Summoning Shenron

"You... don't come any closer!"

Pilaf's expression shifted. Just as he prepared to flee, Goku kicked him in the back, sending him stumbling and sprawling to the ground.

"King Pilaf, are you alright?"

At that moment, Mai and Shu rushed forward simultaneously, asking with concern.

"Damn it, you forced my hand!"

Pilaf's face changed again. After a cold, sneering laugh, he pulled a switch with a button from his pocket and slammed it down.

The next second, the entire room began to shake. The walls to the side slowly rose, and immediately after, an army of thousands of hounds charged in.

"Ah!"

Seeing this, Bulma shrieked. Having been pampered her whole life, the young lady had never seen such a massive display of force!

"Don't be afraid, hide behind me!"

Ziye tugged at Bulma, stepped forward, and shielded her.

"A mere pack of wild dogs, how laughable! Goku, you protect them; leave these beasts to me!"

Without waiting for Goku's agreement, Ziye charged into the pack. With a single leap and wide, sweeping strikes, he killed several hounds in an instant.

"Is this guy even human?"

Seeing this, the faces of Pilaf and his two subordinates turned deathly pale.

"King Pilaf, I think we should run! Our hound army doesn't seem to be a match for him!"

Mai swallowed hard, her expression frantic.

"Damn it, I won't accept this!"

Pilaf clenched his fists, his face full of resentment.

However, after seeing Ziye slaughtering his way through the hound army like a demon, he instantly lost his nerve. He nodded reluctantly and snuck out the back door with Mai and Shu.

"Oh no, they're trying to escape!"

"Hey, Yamcha, you protect Bulma! I'm going after them!"

With that, Goku grabbed his Golden Cudgel, cleared the surrounding wolves in a few swift strikes, and chased off in the direction of Pilaf's escape!

By now, the thousands of hounds had completely surrounded Bulma and the others. Their vicious snarling caused Bulma to collapse to the ground in terror!

"All of you, get back!"

Ziye said with a grave expression. He placed his hands at his waist, and white energy began to condense!

"Ka~me~ha~me~ha!"

BOOM!

The next second, a powerful beam of white light shot out, obliterating more than half of the hound army in the blink of an eye.

Hoo!

Ziye let out a long breath, his body swaying unsteadily as he fell backward. Fortunately, Bulma caught him just in time to keep him from hitting the floor!

"Ziye, are you okay?"

Bulma asked with concern.

"I'm fine, just a bit drained. I'll be better after a rest!"

Ziye waved his hand dismissively.

On the other side, Goku caught up to the fleeing trio on his Flying Nimbus. He raised his Golden Cudgel and smashed it down with force, splitting their ship in two and sending the three of them tumbling out.

"Hand over the Dragon Ball!"

Goku said with a stern expression.

"Dream on!"

Pilaf refused immediately.

"King, as long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood. Just give it to him!"

"Yeah, if we don't, I'm afraid we won't live to see tonight!"

Hearing his subordinates, Pilaf nearly coughed up blood. But seeing Goku's serious demeanor, he had no choice but to hand over the Dragon Ball.

Goku took the box containing the Dragon Ball and opened it with anticipation. Inside, six Dragon Balls were neatly arranged.

"Great! With my Four-Star Ball, that makes seven. Grandpa can finally be brought back to life!" Goku said, his face full of excitement.

"Um... big brother, can we go now?" Mai rubbed her palms together and asked cautiously.

"Go on then. Don't do evil things anymore, or I won't let you off next time!"

With that, Goku took the Dragon Balls, hopped onto his Flying Nimbus, and flew back the way he came!

Goku soon returned to the castle. Seeing that everyone had escaped the hounds, he ran up happily and took out all seven Dragon Balls.

"Great, we've finally collected all the Dragon Balls!" Bulma smiled happily as she looked at the Dragon Balls before her.

"Bulma, what do we do next?" Goku asked curiously.

"Leave it to me!"

Bulma neatly arranged the seven Dragon Balls on the ground, and they simultaneously emitted a golden, resonant glow.

"Come forth, Shenron!"

As Bulma's voice faded, the seven Dragon Balls burst into a dazzling light once more. A series of rumbles echoed through the sky, followed by golden lightning striking down from above. The next second, a massive green Eastern dragon appeared before them all!

"State your wish. No matter what it is, I can grant it for you."

"However, you are limited to only one wish!"

Shenron's majestic voice rang in everyone's ears.

"What?"

"Only one wish? But there are so many of us!"

"What are we going to do?"

Hearing this, Goku couldn't help but feel troubled.

"Goku, I don't need a wish anymore. You should use it to bring your grandfather back to life!"

Hearing Bulma's words, a grateful smile appeared on Goku's face. He bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, Bulma!"

"Wait a minute! We agreed beforehand that when Shenron appeared, we would all make a wish together!" Realizing he wasn't included in their plans, Yamcha said urgently.

"Hey, Goku wants to bring his grandfather back. Can't your wish wait until next time?" Bulma said, sounding a bit annoyed.

"But I've been looking forward to this wish for a long time. I really can't wait!" Yamcha gritted his teeth, speaking with impatience.

"Then what is your wish? Tell us so we can consider it!" Bulma rubbed her chin and spoke up.

"This... this is a private matter. You don't need to know!" Yamcha's face turned red as he turned his head away.

"Heh heh, his wish is to overcome his fear of girls!"

Hearing Oolong's voice, Yamcha's face turned even redder. He pointed at Oolong and demanded, "You... how did you know that!"

"I'm sorry, Master Yamcha, I accidentally let it slip!"

"Hahaha, and here I thought it was some big wish! I never expected a big hero like you to be afraid of women. You're killing me!"

Hearing this, Bulma couldn't help but clutch her stomach and laugh out loud.

"Tell you what, Yamcha, the reason you're afraid of interacting with girls is just because you haven't met enough of them. Once you get a girlfriend, you won't be like that anymore!"

"Get a girlfriend? Could I really?" Yamcha asked, blushing.

"Don't worry. With your looks and skills, you won't have to worry about girls liking you once you get to West City!"

Hearing this, a strange smile crept onto Yamcha's face.

"Are you people done deliberating yet?"

At this moment, Shenron spoke with an impatient tone.