Two years later...
Somewhere in the North Galaxy, Betkas's spaceship was racing toward its destination...
"Beep!"
Suddenly, Betkas woke from his deep sleep. The lights inside the spaceship came on, and he stiffly moved his arms before sighing, "I can't believe it takes more than two years just to fly from the South Galaxy to the North Galaxy. Not having Instant Transmission is such a pain..."
"But... two of the four years have already gone by. Tsk, tsk... What a waste of time. I wonder if my body has gotten rusty..."
Betkas looked over his body, which seemed to have changed somewhat, and spoke up.
"By the way, what part of the North Galaxy am I in now? How much farther is it to Frieza's old base planet?"
Betkas suddenly remembered and opened the spaceship's data files, searching through them carefully...
"Damn... I won't arrive for another three months. I woke up way too early!"
When Betkas learned where he was, his expression darkened. Three whole months trapped in this tiny spaceship would drive him crazy. But he didn't want to go back to sleep, either. He hadn't fought in nearly seven years. If he didn't awaken the Saiyan blood in his body soon, who knew whether it would affect his ability to become a Super Saiyan?
"Should I just find some planet and test myself out?"
Betkas glanced sideways, tilting his head as he watched the planets flash past outside the window, and murmured to himself...
As Betkas aimlessly scanned the passing planets, his pupils suddenly shrank. Then he burst into wild laughter...
"Hahahaha!!!! Now that's lucky! Damn, I was just about to find a planet to test myself on, and I stumble across something this good. It's about time I met those guys. I wonder how weak they are right now!"
Still laughing, Betkas swiftly moved his hands and changed the spaceship's destination to the planet he'd just spotted.
The spaceship received the command, made a U-shaped turn, and headed toward the planet Betkas had selected...
Just seconds later, Betkas saw the planet that had flashed past him earlier once again...
"Earth!! Kakarot! I'm here!"
Betkas looked at the blue planet ahead, in high spirits. At the same time, the spaceship plunged into its atmosphere, broke through the clouds, and rapidly descended toward the surface.
Meanwhile... on Earth...
Kami's Lookout...
"What is this overwhelmingly powerful, evil ki?!"
Old Kami stared in a certain direction, his face grave and beaded with cold sweat. His voice was full of astonishment...
"Kami!!!"
Those nearby were trembling, too. They could feel an evil ki more powerful than anything they'd ever encountered—hundreds of times stronger even than King Piccolo's. It was terrifying beyond belief...
"Is Earth about to face another disaster?!"
Old Kami's eyes were clouded with confusion...
West City...
Yamcha trembled as he stared in a certain direction. His pupils quivered despite himself... Tien Shinhan, who happened to be there, was no different. Master Roshi and Chiaotzu were sweating, too, while Bulma, Puar, and Oolong stared at the three men in bewilderment.
"Who could have such powerful ki?!"
Yamcha asked, stunned...
"Could it be that guy, Piccolo?!"
Tien Shinhan asked uncertainly...
"Impossible!! How could that guy have gotten so strong? Besides, that ki clearly came from beyond the sky! It can't be Piccolo!"
Yamcha was already panicking. The ki he felt this time had completely robbed him of the strength to fight... Master Roshi beside him had all but resigned himself to death. This evil ki far surpassed the strongest people on Earth, Son Goku and Piccolo. If they fought, there was no chance of winning!
"Um... what are you guys talking about? Why did your faces suddenly change? We finally got together for once..."
Bulma looked at them in confusion and asked... Oolong was puzzled, too, but he could tell from their expressions that a powerful enemy had appeared. Drawing on years of experience, he immediately broke into a sweat...
"How can we think about getting together now? Earth itself might be destroyed!!!"
Yamcha sat dejectedly on the grass and spoke in a low voice...
"Earth will be destroyed?! You're joking... With Goku here, Piccolo can't possibly win..."
Bulma didn't believe him...
"It's not Piccolo! If this person is an enemy, he's hundreds of times stronger than Goku and Piccolo! Neither of them can beat him!"
Master Roshi sighed...
"Not!!!!"
Somewhere in the wilderness...
"What incredibly powerful ki!! Who is that?!"
Piccolo clenched his fists... He stared ahead in shock, sweat dripping from his brow. A powerful sense of defeat rose within him...
"It's over! This planet!"
Piccolo murmured despite himself. But then his expression changed. Gritting his teeth, he shot into the sky and rushed toward the source of that ki...
On Mount Paozu...
"Goku, what's wrong?!"
Chi-Chi stared at Son Goku in confusion. He'd been eating heartily just a moment ago, but suddenly stopped and wore a serious expression—the kind he only showed when facing a powerful enemy in battle. Nearby, two-year-old Son Gohan happily continued eating, completely unaware.
"Chi-Chi, I'm going out for a bit. Please look after Gohan."
Son Goku stood up, tightened his belt, and spoke with a serious, focused expression...
"Ah... Goku!!"
Chi-Chi was just about to ask what had happened when she suddenly saw Son Goku fly away... She could only pray for him...
In a certain forest...
"Sure enough, Earth's air is great... The natural wilderness here is still wonderfully preserved. If I sold a planet like this, I'd get a hefty bonus on top of the price... Uh... I mean, I can't sell this planet..."
Betkas floated in the air, admiring the lush green forest and the hills around him, thoroughly enjoying the view...
"Still, the people on this planet are all way too weak..."
Betkas suddenly looked into the distance, a cryptic smile appearing on his face as he murmured...
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