After Majin Buu popped the piece of chocolate into his mouth, he gave one loud crunch and swallowed it whole.
In that instant, time itself seemed to stop. Black Goku's eyes trembled as the scene before his eyes clearly went far beyond anything he had ever imagined.
His gaze shifted uncontrollably toward Majin Buu as he muttered in shock within his heart: "What… what is this thing? Another me… actually got eaten!"
Meanwhile, deep inside Majin Buu's round belly…
A fleshy cocoon swayed slightly, and the one enveloped inside was none other than Zamasu, who had just been swallowed. His eyes flew wide open as he stared about in confusion, trying to make sense of the bizarre sight.
All he saw was a pinkish world, crisscrossed with tangled blood vessels and layers upon layers of flesh and tissue, sending a cold shiver down his spine.
This grotesque scenery struck fear into his heart, an inexplicable unease welling up inside him. He clearly remembered the heavy blow he had taken from Trunks, yet thanks to his powerful regenerative ability, he had recovered almost immediately.
And yet, now, he could not explain why he had ended up in this strange place.
Nervously, he examined his surroundings until his eyes fell on himself.
To his shock, his entire body was tightly encased within a cocoon of flesh, making it so that he couldn't move.
This place was utterly different from where he had been before; there was no trace of the outside world's energy and he could not any form of energy familiar to him for that matter.
A flicker of panic struck him, and a terrifying thought crossed his mind: "Could it be… am I already dead? Is this the so-called Hell of legend?"
"No! That's impossible! I possess an immortal body, how could I die so easily?!" He shook his head violently, desperate to drive away the fear gnawing at his chest.
Zamasu writhed inside the cocoon, trying to break free, but his efforts were in vain. Then, all of a sudden, the cocoon contracted sharply, clamping down on him even tighter.
His bones let out a creaking, cracking sound, as though they might snap at any moment. At the same time, a tremendous force pressed down on his body, crushing his muscles and bones with unbearable pressure.
"Aaaahhh!!!" The searing pain flooded his nerves, tearing a scream from his throat.
The agony surged like a tidal wave, drowning every cell in his body, leaving him unable to endure. He struggled to resist, but the more he fought, the greater the pain became.
As time dragged on, Zamasu's resistance began to fade. He realized that struggling only worsened the torment. In the end, he could do nothing but lie there quietly, bound helplessly within the cocoon.
Though his body was immortal, it did not spare him from pain's merciless grip.
Faced with such overwhelming restraint, he had no choice but to submit, for with his current power, escape was impossible.
His eyes darted about in nervous panic.
Suddenly, he sensed something amiss.
Horror seized him as he saw, not far away, another cocoon just like his own, yet much larger, shuddering faintly.
But unlike his, this cocoon's size was enormous.
Boom… Boom… Boom---!
The massive cocoon began to throb violently, echoing with heavy, muffled beats. As its rhythm quickened, the entire space filled with an eerie, unsettling aura. Zamasu's heartbeat grew faster and faster, cold sweat dripping down his forehead.
Unable to hold it in, he cursed aloud: "What the hell is this place?!"
The composure a god was supposed to have shattered completely in that instant.
Zamasu stared regretfully at the sight before him.
The cocoon in the distance suddenly tore free from its bindings and, like a living creature, began bouncing toward him.
Panic surged in Zamasu's chest. His eyes widened as he felt utterly clueless as to how to deal with this bizarre and sudden situation. After all, as a former apprentice Kaiōshin of Universe 10, when had he ever encountered something so grotesque?
And worse yet, this was some "local specialty" of Universe 7!
The cocoon hopped at frightening speed, drawing nearer and nearer, and Zamasu's fear swelled with every bounce.
Just then, a bone-chilling aura stabbed into his mind, making his entire body tremble.
"What… what in the world is this thing?!" Zamasu gasped, his eyes trembling.
By now, unease had consumed him completely, for here, he couldn't sense Black Goku's Ki at all. In other words, he had no way of calling for help!
In moments, the cocoon bounced right up in front of him.
BOOM--!
With a dull thud, the cocoon burst open, its flesh splitting apart under brute force.
A terrifying face emerged before his eyes.
It was none other than Broly, who had also been swallowed into Majin Buu's belly.
Having endured this nightmarish environment for so long, Broly's heart had grown darker, more twisted with every passing moment.
Since being devoured by Majin Buu, he had been utterly alone in this place.
Isolation, darkness, and endless fear gnawed at his mind, pushing him deeper into madness.
And so, Broly had gradually lost his reason, sinking into complete frenzy.
He leaned close to Zamasu, his face twisted into a grotesque grin, baring his teeth as his furious eyes locked onto him. Zamasu flinched at the sudden movement, but trapped in his cocoon, he could do nothing, only stare helplessly at the monster drawing nearer.
Their eyes met.
And in that instant, a dreadful premonition exploded in Zamasu's mind, sending shivers racing through him.
Sure enough, Broly did not disappoint.
He violently ripped away the cocoon restraining Zamasu. Having not seen another person in so long, Broly was instantly ecstatic. But that excitement quickly warped, his hatred for Vegeta and Son Goku now redirected entirely toward Zamasu.
He treated the cocoon like a basketball, slamming it against the ground over and over. Within Majin Buu's body, a gruesome and merciless slaughter unfolded.
The madness of Universe 7's berserker was unleashed upon the "honored guest" of Universe 10.
Ssshhh---!
Broly, the raging brute, tore the cocoon wide open, and with fists the size of boulders, hammered them again and again into Zamasu's face.
Immortal body meant he could not die, But it also meant Zamasu was doomed to endure Broly's endless torment.
Golden light flickered in Zamasu's eyes, and only now did he truly realize that his torturer was also a Saiyan.
"Y-you… bastard…"
"This place… what the hell… is it…"
The pride of a god had already vanished from Zamasu's eyes.
What awaited him now was nothing but an eternity of suffering.
(End Of This Chapter)
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