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Gohan's face twisted in fury. His chest rose and fell violently as if an inferno was about to erupt inside him.
His lips trembled slightly before he finally couldn't hold it back anymore and let out a furious roar:
"Beerus, STOP!!"
The words exploded through the air like a clap of thunder. The shockwave made the atmosphere tremble as if ripples were spreading across it.
At this very moment, the aura around Gohan felt as though it had frozen into a block of solid ice... cold, heavy, and suffocating.
Yet, in sharp contrast to that icy stillness, the energy blazing off his body shone like silvery-white snow... dazzling, radiant, and sharp beyond compare.
His eyes, once calm and deep like a still lake, were now firmly fixed on Beerus. A chilling light flickered in them, enough to make anyone's heart tighten. The hatred contained within his eyes had already gone off the charts.
The rage in his heart surged like a volcanic eruption, reaching its absolute peak. Fueled by this overwhelming fury, streaks of black and crimson lightning began crackling around his body.
The lightning danced like living dragons, coiling and spiraling around him with claws extended. It engulfed him completely, making his presence grow even more majestic and overwhelming.
That sudden roar instantly drew the attention of everyone present. They all turned instinctively toward the source.
Bulla, who had just wiped away her last tear, jerked her head up. When she saw who was standing there, her eyes widened in utter disbelief because it was the always calm, composed, and steady Gohan!
Only then did Bulla finally understand that Gohan's silence earlier hadn't been indifference. His heart had long been overflowing with boundless anger.
Now, he could no longer contain it; it had finally erupted.
This Gohan, standing before them now, was completely different from the gentle, kind, soft-spoken Gohan she knew. It was as if they were looking at an entirely different person.
Bulla muttered in shock, barely believing her own eyes.
"Th-This… is this really Gohan Nii San…?"
At the same time, Goten froze, glancing back in disbelief. His big brother had been hiding his true strength all along! Nearby, the Super Mini-Cell watched the scene unfold and an ancient fear resurfaced from his memories.
Gohan's current state was exactly like when he first awakened to Super Saiyan 2.
Back then, Gohan had transformed and crushed all five Mini-Cells in an overwhelming defeat. Having tasted Gohan's fury firsthand, the Super Mini-Cell felt a wave of joy rise in his chest. The corner of his mouth curled up.
[It's settled.]
On a nearby rock, Pan stared at Gohan, her eyes wide and her mouth agape. In her mind echoed a sentence Piccolo had once told her:
"As long as your father wills it, he can become stronger than anyone."
Looking at Gohan's current form, Piccolo suddenly trembled. He knew Gohan was on the brink of a breakthrough.
During the battle with Cell, Piccolo had died, but he had learned from King Kai how Gohan had broken through in a state of extreme rage.
However, judging from the situation now, Gohan's anger still wasn't enough. He was one step away from breaking through.
Piccolo, always the strategist, glanced at Beerus, who was staring at Gohan intently from a distance.
A risky, yet potentially effective, idea flashed into his mind.
Piccolo immediately flared his ki and charged toward Beerus without hesitation.
He roared: "Damn you, Beerus! How dare you kill Goku and Vegeta!"
He deliberately raised his voice to its absolute limit while watching Gohan from the corner of his eye.
He was betting everything... betting that Gohan would believe it, that in this state he would accept it as truth... that Vegeta and Goku… were already dead.
As Piccolo expected, Gohan's eyes contorted into an even fiercer expression. His rage overwhelmed his rationality. He clearly believed it.
His silvery aura erupted even more violently.
Piccolo's lips curled upward.
And then, without warning... he shot straight toward Beerus.
At that moment, everyone's attention was on Piccolo. None of them expected the weakest uncle, Piccolo, to take the lead.
Super Mini-Cell slowly felt a big question mark pop up over his head. He could clearly sense that Goku and Vegeta were still alive, so why was Piccolo saying they were dead?
Suddenly, Super Mini-Cell noticed the slight upward curl at the corner of Piccolo's mouth.
He instantly understood Piccolo's intention:
[Piccolo Oji San is acting? But isn't this way too dangerous?]
Without hesitation, Super Mini-Cell copied Piccolo and charged toward Beerus.
He roared dramatically: "You bastard! How dare you kill Goku Ojisan and Gohan Nii San's dad!"
Beerus tapped his head, confused.
He clearly remembered holding back. Yet, these two idiots were screaming that he had killed Goku and Vegeta. Beerus didn't bother thinking too deeply, though. If they dared to rush at him, he would simply teach them a lesson.
He flicked his wrist lightly; he hadn't even raised his hand.
Suddenly, he heard a scream from afar.
"AHHHHHHH! You bastard, Beerus!"
The nonstop cries of agony made Beerus frown. Then, something even stranger happened. After Piccolo let out a pained groan, both of his arms suddenly fell off.
His eyes widened in fury as he shouted at Beerus.
"Damn you! How dare you destroy my arms!"
A question mark appeared above Beerus's head.
He looked at Piccolo's arms, which had fallen cleanly off his shoulders.
He was completely dumbfounded.
He hadn't done anything, and when he used Hakai, it certainly didn't make arms fall off like that.
Standing behind Piccolo, Super Mini-Cell suddenly understood everything. He finally grasped Piccolo's plan: Piccolo had severed his own arms to put on a show.
Silently, he gave Piccolo a thumbs-up for his brilliance and in the next second, Super Mini-Cell let out an earth-shattering scream.
"AAAHHH!!! Damn it! My hands! My legs! Damn you, Beerus! Help me, Piccolo Oji San! Gohan Nii San!"
His acting was far more exaggerated than Piccolo's.
Since he had Namekian cells too, he used the same technique as Piccolo; he cut off his own limbs with ki. His performance was smooth and skillful from start to finish.
At this point, Beerus stood there utterly stunned, silently declaring his innocence.
Even a fool could tell that this kind of sloppy acting was fake.
But Gohan didn't think so.
He was already on the verge of insanity. In his state, there was no way he could see through it.
Piccolo... who was Piccolo? He was someone even closer to Gohan than his own father. How could Piccolo's words be lies?
These words instantly entered Gohan's ears.
The next second, Gohan's hair shot upward and lengthened into the wild shape of the young Super Saiyan 2 Gohan from back then.
Only this time, his hair was longer and wilder, and its color had turned silvery-white.
Gohan had transformed into Beast Gohan.
(End Of This Chapter)