"I'm going to win!" Son Goku said, clenching his fists.
"Y-you…" Piccolo suddenly felt a wave of fear.
"Here I come!" Goku shouted, taking his fighting stance.
"Whoosh!"
He launched forward at incredible speed toward Piccolo.
"BAM!"
Goku drove a powerful elbow straight into Piccolo's face.
Piccolo's face twisted from the impact.
"BANG!"
Goku followed up with a kick to Piccolo's right arm.
Piccolo felt as if his arm were about to break.
"AAAAH!"
Goku struck again with an uppercut, smashing into Piccolo's abdomen.
"Ugh—!"
Piccolo spat out a mouthful of bitter fluid mixed with blood.
The next moment—
He collapsed to the ground.
Goku leapt into the air, flipped once, and gathered energy between his hands.
"BOOOOOOM!"
A powerful Kamehameha blasted downward and struck Piccolo directly.
Piccolo screamed as his body sank deep into a crater like a meteor impact.
He lay there without moving.
Goku landed at the edge of the crater and looked down at him.
"Mr. Referee! Start the count!" Goku called out.
"Ah—yes! Right away!" the referee said, rushing over.
He glanced nervously into the crater.
"He's… not dead, right? Killing isn't allowed in the World Martial Arts Tournament! If he's dead, it doesn't count!"
"Don't worry," Goku said seriously. "He's still alive."
"He's not that easy to kill."
As he spoke, Goku glanced toward Kami.
"That's correct. I'm still alive—that proves it," Kami confirmed.
"Then I'll begin the count!" the referee said.
"1… 2… 3…"
Everyone began smiling, thinking the match was over.
"9!"
Goku gave his friends a thumbs-up.
But suddenly—
"PEW!"
Piccolo shot a beam of energy from his mouth.
The blast pierced through Goku's right shoulder, leaving a bloody hole.
Goku collapsed instantly, coughing up blood.
"GOKU!"
Krillin and the others cried out in shock.
Even Broly raised an eyebrow.
"Pant… pant…" Piccolo slowly climbed out of the crater and walked toward Goku.
Goku groaned in pain.
"Heh… you're pretty tough," Piccolo sneered.
"You're stronger than Broly, I'll give you that."
"But your life ends here!"
"Goku!" Chi-Chi cried anxiously.
"This is bad…" Master Roshi muttered, glancing toward Broly.
"Want me to step in?" Broly asked, scratching his head.
"Now's not the time to hesitate!" Roshi said urgently.
"If you don't help, Goku will be killed!"
"Well… alright," Broly said, cracking his knuckles.
But before moving, he asked Goku one more time.
"You want help, right?"
"D-don't come!" Goku shouted stubbornly as he struggled to stand.
"I haven't lost yet!"
He smiled at Piccolo.
"That didn't hit anything vital. I can still fight!"
"You idiot!" Piccolo roared and punched at him.
Goku dodged and landed an uppercut to Piccolo's ribs.
Piccolo grimaced and kicked Goku's leg.
Goku staggered backward, nearly collapsing.
Both fighters were breathing heavily now.
Goku continued coughing blood, his vision blurring and sweat pouring from his body.
"You're finished," Piccolo said smugly.
"That's what happens when you lose too much blood."
He struck again with a powerful elbow.
Goku fell to the ground.
Piccolo jumped forward and smashed his knee down onto Goku's shin.
"AAAAAH!"
Goku screamed in agony.
His leg bone shattered.
"I can't watch!" Chi-Chi cried, covering her eyes.
"This is bad! Goku's leg is broken!" Krillin shouted.
"Only your right arm still works," Piccolo said with a cruel smile.
"I'll make sure you can't move anymore… and then slowly torture you to death!"
"PEW!"
Piccolo fired another energy beam.
It pierced Goku's left arm.
"AAAAH!"
Goku screamed again.
"Now you can't move at all," Piccolo said coldly.
"For my final blow!"
He flew high into the sky.
"This is bad! Goku will be killed!" Krillin said desperately.
"Broly, hurry!" Kami shouted.
"Piccolo has almost no energy left. With your strength you can defeat him easily! If you don't go now, it'll be too late!"
"No! Don't!" Goku shouted weakly.
"I'm going to win! I still haven't won the championship yet!"
Everyone fell silent.
Broly's face stiffened.
For a moment, he had no words.
Is the championship really that important?
You're practically crippled.
"WHOOSH!"
Piccolo gathered energy in his hand and launched a powerful blast downward at Goku.
"GOKU!" Krillin cried in despair.
"BOOOOOOM!"
A massive explosion shook the entire arena.
A gigantic mushroom cloud rose into the sky.
When the smoke cleared—
There was nothing left where Goku had been.
Piccolo slowly descended and burst into triumphant laughter.
"Hahaha! He's been reduced to ashes! I finally won!"
"Damn it! He killed Goku…" Krillin muttered angrily.
"We were too late…" Roshi sighed.
"Now it's your turn, Broly!" Piccolo said, turning toward him with fierce determination.
"I may have used a lot of energy, but I'm still far stronger than my father was three years ago!"
"Defeating you will be easy!"
"Uh… really?" Broly scratched his head.
"Maybe you should look up first."
"What?" Piccolo blinked.
"Goku's still alive," Broly said with a grin.
"You'd better watch out. He's coming."
"What did you say?!" Piccolo shouted in shock.
Everyone looked up in the direction Broly pointed.
Sure enough—
Son Goku was flying down from the sky.
"That's amazing! Goku's alive! It's the Flight Technique!"
"Piccolo! I'm up here!" Goku shouted as he dove down.
"You've already lost!"
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