“Hah!” Goku and Piccolo, after being blasted away, rushed back to Pica, attacking from both sides.
Pica was forced to defend against their fierce attacks, unable to find an opportunity to counterattack.
“Hmm.” Goku suddenly paused, frowning. Taking advantage of this brief moment, Pica kicked Goku away and then turned to deliver a flurry of blows to Piccolo. Each punch and kick landed on Piccolo, quickly worsening his injuries.
As Goku was sent flying, he clutched his head. His hair flickered between black and gray, and a hint of rationality returned to his eyes.
“Ahh!!” Goku roared, his hair turning black again, but his eyes were filled with wildness and a lust for battle. He launched a fierce assault on Pica.
The three of them clashed in a chaotic melee, each having to defend against attacks from the other two while also trying to strike.
With Piccolo being the weakest among them, he was eventually knocked out by a simultaneous punch from Pica and Goku, sending him flying.
With Piccolo out of the way, Pica and Goku fought even more fiercely, their blows landing heavily on each other. Pica’s excitement grew with every hit, a wild look appearing on his face. He stopped caring about being hit, focusing solely on attacking his enemy.
Goku, similarly, seemed to have regained his rationality, fighting honorably without the previous evil grin.
“Bang!”
They punched each other in the face simultaneously, causing both of their faces to dent inward as they flew backward.
“Huff… huff…” They bent over, hands on their knees, panting heavily.
“You… are… strong!” Goku stammered, his face still displaying a crazed look.
“You’ve regained your sanity?” Pica asked in surprise. He recalled that in Dragon Ball Xenoverse, no one who was controlled ever regained their sanity—not even the God of Destruction. This revelation astonished him. If Goku could indeed regain his sanity, it might be possible to create something that could destroy that evil energy.
“Ahh!!” Goku suddenly screamed at Pica, a powerful gust of wind blowing from his mouth, lifting a large chunk of ground and creating a semi-circular pit extending toward Pica.
Looks like I was thinking too much, Pica thought as he jumped into the air. A black shadow, shrouded in black flames, attacked him.
“Smack!”
Pica twisted his body, grabbing Goku’s incoming punch with both hands. He then bent his legs and kicked Goku’s chin hard.
“Bang!”
Goku was kicked into the sky.
“Lion Combo—Revised!!” Pica shot into the air, his fists targeting the weak points on Goku’s body. Finally, he kneed Goku’s chest and neck, igniting red flames and driving them both toward the ground.
Boom—
A loud explosion followed, creating a ten-meter-wide pit with a smaller crater in the center. Pica knelt on Goku, whose chest armor had shattered in a small area.
“Bleh!” Goku spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Watch out!!”
Piccolo had formed a jagged purple energy ball, a small energy wave dragging a long tail as it shot toward Pica’s heart.
“What?” Pica turned to see a graceful figure in battle armor intercepting the blast, which pierced through her abdomen, spilling blood.
“Lucia!!” Pica flashed to Lucia’s side, catching her before she fell.
“Cough… cough…” Lucia coughed up blood.
“Why are you so foolish?” Pica felt a pang of guilt, his eyes full of regret.
“Heh, why indeed? I don’t know either.” Lucia smiled weakly, blood trickling from her mouth. Her hair brushed her pale forehead as she turned her clear eyes to Pica. Her face, pale and beautiful like the moonlit night, seemed ethereal.
“If anything happens to me, please take care of my brother. He’s still just a child.” Lucia closed her eyes and fainted.
Pica covered her wound with his right hand, blue light emanating from his palm. Soon, the bleeding stopped.
“Rest for a bit. I’ll be back soon.” Pica stood up, glaring at Piccolo lying on the ground, his eyes blazing with anger.
He punched down, shattering Piccolo’s back. Black and purple energy streams emerged from Piccolo’s body.
Pica fired a barrage of energy blasts, obliterating the evil energy. Piccolo fell unconscious.
In the distance, Goku was furiously trying to tear off his armor.
“Roar—” Goku roared, and Pica saw a giant ape’s shadow behind him, the energy radiating from him escalating.
Cracks formed in Goku’s armor. Given his original strength, he shouldn’t have been able to break it.
Goku charged at Pica, each punch carrying the power to pierce the heavens. Even with the sixteen-fold Kaio-ken, Pica struggled to keep up.
If that’s the case, let’s see if I can break my body’s limits. Pica thought, kicking Goku in the chest.
“Hmm?” Goku’s chest deflected the kick, sending Pica twenty meters away.
Pica flipped in the air, landing with his left hand on his left knee, right leg extended, and right hand on the ground.
“Huff…” Pica exhaled, his aura dissipating. He closed his eyes, feeling the strength within his body.
His legs were shoulder-width apart, and his hands rested on his waist. “Ahhh!!”
Red energy flames erupted from Pica’s body.
“Seventeen-fold Kaio-ken!!”
“Eighteen-fold Kaio-ken!!”
“Nineteen…” Pica’s muscles suddenly strained painfully. He gritted his teeth and uttered four words: “Fold, Kaio-ken!!”
The ground cracked around Pica, small stones floating in the air due to his intense energy.
The remaining scraps of his clothing burned to ash.
Pica’s muscles swelled slightly, but it didn’t affect his speed.
Filled with power, Pica said coldly,
“Goku, our battle starts now…”
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