Goku, If You'd Come Any Slower, the Fight Would Be Over!

When Vegeta landed on the rock, waves of force spread outward in layers.

Countless fragments floated into the air.

Seeing this, Son Gohan's eyes held a trace of surprise. He had intended to defeat Vegeta quickly, but he truly had not expected to give him his favorite rock platform.

One could only say that this was an unintended success.

Seeing the scene before him, Son Gohan did not pursue. Instead, he took out his phone and silently recorded this iconic moment of the Saiyan Prince.

Boom!

Just after he took the photo, the rock platform over there shattered outright.

Large chunks of rubble were swept into the air by the intense aura.

Clearly, Vegeta had come to his senses. He erupted with power and blasted apart that humiliating rock platform, intending to launch another attack.

Son Gohan sent the photo to the [Anti-Saiyan Resistance] chat group.

Then he temporarily put his phone away.

Relax when it was time to relax, and stay focused when it was time to be focused. He knew that much perfectly well.

After forcibly blasting away the surrounding rubble, Vegeta did not attack immediately. Clearly, he had also realized that Son Gohan was very strong.

He was definitely not an opponent Vegeta could handle easily.

"Damn it! I'm the Prince of the Saiyans! No Saiyan can surpass me! If a Super Saiyan really exists, then it can only be me!"

Vegeta's eyes were bloodshot. Both fists clenched tight, and the muscles all over his body bulged dramatically.

At that moment, he felt humiliation unlike anything he had experienced since birth.

He did not even want to think any further. In an instant, he shot into the sky and coldly shouted, "You've completely enraged me! I don't want this planet anymore! Turn to cosmic dust along with this planet!"

As he spoke, he rapidly twisted around in midair.

He placed his left wrist atop the back of his right hand, while purple flames of light flickered around his body.

Whoosh!

A powerful aura condensed intensely around Vegeta. The purple light became blindingly brilliant, even outshining the sun.

And along with that dazzling radiance came an even more powerful aura.

"Is he trying to clash beams?"

Son Gohan frowned slightly. He could also sense Vegeta's aura rapidly gathering. The accumulated ki had long surpassed the peak value of Vegeta's own battle power.

Still, this did not surprise him.

Vegeta was different from his uncle. It was perfectly normal for him to possess a move like the Kamehameha that could gather ki and raise battle power.

That ki truly could destroy this planet.

Several kilometers away from there.

Raditz was forced by Piccolo to carry Nappa on his back, and they hurried toward the battlefield together. Though they knew they would not be much help, they still did not want Son Gohan to fight alone.

Tien Shinhan had even put on Nappa's scouter.

As he flew in that direction, he constantly watched the changing readings. Though he could not fully understand the battle's developments, he could at least grasp the general situation.

Before this, there had been no way to tell what was happening.

But just now—

The number on the scouter began rising rapidly. It should have belonged to the invading Saiyan. His battle power had risen from eighteen thousand to over twenty thousand.

The increase alone was more terrifying than the gains they had made in an entire year of training.

"Th-That's impossible!?"

Seeing the number soar wildly, Tien Shinhan unconsciously stopped. He stared at the scouter's reading in horror, his face filled with disbelief.

Piccolo and the others could tell that something was wrong with his expression, so they deliberately slowed down and asked, "What is it..."

Before Piccolo could finish speaking, he suddenly turned to look into the distance.

He had clearly sensed an aura rising rapidly.

That power swelled to an unbelievable degree. Even he felt immense pressure, to the point that he had to consciously resist it.

The others soon felt the aura over there expanding as well.

Their eyes likewise revealed shock.

The aura was stronger than anything they had ever felt before. It was not enough to make them feel utterly helpless.

But it filled all of them with a deep sense of defeat.

Whoosh!

The violent air currents had already reached this area. Merely the aura being released from over there was enough to leave everyone here unable to keep their footing.

