Gohan's 1307 Power Level Sends Raditz Flying, Piccolo's Big Move Only Rips His Clothes

Watching Son Goku's stubborn, unyielding look, as if he would rather die than submit, Raditz raised an eyebrow and suddenly drove more force into his foot!

"Aaaaaah—!"

Son Goku's shrill scream tore through the air in an instant, the piercing agony so intense that even the distant rocks seemed to tremble with it.

A mocking sneer hung on Raditz's face. This worthless little brother's power level was so low it made him yawn, but that stubborn grit of his did carry a trace of their father Bardock's old spirit.

Just as Raditz was sneering inwardly, the green scouter over his left eye suddenly let out an ear-splitting shriek!

"Beep beep beep—!"

The alarm blared wildly. Raditz snapped his head around, the mockery on his face freezing in an instant, replaced by utter astonishment.

"What? Power level 1307? Where did that come from?"

This was simply absurd!

Kakarot and that Namekian Piccolo's power levels topped out at just over four hundred. Was there some peerless master hiding in this remote wilderness or something?

Could someone really be so strong they could suppress their power to the point that even the scouter couldn't detect it?

Raditz's heart tightened, and he quickly followed the scouter's guidance toward the source of the energy reaction.

"That place... is it that Space Pod?"

In the instant his mind shook, accompanied by a roar of exploding energy, a slender yet explosively powerful figure smashed through the Space Pod's hatch from that small crater, shot into the sky, and landed steadily before everyone!

Raditz focused his eyes on him, and his pupils abruptly contracted, as if he had seen some impossible specter!

"Kakarot's child?"

"It's Gohan!"

"Son Gohan?"

Raditz's eyes widened in disbelief.

He had never imagined that this being with a terrifying power level of 1307 was actually the little brat he had casually thrown into the Space Pod, the one whose crying he had found annoying!

A nameless fury mixed with shock shot straight to the top of his head. He stared fixedly at the little kid glaring at him with furious eyes, and towering waves churned through his heart.

How was this possible?

He had seen countless Saiyan geniuses since childhood, but they had all been pure-blooded!

What was this brat supposed to be?

His father was a worthless little brother with a power level of only four hundred, and his mother was a weak Earthling whose average power level was barely in the single digits. How could such inferior mixed blood produce such a powerful warrior?

This went against Saiyan bloodline theory!

Was this brat some kind of genetic mutation?

"Bullshit! When I scanned him just now, his power level was clearly only in the single digits. How could I not have noticed?"

"Don't hit my dad—!"

The instant Raditz lost his composure, Son Gohan let out a childish roar filled with killing intent. His small body erupted with astonishing speed, charging over like a cannonball!

Too fast!

There was no time to react!

Raditz only had time to cross his arms in front of himself. The next second, an irresistible, overwhelming force slammed hard into his arms!

Thud—!

A dull crash exploded out. Raditz felt both arms go numb, his teeth chattering uncontrollably, and he was actually knocked stumbling back several steps by that brute force!

Everyone present was stunned stupid by the sight.

After landing his blow, Gohan seemed to have exhausted all his strength. His little face turned pale, and he toppled backward stiffly, instantly passing out.

Raditz lowered his head and looked at the unconscious Gohan. His face burned with pain, and his heart was even more horrified.

The bright red "1307" on the scouter had already dropped back to a pitiful single digit, as if everything just now had been an illusion.

This was fucking ridiculous!

Was this brat the kind of freak whose power level skyrocketed whenever he got angry?

Looking at it that way, this unremarkable little brat was probably the most dangerous guy here!

Just as the entire scene fell into dead silence because of that unbelievable moment, Piccolo's purple eyes suddenly lit up!

A heaven-sent chance!

Raditz's mind had been thrown into chaos by that brat. This was his fatal opening!

If he missed it, there would be no chance of victory!

A ruthless glint flashed in Piccolo's eyes. Taking advantage of the instant Raditz lowered his head to check on Gohan, he suddenly moved his intact arm away from his forehead, gathered world-destroying energy at his fingertip, aimed it at Raditz, and unleashed a thunderous strike!

"Special Beam Cannon—!"

"Boom—!"

A deafening cannon blast erupted. The terrifying energy he had built up for so long transformed into a spiraling cone of light, blasting toward Raditz with unstoppable force!

Only then did Raditz snap out of his shock, but the light cannon was already at the tip of his nose. There was nowhere to dodge!

Piccolo's trump-card technique finally bared its fangs, piercing Raditz's body with perfect precision!

An earth-shattering explosion shot into the sky, and the violent shockwave plowed a bottomless crater through the ground.

Son Goku, who was close by, was sent flying by the aftershock and happened to crash down beside Piccolo.

In midair, he had instinctively shielded Gohan in his arms. The little kid was still sleeping like the dead, completely unaware of the devastation around him.

"Ha... haha... Thank goodness, Gohan... you're all right..."

Son Goku wiped the bloody foam from the corner of his mouth, forced a smile, and reached out to stroke his son's head.

He turned to Piccolo, wanting to thank him, but suddenly froze.

Piccolo's face was as pale as paper, bean-sized beads of cold sweat sliding down his forehead. Clearly, that attack had drained every last bit of his life force.

"Piccolo... I know this is hard to accept, but..."

"That's right... this is exactly the result I least wanted to see..."

The smoke and dust slowly dispersed, and a figure actually walked out of the deep crater step by step, completely unharmed, facing the two of them as they stared in horror.

Raditz patted the dust off his battle suit. A fist-sized hole had been burned through the abdomen, exposing the tough muscles beneath, but aside from that, there wasn't even the slightest wound on him.

"That move just now wasn't bad. Packed enough power."

Raditz tugged mockingly at the corner of his mouth, showing off the damaged clothing. "Too bad that's all it amounted to."

"Damn it... the killing move I spent more than ten years holding back only blasted apart a piece of clothing?"

"The ultimate technique I went to such lengths to prepare ended up just giving this bastard a new outfit?"

"Hmph. For the likes of you, being able to damage my clothes is already something to be proud of. Unfortunately, you picked the wrong opponent."

They were utterly hopeless now.

Piccolo's final trump card had failed too, and both of them were completely drained. Facing Raditz, who was like a demon god, there was no longer any chance of turning things around. Were they really all going to be wiped out today?

Just as Son Goku's heart turned to ash and he was ready to give up resisting—

"Bzzzt, bzzzt, bzzzt—!"

The space around them suddenly twisted, erupting with countless blue sparks, as if an invisible maw were tearing open the heavens!

A violent spatial turbulence swept in all directions, and blinding light instantly swallowed the entire battlefield, dazzling everyone so badly they couldn't open their eyes.

"Huh?"

"Wh-what is that?"

Raditz instinctively raised a hand to shield his eyes, while the scouter over his left eye shrieked wildly, the numbers instantly maxing out!

"Beep, beep, beep—! Battle power reading over ten thousand? How is that possible?"

When the intense light faded, the twisted space returned to calm.

Aside from the glaring afterimage, everything seemed normal.

Except there was one more person.

"Aaaargh! I will never die here—!"

A hoarse, crazed roar exploded out. The man's neck was drenched in blood and his whole body was covered in wounds, yet he was emitting a terrifying aura that made it hard to breathe!

Seeing this man who should have been long dead suddenly appear, everyone present was struck dumb with horror.

And the most shocked among them was none other than Raditz!

That face...

That man who should have been buried in the ruins of Planet Vegeta...

He would never forget him!

Raditz trembled all over, his voice changing pitch. With disbelief and terror in his tone, he asked shakily:

"...Gou... Brother Gou Kong? How is that possible... You're still alive?"