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BANG!!

With a violent sound, the Kamehameha and the Galick Gun slammed into each other.

BOOM!!

The surrounding ground shook violently.

Because Vegeta's strength was superior to Son Goku's, the Galick Gun quickly began to overwhelm Son Goku's Kamehameha.

"Damn it!"

Son Goku roared in anger, pushing his hands upward with all his might, forcing the Kamehameha to push the Galick Gun back slightly.

Seeing this, Vegeta immediately let out a loud shout, pressing the Galick Gun forward once more.

"Ah!"

Son Goku let out a miserable cry, his body beginning to buckle under the strain.

"Gohan!"

Seeing this, Krillin and the others immediately looked toward Gohan, who was standing to the side.

Only if he acted now would there be any possibility of saving the Earth.

Son Gohan's expression remained calm as he witnessed this.

It was at this very moment that Son Goku's trembling hands suddenly tightened their grip.

"Fourfold Kaio-ken!"

With a thunderous shout, Son Goku pushed the Kaio-ken to a new level, and an incomparably powerful force surged into the Kamehameha, instantly blasting Vegeta's Galick Gun back.

"What!"

Vegeta was shocked; it was already too late for him to dodge.

BANG!!

With an incredibly violent explosion, Vegeta was struck by his own Galick Gun, letting out a truly horrifying scream.

After a while, once the explosion had ceased, Vegeta's figure was no longer visible in the sky.

Krillin: "Is... is he finished?"

"Not yet!"

Son Gohan shook his head.

"Not yet?"

Son Gohan nodded and flashed to the side of the heavily injured Son Goku.

"Gohan!"

Son Goku called out to Son Gohan in an extremely weak voice.

Son Gohan nodded and fed a Senzu Bean into Son Goku's mouth.

Son Goku quickly swallowed the Senzu Bean, and his injuries were healed.

Once his body recovered, Son Goku felt that his current strength was far greater than it had been before.

"What!"

Hiding within the clouds, Vegeta's expression changed drastically as he witnessed this scene.

Every time a Saiyan survived the brink of death, their combat power would increase several times over.

This meant... Son Goku's current combat power was already above his own.

"Damn it!"

Thinking of this, his heart filled with immense rage.

Had he known, he would not have held back earlier and would have finished him off sooner.

Just then, Son Goku flew up from below.

Vegeta gritted his teeth, condensed a Power Ball in his right hand, and hurled it into the sky.

Son Goku was startled and prepared to intervene.

Suddenly, Vegeta's eyes turned blood-red, and thick black fur began to sprout all over his body.

"ROAR!"

With a massive, thunderous roar, Vegeta transformed into a Great Ape.

"He... he transformed!"

Krillin and the others stared with wide eyes.

BOOM!!

No sooner had the words left their mouths than Vegeta leaped down from the sky, his feet slamming heavily into the ground.

A massive cloud of dust and sand was instantly kicked up from the earth.

Son Goku saw this, his expression turning solemn.

It was at this moment that Vegeta let out a great shout, his fists striking out forcefully toward the surrounding mountain peaks.

Several peaks collapsed with a thunderous roar under the weight of Vegeta's heavy blows.

"Has he... lost control?"

No sooner had the words been spoken than Vegeta suddenly spun his body around, his hands snapping forward in a swift grab.

Son Goku was startled, his body instinctively recoiling backward.

"He hasn't lost control?"

Son Goku observed Vegeta.

At this, Vegeta suddenly began to laugh.

"Kakarot, we elite warriors do not lose control when we transform into a Great Ape!"

"Is that so!"

Upon hearing this, Son Goku clenched his hands tightly, his body moving with the speed of lightning as he charged toward Vegeta.

Vegeta leaped with both feet, his body vaulting rapidly into mid-air.

"Kaio-ken!"

Son Goku shouted, his body instantly transforming into a streak of red light as he circled behind Vegeta.

Vegeta was taken aback.

At that moment, Son Goku delivered a flying kick with his right leg, striking Vegeta with tremendous force.

Vegeta let out a sharp cry of pain, his body hurtling like a projectile until it slammed violently into the mountain behind him.

With a deafening boom, a massive amount of rock and debris tumbled down from the mountain, kicking up a thick cloud of dust across the ground.

Seeing this, Son Goku immediately dispersed the red aura surrounding his body and said, "Vegeta, you are no longer my match. I advise you to surrender obediently and leave Earth!"

Krillin watched this, his face full of confusion. "Tien Shinhan, what is going on? Goku's strength was clearly inferior to his just a moment ago. Yet, after eating that Senzu Bean, his power has increased so drastically!"

"I don't know!"

Tien Shinhan shook his head.

"Surrender!"

Upon hearing this, Vegeta felt an immense surge of fury.

If it weren't for Son Goku consuming a Senzu Bean to heal his injuries, he would have defeated him long ago; there was no way he would have allowed Son Goku to be this arrogant.

Thinking of this, Vegeta clenched his hands tightly and said, "Kakarot, if you hadn't relied on that bean to heal your wounds, you would have lost to me already!"

"If not for the Senzu Bean, I would indeed have lost to you. But even so, you still have no chance of winning!"

"Kakarot, what do you mean by that?"

"I'll tell you the truth: Son Gohan's current strength is far beyond mine. If he were to step in, he would have finished you off long ago!"

"That brat!"

Hearing this, Vegeta immediately looked toward Son Gohan in the distance.

In truth, he had sensed that there was something unusual about Son Gohan from the very beginning, but he never expected the boy to be their trump card.

"Kakarot, you say that brat's strength is far beyond yours, so why are you still fighting me?"

"Why? I suppose it's because I want to fight powerful enemies to improve my own strength!"

"A powerful enemy!"

Vegeta smiled slightly upon hearing this.

Although he found Son Goku annoying, that statement brought a certain joy to his heart.

"You just said that brat's strength is far beyond yours?"

"Yes!"

Son Goku nodded.

Upon hearing this, Vegeta immediately opened his mouth and fired an Energy Blast toward Son Gohan.

Son Gohan stood calmly in place, lightly tapping his right index finger against the Energy Blast, causing it to dissipate instantly.

Vegeta was shocked.

He had previously thought Son Goku was lying to him, but he hadn't expected Son Gohan's strength to be far more terrifying than he had imagined.

It was at this moment that Son Gohan's figure flickered, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared behind Vegeta.

"He... he's gone!"

As soon as the words fell, Son Gohan immediately condensed a golden blade of ki in his right hand and severed Vegeta's tail in one swift motion.

With a thunderous boom, the tail crashed heavily onto the ground.

"No... this is bad!"

Seeing this, Vegeta's expression shifted instantly.

As the words left his lips, Vegeta's body began to shrink slowly, reverting back to his human form.

Seeing his body return to its original state, Vegeta's expression became incredibly tense.

He hadn't been a match for Son Goku and the others even while in his Great Ape state; now that he had reverted to human form, he was even less of a match for them.