Baby discovered that even after transforming into the most hated Golden Great Ape, and even with his power swelled to this extent, he still couldn't completely suppress Son Goku!
Because of the size difference, he became an easy target for his opponent, constantly on the defensive and taking hits.
"Damn it! I am the ruler of the entire universe! I am a god! How could I be toyed with by such a barbarian!"
After swinging his giant palm at empty air once again, only to be kicked in the nose by Goku, Baby became completely enraged.
His enormous, crimson eyes suddenly pierced past the wildly flying Goku before him and gazed at the distant, blue planet—Earth—hanging silently in the sky.
That is where his current "people" live, and it is also the homeland that these Saiyan are willing to risk their lives to protect.
A despicable yet effective idea instantly slithered into his mind like a venomous snake.
"Hmph... Son Goku, aren't you so good at dodging?"
"Aren't you very agile?"
Baby suddenly stopped chasing, its massive body hovering in mid-air, eerily silent.
Immediately afterwards.
He made a move that everyone was familiar with.
The Golden Great Ape turned slightly to the side, its two enormous hands slowly bringing together at its left waist, backs of the hands facing each other, fingers spread like claws.
Sizzle sizzle--!!!
A dazzling, almost blindingly bright purplish-red energy began to compress and condense wildly between his palms.
The surrounding space was distorted by this terrifying energy, and purple arcs of electricity crackled in the air.
"Um?"
Goku stopped what he was doing, hovered in the distance, and frowned as he looked at Baby.
"Such an obvious charging-up move? Has he been knocked senseless?"
In the heat of battle, such undisguised charging up of power is tantamount to handing an opening to the opponent.
Goku was confident that if he wanted to dodge, he could even get behind him and kick his butt, or Instant Transmission directly to his head and deliver Kamehameha.
"What on earth is this guy thinking?"
Although Goku was puzzled, his body reacted instinctively, preparing to dodge to the side and then launch a counterattack.
However.
Just as Goku was about to set off...
" Son Goku!!"
Baby's enormous voice boomed like thunder, carrying a chilling smugness.
"You'd better think carefully... about who my target is!!"
Look... what's behind you!
"What?!"
Goku was startled; an extremely ominous premonition instantly enveloped his entire body.
He turned around abruptly.
His pupils instantly contracted to the size of needles.
Directly behind him, at the far end of his line of sight, that beautiful blue planet was right at the center of Baby's attack trajectory!
If this energy wave is launched and Goku dodges it...
It will traverse outer space without hindrance and strike the Earth's surface directly!
With the Golden Great Ape's current energy level, this attack would be enough to instantly turn the Earth into cosmic dust!
"Mean!!!"
Goku instantly understood Baby's intention and trembled with rage.
"You bastard! You're using Earth as leverage!!"
"Hahahaha!! Die!! Along with your damned homeland!!!"
Baby laughed wildly, giving Goku absolutely no time to think.
"Super... Galick Gun!!!"
Boom!
The purplish-red energy ball, which had been charged to its limit in his palms, was suddenly ejected!
A massive beam of light tore through the atmosphere, carrying the intent to destroy everything, and hurtled straight toward Goku —and the Earth behind him.
"Damn it!!!"
Goku didn't even have time to gather his strength to counter the attack.
There wasn't even time to think.
Without any hesitation, he Instant Transmission directly to the path of the pillar of light, crossed his arms in front of him, and unleashed his golden aura to its fullest extent.
"I absolutely... absolutely will not let you destroy the Earth!!!"
Bang!!!!
A massive beam of energy slammed into Goku's arms.
In that instant, Goku felt as if he had been hit head-on by an accelerating planet.
The terrifying heat and impact caused his bones to groan in agony from the unbearable strain.
"Ughhhhhh!!!!"
Goku gritted his teeth and braced his feet against the void, but his body was still uncontrollably pushed backward.
Thousands of meters... ten thousand meters...
His arm began to char, his skin cracked, and his blood was instantly evaporated by the high temperature.
They were on the verge of collapse.
Baby watched this scene and a cruel, sinister smile appeared on his face.
"Die! Die! This is the weakness of you so-called righteous people! As long as you have attachments, you are lambs to the slaughter!"
"Disappear...!"
Baby increased her output again, and the beam of light from the Galick Gun in her hand became even thicker and its color became even deeper and more terrifying.
Just as Goku felt his arms were about to lose feeling, his vision was filled with light, and a sense of despair welled up in his heart.
Without warning, a red figure suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of Baby's enormous ape face.
It was less than a meter away from his nose.
Even the gusts of wind generated by the energy jet couldn't stir a single hair on that figure's head.
Baby, who was basking in the ecstasy of impending victory, suddenly saw someone else in front of him, and his heart stopped.
"N-Nani?!"
This classic line, filled with shock and fear, was almost blurted out.
Time seemed to stand still at that moment.
Son Satoshi hovered in front of the Golden Great Ape.
At this moment, he had once again activated the [ Super Saiyan God ] form.
Her magenta hair swayed slightly in the flow of energy.
Those crimson pupils, with a faint smile that chilled Baby the bone, gazed silently at him.
"We meet again, Vegeta."
Son Satoshi's voice was soft, yet it clearly pierced through the roaring energy sound and entered Baby's ears.
This scene...
This composition looks familiar...
More than 20 years ago.
Earth, wilderness.
That's how it was back then too.
It was also a giant gorilla, wreaking havoc.
And that man, just like that, suddenly appeared in front of the gorilla, also with that seemingly gentle but actually contemptuous smile.
"I'll show you something else good."
Son Satoshi slowly raised his right fist.
His movements weren't fast, but in Baby's eyes, that fist seemed to become the whole world.
There was no earth-shattering buildup of power.
Son Satoshi simply placed his fist lightly, as if greeting an old friend, on the Golden Great Ape's forehead.
" One-Inch Punch - Divine Leap"
There was no explosion.
Only a single, perfectly circular burst of white energy, visible to the naked eye, erupted from the point of contact between the fist and the body, rippling outwards like water.
That force does not act on the surface.
Rather, it is through and through.
puff!!
(Happy New Year's Eve to all the virtual characters!)