Cooler's Miserable Defeat

If Karochi could hear this, he would've shouted, "That's incredible! Cooler, you're a true warrior!"

I, Karochi, hereby acknowledge you as the strongest!

Talk about ignorance being bliss. How arrogant did you have to be to say something so suicidal?

"An immature Frost Demon, and you've already got quite the mouth on you." Zangya didn't know who she was, but she had a deep-seated impression of the Frost Demons—as if she harbored some bone-deep hatred for them.

Cooler could no longer suppress his rage. With a single High-Speed Movement, he appeared in front of Zangya and whipped a kick at her waist.

He would make this ignorant woman feel a pain worse than death. He would make her pay for what she'd said.

Bang!

Zangya didn't seem inclined to dodge. She took the side kick head-on.

But contrary to Cooler's expectations, Zangya wasn't sent flying with her waist and legs broken!

"Argh!" Instead, for the first time in his life, he let out a scream as excruciating pain bored into his bones.

Cooler felt like his leg bone was about to crack. He wasn't mistaken—his shinbone really had cracked.

"Tsk, how interesting! You can't even tell how far apart they are in strength." Zangya curled her lip in disdain. The Frost Demons she remembered weren't this ignorant.

Cooler quickly retreated, staring at Zangya in shock, his expression twisted!

"Who are you?" He wasn't stupid. His opponent had to be absurdly strong; otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

Zangya furrowed her brows, scrunching up her beautiful features! She wanted to know who she was, too. She'd been thinking of asking if these people knew her.

"I, Miss—Enough with the nonsense. Do you have any other tricks or not? If you don't make a move, it'll be my turn." Zangya was furious that her temporary memory loss had left her unable to remember her own name.

Although Cooler was enraged at being looked down on by a woman, the searing pain in his leg reminded him that his opponent was no ordinary fighter.

"Heh! You think this is all the power I have, woman? I can still transform one more time. Just wait to die." Cooler decided to use his full strength. He didn't believe this mysterious woman could be stronger than him.

"Enough! Show me what you've got. I'll make sure you die without a single doubt." Zangya's disdainful tone enraged Cooler.

He had never suffered such humiliation in his life! Even his father was no match for him now.

Terrifying energy erupted from Cooler's body, and his power rose further as his body underwent a major transformation.

Cooler grew larger and more muscular. Four horns extended backward from his head, and a "mask" covered his mouth—though he could leave it uncovered. His eyes turned red, and his pupils vanished. His shoulders bulged like chest armor, and two horns sprouted from his back. Blade-like protrusions grew from his arms, and his strength increased further.

Watching from inside the spaceship, Tights' eyes widened. "Whoa! He really did transform. How did those extra parts grow out of him?"

She was a little excited. She wanted to go touch Cooler's new ridges and see if they were made of bone!

Was that really the important part? Karochi shook his head helplessly, feeling a little sorry for Cooler. "Cooler's about to be finished!"

Keeping a low profile really was the way to go. Why'd he have to act so cocky? Karochi seemed to be talking about Cooler, but he was really criticizing himself. His strength had skyrocketed over the past two years, and he'd gotten carried away, too.

That was why he'd started fooling around while fighting the Armored Squadron on the planet Akasque. After all, he'd been an ordinary person in his previous life. Suddenly gaining such immense power had left him in a dizzying, unreal haze.

"Really? I think this Cooler guy looks pretty impressive after transforming!" Tights said, looking at the now much bulkier Cooler.

Even though she knew how strong Zangya was, the difference in their builds was striking. Zangya looked just like an ordinary little girl! She didn't look strong at all.

Tights used [Spirit Eye]. She wanted to see whether Cooler was really as strong as he'd appeared earlier.

Name: Cooler

Race: Frost Demon

Battle Power: 470 million, final form

Notes: Cooler has unleashed his full power and possesses terrifying strength.

"So he's only at 470 million? Then he's probably done for." Zangya had a battle power of 2.1 billion. The gap between them was enormous.

Karochi smiled wryly. He wondered when he'd ever reach 470 million in battle power. Even Tights was starting to look down on him.

On the other side, Zangya remained expressionless as she looked at Cooler in his transformed state. Her tone was still as disdainful as before. "You've only unlocked a little transformation ability, and look how cocky you've become."

Her voice was full of mockery. She clearly thought little of Cooler's current state.

"You can run your mouth while you still can! This great king will make you perish along with this planet." Cooler planned to destroy Akasque along with her. Since there was no Tree of Might here, there was no reason to waste any more time.

Cooler extended a finger and gathered energy into a gigantic sphere. This was a signature technique passed down through the Frost Demon Race.

