warrior, and his heart would not allow him to surrender to anyone!

"Ha!"

Piccolo forced himself to stand, unleashing his aura again.

Boom!

The massive rocks on his body shattered.

"Take this!"

Swoosh!

Piccolo crossed his arms, took a firm stance, and an astonishing aura swept out.

"Heh heh heh, struggle all you want."

Cooler's tail swished, shattering the peaks around him, disdainfully.

No matter what move Piccolo used, it was futile against absolute power.

"Ha!"

Piccolo spread his arms, his aura expanding to its limit.

Then, he condensed yellow energy spheres in his hands and hurled them furiously at Cooler!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! ----

Energy blasts slammed into Cooler, creating deafening roars!

Piccolo also used the Prince Trick!

Instantly, the entire battlefield was filled with flying rocks and rising dust.

"So... so strong! Has Piccolo become this powerful now?"

Seeing Piccolo's barrage instantly engulf Cooler, and sensing such a formidable aura emanating from it, Krillin couldn't help but be astonished.

After a while, the thick smoke dispersed, and the dust settled, revealing the figure in the mist.

Cooler still stood there calmly, not a single scratch on his body.

"What is it, Namekian? Is that all you've got?"

"Hmph, look around you!"

Piccolo's lips curved slightly. Although his previous barrage seemed wild, he had actually been very cautious. He knew that a series of random attacks wouldn't cause any damage to Cooler; they were merely meant to attract his attention and confuse his vision, while he quietly prepared his real follow-up.

Around Cooler, yellow energy orbs were now suspended!

While training, Piccolo had also been contemplating the development of his new ultimate technique.

"Hellzone Grenade!"

That's right, it was the Hellzone Grenade. In the original world, this move was only used later in his fight against Android 17. In this world, Piccolo had developed the same technique, but much earlier.

"What?"

Cooler was surprised, not expecting to be surrounded.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! ----"

At this moment, hundreds of energy orbs simultaneously struck Cooler and detonated, their combined power akin to multiple nuclear explosions, far more potent than the Prince Trick barrage just moments before!

Even Cooler, without unleashing his full power, was caught off guard this time!

After the deafening roars and the nuclear-like bombardment, Cooler's figure still stood tall, but the calm expression on his face had vanished, for his skin had been grazed!

"Damn you, Namekian, you will pay a heavy price for your ignorance!"

Cooler gritted his teeth and said furiously.

His perfect body had been injured? This was an utter disgrace to the Frost Demon race!

"Hah!"

Cooler was truly enraged now. With a roar, he unleashed a terrifying aura, purple flames instantly spreading, burning the air, and energy surged forth like a tidal wave.

"I will kill you!"

Cooler intended to finish Piccolo.

"Hmph, as expected, it's still not enough, so you can only rely on this move."

Piccolo still had a backup plan!