Energy Shield Blocks Dodoria's Charge, Looks Up to See Frieza's Planet-Destroying Beam

The instant the blue curtain of light surrounding Gou Kong took shape, Dodoria, that pink-skinned melee tank, slammed into it head-on!

"Waaahhh—!"

A deafening roar exploded beside his ears. Gou Kong felt an irresistible force crash into him, and his whole body slid backward as if he had been hit head-on by a high-speed train. His back scraped across the hard rock, carving two deep trenches and sending sparks flying.

The enormous impact shook his organs out of place and made his bones feel as if they were about to fall apart. But thanks to that thin qi shield, he had not been crushed into paste on the spot.

That alone was already a blessing.

Gou Kong panted heavily and laboriously lifted away the qi shield, which flickered on and off from lack of energy as if it might dissipate at any moment, then collapsed to the ground.

First of all, the biggest crisis—the ending where he got smashed to death—had been temporarily avoided. But the real trouble was only just beginning.

His stamina had been completely drained. Even lifting a finger felt like moving a mountain. The tiny bit of energy he had left was pitifully thin, and even maintaining that broken qi shield was unbearably difficult.

In other words, this was a dead end within a dead end.

What the hell was this supposed to be?

Aside from waiting to die, what else could he do now?

Rather than resist in vain, he might as well lie flat and admit defeat, sparing himself the effort of struggling when that beast Dodoria came to finish him off.

It was just too unfair!

The situation had clearly been looking great, so why had Zarbon just had to show up then and ruin everything?

If that green-skinned freak had not interfered, he would have won long ago and already climbed into that hidden Space Pod to escape this damn place!

He had thought that even if his stamina failed, he could still take Zarbon down on sheer grit. In the end, thanks to Dodoria, that lingering pink-skinned toad, messing things up, he lost everything!

No, how did it turn out like this?

Damn it, the moment you thought you were about to win, reality slapped you in the face!

He had clearly almost succeeded just now, but then that pink-skinned toad had snapped back to his senses out of nowhere and blocked him!

Wasn't that timing way too damn perfect?

So perfect it almost seemed planned! Now that things had come to this, aside from waiting to die, was there even a second path left?

Bang!

Gou Kong slammed another punch into the ground, blood seeping from his knuckles.

"Don't screw with me!"

From the day he had inexplicably transmigrated into this perilous world, he had sworn in his heart that he would survive! Even if he had to crawl on his knees, he would survive!

To be honest, even after personally living through so many years, there were still times when he felt like all this was an absurd dream.

Was this world a truly existing alternate dimension, or was it a virtual two-dimensional one?

He could not tell at all. But reality was reality!

No matter what this world truly was, he had not come here by choice. But he had truly obtained a second life here, and his soul had already bound itself to this Saiyan body, making him one living being among the vast universe!

Since he had come back to life, he absolutely could not die again!

Who the hell wanted to die?

As long as they were still breathing, who did not want to live well?

He was the same!

If he died here, then the four years he had spent clinging to life, all his plans and arrangements, would all have been a goddamn waste!

Unless someone could gather the Dragon Balls and revive him, after death he would have to report to King Yemma and undergo judgment.

As a Saiyan, he had spent his whole life robbing and plundering, invading planets, and had never done a single good deed. Being judged guilty was a foregone conclusion. When the time came, he would definitely be sent to hell.

What was even more depressing was that the original owner of this body had been a pure Saiyan. Whether King Yemma would even recognize him, an outsider who had taken over someone else's shell, was still another question.

After all, the soul had changed, but the sins committed by this body would not be wiped clean just because a different soul had moved in!

And according to legend, after suffering punishment in hell, the soul then had to undergo a long purification. Once the whole process was complete, the soul would break apart and dissipate, reincarnating as a brand-new stranger with no memories at all.

Did anyone think he would quietly accept that kind of ending?

Not a chance!

He absolutely refused to accept fate!

He absolutely would not go meekly to his death!

He had to survive!

"AAAAHHH—!"

Gou Kong roared, using the last bit of strength in his entire body to force himself up from the ground.

His arms trembled violently like dead branches in a storm. With even the slightest outside force, his whole body would completely collapse.

Just then, through his blurred vision, he saw Dodoria's hideous face.

At some point, that pink-skinned toad had already closed in. His breathing was as heavy as a broken bellows, thick veins bulged all over his body, and purple blood still gushed from his wounds. The way he glared at Gou Kong made him look exactly like a vengeful ghost that had just crawled out of hell.

"Great, you're actually still alive! If you died that easily, I'd regret it for the rest of my life! After injuring me this badly, you're going to pay with your life!"

Gou Kong bared his teeth in a grin, showing a mouthful of blood-streaked teeth, and struggled to raise his arm, flipping Dodoria a middle finger that only an Earthling would understand.

"What the hell are you babbling about, you damn toad?"

"You bastard—!"

Dodoria's face twisted instantly, and with a roar, he raised his fist to smash it down.

At the same time, purple flames of aura erupted violently around him. Savage energy swept up the broken stones on the ground, blasting Gou Kong so hard he could barely open his eyes.

The pink-skinned toad lowered his center of gravity, a blinding purple energy ball rapidly forming in his mouth. He was clearly about to use his trump card and settle everything in one blow.

Gou Kong also clenched his teeth and began gathering the pitiful bit of energy left in his body into his right fist.

Though it was as slow as a snail crawling, he could feel thin streams of warmth gathering in his palm.

Good. He wasn't completely dead tired yet!

He stared Dodoria down, his gaze as cold as a blade.

The instant that destructive energy was about to fire, Gou Kong was ready to slam all of his remaining power straight into the other guy's stomach!

If he did that, the terrifying explosion from the collision of the two energies would absolutely blast this pink-skinned toad into slag from the inside out!

Today was the day you died!

The energy gathered to its critical point. Less than ten meters apart, the two faced each other down, locked in a deadly standoff without a word.

Whoever made the first mistake would die.

It had to work!

The extreme tension made cold sweat pour down Gou Kong's body, and his right fist, where the energy was gathering, even began to spasm uncontrollably.

Just as both sides were about to unleash their trump cards, and the tension was stretched to its absolute peak—

"Dodoria! Stop—!"

A familiar voice exploded out. At some point, Zarbon had actually staggered to his feet. Though his whole body was covered in wounds, he was indeed standing in front of Dodoria, raising a hand to stop him.

What?

This green-skinned freak could still move?

Why was he only popping up now?

Not only Dodoria, but Gou Kong was also stunned by Zarbon's sudden action and immediately stopped charging.

Of course, the energy ball in his palm remained. If anything changed, he could hurl it over at any moment.

Dodoria roared at Zarbon with an irritated face, "What the hell are you doing? I was about to kill that Saiyan! Don't screw things up at a time like this. Move!"

"Shut up and look at the sky!"

"Look up? What the hell is that... no, wait, what is that thing?"

Dodoria looked up in the direction Zarbon was pointing. The rage on his face froze instantly, replaced by sheer terror.

Gou Kong's heart lurched, and he also raised his head.

Above the originally gray, murky plateau, at some unknown point, a massive purple glow had appeared, suspended in the air and vast enough to blot out the sky!

The glow radiated a suffocating pressure, as if the entire sky had collapsed, aimed straight at Planet Vegeta!

What the hell?

Just purple light?

Are you kidding me...

Wait. Since when did something like that show up above this planet?

Seeing the ghost-struck expressions on Zarbon and Dodoria's faces, Gou Kong instantly realized what the thing was. His pupils contracted sharply, and he stumbled back three steps in fright, crying out despite himself:

"Ho... holy motherfucking... shit...!"