Zarbon

"Wait! My lord... what did you say?" Xitaxi suspected he had misheard.

Chaya repeated himself. "I said it's time to send you on your way. Once you reach Other World, go enjoy yourself in Hell!"

As he spoke, Chaya's aura suddenly erupted. His overwhelming presence became waves of violently trembling energy. Within that boundless sea of power, the pitiful lizard-like alien was like a lone boat in a storm, swallowed by the vast energy without the slightest ability to resist.

"No!!"

With an ear-splitting explosion, Xitaxi was blasted into a wisp of dust in the air.

After the smoke cleared, Chaya turned his gaze toward the Fidayans without looking back.

The Fidayans were completely stunned. The absolute power Chaya had displayed had frightened them senseless. They could not believe that the alien who had been swaggering before them moments ago had turned into a speck of dust in the blink of an eye.

This was no longer a power they could resist. They could only submit to his demands.

I only hope this lord won't make any excessive demands! The Fidayan leader sighed mournfully. What disaster had befallen Fidaya? Why were powerful aliens appearing on this planet one after another?

"Are you natives of Fidaya?" Chaya's voice was not exactly cold, but the aura bestowed by his strength made the weak Fidayans afraid to meet his gaze.

The Fidayan leader stepped forward and answered cautiously, "Yes. Fidaya is our home planet."

"Are you the leader here?"

The Fidayan leader hesitated, then nodded. "You could say that."

In truth, he was not the Fidayans' true leader. Their leader had perished long ago, so he could barely be considered their current head, someone who could make decisions on their behalf.

"I hear your technology is highly advanced. Can you build a training chamber that alters gravity?" Chaya's voice softened, and his tone was no longer as stern as before.

The Fidayan leader froze for a moment before hurriedly replying, "Yes, yes, we can! We Fidayans are born scientists. Technology and manufacturing are what we do best!"

By then, the Fidayan leader had roughly understood Chaya's purpose. He had to demonstrate his people's worth as much as possible; only then might he preserve their lives. Naturally, he did not dare conceal or exaggerate anything before Chaya, since the survival of the entire Fidayan race depended on it.

Satisfied with the Fidayans' answer, Chaya said, "As you can see, Planet Frieza has already caught the attention of the Galactic Emperor Frieza. If you remain here, death is your only fate. Now I'll give you a choice: obey my orders, and I'll allow the Fidayans to survive in the universe."

It was a difficult choice. Should they immediately perish alongside their home planet and be wiped out by the aliens here, or listen to the youth before them and submit to him?

The Fidayan leader looked troubled. This was a decision concerning the survival of his entire people, and he could not decide at once.

Chaya did not disturb him. Instead, he found a place to sit and waited quietly. He believed the leader would make a clear choice.

Refusal might mean extinction, while agreement would mean the entire race becoming vassals!

Sweat appeared on the Fidayan leader's forehead. Looking at the young and elderly faces among his people, he finally gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, we are willing to submit to you. We only ask that you preserve the Fidayan bloodline!"

"A wise choice!" Chaya praised, revealing a brilliant smile. "Don't worry. I'll take you away from Planet Frieza."

"By the way, aside from those here, you have other people, don't you?" There were only a little over ten thousand Fidayans before him, far too few for a civilized race.

"Yes, my lord. This is only one percent of our population. Because of the sudden geological disaster, the vast majority of our people lost their lives. The survivors, in order to avoid being hunted by the aliens, have all hidden in underground shelters. If necessary, I can summon them here."

"Your hiding is useless. They have Scouters. Gathering together only makes it easier for them to detect you." Chaya shook his head.

"Ah, so they have Scouters. No wonder they found us! What are we supposed to do now?" The Fidayan leader immediately panicked.

Chaya said, "You should have spaceships, right? I'll cover you. Board your spaceships and leave Planet Frieza immediately."

Chaya knew that if the Fidayans had been given enough time, they would have been fully capable of leaving Fidaya aboard spaceships. But the geological upheaval had come too suddenly, giving them no time to react.

Here, Chaya had to give those aliens some credit. They truly were professionals. Before invading the planet, they had delivered a crushing blow to the Fidayans from space, stripping them of most of their ability to resist.

"Good, good, I understand. We'll leave everything to you, my lord!"

The Fidayan leader was overjoyed. At that moment, he suddenly felt that the lord before him was truly kind. Perhaps submitting to him would not be a bad thing for the Fidayans.

Elsewhere on Planet Frieza.

Thick smoke slowly rose from all across the continent, and the sky was covered by pitch-black clouds. Those dark clouds were haze formed from accumulated smoke.

In the outskirts of a ruined city, where dirt and stone lay strewn in every direction, the continental plate had split apart. A bottomless, gigantic fissure ran through the land, severing rivers and glaciers as though a massive blade had cut them in half.

On a patch of relatively level ground, a brownish disc-shaped spaceship was docked. More than a dozen thick, black steel claws extended from its underside like beasts of the wilderness, brutally embedding themselves into the hard rock.

Judging by its design, it was a disc-shaped spaceship reserved for high-ranking members of Frieza's forces.

Not far from the spaceship's hatch, a handsome man sat at a small table, sipping tea with great elegance.

The man had long dark-green hair tied into a braid at the end. He looked refined and dignified, and his every movement was gentlemanly, but his cold eyes revealed a cruel and merciless side.

He was Zarbon!

Zarbon had helped Frieza commit many evil deeds. Along with Dodoria, he was one of Frieza's two attendants. Among Frieza's many subordinates, only the Ginyu Force surpassed them in combat strength, and they had always been deeply trusted by Frieza. This time, when investigating the legend of the ancient warrior on Fidaya, Frieza had sent him.

At that moment, an alien who had been standing beside Zarbon noticed a slight change in the Scouter's display. He pressed the device several times, then turned to Zarbon and said:

"Lord Zarbon, I just detected that the energy of one of our corps members suddenly vanished. Before his energy disappeared, a string of violently fluctuating readings appeared on the Scouter's display. However, they weren't very high, and they soon vanished."

"Oh?" Zarbon gently set down his teacup, looking very interested.

Zarbon interlaced his fingers beneath his chin and asked, "How strong was the corps member who disappeared?"

"Xitaxi, a low-level corps soldier. His battle power was around 1,200. Equipped with an energy projector, he could unleash energy equivalent to a battle power of 2,000!" The officer checked the records and answered.

"Hmm, now that is interesting. The natives of Fidaya all have battle power below 15, don't they?" A bloodthirsty smile appeared at the corner of Zarbon's mouth.

"Yes!"

"Hahaha, it seems a little mouse has slipped in!"

"Lord Zarbon, could this be the legendary ancient warrior we're looking for?" one alien offered.

"No, no, no!" Zarbon shook a finger. "If the ancient warrior King Frieza is seeking only had that little battle power, King Frieza would not be paying this matter so much attention."

"Hmm... pass on my order. All members are to head immediately for the location where that energy signal appeared. It's been a long time since I played cat and mouse!"

A wicked gleam flashed through Zarbon's dark golden eyes as he ordered everyone to fly toward the location where Chaya had appeared.