Son Gohan vs. Dabura

Dabura's words put the panicked Babidi slightly at ease.

But when he thought about how terrifyingly powerful just one of them was, if all three were at that level, then even Dabura probably would not be a match for them.

At that thought, Babidi's face darkened. Unease stirred faintly in his heart as he thought, Was I too rash?

Seeing that Babidi was still uneasy, Dabura narrowed his eyes and said, "Allow me to put your mind at ease. I will fight on the third underground level."

Babidi gritted his teeth. "It can only be so. Dabura, you must not lose the next match!"

"As you command, Lord Babidi. I, Dabura, will surely bring you victory!" Dabura said with a respectful bow.

Third underground level.

Son Gohan looked eagerly toward the door opposite them and shouted impatiently, "Hey! Who's the next opponent? Get out here and fight me already!"

Son Goku laughed. "Gohan, you're really excited. But don't rush. The enemy must be preparing some incredibly powerful super warrior."

Vegeta snorted. "Just don't disgrace us Saiyans."

Shin's divine sense had been silently watching Babidi and the others on the lowest level. Just when he thought Dabura would head to the meditation chamber to raise his ki like in the original story, Dabura instead went straight to the elevator and arrived at the third underground level.

Oh? Is he getting anxious? Shin thought with a smile.

"Gohan, the enemy is here. He's a powerful opponent, so be careful," Shin warned.

At those words.

Son Gohan's eyes lit up, and he stared without blinking at the door opposite them...

Vegeta shot Shin a sidelong glance and thought, What sharp senses. I clearly didn't feel anything, yet he already knows the enemy has arrived. Damn it!

Click, click~

Sure enough, not long after Shin finished speaking, the door opposite them slowly opened...

Step~

Dabura's tall figure emerged with confident strides. His haughty eyes swept disdainfully over Son Goku and the others, and a proud smile appeared on his face as he provoked them. "I'll be guarding this round. Which one of you three wants to die first? I don't mind if you come at me together."

"Me! I'll take this round!" Son Gohan said excitedly, raising his hand high like an elementary school student answering a teacher's question.

"Oh? You foolish fool, you want to challenge me alone? In that case, I'll send you to hell first," Dabura said.

Watching the scene in the Magic Crystal Ball, Babidi's eyes flashed. Before the battle could begin, he raised a hand and directly activated Battlefield Transfer Magic!

The next second.

The scene inside the Magic Crystal Ball changed!

Looking at the suddenly transformed surroundings, Son Goku said, "The area changed again. Is this Babidi's doing?"

Vegeta snorted. "At this point, why are you still saying such stupid things?!"

Looking at the altered surroundings, the smile on Dabura's lips deepened. "Boy, this place will be your burial ground!"

Son Gohan refused to be outdone. "Is that so? I don't think so. We won't know who wins until we fight."

"Heh heh! What a hilarious joke... Die!" A vicious glint flashed through Dabura's eyes as he launched the first attack!

Son Gohan faced him confidently, but he made the same mistake as his father. He did not go all out from the start, instead circling around Dabura in his normal state...

Bang!!

After several exchanges, Son Gohan was kicked by Dabura into a mountain. The mountain collapsed under the violent impact, burying Son Gohan alive beneath it.

Seeing this.

Vegeta clicked his tongue and glared at Son Goku. "Kakarot, both you and your son have the same bad habit. You don't go all out at the start when facing an enemy. If you're unlucky, you might not even get the chance to use your full strength!"

"Is that so?" Son Goku scratched his head with a puzzled look, clearly having no awareness of it.

Boom!!

Suddenly, a powerful aura erupted!

Terrifying energy burst out from within the mountain that had buried Son Gohan, blasting countless rocks away!

Golden light flickered all over Son Gohan's body as his emerald-green eyes stared coldly at Dabura...

"Oh, so you turned golden like that Earthling? Your energy has increased quite a bit!" Dabura narrowed his eyes, his expression growing serious.

Son Goku looked proudly at his son and shouted, "That's it, Gohan! Let me see your true strength!"

Whoosh~

Almost as soon as Son Goku finished speaking, Son Gohan vanished. The next second, he appeared before Dabura...

"What?!" Dabura was startled. Then a sharp pain struck his abdomen, making him spit out blood. Immediately afterward, another burst of pain hit his cheek!

Bang!!

Dabura felt an irresistible force smash into his cheek, sending his entire body flying backward!

Dabura gritted his teeth and forcibly steadied himself in midair. He glared viciously at where Son Gohan had just been, but Son Gohan was nowhere to be seen...

Whoosh~

Son Gohan abruptly appeared behind Dabura, then heavily kicked him toward the ground!

Bang!!

The earth was like tofu as Dabura smashed a massive crater into it. The crater was pierced through layer after layer until it plunged deep underground!

Whoosh~

Son Gohan appeared beside the crater, raised both hands, and gathered energy. Terrifying ki condensed into blasts that rained like a barrage into the depths of the crater!

Rumble~!

The deafening explosions continued without pause, and only after a long while did the commotion finally subside.

Son Gohan hovered in midair, staring at the crater that continuously spewed black smoke, seemingly checking whether his attack had defeated the enemy.

"Hmm!"

Suddenly, Son Gohan's expression tightened, and he raised an arm to block!

Bang!!

Dabura had somehow appeared behind him and threw a heavy punch!

"Heh~"

Son Gohan chuckled, the corners of his mouth lifting as he thought, Now this is getting interesting!

Dabura smiled as well, though his gaze was filled with cruelty!

The two remained locked in place for a moment before turning into afterimages and clashing!

Explosions of air continuously rang out in the sky, and the shockwaves spread visibly through the air. Hard mountain rocks were like foam under the force of the impacts, shattering at the slightest touch!

Watching the two fight evenly, Son Goku asked curiously, "Lord Supreme Kai, do you think Gohan can win?"

Shin said calmly, "Their strength is actually about equal, but Gohan is relatively a little weaker. If Gohan wants to win, I'm afraid it will be very difficult."

Vegeta clicked his tongue at those words and watched the two fighting with impatience. "Brat! Don't disgrace us Saiyans!"

Almost as soon as Vegeta finished speaking, the balance between the two, who had been evenly matched until then, was immediately broken by one careless mistake from Son Gohan. Son Gohan fell into a disadvantage!

"Aah!!"

Son Gohan cried out miserably as Dabura's energy wave blasted him into a lake!

Dabura floated high in the air, gathering energy in his palm and compressing it into a tiny energy blast before hurling it fiercely into the lake!

Boom!!

The inconspicuous little energy blast erupted with terrifying power almost the instant it entered the water!

Its power was far more terrifying than a Mushroom Bomb explosion. The lake water evaporated, earth and rock were vaporized, and everything within several miles was blasted into a bottomless crater!

(End of chapter)