"D-Damn it!"
Son Goku roared unwillingly.
His attack had been unbelievably powerful, yet it hadn't harmed Baby in the slightest.
If anything, it seemed to have boosted Baby's momentum even further.
"Hahahahaha! Son Goku, now it's my turn!"
Baby laughed wildly.
He formed his hands into a familiar stance and roared:
"Super Galick Gun!!!"
BOOM!!!
An enormous pillar of light instantly engulfed the sky as the gigantic blast thundered toward Goku.
"Wait! Wait!! I-I'm not ready yet!"
Goku hurriedly tried to gather another Kamehameha to defend himself.
Unfortunately, this time he reacted too slowly.
The Super Galick Gun swallowed him whole.
"Hahahaha! Success!"
Baby burst into triumphant laughter.
"This time, Son Goku should finally be dead!"
Seeing this scene, Zeru couldn't help laughing.
Goku's earlier line echoed in his mind:
"Wait… I'm not ready yet!"
"Hahaha! This kid really is hilarious."
"Even in a battle like this, he can still act so goofy."
Zeru looked toward the massive beam.
The residual energy gradually dissipated.
At the bottom of a crater lay Goku's motionless body.
He appeared to have lost consciousness.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, Baby turned around and finally noticed Zeru's existence.
His brows immediately furrowed.
"Who are you?!"
"Why have I never seen you before?!"
"Who am I?"
Zeru glanced at him coldly.
"I'm someone you can never afford to provoke."
"How arrogant!"
Baby roared angrily before charging straight at him.
The giant ape hand slammed downward.
Yet Zeru didn't move at all.
He simply allowed the attack to land.
BANG!!!
The scream that followed…
Didn't come from Zeru.
It came from Baby.
"AAAAHHH!"
Baby yanked his hand back in agony, frantically blowing on it as he retreated dozens of meters.
He stared at Zeru with fear and shock.
"You… you're also a Saiyan?!"
Zeru shook his head helplessly.
"Looks like I've been too low-key over the years."
"Though I suppose it makes sense."
"I've either been training or spending time with my family."
"It's normal that someone like Baby wouldn't know me."
Then Zeru slowly floated forward.
At this moment, Goku also woke up from unconsciousness.
The instant he saw Zeru, his eyes lit up.
"Zeru-brother?!"
"You finally came back!"
"Yo, Goku."
Zeru waved casually.
"Long time no see."
Goku scratched his head awkwardly while glancing at Baby.
"This guy's ridiculously troublesome."
Then he lowered his voice.
"Zeru-brother… he says he has an immortal body."
"How do we deal with him?"
"Immortal body?"
Zeru sneered.
He slowly raised a hand and extended one finger.
A dazzling light gathered at his fingertip.
Whoosh!
The beam shot forward instantly.
BOOOOOOM!!!
Continuous explosions erupted across the sky.
"Oh?"
"So this guy really is pretty hard to erase."
Soon the smoke cleared.
Baby floated in the air in a miserable state.
His earlier arrogance had completely vanished.
What remained in his eyes…
Was pure terror.
"Zeru-brother… your power…"
Goku stared blankly in disbelief.
Zeru had stayed quiet for too many years.
Goku knew he was strong…
But he had never imagined Zeru could be this terrifying.
"My power?"
Zeru chuckled softly.
"It's beyond your imagination."
"Though your future achievements won't be low either."
"But if you want to surpass me…"
"You'll need to work much harder."
"I definitely will!"
Goku clenched his fists firmly.
"I'll train even harder from now on!"
Meanwhile, Baby's expression had completely darkened.
"I need to escape!"
"This Saiyan is way too terrifying!"
"There's no way I can fight him!"
Baby wasn't truly immortal.
Very few beings could destroy his core existence completely.
But Zeru's casual attack earlier had nearly shattered his very soul.
So Baby made his decision instantly.
Run.
Whoosh!
He turned and fled immediately.
"You can't escape."
Zeru merely smiled faintly.
Then—
Snap.
He lightly snapped his fingers.
Instantly, Baby's body froze midair.
His giant ape form rapidly shrank.
Soon—
Vegeta reappeared.
Baby himself…
Had vanished entirely.
Seeing this, Goku's eyes widened.
"B-Baby's gone?!"
"Wait—what about Vegeta?!"
"Is he okay?!"
"He's fine."
Zeru smiled.
"I erased Baby himself."
"Not Vegeta."
"So naturally Vegeta is unharmed."
Goku sucked in a cold breath.
This ability…
Was simply absurd.
To erase someone from existence without a trace—
It was beyond terrifying.
"Well then, I'll leave the cleanup to you."
Zeru waved casually.
Then suddenly he remembered something.
"Oh right."
"Soon, would you like to visit another timeline with me?"
"And meet another version of yourself?"
"Huh?!"
Goku pointed at himself blankly.
"There's another me?!"
"Not in this world."
"In another world."
Zeru explained with a smile.
"What?!"
Goku was stunned again.
"There are other worlds too?!"
"And another Son Goku?!"
"Yep."
Zeru patted him on the shoulder.
"You'd better train harder."
"The Goku from that timeline…"
"…is much stronger than you are now."
After the Tournament of Power, Zeru was certain of one thing—
This GT version of Goku, who had only just reached Super Saiyan 4…
Still had a very long road ahead of him.
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