Chapter 885: Piccolo's Ace (First Update)
Chapter 885: Piccolo's Ace (First Update)
"Based on your abilities, you think you're worthy of my joining? That's laughable!"
Piccolo burst into laughter upon hearing Ginyu's words.
The five members of the Ginyu Force all wore cruel smiles upon seeing this.
"Looks like we're in for some fun!"
"I'll go!" "I'll go!" "I'll go!"
Soon, the five members of the Ginyu Force began arguing over who would get the chance to fight first. None of them wanted to miss the opportunity to easily take down a target with a power level of 20,000, which wasn't easy to find.
In the end, at Ginyu's suggestion, they decided to settle the matter by playing a game of rock-paper-scissors.
"You're all dead!"
Seeing them play rock-paper-scissors and feeling disrespected, Piccolo's forehead veins bulged in anger.
The result was quickly decided. The shortest and weakest among them, Guldo, with a power level of 10,000, won the right to fight first.
"That's strange. That guy is so much weaker than Piccolo. How can he be confident in defeating Piccolo?"
Goku watched Guldo walk towards Piccolo, a puzzled expression on his face. With their power level detectors, they knew that Piccolo was currently at full strength, which was twice that of Guldo. They couldn't be unaware of this.
"There are a few aliens in the universe with the ability to transform, which can significantly boost their power levels. Some also possess unique abilities", Jiren explained, noticing Goku's confusion. "So, even when facing someone weaker, it's best not to be too careless."
Seeing Guldo step forward, Piccolo immediately burst into a rage and charged at top speed, intending to end the fight quickly. He didn't have Goku's habit of starting off weak to test his opponent.
However, just as Piccolo was about to reach Guldo, the latter held his breath and activated his ability.
"Stop right there!"
In an instant, time within a kilometer radius of Guldo froze, leaving only him able to move in this time-stopped space.
"Die now!"
Guldo was about to take advantage of Piccolo's frozen state to strike, but he suddenly froze himself when he noticed someone behind Piccolo who was completely unaffected by his ability.
This person, none other than Jiren, was waving at him, signaling that he could continue.
As a top-tier universal powerhouse, Jiren was a master of time manipulation. Guldo's low-level time ability had no effect on him.
Shocked by Jiren's immunity to his time ability, Guldo nearly lost his breath. He quickly gave up on attacking Piccolo and fled to a safer distance.
"It must have been a fluke!"
A kilometer away from Piccolo, Guldo released his ability and gasped for air.
Meanwhile, Piccolo instantly reached Guldo's original position, intending to end the fight with a single strike. However, he found that Guldo had vanished, reappearing elsewhere.
"You won't be able to hurt me!"
Guldo, now a kilometer away, glanced at Jiren again before yelling at Piccolo.
"What's going on? Could he have the same teleportation ability as Master?"
Not only Piccolo but also Goku and the others couldn't see how Guldo had moved. This made them think of Jiren's frequent use of teleportation.
It's not teleportation; it's a time ability. When Piccolo moves to attack, Guldo can hold his breath to release a wide-area time stop, then take the opportunity to run to a distance and evade the attack.
However, it seems he can't hold his breath for too long, so he can't run very far.
Jerry deliberately spoke louder so that Piccolo, whose hearing is much sharper than a normal human's, could hear.
In fact, Guldo's time ability is a very useful skill. Otherwise, with only a power level of 10,000, he wouldn't have joined the Ginyu Force.
After all, apart from him, the other three members of the Ginyu Force all have power levels around 60,000, and Ginyu himself has a power level of 120,000.
However, with his fear of death and virtually non-existent talent for fighting, he is better suited for a support role.
"Time stop? How are we supposed to fight that?"
Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, and Chiaotzu all frowned.
Goku, however, laughed when he heard Jerry's explanation:
"If his strength was on par with Piccolo's, it would indeed be tough, but Piccolo is so much stronger that it shouldn't be a problem."
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Sure enough, once Piccolo learned about Guldo's time ability, he immediately came up with a strategy. He flew into the air and started firing a barrage of energy blasts down below.
Dust and debris filled the sky, and he immediately charged into the smoke.
Guldo, now surrounded by the smoke, couldn't see Piccolo and was unsure whether to use his ability. In that moment of hesitation, Piccolo closed the distance and landed a powerful punch, sending Guldo flying.
The power level gap was so significant that Guldo was severely injured by a single punch. Just as Piccolo was about to finish him off, Guldo, enraged, used his second ability.
"Golden Bind!"
With a loud cry, Piccolo's body was instantly immobilized.
It was another time-based ability, but instead of a wide-area time stop, it used the power of time to bind the enemy's body, forcing them to remain motionless.
"How dare you hurt me so badly! I'll take your life!"
After immobilizing Piccolo, Guldo wiped the blood from his mouth and stretched his hands toward a nearby tree. The tree was immediately uprooted and transformed into a massive, sharp spear under his ability, which he thrust toward the immobilized Piccolo.
"Double Kaio-Ken!"
Piccolo roared, and the characteristic red aura of the Kaio-Ken technique surged within him. The powerful energy immediately broke the time-based restraint, and he swung his arm to break the spear. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Guldo and delivered a devastating punch that obliterated him.
"So Piccolo has also learned the Kaio-Ken technique. No wonder he was so confident."
Seeing Piccolo use the Kaio-Ken, Jerry finally understood why he was so confident about taking on the entire Ginyu Force alone.
"Damn, Guldo is dead. I'll have to come up with a new entrance pose. What a headache!"
Ginyu, upon seeing Guldo's death, showed no signs of sadness. Instead, he began to worry about their team's awkward entrance routine.
"Recoome!"
"Burter!"
"Ginyu!"
"We are the Ginyu Force!"
The four of them struck their entrance pose again, then sighed in unison.
"Sure enough, it feels a lot worse with one person missing."
"I've had enough of you. Sixfold Kaio-Ken!"
Piccolo roared, unleashing the full results of his training over the past half-month.
(End of Chapter)
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