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Goku slowly raised his head. His pupils, now completely turquoise, no longer held their usual clarity.
All that remained in his gaze was an icy rage, locked firmly on Vegeta in the sky.
Stared at by these cold eyes, Vegeta felt a pang in his heart for no reason.
He subconsciously swallowed.
But then, a boundless sense of shame erupted from within him, instantly overwhelming that sliver of fear!
He! Vegeta! The noble Saiyan Prince! A genius among Saiyans!
Was actually... actually afraid of the gaze of a low-class warrior?!
What a joke!!!
"Kakarot!!!"
Vegeta let out an angry roar, trying to use his voice to dispel the wavering in his heart.
"So what if you've also become a Super Saiyan?! I am the strongest Super Saiyan! I am, Super Vegeta!!!"
"Hyaah!!!"
Vegeta forcefully drove the energy in his body, and his golden aura surged once more!
His figure flashed, appearing before Goku in an instant like a golden meteor, his fist, containing terrifying power, tore through the air and smashed viciously towards Goku!
However, facing this swift blow, Goku merely tilted his body slightly.
His arm rose as if he had foreseen it, precisely blocking the path of Vegeta's fist!
Smack!
A crisp blocking sound.
Not only that, but at the moment of blocking, Goku's body had naturally adjusted to the optimal posture for exerting force. The elbow of his other hand, using the momentum of Vegeta's forward rush, slammed heavily into his chest!
"Ugh!"
Vegeta felt a tremendous force, his chest churned, and his body was sent flying backward uncontrollably.
Whitley, who was watching the fight from the side, saw this scene and his eyes lit up.
He couldn't help but mutter to himself:
"Oh? That was interesting. The mind moves as it wills, striking second but landing first... It seems that fellow Goku has been to the Lookout and received guidance from Mr. Popo, hasn't he?"
On Earth, he couldn't think of a second person besides the mysterious Mr. Popo who could hone Goku's physical reactions and combat instincts to such a degree.
"Vegeta!"
Goku shouted and instantly caught up with Vegeta in mid-air.
He landed a sharp sidekick viciously on Vegeta's abdomen, the immense force kicking Vegeta into the higher sky like a rubber ball!
Vegeta tumbled several times in the air before barely stabilizing himself, the energy within him churning violently.
But before he could even catch his breath, the sharp sound of something tearing through the air from behind him made his expression change drastically!
"Damn it!!!"
Goku had appeared at a higher point behind him at some point. His hands were clasped together into a hammer, raised high, and brought down with immense falling power, like a giant axe cleaving downwards!
BOOM!!!
"Waaah!"
Vegeta had no time to dodge. He took the heavy blow squarely on his back, and excruciating pain instantly spread throughout his body!
BANG—!!!
With a huge bang, dust and smoke shot into the sky!
Vegeta's body crashed heavily onto the ground, blasting out a massive, deep crater.
Goku slowly descended from the sky and floated above the crater, his golden aura burning steadily, his turquoise eyes coldly watching the bottom of the pit.
He slowly spoke, his calm voice carrying immense pressure:
"Don't you call yourself Super Vegeta? Is this all you've got?"
In the crater, Vegeta struggled to get up. After hearing Goku's words, he began to tremble with anger.
He clenched his jaw so tightly that it almost drew blood.
Humiliation, anger, unwillingness... all sorts of emotions surged wildly in his heart.
"If this is really all you've got..."
Goku's voice suddenly intensified.
"Then today... you are going to lose right here!"
"Haaaah—!!!"
Goku suddenly erupted again! The golden aura around him became even more dazzling!
He turned into a golden bolt of lightning, trailing a long tail of flame, and dived menacingly towards Vegeta at the bottom of the crater!
Vegeta's pupils shrank as he felt the approaching threat!
He fiercely clenched his fists, forcing himself to calm down.
"Kakarot!!! You're far too early to think you can defeat me, Vegeta!!!"
