"Whoosh!"
The spiral flame shot towards Son Goku and Raditz at an extremely high speed, like a golden venomous snake, piercing directly through Raditz's chest and passing out through Son Goku's back, leaving two bloody holes.
The two separated violently in mid air, like kites with severed strings, heavily crashing to the ground, emitting dull thuds.
"You... you beast!" Raditz exclaimed in shock and rage, his voice twisted by intense pain.
With my high combat power, I actually lost to you two ants!
How infuriating!
"Damn it! I can't accept this!" The older Raditz lay on the ground, his body constantly twitching, his eyes filled with unwillingness and resentment, utterly unable to accept such an outcome.
However, Raditz could clearly feel his own life force rapidly draining away, his body growing colder, probably not far from death.
"Hahaha, you totally deserve it! This is the outcome for your multitude of evil deeds!" Piccolo was gleefully gloating. Although he himself had exhausted his strength, he still couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Inside the cube, Vegeta and the others all fell silent, the atmosphere becoming somewhat heavy.
Although Vegeta and the others seemed to already know the outcome, witnessing the bloody scene before their eyes still made them feel a shock.
The most shocked among them was Raditz.
My grown up self dies like this?
Dies in such a wretched state?
Raditz subconsciously touched his own chest, as if he could feel the heart piercing pain, couldn't help but shiver several times, his face turning deathly pale, his lips trembling.
I won't die along with him, will I?
This feeling is way too real!
"Wait a moment... since Kakarot is already dead, does my self and him in this era still have a fight?" Vegeta suddenly spoke up, asking strangely, breaking the silence inside the cube.
"You'll find out soon." Soya grinned, wearing an inscrutable, mysterious expression, deliberately keeping them in suspense.
...
"To think Kakarot even sacrificed his own life!" The older Raditz was still unwilling, panting heavily, just looking at Son Goku's fallen figure, feeling somewhat baffled. "Kakarot, your spirit of sacrifice is too great, isn't it? Is it worth it?"
"Idiot, Son Goku will be revived very soon." Piccolo said flatly, his tone carrying a hint of disdain, as if mocking Raditz's ignorance.
"You... what are you saying?" The older Raditz's expression froze, asking in surprise, his eyes wide open, clearly not understanding Piccolo's meaning.
"On this planet, there's something called Dragon Balls. They can grant any wish, naturally they can also bring people back to life." Piccolo didn't think much, directly stating the answer. He thought it wouldn't be bad to let Raditz die with clarity.
"You two bastards..." The older Raditz bared his teeth, a flicker of calculation flashing in his eyes. "But you've actually told me some good news! Hmph hmph hmph, I've already relayed everything that happened here to two partners in the distant universe via the communicator. They know I was killed, they will definitely come to avenge me!"
Piccolo's face changed slightly, his heart sinking, thinking to himself, not good.
How could I forget this.
"You two, and everyone on this planet will be instantly annihilated in a flash!" The older Raditz laughed maniacally, his laughter filled with madness and the thrill of revenge. "When that time comes, they can use that Dragon Ball thing you mentioned to revive me!"
"Those two people... when will they come here?" Son Goku asked feebly, his voice as faint as a mosquito's hum, struggling to lift his head, his eyes filled with worry.
"One year... one year later! You just wait for despair!" The older Raditz answered, his tone carrying a thick threat.
"One year... two even stronger Saiyans..." Cold sweat broke out on Piccolo's face, his heart sinking.
"The chance of you winning next time is practically zero! Enjoy the pleasures of life well within this year! Hahaha!" The older Raditz gleefully gloated for quite a while, as if he had already seen the image of Earth's destruction.
Piccolo bared his teeth, his expression growing increasingly ugly, his fists clenched so tightly his nails were almost digging into his flesh.
"Heh heh heh, that's just fleeting happiness. You lowly creatures are nothing but caterpillars! You simply don't deserve to live in this universe!" The older Raditz mocked again, his words cutting like knives.
Piccolo couldn't listen anymore, his fury blazing, he rushed forward abruptly and delivered a heavy blow to Raditz's head, directly ending the older Raditz's life.
...
"He's dead. Raditz is finally dead." Nappa looked at Raditz's completely motionless body outside, sighing, his tone carrying some complexity.
Raditz: "..."
Raditz's face darkened, glaring fiercely at Nappa, the anger in his heart flaring up instantly.
Can't you talk properly?
Saying I'm dead right in front of me, on purpose, aren't you!
"I... I was just stating a fact, I didn't mean anything by it, really!" Nappa was startled by Raditz's fierce glare, trembling as he hurriedly explained, his tone even becoming somewhat stammering.
"Bang bang bang!"
Raditz was in no mood to listen, he directly charged over and started pummeling Nappa, fists raining down on Nappa's body.
Nappa was beaten howling, covering his head and scurrying around, constantly shouting "stop hitting", negative emotional value surging in like a tide.
Seeing this, Soya also went up and kicked him several times, specifically targeting Nappa's sore spots.
After these few kicks, the negative emotional value indeed refreshed at double the rate, the numbers jumping wildly.
Soya felt pleased inwardly, but his face remained calm as ever.
Nappa was utterly speechless, feeling extremely wronged.
No, the Raditz of this era died, what does that have to do with me?
If you want to hit someone, shouldn't you go hit that Namekian!
Why specifically vent on me?
So unfair!
"Soya, how did Kakarot get revived? Really using the Dragon Balls like they said?" Vegeta couldn't help but ask.
"Boss, they mentioned Dragon Balls just now. Did Kakarot really get revived through the Dragon Balls?" Raditz also stopped hitting, coming over to inquire, his eyes carrying curiosity.
"That's right, exactly so." Soya nodded, not hiding anything.
"My self in this period, his current location should be very far from Earth, right?" Vegeta asked again, his eyes flickering slightly. "Should we go pick him up?"
"You need to give Kakarot time to train, right?" Raditz looked at Vegeta, stating his own opinion.
"Hmph, whatever." Vegeta smiled faintly, seemingly not caring, but a glint flashed deep in his eyes.
"Then... let's continue traversing time and space, to Earth about a year later, to see what happens next." Soya said with a smile, gently rotating the time ring on his finger, a faint light flashing on the ring.
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