Dabura: Who Should I Kill First?

Below.

Seeing his two pawns killed, Babidi showed a look of disdain. "What two useless pieces of trash!"

"Still, even trash can be put to use. Dabura, Supreme Kai should have been lured here by now, right?" Babidi asked.

Dabura smiled. "Yes, my lord. I can sense people watching us from not far away, and there are quite a few of them. I estimate that Supreme Kai is among that group."

Babidi let out a strange laugh and asked, "Are there any with particularly strong energy?"

"There are," Dabura said. "I can sense three people with exceptionally powerful energy—the very energy needed to revive Majin Buu."

With a sinister chuckle, Babidi said coldly, "Leave those three and Supreme Kai alive. Kill everyone else!"

"As you command, Lord Babidi," Dabura said respectfully.

"Then I'll leave the rest to you. Once you kill the unnecessary people, hide in the spaceship at once. Those enraged fools should chase you inside, and then we can extract their energy to revive Majin Buu."

As Babidi spoke, he entered the spaceship with Pui Pui.

Only after watching Babidi enter the spaceship did Dabura turn around, his gaze teasing as it fell upon the mountaintop where Son Goku's group was hiding...

Seeing this.

Piccolo had a bad premonition and immediately warned, "Everyone, be careful! We've been discovered!"

Krillin had just been preparing to leave when he heard Piccolo's warning. He froze, turned around, and saw that Dabura, who had just been in the distance, had somehow appeared before them.

Dabura looked at the group teasingly and thought, Who should I kill first?

Dabura's gaze randomly settled on the first lucky victim—Kibito!

"I'll start with you!" Dabura raised his hand, energy gathering in his palm...

Though it seemed lengthy when described in words, Dabura's actions and thoughts had taken only an instant. From Krillin's perspective, the moment he turned around, Dabura appeared before them and immediately raised his hand at Kibito, energy gathering in his palm...

Seeing this.

A glint flashed in Shin's eyes...

Boom!!

The energy gathered in Dabura's palm erupted and swallowed Kibito!

When the energy from Dabura's attack dissipated, Kibito was nowhere to be seen, as though Dabura had blasted him to pieces.

Seeing this.

Everyone's eyes widened in shock. Son Gohan was especially furious as he shouted, "Mr. Kibito!!"

Supreme Kai Realm.

A figure suddenly appeared—it was Kibito, pale-haired and fair-faced. Shin had just used Instant Transmission from afar to rescue him, then employed a small trick to temporarily put him to sleep, preventing him from using Instant Transmission to return to Earth and cause trouble.

"Heh heh!"

Dabura sneered twice, looking teasingly at the people below.

"Bastard!"

Son Goku cursed and immediately rushed forward, clashing with Dabura.

Seeing his best buddy make a move, Vegeta promptly rushed in as well. After the two of them took turns exchanging a few simple blows with Dabura, they both got a measure of his strength... he truly was about as strong as Cell.

Since neither Son Goku nor Vegeta had transformed into Super Saiyans, Dabura held them in great contempt. If not for the task Babidi had assigned him, he believed he could wipe out everyone present right now, including Supreme Kai!

Dabura's gaze swept over Son Goku, Vegeta, and Son Gohan. Those three were the ones Babidi had ordered him to spare, so the only people he could kill now were...

Dabura's gaze landed on Krillin and Piccolo, a vicious glint flashing through his eyes...

"Ptooey!"

Dabura flashed forward, appeared not far from Krillin, and spat out a mouthful of thick saliva...

Splat~

Krillin touched the thick saliva on his face, feeling sick as he tried to wipe it off...

"Damn it!"

Piccolo glared at Dabura furiously and charged forward as well, intending to fight him.

Dabura looked at Piccolo with disdain. This man's energy was strong too, but compared with the other three, it was insignificant—let alone compared with Dabura himself.

Dabura snorted and spat another mouthful of thick saliva at the charging Piccolo...

Piccolo jumped in fright. Touching the thick saliva on his body, a look of disgust crossed his face.

Just as Piccolo was about to turn his humiliation and rage into strength and fight Dabura, he heard Krillin's terrified scream...

"AAAAAAAH..." Krillin stared at his gradually petrifying body and screamed in terror.

"Krillin!" Son Goku cried out in panic. He rushed over to save his friend, but he was utterly at a loss and had no idea what to do.

Seeing Krillin's miserable state, Piccolo's heart skipped a beat. Looking down, his eyes widened... his body was also gradually turning to stone!

An unwilling expression appeared on Piccolo's face before his consciousness sank into darkness...

"Uncle Piccolo!" Son Gohan cried out in panic as well, wearing the same helpless expression as his father.

Looking at his friend and Piccolo turned to stone, Son Goku anxiously asked Shin, "Lord Supreme Kai, what's going on?"

A faint smile remained on Shin's face as he slowly explained, "This is Dabura's special ability. His saliva can turn living beings into stone. Be careful not to get any on you."

"What? Damn it!" Son Goku gritted his teeth and looked up at Dabura, his eyes blazing with fury!

Son Gohan was the same. He glanced at Piccolo, who had been turned to stone, and the flames of rage in his eyes burned ever fiercer!

Kid!

You've enraged two Saiyans!

Dabura floated in midair and laughed mockingly at the people below. Then, as he flew toward the spaceship beneath him, he taunted, "Consider yourselves lucky to have kept your lives. Hurry up and run for it. Before long, this planet will belong to Lord Babidi!"

Son Goku and the others glared furiously at the departing Dabura, but they did not immediately chase after him.

Son Goku went to Krillin's stone statue, while Son Gohan went to Piccolo's. Anger filled the father and son's eyes, but there was even more sorrow.

Son Goku looked up at Shin, who stood at a higher spot, and asked, "Lord Supreme Kai, is there any way to turn them back?"

Son Gohan said nothing, but he too looked up at Shin with hope in his eyes.

With his hands behind his back and a faint smile on his face, Shin said lightly, "That's simple."

As soon as the words fell.

A divine glint flashed in Shin's eyes. The next second, Piccolo and Krillin, who had been turned into stone, returned to normal.

Seeing the two restored, father and son both broke into happy smiles.

"Thank you, Lord Supreme Kai!" Son Gohan solemnly bowed to Shin.

Shin merely smiled faintly.

(End of Chapter)