The three of them were surrounded by golden light while King Cold watched from a distance, facing off against each other.
"Kakarot, I'll go first!" Vegeta was gearing up, unable to wait.
After eating the Senzu beans, he felt his strength had greatly increased and had the idea of competing with King Cold again, his previous failure forgotten. At this moment, there was only burning fighting spirit in his heart.
"No! I finally came here, and I haven't fought him yet."
Goku didn't give in either.
When it came to fighting, Saiyans were inherently stubborn, especially when facing strong enemies - no one would yield.
Raditz had the same intention. Looking at King Cold, he held out his hand: "Sorry, let me go first. After all, he's angrier at me than you, and you might not be a match for him."
"Raditz!" Vegeta rolled his eyes. "You just transformed one step earlier than me - hmph! I don't care."
"Let's play rock-paper-scissors then."
"Rock-paper-scissors?"
Seeing the endless debate, Vegeta hesitated for a moment, then agreed to Goku's proposal. Rock-paper-scissors was just rock-paper-scissors - he believed he wouldn't lose in a fight, and he wouldn't lose at rock-paper-scissors either.
The three stood together, rock-paper-scissors moves alternating.
Tie...
Another tie...
Still a tie...
King Cold watched round after round of the game, his mind buzzing. This was too disrespectful - after all, he was still a legitimate final boss.
"Enough!" King Cold, who couldn't bear it anymore, finally interrupted their actions and flew over on his own initiative.
While moving at high speed, he stretched out his hand and released several ki waves that poured down like torrential rain, hitting the three densely. Although these ki waves were powerful, they were very scattered and could be easily avoided without much effort.
King Cold, who hadn't fought in years, wasn't even familiar with the most basic combat methods. Although his transformation was successful, when he engaged in direct combat, his shortcomings were revealed.
His movements were stiff and clumsy.
Raditz moved out of the attack range without effort, and Goku and Vegeta also weaved through the gaps in the ki waves, trying to get close to King Cold.
The two glanced at each other, as if competing to see who would hit King Cold first.
But King Cold wasn't helpless after all. Seeing the two attacking him - this was perfect timing! His afterimage flashed by, and he was already between the two. His fists split to both sides, striking at their noses at tremendous speed.
Goku and Vegeta leaned back, then his long tail came whipping around fiercely. The two were struck hard by the tail again, retreating several feet with changed expressions.
It was true that King Cold wasn't familiar with fighting, but it was also true that his strength remained formidable.
Vegeta and Goku, having been hit twice, didn't dare be careless, but then they heard a roar from below. Here came Raditz!
The rushing golden flame blasted King Cold head-on, arousing his fighting spirit as the two confronted each other, nearly colliding. At this moment, Instant Transmission was used again - tried and true!
Raditz appeared behind King Cold and kicked him in the back of the head.
The tremendous force made King Cold dizzy, taking him a while to recover. During this time, Raditz pounded continuously, hitting his lower ribs, back, and chest in smooth succession.
The mighty King Cold was left with a series of fist marks on his body, soreness striking his heart.
"You!" Furious, he raised his head, swung his fists backward with all his strength, making loud noise, but missed. Raditz jumped up lightly, dodged to the side, and struck King Cold's chest with one leg.
King Cold stepped back several paces and raised his leg to kick. Raditz swung his tail around, hooked him instead, and yanked him hard onto his back.
Immediately after, countless energy bombs fell like torrential rain as Raditz returned the favor, waving an energy bombardment like ribbons under golden light.
King Cold screamed in pain, drowning in the turbulent assault.
So far, Raditz had seen through King Cold. King Cold had combat power exceeding 200 million, slightly stronger than Cooler. Raditz was similar to Cooler, while Goku and Vegeta both had combat power exceeding 150 million, with Vegeta slightly stronger.
Although this guy was stronger than each of them individually, his technique was terribly clumsy - not to mention being inferior to Goku and the others, he couldn't even match Frieza. Every attack was a direct heavy blow, lacking flexibility and wasting tremendous energy.
No wonder when Trunks confronted him, it seemed Trunks' strength lay in his sword - because King Cold didn't know how to fight at all.
Vegeta had lost to him entirely because he was too conceited and eager for success, leading to a head-on confrontation. Otherwise, if he'd really used his brain to fight, King Cold might not have been able to control Vegeta.
King Cold, having suffered several defeats, became more cautious when facing Raditz, losing his previous domineering appearance.
But Raditz didn't give him a chance to breathe, raising his knee and pursuing, striking directly at his chin. King Cold, short of breath, quickly dodged sideways to avoid Raditz's impact and laughed loudly: "You're finished!"
Just as he was about to counterattack, two large feet kicked from both sides. Goku and Vegeta kicked like meteors, stepping with fire and glory! BOOM! There was only the sound of two feet as King Cold was hit by flying kicks on his left and right sides. Fortunately, he raised his hands to block in time, or his head would have suffered again.
Even so, there was tingling numbness in his arms.
Impossible! Impossible! Impossible! He exclaimed three impossibilities in his heart - King Cold couldn't believe it. Obviously his combat power was stronger. When his and Vegeta's strength had clashed, he'd won with more than half his power, but why couldn't he use it now?
"Don't you understand?" Suddenly, Raditz's voice appeared behind him, and a shockwave rushed out from behind his heart following Raditz's voice, scalding his back as his internal organs seemed to burn.
The shockwave's power scraped the ground and galloped for hundreds of meters, cutting a deep trench.
"Because you don't understand what fighting is at all!"
Just as King Cold stood up, Raditz kicked him hard, sending him flying far away.
"Wasn't it exciting to see your territory expand every day? Are you satisfied with the status quo and not progressing?"
"If the Frost Demon clan fails, it's because of arrogance!"
"There are many things in this world that far exceed you - like the Demon Realm King, like Majin Buu, and the God of Destruction that your son Frieza encountered! You are nothing at all! From today on, the title of universe emperor will disappear completely!"
Raditz's words resounded like thunder. King Cold let out a muffled groan and fired an energy beam at Raditz with twitching eyes.
"I want you to die!" The crazed King Cold shouted loudly.