"This is too absurd. We aren't even fighting a living person anymore," Vegeta said as he climbed up from the ground, his voice heavy and his eyes full of solemnity.
Gas's current state was simply like a zombie possessing immense power.
"Monaito, you can't die!" Granolah knelt on the ground, clutching Monaito tightly. His voice was sorrowful, and tears slid down his cheeks.
"It's better this way, Granolah..." Monaito's breath grew weaker and weaker, his voice so soft it was almost inaudible. "My life should have ended forty years ago. Raising you was my only mission. Now that you've grown up, you don't need me anymore."
"That's not true! You can't go!" Granolah shook his head repeatedly, tears blurring his eyes. "I haven't even had the chance to properly honor you. How can you leave me alone!"
"Thank you, Granolah..." Monaito's gaze gradually became unfocused, yet a relieved smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "To spend the final stretch of my long life with you... I am very happy..."
As the words fell, Monaito slowly closed his eyes. Tears slid from the corners of his eyes and dripped onto the back of Granolah's hand, carrying the last of his warmth.
"Don't say another word! You can't give up! I won't let you die!" Granolah clutched Monaito's body and cried out loudly.
The only response he received was a cold silence.
On the other side, Old Son was still locked in a struggle with Gas.
Old Son delivered a kick, slamming it hard into Gas's arm.
Crack!
A crisp sound of bone breaking rang out. Gas's arm instantly became deformed, several pieces of flesh falling off, and the broken bone was exposed.
However, Gas acted as if he had no sense of pain. He clenched his fist and slammed it hard into Old Son's chest!
Old Son was sent flying backward, crashing into a large tree, the trunk snapping instantly.
Old Son rubbed his aching chest and muttered through gritted teeth, "His arm is broken like that, so why can he still move? What kind of monster is this?"
"It's as if he's been cursed!" Vegeta let out a cold huff, his gaze growing increasingly solemn. "He must have been cursed by the power of the universe's number one to end up in this half-dead state."
"Good! Very good!" Elec, hovering by the spaceship, burst into laughter upon seeing this. "Excellent, Gas! Even like this, you are the strongest in the universe! Kill them! Before you draw your last breath, make one final contribution to me!"
Whoosh!
Just then, Maki and Oil rushed over from the distance and saw Gas's appearance.
Maki's face changed abruptly. "No, Elec! Look at Gas. He's almost at his limit. This is absolutely not normal!"
As she spoke, Maki rushed forward, grabbed Elec by the collar, and said through gritted teeth, "We're retreating this time. There's no need to fight them to the death! Gas's life is more important than anything!"
"Shut up!" Elec shoved Maki away and even backhanded her across the face. "Didn't I tell you? There is no next time! Gas's lifespan is almost exhausted. To become the absolute number one in the universe, what does this small price matter!"
Oil quickly stepped forward to catch the flying Maki, his eyes full of rage, yet he dared not speak out.
Gas, who was pinning Old Son to the ground and beating him, suddenly stopped. He turned his head stiffly to look at Elec and asked raspily, "Lifespan exhausted?"
Clearly, Gas hadn't known about this before.
"Elec! How could you tell him that!" Maki shouted at Elec in a panic.
Gas wobbled over to a nearby lakeside and looked down at the water's surface.
The lake reflected his shriveled, distorted face—flesh falling off, bones exposed, looking exactly like a rotting zombie.
Looking at this appearance, Gas was completely stunned, his eyes full of disbelief.
"What are you just standing there for, Gas!" Elec shouted at Gas, his tone full of impatience. "Hurry up and kill them! You useless piece of trash, this is the only thing you can do before you die!"
Gas snapped his head up, a flash of despair and rage in his eyes.
I don't want to die yet!
I haven't lived long enough!
"If you keep stalling, that guy will be here soon!" Elec was still constantly urging him, his tone carrying a hint of unnoticeable panic.
Just as the words fell.
Whoosh!
A white figure suddenly descended from the sky, landing not far from everyone.
The figure was like a humanoid lizard, emitting a cold aura. Who else could it be but Frieza?
Everyone's gaze instantly focused on Frieza.
"Eh? Isn't that Frieza?" Son Goku saw the newcomer and was both surprised and delighted. He immediately called out loudly, "Hey, Frieza! Did you also get separated from Vegeta and Trunks? How did you end up here?"
Frieza: "???"
Frieza looked at the Son Goku in front of him, then at the Old Son not far away who looked exactly like Son Goku, and was completely stunned.
How could there be two Son Gokus?
What the hell was going on?
"Son Goku, we'll talk about that later!" Frieza quickly snapped back to reality and let out a cold huff, his sharp gaze sweeping toward Gas.
