Son Goku's Abnormal Behavior

"Then let's begin!"

Son Goku spoke in a grim tone, seemingly truly enraged.

His gaze shifted, a golden aura erupted, and his hair turned golden in an instant.

A powerful energy radiated outward, causing the entire island to tremble.

Upon seeing Goku transform, a flash of surprise crossed Dr. Gero's eyes, though it vanished as quickly as it had appeared.

He opened his mouth and said indifferently, "I didn't expect your strength to have grown so formidable, but it doesn't matter. Even if you have exceeded our estimates, it is of no consequence."

"Android 19, you go and test him first!" Dr. Gero said in a deep voice.

The white, stout figure beside him heard the command and stepped forward.

Son Goku looked at his opponent with a blank expression and said to the others, "Don't interfere; it's enough for me to handle them alone!"

The others nodded slowly upon hearing this.

They had absolute confidence in Son Goku after his transformation.

Seeing this, Li Lin's eyes revealed a hint of worry. If things went as expected, Goku would find this battle extremely difficult.

After Son Goku finished speaking, the golden flames on his body surged violently.

He dashed forward in a flash, and just as he was about to close the distance, he shifted behind Android 19.

Android 19 reacted instantly, and the two immediately became locked in combat.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The two collided repeatedly, each impact producing a series of loud thuds.

After a few exchanges, the Android was at a disadvantage, completely suppressed by Goku.

Goku suddenly shifted again, reappearing behind him.

This time, Android 19 failed to react, and Goku landed an elbow strike, sending the Android flying backward.

He crashed straight into a small mountain behind him.

"Rumble!"

The mountain collapsed on cue, and rubble buried his body.

"Nice work, Goku! Take him down in one go!"

Tien Shinhan shouted from the sidelines.

With Goku currently holding the upper hand, he only needed a few more rounds to finish off this Android.

Piccolo remained silent, walking over to Li Lin's side to ask, "Is something wrong with Goku? Although he is currently suppressing him, his movements are clearly off in several places. Given his combat experience, that shouldn't be happening."

Li Lin glanced at Piccolo and nodded slowly. "You're right; Goku is indeed acting strange today."

"If I'm not mistaken, it must be that heart disease issue."

"What?" Piccolo frowned, then said with dissatisfaction, "That idiot, don't tell me he didn't take his medicine?"

"I suspect that's the case!"

Li Lin answered calmly.

He had mentioned this matter before, but he hadn't expected that guy Son Goku to have actually neglected his medicine.

It seemed this battle would be no different from the original course of events.

On the battlefield, Android 19 stood up from the rubble.

His body slowly rose into the air, and he suddenly lunged toward Goku.

Son Goku blocked with one hand and delivered a kick to his face.

Android 19 was kicked high into the air, and before he could recover, Son Goku flew up and circled behind him.

Android 19 sensed him, stabilized his body, and began to counterattack.

Son Goku swayed left and right in the air, dodging the strikes.

While evading, Goku seized an opportunity to land an uppercut on Android 19's chin.

He followed up with a knee strike to the abdomen.

Next came a full flurry of punches, leaving Android 19 with no room to fight back.

"Goku is still the same old Goku; the Android is no match for him at all!"

Seeing the one-sided battle, Tien Shinhan couldn't help but exclaim.

However, Piccolo's expression grew increasingly grim, as he noticed Son Goku's energy beginning to fluctuate, with sweat dripping incessantly from his forehead.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The battle in the sky continued, though it was less of a fight and more of a one-sided beating.

Dr. Gero watched this scene with great astonishment.

He had not expected Son Goku's strength to be this formidable; if things continued this way, Android 19 would be reduced to scrap metal.

At this moment, anxiety began to gnaw at him, and he realized it had been reckless to assume the two of them alone could defeat Son Goku.

Just then, Yamcha, Krillin, and Son Gohan arrived on the scene.

Son Gohan had not been traveling with the main group; he had gone out to the ocean to search for Yajirobe.

"Let's go together and take them down!"

Seeing his father in the midst of battle, Son Gohan was eager to jump in and assist.

Tien Shinhan turned his head and smiled confidently, "It's fine, Goku should be able to handle this. Look, isn't that guy getting pummeled by Goku right now?"

Gohan watched the battle unfolding in the sky and did not share that sentiment.

For some reason, he felt that something was off about his father today.

"No, Dad's condition isn't right today. After transforming into a Super Saiyan, his combat power shouldn't be this low."

Gohan voiced his observation.

Son Goku's current combat power was not even a third of what it usually was.

Once he pointed it out, the others realized that he was right.

When they had watched Goku fight Li Lin previously, the battle had been earth-shattering.

After such a long period of grueling training, his strength should have advanced even further.

Yet, the strength Goku was displaying now was far inferior to what he had shown while fighting Li Lin.

Just as the group stood there, puzzled, Goku landed a heavy blow from the sky, sending Android 19 crashing into the ground.

"BOOM!"

Dust billowed up from the earth.

Seeing this, the group felt much more at ease, assuming that Goku was simply playing around and hadn't used his full strength from the start.

As the dust slowly settled, Android 19 stood up and looked toward the sky.

At this moment, Son Goku was panting heavily, an unprecedented sense of exhaustion washing over him.

This won't do, I have to finish this opponent quickly!

Goku was well aware of his physical condition; a sharp, twisting pain was radiating from his heart.

If he didn't end the fight soon, he would surely collapse.

With that thought, he held his breath, gathered energy in his hands, and a brilliant white light flared to life.

"HAAAA!"

He unleashed a Kamehameha, which surged toward Android 19's position.

Dr. Gero and Android 19 were overjoyed to see this.

Android 19 waved his right hand, catching the Ki Blast with his palm.

The powerful Kamehameha was continuously absorbed by his right hand.

"It was actually absorbed?"

The group watched the scene before them in disbelief.

At the same time, they noticed that Son Goku's face was etched with exhaustion, as if he had already reached his limit!