Rubble continued to fall from the shattered mountainside.
Vegeta struggled within the pile of rocks, forcing his body to move—but every attempt was crushed by searing pain.
Humiliation.
Powerlessness.
Turles walked over slowly, his battle boots crunching against the gravel.
Kacha. Kacha.
"Do you hear that, Prince?"
"You're just like these stones."
"Something I can crush at will."
Turles looked down at Vegeta from above. That cruel smile—identical to Goku's—made the scene even more unbearable.
"Now tell me, Vegeta."
"Who's the trash?"
Turles lifted his foot and placed it lightly on Vegeta's back, slowly grinding down.
"Pfft—!"
Vegeta spat out another mouthful of blood.
"Your proud bloodline. Your ridiculous training."
"In my eyes, they mean nothing."
"You're just a pathetic relic, discarded by the times."
Just then—
"STOP!"
A furious roar shook the battlefield.
Goku's body erupted in blazing red ki.
His relationship with Vegeta was far from friendly.
But they were the last Saiyans.
They had fought side by side on Namek.
And now—this invader, wearing his face, trampling on Saiyan pride—
Goku's rage finally exploded.
"Kaio-ken… Triple!"
Boom!
Red ki surged skyward, blasting away dust and debris.
Goku vanished.
A flicker of surprise flashed through Turles's eyes as he instinctively dodged.
Bang!
Goku's punch smashed into the ground where Turles had stood, leaving a deep crater.
"Oh?"
Turles turned around, interest glinting in his eyes.
"A temporary power-boosting technique?"
"Kakarot, if you're smart, you'll back down."
"You're no match for me."
"But since you look like me, maybe I'll spare your life."
"You bastard—!"
Goku clenched his teeth, his red aura flaring even more violently as he charged again.
Fists and kicks collided.
Ki waves erupted.
In Triple Kaio-ken, Goku's speed and power skyrocketed, forcing Turles into a brief exchange.
Piccolo and Krillin watched from afar, tense beyond belief.
"Goku…!"
"He can actually keep up with him!"
Krillin's voice trembled with fragile hope.
Bang!
Turles seized an opening and drove a kick into Goku's abdomen.
Goku groaned and flew backward—but stabilized himself midair.
He brought his hands to his waist.
"Ka-me-ha-me-ha!"
A brilliant blue beam, carrying all of Goku's rage, blasted forward.
"Not bad."
Turles smirked, raising one hand.
A purple-black energy wave burst from his palm.
BOOM—!
The collision caused a violent explosion, light so intense everyone shielded their eyes.
When it faded—
Goku was half-kneeling on the ground, steam rising from his body.
Turles stood unscathed.
"Is that it, Kakarot?"
"You struggled well. I enjoyed the show."
"No… not yet!"
Goku pushed himself up, fists shaking.
"Kaio-ken… Five Times!"
His ki surged again, muscles screaming in protest.
He ignored the pain.
"Ten Times… Kaio-ken!"
BOOM—!
The crimson aura nearly solidified.
Goku's power skyrocketed to a level that finally shook Turles.
"What?!"
For the first time, Turles's composure cracked.
Before he could react—
Goku was already in front of him.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A storm of blows rained down, each strike landing cleanly.
Turles was driven backward, blood spraying from his mouth, disbelief written across his face.
"Damn you…!"
He tried to counterattack—but Goku's relentless assault kept him suppressed.
However—
This was still a temporary technique.
Goku's body couldn't sustain Ten Times Kaio-ken.
In less than half a minute, the crimson aura collapsed like a punctured balloon.
His strength vanished.
Goku's body went limp, falling helplessly from the sky.
"GOKU!"
Krillin screamed.
Turles wiped blood from his mouth, staring at the falling Goku with a sinister grin.
"This is the end, Kakarot."
He raised his hand, forming a deathly energy sphere.
At that very moment—
Whoosh—
A figure appeared beneath Goku, catching him effortlessly.
Then—vanished.
When he reappeared, he was already beside Piccolo and Krillin.
It was Loren.
He gently set the exhausted Goku down and clapped his hands.
"Loren!"
Krillin's eyes lit up with overwhelming relief.
"You're here! That's great!"
Gohan shouted excitedly, "Uncle Loren!"
Piccolo finally relaxed, letting out a heavy sigh.
This man had arrived.
Everything would stabilize now.
Loren gave a lazy wave.
"Yo."
His gaze swept across the battlefield, finally stopping on Vegeta, still buried in rubble.
Loren raised an eyebrow and clicked his tongue.
"Tsk tsk."
"As expected of Vegeta."
"Always makes the most dramatic entrances."
Turles finally noticed this newcomer.
He couldn't feel any powerful aura at all.
"Who are you?"
Loren didn't even look at him. He jerked his chin toward Krillin.
"Hey, who's that guy?"
"A new villain?"
"He looks exactly like Goku."
"Uh…"
Krillin didn't know how to respond.
Loren yawned.
"…"
[The God-level selection system]
[Name: Loren]
[Battle Power (Normal State): 5,100,000]
[Battle Power (Super Saiyan State): 255,000,000]
[Skills:
Super Saiyan Transformation
Ten Times Kaio-ken (No Side Effects)
Instant Transmission (Kaiōshin Version)
Kamehameha (Mastered)
…(Some skills are collapsed)]
[Special Status: Lazuli Favorability +30]
[Description: The joy of overtime work lies in watching others fight to the death—
while you step in at the last moment to clean up the trash.]
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