Master Roshi coughed upon hearing that.
“That area is indeed not a place for ordinary people to enter. But Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha aren’t ordinary people. It’s precisely because that’s where the demons reside that it’s suitable for them to train. If it weren’t for considering Krillin and Yamcha’s lack of strength when accepting them as disciples initially, I would have sent them on this mission right from the beginning to test their determination.” Master Roshi looked all righteous and serious.
Bulma, upon hearing this, had a face full of disdain: “Why do I just not believe that?”
“I think you’ve got your eye on that so-called Sleeping Princess, huh? And you even want to bring the Sleeping Princess back. Isn’t that just lusting after beauty?” Oolong mocked him.
Only someone just as pervy could catch on so quickly—just a few words and he exposed the flaw.
Puar, on the other hand, looked worried: “If it’s the demons’ dwelling place, then wouldn’t that be extremely dangerous? It’s the demons we’re talking about. When I was studying at the Shapeshifting Academy, the teacher mentioned legends about the demons. I didn’t think they were actually real.”
“Oh? You studied at the Shapeshifting Academy? That’s a fascinating place.” Master Roshi seemed to recall something, his face full of nostalgia.
As they were talking—
Suddenly, a loud commotion erupted from inside Kame House.
Next thing they knew, Blonde Launch in combat gear burst out, holding a submachine gun.
“I heard every word you said just now—Sleeping Princess of the Devil’s Castle!”
Bulma, Oolong, and Puar were all stunned, completely confused.
“And you are?” Bulma asked in surprise.
“Old man, at your age, you’re still hiding a beauty in your house?” Oolong said with a look that screamed, “Can you even handle it, old geezer?”
Puar was just plain baffled.
The three of them still had no idea what was coming their way, while Master Roshi looked like he was fully prepared, immediately raising his turtle shell.
In an instant, bullets from the submachine gun sprayed mercilessly across the beach, scaring Bulma, Oolong, and Puar half to death.
“Little girl, I’m taking over your jet! From now on, you’re all under my command! Take me to that Devil’s Castle!” Blonde Launch had a threatening look on her face.
Master Roshi shook his head helplessly.
He truly didn’t want to get involved, nor did he want to stoop to Launch’s level.
In the end, after much deliberation, he actually didn’t stop them from heading into the forbidden zone.
“Maybe for Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha, having a few extra burdens might actually increase the difficulty of their training.” Master Roshi was surprisingly open-minded about it, without even considering whether Bulma and the others could catch up to Goku and the group.
……
Several hours later.
At the forbidden zone continent.
No!
Strictly speaking, this can’t really be called a continent, because its area isn’t that vast.
You could say it’s a very large island, but even several normal large islands combined wouldn’t be as big as this landmass.
From the moment they landed on the island and made their way through the outer perimeter, Goku, Krillin, and Yamcha had traveled a distance equal to nearly half the Earth—purely relying on their own strength—and it only took them two days.
Climbing up the cliff that separates two worlds, looking ahead, they finally saw the five-fingered mountain known as the Devil’s Hand.
“We finally made it! That’s where the Devil’s Castle is! Master Roshi said, as long as we bring back the Sleeping Princess, he’ll teach us a new technique!”
Yamcha shouted excitedly. As an adult, he clearly wasn’t the least bit afraid of the bizarre world ahead.
Goku, with his natural strength and fearless, pure heart, wasn’t fazed by this kind of situation in the slightest.
Only Krillin—his timid and cowardly nature—remained unchanged, even after three months of intense training and significant improvement in strength.
“Then let’s go! I’ll definitely be the first one to find the Sleeping Princess, hehe!” Goku laughed enthusiastically, full of energy.
Krillin followed behind the two. After gradually getting used to it and being encouraged by the others, he also threw caution to the wind.
The Devil’s Land was nothing like the outside world. This place was filled with a strange aura, and the sky was shrouded in murky smoke clouds, making it impossible to see what lay beyond the sky.
A sense of oppression lingered in their hearts. The deeper the three ventured, the more they realized something was off.
“Is this place really still part of our world? Even Hell probably isn’t this bad, right?”
Countless poisonous insects and grotesque beasts, mud ponds bubbling with black foam, withered trees—there was even a foul stench hanging in the air.
“What are you afraid of?! Even if it is Hell, I’d still charge in! We’re no longer the same people we were three months ago!” Yamcha charged ahead bravely.
His words carried a powerful aura, as if no matter what demons or monsters appeared ahead, none of them could stop him.
Truth be told, he really did have the skills now. If we’re going by the original work, the average demon soldiers were all basically weaklings with 5 power level.
Even the few who were stronger didn’t exceed a power level of 10—certainly nowhere near 20.
Only Lucifer might have a power level that broke past 100. After all, his character in the original work was indeed formidable, though he ultimately died under the blast of the Sleeping Princess’ energy cannon that shot at the sun.
As they continued onward, they had no idea that at that very moment, Bulma, Oolong, and Puar—who had gone to Kame House in search of them—had also been forced to come here, under the coercion of Blonde Launch.
Bulma’s jet, having been modified by her, was insanely fast. So just a few hours later, they arrived here as well.
The key issue was that due to them charging in recklessly, the noise from the jet immediately caught the attention of the demon’s airborne patrol units.
The jet was destroyed, and despite Launch’s fierce resistance, they were eventually captured by the demon soldiers.
Not long after, Goku and the other two—still advancing on foot—finally arrived at the ground-level entrance of the Devil’s Hand: Devil’s Castle.
Like headless flies, they wandered in blindly, just like Bulma’s group had flown in blindly—completely unaware that they were charging straight into enemy headquarters.
Their arrival had already been noticed by the one pulling the strings from the shadows, who sneered at the intrusion.
Even if they were men, for a demon who hadn’t tasted human blood in ages, it was still good for quenching thirst.
Even more unbelievable was that, at this moment, seated on the throne, there were two men having a banter.
One of them was none other than the leader of demons of this region—Lucifer.
The other—if Talot was here, he would definitely recognize him—it was none other than Shula, the other leader of demons on Earth who appeared in the original series!
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