"Battle power: 21,000... 21,200... 21,700... 22,500... 23,200... 24,000!!!"

Tien Shinhan watched the number rise without end, all three of his eyes widening like bells. He clearly felt that this was becoming more and more absurd.

The others had already learned their own battle power levels earlier.

Now, hearing the battle power Tien Shinhan had detected, they too found it unbelievable, because the gap between them was simply far too great.

There was even an enormous gap between him and Piccolo.

"Didn't they say his battle power was only eighteen thousand?"

Krillin stared in the direction from which that aura was rushing over, his eyes filled with worry.

Piccolo clenched his fists and said, "Looks like that short Saiyan was still hiding his strength, or maybe he has a method like your Kamehameha that gathers and amplifies energy!"

Everyone had trained deeply in martial arts, so they naturally understood what Piccolo meant. But that only made them worry more about Gohan.

After all, the one facing that terrifying battle power... was Gohan!

"If that's the case... Gohan..."

"Gohan should be fine. He just sent a message in the group chat..."

While everyone was worried, Yamcha stared thoughtfully at the picture on his phone, because it clearly showed Gohan holding the upper hand.

Seeing his expression, Piccolo and the others gathered around him.

Then, together, they admired the rockscape Gohan had sent.

"What is that..."

"Look at the center of that rock... isn't that Saiyan there?"

"It really looks like him. So Gohan had the upper hand? Then that aura now..."

Piccolo quickly guessed the reason and said, "Looks like that guy got humiliated and enraged. He must be about to use his ultimate move!"

"Gohan's really something!"

"But that guy's aura is incredibly strong. Can he really block it?"

"I'm going to take a look!"

Piccolo clearly had no intention of staying with them. In an instant, he accelerated, turning into a streak of light as he shot into the distance.

The others watched Piccolo vanish into the distance in an instant.

They exchanged glances and nodded, then all powered up and rushed toward the distance.

They did not have much confidence, but leaving Gohan, a child, to fight alone up ahead was something they could not tolerate!

Whoosh!

Vegeta's aura blazed brilliantly around him in the sky.

"Galick Gun!"

With that final explosive roar, Vegeta unleashed the attack into which he had poured all his strength, crushing down toward the ground below.

"If you dare dodge, this planet is finished!"

Hearing Vegeta's hoarse voice from above, Son Gohan's expression remained calm. He merely shifted his legs slightly apart.

He stacked his hands against his forehead.

"Demon Flash!"

Swirling energy gathered between his hands. Just as the Galick Gun was about to strike him, the Demon Flash burst forth.

The two energy waves had barely collided when the Demon Flash crushed the Galick Gun and sent it back along its original path.

"What!?"

"This... is impossible!!!"

Feeling that overwhelming force pressing toward him, Vegeta's eyes bulged with fury. He tried with all his might to push the energy wave back, but it was still completely useless.

Boom!

The Demon Flash struck him directly, carrying him straight out beyond Earth.

Just as Vegeta flew out of the atmosphere with the energy wave, Piccolo, who had turned into a streak of light, arrived nearby. The moment he got there, he saw Son Gohan blast Vegeta into the heavens.

For a moment, his eyes were filled with utter bewilderment.

At the Lookout.

Mr. Popo was rejoicing over Son Gohan's victory.

Before he could cheer in celebration, two figures suddenly appeared. They were Son Goku and Kami, who had returned from the Other World.

"Mr. Popo, how are things now?"

Son Goku had crossed all of Snake Way in an extremely short time, so he was slightly out of breath. But the first thing he did upon arriving was ask about Earth's situation.

Mr. Popo looked at Son Goku and said, "Goku, good thing you came back quickly. If you'd been any slower, the battle would have been completely over!"

Son Goku clenched his fists, urgency in his eyes. "They can't hold on anymore."

Mr. Popo shook his head first, then nodded. "It's the two Saiyans who can't hold on anymore!"

Son Goku: "?"