While the vessels proceeded to pepper the gigantic creature with more flak from their big guns, over on one of the Yamato-class battleships, the officers on the deck got quite a surprise when they suddenly saw a figure descend from the sky and land on one of their forward guns. In spite of the deafening sounds and shockwaves being produced by the cannons all around him, the raven haired figure in the brown trench coat simply stood there with his hands in his pockets and a smile on his face.
"So… this is the big, bad monster that's causing all the trouble out here," Android 17 exclaimed, ignoring the massive cannons in front of him going off as they lobbed yet another three shells up at their target. "Heh. It kind of reminds me of the squid Ami made me for dinner a couple of weeks ago, except this one is a little bit more alive than the one she had." Rolling up his sleeves, the man then set himself into a fighting stance. "Looks like you fellas could use a little bit of help." Without needing to be told, the man held both hands forward and unleashed two golden blasts up at the creature.
At first he figured it was going to do something. Perhaps even change its course. But when he saw his attacks explode uselessly against its invisible force field, the raven haired man blinked in surprise before his expression became deathly serious.
"O-kay. This might be a problem," he murmured, moments before opening up with a continuous barrage of ki blasts. With his palms fully opened up, Seventeen began firing blast after blast up at the giant alien, hoping that with his added firepower he would be able to break through its shield.
While Android 17 joined forces with the navy in their counterattack, over on the shoreline, scattering across the valley, the other Z-fighters finally arrived at the scene. With Piccolo securing the high ground on top of a nearby mountain, Yamcha taking to the fields, and Krillin and Eighteen dropping down on the white sands of the coast, the four of them took aim at the creature and charged their attacks.
"Alright guys. Let's dust this bitch!" Yamcha shouted a split second before he began unleashing a storm of countless golden blasts from his hands.
From all across the countryside, the warriors began lobbing continuous streams of ki attacks at the incoming giant, their barrage of blasts joining the artillery bombardment from the navy. Their support intensified the battering and multiplied the firework display already being unleashed upon the creature. Initially the group thought their attacks would be able to chase off the creature and perhaps burst through the invisible bubble surrounding it. But after seeing what it'd done to both Gohan and Zangya, the four of them weren't hoping for much.
They kept up the pressure, firing shot after shot in an effort to break through their target's barrier. Their combined efforts filled the air surrounding the extra terrestrial with blinding flashes of fire and energy; a display almost reminiscent of a Michael Bay wet dream.
But just when it seemed like their assault was about to push the creature back, the entire group of fighters and the navy were caught completely off guard when the invisible force field in front of the creature suddenly transformed into a hexagon-shaped pane of energy with a translucent surface. This transparent, glass-like barrier defended the entire creature's front from the bombardment before suddenly pushing forward, extending a full kilometer in front of the alien with a hundred smaller panels pushing the main one from behind. The barrier's range was extensive, stopping the onslaught of ki blasts and cannon fire two kilometers from their intended target.
The appearance of the barrier had all of the Z-fighters stop their attacks.
"W-What the hell?" Yamcha shouted.
Piccolo, sensing exactly how thick the barrier was, gritted his teeth in frustration before making contact with the others via telepathy. "Regular blasts won't work on this thing! Its shield is too strong!"
This news had Krillin curse inwardly, "Great! Now what are we supposed to do? Even with all of us attacking at once, we can't even put a dent in that thing!"
Narrowing his eyes on the creature as it descended the last hundred meters between it and the fleet in the water, the Namekian warrior spoke up again, "This creature is obviously defending itself using a very powerful force field, the same one it used to shake off Gohan, Zangya and Videl's attack from before. It's not a normal energy barrier either. Somehow this creature is creating its own form of magnetosphere, allowing it to deflect and neutralize all forms of attack."
That wasn't even the half of it either. Not only did the shield appear to be multi-layered, but the barrier surrounding the creature was so powerful that it was causing the light itself to distort around it, which was why they were able to see the field as it deflected their attacks from the front. By compressing the energy to a single point, the once invisible force field protecting it actually took on shape and form.
This immediately gave the Z-fighters a new problem to overcome.
"If we're going to pierce through that shield, we're going to have to hit it using concentrated power shots. Focus all of your energy to a single point and drive it in," Piccolo instructed, removing his cape and turban, and tossing them aside. Upon liberating himself of the extra weight, the Namekian cracked his neck and glared up at the titan of an invader. "That ought to shake it up a little."
The human fighters were immediately skeptical.
"If you haven't noticed, Piccolo, that thing just walked through a Super Saiyan and a Super Demon like they weren't even there," Yamcha spoke up from his end of the line, looking completely doubtful at his chances in this battle. "What could all of us hope to accomplish if the two strongest fighters on this planet couldn't?"
"Look. The best we can do is bide time and distract this thing until Gohan and Zangya get back. So why don't you quit your bellyaching for a couple of minutes, put on your big-boy pants and get your head in the damn game!" the green warrior shouted back, causing the man on the receiving end to wince.
Huffing irritably, the black haired baseball star grumbled, "A little 'please' would be nice."
"What was that?"
Cringing fearfully, Yamcha quickly spoke up again, "Oh. Uhh. N-Nothing. Nothing. Just talking to myself."
Hearing the Namekian's grunt at the end put the human fighter at ease, whereas Krillin and Eighteen merely gave the man's comments a deadpanned look. Obviously all of them were still in telepathic contact with each other, which pretty much meant that they heard every frustrated word being spoken by both the former guardian of the planet and the sports super star.
At least now that order had been restored to their ranks they could actually do something about their current problem.
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