The battle below was over...
Piccolo took advantage of the moment when Amond's high-speed spinning attack stalled. He used his eyes to emit beams of light, burning out Amond's detector. The smoke from the explosion blocked visibility just long enough for Piccolo to seize the opening and launch a fatal blow.
After a year of intense training, Piccolo had greatly increased the launch speed of his Special Beam Cannon. He could now fire it after just a short energy charge. When it hit, it pierced straight through Amond's heart.
Krillin and Yamcha's teamwork was impressively coordinated, forcing Daiz into a corner. The tracking ability of the Spirit Bomb combined with the powerful cutting effect of the Spirit Disc finally overwhelmed Daiz, who fell to their combined attack.
Meanwhile, Tien blinded Kakao with his Solar Flare technique, then severely suppressed him with his Tri-Beam cannon, almost blasting him straight through the ground and deep into the earth.
Gohan and Chiaotzu were struggling to hold their own against their opponents. The brothers Rasin and Lakasai made a fatal mistake in their eagerness to finish the fight. They beat Chiaotzu until he was coughing blood and collapsed to the ground, then fired energy waves to finish him off. That's when Son Gohan snapped...
"Don't fight with anyone from the Son family, and especially don't make Gohan angry" – this saying was famous for a reason.
The enraged Gohan moved at incredible speed to shield Chiaotzu. His anger-fueled Masenko Flash blinded the brothers and shattered their bodies. The expressions of shock froze on the brothers' faces as they died, their final word being "impossible."
The warriors gathered together, carrying the injured Chiaotzu to Nappa, who was unable to fight. After ensuring they were safe, the group flew to the top of the Tree of Might.
Raditz saw them approaching.
"Raditz, what should we do now? That Saiyan's aura is unimaginably strong. I'm afraid we won't stand a chance even together," Tien worried.
Don't talk about going together. It would be useless if ten of us attacked at once, Raditzthought as he looked at Turles' enormous form and shook his head.
"Damn it! Is Great Ape transformation really that terrifying?"
"Is there no way? Can't we deal with him by cutting off his tail?" Krillin asked.
"Easier said than done. He must be on guard against that, and if we make a mistake, we could die," Piccolo cautioned, knowing that cutting off the tail would not be a simple task.
Raditz took a deep breath and looked at everyone with sharp eyes. "It's not impossible, but everyone needs to contribute. Remember, we'll only get one chance! Here's what we'll do..."
After listening to Raditz's brief explanation of the battle plan, everyone realized this was their only option.
"Let's go."
Led by Raditz, everyone lined up amid the ruins. They all had various injuries on their faces and bodies, tattered clothes, and were covered in dust. They were about to face an extremely powerful enemy, and there was a very real chance they might lose their lives, but everyone's expressions remained resolute. It was the kind of courage that didn't falter even with energy blasts aimed directly at their faces.
The wind blew across their cheeks, bringing a slight chill. The white light sweep from the giant ape had ended, and the time to act had come.
"Haha, I never expected to be fighting alongside so many people," Krillin said as he rushed forward, laughing to ease his anxiety.
"Might be the last time, so let's make it count," Tien added as he moved into position.
"We can win!"
With Raditz's shout, everyone dispersed to attack!
Krillin, running at the front, threw his Destructo Disc. The spinning energy disc approached Turles' tail at high speed—if it hit, the battle would be over.
A strong wind blew from behind, and air waves surged. The Destructo Disc was just meters away from Turles' tail, the powerful attack almost touching his body. At that moment, Turles moved!
His feet shifted!
Surprisingly, he stepped sideways, flexibly twisting his waist to protect his tail. Who would have thought that such a huge body could be so agile?
In the next second, with excellent waist strength, he sprung back to his original posture and fired a beam of surging energy in Krillin's direction!
"Get out of the way!" Raditz saw the danger and fired an energy bomb, pushing Krillin aside.
Turles was taken aback—he hadn't expected such a move.
But then came a roar from the sky as Gohan used his Masenko Flash. The relatively weak attack didn't concern Turles at all. He laughed and raised his head toward Gohan, taking the hit head-on.
