However, to his surprise, the person he thought was weak was actually capable of giving him a beating.
Facing Tambourine's attacks, Krilin quickly dodged and seized the opportunity to strike back, punching Tambourine right in the face.
Purple blood splattered in the air, and with it, Tambourine's ambition to conquer the world alongside King Piccolo vanished.
With a loud "bang," Tambourine slammed heavily onto the ground, appearing lifeless.
He slowly raised his head and asked, "Why, why are you all so powerful now?"
Tambourine's question left Goku and the others puzzled, as they couldn't comprehend what he meant. They wondered, "What do you mean we're so powerful? Besides training, is there another way to become strong?"
Among them, only John understood Tambourine's question, but he had no intention of providing an answer. John directly told Krilin, "Finish him off. Master Roshi, Bulma, and the others are waiting for us at the restaurant."
Seeing Krilin approaching to finish him off, Tambourine was immediately gripped by the fear of death. He flapped his wings, attempting to escape.
Krilin wasn't going to let him get away. A voice in his head kept urging him, "Kill him, kill him, kill him!"
Krilin assumed the stance to release the Kamehameha, shouting, "Ka—me—ha—me—ha!"
Instantly, a blinding energy wave shot out from between Krilin's hands, striking Tambourine as he was flying.
Tambourine let out a painful cry and then disappeared within Krilin's Kamehameha.
At the very moment of Tambourine's death, in a massive spacecraft far up in the sky, King Piccolo, who was resting, felt a sharp pain in his heart.
"Ah!" King Piccolo clutched his chest and let out a painful cry.
A demon servant standing next to King Piccolo immediately asked, "King Piccolo, what's wrong?"
King Piccolo's eyes widened with anger, and he shouted in disbelief, "Tambourine, Tambourine has been killed! Who, who killed my child?"
"Ah, Tambourine has been killed. How is that possible?" the demon servant exclaimed in shock.
You see, Tambourine was the first demon born from King Piccolo, and aside from King Piccolo himself, he was the most powerful demon.
Now that Tambourine is dead, it means that sending any other demon warrior, aside from King Piccolo, would be a suicide mission.
The demon servant looked at King Piccolo with concern and asked, "King Piccolo, what should we do now?"
"What should we do? The death of my child must be avenged. Moreover, the person who killed Tambourine is obviously a human with exceptional martial arts talent. Such a person cannot be left alive, or they will become a threat in the future. I must personally go and eliminate them."
After saying this, King Piccolo turned to the person who had rescued him and said, "Change the direction of the spacecraft. I'm going to avenge Tambourine."
The person King Piccolo was staring at, Pilaf, was startled and immediately instructed his two subordinates to pilot the spacecraft towards Papaya Island.
After defeating the monster that killed Tambourine, Goku picked up his Power Pole and the Four-Star Dragon Ball and headed back to the restaurant with the others.
John said, "Let's hurry up. We need to finish dinner quickly. That enemy kept saying he was King Piccolo's subordinate, and now that we've killed him, King Piccolo might come to avenge his death."
"Let's finish our dinner quickly. I don't want them to attack us halfway through our meal."
Hearing John's words, the others immediately agreed, and they rushed towards the restaurant.
At that moment, a few people were waiting in the restaurant, feeling a bit bored. When they saw John and the others rushing in, they were overjoyed, and Bulma immediately urged the restaurant staff to serve the food.
Soon, a sumptuous feast was served, and the group began to enjoy the extremely lavish dinner. John and Goku, in particular, ate at an astonishing speed, leaving Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu wide-eyed in amazement.
Noticing that Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu were staring at him, John paused his eating and explained, "There's no need to be surprised. Goku and I have unique body types that require an enormous amount of food to provide energy. This is why we are so powerful."
After the explanation, John continued to devour the food, even competing with Goku for the tastiest dishes.
About an hour later, everyone had finished their meal. John went to settle the bill while the others slumped in their chairs, exhausted.
At that moment, a low, droning sound could be heard from outside, as if hovering above the group. The low-frequency noise was so irritating that everyone felt uncomfortable.
People in the restaurant rushed outside to investigate and ask the person to turn off the machine.
After paying the bill, John also went outside with the others.
As they stepped outside, they noticed a large shadow covering a significant portion of the sky. Everyone looked up and saw a massive spacecraft hovering directly above them.
From a distance, they could make out five figures standing on the exposed platform of the spacecraft. One of them was exceptionally tall, with deep green skin and a face full of wrinkles, appearing extremely aged.
However, his aura was immense and radiated pure evil.
Upon seeing King Piccolo on the spacecraft, Master Roshi's face turned pale. He said in a stuttering voice, "K-i-n-g P-i-c-c-o-l-o!"
Master Roshi's words startled Tien Shinhan, Krilin, and the others, who had been stunned by King Piccolo's overwhelming aura.
Krilin exclaimed in surprise, "He's King Piccolo?!"
Master Roshi turned to Krilin and asked, "How do you know him?"
Krilin then proceeded to tell Master Roshi about what had just happened at the World Martial Arts Tournament.
Hearing that Krilin had killed one of King Piccolo's subordinates, Master Roshi understood why King Piccolo had come.
Just then, King Piccolo suddenly jumped down from the spacecraft. Before landing, he used the Flying Technique to cushion his fall, gently touching down and only kicking up a few puffs of dust.
It was at this moment that the group got a clear view of King Piccolo. On his chest, a giant demon character was emblazoned.
He looked around and slowly asked, "I want to know who killed Tambourine. I hope that person will step forward. Otherwise, I will kill everyone on this island."