Wang Yang stood below the ring with his arms crossed, his clothes completely spotless. The two white tiles beneath his feet remained intact, making him stand out even more.
Piccolo saw this, and his pupils contracted sharply. He feared Wang Yang even more than Son Goku.
Even Goku stared at Wang Yang in shock. Resisting that force had drained all his strength; he couldn't remain as relaxed and at ease as Wang Yang.
He's so strong. I'm already struggling to withstand this force, yet Wang Yang is completely unharmed. He must be stronger than me!
"This! This! This!" The people climbing out of the craters saw Wang Yang and were so astonished they couldn't speak. All the surrounding buildings had vanished, yet the two white tiles beneath Wang Yang's feet remained intact.
Yamcha clenched his fists at the sight, his face full of frustration. At last, he loosened his fists and lowered his head, dejected.
He's so powerful. He's not even human!
Wang Yang looked at Piccolo and shook his head slightly. With his extensive battle experience, he knew that Piccolo had wasted a tremendous amount of energy on that attack.
Goku took a deep breath, gathered his strength, and launched a fierce assault on Piccolo, leaving him no chance to fight back. Finally, Goku landed a heavy punch. Piccolo cried out and fell to the ground, motionless.
"Referee, please start counting!" Goku shouted to the blond man.
"Of course!" The announcer climbed into the ring and began counting over Piccolo, who lay motionless in the crater.
"One, two, three..."
"Son Goku's in for a rough time." Wang Yang suddenly chuckled. He could sense Piccolo's energy fluctuating, as though he were building up an attack.
"What?" Bulma blinked.
"Why? Didn't Goku win?" Krillin asked in surprise, staring at Wang Yang.
"Not yet!"
"Eight!"
"Nine!"
Just as the announcer was about to call ten, Piccolo suddenly jerked upright in the crater and fired a beam from his mouth, piercing Goku's right chest.
Everyone was startled at the sight. Only Wang Yang remained calm, as if he'd expected it.
Goku had thought he'd defeated Piccolo and let his guard down. Piccolo had taken advantage of that to launch a sneak attack.
After knocking Goku down, Piccolo ruthlessly attacked him while he lay gravely wounded. First, he broke all of Goku's limbs. Then he flew high into the air, ready to gather all his energy and unleash one final attack on Goku, who couldn't move below.
"Wang Yang, hurry and help Goku!" Bulma grabbed Wang Yang's arm anxiously.
Wang Yang nodded slightly. He wasn't sure whether Goku could turn things around in this situation.
With a quick movement, he appeared in the ring. Looking down at Goku, whose face was contorted in pain, he smiled.
"Can you still dodge it? Want me to help?"
Saiyans were incredibly stubborn. Sometimes, even if you helped them, they'd think you were meddling. In a situation like this, he had to ask first.
"No. I have to beat him!" Goku looked up as the beam descended closer and closer, and refused Wang Yang's offer.
"Suit yourself. I'll beat you up later, so don't die on me!" Wang Yang said, then disappeared and reappeared beside Bulma. He respected Goku. To Goku, sometimes victory and defeat mattered more than life and death.
"Goku!" Chi-Chi started to rush forward, but Wang Yang quickly caught her and pulled her back.
"Goku won't let me help. He wants to win on his own," Wang Yang said.
"You idiot!" Chi-Chi bit down on her clothes, tears in her eyes.
"That's Goku for you!" Master Roshi watched Goku on the ring tensely and sighed.
The enormous beam slammed into the ground. Wang Yang raised an eyebrow.
A violent explosion rang out, and a huge crater appeared in the ring. Goku had vanished.
"Ha ha! Ha ha! I've blasted him to nothing! Even Shenron can't bring you back to life!" Piccolo roared with laughter at the sight.
Everyone around them was heartbroken. Chi-Chi was especially devastated. She had only just gotten married, and now she was a widow.
"He's not dead. What are you crying for?" Wang Yang said calmly. As soon as he finished speaking, a tiny black speck appeared in the sky, then grew larger and larger. Goku was flying straight toward Piccolo at incredible speed.
Piccolo, caught completely off guard, was sent flying. He landed outside the ring and lay motionless.
"The Demon Junior contestant is out of bounds! Son Goku wins!" The announcer looked around for a moment, finally spotted Piccolo outside the ring, and shouted into the microphone.
"Did I win?" Goku asked, lying on the ground and forcing the words out.
Wang Yang watched as Yajirobe emerged from the dirt and gave Goku a Senzu Bean.
Goku swallowed the bean, sprang to his feet with a kip-up, and stretched his limbs.
"Ha ha, I'm back to normal!"
"Yajirobe, give me another Senzu Bean!"
"What for? Wasn't one enough?" Yajirobe grumbled, but still handed one to Goku.
To everyone's astonishment, Goku fed Piccolo a Senzu Bean and brought him back to full strength.
"Son Goku, you idiot!"
"I lost to you today, so I'll leave for now. But one day I'll defeat you. Then I'll take over the world and show you all the rule of King Piccolo!" Piccolo showed no gratitude toward Goku for helping him. He slowly rose into the air and flew higher and higher.
"Get back down here!" Wang Yang suddenly shouted, reaching up with his right hand and pulling at Piccolo in midair.
Piccolo's face filled with shock as he was dragged down against his will.
Everyone watched in astonishment. How could the vicious, powerful Piccolo be pulled down so easily by Wang Yang?
"Just now you said you could beat a hundred of me. Now that your fight with Son Goku is over, let's have a proper spar. Show me how you're going to beat a hundred of me!" Wang Yang said with a grin, looking at the disheveled Piccolo.
"Enough talk. Come at me!" Piccolo got to his feet and roared furiously at Wang Yang. He knew Wang Yang wouldn't be easy to handle, but as the Great Demon King, he couldn't back down.
Suddenly, Wang Yang disappeared. Piccolo vanished right after him, and the two began fighting fiercely.
Wang Yang suppressed his energy until it was roughly equal to Piccolo's!
He always believed that crushing an opponent wasn't the point. Only by seeking out battle experience could he improve.
The two fought from the ground into the sky, then back down again. Their fierce gusts of wind made everyone's cheeks sting.
Except for Goku, no one there could see their movements.
Goku watched Wang Yang and Piccolo's battle with a serious expression. He'd be fighting Wang Yang next, and getting a chance to see Wang Yang's fighting style would help him in the coming match.
Wang Yang suddenly spotted Piccolo's chest left wide open and landed a powerful blow, making Piccolo spit up.
Wang Yang pressed his advantage, unleashing a flurry of combination punches that sent Piccolo reeling. He couldn't control his own body.
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