Thump!
A powerful heartbeat suddenly thundered inside Lin Chen's body.
His gaze remained fixed on the site of the explosion.
Everyone had rushed over there and carried Mr. Satan out of the flames.
But Mr. Satan, who had only ever been an ordinary human, was now barely clinging to life.
Burns covered his body, and his legs were twisted at angles that sent chills down their spines.
"Mr. Satan! Mr. Satan!" Son Gohan cradled his father-in-law and kept calling out.
His cries seemed to work, prompting Mr. Satan to open his clouded eyes a fraction.
"Gohan... go back and tell Lazuli... this time, her dad really became a hero..."
As his words faded, Mr. Satan's arms fell limply to his sides.
"Mr. Satan! Mr. Satan!"
Tears streamed down Son Gohan's face.
Son Goku and the others could not help lowering their heads, their teeth clenched.
All along, Mr. Satan had been little more than a clown in the eyes of these truly powerful warriors.
From unexpectedly winning the World Martial Arts Tournament thanks to Lin Chen, to once again benefiting from Lin Chen and taking credit for defeating Cell, Mr. Satan had spent almost his entire life pretending to be a hero.
But today, he had truly become one!
Just then, a faint sound of something cutting through the air rang out.
Whoosh!
Lazuli appeared before Lin Chen.
"Lin Chen! You idiot! How did you end up like this?!"
"Snap out of it! Are you really going to kill us all? Mr. Satan is already dead!"
Lazuli shouted at Lin Chen.
Hearing Lazuli's furious shouts, the Golden Great Ape, whose eyes were still fixed on Mr. Satan, suddenly let out a soft breath and unclenched his fists.
At that moment, the savagery in the Golden Great Ape's eyes began fading,