Creed said, "Bulma, I think you should go back first. This place isn't suitable for you. If a conflict breaks out, we might not have time to protect you. As for the Dragon Balls… just leave it to us."
He was telling the truth. There were plenty of people around here stronger than Piccolo. For an ordinary human like Bulma, there was no way to protect her—just the aftershocks of a fight could blast her into pieces.
Bulma was obedient and returned to the spaceship. She sat at the control console, thinking for a long time, but in the end, she still didn't take off.
At the same time, Vegeta landed not far from them. He was only temporarily submitting to Frieza. Once his strength increased, the first person he wanted to kill would be Frieza—so he absolutely couldn't let Frieza get the Dragon Balls first.
Even though Vegeta thought that way, Frieza had acted days earlier. He had led his men to slaughter many Namekians and had already obtained five Dragon Balls. He handed the collected Dragon Balls to a fairly handsome man named Zarbon and told him to keep them safe, because Frieza already knew Vegeta was also coming to fight for the Dragon Balls.
Zarbon nodded. Then the scouter suddenly made a sound. He lowered his voice and said, "Frieza-sama, Cui has sent news—Vegeta has arrived at this location. Also, the power reaction that appeared earlier has vanished at the same time. I'll go investigate the region where that reaction appeared."
Frieza shook his head. "What I want to know is how to deal with the Vegeta who's betrayed me."
Zarbon said, "Please rest assured. Cui has already set out to take care of him. Their strengths are about the same, and they can't stand each other. There shouldn't be any problem."
Just as Bulma was hesitating over whether to leave, two warriors with strange appearances from Frieza's search unit had already found them. Because Vegeta's earlier appearance had frightened her, Bulma had become extremely sensitive. The moment she saw the two warriors, her legs started trembling. She said shakily, "W-Who are they?"
Goku scratched his head. "I think they're Namekians? But we should hurry and find Vegeta. I really want to fight him again."
The two of them on the other side were also very wary. They didn't look like Namekians either. But Frieza had given an order before—anyone on this planet who wasn't one of theirs would be killed on sight.
They shot up into the air and prepared to attack. Creed curled his lips and said softly, "Goku, guys at this level… you can handle them, right?"
Goku nodded. Before he could say anything, the two of them attacked first. Golden shockwaves came howling in—but their target wasn't the group. It was the spaceship behind them.
Bang!
The already battered spaceship was completely shattered.
Seeing the ship get blown apart, Goku was thoroughly enraged. The ki he'd been suppressing burst out instantly. The laughter in the sky cut off abruptly, like someone had grabbed their throats. The warriors' scouters showed the battle power value skyrocketing nonstop. Before they could even react to what was happening, Goku's figure vanished from right in front of them.
The next moment, he appeared in front of them without warning.
Boom!
Goku raised his arm and swept it across. The two warriors didn't even have time to block. Their vision flashed, a sharp pain exploded at their waists, and they were sent plummeting from the sky, crashing into the water and kicking up massive waves.
Creed flashed over and pressed a hand to Goku's shoulder, making him hide his ki again so he wouldn't draw Frieza's attention.
His plan was to slowly bleed Frieza's subordinates dry—then deal with Vegeta.
The report of those two being defeated was quickly delivered to Zarbon. Seeing it, he frowned slightly. Frieza asked with interest, "What is it, Zarbon?"
Zarbon said softly, "Frieza-sama, the people we just sent out to investigate have already been defeated. It seems the enemy is no ordinary person. They can raise their battle power instantly, and after killing the two scouts, they immediately erased their ki."
"Interesting," Frieza said. "It wasn't Vegeta, right?"
Zarbon said, "Yes. The battle power values don't match Vegeta at all. Their average battle power doesn't exceed two thousand."
Frieza laughed. "Trash at only two thousand—whether we ignore them or not makes no difference. But their attitude displeases me. Next time they're discovered, kill them directly."
At the same time, Cui had already found Vegeta and immediately started fighting. Flames and explosions erupted everywhere. Wherever they clashed was leveled into flat ground.
Cui looked extremely excited. He'd wanted to kill Vegeta for a long time, but in the past he'd lacked a reason to make a move. Today, he could finally satisfy that wish.
Shockwaves carrying fire blasted toward him, rubble burned within the explosions. Facing Cui's attacks, Vegeta kept dodging. Even as Cui mocked him, Vegeta didn't counterattack.
In the end, Cui seemed fed up with this chase. He stopped and sneered, "After going to Earth once, you learned how to run, huh?"
Vegeta stopped as well. He clenched his fists and began to gather ki. He said slowly, "On Earth, I also learned how to control battle power. Now use your scouter and take a good look at my battle value."
Cui's pupils shrank sharply. On the scouter, Vegeta's battle value kept climbing. Vegeta, who had been below him, caught up in an instant—and even showed signs of surpassing him.
"Idiot!" Vegeta shouted. "I've been storing real combat experience nonstop. On Earth, I fought until I was practically dying. You've been living comfortably at Frieza's side—how could you possibly compare to me!?"
In the blink of an eye, Vegeta's battle value surged to twenty-five thousand—and it was still rising.
Bang!
Cui's scouter suddenly exploded.
"W-Wait…" Cold sweat appeared on Cui's forehead as he retreated again and again. "Vegeta, don't attack yet. I have a good idea—let me join you. I can help you find the Dragon Balls. How about it? The two of us could easily defeat Zarbon and the others—"
Before he could finish, his vision spun. A sharp pain slammed into his face.
Vegeta's fist smashed into him, sending him flying away. Completely caught off guard, Cui had no way to stabilize himself midair.
Vegeta didn't give him any chance. He raised a hand, and a deep red shockwave roared out, striking Cui dead on.
Boom!
Cui's body and the shockwave exploded together like fireworks, sparks scattering in all directions.
(End of Chapter)
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