"So what? At least I've ruined your plan!" Cooler responded coolly.

Without warning, he slammed a punch straight toward his opponent's face.

Smack!

"Huh?!" Cooler's fist was caught firmly in the opponent's hand.

In the next instant, a soft pink aura burst from the man's body, and his hair turned rose-colored in a flash.

Boom!

Cooler suddenly lost control of his body, crashing deep into the earth. His entire right arm vanished into nothingness!

"Hehehe…" The fused warrior let out a low chuckle. "So this... this is power beyond the realm of gods? Magnificent!"

Cooler struggled to stand, but before he could react, the man's hand grabbed his head and hoisted him into the sky.

A fist then rapidly expanded in Cooler's dilated pupils.

Boom!

It felt as though his skull had been shattered into fragments.

Bathed in a blinding energy surge, Cooler could sense his body rapidly disintegrating, collapsing, and dissolving into dust...

The fused fighter spat out a mouthful of blood, but upon confirming Cooler had been completely obliterated, he shot toward the most intense part of the battlefield.

He needed to recover from his injuries and fast.

With incredible speed, he arrived beside Fused Zamasu in a flash.

"Haah!"

With a roar, he erupted in energy, shaking the very air around him.

The warriors who had been surrounding Fused Zamasu instantly looked on in shock.

"Who the hell are you?!"

"This form..." The rose-haired fusion's eyes glinted with disdain. "You may call me Vegito Rose. Or better yet, God. I am divinity incarnate, the one true deity of this world!"

Around him swirled three distinct layers of blazing aura violet, pink, and red from innermost to outermost, casting an eerily divine glow.

Fused Zamasu curled his lips and tossed him a Senzu Bean.

Crunch, crunch. After chewing the bean, Vegito Rose's face lit up with disbelief.

"Even though this body isn't pushed to its full limits... this power... it's beyond anything I ever imagined. This... this feeling is incredible! Hahahaha…"

Elsewhere on the battlefield.

Two figures clashed at breakneck speed, leaving a tangled web of afterimages in their wake.

Boom!

Suddenly, the smaller of the two was sent flying dozens of meters back.

Frieza, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, looked utterly miserable. He'd been beaten black and blue by Dark Broly.

"Damn it! Are all Saiyans monsters now?!"

"Frieza, weren't you supposed to be some kind of emperor of the universe? Why don't you fight back?" Dark Broly mocked.

"Hmph! I know you Saiyans all too well... the most despicable race in the cosmos!" Frieza spat blood, his eyes seething with hatred.

"Heh. Even if you just take a beating, I'll still gradually adapt to this power," Broly smirked. "In fact, I'm a little grateful. You make the perfect punching bag tough and passive."

Frieza narrowed his slitted eyes.

"You're begging for death! If I'd just had more time to train, you clowns would all be dead by now!"

"Too bad. You won't get that chance," Broly sneered, unleashing another brutal barrage.

His strikes were swift and merciless, each blow stronger than the last.

Frieza did everything he could to dodge and defend, but he was clearly outmatched, his injuries worsening by the second.

Back at the central battlefield, the chaos had reached its peak, but Earth's defenders continued fighting valiantly with unified determination.

Everyone had gone all out in their assault against Fused Zamasu.

Though Gamma 1 and 2, Piccolo, and Bulma weren't strong enough to breach the center of the battlefield, they still contributed by firing ranged attacks, gradually chipping away at Zamasu's energy reserves.

The Senzu Beans he carried were critical.

Only by defeating him could Earth stand a sliver of hope.

But now that Vegito Rose had joined the battle, showing off his overwhelming might, hope flickered and dimmed in everyone's eyes.

Despair washed over them like a tidal wave.

Just Fused Zamasu alone was already nearly impossible to handle. It took the combined efforts of everyone to merely suppress him.

Worse yet, he had a whole bag of Senzu Beans, making him nearly invincible.

Now Vegito Rose had entered the fray.

It felt like Earth's defeat was no longer a matter of if only when.

Silence fell over the battlefield.

No one dared make the first move against Vegito Rose.

At that moment, Goku burst into light. His Super Saiyan 3 form collapsed as he reverted to normal.

"Damn! I burned through too much energy. I can't hold that form anymore," he said through gritted teeth, filled with regret.

"Gavy! What do we do now?" Bulma cried out anxiously.

"Don't give up! We still have a chance!" Gavy said resolutely.

He had been silently analyzing the battlefield this entire time.

And through the Kais' telepathy, he had also learned of two strange visitors who had arrived at the Lookout.

Though those two were concealing their identities, Gavy had a strong suspicion about who they were.

If he was right, then at least Dende would be safe.

Even if they lost this battle and everyone died, Dende could still use the Dragon Balls to resurrect them later.

And since Zamasu wasn't aiming to destroy Earth itself, there was a good chance the planet would survive.

Because they hadn't summoned Shenron early, it meant they still had a failsafe in place.

With that comforting thought, Gavy's mind became calm again.

"Our only hope now lies with Captain Ginyu. If he can switch bodies with Vegito Rose, we might just turn the tide!"

Bulma's eyes lit up.

"Bulma, I'm going to relay this plan to everyone quietly," Gavy said gravely.

Luckily, he could rely on the Kais to send the message telepathically.

Moments later, both Cooler and Ginyu turned toward Bulma.

They'd received the message!

Cooler roared and gathered every last ounce of energy, unleashing dozens of Planet Destroyer Bombs. The purple-black spheres pulsed with apocalyptic power.

"Go to hell, all of you!"

At the same time, the others launched their most powerful attacks.

"Haahhh!"

"Special Beam Cannon!"

Waves of devastating energy surged toward Fused Zamasu and Vegito Rose.

Vegito Rose sneered. "Hmph. Pathetic worms."

He prepared to intercept the blasts, when suddenly, a strange orange beam shot toward him.

"Change!"

Vegito Rose's face changed. Realizing something was wrong, he raised a shield and swatted the beam aside.

"You've fallen for it! Hahahaha…"

Ginyu cackled.

Another beam the real one pierced through the chaos of energy blasts and headed straight for Fused Zamasu.

That one beam carried the entire world's last hope.

Just as it was about to strike.

The space around them twisted.

Fused Zamasu reacted instantly, sensing something was wrong.

He reached into the vortex and yanked out a figure, dragging it in front of him as a shield!

"Damn it!"

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A familiar monster rises... but something in its eyes feels eerily human.

Gavy is actually Levos, From that point on, Gavy (a nickname used while he's in Cell Max's body) refers to Levos inhabiting Cell Max.

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