Sena Planet
Ropa and Rona arrived at Son Gohan's side in next to no time!
"Hey, brat, who are you?!"
After bringing Rosa over, Son Gohan hadn't attacked him. Instead, he'd let him go!
Rosa stumbled backward again and again, retreating to what he thought was a safe distance!
Ropa and Rona arrived at the same time!
"Big brother!? What's going on?" Ropa asked.
"Kill!!" Rona said curtly, his whole body radiating a terrifying murderous aura!
"I don't know. Be careful. That guy has a strange ability. He brought me here in an instant!" Rosa said gravely.
"Heh. Everyone's here, huh? Let me introduce myself. I'm Son Gohan, a member of the Galactic Patrol. I came here for one reason: either I beat you to death, or you beat me to death!" Son Gohan said with a beaming smile.
Whoosh!!
Before Rosa or Ropa could say a word, Rona somehow pulled out a three-meter-long cleaver and immediately brought it down on Son Gohan with a powerful overhead strike!
The instant Rona moved, Son Gohan slowly raised his palm, his right hand wrapped in white energy!
Clang!!! Whoosh!!! Clang, clang, clang!!!
Rona's cleaver blurred as he swung it, each strike ringing out with a sharp clang!
Son Gohan didn't move an inch! His right hand darted about, spotting the flaws in every strike and deflecting them with a flick of his fingers!
Watching Son Gohan, Merus couldn't help giving him an admiring look. "Good kid. I underestimated you!"
What Son Gohan didn't realize was that his actions were all thanks to the puppet Mr. Popo had made!
What Son Gohan had learned wasn't just footwork; he'd also mastered precise control over his body's strength!
Even the energy wrapped around his hand was calibrated just right to withstand Rona's force. Any more and the blade would break; any less and his fingers would be injured!
"Impossible! Rona's Butcher Blade was made from high-density metal we collected across several star systems. And he can deflect it effortlessly with nothing but ki?!" Rosa's pupils shrank as he felt a vague sense of foreboding.
"Second brother, find a chance to run. I've got a bad feeling," Rosa whispered to Ropa.
"Big brother!! What about third brother??" Though Ropa loved food, he wasn't stupid. The three brothers had escaped the Galactic Patrol time and again not only because the Patrol hadn't sent any real experts after them, but also because Rosa's sixth sense was incredibly accurate!
Even more accurate than a woman's!!
Maybe it was because he was such a lecher!!
"This time, my premonition is really bad. One of us escaping is better than none. If third brother gets caught, we can find a way to save him later. As far as I know, the Galactic Patrol usually doesn't kill people outright. They arrest them and send them back to be sentenced, to uphold the Patrol's authority!" The eldest brother knew the Patrol's policies well.
What he didn't know was that Son Gohan was new...
Back to Son Gohan!
"What? You've stopped swinging?" Son Gohan looked at Rona in surprise.
Rona's cold, merciless expression had changed to one of shock!
"You... are strong!" Rona was surprised, but deep down, his killing intent had only grown stronger.
His murderous aura surged without pause...
"What a powerful bloodlust and resentment. How many people have you killed? Someone like you would overwhelm even the Underworld if you went there!" Son Gohan frowned.
"You're worth my going all out!"
Rona held the three-meter-long cleaver horizontally before his chest. He gripped its edge with his left hand and slowly dragged his palm along it. His hand split open, and blood seeped across the blade!
"Blood Slaughter! Third brother actually used that move??" Ropa was stunned.
"Looks like third brother realized that guy's no ordinary opponent!" Rosa's eyes darted about as he worked out an escape plan!
He didn't dare make a reckless move. From the superpower Son Gohan had used to bring him over, he knew escaping wouldn't be easy! Unless Son Gohan was completely occupied and had no chance to use his ability!
Third brother's desperate fight could give them that chance!
Rona rarely used Blood Slaughter, because the technique cost him years of his life!
He fed his own blood, along with the resentment and murderous aura within it, to the Butcher Blade!
Rona had no idea how many living beings the Butcher Blade had devoured. It had long since become one with him. Feeding it his blood further roused the killing intent and sharpness within the blade!
"Damn it, I'm playing Dragon Ball here, and you're playing high fantasy?!" Son Gohan couldn't help feeling annoyed.
"Kill!!!"
Fed by Rona's blood, the three-meter cleaver gleamed with deadly sharpness and brimmed with a murderous aura. As he swung it, it seemed as if countless vengeful spirits and evil ghosts followed in its wake! At the same time, with Rona giving it everything he had, the actual blade suddenly grew by another three meters. That extra length was made of ki!
After killing so many people, even Rona's aura had turned bloody. A crimson aura swirled around him as he wielded the six-meter Butcher Blade. Man and blade became one as he slashed at Son Gohan!
At that moment, Rona's full power had pushed his battle power to around eighty million!
"Bring it! King Kai Fist... eight times!!" Son Gohan gathered ki throughout his body and unleashed it in an instant. The white aura around him turned fiery red!
Rona's aura was chilling, thick with resentment!
