"Levos, Bulma, where did you get something this amazing?" Tranku caught the Senzu Bean Bulma tossed and crunched it without hesitation. "Crunch, crunch!"

While Tranku chewed, Levos calmly replied, "Yajirobe gave it to me. According to him, this is the last Senzu Bean on Earth."

"What?! Why didn't you say so earlier?! This should've gone to you instead!"

Tranku immediately tried to spit out the half-chewed bean.

"Don't waste it," Levos quickly stopped him. "With your strength restored, you can use your healing ability again, can't you?"

"Levos, you really think things through!" Tranku said, genuinely impressed.

Bulma glanced at Levos, her expression softening further.

"…Oops." Levos suddenly realized he might have revealed too much.

Though he could come up with a plausible explanation later, it still risked raising suspicions.

As soon as Tranku finished swallowing the Senzu Bean, an immense surge of energy erupted from his body, forcing everyone nearby to take several steps back.

"My bad!" Tranku quickly apologized and retracted his aura, though he still looked utterly baffled.

"I think… I'm even stronger than Gokux! Maybe I've already surpassed Golden Frieza!"

"Seriously? That's… incredible!" Cold's face darkened. He gritted his teeth. "Then you can restore my stamina now, right?"

"Absolutely. I think I can fully restore everyone here!" Tranku could feel the endless flow of power inside him and was itching to put it to use. "My healing ability must've gotten stronger too!"

Levos quietly nodded in admiration.

As expected, for power below god-tier, Potara fusion was superior to the Fusion Dance.

Tranku immediately healed everyone present, including Cold.

"My own strength hasn't diminished much either. I can still fight alongside you all," Tranku said with visible excitement.

"Wait! Please heal Lord Frieza too!" Ginyu suddenly shouted from Levos' hand.

Everyone tensed and turned their eyes to Levos.

Why are they all staring at me? I'm a good guy, but I'm not ready to say that iconic line to the emperor just yet…

"…Fine. Heal Lord Frieza too," he relented.

After all, the others didn't understand how ridiculously tanky the real emperor was.

Levos hadn't had time to explain that to Earth's warriors.

"Oh, and don't engage Black Broly. That guy is dangerous. I think Frieza noticed it too that's why he's stalling him."

Others didn't know about Black Broly's combat instincts, but Levos knew exactly how terrifying they were.

Thankfully, after what happened with Goku Black and Dark Vegeta, Frieza's years of experience fighting Saiyans had given him sharp intuition. He was playing things exactly right.

Take the hits now to avoid the real beatdown later.

Because if another Pink Broly were to emerge… they'd all be annihilated.

Tranku didn't hesitate any longer and used Instant Transmission.

A moment later, he returned.

"Frieza really has no appreciation, huh?" Tranku rubbed the bruised side of his face and muttered, "But that Broly guy… he's seriously powerful. Frieza's holding out pretty well."

He then added calmly, "Still, he should be able to hang in there a bit longer now."

"So, Levos, what's our plan?" someone asked.

Levos paused in thought, then said something that shocked everyone.

"In the next battle, we must protect Captain Ginyu."

BOOM!

A deafening explosion echoed overhead. Everyone looked up, stunned.

In the sky, Fusion Zamasu and Rose Vegito had apparently been arguing, delaying their actions for a while.

Now, both were simultaneously using the power of their right-hand rings to force the space-time rift open even wider.

Thunder rumbled from deep within the rift, hinting at some terrifying calamity occurring inside.

A chill ran down everyone's spines.

If more Dark variants emerged… they'd stand no chance.

At this point, there was no room left for retreat.

"Levos, what do you mean by protecting Ginyu?"

"Fusion Zamasu's greatest threat is his immortality. I want to try sealing his soul inside a frog's body."

Everyone jolted.

That… might actually work!

The toughest thing about Fusion Zamasu was his combination of immortality and healing.

As long as he was around, they could never truly win.

To solve this crisis, he had to be dealt with first.

"You all focus on distracting the two of them."

Before Levos finished speaking, Earth's fighters charged forward without hesitation.

"Haaahhhh!"

"Super Saiyan 3!"

"ORA ORA ORA!"

In an instant, waves of energy blasts rained down on Fusion Zamasu and Rose Vegito.

Tranku went all out, burning every last ounce of his energy to hold off Rose Vegito.

Levos pressed his fingers to his forehead and said to Ginyu, "Captain, get ready to use your body-switch technique… on Lord Cold."

"W-What?!" Cold panicked. He clearly hadn't been given the memo.

"I'll appear in front of Zamasu right as the beam is released," Levos reassured him.

Fusion Zamasu's teleportation powers were unpredictable, Levos couldn't rely solely on Ginyu's timing.

"This is too risky! I… I don't want to turn into a frog!" Cold was sweating bullets.

Meanwhile, the space-time rift was still expanding, now covering the entire sky above them. Time was running out fast.

"We don't have a choice! If we don't act now, we're all dead!"

"Damn it!" Cold cursed and reluctantly accepted his fate. He turned and locked eyes with the frog in Levos' hand.

"Forgive me, Lord Cold!" Levos whispered.

"Change!" came the familiar robotic voice through Ginyu's translator.

Before anyone could react, Levos and Ginyu vanished.

In the next instant, Levos reappeared directly in front of Fusion Zamasu frog in hand.

He shoved it right in Zamasu's face.

A beam of orange light burst from Ginyu's mouth.

Fusion Zamasu, caught off guard, quickly raised a crimson barrier.

But the beam still slipped through and went straight into his open mouth!

Levos stared at him, eyes sharp and unblinking.

Then, behind Zamasu, the halo flared with brilliant light.

Did it work?

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