Son Goku floated high above the battlefield, looking down at Bojack from above.
He raised one hand and pointed his palm toward him.
A terrifying mass of ki gathered there, burning like a miniature sun.
"Bojack…"
"You can die now."
But at that moment—
Bojack suddenly reached out.
Zangya was dragged into his grip.
He seized her by the throat, intending to use her body as a shield against Goku's attack.
Zangya stared at her leader in disbelief.
"Lord Bojack…"
"Why…?"
Bojack grinned viciously.
His grip tightened.
Zangya's face quickly began turning purple.
Then, without hesitation, he hurled her toward Goku.
At the same time, Bojack gathered an energy wave in his palm and fired it straight toward Zangya—
And toward Goku behind her.
Zangya had never imagined Bojack would sacrifice her like this.
Thrown directly into the path of both attacks, fear filled her face.
"No!"
She shut her eyes in despair.
But the pain she expected never came.
When she opened her eyes again—
Goku had somehow appeared in front of her.
That strange movement technique again.
Instant Transmission.
In the next moment, Goku's energy sphere blasted forward toward Bojack.
Bojack's own energy wave crashed against it head-on.
The two forces collided violently.
Zangya stared at Goku's back in disbelief, gratitude flashing through her eyes.
But the difference in strength was simply too great.
The clash lasted only a moment before Bojack's attack was completely forced back.
"No…"
"No, don't—!"
Bojack screamed.
Goku thought it would end there.
But then—
A sudden change occurred.
Beside Bojack, a dark spatial crack tore open.
From within it, a Dragon Ball surrounded by black light emerged and attached itself directly to Bojack's body.
Goku's energy struck him head-on.
Yet Bojack was completely unharmed.
The attack dispersed around him like smoke in the wind.
The next second—
Bojack's body began twisting and swelling violently.
His skin cracked open, revealing magma-like red light underneath.
His aura turned pitch black.
Heavy.
Oppressive.
Terrifying.
"W-What is that…?"
Bulla staggered backward in fear.
Goku's expression became more serious than ever.
"Another Dark Dragon Ball…"
"How many times has this happened now?"
"The third?"
He glanced at the spatial crack, as if wondering which Demon God would appear this time.
Empowered by the Dark Dragon Ball, Bojack suddenly roared.
With a casual wave of his hand, a black energy wave swept outward, flattening everything within a thousand meters.
Goku instantly flashed in front of Bulla and crossed his arms to block the attack.
BOOOOM!!
The wave forced him backward hundreds of meters, carving two deep trenches into the ground beneath his feet.
"Dad!" Bulla cried out.
"I'm fine."
Goku shook out his slightly numb arms, his gaze sharpening.
"Bulla, get farther away."
"This time, I need to get serious."
Bojack vanished.
When he reappeared, he was already above Goku.
His fist, wrapped in black lightning, smashed downward.
Goku raised his arms to block.
BOOM!!
The ground collapsed instantly.
Goku was driven hundreds of meters underground by the impact.
Bojack laughed wildly and fired green energy blasts one after another, turning the entire area into a sea of fire.
"Dad!"
Bulla tried to rush forward, but the shockwave from the explosions blasted her back.
Just as Bojack prepared to attack again—
A pillar of golden light shot out from the smoke.
Goku rose into the sky, blue lightning wrapped around his body.
A trace of blood marked the corner of his mouth.
But his eyes were sharper than before.
He became a streak of light and rushed toward Bojack.
Their battle accelerated instantly.
Ripples spread through the air with every collision.
Goku fought at full strength.
His fists hammered into Bojack again and again.
Under the storm of attacks, Bojack's swollen body kept retreating.
Soon, cracks began appearing across his enlarged muscles.
The moment Goku noticed those fractures, his eyes flashed.
"Good chance!"
He placed both hands at his side and began gathering power for his strongest attack.
"Ka…"
"Me…"
"Damn you!"
Bojack opened his monstrous mouth and fired a black beam of energy.
Goku vanished with Instant Transmission, avoiding the attack while continuing to charge his technique.
"Ha…"
"Me…"
"HAAAA!"
Goku thrust both hands forward.
The Kamehameha erupted.
A blazing blue wave tore through the air toward Bojack, shaking the entire space around them.
Rocks nearby disintegrated into dust under the pressure alone.
But Bojack, already corrupted by the Dark Dragon Ball, had completely lost his reason.
He didn't dodge.
Instead, he charged straight into the beam.
The next instant—
His blackened body was swallowed by the Kamehameha.
Then came his screams.
Goku's pupils tightened.
"Damn it…"
"That Dark Dragon Ball is letting him endure even this?"
"Fine!"
"I'll force it through!"
Goku gathered all his remaining ki into his palms and poured everything into the Kamehameha.
"HAAAAAA!!"
With his roar, the beam expanded to more than twice its original size.
CRACK!
The Dark Dragon Ball detached from Bojack's body and fell away.
Without its support—
Bojack was instantly crushed by Goku's full-power Kamehameha.
His body was erased completely.
Not even ashes remained.
A single Dark Dragon Ball rolled across the ground, still releasing black mist.
Goku landed and stared at it silently.
He hesitated for a moment.
Since he could defeat Bojack even while he was empowered by the Dark Dragon Ball…
Maybe he could resist the Dragon Ball's corruption too.
After all—
He couldn't keep defeating enemies only for the Dark Dragon Balls to fall into someone else's hands every time.
So he reached toward it.
But before his fingers could even touch the Dragon Ball—
A stream of black mist wrapped around his hand.
"Dad!" Bulla shouted.
"Damn!"
Goku immediately felt his thoughts being invaded.
The Dragon Ball was trying to corrupt his mind.
Pain tore through his head.
The only way to stop it seemed to be accepting the Dragon Ball's will and taking its power.
But how could Goku ever allow such a thing to control him?
His will hardened immediately.
Perhaps because of his special cheat and enhanced spiritual power, he managed to resist the black mist.
For a moment—
The struggle reached a deadlock.
Then—
Zangya suddenly rushed forward and shoved Goku away.
Goku was finally separated from the Dark Dragon Ball.
But the dark aura immediately invaded Zangya instead.
Her pupils turned crimson, just like Bojack's earlier.
She clutched her head and screamed in agony.
Goku's expression changed.
"This Dark Dragon Ball really is troublesome!"
At that moment—
A woman stepped out from the spatial crack.
More precisely—
A female Demon God.
Goku remembered her name.
Robelu.
One of Demigra's subordinates.
The moment she saw the Dark Dragon Ball, she stretched out her hand and grabbed at the air.
The Dark Dragon Ball forcibly separated from Zangya and flew directly into Robelu's palm.
Robelu glanced at Goku and smiled.
"Thank you for the help."
"I'll be taking the Dragon Ball."
With that—
She turned around and disappeared back into the spatial crack.
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