Saiyans Return!

"Hmph. So it really won't work after all. Looks like I still have to rely on this move."

Piccolo still had a trump card!

Piccolo placed the index and middle fingers of his right hand against his forehead, and a massive amount of purplish-red energy rapidly built up.

"What?!"

Sensing the energy gathering in Piccolo's hand, Cooler could not help being shocked. That energy was clearly enough to badly injure him!

But when had he prepared it? Why had he not noticed at all?

This was where Piccolo's battle IQ showed.

Piccolo knew that the initial scatter shots and Hellzone Grenade were only a smokescreen, using the turbulent energy and dust to obstruct Cooler's vision and his sense of ki, then seizing the time to charge his true killing move!

"Special Beam Cannon!"

Piccolo shouted, and his two fingers instantly pointed at Cooler.

"Whoosh!"

Purplish-red light spiraled and intertwined, a beam of energy shooting toward Cooler at extreme speed.

"Wha—!"

Cooler had been charging toward Piccolo at high speed from the start, and now he just happened to crash straight toward the Special Beam Cannon!

At the critical moment, Cooler immediately twisted aside, barely moving his chest out of the way, but the tip of his tail was struck.

The Special Beam Cannon was worthy of being a killing move that could overcome stronger enemies. Although Piccolo only had a battle power of three million after erupting, with the boost from the Special Beam Cannon, his battle power reached ten million!

And at this moment, Cooler's aura had only risen to nine million.

Whoosh!—

The Special Beam Cannon directly sheared off the end of Cooler's tail, and its energy did not diminish, piercing straight through the forest and mountain peaks behind him.

The astonishing purplish-red beam was like a laser; wherever it swept past, not a blade of grass survived!

"Ah!—"

Pain shot through Cooler's tail, and purple blood flowed out.

"Damn it, just a little more."

Piccolo gritted his teeth as he spoke. His combo had originally had a very real chance of hitting Cooler.

"I'm going to tear you to pieces!!!"

Cooler was furious. He had thought this insect was something he could toy with at will, yet it had actually injured him!

He had to torture him to death!

Boom!

In an instant, Cooler exploded with ki. Purple flames of aura surged into the sky, whipping up a terrifying whirlwind. Energy swept in every direction, the surrounding peaks collapsed, the terrain crumbled, and the entire space trembled!

Cooler instantly raised his ki to twenty million!

"Swish!"

An afterimage flashed by, and Cooler instantly appeared in front of Piccolo. Before Piccolo could react, Cooler punched him in the chest.

"Cough! Ah!—"

Several of Piccolo's ribs snapped in an instant, and his entire chest caved in.

"Ha! Ah!—"

"Da! Da! Da! Da!"

Cooler began to beat Piccolo down like mad.

All kinds of punches and kicks rained down, every vicious attack aimed to kill, leaving Piccolo without the slightest ability to fight back.

"Ha!"

In the end, Cooler grabbed Piccolo by the neck, then tore Piccolo's right arm off with one hand.

Rip!

Poor Piccolo—his right arm was forcibly torn away, blood gushing out in an extremely horrifying sight.

"Ah!——"

Piccolo screamed in agony, unable to help feeling regret and despair.

"Hmph, damned Namekian. I'll tear your body apart while you're still alive."

Cooler said cruelly.

"Hmph!"

Piccolo forced out a grunt, and beams shot from his eyes, striking the arm Cooler was holding him with.

Cooler's hand stung slightly, and Piccolo immediately escaped.

"Hmph. Looks like you're quite stubborn. I wonder what an expression of despair would look like on your face?"

Cooler said viciously.

"You care a lot about that little brat from just now, don't you? Then he can just die! Hahahaha!"

Cooler fired a blast toward where Gohan had fallen. He knew Gohan was Piccolo's weak spot. He wanted to kill Gohan, plunge him into despair, and only then slowly kill him!

"No!!!!"

Piccolo watched in terror as the speeding energy cannon smashed toward Gohan. He wanted to fly over and intercept it at once, but he had just been badly injured, and one of his arms was gone. He tried to fly, but he could not keep his balance. All he could do was watch helplessly as the blast mercilessly swallowed Gohan!

For a moment, the time he had spent with Gohan flashed back through his mind like a revolving lantern—from Gohan's initial fear of him, to curiosity, admiration, respect, and more. And now he was watching his disciple die right before his eyes! Only then did despair and grief surge into Piccolo's heart.

"Boom!"

The blast struck the place where Gohan was, letting out a merciless roar.

"No!"

"Gohan!"

"That's impossible!"

"Damn it!"

Though Krillin and the other Z Fighters had fallen to the ground, they had still noticed what was happening on the battlefield. Knowing that Gohan had been killed, they were filled with grief and fury.

"Good thing we made it in time!"

Just as everyone was grieving and despairing, an abrupt voice rang out.

"What?"

Cooler was stunned. Someone had actually escaped his senses again? Who on earth was it?

As the smoke and dust scattered, three figures appeared where Gohan had fallen!

Li Feng! Sun Wukong! Vegeta!

They were back!

"Ah! It's Wukong!"

"Wukong and the others are back!"

"And Li Feng too! This time, they'll definitely be able to take down those demons!"

"Great!"

Krillin and the others cheered.

"Whew—"

Piccolo also let out a long breath. His stalling had indeed been useful after all.

"Gohan, are you all right?"

Wukong held Gohan and fed him the Senzu Bean Li Feng had given him beforehand.

"Dad... Dad?"

Gohan opened his eyes, his consciousness still hazy, as if he were seeing his father.

"Mm, it's me. Eat this Senzu Bean first."

"Okay..."

Gohan chewed with difficulty, then swallowed.

In truth, Gohan's injuries were also very serious. The bones throughout his body had all been broken, and he had only one breath left.

"Huh? Dad! And Uncle Li Feng! You're finally back!"

After Gohan ate the Senzu Bean, all his injuries recovered. Only when he opened his eyes did he realize that the presence he had sensed just now had not been a dream. The people he relied on had really returned!

"That's right, Gohan. Go share the Senzu Beans with the others first. Leave these damned guys to us!"

Wukong handed a bag of Senzu Beans to Gohan, then rose to face Cooler.

"Okay, Dad."

Gohan took the Senzu Beans and flew toward Piccolo.

"Li Feng, I'm taking care of this bastard this time!"

Sun Wukong's expression was grave this time as he spoke to Li Feng.

"Mm. I'll leave it to you. I don't plan to interfere in this fight."

Li Feng also stepped aside to make room.

At this moment, he knew that as a father, seeing one's son and companions gravely wounded meant Wukong would definitely take revenge, so he did not plan to steal the spotlight.

"Hmph. Then King Cold will be killed by this prince."

Vegeta saw King Cold in the distance, wearing a cape, and found his own opponent as well.

Li Feng also protected Gohan as he went to deliver Senzu Beans to the others, preventing Cooler and the others from launching a sneak attack.

"Uncle Piccolo, here's a Senzu Bean, but I don't know if it can heal your arm."

Gohan took out a Senzu Bean and gave it to Piccolo.

"Thank you, Gohan."

Piccolo smiled at Gohan and ate the Senzu Bean.

Then he shouted, and his right arm regenerated at once, fluid from the newly regrown limb still dripping.

"I'm fine. Go check on the others."

Piccolo spoke, then nodded to Li Feng.

After that, Gohan also brought Senzu Beans to Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, and the others lying on the ground.

Fortunately, although everyone was badly wounded, none of them had died. After eating the Senzu Beans, they recovered at once.

Meanwhile, Cooler and King Cold turned their attention to the three people who had suddenly appeared.