Vegeta let out an unwilling roar, his hands waving rapidly, instantly firing dozens of energy blasts at the diving Goku in an attempt to interfere with his line of attack!
At the same time, Vegeta's figure flashed backward and to the side at high speed, continuously climbing higher into the sky!
He quickly brought his hands to his waist, his body curling up as all the energy within him began to converge in his palms at an unprecedented speed!
A heart-pounding, terrifying energy fluctuation instantly spread out!
"This is the final blow! Kakarot!!!"
Vegeta's voice was somewhat distorted due to the extreme convergence of energy. Between his hands, a gigantic purple energy sphere exuding an aura of destruction was rapidly forming!
Seeing this, Goku immediately stopped his pursuit and quickly landed on a towering mountain peak.
His expression was solemn. He planted his feet in a horse stance, quickly brought his hands to his waist, and a brilliant blue light began to rapidly gather between his palms!
"Here it comes, here it comes! The classic scene!"
Whitley placed one hand on the shoulder of Raditz, who was tense and rigid, while his other hand seemed to be trying to pull something out, muttering with great interest:
"A beam struggle! A beam struggle! Why is that idiot Vegeta on the left... Tsk, I really messed up by not bringing any melon seeds!"
In the center of Goku's hands, the blue energy of the Kamehameha wave was highly condensed, emitting a light as dazzling as the sun.
High in the sky, Vegeta was also pouring all his strength into that massive purple energy ball without reservation. The size and energy intensity of the Galick Gun were constantly increasing!
Both sides were gathering power for the final blow. The entire battlefield fell into a dead silence before the storm, only the humming sound of the condensing energy sent a chill down one's spine.
Nappa, lying on the ground, and Raditz, standing beside Whitley, both held their breath in suspense, their eyes fixed on the two destructive energies about to collide in the sky.
In their hearts, they prayed frantically for Vegeta.
But... looking at Goku below, steady as a mountain, his aura not the slightest bit weaker, a trace of unease quietly crept into their hearts.
Finally, the power gathering of both sides reached its peak!
"Ka—me—ha—me—HAAAA!!!!!!!!!"
"Ga—lick—Gun—FIRE!!!!!!!!!"
One blue, one purple, two enormous beams of terrifying energy containing the full power of both fighters, like two roaring dragons, crashed into each other with a deafening roar!!!
RUMBLE—!!!!
A deafening echo instantly erupted!
The terrifying energy shockwave spread out in all directions in a ring, peeling back layers of the ground and tearing countless huge rocks into pieces like paper, sending them flying!
The sky full of dust and rubble pelted Whitley and the others watching from a distance like bullets.
But at this moment, they had no time to care, their eyes fixed on the core of the energy collision!
After the two energies were deadlocked for a moment, the situation began to become clear!
Goku's Kamehameha wave began, inch by inch, slowly but surely, to push Vegeta's Galick Gun back!!!
"Wh... what?!!"
The confidence in Vegeta's heart instantly froze, turning into extreme shock and disbelief!
"How is this possible?! Your power... how can it be stronger than mine?! I've already become a Super Saiyan! How could I possibly lose!!! I won't accept it!!!!! Urrraaaagghhh—!!!"
No matter how much Vegeta roared, no matter how desperately he squeezed out the last ounce of energy in his body, he could not stop the crushing advance of the Kamehameha!
Amidst a world-shaking roar and Vegeta's unwilling screams, the azure Kamehameha wave completely engulfed the purple Galick Gun, and then, with undiminished momentum, slammed into Vegeta's body!
"Waaaaahhhh—!!!"
Vegeta's figure was instantly swallowed by the vast torrent of blue energy, screaming as he was blasted into the distant sky, finally turning into a blue star and disappearing over the horizon.
Rumble...
The aftershocks of the energy clash gradually subsided, leaving only a devastated landscape and the howling wind.
"Ha! Ha! Ha!"
Goku panted heavily, his arms hanging limply.
