Chapter 48: Assault on King Cold
With three Dragon Balls already in his possession, Levos now confirmed that every Dragon Ball had a current owner.
Which meant the true struggle was about to begin.
He paused, then made a calculated decision: leave two Dragon Balls hidden on the island, while he himself vanished into the shadows.
Moments later, a streak of red light tore through the sky and landed on the beach.
It was Gamma 1, his red-toned frame hitting the sand in a crouch.
Ever cautious, Gamma 1 swept his gaze around the area. Sensing no one nearby, he slowly began making his way deeper into the island.
But then
A massive shadow suddenly descended from above, crashing directly into the island's center.
BOOM!
Rocks shattered. Dust and soil blasted into the air, blanketing the entire island in smoke and debris, completely obstructing Levos's vision.
As the haze thinned, a towering figure came into view.
Though cloaked in a black robe, Levos immediately recognized him.
King Cold.
Gamma 1's body tensed. He hadn't anticipated a new arrival and instinctively raised his blaster.
King Cold glanced at him and smiled mockingly. "Oh? A little toy soldier wants to play a game with me? I'll wager this Dragon Ball," he said, casually tossing the glowing sphere between them, "if you're interested."
Gamma 1 didn't flinch. "What kind of game?"
With supreme confidence, King Cold proposed, "You get three shots. If any of them injure me, you win."
"And if none do?" Gamma 1 asked coldly.
"Then not only do I keep this Dragon Ball, I take yours... and your life."
A sinister smirk stretched across King Cold's face.
Gamma 1 narrowed his eyes. "You're overconfident. Fine. Let's see if you can back it up."
Bang. Bang. Bang!
Three scorching energy blasts erupted from Gamma 1's blaster, enveloping King Cold in a fiery explosion.
Now!
Hidden from view, Levos took advantage of the smoke to unleash a powerful Destructo Disc, hurling it straight toward King Cold.
With its sharp, slicing power, a clean hit would inflict serious damage.
"WHO?!"
Amid the explosion, a furious roar rang out as a massive tail flew through the air, severed.
Levos's attack had landed.
Gamma 1 immediately understood: now wasn't the time for fair play.
He fired again, energy bolts raining down in rapid succession.
Levos followed up with another flurry of Destructo Discs, cutting through the smoke in a dazzling display.
"You dare ambush me?!" King Cold bellowed, struggling under the barrage.
The island trembled and began sinking, unable to withstand the onslaught.
From the side, Gamma 1 spotted Levos and gave a sharp nod.
"I'll pin him down from the front!"
Levos raised two fingers to his forehead, charging energy.
Seconds later, "SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!"
A spiraling orange beam tore through the air, blasting directly into King Cold's chest and toppling the massive tyrant.
Gamma 1 appeared midair, now floating above Cold's head.
BOOM!
A blazing red plasma sphere detonated on contact, engulfing King Cold in fiery destruction.
Gamma 1 didn't stop. He poured out shot after shot, blanketing the area in flames.
"RAAAAHHH!!"
Despite the devastating hits, King Cold refused to fall.
His eyes flared crimson as he roared, releasing a devastating dark-red energy blast from his mouth.
But Gamma 1 was ready. He darted to the ground, narrowly evading the beam.
Then came Levos's second strike.
"SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!"
The world turned orange. The beam blazed with the heat of a miniature sun, brighter than the sky itself.
The ocean churned violently. The entire sea reflected the golden hue of the blast.
BOOOOM!
King Cold's chest was pierced clean through. Flesh and organs vaporized.
But the monster still wasn't dead.
Instead, a golden radiance began pulsing from his body.
Levos clenched his jaw. Three seconds…
If he couldn't kill Cold before the transformation completed, he'd become unstoppable.
Another beam struck, this time through his waist.
"Two…"
The golden light now burned with such intensity it lit up the clouds.
Levos fired a massive Kamehameha, swallowing King Cold in its radiant wave.
"One…"
BOOM!
The entire island was obliterated in a titanic explosion. Sky-high waves crashed outward for kilometers.
But within that cataclysm… King Cold's body held.
His shattered form began to mend, coated in gold.
Too late.
Levos zipped into the sky, launching dual Destructo Discs toward Cold's neck and torso.
But CLANG!
The discs hit his golden body, only grazing him before dissipating.
He had completed his Golden Transformation.
Levos scowled. I missed the window to kill him…
"DIE!"
With a roar of rage, King Cold summoned a massive dark-red energy sphere above his head, its gravity alone distorting the air.
"SOLAR FLARE!"
A blinding flash filled the sky. Cold's pupils shrank as white light consumed his vision.
Levos didn't hesitate.
He scooped up the Dragon Ball Cold had dropped and retrieved the two he had hidden earlier.
Grabbing the unconscious Gamma 1 by the collar, he Instant Transmitted far away from the crumbling island.
KABOOM!
Behind them, a colossal explosion tore the heavens open.
A tsunami of flames and water surged into the sky, obliterating everything in its path.
"Huff... huff..."
Levos and Gamma 1 hovered above the ocean several kilometers away, watching the devastation in silence.
"That was too close," Levos muttered. "If not for Solar Flare, we'd both be dead."
Gamma 1 blinked, then smiled faintly. "We don't even know each other… Why'd you save me?"
Levos didn't hide the truth. "Because of the Dragon Ball you have."
"Obviously," Gamma 1 chuckled. "So what do you need the Dragon Balls for?"
"To bring back people who were important to me," Levos said quietly.
Gamma 1's eyes flickered. "An android… who wants to revive someone?"
Levos frowned, surprised the other man had guessed his true identity.
He said nothing, but stepped forward and spoke plainly. "That Dragon Ball. You have it, don't you? Hand it over."
Gamma 1 smiled slyly and placed a hand on his belt. "If you can take it from my corpse, then it's yours."
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