As the fierce battle raged in the Time Nest, in the Dark Demon Realm…
A space-time door suddenly opened in a remote corner of the Demon Realm.
Mira emerged from the door, carrying the severely injured Towa in his arms, both looking disheveled.
Then he let out a long breath.
They were finally safe, at least for now.
Although they had run away, their lives were at least spared.
However, Towa quickly struggled to her feet, angrily shouting, “Mira! Why did you flee?!”
“I have to protect you.”
“But you made me desert the battle!”
“At least you’re safe.”
“You idiot… Fine, let’s hurry to the Demon King’s Castle and immediately inform Lord Mechikabura about what happened in the Time Nest!”
Just as Towa was about to lead Mira back to Mechikabura, two powerful auras suddenly appeared in front of them.
Mira and Towa immediately became immobilized.
“L-Lord Mechikabura? Lord Zalama!” Towa stammered, cold sweat dripping down her face.
Mechikabura glared at them and coldly asked, “Towa, why are you back? Where is Demigra?”
“D-Demigra…”
But Towa was too frightened to speak.
However, Mira didn’t have this problem and responded calmly, “Lord Mechikabura, the Demon Realm army encountered trouble. The Time Patrol’s Lin Chen was stronger than we anticipated. Both Putine and Gravy have been defeated, and the Dark-Masked Army and the Demon Realm army have also been nearly annihilated.”
“Annihilated!”
Mechikabura was shocked. “How many were there?”
“Only Lin Chen acted alone!”
“What! Alone?! Where is Demigra?”
“When we retreated, Lord Demigra hadn’t taken action yet… but they are likely fighting now.”
Mechikabura slammed his scepter into the ground: “Demigra, you fool!”
He turned to Zalama beside him: “Zalama, I’m afraid I must trouble you to intervene again!”
“Must I handle everything myself, Mechikabura? What use are you then?”
“Do you really think you can defeat Zeno alone?”
Zalama huffed and waved his sleeve. “Fine.”
With that, Zalama stepped into a space-time door and quietly left.
“Now then… Towa, regarding you and Mira deserting the battle… I need an explanation from both of you!” Mechikabura looked at the two, a hint of gloom and scheming flashing in his eyes.
Mechikabura was confident that Zalama could successfully retrieve the dark dragon ball.
However, the events that would follow remained uncertain…
To prepare for any eventuality, Mechikabura decided to make some arrangements.
…
At the Time Nest, the blinding white light gradually faded.
As everyone regained their sight, they anxiously looked towards Lin Chen and Demigra, eager to see who had emerged victorious.
Then, they saw the astonished expression on Demigra’s face and the disintegrating Giant God Warrior.
With a splutter, Demigra spat out blood.
The Giant God Warrior, formed by his Power of Laws, was destroyed, causing him to suffer a backlash from the laws.
“You actually destroyed my Giant God Warrior? Damn you, Lin Chen! But my powers are not limited to the Power of Laws!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Demigra threw down his scepter.
Clenching his fists, he began to emit an astounding aura.
It turned out that besides the Power of Laws, Demigra’s power level was on par with Lin Chen’s.
As the two prepared to clash fiercely, all attention was on them. No one noticed a shadow suddenly appearing behind Chronoa and the others.
“Ah!”
A sudden cry drew everyone’s attention.
Lin Chen turned to see Dragon God Zalama, who had somehow appeared behind Chronoa, gripping her neck. Despite her struggles, she could not free herself.
This terrifying scene startled Lin Chen.
Dragon God Zalama?
How did he appear in the Time Nest?
If even Lin Chen was like this, there was no nothing to say for others.
Although Goku and Vegeta had never seen Zalama before, they could sense a pressure greater than Demigra from him, making them hesitant to act.
“Demigra, I heard you are the second strongest in the Demon Realm under Mechikabura, yet this is all you amount to?” Zalama laughed at Demigra with a cold expression in his eyes.
The latter immediately replied coldly, “Zalama? What are you doing here?”
“Cleaning up your mess, of course. If you were more competent, I wouldn’t have to step in!”
Zalama tightened his grip, causing Chronoa to scream in pain.
But because her throat was being choked, her scream was reduced to a hoarse rasp.
“Chronoa-sama!”
Gohanks shouted, rushing forward to save her.
But Zalama’s eyes flashed, and an invisible force sent Gohanks flying, splitting him into Gohan and Trunks mid-air.
“Gohan!”
“Trunks!”
Seeing this, the others wanted to help.
But Zalama held Chronoa in front of them.
“Don’t move, or I’ll kill her first!”
Everyone stopped.
Zalama smiled and said, “Don’t act rashly. I have only one demand: hand over the dark dragon ball and no one else has to die today.”
“Dragon God Zalama, you’re resorting to a trick like this?” Goku yelled angrily.
However, Zalama ignored him and continued, “Tell me, where is the dragon ball! I’ve searched the Time Nest and couldn’t find it. It must be on one of you! I’m in a rare good mood and don’t want to kill, but if you waste my time, I’ll start with her!”
Zalama tightened his grip slightly, and Chronoa’s face turned blue, as if her neck would break any moment.
The situation left Zalama no choice but to be in a hurry.
Although the Time Nest was a forbidden area where Zeno and Grand Priest of various timelines couldn’t enter, Popo was an exception.
Zalama’s previous encounter with Popo had shown him that until he had been fully resurrected, he couldn’t handle the former dragon attendant.
Now that Zalama had left the Demon Realm for the Time Nest, he was certain Popo would soon discover his presence. Once Popo arrived, obtaining the dragon ball would be impossible. So, he had to find the dragon ball quickly.
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