In the blink of an eye, Mu Yang appeared in front of Guldo, blocking his escape route. A playful smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.
"Y-you, stay back!"
Seeing Mu Yang standing right in front of him, Guldo was nearly scared to death. Even so, all four of his eyes were filled with terror as he stumbled backward.
He had watched every one of his teammates meet their end. The thought that he might die just as miserably filled Guldo with despair—and hatred for Mu Yang.
Thud!
His foot caught on a rock.
"Bam!!"
Between the rock and the fear deep in his heart, Guldo could no longer keep his balance and pitched face-first onto the ground.
He rolled several times toward the distance, then raised his head and was delighted to discover that he seemed to be getting farther and farther from Mu Yang!
Ignoring the pain in his face, Guldo was just about to get up and keep running when—
A voice suddenly came from behind him, one that made him feel as though his heart and gallbladder were about to burst. It was undoubtedly Mu Yang's.
"Did you really think you could get away?"
Mu Yang eyed Guldo with amusement. "Still, it's not like I can't give you a chance!"
"What chance?"
Guldo's face lit up. Could he actually survive?
If he did, Guldo would go back and burn several sticks of the finest incense for his ancestors, in thanks for their blessings from beyond the grave.
From Mu Yang's tone, Guldo figured his chances of survival were pretty good.
Hope of living flared up in his heart once more.
"It's a simple game."
Mu Yang's lips curved as he looked at Guldo and said slowly, "All you have to do is disappear from my sight, and I'll stop chasing you."
"Deal!!"
This was practically a free pass. Guldo had a superpower, after all.
He believed that with his ability to stop time by holding his breath, he could easily disappear from Mu Yang's sight, escape alive, and turn danger into safety.
With his other two eyes, Guldo sneaked a glance at the smug Mu Yang and sneered inwardly.
This brat had no idea what was coming.
Just you wait! Guldo swore that once he got back, he'd have King Frieza come and wipe Planet Helka off the map.
He sprang to his feet and immediately turned to run into the distance.
Watching Guldo's short figure flee, Mu Yang knew this wasn't some pointless game. He was pursuing one of the goals he'd set for himself when he targeted the Ginyu Force:
Guldo's ability to stop time by holding his breath.
This was also the time-related power Mu Yang wanted most right now. He just didn't know what he would comprehend automatically.
As Guldo ran farther and farther away, Mu Yang's body became a blur. In a flash, he vanished from where he stood.
Guldo, who had been secretly watching Mu Yang all along, widened his eyes and thought, Now!
He held his breath.
In an instant, everything around him seemed to grind to a halt. The clouds in the sky stopped drifting, and the rubble on the ground hung motionless in midair. Everything and everyone within dozens of miles had stopped in time.
Guldo sprinted at full speed, his face flushed from holding his breath. But he didn't dare breathe, because he was the only one in the entire space who could move.
The moment he started breathing, time across dozens of miles would begin to flow again—and his life would come to an end.
Guldo didn't dare draw a single breath. He ran for the distance with all his might.
"Oh my, should I help Mr. Mu Yang break free of the time stop? If this keeps up, the other one will get away."
As an Angel, Whis was naturally unaffected by such an inferior time power. He watched Guldo flee, a thoughtful glint in his eyes.
Although Angels couldn't act freely, this situation clearly didn't fall under that restriction.
Just as Whis was about to move—
"Ho ho ho, Mr. Mu Yang, how impressive!"
Whis blinked twice, watching as Mu Yang broke free from the state in which his own time had been stopped.
[ Ding~, the host's personal time has been stopped. With heaven-defying comprehension, the host has automatically comprehended the Time Immunity Constitution. ]
That was why Mu Yang could move while time was stopped. His comprehension was heaven-defying; no time-based rules could be used against him.
Mu Yang turned his gaze toward Guldo, who was still desperately fleeing ahead.
Now that he'd received the reward for his heaven-defying comprehension, Guldo had no value left to him.
Mu Yang felt a little regretful that the reward he'd comprehended wasn't the time-based rule he'd hoped for. It seemed that if he wanted to acquire a time-based rule, he'd have to get it from the Angel Race after all.
With a flash, Mu Yang became a blur and disappeared from where he stood.
Far away,
Guldo took a deep breath of fresh air and released his time-stopping power. As the fresh air filled his lungs, some color returned to his face.
He looked back and, seeing no sign of Mu Yang, let out a long sigh of relief.
At last, he'd escaped!
Guldo was utterly exhausted. Just as he was about to lie down on the ground and enjoy a nice nap—
Mu Yang's cold voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Unfortunately, you lost."
Before Guldo could turn around—
"Destruction!!"
Mu Yang's voice rang out again, sharp and murderous.
The moment the sesame-sized sphere of destruction touched Guldo's body, he vanished into nothingness.
He didn't even have time to scream. It was as if he had never existed in this world.
"That leaves just one. I wonder what good stuff Captain Ginyu will drop?"
Looking at the spot where Guldo had vanished, Mu Yang sensed Ginyu's energy. Then he turned and sped after it.
Mu Yang had two reasons for taking on the Ginyu Force. Besides wanting to acquire a trace of the time laws from Guldo, he also wanted the Body Exchange Technique from Ginyu.
The Heaven Swallowing Demon Art he'd obtained from Jeice had merely been an unexpected bonus.
At the Ginyu Force's landing site,
"Heh heh, almost there."
Ginyu watched the spaceship just ahead of him and sneered. Just as he was about to open the hatch—
An energy blast struck the five circular pods.
Boom!!!
The five pods exploded, and the blast sent Ginyu flying.
A moment later,
Only a few scraps remained scattered across the scorched, devastated ground.
White flames curled around Mu Yang as he shot down in front of Ginyu with a whoosh.
"You can't escape, Ginyu."
Mu Yang stared coldly at Ginyu.
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