Chapter 200: Vegeta and Goku — The First and Second Leads
Watching the ancient and heavy gate slam shut, Gohan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "Did that trap them in?"
"No... I never expected Demigra to withstand such a massive amount of negative energy!" Chronoa's expression was extremely grim.
"His power has far surpassed what I imagined—there's no way that gate can hold him!"
"I can feel it—he's about to break out!" Chronoa gritted her teeth, her brows furrowed tightly.
Just as her words fell, a massive crack appeared among the countless clockwork parts above.
Crack... craaack...
With the subtle sound of fracturing, the entire space instantly collapsed and disintegrated.
Demigra emerged from the rift in space.
Chronoa, unable to withstand the powerful shockwave, took the full brunt of the impact. Blood spurted from her mouth as she was sent flying.
Boom!
"Supreme Kai of Time!" Time Patroller Goku looked on in shock as Chronoa smashed through a wall and lay sprawled in the rubble.
"Supreme Kai of Time! Are you okay?" Time Patrol Pan rushed over to help the fallen Chronoa.
"...Why hasn't Trunks brought Lin Qi back yet?" Time Patrol Gohan's brows were furrowed tightly.
Meanwhile, Demigra hovered in midair, his entire body radiating a dense, dark energy, laced with a violent, negative aura.
"This is incredible... this power surpasses that of the strange Saiyan who once killed Mechikabura!!"
Demigra laughed maniacally. After he had his fill of laughter, his expression sharpened, and with a casual wave toward Gohan and the others, he sneered, "You're of no use to me now."
"Die!"
With that single wave of his hand, a massive gale blasted everyone backward.
Aside from Time Patrol Vegeta and Time Patrol Goku in their Super Saiyan 4 forms, even Super Saiyan 4 Time Patrol Gohan was thrown by the energy.
The others were knocked unconscious by the sheer force of the blast.
Demigra's strength had reached an incomparably terrifying level. Spreading his arms, he laughed triumphantly.
"Ha ha ha... such overwhelming power! No one can defeat me now! Crushing you all is as easy as squashing ants!"
"Don't get cocky, Demigra! I'll defeat you!" Time Patrol Vegeta roared, flying up into the sky.
"And me too!" Time Patrol Goku followed right after, shooting upward.
Inside the Time-Space Tunnel.
"Come on, open up already...!" Time Patrol Trunks stood at the tunnel's end, struggling to open the exit.
"Probably Demigra's doing!" Lin Qi followed behind him, hands behind his head in a leisurely pose.
"Damn it... what do we do?" Time Patrol Trunks was drenched in cold sweat.
"If Goku and Vegeta are there, things should be fine, right?" Lin Qi looked at the frantic Time Patrol Trunks with a puzzled expression.
After all, these were the first and second male leads. What kind of enemy couldn't they handle?
And if there really was one—then just fuse! If Gogeta's being too flashy, then go with Vegito!
"No... you don't understand. The Supreme Kai of Time said if Demigra truly succeeds…"
"The consequences would be unimaginable!!"
Seeing Time Patrol Trunks nearly in tears from panic, Lin Qi sighed, lowered his arms, and pushed the agitated Trunks aside. "Let me brute-force it open!"
"Haah!!"
With a low shout, Lin Qi transformed into Super Saiyan 6. The orange aura around him shone like a beacon of hope in the dark tunnel.
As his energy blast struck forward, violent winds tore through the passage. The exit ahead cracked like a mirror, spiderweb fissures rapidly spreading.
Boom!
The exit burst open!
Time Patrol Trunks leapt out quickly, followed closely by Lin Qi—only to be met with a devastating scene.
The Time Nest had been reduced to rubble, and several figures lay collapsed nearby.
Their life forces were faint to the extreme: Time Patrol Gohan, Time Patrol Pan, and Time Patrol Goten. As for Chronoa, Lin Qi didn't see her.
Above, the battle was fierce—desperate, even.
"Damn it... this guy wasn't this powerful before!!"
Time Patrol Vegeta's arms were trembling uncontrollably as he struggled to push forward the energy attack in front of him.
"Dad..." Time Patrol Trunks looked up, catching sight of a shocking moment.
"Kame... hame... ha...!"
Time Patrol Gohan tried to sneak attack Demigra, only for Chamel to suddenly appear in front of him, staff in hand.
Magic energy collided head-on with Time Patrol Gohan's Kamehameha.
"You can't block my attack!" Demigra sneered, waving his hand.
The energy sphere in front of Time Patrol Vegeta exploded violently. Gales and shockwaves swept the area.
"Dad—NO!!" Time Patrol Trunks roared in despair.
Lin Qi frowned at the chaotic battle in midair. Vegeta was being utterly overwhelmed by Demigra, Gohan couldn't defeat Chamel, and Goku was helpless against Robelu's magic.
In this situation, things were indeed looking grim...
With just Super Saiyan 4 Gohan, Goku and Vegeta couldn't fuse.
And if they were to go with Vegito, they'd still need Chronoa's Potara earrings!
No wonder Trunks was so desperate—no wonder he'd come to find him!
"Relax. Your dad's still alive." Lin Qi pointed to the ruins where Chronoa lay, and next to her was a gasping Time Patrol Vegeta.
She must have used magic to teleport Vegeta to her side in the nick of time, saving him from certain death.
If Demigra's energy sphere had landed, Vegeta wouldn't have survived.
The next moment, two figures plummeted from the sky, smashing another crater into the already ruined courtyard.
Covered in injuries and breathing heavily, Time Patrol Goku and Time Patrol Gohan stared helplessly at Demigra across from them.
"Damn it... what the hell is this guy?" Time Patrol Vegeta clenched his fists in rage.
"Gohan... Pan... Goten..." Time Patrol Goku turned to look at the unconscious figures in the rubble, letting out a powerless, furious roar.
"How did it come to this? Is this really the end?!"
"No... it's not over yet!" Chronoa walked over to Time Patrol Goku's side.
He looked at her, confused, as Time Patrol Vegeta also approached.
"Here—Senzu Beans!" Lin Qi called, tossing them over. Time Patrol Goku and Time Patrol Vegeta each caught one.