The golden aura around him quickly faded, and his hair and pupils returned to their normal black.
He looked in the direction where Vegeta had disappeared, and although he was exhausted, a happy smile appeared on his lips.
"This battle... I won!"
Swoosh!
Whitley's figure instantly appeared beside Goku, laughing heartily as he slapped Goku's shoulder.
"Good job, kid! That's our Goku!"
Goku was about to smile back when he saw it was Whitley, but then he seemed to remember something, and the smile on his face instantly vanished.
In its place was a look of gloom and sadness.
He looked up at Whitley and asked in a low voice:
"Whitley, Master Roshi... Krillin... and Launch... were they really... killed by men sent by Vegeta?"
His eyes held a last, faint glimmer of hope, staring intently at Whitley, as if trying to hear a negative answer from him.
Although he knew they could be revived with the Dragon Balls, just the thought of his friends having experienced the pain of death made him feel terrible.
Seeing Goku like this, the smile on Whitley's face also faded.
He sighed, put on a heavy and serious expression, patted Goku's shoulder firmly, and said in an extremely sorrowful tone:
"I was lying to you."
Goku subconsciously nodded, his sad expression still on his face, and said, "It's okay, we still have the Dragon... huh?"
The next second, he froze completely!
His brain seemed to have crashed. After a while, he slowly turned his head and stared blankly at Whitley.
After a long moment, a dry syllable escaped his throat:
"Huh...?"
Whitley looked at Goku's silly expression and finally couldn't help but burst out laughing. He quickly suppressed his laughter and said to Goku, "I was just tricking you! No need to thank me too much, I just saw you were having trouble transforming and wanted to give you a hand~ Don't be too moved, just remember to treat me to a few good meals in the future!"
Goku blinked his eyes foolishly, seeming to still be processing this huge piece of information.
He was a little disbelieving and cautiously confirmed again, "So... that means... Krillin and the others... are actually fine? Everyone is okay right now?"
Whitley didn't answer again, just turned around, his shoulders shaking, obviously holding back laughter, and then started to walk away, preparing to flee.
Goku's dumbfounded expression gradually changed.
His eyes slowly widened, his eyebrows slowly rose, and a surge of anger from being tricked rushed to his head!
"WHIT—LEY—!!!"
Goku shouted in anger and rushed forward in a few steps, trying to grab Whitley's clothes.
"I've always trusted you so much! You actually lied to me! And you used everyone's safety to lie to me!!!"
"Hahahaha! Sorry, Goku! It was just a little joke~"
Whitley laughed loudly and dodged Goku's grasping hand, his figure flashing a few times to appear in the distance.
"Forgive me, Goku. I promise this is the last time!"
"I don't believe your nonsense! You liar, Whitley! You stop right there!"
Goku was so angry he was shouting. He ignored his body's fatigue and immediately powered up to chase after him!
One chasing, one fleeing, the two figures quickly disappeared over the horizon.
Only Goku's angry shouts and Whitley's shameless laughter echoed across the wasteland.
Back at the original spot, Raditz and a just-barely-got-up Nappa looked at each other in dismay.
Then they both raised their heads and looked at the high sky where Vegeta had disappeared.
There was already nothing there.
Raditz hesitated for a moment and said to Nappa, "Nappa... how about... you fly up and look for him, catch Prince Vegeta?"
Hearing this, Nappa shook his bald head like a rattle-drum and said to Raditz in a low voice, "I may be simple, but I'm not stupid! If I go up now and see the Prince in his most pathetic state, he'll definitely kill me to silence me when he recovers! Are you trying to get me killed?"
Raditz thought about Vegeta's personality and felt that Nappa's words made a lot of sense.
Thus, the two Saiyans could only continue to stand there foolishly with their necks craned, praying silently in their hearts:
'Prince Vegeta, you must be safe and sound...'
And, 'Please fall down quickly, it's really stupid to just stand here looking up at the sky...'
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