"Oh!"
There was an explosion on Turles' face, but he emerged unscathed.
"Little devil, you dare challenge me with that pitiful strength?"
"What about this?"
Tien yelled from behind Turles' head, and instinctively, Turles looked back—only to be hit with a Solar Flare!
The flash of light momentarily blinded him, making him lose his sight. At that moment, Krillin's second Destructo Disc was ready, and he launched it suddenly!
This time, Krillin aimed at the base of Turles' tail, intending to sever it completely. Wouldn't it be better if half his rear end got sliced off too?
Just as the Destructo Disc was about to hit, Great Ape Turles suddenly dropped to the ground, tumbling in a circle, once again dodging the attack.
"Damn, we failed!"
"You bastards, using such tactics," Turles growled as he blinked his eyes, slowly regaining his vision, growing angrier by the second. If it weren't for his quick thinking, the attack might have succeeded.
Enraged, he jumped up suddenly, swinging his fist with incredible speed. He struck Tien hard, knocking him down in one sweep. Then he turned around and opened his mouth, firing a shock wave at Gohan, who panicked and froze in place.
Just as the white shock wave was about to engulf Gohan, a gleam of light intercepted it, blocking the attack! Appearing next to Gohan were Piccolo and Goku, both exerting their full strength to protect the boy. A violent explosion of air followed, with howling winds all around, countless pieces of debris lifted from the ground and sucked into the energy vortex.
Raditz seized this opportunity to jump into action, with Yamcha also leaping up and sprinting away quickly.
"Solar Flare!" Tien's shout rang out again from the sky.
Turles was startled but didn't dare look back. Instead, he raised his head to the sky and unleashed an energy barrage, hitting Tien again.
Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he saw Tien again! It was a clone from the Multi-Form technique!
"How—"
Before he could finish speaking, the rays of the Solar Flare had already blinded him. At the same time, Krillin launched another Destructo Disc, and Piccolo stretched out his extending arms, wrapping around Turles' body in multiple places, holding him in place.
Perfect timing.
A moment not to be missed.
Turles was amazed—this coordinated attack exceeded his expectations. He had originally decided to eliminate Tien first, then Gohan, but he never anticipated their tactics would be so unpredictable! At this moment, with his body restrained and his vision gone, the situation was extremely critical. They could do more than cut off his tail; they might slice through his entire body.
The Destructo Disc slashed with killing intent, even cracking a long fissure in the ground...
"Get away from me!"
Turles gritted his teeth, and a burst of rage exploded outward, shattering Piccolo's extended arms into pieces. Although Piccolo struggled to maintain his hold, he had no choice but to relent in the face of such overwhelming strength.
Not only that, but Turles immediately stepped forward, releasing a surge of energy that formed an invisible protective shield, blocking the Destructo Disc!
The Destructo Disc flew back up into the sky, and the hearts of the warriors sank.
It was over...
"Not yet!"
Yamcha's fingers danced through the air as a massive Spirit Bomb descended from the sky, catching the Destructo Disc and, using the energy of the bomb, forcefully pushed the disc toward Turles again!
So close!
But the power of the Spirit Bomb wasn't enough to break through the giant ape's energy barrier!
At the critical moment, Vegeta appeared, his attacks charged with accumulated strength as he struck at Turles. Raditz's full-power Saturday Crash, enhanced by his five-fold Kaio-ken, followed, and the combined attacks of the two powerful Saiyans broke through the barrier!
The atmosphere oscillated, the ground burst open, and rocks shattered!
The Destructo Disc suddenly flew forward and grazed Turles' tail! At that moment, Turles regained his sight and deflected the disc with amazing energy. Blood oozed from his tail, but it remained intact.
"Hahahahaha!"
Turles laughed wildly, triumphantly. The warriors looked on, helpless.
"Hahahahaha...ha...ah..." Turles' face suddenly changed, his body froze, and he slowly began to transform...
Behind him, a katana had sliced cleanly through his tail.
"Ya...Yajirobe?!"
The crowd was stunned.
Indeed, in critical moments, you always need a Yajirobe.
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