Nappa's Death

(This chapter is all about a scheme. Hmm. Nappa's death is pretty pathetic... Even Vegeta couldn't stop the world from being destroyed (⊙o⊙)...)

Smack!

Smack!

Two heavy blows rang out... as two figures were sent flying. Nappa had struck Piccolo in the face with one hand and Yamcha with the other. The tremendous force sent them hurtling backward, crashing into a distant hill and embedding themselves in it.

"Uncle Piccolo!!"

Son Gohan turned to look at what had happened and cried out in alarm.

Then a dark shadow fell over him. Gohan spun around and saw Nappa's towering figure. His body began trembling uncontrollably.

"Hmph... A brat who's never been in a real fight... You're pathetic. But you've only got yourself to blame!"

Nappa looked down at Gohan and sneered. He immediately clenched his right fist and swung it at him. Gohan could only stare timidly, seemingly forgetting to dodge.

"Dodge, you idiot!"

Piccolo had just gotten to his feet inside the hill. Seeing the perilous scene, he shouted in alarm.

"Kame... ha... me... ha!"

At that instant, Krillin fired a Kamehameha. Nappa's attention was drawn to it. He glanced at the blue blast rushing toward him from the right and curled his lip in disdain. Then he flicked it aside with one hand, sending it flying away with ease.

"Gohan, get out of there!"

Krillin called out to Gohan, who was still standing there in a daze.

"Ah!!"

Gohan snapped out of it. Seeing Nappa turn to face him, he jumped backward and put some distance between them. Piccolo, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu had just regrouped, and Krillin hurried over to join them.

"How are things, Piccolo?"

Tien Shinhan watched Nappa, who seemed completely at ease in the distance, his expression grave. Then he turned to Piccolo and asked.

Everyone except Gohan, who was still in a perilous position, watched Piccolo with serious expressions.

"We can pull it off, but the odds are probably only about 30 percent..."

Piccolo thought it over for a moment, then glanced at Vegeta, who was still smiling faintly, and answered.

"That's still pretty good. I thought the odds might not even be 10 percent. Should we take the gamble?"

Krillin sounded pleasantly surprised. The others also looked a little encouraged.

"No. The chance of failure is still too high. We only get one shot. If we fail, we die. So I'm going to improve our chances."

Piccolo shook his head.

"Improve them? How?"

Yamcha asked in surprise. The others looked just as puzzled.

"Here's what you'll do. All of you, distract the big guy. I'll hang back, watch for an opening, and make my move. If it works, we'll definitely take the big guy down. And if we get lucky, we might even handle both Saiyans without waiting for Son Goku to show up. Gohan, you'd better stay out of this."

Piccolo seemed to have thought of something. A hint of smugness appeared on his face as he spoke. Everyone's spirits lifted at the prospect of a 100 percent chance of success, and they each took up positions on the front line. Gohan lowered his head, a little dejected. Krillin gave him a reassuring pat on the shoulder and a nod, then went forward with Tien Shinhan and the others.

"Hmm? Finished discussing your plans?!"

Nappa looked at Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu as they stepped forward, then burst out laughing.

"Let's go together!"

As soon as Tien Shinhan said the words, the four of them charged straight at Nappa. Nappa watched them approach with disdain, then sprang into action. First, he caught Tien Shinhan's incoming punch and tossed him away without hesitation. Then he kicked Chiaotzu, who had appeared behind him, and drove his left elbow into Yamcha's face as he came at him from the left. Finally, he slammed his head into Krillin's bald head.

In the blink of an eye, all four of them had been sent flying... and each was left aching all over.

"Heh heh... Is that all it takes to wear you out?"

Nappa looked at the four sprawled on the ground and spoke casually.

Beside him, Vegeta continued to watch with a faint smile, thinking, You fools never stood a chance!

But the next moment... Vegeta suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

Pop!!

Pop!

By the time Vegeta reacted, he realized that the scouters over his left eye and Nappa's left eye had both been destroyed by a tiny Ki Blast.

Then he turned a dark, sullen stare on Piccolo, who had just fired it.

"You... You've done something you really shouldn't have!"

Nappa looked at Vegeta's dark expression and felt a little uneasy. Piccolo's move was practically a direct provocation.

The reason Vegeta and Nappa hadn't noticed Piccolo was that he had been charging a Small Golden Ki Beam, while their attention had been mostly drawn to Krillin and the others' "crushing defeat." They hadn't noticed what Piccolo was doing.

In the end, it was simply because they couldn't sense ki... Otherwise, Piccolo never would have landed the shot.

"Nappa! Kill them right now! As for the Dragon Balls, we can always capture Kakarot. I'm sure that guy knows where they are!"

Vegeta ordered Nappa, his expression dark. It was as if the temperature had suddenly dropped, turning the air bitterly cold.

"Got it! Heh heh, you can't blame me. Making Vegeta angry is terrifying!"

Nappa looked at Piccolo with gleeful amusement.

"Hmph!"

Piccolo only sneered. He paid no heed to Vegeta's icy killing intent. When he saw Krillin and the others get to their feet and look at him questioningly, he gave them a slight nod. They all looked confident and began carrying out their secret plan.

"All right! I'll just beat you all to death now, so you won't get to experience an even more terrifying hell!"

Nappa cracked his knuckles and looked at Piccolo, who still hadn't made a move. He also glanced at Krillin and the others, who had just stood up and were looking at Piccolo, and seemed rather pleased.

"Now! Do it!!"

Piccolo suddenly shouted.

Krillin and the others sprang into action. Krillin squeezed his eyes shut and raised his right hand. Tien Shinhan rushed straight up to Nappa and spread his arms, shielding his face. Then he shouted, "Solar Flare!!!"

"What?!"

A brilliant flash burst out, forcing Nappa and Vegeta, who had been about to move, to squeeze their eyes shut. Both men were shocked.

"Krillin!!"

Tien Shinhan darted rapidly to the side and shouted to Krillin.

"Heh heh!! I've been waiting for this!! Destructo Disc!!!"

Krillin grinned triumphantly. The right hand he had raised into the air was now holding a disc of energy. The moment Tien Shinhan called out, he hurled it straight at Nappa.

"Nappa! Dodge!!"

"Wha... what?!"

Vegeta barely managed to open his bloodshot right eye after being blinded by the flash. Seeing Krillin's incredibly dangerous Destructo Disc, he shouted a warning.

But Nappa himself was completely confused. He had no idea what was going on, but he still trusted Vegeta's warning. He started to leap into the air to dodge, only to find that he suddenly couldn't control his body. As he tried to break free, Yamcha's Ki Blast struck him from behind. He felt a slight sting and was puzzled.

"Is that all it does?!"

Nappa was hit by the Ki Blast and asked in confusion, not realizing that it was only a feint.

In the distance, Yamcha and Chiaotzu were concentrating hard, sweating as they manipulated something.

And the next moment... everyone except Nappa saw it with their own eyes. Krillin's Destructo Disc cut cleanly through Nappa's waist without hesitation... His towering body was sliced in two, and blood gushed out in a horrifying torrent...

(Did anyone think of this? Solar Flare + Destructo Disc + Chiaotzu's psychic powers + Yamcha's Ki Blast as a feint = Nappa gets killed in one shot.)

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