Starting from becoming the King of Saiyans

Chapter 585: Hostage Trading

“Last ten seconds, hand over the Dragon Ball! Or I’ll kill her!”

Dragon God Zalama squeezed harder, and Chronoa’s face turned deathly pale, as if she could die at any moment.

“Nine!”

“Chronoa-sama!”

“Eight!”

Lin Chen flashed forward, attempting to attack Zalama, but Zalama had long been using Ultra Ego.

The moment Lin Chen approached, Zalama noticed him immediately.

Chronoa was instantly placed in front of Lin Chen, and a ki blast pierced through Chronoa’s body, hitting Lin Chen directly.

Bang!

“Seven!”

“Lin Chen, if you act recklessly, I won’t hesitate to kill Chronoa now. I’ll destroy the entire Time Nest if I have to. I’ll find the last Dragon Ball eventually!”

“Six!”

Lin Chen clenched his fists, not able to vent his anger.

“Five!”

Zalama’s gaze turned icy cold, an indescribable aura emanating from him.

A golden apparition of Super Shenron appeared behind him, spreading its wings and blocking out the sky.

The divine dragon’s apparition exuded such power that everyone present had no doubt that if Zalama wanted to, he could destroy the entire Time Nest.

“Four!”

Chronoa raised her hand slightly, as if she wanted to say something.

Zalama noticed this and loosened his grip a little.

But Chronoa immediately shouted, “Everyone! Don’t give him the Dragon Ball! No matter what… ah!”

Another light beam pierced Chronoa’s body, this time hitting her lungs.

Chronoa spat out blood, looking as if she was on the brink of death.

“Three!”

“Brother Lin Chen!”

“Dad!”

Everyone shouted apprehensively.

Lin Chen’s heart trembled.

Although Lin Chen hadn’t spent much time with Chronoa, it was impossible for him to ignore her.

But if he didn’t do this, how could he possibly rescue Chronoa from Zalama’s clutches?

Even though Lin Chen was confident in his ability to fight Zalama, Zalama’s strength cannot be taken lightly. Rescuing Chronoa safely before Zalama could kill her seemed quite difficult.

Act? Or not act?

“Two!”

Damn it…

Just as Lin Chen was about to take a desperate gamble, an unexpected guest suddenly arrived in the Time Nest.

“Lin Chen, give him the dark dragon ball.”

“Who?”

Everyone turned around and saw a figure appear before them, hands behind his back, descending from the sky.

It was Mr. Popo!

“Mr. Popo, what did you just say?” Lin Chen asked, thinking he had misheard.

He actually wanted them to hand over the Dragon Ball?

“Lin Chen, give Zalama the dark dragon ball.”

“Why?” Goku also asked, “Mr. Popo, that’s the last dark dragon ball!”

“I know.” Popo nodded, “But Chronoa-sama must not be harmed.”

“She is the deity who watches over time and space. If anything happens to her, all the timelines will be thrown into chaos. You must understand the gravity of the situation.”

“One!”

Zalama’s countdown still continued, but a triumphant smile had already appeared on his face.

He knew Lin Chen and the others had no other choice.

Sure enough, Lin Chen sighed and asked Goku and the others, “Who has the Dragon Ball? Hand it over!”

Everyone exchanged puzzled looks. When it came time to hand over the Dragon Ball, none of them knew where it was.

“Didn’t Chronoa-sama say it was under the big tree in the Time Nest?” someone wondered.

“It’s not there!” Zalama immediately said, “I’ve already searched the area. The Dragon Ball isn’t anywhere. It must be on one of you!”

The dark dragon ball was created by Zalama, so he could naturally sense its location.

However, after searching the entire Time Nest in disguise, he hadn’t found the Dragon Ball, so after careful thought, it had to be on someone.

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other, genuinely not knowing where the Dragon Ball was.

They had all assumed it was under the tree at the center of the Time Nest, and had been defending that area fiercely. But they didn’t expect Zalama to say it wasn’t there!

So where could the Dragon Ball be?

At that moment, a timid voice spoke up, “Dragon…Dragon Ball is here.”

Everyone turned around and discovered that it was Satan speaking!

He walked over to Buu, and then dove into Buu’s mouth, pulling out the dark dragon ball from inside.

Seeing this, Zalama immediately became furious.

He had suspected Goku and Lin Chen, but he never expected the Dragon Ball to be on these two insignificant ants he completely ignored.

After all, given Satan and Buu’s strength, let alone Zalama, just a random Dark-Mask soldier could have easily killed them earlier.

Yet, the most unlikely place for the Dragon Ball to be hidden was, in fact, with them.

Chronoa had really hidden the Dragon Ball in what seemed to be the most dangerous place.

Taking the Dragon Ball from Satan, Popo said, “Zalama-sama, please release Chronoa-sama.”

“Popo, give me the Dragon Ball and I’ll release her.”

Zalama was very cautious.

After all, he wasn’t Popo’s match yet and didn’t dare to release her.

“Alright.”

Hearing this, Zalama said, “Demigra, have the Demon Realm forces retreat!”

Upon Zalama’s command, Demigra, though unwilling, shouted, “Demon Realm forces, retreat!”

Space-Time doors opened, and the surviving Demon Realm soldiers began to retreat through them.

The once mighty army was now reduced to a few lucky survivors because of Lin Chen.

Even the two Demon Gods were still unconscious.

Once they had all left, Zalama stepped on a Space-Time door and said to Popo, “Popo, give me the Dragon Ball!”

Popo flicked his fingers, and the Dragon Ball floated slowly towards Zalama in mid-air.

Zalama caught the Dragon Ball, confirmed it, then casually tossed Chronoa, who was caught by Lin Chen.

Zalama, holding the Dragon Ball, smiled triumphantly, “Popo, thanks this time. Once I’m fully revived, I’ll personally visit to ‘thank’ you!”

With that, Zalama began to retreat through the Space-Time door.

Lin Chen, unwilling to let him go, was about to act when Mr. Popo moved first.

“Freeze!”

Mr. Popo suddenly pointed, sending a beam of the Power of Time towards Zalama.

Zalama, caught off guard, tried to block it but realized the beam’s target wasn’t him, but the dark dragon ball in his hand.

In an instant, the dark dragon ball lost its luster, and its surface began to turn to stone.

“Popo!”

Zalama roared in fury, but just then, the Space-Time door closed, cutting off his shout abruptly.