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Chapter 63 - Chapter 63: Piccolo's True Power

"Chiaotzu, thank you!" Krillin said. "If it weren't for you, that guy would've been a real problem."

"Thank you, Uncle Chiaotzu," Gohan added, with deep sincerity.

"Tch — Guldo's dead," Jeice said in a low voice.

"This is bad," Burter ground his teeth.

"Hmm. One member short and our team formation falls apart," Recoome said, grimacing. "Damn. Captain Ginyu's going to have to come up with a whole new arrangement."

"We'll deal with that later... There was someone who interfered in that fight and broke our rules." Jeice's eyes went cold. "We need to drag him out and make him pay."

"First, let's decide who handles those two," Burter suggested.

"I'll take them!" Recoome said.

"Rock, Paper, Scissors," Jeice proposed.

The three played. Recoome won.

"Heh heh heh — I'll be the one to sort you two out!" Recoome cracked his knuckles and advanced toward Gohan and Krillin.

Whoosh!

Burter flickered and vanished on the spot — reappearing beside Chiaotzu and Tien Shinhan in an instant.

Chiaotzu and Tien's expressions changed instantly. They had not expected anyone to move that fast.

"Kid — if you dare stick your nose into their fight again, I'll finish you on the spot. Are we clear?" Burter warned coldly.

"Blllbtt!" Chiaotzu blew a raspberry at him.

Burter: "..."

Burter's temper ignited.

A little brat is making faces at me?!

"You're dead!" Burter launched a powerful punch straight at Chiaotzu.

Chiaotzu yelped, jumped back, and put some distance between them.

"Think you can run? You really think your speed can beat mine?" Burter said with contempt, then glanced back at Jeice. "Hey, Jeice — I'm going to deal with this little rule-breaker myself. You mind?"

"Fine with me, but you're splitting your chocolate," Jeice said with a grin.

"You greedy little—!" Burter grumbled. "Fine. Deal."

"Alright," Jeice nodded, then added as an afterthought: "Go easy on him, though. Don't just kill him outright — that would take all the fun out of it."

"Got it." Burter smiled faintly, then jerked a thumb at his own nose and fixed Chiaotzu with an amused, icy look. "You — the rule-breaker. You're in for a very bad time. Mentally prepared?"

Chiaotzu's mouth twitched. He said nothing.

"Just so you know — my speed is the fastest in the universe. Don't even think about running," Burter snapped.

Whoosh!

Before the words had fully landed, Burter rocketed toward Chiaotzu and drove a hard punch straight at him.

Chiaotzu was sent flying backward, his face going white in an instant.

At the critical moment, Tien Shinhan stepped forward and caught Burter's incoming arm.

"What?!" Burter's eyes went wide.

"You go through me first," Tien said coldly.

"You... you... how are you this strong?!" Burter stared at Tien in open disbelief.

CRACK!

Tien landed a sharp uppercut straight into Burter's gut.

"Urk—!"

Burter spat, feeling like the world had turned sideways.

THUD!

Tien followed it with a powerful kick that sent Burter soaring upward.

"Tri-Beam!"

Tien fired from both hands, sending a devastating blast of energy screaming upward.

BOOM!

The Tri-Beam hit Burter dead-on, shattering his armour on the spot and exposing the black bodysuit underneath.

"Hmph. The Ginyu Force — universe's mightiest. Not quite what I expected," Tien said with a cold laugh, then flickered and vanished.

"Th — this is impossible! How?!" Burter was genuinely reeling.

I'm Burter!

Elite member of the Ginyu Force!

How did some three-eyed human do this to me?!

"ARRGH — Three-Eyed freak! You'll die for this!" Burter erupted in fury and charged back at Tien.

Tien met him head-on. Their battle erupted.

Piccolo, Krillin, Gohan, and Yamcha all watched without getting involved.

Recoome and Jeice were a little shaken too.

Neither of them had expected anyone that strong to be hiding in this group.

"Not bad. That three-eyed one is stronger than we thought," Recoome said with a light smile, then turned to Krillin and Gohan. "Alright, you two — our game can start now."

Krillin and Gohan both swallowed. Their expressions turned serious.

"Allow me." Piccolo stepped forward and moved alongside Gohan.

"Piccolo!" Gohan felt a warmth in his chest, deeply moved.

"Oh? A Namekian — are you going to interfere in our game as well?" Recoome said lazily.

"Come on." Piccolo beckoned at Recoome with one hand.

"Fine. Since you're so eager to die, I'll oblige." Recoome let out a cold laugh, energy exploding off him.

Piccolo dropped into his fighting stance.

"Recoome — ATTACK!"

Recoome threw out an exaggerated pose — then blasted toward Piccolo.

THUD!

Recoome drove a savage elbow straight into Piccolo's jaw.

Piccolo's body flew back.

"Piccolo!" Gohan's face went white.

Krillin's expression shifted too.

But moments later, Piccolo steadied himself in midair.

Recoome was faster. He flickered, appearing directly above Piccolo, and drove a bicycle kick into him, slamming him clean out of the sky.

BOOM!

Piccolo's body smashed into the ground below, leaving a crater.

"Namekian — you're nothing!" Recoome smirked, thumbs down.

Whoosh!

Piccolo launched himself out of the crater, rocketing back into the sky.

"Hm?" Recoome blinked, and gave chase immediately.

"Special Beam Cannon!"

Piccolo pressed his index and middle fingers to his forehead, then drove them forward — pointing straight down.

A spiralling beam of light screamed toward Recoome at blinding speed.

Recoome's pupils contracted. He barely threw himself aside in time.

BOOM!

The Special Beam Cannon punched clean through the base behind him — and kept going, leaving a hole straight through it.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The base detonated in a chain explosion.

Recoome glanced back at the wreckage, and the corner of his mouth twitched. His expression shifted slightly.

This Namekian is no joke.

"Looking for something?" Piccolo's voice came from directly behind Recoome.

Recoome's head turned mechanically. He looked back at Piccolo — and his expression collapsed entirely.

[Author's note: After reading the comments — the current plan is to have Future One-Armed Gohan arrive in this timeline, whether through rebirth or some other means. There's also a possibility it happens through present Gohan hearing Future Gohan's voice... In any case, please send in those votes!]

To be continued…

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