Warriors Fall One After Another

Son Gohan of this timeline was locked in a grueling battle.

Standing before him were three galactic bandits—Bujin, Bido, and Bojack.

They attacked ruthlessly, every move aimed at vital points.

Yet Gohan held back at every turn. He sidestepped Bujin's straight punch, shoved Bido away with a backhand, and kept shouting, "Stop! Don't fight anymore—I don't want to kill you!"

No one listened to him.

Bujin grinned and threw another punch while Gohan was distracted.

Tien and Yamcha, who had come to support him, had already been beaten down.

Tien lay sprawled amid the rubble, all three eyes shut, a streak of blood running down his forehead.

Yamcha lay facedown beside him, his legs still frozen in a fighting stance, but he could no longer get back up.

Krillin had fought the hardest. He charged in and took several attacks head-on, only to be blasted in the chest by a punch and sent flying onto the other two.

At first, Trunks had been able to trade a few blows. He transformed into a Super Saiyan, his golden aura clashing head-on with Bido's. Amid their exchange of fists and kicks, he had even gained a slight advantage.

But the moment Bojack joined the fight, the situation reversed—Bojack drove a knee into Trunks's abdomen, and Bido followed up with a kick from the side. Trunks's golden aura instantly went out, and he crashed into the ruins, landing atop the others.

Three against one. Only Son Gohan of this timeline remained standing.

On King Kai's Planet, Son Goku shouted anxiously through King Kai's telepathy, "Gohan! Use your true power! Don't hold back!"

But Gohan had been suppressed for too long. The shackles in his heart could not be broken by just a few words.

He gritted his teeth and was about to exert himself—when Bujin and Bido flashed in front of him at once, their fists striking together, one from the left and one from the right, smashing into his chest.

Gohan doubled over like a shrimp. Before he could catch his breath, Bojack appeared behind him and wrapped both arms around him.

His muscles swelled and veins bulged as he squeezed with all his strength.

Gohan's bones creaked under the pressure. His face turned crimson, blood seeped from his body, and a stifled scream escaped his lips.

Bojack continued tightening his grip, as if he meant to crush every bone in the boy's body.

Just then, an energy wave shot in from the distance.

Bojack caught the flash of light from the corner of his eye and instinctively released Gohan before retreating.

Piccolo descended from the air, caught the Gohan who was about to fall, and landed steadily atop the ruins. He pulled a Senzu Bean from the cloth pouch at his waist and stuffed it into Gohan's mouth.

Gohan swallowed it instinctively, and his injuries immediately healed. He was fully restored!

Gohan opened his eyes and saw who stood before him. "Uncle Piccolo..."

Piccolo said nothing more and simply helped him to his feet.

Another golden aura erupted from the horizon. Vegeta had arrived.

The instant he landed, he saw Trunks lying in the ruins and warriors scattered across the rubble, the expressions on their faces frozen in the instant of pain.

Vegeta's pupils shrank sharply. His golden aura exploded as he transformed directly into a Super Saiyan. The ground beneath his feet was overturned by the blast of energy, and he became a streak of golden light as he charged at Bujin and Bido.

Bujin sneered, forming a hand seal. An invisible energy rope flew from his palms and coiled around Vegeta's limbs like a python.

Vegeta's movements froze instantly. His golden aura churned violently within the restraints, yet he could not break free.

Bido strolled forward unhurriedly and slammed a heavy fist into Vegeta's abdomen.

Vegeta grunted, his teeth clenching tight. With a roar, his aura erupted again, and he forcibly shattered the Binding Technique before charging at the two once more.

But Bojack stopped playing fair.

His hair stood on end and turned fiery red, while a violent aura surged around him as he entered Red-Haired Berserk Form.

He became a streak of red light, appearing before Vegeta in a flash and driving a heavy punch into his chest.

Vegeta had no time to block and was sent flying.

Bojack appeared behind him again, kicked him into the sky, then appeared above him and drove a crushing elbow into Vegeta's back.

Vegeta crashed into the city like a meteor, blasting a huge crater into the ground as steel and concrete collapsed over him, burying him beneath the debris.

When the dust cleared, Vegeta's golden aura had gone out. He had reverted to normal and lay facedown on the ground. It had been too long since his last battle; he still could not adapt to such intense combat.

Piccolo set Gohan down and charged forward.

He was incredibly fast. Avoiding Bujin's frontal Binding Technique, he came in from the side and chopped at Bujin's neck with a hand blade.

But Bujin was extraordinarily experienced in battle. He tilted his head to evade the vital strike while curling a finger, sending the Binding Technique around Piccolo's leg from the side.

Piccolo's movements faltered, and Bujin tightened the restraint, pinning him in place.

Bido rushed in and hammered Piccolo's chest with several heavy punches, every blow landing solidly.

Piccolo gritted his teeth and endured without making a sound, though blood had already begun seeping from the corner of his mouth.

Bujin tightened another restraint around Piccolo's arms, while Bido launched a flying kick from the side that struck Piccolo squarely in the waist.

Piccolo grunted. Unable to hold on any longer, he dropped to one knee before collapsing into the ruins.

Son Gohan of this timeline struggled to his feet. Before him stood the three galactic bandits; behind him lay all his companions amid the ruins.

Bojack, Bujin, and Bido closed in. Working together, their fists and kicks came crashing in from all directions.

Gohan raised his arms to block two punches, but the third struck his shoulder, and the fourth kick hit the back of his knee.

He dropped to one knee. Another punch smashed into his chest, sending him flying into a pile of rubble. He tried to push himself up and keep fighting, but his arms shook violently. Halfway up, he collapsed again. He had exhausted himself too badly.

On King Kai's Planet, Son Goku was sweating anxiously as he shouted through telepathy, "Hang in there—Gohan!!"

But shouting was ultimately useless. Gohan lay facedown in the rubble, his fingers gripping broken stones while his body refused to obey him.

The three galactic pirates stood amid the ruins, contentedly dusting off their hands.

Bojack shifted his gaze away from Son Gohan lying on the ground and was about to say something when he saw someone.

A figure in a black jacket had appeared at the other end of the ruins at some point.

That person's face was identical to that of the boy lying at his feet.

Son Gohan looked at the devastation before him, at another version of himself lying on the ground, at Vegeta and Trunks buried beneath the rubble, and at Piccolo with green blood at the corner of his mouth.

He walked forward step by step, placing himself between the three galactic pirates and the fallen Z Fighters.

"Try me."

His voice was slightly out of control, carrying a trace of barely suppressed anger that he normally lacked.

Galactic pirates at this level had actually managed to brutalize so many fighters. What was even more absurd was that Super Saiyan 2 Gohan, who had defeated Cell, had not brought out his strength at all—and with this personality, he kept holding back at every turn.

Then he turned his head to glance at himself lying on the ground in an orange martial arts uniform—the black-haired boy staring at him with shock and confusion.

Seeing that face identical to his own, the fury in Son Gohan's eyes, already on the verge of breaking loose, grew even stronger.

He took a deep breath and turned his gaze back to the three galactic pirates before him.

"What kind of skill is three against one?"