Watching Frieza's reaction, Son Goku suddenly furrowed his brow and whispered to Broly, "This Frieza doesn't seem to be the Frieza from our world."
"I don't think so either," Broly nodded, his tone certain. "The Frieza from our world would have run away in fear the moment he saw me. This guy isn't afraid at all."
"That's true, hahaha!" Son Goku realized and couldn't help but laugh.
"It's been a long time, Gas." Frieza hovered in mid-air, hands behind his back, a meaningful smile curling his lips as his contemptuous gaze swept over Gas's shriveled body.
"Ah... ah... ah..."
Gas's eyes widened as he looked at the suddenly appearing Frieza. He was completely stunned, only making muffled sounds from his throat, clearly not having expected him to appear at this moment.
"Frieza? Why are you here?" Old Son asked with a furrowed brow.
"I heard you guys were looking for me for something?" Frieza ignored Old Son. Instead, he put his hands on his hips and squinted his eyes at everyone present, his tone carrying a bit of laziness. "What is it? You might as well just say it."
"I... I..." Gas finally snapped back to reality, but then he was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, suddenly raising his voice in a roar. "I'm not trash! Elec was wrong! I am the number one in the universe!"
Boom!
Purple-red energy erupted from Gas's body. Although his body was shriveled and pathetic, the energy fluctuations were still violent.
He was like an out-of-control beast, charging toward Frieza, his fists carrying a whistling wind.
Snap!
Frieza didn't even bat an eyelid. His body was instantly covered in a purple glow.
Black Gold mode was instantly activated!
Frieza's figure flickered, so fast he almost left an afterimage, and he reached out his right hand.
Splurt!
Frieza's sharp claws pierced straight through Gas's heart!
This scene happened so fast that everyone present was stunned.
Elec's pupils constricted violently, and his hands instinctively clenched.
Maki and Oil's eyes widened, their mouths open wide enough to fit a fist.
Old Son and Vegeta were even more shocked, their faces full of disbelief.
We fought Gas for so long, giving it everything we had and still couldn't completely finish him, yet Frieza only used one move and...
Frieza withdrew his claws, curled his lips triumphantly, and slowly returned to his normal state.
Gas's body froze in place. The purple-red energy dissipated rapidly. Immediately after, his body shriveled and weathered at a speed visible to the naked eye, finally turning into a pile of scattered skeletal remains, completely devoid of life.
Frieza took a step forward, raised his foot, and lightly crushed it.
Crack!
Gas's skull was instantly crushed, the powder scattering in the wind.
Elec was pale with fear, his legs going soft. He involuntarily took several steps back, his eyes full of terror.
He never expected Frieza's strength to have reached such a level!
"Elec, I received the message you sent me." Frieza turned around, his gaze falling on Elec. His smile remained, but his tone carried a hint of coldness. "I'll ask you one more time: what exactly did you want with me?"
"Ah... no... I wasn't looking for you!" Elec waved his hands in a panic, his voice trembling. "I made a mistake. I'm sorry. Today's matter... we'll talk about it another day!"
"Made a mistake?" Frieza let out a cold laugh. His figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, and the next second he teleported in front of Elec, so close he could see the terror in his pupils. "Could it be that you were planning to use Gas to kill me and then take my place?"
Elec's face turned deathly pale instantly. His lips trembled, and he couldn't say a single word.
"What a pity. Gas has already turned into bone dust." Frieza chuckled, his tone full of mockery. "Forty years ago, I already knew about your ambition. But I didn't deal with you then because you still had utility value and could work for my legion."
"How... how could... you knew all along?" Elec's voice was full of despair.
He thought his plan was flawless, but he hadn't expected Frieza to have seen through it long ago.
"In this universe, I, Frieza, am all-knowing and all-seeing." Frieza looked at him with a smile, as if toying with prey. "For example, I also know that you are the weakest one in the Heeter organization. Even Maki and Oil are stronger than you."
"Eh?" Maki and Oil were both stunned, instinctively looking at each other, their eyes full of surprise.
They had always thought Elec was the core of the Heeter organization. They hadn't expected him to be the weakest?
"Shut! Shut up!" Elec was poked in his sore spot and instantly flew into a rage, throwing a punch at Frieza regardless of the consequences.
Frieza didn't even bother to dodge. He just reached out his hand and aimed it at Elec's head.
Boom!
A ball of purple energy shot out from Frieza's palm, instantly covering Elec's body.
Accompanied by a massive roar, Elec didn't even have time to scream before he was completely swallowed by the energy, turning into a pile of flying ash, dead without even a scrap remaining.
Maki and Oil trembled with fear, shrinking to the side, not even daring to breathe loudly.
They didn't even have the courage to run away now.
