Rumble!
Son Goku slammed deep into a hard stone wall several hundred meters away, and rubble came pattering down.
"Heehee~"
Majin Buu let out another wicked, strange laugh.
Then he suddenly bent over and plunged his two short, thick arms straight into the ground.
"What's that fat guy doing?"
Son Gohan and Krillin watched, completely baffled. They had no idea what he was up to.
Piccolo's expression changed. He instantly saw through the trick.
As a Namekian, Piccolo could freely stretch his own limbs.
He immediately realized that Majin Buu was using his body's elasticity to strike from a distance.
Thud! Thud!
Sure enough.
Before anyone could react, Majin Buu's fists suddenly burst through the stone wall behind Son Goku.
Two solid punches slammed into the small of Son Goku's back.
"Cough..."
"That fat guy hits hard!"
Son Goku was knocked out of the stone wall. He raised a hand and wiped the trace of blood from the corner of his mouth.
He didn't look afraid at all. Instead, excitement gleamed in his eyes.
He'd only taken three hits, and he was already bleeding.
Majin Buu was clearly much stronger than he'd expected.
If he kept fighting in his Super Saiyan 2 state, he was sure to lose.
Besides, thanks to the time limit on his resurrection, he could only stay on Earth for a day.
Since he'd run into a monster of this caliber, he might as well go all out and have a proper fight!
"Raaah!"
Son Goku's gaze suddenly turned razor-sharp, and a low roar burst from his throat.
Boom!
The whole Earth shook violently once more.
Rings of raging golden energy swept outward from Son Goku like a Category 12 hurricane.
Son Gohan, Piccolo, Supreme Kai, and the others were blown backward by the terrifying storm, struggling to stay on their feet.
"As expected, Goku has also mastered the Super Saiyan 3 level."
Piccolo raised an arm to shield himself from the sand and said through narrowed eyes.
"Obviously! If even Vegeta can do it, how could Goku not?" Krillin chimed in smugly.
He looked so pleased with himself, you'd think he was the one transforming.
The earth-shattering commotion continued for several seconds before the surroundings gradually fell quiet.
By now, Son Goku's appearance had undergone a complete transformation.
His golden hair had grown down to his waist, his eyebrows had disappeared, his brow ridge had become more prominent, and dense blue lightning crackled around his body.
There was no doubt about it: Super Saiyan 3!
"Huh?"
Majin Buu tilted his head and looked him over, a hint of surprise on his face.
"You... seem stronger now!" He pointed a chubby finger at Son Goku.
"That's right!"
"This is the Super Saiyan 3 form. This power should be enough to deal with you."
Son Goku's lips curled slightly, his voice brimming with absolute confidence.
In the Super Saiyan 3 state, both his speed and destructive power completely surpassed Super Saiyan 2.
This fat guy definitely had a few tricks, but he still couldn't possibly be a match for Super Saiyan 3!
"Heeheehee~"
Majin Buu showed no fear. He gave Son Goku another dangerous smile.
"That smile of yours really makes me want to take a swing at you."
As soon as Son Goku finished speaking—
Whoosh!
He vanished from the spot, leaving behind only a few fading arcs of blue lightning.
Bam!
In the next instant, Son Goku's fist slammed into Majin Buu's face, crushing his pudgy features inward.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Then came a flurry of relentless blows, like a raging storm.
In just a few seconds, Majin Buu's enormous body had been beaten into a lump of mush, like chewed-up gum, twisted and dangling in midair.
"The Super Saiyan 3 form burns through energy too fast. I can't drag this out."
"I'd better finish this quickly!"
Son Goku took a deep breath, swiftly cupped his hands at his waist, and assumed the classic stance.
"Kame... hame... ha..."
"Wave!"
With a mighty shout, a massive blue beam burst forth.
The terrifying energy swallowed Majin Buu's distorted body whole.
Under the onslaught of the raging energy wave, Majin Buu's pink body was blown away like a wisp of smoke, leaving not a single scrap behind.
"W-We won?"
"That was incredible! Goku blasted the monster to pieces!"
At the sight of this shocking scene, Krillin waved his arms excitedly and shouted.
"Don't celebrate too soon."
"Majin Buu isn't dead."
Piccolo poured cold water on his excitement. "You're so busy celebrating that you've even forgotten to sense his ki?"
At those words, the smile froze on Krillin's face.
He hurriedly closed his eyes and sensed for ki.
Sure enough!
Not only had Majin Buu's ki failed to disappear, it hadn't even weakened in the slightest.
"Uncle Piccolo is right. Majin Buu is still alive."
Son Gohan's expression grew grim. "That means..."
"My dad's full-power Kamehameha did absolutely nothing to that fat guy."
Earlier, Son Gohan had thought Majin Buu wasn't all that impressive and that he could handle him himself.
Now he saw how wrong he'd been.
The monster's regenerative ability was so freakish it was enough to drive anyone to despair!
He'd taken Son Goku's ultimate attack in Super Saiyan 3 head-on and hadn't even suffered a scratch.
Gurgle...
As everyone stared in shock,
a mass of purplish-pink smoke began rapidly gathering in midair.
Son Goku looked up and couldn't help shaking his head with a bitter smile.
"What a tough bastard. Even the Kamehameha couldn't kill him."
"So Supreme Kai really did have good reason to be afraid," Son Goku muttered.
The Kamehameha was already his strongest attack.
Yet that fat guy had taken it head-on and hadn't been hurt at all.
In the blink of an eye,
the smoke dispersed, and Majin Buu's round body reappeared in midair, completely unharmed.
"You really are pretty strong."
"But you kept hitting me just now, and now I'm a little angry. So..."
Majin Buu grinned.
Suddenly, he copied Son Goku's earlier pose, cupping his hands at his waist.
Vmmm!
A familiar, terrifying blue energy rapidly swelled in his palms.
"W-What?!"
"That fat guy can use the Kamehameha too?!"
Son Goku was so shocked his eyes nearly popped out.
He'd only used it once, and this monster had learned it just by watching?!
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