Cooler had arrived.
He'd set off one step later than Frieza, allowing Frieza and the others to endure heavy resistance from the front while he hid behind, quietly bypassing obstacles and proceeding by another route. His team sent earlier had opened up a special path to Earth for him, allowing him to approach the planet unimpeded.
Cooler had bypassed M187's detection and traveled secretly. While Frieza and Raditz's forces were fighting fiercely, he'd passed the Moon and landed on Earth.
According to Cooler's calculations, he alone was enough to wipe out all the rebels. At that point, Frieza would have to acknowledge his achievements. The hundreds of fighters he'd brought were on standby at any time, preparing to claim territory.
"Lord Cooler, my subordinates performed poorly." Salza respectfully greeted his king while simultaneously rejoicing that his life was saved.
"They can easily kill Neiz and Dore, but you couldn't handle them. Step back - I'll deal with them." Cooler said flatly, waving for Salza to retreat.
Salza obeyed and jumped to the rear. Cooler walked forward slowly, his steps calm and majestic, with infinite authority and a domineering bearing.
The faces of those standing opposite were solemn, their hearts pounding like drums.
"He looks like Frieza, but he's not Frieza!"
"The aura is equally evil, even more powerful! It's terrifying." The trembling Tien merged back into one, floating in mid-air and crying out.
Looking at the few people before him with fierce eyes, Cooler smiled coldly and approached them instantly.
Goku's face changed drastically. Before he could retreat, a hard punch drove into his abdomen, the powerful force distorting his face as he was sent flying. The ground also collapsed from this punch, with a huge circular crater expanding outward.
"Dad!" Gohan exclaimed.
"Hm?!" Cooler turned his head and stared at him. Without any elaborate movements, just using his power, Gohan flew backward, his clothes blown to pieces, looking completely disheveled.
Gohan flew out and crashed into the rocks as a gust of wind and sand blew by, yellow dust and gravel pelting him.
"Such terrifying power - he took out Goku and Gohan in one go..." Krillin was about to attack, but at this moment his body was already out of control, beginning to tremble from nervousness.
What was even more frightening was that Cooler didn't waste words with any nonsense and acted with astonishing decisiveness.
Those scarlet eyes swept across each of their faces like a knife scraping across skin. Everyone felt their blood run cold as chills ran down their spines.
"Saiyans? Is this all the strength you have?" Finally, he uttered a cold sentence.
Contempt, disdain, and scorn all appeared on his face - the proud Frost Demon clan never looked favorably upon others.
Nappa trembled violently under his gaze, his beard shaking as his strong body looked very weak before the thin Cooler.
Suddenly, two purple-red rays of light shot from Cooler's eyes, fast as lightning, heading straight for Nappa. With a bang, smoke rose from Nappa's body as a section of his chest was scorched, and he fell over sitting on the ground, bleeding profusely.
"For Frieza to be toyed with by youngsters like you really embarrasses our family." A cold smile appeared at the corner of Cooler's mouth as he waved his hand and walked vigorously toward Tien.
Nappa and Tien had killed one of his subordinates, so naturally he wouldn't let them go.
The strength of this attack was definitely not something Tien could stop. Krillin and Yamcha gritted their teeth, shouted Tien's name, and rushed forward. The three of them retreated violently against Cooler's majestic force.
Seeing they were about to be overwhelmed, Goku stepped forward and withstood the turbulent energy for them.
"HAA!" "BOOM—"
The huge force was finally neutralized with a vigorous explosion. Tien, Krillin, and Yamcha breathed sighs of relief as if escaping death.
Even so, their blood surged endlessly. As if exhausted, they couldn't exert their strength and fell backward gasping for breath.
Goku's veins bulged as his face flushed red. Suddenly a force rose up and exploded from his body, covering him with red aura. Cooler was slightly startled by the sudden change and instinctively raised his hands.
"BAM!" Goku punched out, hitting Cooler!
Although he raised his hands in time to receive Goku's punch, Cooler still slid backward several meters as tremendous force was released, the air bursting into visible ripples.
Cooler's expression changed slightly, his gaze showing murderous intent: "Saiyan, that punch stung a little."
In the next second, his figure flickered without even leaving an illusory afterimage in the air. Goku, in his twenty-times Kaio-ken state, could barely keep up with Cooler's speed! Cooler appeared behind Goku instantly and kicked him violently.
Goku held up his hands to resist, his body kicked askew. He gritted his teeth, put his hands on the ground, jumped up and kicked at Cooler's shoulder. Cooler lowered his waist flexibly, dodged the blow, and his long purple tail suddenly wrapped around Goku's ankle, yanking violently.
At the same time, Cooler jumped up suddenly and pressed his knee heavily into Goku's abdomen. The fierce attack made Goku spit up bile. But Cooler wasn't finished yet - taking advantage of Goku's doubled-over body, he kicked down from above.
In an instant, Goku was kicked to the ground, and a crack meandered across the earth, seeming to divide it in two.
"Twenty-times Kaio-ken can't match him..." Goku smiled bitterly.
At this time, Cooler's fingers suddenly condensed brilliant pink light, like a bright lamp shining infinitely. The terrifying power contained within shocked everyone as the surrounding air pressure suddenly increased, as if they were in a blazing furnace.
Enhanced death beam!
The blazing light grew brighter and brighter, the energy already full and about to explode at any moment. Cooler didn't hesitate and fired several death beams with waves of his hand!
The slender lights pulled out several straight lines heading toward Goku.
At this moment, Goku was lying on the ground, still not up after the heavy hit, with shadows shining before him.
"Goku!" "Kakarot!" Krillin, Tien, Nappa and others exclaimed, but their bodies were suppressed by the boundless pressure, unable to move.
Seeing the death beams about to pierce through Goku's body, they closed their eyes.
"BOOM! Whoosh—"
Instead of the expected cruelty of piercing flesh and blood, a strange sound rang out, causing people to open their eyes again and look at Goku.
Goku was fine, because Gohan stood in front of him. The angry Gohan breathed heavily through his nostrils, arms stretched straight and trembling slightly. It was Gohan who had blocked Cooler's fatal blow!
The enraged Gohan erupted with amazing energy, his aura raised to a terrifying level!
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