Chapter 37: What Goku? I Am Kakarot
"Dad..." Trunks, watching the robots clean the villa, looked worriedly toward the Western Desert, where powerful energy fluctuations erupted.
"Uncle Goku... I hope all of you will be fine!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Son Goku and Vegeta were still exchanging blows. Their fierce battle took them from the ground to the skies and back again.
Seizing an opening in Goku's defense, Vegeta instantly appeared in front of him and threw a quick punch.
Goku reacted swiftly, blocking the punch with his elbow and immediately countering with a fist of his own.
Vegeta, slightly slower, took a blow to the face, followed by a spinning kick from Goku.
Vegeta plummeted toward the ground but stabilized himself before hitting it.
"How can I get Goku to return to his original personality?" Lin Qi muttered as he watched the escalating battle in the air.
He had been pondering the issue for half a day but still couldn't figure out the solution that might be hidden in the Dragon Ball timeline.
"Wait... was the series abandoned midway?!" Lin Qi's eyes widened in shock as a thought struck him. "No way..."
In the Sacred World of the Kai, the Elder Kai and Kibito Kai were also observing this fateful showdown.
"Neither side has an advantage yet..." Kibito Kai commented as he stared at the crystal ball, awestruck. "They're truly incredible..."
The Elder Kai, despite his lack of combat ability, gave his sharp critique.
"Both are going all out, but their energy consumption is enormous. If this continues, they'll soon enter a state of exhaustion, and the outcome will depend on who has the greater stamina..."
In midair, Goku's expression grew fiercer. He dodged Vegeta's attack and shouted as he lunged toward him again.
"Haah!" With a loud cry, Goku closed the distance, delivering a punch straight to Vegeta's face, causing him to stagger backward.
Goku didn't let up, following Vegeta and raining down punches.
"It seems Goku still has the upper hand..." Watching Vegeta gradually fall into a disadvantageous position, Lin Qi frowned.
He could knock Goku out, but figuring out how to restore him was the real problem.
"Was it when he was sparring with Vegeta and got hit on the back of the head? Could it work if he's hit there again?"
"Vegeta, try hitting Goku's head with the same force as before. Let's see if it works!" Lin Qi immediately shouted at Vegeta.
In midair, Vegeta frowned. After creating some distance from Goku, he yelled back in frustration, "Easier said than done!"
When they clashed again, Vegeta attempted to strike Goku's head, but Goku had grown cautious. Since Vegeta was already weaker than Goku, hitting his head became even more challenging.
Frustrated, Vegeta suddenly smirked coldly.
"What's so funny?" Goku retracted his fist and glanced briefly at Lin Qi in the distance.
As long as Lin Qi didn't interfere, defeating Vegeta was only a matter of time.
"I just thought of something amusing..." Vegeta sneered, looking at Goku with disdain.
"I think you still care about this Earth..."
"Hahaha..." Goku laughed aloud, his gaze at Vegeta filled with ridicule.
"You think I care about this planet?"
"What a joke..." Goku pointed casually at the ravaged ground. "Does it look like I care?"
"Is that so?" Vegeta didn't argue further, clenching his fists as he faced Goku. "If that's what you think..."
"Then I won't hold back..."
Lin Qi frowned, watching Vegeta. What was he planning?
"To me, this Earth is truly meaningless..."
Vegeta raised both hands suddenly, gathering immense energy in his palms. Smirking mockingly, he said, "Let's see how long you can laugh..."
Lin Qi was puzzled, and Goku remained indifferent. He even praised, "You were hiding such power..."
"Let this energy be my parting gift to your beloved Earth!" Vegeta shouted, preparing to hurl the energy toward the planet.
"Hey, hey..." Lin Qi was startled by Vegeta's insane action.
Do you not care about Bulma anymore?
"Is he serious about this?" Lin Qi sensed the energy briefly, realizing that if it hit, Earth would be doomed.
"Lin Qi..." Gohan and Piccolo arrived beside him. "Is Dad just sparring with Vegeta?"
"With such massive energy, we couldn't help worrying even with you here, so we came over..."
"Vegeta, what are you doing? Are you trying to destroy Earth?" Piccolo was utterly shocked by Vegeta's move.
This was no longer just playing around—it was taking it out on Earth!
"Earth..." Goku, seeing Vegeta's seemingly genuine determination, furrowed his brows.
At that moment, memories began flashing in his mind—his encounter with Krillin, training under Master Roshi, meeting Chi-Chi...
His time in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with Gohan, the fight against Cell, the deaths caused by Buu...
...and his first battle with Vegeta!
"Ugh..." Goku clutched his head as sharp pain struck.
The pain intensified, forcing Goku to hold his head tightly. "Argh!"
"Dad... what's wrong?" Gohan, seeing Goku suddenly cry out, wanted to approach him in concern.
"Wait!" Lin Qi raised an eyebrow, stopping Gohan. He glanced at Vegeta with approval.
That strategy... worked!
"Final Flash!"
Vegeta shouted, preparing his ultimate attack.
Instinctively, Goku used Instant Transmission to teleport high into the air and yelled at Vegeta, "Vegeta, I'm up here!"
"Hah!"
Vegeta smirked and hurled the energy ball toward Goku. "I knew it..."
In the air, Goku sighed in relief as the energy ball approached, then used Instant Transmission to dodge it again.
The energy shot out of Earth's atmosphere.
Goku's dark eye sockets vanished, replaced by fury as he yelled at Vegeta, "You damn idiot! Were you trying to destroy Earth? What about Bulma and Trunks?"
"Hmph!" Vegeta glanced smugly at Lin Qi, wearing an expression like a student awaiting praise from their teacher.