Gohan is powerless against the infected Piccolo. As Piccolo closes in for the kill: despite his attempts to free Kami and Mr. Popo from Garlic Jr.'s glass bottles, Krillin jumps in front of him (pushing Gohan out of the way to save him), and gets bitten (into unconsciousness and later turn into a demon) by Piccolo. Now, Gohan seems to be the only hero left against his now infected friends, and it seems that the battle was over, as he gets almost beatened to death...or is it?