Goku, Vegeta Defeated, Krillin Dead?

"Damn you, you wild monkey, don't get cocky!"

Cooler smashed the rocks and said fiercely.

Impossible, my aura is clearly stronger than Son Goku's, how could I have been at a disadvantage in the fight just now?

"I will kill you!"

Cooler once again boosted his aura, and with a boom, he flew towards Goku like a cannonball.

"Ha!"

Goku also sensed Cooler's terrifying aura and immediately used Kaio-ken, unleashing a battle power of over ten million.

"Swish!"

After using Kaio-ken, Goku's entire aura turned red, and he immediately exchanged punches with Cooler again.

Boom!

This exchange was a draw.

"Is that all? I overestimated you."

Cooler sneered. His aura had already risen to over twenty million, and now Goku's strength felt soft and weak.

On the other hand, Goku's right fist ached faintly. Even with his increased strength, he was still no match for Cooler!

"Die!"

Cooler roared and then headbutted Goku's abdomen with his knee.

Goku immediately blocked with both hands, but he couldn't withstand Cooler's wild power, and his arms were instantly numbed.

"Hah! Yah!"

Cooler pressed his advantage, bringing his fists together and smashing towards Goku's back.

"Cough! Ah! ----"

Although Goku's consciousness reacted, his body couldn't keep up with the rhythm, and his back was still smashed hard.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, Goku fell into the valley, and the entire mountain peak collapsed.

"Swish!"

But then, a dark red aura erupted like a volcano. Goku, having smashed through the mountain, was still full of fighting spirit.

"Triple Kaio-ken!"

"Ha!"

The dark red aura became even stronger, Goku's muscles bulged, and his veins protruded.

He had increased his battle power again!

"Hmph, it's useless. All of this is futile in the face of absolute power!"

Cooler also unleashed his aura, and a purple whirlwind rose to the sky, blasting away the surrounding debris.

The two energies raged across the land like tornadoes.

"Hey!"

Goku charged at Cooler again, throwing a fierce punch.

Cooler easily dodged to the side, but Goku seemed to have anticipated Cooler's move. He followed up with a flip, landing on Cooler's back, and then elbowed him.

"Ah!"

Cooler didn't expect Goku to be so agile in mid-air. He was sent flying backward.

By the time he was about to crash into the mountain range, Cooler had already adapted to the speed of being thrown and used his feet to stomp, stabilizing himself.

Whoosh!

The rocks Cooler stepped on immediately cracked like a spiderweb, unable to withstand his terrifying power!

Just as Cooler was about to use the rocks to charge at Goku, he saw a red figure right in front of him!

"Bang!"

Cooler's vision went black, and then his entire body was sent flying backward again. His nose bridge seemed to have been broken, and blood spurted out.

To increase his speed, Goku continuously raised the multiplier of Kaio-ken. He knew he had to defeat Cooler before reaching the highest multiplier, otherwise, his body would surely fail.

Cooler also didn't expect Son Goku's speed to surpass him once again. While he was surprised, he was fiercely attacked by Goku's Kaio-ken.

"Da! Da! Da! Da! Da!"

Goku's attack speed became faster and faster. His flailing fists and legs looked like there were countless of them, striking Cooler from all directions.

"Enough!"

Cooler instantly unleashed his aura, blasting Goku away, and then quickly created distance.

"Hoo! -- Hah! -- Hoo! -- Hah!"

Goku gasped for air, his body growing heavy.

Cooler wiped the blood from his nose, and seeing his own body battered and bruised from being knocked down, he couldn't help but fly into a rage.

"Bastard, I'll tear you to shreds!"

Cooler roared.

He couldn't understand why people whose auras were clearly weaker than his could suppress him and injure him. This was something the Frost Demon clan could never forgive.

Cooler wasn't playing around anymore; he was truly angry.

"Damn monkey, all of you die!"

"Haaaaa!!!!"

Cooler truly unleashed his true aura this time.

The towering purple aura instantly grew several times stronger!

"Whoosh!"

Goku stood ready, once again using Twenty-Fold Kaio-ken.

"Boom!"

This time, Cooler arrived behind Goku at extreme speed and delivered a knee strike. With a thud, Goku was sent flying backward.

Cooler then unleashed his aura again to catch up to Goku, wrapped his tail around him, and furiously punched Goku again and again from behind.

"Ah!----"

Goku's screams echoed through the heavens.

"Weren't you quite capable just now?"

"Were you strong?"

"Try to break free!"

Cooler punched Goku repeatedly, venting the anger from his recent humiliation.

Cooler swept his tail, sending Goku flying away, then stood up and kicked.

"Rumble!"

Goku's body shot out like a cannonball, smashing into the ground and creating a massive crater.

He was severely injured and knocked to the ground, his Twenty-Fold Kaio-ken state deactivated, and the aftereffects began to manifest.

"Ah!"

Cooler's barrage and the strain of Kaio-ken caused his body to ache immensely, forcing him to cry out in pain.

He struggled even to stand up.

"Damn it! Is this how it ends?"

Goku was extremely unwilling. He had become much stronger through a year of special training, so why was he still like this when facing a strong enemy?

Meanwhile, on another battlefield, Vegeta wasn't faring any better.

He initially thought it was just carelessness, but in the subsequent battles, he was still no match for King Cold and was continuously dominated.

Fortunately, Vegeta had been a punching bag for Goku and Li Feng many times over the past year, so his vitality was still strong, though each time he was either smashed into giant rocks or the ground.

He couldn't understand why one enemy after another could surpass him. Why couldn't he become a Super Saiyan?

"Heh heh, it seems it's over. You appetizers, as expected, can't compare to that Saiyan who killed Frieza!"

Cooler sneered, raising his right hand and firing a purple Death Beam.

"No!"

"Dad!"

"This is impossible!"

The Z Fighters watching couldn't believe that in just an instant, Goku and Vegeta had been swiftly defeated, and Goku was now facing a death threat!

Just as the Death Beam was about to pierce Goku's chest, a figure suddenly rushed onto the battlefield and pushed Goku away at the critical moment.

It was Krillin!

At the most urgent juncture, he felt Cooler's deadly attack and only wanted to save Goku!

Swish!

At the last possible second, Krillin struggled to push Goku away, but his own chest was mercilessly pierced by the beam.

"No! Krillin!----"

Goku watched helplessly as Krillin pushed him away, was hit by the beam, his eyes lost focus, and finally collapsed to the ground.

Krillin had died saving Goku?