Frieza ignored them and turned his gaze toward Old Son and Vegeta, then swept over the Son Goku and Broly not far away. His eyes instantly lit up; clearly, he was interested in the "two Son Gokus" situation.
"Oh my! This is truly interesting. How can there be two Son Gokus?" Frieza asked with a smile, his tone carrying a bit of curiosity.
"Hey, Frieza! Why did you kill Gas?" Old Son snapped back from his shock and questioned Frieza loudly.
"Does the you of this world have a bit of a saintly heart?" Broly couldn't help but turn his head to look at the Son Goku beside him and whisper.
Son Goku: "..."
Son Goku rubbed his nose awkwardly, not knowing how to respond.
"You ask me why?" Frieza was slightly taken aback, clearly not having expected Old Son to ask that. He then chuckled, "A monster that has lost its mind and only knows how to destroy—what's the use in keeping him?"
"But Gas was already the number one in this universe! His strength should have been above yours!" Vegeta still couldn't quite believe it.
He simply couldn't accept that an opponent he had given everything to fight and still couldn't beat was so vulnerable in front of Frieza.
"This universe?" Frieza gave a light smile, his eyes carrying a bit of pride. "I see. You guys don't know yet, do you? Before this, I had been training in a different dimension. Perhaps because of that, I don't count as being from this universe."
"A different dimension? What kind of place is that?" Old Son asked curiously.
"I happened to find a room on a planet I conquered where the flow of time is different from the outside world," Frieza explained, his tone carrying a bit of casualness.
"It's the Room of Spirit and Time!" Vegeta realized.
"I trained in there for the equivalent of ten years of outside time." Frieza chuckled, his eyes full of triumph. "After all, I can't keep losing to Saiyans forever. Raising my strength was inevitable."
As he spoke, a dark golden glow erupted around Frieza again. He instantly activated Black Gold mode, the energy fluctuations around him even more powerful than before, almost causing the surrounding air to begin to distort.
"According to your naming convention, this is called Black Gold Frieza!" Frieza spread his arms, enjoying the shocked gazes of everyone. "To obtain this form, I put in quite a bit of effort."
"Are you fucking kidding me?" Old Son's mouth twitched.
He could feel that Black Gold Frieza's energy fluctuations were quite a bit stronger than Gas's had been.
Vegeta also clenched his fists tightly, his nails nearly digging into his flesh.
He had trained so hard for so long, thinking he had become powerful, only to get shut down at every turn.
"Since we've met, I'll have some fun with you guys." Frieza's smile vanished, his gaze becoming sharp. "I'll play with you two first, and after I'm done, I'll play with that Broly and the other Son Goku. It's been a long time since I've stretched my limbs."
As the words fell, Frieza turned into a purple streak of light, rushing toward Old Son and Vegeta at extreme speed.
Old Son and Vegeta didn't dare to be careless and immediately activated their strongest states.
A faint blue Ultra Instinct aura rose around Old Son, while Vegeta activated his Ultra Ego form.
The two of them simultaneously struck battle poses, preparing to meet Frieza's attack.
Bang!
However, the gap in strength was simply too large.
Frieza merely threw two punches, slamming them heavily into Old Son and Vegeta's chests.
There was no earth-shattering roar, only two dull thuds.
Old Son and Vegeta were instantly knocked back into their normal states, their bodies flying backward like broken kites, slamming heavily onto the ground and letting out painful groans.
"Ah, while you were wasting time on this tiny planet, I've surpassed you without you even noticing." Frieza hovered in mid-air, looking down at them from above, his tone full of mockery. "Next, it's you two."
Frieza's gaze turned toward Son Goku and Broly, a cold smile curling his lips. "Are you two ready?"
"Uh..."
Broly's eyes widened, but there was no fear in them. Instead, they flickered with the light of excitement.
Son Goku: "..."
Son Goku rubbed his chin and scratched his head.
"What? Are you scared shitless?" Frieza let out a cold huff, his gaze staring particularly fiercely at Broly. "Broly, we meet again. Back then, you beat me for over an hour. I'm going to settle that score with you properly!"
Hearing this, Broly instantly looked delighted. Dark green light immediately erupted around him as he prepared to activate his Legendary Super Saiyan 2 transformation. "Awesome! You want to fight me?"
"Broly, it's my turn, isn't it!" Son Goku hurriedly stopped him, his tone carrying a bit of urgency. "I haven't had a good fight in ages. Let me go first!"
"Well... alright then." Broly hesitated for a moment but still nodded. "But you have to promise me, once you've worn down his energy a bit, it's my turn."
Son Goku: "..."
Son Goku rolled his eyes helplessly but still nodded in agreement. "Fine, I promise."