[Supernova]

The Frost Demons all seemed to know this move. It was incredibly effective for destroying planets!

"Now die!" Cooler hurled [Supernova] at Zangya. The terrifying sphere of energy dyed the entire sky red.

The force tore the land apart. Huge chunks of rock were sucked into [Supernova] and obliterated.

But Zangya didn't pay it the slightest heed. In the blink of an eye, she flashed from where she stood to right in front of [Supernova]!

No fancy tricks—just a punch! The moment her small fist struck [Supernova], it scattered, unable to put up even the slightest resistance.

Boom, boom, boom!

The scattered [Supernova] turned into countless energy blasts, raking across the land once more.

"How... how is this possible?" At last, Cooler realized how bad things were. His opponent's strength seemed far beyond anything he could comprehend.

"Finally scared?" Zangya's voice rang out behind him, startling Cooler.

Before he could even turn around, an enormous force slammed into him and sent him flying.

At the same time, his right arm bent at a grotesque angle. Zangya remained where she was, holding her leg out after the kick.

An eye for an eye. Cooler had kicked Zangya with a side kick, and now she'd paid him back! The results, however, were worlds apart. Cooler had put on quite a show when he kicked her, but the damage had amounted to a big fat zero.

Zangya's kick had scored a critical hit! It had not only broken Cooler's right arm but also severely damaged his internal organs.

All the ribs on his right side were broken. The intense pain nearly made him pass out! He'd been knocked straight out of his final form and back into his base form.

He dropped to his knees and vomited blood nonstop, his eyes bloodshot! Dizziness swept through his mind.

Just one kick, and Cooler wasn't merely unable to fight back—he couldn't even stand. The blow had left him so dazed he was on the verge of passing out.

"Cough—argh! H-how can this be?!" Seeing Zangya walking toward him, Cooler felt fear for the first time in his life.

Yes, the very feeling he'd always inflicted on others had finally come back to haunt him!!

Oppressed and desperate beyond words, Cooler glared angrily at Zangya. How could she possibly be so strong? He wanted to get back up and keep fighting, but his body had been kicked in half at the waist! His lower body wouldn't respond.

Bang!

Zangya reached him and kicked him again. Cooler's chest caved in, and his body flew hundreds of miles before finally coming to a stop.

He'd completely lost consciousness. He was breathing in more than he breathed out, his life hanging by a thread, as if he could die at any moment.

Zangya glanced at him and said dismissively, "That's it? I'm Zangya, Miss Zangya. Huh—I'm Zangya!"

Zangya suddenly blurted out her own name. It felt like she'd just found a priceless treasure! She'd finally remembered her name.

"Bujin!! Gokua! Bido? Lord Bojack??" Some of Zangya's memories returned. The sudden flood of recollections made her head throb with pain.

Clutching her head in both hands, she let out a painful groan!! They'd been wounded by a powerful being and had been forced to fall into a deep sleep. Bojack, meanwhile, had been sealed away somewhere by four King Kais working together.

"The sealing place... The sealing place?" Sweat covered Zangya's delicate face, her expression contorted with pain! It was as though she were suffering endless agony.

She remembered that her race had been invaded by the Frost Demons. Her people had been slaughtered on a massive scale, brought to the brink of extinction!

The Hera Race's prophet had sacrificed themself to win the support of a technologically advanced planet, which helped create five powerful Androids.

At first, they had been warriors protecting the galaxy, searching far and wide to hunt down the Frost Demons! Gradually, they fell into depravity, losing themselves in bloodthirsty slaughter.

On top of that, they'd gained virtually eternal life. Their memories of the past slowly faded, replaced by the thrill of killing!

They, too, began slaughtering inhabited planets, just like the Frost Demons, to fill the emptiness inside them!

Their evil deeds seemed to draw the attention of a powerful deity. A mighty being defeated Bojack and the others, then took advantage of their weakened state to seal them away.

The sudden flood of memories left Zangya stunned. She gradually remembered the days when she'd protected her people! She stared at her own hands in disbelief.

"H-how could this be?" She couldn't believe that, hundreds of thousands of years ago, she'd committed such boundless slaughter. In her eyes, her hands had turned bright red with blood.

The boy who slays the dragon eventually becomes the dragon. That was exactly what had happened.

The joy of recovering her memories vanished in an instant, and tears of blood streamed from her bloodshot eyes.

Watching all this from inside the spaceship, Karochi and Tights were both stunned! What was going on?

'Did Cooler have some kind of superpower like this? I don't think so!' Karochi thought Zangya had been hit by some kind of special soul attack from Cooler, but he couldn't remember him having anything like that!

"Little Chi, she seems really upset!? What happened to her?" Tights asked, looking at Karochi in confusion.