It looks exactly like a cicada pupa shedding its shell, full of eeriness and foreboding.
Beneath the lifeless exterior, something far more terrifying seems poised to burst forth!
After molting, Hirudegarn was completely different from before.
The hard shell cracked completely.
With a cracking sound, a brand new monster soared into the sky from its shattered shell!
It has wings on its back, sharp horns on its head, and its body color has become more vibrant, a strange dark red that is a mixture of poison and evil.
The roar became sharp and high-pitched, filled with pure destruction and brutality!
With just that roar, the nauseating, pure evil energy transformed into a tangible dark purple storm, sweeping wildly in all directions!
The land within a radius of a hundred miles trembled violently under this storm, and countless boulders floated into the air against gravity, only to be instantly crushed into dust by the invisible evil energy in mid-air!
"This... this is..."
Son Goku's pupils suddenly contracted.
This pure destructive power even sent a shiver down his spine.
Piccolo, standing to the side, looked extremely grim.
Vegeta struggled to his feet, his body badly injured, and stared intently at the new monster in mid-air.
"Are you... are you kidding me?!"
After molting, Hirudegarn's crimson gaze slowly swept across the air, locking onto Gotenks.
The overwhelming rage transformed into a visible sonic boom cloud, which exploded around it!
"Cut."
Gotenks, still hovering in mid-air, wiped his nose, maintaining his arrogant and overbearing demeanor.
"So what if it just has a shell with wings?"
"I'll see how many more layers of skin you can shed!"
He once again gathered two dazzling Ki Wave in his hands, giving his opponent no chance to make the first move, and prepared to take the initiative to attack.
But this time, Hirudegarn's movements were incredibly fast.
Its enormous body appeared directly in front of Gotenks as if by Instant Transmission!
A gigantic fist covered in sharp bone armor had already appeared!
Gotenks was blasted straight to the ground!
At the edge of the Gobi Desert, a huge, bottomless meteorite crater was created.
This sudden and astonishing reversal made everyone present hold their breath.
Seeing this, Tapion quickly reached for the Hero's Flute at his waist without hesitation and ripped it off.
"Boom--!!!"
Deep within the ruins, a beam of golden light suddenly burst forth!
Gotenks returned from the bottomless crater, covered in dust and grime!
His Planet Metamor vest was tattered, and a trace of blood lingered at the corner of his mouth.
His face was full of anger!
Its small body transformed into countless dazzling golden streaks of light, surrounding Hirudegarn and engaging in an extremely fierce close-quarters battle!
But after molting, Hirudegarn's ability to become intangible becomes incredibly swift and unpredictable!
Gotenks ' every attack passed right through a swirling cloud of black mist!
All attacks missed!
Hirudegarn materialized, was both swift and powerful!
A cunning glint flashed in Hirudegarn's crimson eyes as it keenly seized upon the Gotenks's wide-open attack!
He used his intangibility to dodge Gotenks ' oncoming Ki Wave.
At the same time, the thick, long tail suddenly swept towards Gotenks!
Gotenks had no time to react before he was instantly entangled and bound by that long tail!
"Ugh--!"
As Hirudegarn's muscles contracted wildly, the binding force increased exponentially, gradually tightening!
Gotenks in mid-air, was strangled until his face turned purple and blue, his bones cracking under the strain, and he let out a painful howl!
Hearing this scream, Son Goku and Piccolo below were horrified!
Hirudegarn opened her gaping maw, destructive dark red energy surged wildly within.
It also intends to intensify its efforts and completely crush this little insect that dared to provoke it!
Just then!
Ugh--
A melodious, ethereal flute note, yet carrying a sense of unwavering resolve, abruptly pierced through the roar of the raging battlefield and clearly resounded throughout the entire Gobi Desert!
It was Tapion below who sounded the Hero's Flute!
The sound of the flute transformed into a visible, tangible, sacred golden light!
Just Hirudegarn was about to unleash its energy, the ball of destructive energy gathering in its mouth instantly dissipated, and its movements came to an abrupt halt!
Its massive, dark red body began to tremble violently, as if it had encountered a natural enemy.
The originally solid body began to gradually become illusory under the golden light!
It let out a shrill and painful roar!
The long tail wrapped around Gotenks loosened weakly.
Gotenks, panting heavily, finally broke free from the deadly restraints.
As Tapion played with all his might, the flute's sound grew ever more powerful!
In mid-air, Hirudegarn's massive body, under the erosion of the golden light, could no longer maintain its form and gradually turned into a thick black mist that filled the sky.
Immediately afterwards, this sky-covering black mist seemed to be drawn by an incredibly powerful suction force, forming a huge black vortex in mid-air!
At the center of the black vortex was that frail figure on the ground!
That immense evil power, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, surged wildly towards Tapion's body!
They roared and struggled, but could not resist the pull of fate, and slowly crawled into Tapion's body!
"No! You bastard! Do you think you can seal Hirudegarn? That's wishful thinking!"
Seeing this from a distance, Hoi's gaunt face twisted with terror and rage.
boom--!
The moment the last wisp of black mist completely entered his body, Tapion instantly lost all his strength.
He curled up on the ground, writhing in agony!
Hirudegarn's evil aura is steadily eroding his body!
"Mr. Brave!"
Son Goku and Piccolo immediately transformed into two streaks of light and quickly surrounded Tapion.
Their eyes were filled with indescribable shock and anxiety.
"Big brother!"
Having just caught his breath, Gotenks ignored his injuries and quickly swooped down to get closer.
He looked at Tapion, who was struggling in pain on the ground, his little face full of panic and helplessness, and shouted.
Big brother! How are you?!
Despite the excruciating pain of his soul being torn apart, with bloodshot eyes, Pion suddenly reached out and grabbed Gotenks ' arm.
"Proceed according to plan!"
"Take me to the Lookout!"
Upon Gotenks dared not delay for even a moment.
He pulled Tapion, who was curled up on the ground, to his feet.
Before he could say much to Son Goku and the others, Gotenks transformed into a streak of light, bursting forth at top speed and speeding away towards the Kami's Lookout above the clouds!