"Even… actually blocked it back?"
"Amazing!"
Son Gohan and Krillin hovered above the battlefield, staring up at the dissipating Ki Blast lingering in the sky, their faces full of shock.
Krillin raised his head and looked upward for some time. After recovering from the shock, he reluctantly shifted his gaze back toward Zeltron standing nearby.
'Who is this Zeltron?'
While Krillin and Son Gohan trembled at Zeltron's overwhelming strength, Toss and Rapp were visibly excited.
"As expected from Master Zeltron! Truly amazing—he blocked a Ki Wave of that caliber with his bare hands!"
Toss clenched his fists tightly, his gaze fixed on the sky above Zeltron's back, his eyes sparkling with admiration.
"Ah, that really scared me! I never expected Master Zeltron to catch a Ki Blast with his hands!"
Rapp smiled at Toss's words, relief evident on his face.
Regarding Son Goku's power level, Rapp tested it with his detector—it surpassed 110,000 before the device overloaded and exploded.
A Ki Blast fueled with over 110,000 power level… the sheer power was unimaginable.
But what Rapp never expected was Zeltron not only blocking Son Goku's Ki Blast but overpowering it.
"It seems Master Zeltron is far stronger than we imagined!"
Murmured Rapp.
Suddenly, Zeltron vanished from sight and reappeared instantly before Son Goku.
"haah-Haah—"
*pant*
Son Goku, still shaken by his Kamehameha being turned back, was caught utterly off guard.
He barely had time to register as Zeltron closed in and struck a solid punch to his chest without giving him a moment to react.
BOOM—
Son Goku's body slammed back, a mouthful of blood spraying from his mouth.
His form arced into the sky in a "∩" shape, flipping upside down.
"Father..."
Son Gohan's face suddenly drained of color as he witnessed the brutal blow dealt to his father.
"Gohan!"
Just as Son Gohan surged forward to intervene, Krillin grabbed him firmly.
"Gohan, don't! Even Goku is no match for him—going now would be useless."
Krillin's voice was grim as his eyes followed the figures of Zeltron and Son Goku.
"And besides, they're just learning from each other. That man won't harm Goku."
BOOM—
No sooner had Krillin spoken, Zeltron blurred into a shadow and darted over Son Goku in an instant.
"One more hit!"
BOOM—
Clapping his hands together like striking a volleyball, Zeltron slammed down with both fists.
Another heavy blow struck Son Goku's back.
"What—"
Goku screamed in pain as the punch hit hard.
Like a cannonball, his body shot from the sky toward the ground.
BOOM!
Within moments, Son Goku crashed into the earth with tremendous force.
At the moment of impact, a second shockwave burst from his battered body, sending a mouthful of blood spraying from his mouth again.
The ground beneath fractured like a spiderweb of cracks spreading in every direction.
Soon, the shattered earth collapsed into a large crater.
"Father..."
Son Gohan arrived where Son Goku had fallen, fury blazing in his eyes as he took in his father's battered state.
A violent aura erupted from Son Gohan's body.
HUM—
A powerful shockwave radiated outward in all directions.
"That aura..."
Krillin flew in and stopped, stunned—Son Gohan's power had drastically increased.
"Oh?"
Zeltron, observing from the sky, sensed the surge through his detector and raised an eyebrow with mild surprise.
But Zeltron was not truly shocked—he knew of Son Gohan's enormous potential.
Witnessing Son Goku gravely injured had caused Son Gohan's latent powers to erupt—a common occurrence in "Dragon Ball."
Son Gohan's fury exploded as he wildly waved his palms.
Energy bursts rained down like bullets from his outstretched hands, hurtling directly toward Zeltron.
BANG BANG BANG—
The air above erupted in violent detonations.
CALL OUT—
After angry blasts were repelled by Zeltron, the condensed energy in the sky detonated again.
A deafening explosion echoed through the battlefield.
Thunderous shockwaves swept across the area.
Towering waves in the nearby waters rose several meters high.
Fragmented mountains crumbled suddenly.
"Awesome! Is that really Gohan?"
Krillin's eyes burned with a mix of awe and anger.
Toss and Rapp, watching Son Gohan's ferocity, clenched their fists tightly.
"If Son Gohan wasn't so powerful already, Rapp would have charged in long ago."
Ten seconds after the fiery explosion faded, Zeltron's figure appeared calm and unscathed to all eyes.
Son Gohan, still trembling with rage, gradually regained his composure.
Yet the sight of Zeltron unharmed made him recoil as if haunted, stepping back half a pace.
Krillin, horrified, shouted to him.
"Gohan! Run!"
Gohan hesitated, his body leaning back with a face full of terror as Zeltron descended slowly toward him.
Watching Zeltron descend from the sky, Gohan instinctively leaned back, his face filled with horror.
The fiery anger that had urged him to attack just moments ago now faded into cold fear and dread.
Once his rage had vented, Gohan regained his composure and looked toward Zeltron with a chill deep in his heart.
"Gohan!"
Krillin rushed to Son Gohan's side, his expression grave.
'What can we do?
This guy is a monster—beyond even Goku's power.
If Zeltron attacks Gohan, H-he won't survive.'
