Buu's clones shattered the barrier with a barrage, and Gou Kong took the bombardment head-on

To protect the badly wounded Son Goku and Vegeta from the energy blasts pouring down like rain, Gou Kong and Son Gohan did everything they could to maintain the barrier.

Should I call this hail, or artillery fire?

Maybe bowling balls would be more accurate?

Whatever they were, their force had twisted Gou Kong's expression.

Energy blasts kept flying at them, pounding against the barrier like solid hailstones.

Every time an energy blast struck, a tremendous tremor ran through the barrier-and, of course, through the entire bodies of Son Gohan and Gou Kong, who were keeping it up.

Thud, thud! Their bodies shook violently under the impacts, as though the trembling would never stop.

It was an unpleasant sensation, as if something were repeatedly pressing down hard on Gou Kong, much like gravity training.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

A barrier might have muffled outside noise, but it seemed utterly useless against the relentless explosions that threatened to tear their eardrums apart.

After countless explosions around the barrier, Gou Kong's ears had gone deaf, his perception of the noise growing dull.

He wondered whether his ears had been injured.

As they gritted their teeth and endured the astonishing number of energy blasts raining down on them, they could clearly see the ground beneath their feet beginning to give way and crack.

Bang!

At last, the ground could no longer bear the weight and sank beneath them, leaving them buried roughly knee-deep.

Son Gohan apologized to him, his face contorted with pain. "I'm sorry, Gou Kong."

"This isn't the time to apologize! Didn't you say you could move us? Can you use Instant Transmission? This is an emergency! If you're going to get out, this is your only chance! If this keeps up, you might not hold out-you might even collapse! This