Broly released his grip after his thunderous shout, then condensed a blazing green energy sphere in his palm. As Goku and Vegeta fell to the ground, the energy ball shot forward!
The speed was astonishingly fast. Before Goku and Vegeta could dodge, they were overwhelmed by serial explosions. The aftermath shook as gusts of wind rose and spread continuously.
The ground cracked into deep ravines like the mouth of an abyss about to swallow everything.
The two who were bombarded by energy spheres were about to be annihilated by Broly's terrifying power. At the critical moment, Raditz appeared via Instant Transmission and dragged them out of the danger zone.
Raditz stepped back with one hand and flew away quickly, then suddenly felt a rush of energy from behind!
He turned his head slightly, but thick arms were already sweeping across his face. The demon's shadow moved faster than Raditz, sweeping with one arm to embrace all three of them and slam into distant rocks.
Raditz couldn't escape the impact as his chest hurt like it was being torn apart. His newly changed clothes were torn again under the energy impact, revealing solid back and chest muscles.
BOOM!
Broly slammed into the rocks with all three of them—a crash like earth-shattering thunder. Dust flew everywhere, forming clouds of gray smoke.
Vegeta's hair turned from blonde back to black as he half-fainted. Though Goku still maintained Super Saiyan state, his teeth were chattering and he couldn't summon strength.
He hadn't reverted only because he'd purposely maintained Super Saiyan state for extended periods during training, so the physical burden wasn't heavy and his stamina was more abundant.
If before entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber Vegeta had been slightly better than Goku, now Goku was superior to Vegeta.
The only one still conscious was Raditz. He was badly injured after taking Broly's frontal attack but could still maintain his sanity. Golden aura burned around Raditz, vowing to fight against Broly!
"Damn guy—I can't use the Mafuba alone," Raditz reluctantly resisted the massive pressure, grinding his teeth. "Goku, can you hold him back for a while?"
"I'm also nearing my limit..." Goku panted heavily, powerless to buy time.
While they talked, Broly's arms exerted strength again, continuing to squeeze them into the mountain with boundless, terrifying power.
In the next second, rocks cracked as surging energy tore everything to pieces.
All three fell to the ground simultaneously, tumbling into rubble. Goku's hair also returned to black as he lost power.
Broly floated in the air laughing, his chest rising and falling! His fury was so great he couldn't even control himself! His infinitely expanding aura ran wild, nearly covering the entire planet.
Raditz took the opportunity to swallow a Senzu Bean, saying to himself with a bitter smile: "Now I know how planets get destroyed. This guy's simply broken."
After eating the bean, Raditz hurriedly gave them to Goku and Vegeta.
The two swallowed their last Senzu Beans, stamina recovering instantly. Facing the terrible pressure Broly exerted head-on, they all felt somewhat frightened.
Vegeta clenched his fists unwillingly, eyes burning like a volcano about to erupt.
"Raditz, send me back to that chamber to continue training another year. I can definitely defeat him!"
"No. We used the strictest methods to trained body and mind this year—we've already exhausted our bodies. Goku and I intentionally relaxed a few days before coming out, but you didn't, right? A bowstring that's always taut will break. Continuing to train another year now wouldn't be efficient—it would only burden the body more."
"Hmph! You mean I can't beat him even with continued training?" Vegeta's mouth twitched.
"That's right!" Raditz said mercilessly. "You might not even be as good as me."
"What did you say!"
This time Vegeta was truly angry. Not being as good as Broly was one thing, but being inferior to Raditz after a year of training was unacceptable. Didn't that mean he was now a full year behind Raditz in training time!
But Vegeta didn't notice that Raditz had been able to barely fight Broly just now. Though at a disadvantage, among them, only Raditz could actually battle Broly.
There was clear distinction between strength levels, and Raditz, having reached a higher level than Goku and Vegeta, had this confidence.
"Though the words hurt, I'm telling the truth." Raditz exploded with aura as golden flames flickered endlessly. "The only way to defeat him now is the Mafuba. Going to the Time Chamber to train isn't to defeat him—just to avoid being killed instantly."
Raditz had brought them here with only one purpose—to hold Broly back and buy time for the Mafuba.
"You..."
Vegeta was momentarily speechless, but his hair suddenly changed color as he also became Super Saiyan.
At this moment, a loud shout rang in their ears: "He's coming!"
Goku saw energy bombs pouring down like rain from the sky. He transformed with a loud "BOOM" and quickly evacuated.
The alert Raditz and Vegeta also realized Broly's energy was flying down and hurriedly retreated.
This was the result of Broly's infinitely rising energy becoming unbearable!
His power was too strong, causing him to release pressure by bursting out countless energy spheres!
Countless spheres scattered from above at high speed, their terrifying aura spreading continuously in a way that made people shudder. With Broly at the center, raging air waves accompanied flickering thunder that split earth and sky. The planet shook as gorgeous light covered space, completely obscuring everything.
The Super Saiyans shuttling through the energy spheres approached Broly while dodging.
"HAH!" Goku and Vegeta shouted simultaneously, kicking at Broly's head from front and back, stopping his violent energy sphere barrage.
"Useless to try the same thing repeatedly!" Broly reached out to grab them but suddenly stopped.
Psychic cage! Raditz restrained Broly from afar, stalling him with all his might.
Goku, cooperating perfectly, immediately exploded with full strength and unleashed Kamehameha, blasting at Broly's upper body! Not to be outdone, Vegeta screamed coldly and also released a powerful Galick Gun!
The two energies intertwined and superimposed, spiraling against Broly's body and forcing him back for the first time!
At this moment, Raditz was ready and shouted loudly: "Good work! Get out of the way!"
"No one's leaving!" Broly's body burst with green light as he waved away the energy with his hands, colorless pupils shining with light.
Only a few faint gray marks appeared on his body—he was fine. Smoke and dust were blown away by his vigor as he rushed toward Raditz proudly!
"I was waiting for you!" Raditz raised his hands and shouted: "Mafuba!"
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