Above, witnessing Goku being thrashed, Bulma, Launch, and the others felt a deep fear and anxiety rise in their hearts.
Even someone as strong as Goku was no match, and Yamcha and Krillin were barely clinging to life.
The situation had become so dangerous, and they began to blame Master Roshi’s recklessness for sending Goku and the others here to train.
“The scent of this woman is truly enticing… I wonder what her blood tastes like.”
“Don’t get ahead of yourself. Once Lord Lucifer finishes the battle, maybe we’ll get a taste too.”
Next to Bulma, two demon soldiers stared at her with predatory eyes.
Seeing this, Bulma fell into despair.
Who could possibly save her?
……
At that very moment, in a corner unknown to others—
Talot, Salari, and Raditz had already arrived.
In fact, they’d been at Devil’s Castle for some time, but they wanted to observe how much Goku’s combat ability had improved before revealing themselves.
From the current outcome, although Goku was getting beaten up one-sidedly, his strength had indeed increased quite a bit.
At least compared to the original work, he was way more powerful now.
He’d made a lot of progress since their last meeting, and most notably, his use of the Kamehameha could now momentarily spike his power level close to 200.
“Talot, I think it’s about time I step in, right?” Raditz had been suppressing his fury all this time.
Watching his little brother get thrashed by some piece of trash whose power level was only in two to three hundred—how could he endure it?
If Talot hadn’t said this was Goku’s trial, he would’ve torn that damn Lucifer to shreds long ago.
“Yeah, it’s about time…” Talot murmured after a brief pause. Then, turning his gaze toward Raditz, he warned, “Don’t go all out and blow this place up, alright?”
“Relax. I know my limits.”
With Talot’s permission, the fire of fury lit in Raditz’s eyes. He leapt from the shadows and headed straight for where Lucifer was, radiating murderous intent.
“That Lucifer is about to have bad luck. I just wonder if demons like them have any kind of special powers.”
Salari watched as Raditz, radiating a murderous aura, walked away. She had already imagined just how miserable Lucifer’s fate was about to become.
He was definitely going to be tortured by Raditz to the point of begging for life, yet unable to die.
“Let’s go. It’s time we made our move—Bulma and the others are still waiting for us to save them.” Talot motioned for Salari to follow.
It was finally time to help Bulma out of her predicament.
……
Scene shifts back to the battlefield between Goku and Lucifer.
Goku had been completely ravaged by the enraged Lucifer, his body covered in wounds, no longer able to fight.
Lucifer had one foot planted on Goku’s head, overlooking the half-dead Saiyan from above with the air of a victor.
“Kid, where’d all that fighting spirit from earlier go?” Lucifer sneered coldly as he ground his foot into Goku’s skull.
He was thoroughly enjoying this moment of trampling on Goku—unaware that death was already closing in.
Retracting his right leg, Lucifer grabbed Goku by the neck with his left hand and hoisted him up violently. He licked the corner of his mouth, his greedy eyes shamelessly sizing up Goku.
“I can’t hold it anymore. I’m gonna drain every drop of your blood right now.” Lucifer revealed his true form, baring his fangs and lunging toward Goku’s neck.
“Sorry to interrupt, but I’d like you to take your filthy hands off Kakarot.” Just then, a low, icy voice sounded from behind Lucifer.
The instant those words fell, Lucifer’s body froze. His expression drastically changed as cold sweat poured from his entire body.
Every cell in his body began to tremble. Barely able to hold himself together, he shakily turned around to look.
And there stood Raditz—like a god of death, surrounded by an overwhelming aura. With just a single glance, he plunged Lucifer into an icy abyss.
[W-What… what kind of monster is this?! A human? No… that’s impossible.]
Lucifer was so terrified he completely lost his composure, gripped by fear with not even a single thought of resistance.
And in that very instant—Raditz moved.
‘WHOOSH~~!!!’
A sharp slicing sound tore through the air.
Lucifer’s entire left arm was severed by Raditz, blood spraying vividly into the open air.
“AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!”
Lucifer screamed in agony, writhing in pain from the loss of his arm.
But it wasn’t over yet. Raditz raised one hand and aimed it at Lucifer, a powerful destructive energy gathering in his palm.
“S-Spare me… have mercy, my lord…”
Under Lucifer’s terrified gaze, the violent energy suddenly exploded—instantly obliterating him.
A one-hit kill?
Instead of slowly torturing him?
Even Salari and Talot hadn’t expected Raditz to be so decisive.
This scene instantly terrified every demon soldier within Devil’s Castle.
Yamcha and Krillin, who had just regained consciousness, were also stunned by what they saw, gasping uncontrollably.
Who was this man? To possess such terrifying power…
That monster Lucifer—so overwhelmingly strong—had been taken out instantly.
Goku slowly began to recover. As he came to, he instantly recognized Raditz at a glance.
Though it had been two years and many things had changed, his face remained largely the same.
“B-Big brother?!” Goku cried out in surprise, never expecting to reunite with his older brother like this.
Suddenly, a wave of sadness washed over Goku—he had been beaten so badly… and had to rely on his brother to save him.
“In the time I haven’t seen you, you’ve grown quite strong, Kakarot.”
Raditz showed no emotion over killing Lucifer. A smile hung on his face, his tone calm and casual, as if none of the enemies around him were worth his attention.
“Compared to you, big bro, I’m still far too weak. If you hadn’t stepped in just now… I probably would’ve died at that guy’s hands.”
Goku forced himself to speak through the pain, deeply moved.
“As long as I’m around, nothing will happen to you.” Raditz reached out and rubbed Goku’s head.
Then, his gaze shifted—and locked onto Shula in the distance.
With just a single look, Shula froze in place, drenched in cold sweat from head to toe.
Where did this monster come from? This strength is just absurd.
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