The fighting subsided. Babidi, the root of all evil, had been wiped out, and Majin Buu was no longer a threat.
But Vegeta landed directly in front of Raditz with a serious expression. "Raditz, what was that with Majin Buu, and why did you call Goku to interfere again!"
"Well... it was mainly to eliminate Majin Buu's evil side. Isn't it good that we've restored pure Buu now?" Raditz scratched his head, feeling somewhat guilty under Vegeta's interrogation.
Goku landed as well, laughing. "To separate Majin Buu's evil thoughts, we had to use force to drive them out."
"You're saying I wasn't strong enough? Hmph! I want to settle things with him. Majin Buu, keep fighting with me!"
Vegeta's competitive spirit flared, his eyes boring into Majin Buu, unwilling to let it go. It was rare for him to meet such an evenly matched opponent, and everyone had interfered. He didn't want to give up.
Raditz felt somewhat embarrassed, but Majin Buu turned away and stuffed his mouth full of snacks. He swallowed a mouthful of sweets with a loud gulp and shouted, "You all bullied me just now!"
"They were all doing it to get that skinny bad guy out of you. No harm was meant," Raditz explained.
Everyone took the initiative to show their friendship to Majin Buu. Under Raditz's mediation, Majin Buu tilted his head and thought for a while, then finally agreed to reconcile. In his opinion, fighting with these people was actually quite fun.
Seeing Goku and Vegeta, Majin Buu raised his hand again. "It's fun to fight with you. Let's play again next time." He even took the initiative to greet Vegeta with a smile on his face.
"No need to wait. You can continue right now." Vegeta grinned.
At that moment, Goku stepped to the front, pushed Vegeta aside, and extended his hand. "Hey, Majin Buu! My name is Son Goku. I also want to try fighting with you."
"It's because you sneak-attacked me just now! I won't play with you!"
Majin Buu turned his head away.
"After the fight, I'll treat you to something delicious!" Goku also learned Raditz's trick. Sure enough, Majin Buu became interested and turned back around, eyes squinting with anticipation.
"Of course! Just fight me once! Hah!" Goku couldn't wait to transform into Super Saiyan 2, covered with lightning and bursting with golden light.
Vegeta yelled angrily, "Goku, that's despicable!"
"Hey, Buu already agreed." Goku seized the opportunity, his eyes focused, and he immediately flew forward with a punch.
Goku struck preemptively, and Vegeta couldn't stop it even if he wanted to.
The storm suddenly erupted, and the originally peaceful world abruptly changed its appearance. The atmosphere grew intense as an exciting battle began again.
The punch was fast and fierce, but Majin Buu wasn't afraid.
He laughed a few times as he was struck by Goku's punch. His body fell backward, but he simultaneously stretched out his arms.
BOOM! Buu's long, powerful arm caught Goku off guard, delivering a solid punch to his cheek.
The air exploded with a tremendous sound. The hundred-ton force of the fist unleashed heat waves and hurricanes. A deep trench split the ground between them, dark as a demon's gaping maw.
"Hee hee." Buu gained the upper hand and suddenly recovered his shape, showing a smile.
"Interesting! Continue!"
Goku steadied himself and immediately launched a counterattack. Though he'd been carelessly injured in the exchange just now, the damage wasn't serious. The two had merely tested each other's abilities at first, but now they fought more intensely.
"Why do I feel like Majin Buu's gotten stronger?" Android 17 frowned as he watched the two battle in the air. He couldn't sense ki, but he could tell Buu's attacking methods and style had become more ferocious.
Wind tore at the grass blades, people's hair whipped about, and a violent aura surged.
Piccolo stared at the two combatants and said seriously, "Indeed, the merged Majin Buu is somewhat stronger. However, Goku's only using Super Saiyan 2 to fight."
"Yeah, Goku's also Super Saiyan 2. Did he also comprehend that level like Vegeta?"
"No, Goku's Super Saiyan 2 isn't that strong. He's just testing to see how far his Super Saiyan 2 is from Vegeta's." Raditz explained. "Watch closely—Buu's about to break through his defenses."
Countless afterimages flew through the air. They used the entire landscape as their stage with no limits whatsoever, their speed so fast even the Kaioshin couldn't clearly see their specific movements.
BANG! Suddenly a tremendous impact interrupted the elusive phantoms, and Goku fell straight from the sky, blasting a massive crater in the ground. Scorched smoke rose from the crater's edges, and a searing aura radiated outward, causing the surrounding space to twist and tremble continuously.
The deep pit led straight into the earth, pitch black at first glance, impossible to detect the bottom.
Seeing the crater penetrating deep underground, the Kaioshin's expression changed drastically. He looked around in confusion, trying to determine what was happening within. But then he heard a resonant voice rising from the abyss, loud as thunder.
"KA-ME-HA-ME-HAAA!!!"
Here came Goku's signature technique, the Kamehameha!
His figure rapidly ascended into the air, dust sliding down like a veil, but the golden flame couldn't be obscured as the energy in his hands thrust forward. At that moment, Goku suddenly vanished—Instant Transmission activated! Instant Transmission Kamehameha!
The blue ki wave teleported directly in front of Majin Buu, nearly striking Buu's body point-blank. The shockwave containing tremendous energy pressed against Buu's stomach, blasted him backward, then penetrated through that pliable body, opening a hole!
"Waah!" Majin Buu suffered a massive energy shock, his face twisting like a wrung-out rag. When the Kamehameha reached its peak, Majin Buu fell lightly like paper to the ground.
Everyone knew such an attack couldn't defeat Buu, and simply waited for Majin Buu to recover.
"That hurt so much! You hit me so hard! Looks like I need to show you how serious I can be!" Majin Buu stood up again and looked at his stomach. He gritted his teeth and returned to his original state with a poof.
"Wow, not injured at all." Goku wiped sweat from his forehead. "This guy's really powerful. If this continues, I'm no match at all. There's a big gap between my Super Saiyan 2 and Vegeta's. Wait... what's he doing!"
Goku panicked slightly. He saw Buu cross his arms over his chest as trembling energy enveloped his fat body in a hemisphere—extremely pure energy, astonishingly powerful.
"Hey, hey! What kind of energy is this? Is Buu trying to destroy this place?" Pepara covered her face with her hands, equally shocked.
Raditz recognized this technique. This was Majin Buu's Angry Explosion—mobilizing the power contained within his body to launch a terrifying area bombardment. From the looks of it, the energy was enough to destroy this planet and even spread to neighboring worlds! Raditz and the others standing in such close range wouldn't be spared!