"Hey, what are you two talking about? Discussing how to deal with me?" Frieza laughed contemptuously, his tone full of disdain. "Don't bother with all that trouble. Just come at me together! I just happen to need to stretch my limbs."
"I'm coming, Frieza!" Son Goku rubbed his hands gleefully and stepped toward Frieza, his eyes full of battle intent.
Seeing Son Goku planning to take on Black Gold Frieza alone, Old Son and Vegeta were stunned.
"Hey, other me! Be careful! Frieza is strong!" Old Son hurriedly shouted a warning. He didn't want to see another "himself" defeated by Frieza.
"Got it, leave it to me!" Son Goku grinned, full of confidence.
"Oh? Son Goku, although I don't know why there are two of you, seeing that annoying face of yours just pisses me off." Frieza let out a cold huff. "Since you've actively challenged me, I won't be polite. Don't blame me if it hurts later!"
Whoosh!
Frieza didn't waste any more words. He turned into a purple streak of light, charging toward Son Goku. His fist, carrying power capable of destroying heaven and earth, aimed straight for Son Goku's chest.
Snap! Snap!
Son Goku's reaction was faster. Dazzling light instantly erupted around him.
Super Saiyan 5 form was instantly activated!
Immediately after, a faint blue aura covered the golden light, and the Ultra Instinct Sign form was also completed!
The entire transformation process took less than a second, so fast it was dizzying.
At this moment, Frieza's fist was already within reach.
Snap!
Son Goku merely raised a single finger, lightly pressing it against Frieza's fist.
The next second, time seemed to stand still.
Frieza's fist stopped in mid-air, unable to advance even a fraction of an inch.
His eyes widened as he looked at Son Goku's finger, his face written with shock and disbelief.
Old Son and Vegeta were also completely dumbfounded.
Especially Vegeta—his jaw nearly hit the floor.
How could the Kakarot from another world be this strong?
This simply wasn't scientific!
"Frieza, is this your full-power strike?" Son Goku said with a smile, his tone carrying a bit of disappointment. "Doesn't seem like much."
Frieza's face turned deathly pale instantly. He hurriedly took several steps back, his eyes full of terror. "You... what kind of strange transformation is this? Why are you so strong?"
"What kind of form is that?" Old Son was also beyond surprised; he had never seen such a powerful transformation.
"Tch, it seems to be something called Super Saiyan 5." Vegeta clenched his fists tightly, his body trembling slightly, his tone carrying a bit of resentment. "The me from the other world mentioned this form."
"That's right, this is Super Saiyan 5, and I've used Ultra Instinct Sign on top of it." Son Goku turned and smiled at Vegeta.
Vegeta: "..."
Vegeta felt like his worldview had been overturned.
Super Saiyan 5 was one thing, but stacking Ultra Instinct on top of it?
That shouldn't even be humanly possible!
"No... impossible! I trained in a different dimension for ten years. How could I lose to you!" Frieza was unwilling to accept it. The dark golden light around him surged again, pushing his energy to the absolute limit as he prepared to attack once more.
Snap!
Son Goku merely waved his hand from a distance.
Whoosh!
An invisible strong wind condensed in his palm and shot toward Frieza at extreme speed.
Bang!
Frieza didn't even have time to dodge before he was hit by the strong wind. His body instantly lost balance, and he flew backward, slamming heavily onto the ground.
Splat!
Frieza landed on his ass, gasping for breath, his face looking as bad as it possibly could.
I was actually blown away by Son Goku using nothing but ordinary wind pressure?
This is a total fucking humiliation!
"Frieza, it looks like you still need to train properly." Son Goku shook his head, his eyes full of disappointment. "I thought we could have a good fight, but I didn't expect you to be this weak."
Frieza climbed up from the ground, looking at Son Goku with eyes full of shock and terror, unable to say a single word.
"Forget it, I'm not fighting. This is boring." Son Goku instantly lost interest and turned to leave.
This opponent was simply too weak; he couldn't satisfy his battle lust at all.
However, things didn't end there.
Whoosh!
Broly had long been unable to hold back. Dark green light instantly erupted around him as his Legendary Super Saiyan 2 form was fully activated!
He turned into a dark green streak of light, rushing over at extreme speed. He grabbed Frieza's head and slammed it into the ground!
Bang!
A massive roar sounded as a large crater was smashed into the ground.
Frieza only felt his head buzzing. His vision went dark, his mind went blank, and he completely lost the ability to resist.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Broly grabbed Frieza's tail and, like slamming a sandbag, swung his body back and forth, left and right, slamming him into the ground.
Every impact was accompanied by a dull thud. The ground was smashed into pits and hollows, with broken stones flying everywhere.
Frieza's screams were continuous, echoing shrilly in the air, looking absolutely pathetic.
To be continued…
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