As Krillin contemplated their options, Son Gohan, frozen with fear, watched silently.
Without warning, Zeltron casually walked past Son Gohan after landing, as if not even noticing him.
"What...?"
Krillin stared in stunned disbelief, question marks practically floating over his head.
'He didn't attacked Gohan? What's going on?'
Son Gohan, shaken and cold-hearted, remained rooted in place—too terrified to move.
Only when Zeltron approached the seriously injured and semi-conscious Son Goku did Son Gohan find his voice, shouting angrily,
"What do you want? My dad is badly hurt—are you going to kill him?"
Charging forward, Son Gohan dashed toward Zeltron.
But Zeltron spread his palms and grabbed the gray cloth bag tied to Son Goku's waist.
"If you don't want your father to die, stay right where you are."
Holding the bag firmly, Zeltron spoke softly to Son Gohan, never once looking at him.
Son Gohan was puzzled but immediately halted his advance.
'What is Zeltron planning?
I have no idea!'
Nearby, Toss and Rapp, flying over, saw Zeltron shaking the ordinary bag; three small objects slipped out. They exchanged curious glances.
Though they didn't know what the small black spheres were, Krillin and Son Gohan immediately recognized them—
"Senzu beans?! What is he doing?"
Krillin's voice was full of confusion as he watched Zeltron pour out the Senzu beans Son Goku had brought.
Indeed, the tiny beans in Zeltron's hand were Senzu beans.
The effects of beans were well known across the universe—not only could they satisfy hunger, but regardless of how severe an injury was, as long as a person had breath left, consuming a Senzu bean would instantly restore health and vitality.
"Only three left?" Zeltron muttered softly to himself, eyes focused on the beans.
In Dragon Ball's timeline, Son Goku had brought five senzu beans from Earth when traveling to Namek, but he used two during supergravity training on the spacecraft.
By the time he reached Namek, only three remained.
Zeltron glanced at the beans in his palm, then at the badly injured Son Goku.
"I don't know exactly how much power level Goku will regain after eating this, but it should be significant."
With surprised eyes, Krillin and Son Gohan watched as Zeltron directly handed a fairy bean to Son Goku.
[DING—]
After Son Goku consumed the bean, wounds healed instantly, and the semi-conscious Saiyan stirred back to full awareness.
"This..."
Upon seeing Son Goku revived, Krillin and Toss looked as if they had witnessed a miracle.
Krillin and Son Gohan exchanged glances—first puzzled, then overjoyed.
At least Zeltron had spared Son Goku's life, which was the best outcome for them.
"Yeah, I almost died there!"
Fully recovered, Son Goku performed some light exercises before looking at Zeltron.
"Thank you."
Zeltron stood, his lips curling into a faint, knowing smile.
"I hurt you, yet you thank me?"
"No, I'm thankful you spared Gohan."
They shared a brief laugh before Zeltron's figure rose into the air.
"That one..."
Watching Zeltron prepare to leave, Son Goku called out,
"What's happening?"
"Confiscation," Zeltron said lightly, glancing at the empty gray cloth bag on the ground.
Without another word, he flew toward where Toss and Rapp waited.
In the end, only father and son, Son Goku and Son Gohan, remained—staring at each other, uncertainty and concern heavy in their eyes.
"No... confiscated?"
Not long after Zeltron departed, Krillin caught up to Son Goku and asked with worry,
"Goku, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. Zeltron fully healed my injuries with the Senzu beans. Didn't expect that Saiyan to be a good guy, by chance!" Son Goku said with a punch pump toward Krillin.
A "good guy"?
Krillin grinned wryly—if stealing two of your fairy beans counts as good...
"By the way, how does he know Senzu beans heal?" Krillin asked, glancing at Zeltron's retreating back.
"I don't know," Gohan replied casually.
Senzu beans were Earth's product; logically, figures from other universes, including Vegeta, wouldn't know of them.
But Zeltron did.
Krillin and Son Goku let the question slide quickly—they had more pressing concerns.
"Only two left?"
Zeltron, slowly flying overhead, glanced at the two beans resting in his palm and murmured with satisfaction,
"To help Son Goku increase his power level, these two will be my labor expense."
Although Zeltron wasn't sure exactly how much power Son Goku would gain, he guessed it would exceed 3 million power level.
After all, this injury was worse than the one Son Goku suffered fighting Captain Ginyu.
Saiyan physiology meant the stronger the injury, the greater the power boost after recovery.
In Dragon Ball's story, that power level reached 3 million, so logically, it should be even higher now.
Zeltron didn't need the specific numbers—only that Son Goku would smoothly and fully transform into Super Saiyan.
After flying away from Son Goku and Son Gohan, Zeltron stopped not far from the battlefield where Vegeta and Jeice were still locked in combat.
As the fight between Zeltron and Son Goku concluded, the battle between Jeice and Vegeta raged on.
In Zeltron's mind, the system's beeping never ceased.
At that moment, the battlefield between Vegeta and Jeice was littered with numerous power level attributes, all exceeding 300 in value.
Once the fight ended, Zeltron planned to collect all the dropped power level attributes directly.