"I see," Son Goku said as he finally understood what was happening.
He quickly dropped down from the sky.
A bad feeling suddenly crept into Piccolo's mind.
Seeing the pursuing energy blast, Goku rushed straight toward Piccolo.
Piccolo's eyes widened in shock.
"Whoosh!"
Goku flashed him a grin and instantly vanished.
"BOOM!"
Piccolo was struck directly by his own energy blast.
The explosion badly injured him, and one of his arms hung limply at his side—completely useless.
"You should just surrender. You can't beat me," Goku said after taking a deep breath.
"Hmph!" Piccolo snorted.
Without hesitation, he tore off his ruined arm.
"AAAAAAH!"
With a roar, Piccolo used his regeneration ability to grow the arm back.
Goku froze in surprise.
However, the regeneration consumed a huge amount of energy, leaving Piccolo breathing heavily.
"I won't forgive you!" Piccolo shouted furiously. "You'll taste the ultimate technique of Demon King Piccolo!"
"Everyone run! Leave this place now!" Goku suddenly realized something was wrong and shouted toward the others.
By now, the ordinary spectators had already fled the arena.
The battle had long surpassed what normal people could comprehend.
Staying any longer would only get them caught in the destruction.
Piccolo had already gathered a terrifying amount of energy.
He intended to wipe everyone out at once.
Especially Broly—better eliminate him now before they tried some kind of tag-team strategy later.
"This is bad!"
"That energy is enormous!"
Master Roshi and the others turned pale with fear.
"Old man, get behind me. I'll protect you," Broly said, pulling Roshi behind him.
Roshi: "..."
Launch: "..."
"Hey! Don't forget about me!" Golden-haired Launch snapped angrily, glaring at Broly.
"So this counts as you talking to me first, right?" Broly grinned.
Bulma quietly wiped sweat from her forehead.
You're such a straight guy.
How does a guy like you even have a girlfriend?
Well… Broly is really handsome.
Maybe handsome guys are allowed to be a little dense.
"Fine… this round I lose!" Golden Launch snorted reluctantly.
"Good. Come over here then," Broly said, satisfied.
Launch quickly ran over.
"Snap!"
Broly immediately raised a protective energy barrier.
Krillin: "..."
"Broly, we've known each other for so long. Let me in too!" Krillin said, pretending to cry.
"Just get inside," Broly replied.
One more person made no difference to him.
For Broly, maintaining the barrier only consumed a tiny fraction of his energy.
In fact, if he weren't protecting Roshi, he wouldn't have bothered creating it at all.
"Me too!" Bulma quickly ran inside the barrier.
"What are you all standing around for?!" Goku shouted at Chi-Chi, Tien, Yamcha, and Kami. "Get inside Broly's barrier!"
"Goku, you should come too!" Chi-Chi said worriedly.
"I want to see what he's planning," Goku replied stubbornly.
"Don't be foolish!" Kami snapped.
"This is already beyond a tournament match! Get inside the barrier first. I can sense that Broly's barrier is extremely strong—it should hold!"
"AAAAAAH!"
Piccolo finally finished gathering his energy.
A sinister grin spread across his face.
"Everyone! Hurry into Broly's barrier!" Tien shouted.
Immediately, everyone rushed inside.
Kami hesitated.
He was worried about Goku.
If he stayed outside, Piccolo might not attack Goku with full power.
"What are you waiting for?" Golden Launch shouted impatiently.
"Kami, come here!" Roshi waved at him.
"So troublesome," Broly muttered.
He waved his hand through the air and then pulled it back.
A powerful force instantly wrapped around Kami.
Kami's body flew uncontrollably toward Broly and entered the barrier.
Kami was stunned.
I… I'm the Guardian of Earth.
And Broly just pulled me over here like that?
What kind of power is this?
Is Broly actually stronger than Goku?
Seeing Kami safely inside the barrier, Piccolo sneered.
"BOOOOOOM!"
He unleashed all of the energy he had gathered.
The explosion shook the entire island.
A gigantic mushroom cloud rose into the sky.
When the dust finally settled—
Piccolo threw his head back and laughed triumphantly.
"It's over! He's finished!" he said with relief.
"Hey, are you blind or something?" Broly said bluntly.
Piccolo paused and turned toward Broly.
Then his expression froze.
Broly's energy barrier was completely intact.
Not even a crack.
Everyone inside was perfectly safe.
"Don't look at me. Look over there," Broly said, pointing toward Goku.
"Goku! That's great! He's okay!" Krillin shouted excitedly.
"What?!" Piccolo exclaimed, shocked.
Sure enough—
Goku had successfully blocked Piccolo's devastating attack.
"How about that? I stopped it," Goku said with a smile.
"Pop!"
Broly dismissed the barrier.
"I… I can't believe you actually…" Piccolo trembled in disbelief.
"That's amazing! Goku's alive!" Krillin cheered.
Roshi and the others walked out of the barrier, all smiling with relief.
But then Roshi turned to Broly and studied him carefully.
"Kid, where did you learn that barrier technique?" Roshi asked.
"I was born knowing it. Do I need to learn it?" Broly scratched his head.
"Well, your barrier is pretty solid," Roshi said with admiration.
"Not even a scratch."
Kami remained silent.
His expression grew serious.
Why do I feel like Broly is even stronger than I imagined?
Much stronger.
But the strange thing is—
He never trains.
If he's already this strong without training…
How terrifying would he become if he actually did?
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