Son Gohan's was the exact opposite, burning hot!
"Die!" Rona brought the blade down from above, trying to cleave Son Gohan in two.
Son Gohan didn't dodge. He stared fixedly at the blade...
The muscles and veins in both his arms bulged. Clap!!!
The outcome was unexpected. Son Gohan wasn't split in two; he caught the Butcher Blade barehanded, both palms stopping it with perfect precision!
The ki carried by the Butcher Blade carved a massive, unfathomably deep ravine behind Son Gohan!
"He... he caught it??" Ropa's eyes widened.
"King Kai Fist? Is that the technique North Kai created?" Merus mused.
Seeing Son Gohan catch the Butcher Blade barehanded, Rona showed no sign of panic. The killing intent in his eyes only burned hotter!
He gripped the hilt with both hands and twisted with all his strength!
Son Gohan felt a tremendous force turning the blade, and instantly let go!
Clang... Shing!!
The moment he released it, the six-meter blade swept across the battlefield and slashed straight for Son Gohan's waist!
Son Gohan dodged the blade with an Iron Bridge stance. A loose strand of hair hanging over his forehead was sliced off!
"You think you can get away with that?!" Son Gohan roared angrily.
Whoosh!!
Son Gohan instantly moved at high speed behind Rona and kicked him hard in the lower back!
Boom!!
Rona was sent crashing to the ground, where he smashed a massive crater into it!
"Never thought I'd use Vegeta's Prince Tactics one day! Hahdadadadada!"
Son Gohan aimed at the crater and flung countless Ki Blasts at Rona!
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!!!
Each Ki Blast exploded the instant it hit Rona. With no other choice, Rona planted the Butcher Blade in the ground and held it in front of himself as a shield!
"Doesn't he know this kind of attack is pointless?" Rona wondered, completely baffled by Son Gohan's actions!
Son Gohan kept flinging Ki Blasts until Rona was completely enveloped by the clouds of dust they kicked up. Only then did he stop!
Though he'd stopped his mindless barrage of Ki Blasts, he began gathering energy at the tip of his right index finger. A solid point of golden light appeared!!
More and more energy poured into it!
"Most of your strength comes from that blade, doesn't it? Let's see how strong you are without it! Star Piercer!!"
Whoosh!! A beam as thin as a finger shot through the dust in an instant and struck the Butcher Blade!
Clang!!
Rona watched as cracks spread across his beloved Butcher Blade!
Crack!!!
The Butcher Blade shattered...
"Impossible... No one in this universe can break the Butcher Blade!!" Rona couldn't believe what he was seeing.
As the Butcher Blade shattered, his battle power plummeted, dropping straight to fifty million!
"You'll pay for that!!!"
His battle power surged again, despite having just fallen. Blood trickled from Rona's mouth as rage and resentment flooded his mind!
His eyes turned red!
"Second brother, now's our chance... run!!" Seeing third brother erupt with power, Rosa immediately called for Ropa to escape!
The two of them shot into the sky at incredible speed!! They'd flown less than a hundred meters when they suddenly stopped in midair, defying all reason!
"You two should stay and watch," Merus said calmly.
An invisible pressure stopped them in their tracks. They couldn't utter a single word, and sweat poured down them as they struggled!
Merus hadn't arrested them. He'd simply pinned them in place!!
Back to Son Gohan!
"Kill, kill, kill!!!" Rona had completely lost his mind. He moved at high speed to Son Gohan's side...
He attacked Son Gohan with a chaotic flurry of punches and kicks!
Thud, thud, thud!!
The two vanished as they moved at high speed. All that remained was the sound of fists and feet colliding!
"Ptooey!!" Son Gohan slammed an elbow into Rona's stomach, making him spit out a large mouthful of blood!
But Rona had lost his mind and didn't care about his injuries. Instead, he seized the chance to wrap his arms around Son Gohan!
He slammed his head into Son Gohan's!
Clang!!!
Rona's headbutt left Son Gohan dazed!
Clang, clang, clang!!
Seeing that it worked, Rona headbutted Son Gohan even harder!!
"Enough... Get off me!!" A golden aura burst from Son Gohan's body, and the powerful wave of ki sent Rona flying!
"Ptooey... You son of a... Just die! Sky-Prop Cannon!!" Son Gohan gathered energy in one hand and fired a thick beam of energy that blew Rona to pieces!
Not even his ashes were left. He turned into wisps of hot air that rose and scattered!
After transforming into a Super Saiyan, Son Gohan's battle power reached an astonishing 700 million!
"A Super Saiyan? Interesting. You can go now!!" Merus released his pressure and vanished.
Rosa and Ropa could move again. Seeing Rona killed, the two brothers were even more terrified!
After all, Rona had been the group's main fighter...
The blond Son Gohan turned his head toward the fleeing brothers and crooked his mouth in a look of disdain!
He ran, he chased, and he ended up as a pile of ashes!!!
Whoosh!!
Son Gohan moved more than ten times faster than they did and appeared in front of them!
"What? Leaving already?"