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Vegeta pursed his lips dismissively at Old Supreme Kai's use of the word "powerful," folded his arms across his chest, and stopped paying attention to the others.

Gine glanced at Raditz, who had already recovered somewhat. Without saying much, she raised the staff in her hand. A glimmer of crystalline light rippled out, and she led everyone away from the spot.

On the sea, over a hundred kilometers from Earth's "Paradise Island."

The area was scorched red, with a vortex several thousand meters across constantly spewing scorching gas outward. The seawater bubbled and boiled like underground magma.

Countless fish of every kind floated across the surface. There were so many of them, but every single one had turned belly-up.

More importantly, the steam rising from the sea actually carried a faint scent of cooked meat. The fish floating on the water had clearly long since been boiled through and were practically ready to eat.

Sizzle, sizzle! Sizzle, sizzle!

At that moment, bursts of golden light suddenly flared up from beneath the sea. Golden ripples spread at incredible speed like waves. In less than a few breaths, they broke through the surface and shot into the sky, revealing two figures wrapped in golden radiance.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Kashius and Son Goku panted heavily. They looked at one another, then at the sea below, which was giving off an enticing fragrance, and helplessly shook their heads.

"Is this some kind of joke? That guy's attack was way too terrifying! He actually steamed all the fish alive. If I hadn't deployed the barrier in time, we'd probably have ended up like them—turned into a delicious dish." Kashius pointed at the cooked fish below and said bitterly.

Both he and Son Goku had injuries of varying severity, though they had not been caused by