Super Saiyan Vegeta

Piccolo laid Goku on the ground, and Gohan hurried over. "Dad, hang in there, Dad!"

Gohan gently shook Goku with his hand. At this point, Krillin and the others gathered around as well.

"Goku!"

"Are you okay, Goku?"

"Hey, Goku! You have to hang in there!"

Vegeta, who was facing off against Android 19, saw their condition and offered a suggestion. "Hurry and send someone to take Kakarot home. Have him take the special medicine someone gave him before. Once he recovers, he can return to the battlefield."

Worried about his father, Gohan hoisted Goku onto his back and prepared to head home. "Dad, I'll take my dad back!"

Having witnessed the Androids' strength and knowing his own limits, Yamcha stopped Gohan. "No, I'll go. When all's said and done, I'm probably the one least likely to be useful here."

As Yamcha took Goku from Gohan and was about to leave, Piccolo reminded him from the side, "He said it was a viral heart disease, so it might be contagious. Get some medicine for yourself too once you get back."

"Okay."

"Then I'm counting on you, Uncle Yamcha."

Hearing Gohan's words, Yamcha nodded.

"All right, go!"

Piccolo urged him from the side. The sooner they arrived, the sooner Goku could receive treatment.

"All right, I'm off! Keep fighting, everyone! I'll definitely be back!" With that, Yamcha flew toward Mount Paozu with Goku.

"And just like that, one of the already few Earthlings among the Z Fighters left the battlefield. From now on, he would more or less leave combat behind too. Ah... maybe that was for the best. The weaker ones had better exit early—their chances of surviving were higher that way." Malvis watched Yamcha carry Goku away, his tone calm. "For an Earthling to have lasted this long in battles of this level was already pretty impressive."

Seeing Yamcha take Goku away, Android 19 was about to give chase when Android 20 stopped him with an order. "Android 19, there's no need to pursue them."

"Saving the feast for last is a pleasure too. Let's clear out these noisy flies first. Vegeta is here now anyway, so the battle should become more interesting."

Android 20 landed on the ground, glanced at Vegeta, then swept his gaze over the others one by one.

Facing Android 20's gaze, Krillin was somewhat fearful. "Hey, Gohan, don't you think we should retreat for now?"

"Huh?"

"What?"

Hearing Krillin's words, the others looked at him in confusion.

"Think about it. That boy from the future said so himself, didn't he? Goku would collapse from illness, and the rest of us, along with Vegeta, would all be killed by those two Androids."

"Although things have gone a little differently, the current situation is almost exactly like the prophecy!"

"But if we run away now, they'll wreck the entire Earth just like they did when they destroyed that city earlier."

"That's why I said we should wait until Goku recovers!"

"We might not all die here like that boy said. Just like earlier, Goku's illness has already changed." Piccolo spoke more calmly.

"I think that boy's arrival caused some slight changes in history."

After hearing Piccolo, Krillin said nothing more, but he still could not help thinking to himself, Even if history has changed a little, how terrifying they are hasn't changed at all.

Over there, Android 19 put his feet together and bowed as he made a request of Android 20. "Android 20, let me deal with Vegeta!"

"You greedy fellow. After absorbing Goku's energy and increasing your power, you can't get enough, can you?"

"Fine. But in return, the remaining four must be left to me." Android 20 turned to look at Android 19.

After receiving Android 20's permission, Android 19 smiled happily. "No problem."

After saying that, he turned toward Vegeta and assumed a fighting stance. With a provocative smile on his face, he opened his right hand, revealing the energy absorption device in his palm.

Vegeta still stood opposite him with his arms folded, looking arrogant. "After seeing what you did earlier, I finally understand. You're not as powerful as the legends made you out to be! At most, your palms can absorb people's energy. As long as I watch out for that, it'll be fine."

Hearing Vegeta's words, Android 19 lowered his hand. "It seems you noticed quite a few things! But you still missed the most important one."

"Vegeta, I've already figured out your fighting techniques."

Android 19 confidently touched the earring on his ear.

Facing Android 19's words, Vegeta said calmly, "You're all talk. Then why were you so shocked when you saw Kakarot become a Super Saiyan? In short, your data is based on estimating our growth in power from the battle with Frieza. We Saiyans' power isn't something that can be calculated with numbers."

"I'd like to see whether low-grade Androids like you can feel fear."

As Vegeta spoke, he continuously raised his power. Veins bulged across his face, and the muscles in his arms swelled dramatically.

"Ahhh—ahhh!"

Amid his unceasing roar, Vegeta's hair and eyebrows shifted repeatedly between black and golden, while his pupils changed between black and green.

The immense power caused the ground beneath his feet to cave in, lifted the surrounding rocks into the air, and made the skies churn with wind and clouds.

"He can do it too?"

Seeing Vegeta's transformation, Android 20 was stunned as well.

Raaah!

At that moment, Vegeta completed his transformation. The depression in the ground around him expanded further, golden aura flared around him, and his overwhelming presence blasted Android 19 away.

"Vegeta became a Super Saiyan too?" The aura and light Vegeta gave off after becoming a Super Saiyan affected Gohan as well, leaving even him somewhat uncertain.

As the dust kicked up by Vegeta's transformation into a Super Saiyan settled, Krillin looked utterly incredulous. "This is ridiculous! How could he become a Super Saiyan too? Doesn't a Super Saiyan need a peaceful heart to transform successfully?"

Vegeta slowly emerged from the crater. "That's right! It requires peace—a peaceful and pure heart. Unfortunately, I possess the purest evil. I devoted myself wholeheartedly to becoming the strongest, repeating extreme physical training day after day."

Vegeta recalled those days in the Gravity Room. "One day, I suddenly realized—no matter how hard I trained, I couldn't overcome that barrier. I became aware of my own limits and knew I could never surpass Kakarot like this. Enraged at myself, at that very moment, the power of a Super Saiyan awakened within me."

"Mm, not bad, not bad. At this stage, Vegeta's power had indeed surpassed Goku's by quite a bit." Malvis had already risen to his feet, and the popcorn in his hand was gone.

"Looks like the climax is coming soon. Time for another refill." His gaze lingered briefly on Vegeta, who still wore that arrogant expression even after becoming a Super Saiyan. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly, and then his figure vanished into thin air.

Only an empty popcorn bucket remained on the mountaintop.