At a hundred times the speed of sound, he reached a speed of over 30,000 meters per second.
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In just a minute and a half, Lin Chuan had already crossed thousands of kilometers and reached his destination.
At this moment, from the time he had landed on Earth until now, Lin Chuan's Combat Power had reached 16,680 points.
From 15,000 points to 16,680, he had gained a full 1,680 points. Exactly 1,680 seconds had passed—28 minutes in all.
In such a short time, his strength had grown little by little, but the steady gains accumulating over such a brief period left Lin Chuan feeling utterly satisfied, body and mind.
When he first activated the system, he hadn't truly felt it. Now, Lin Chuan had experienced firsthand just how rapidly his strength was increasing.
Though the increase seemed to be only 1,680 points—not even 2,000—among warriors at his level, even that was enough to make the difference between them clear.
At least now, Lin Chuan was certain he could easily defeat his past self from before reaching Earth.
At the same time.
On the ground.
The battle had already been extremely unstable.
They had finally managed to gain an advantage, only for Son Goku's carelessness and mercy to turn the tide for the first time.
They had created another opening, only to miss it because they were worried about Son Gohan.
Now came their third chance...
It was hard to imagine that four-year-old Son Gohan could unleash such astonishing Combat Power and severely injure Raditz with a single blow.
Now was the moment to turn the tide once more.
But then, someone dressed just like Raditz suddenly appeared in the sky.
He made an overbearing, abrupt entrance. His speed shook the air itself, a terrifying sight.
Now he stood in midair, an utterly terrifying aura radiating from him.
He was far more frightening than Raditz.
"Ha... hahaha! Hahahaha! Kakarot, you're all finished!"
"It seems I'm not the only one who came to Earth..."
"Your Earth was already in the Frieza Force's sights... Don't say I didn't warn you. This guy's Combat Power must be far above mine. You're all going to die!"
Son Goku was holding Raditz from behind. After taking Son Gohan's devastating headbutt earlier, Raditz couldn't break free for the time being.
Until now, Son Goku had been afraid. Piccolo was gathering the attack that could kill Raditz once again.
If Piccolo managed to land it, Son Goku would die on Earth.
The newcomer couldn't have arrived at a better time!
Even if Son Goku didn't know who the man was or what he wanted, he wore the Frieza Force's battle suit. That meant he belonged to the same military force.
Raditz had no idea how presumptuous he was being—or how overactive his imagination was.
Just because someone wore a Frieza Force battle suit didn't mean only members of the Frieza Force wore one.
Son Goku couldn't hold on any longer. He threw caution to the wind and shouted to Piccolo with everything he had: "Hurry up and do it, Piccolo! I can't hold him much longer!"
"Whether the new guy's friend or foe, we have to take down my big brother first. Then we can worry about everything else..."
As he spoke, Son Goku coughed up blood from his injuries.
Son Goku was simple and straightforward, but he had to be given credit: when it mattered, he could make a decision.
His words crushed the hope Raditz had just begun to cling to, and Raditz panicked. "Don't joke around, Kakarot! Are you trying to take me down with you?! Damn it, if you want to die, don't drag me down with you! Haven't you figured out the situation yet? Your Earth is finished!!!"
"Heh, hehehe! You're finally scared, huh? That's right! I'm taking you down with me!"
Son Goku felt no brotherly affection for him. Right now, he didn't care about anything else.
That had been decided the moment Raditz laid a hand on Son Gohan.
If Raditz hadn't touched Son Gohan, Son Goku might still have thought he could talk his so-called real big brother into laying down his arms.
"What are you waiting for, Piccolo?!" Son Goku gritted his teeth. He could feel Raditz tightening his hold, and he had already pushed himself beyond his limits.
After all, he was far weaker than Raditz.
Even at full strength, holding Raditz down would have been difficult.
He was desperate. He urged Piccolo on.
But he didn't know how badly Piccolo was faring on the other side.
Son Goku was so innocent and straightforward that he had no idea what Piccolo was going through.
The aura that had suddenly burst through the sky pressed down on Piccolo like a planet, leaving him unable to move.
His energy had already been unstable. Even though the Special Beam Cannon had helped him gather it beyond his limits, that aura threw everything into disarray.
He managed to keep the technique from dissipating, and his Combat Power had even broken past its former limit.
But he was frozen in place, unable to move.
Cold sweat poured down his body as Piccolo clenched his teeth.
Such a perfect opportunity, and he could only let it slip away.
He was furious. If Son Goku hadn't let go of Raditz's tail earlier, Raditz would already be dead.
Things wouldn't have come to this.
Nearby, the timid Son Gohan was trembling and crying.
That only made Piccolo more irritated.
Breathing heavily, he watched the man in the sky descend, until he finally reached the ground.
The man's gaze fixed on him, nearly making him lose his composure.
He was terrifying!
"Your Combat Power has broken past the previous threshold, reaching 1,480 points. An impressive technique. It not only pushes your own strength to its limits, but gives the attack enough power to defeat an enemy far stronger than you." Lin Chuan assessed him, narrowing his eyes. He was rather interested in experiencing Piccolo's ultimate technique firsthand.
The Special Beam Cannon—the technique that had first shone during the early days of the greater universe. How astonishing it had been when he first saw it back then.
The Z Fighters had all been remarkably clever in their early days.
They came up with all sorts of techniques...
But in the end, they were all swept away by the tides of history.
In their early days, each of the Z Fighters had their own distinct methods and their own unique traits.
Later, their strength couldn't keep up, and they ended up following a path that focused on power.
As long as they had enough power, they gradually stopped caring about techniques.
Son Goku relied on Kaioken or the Kamehameha. The Turtle School's fighting style was certainly still in the mix, but it all became repetitive.
The others were the same: Vegeta, Son Gohan, Piccolo. None of them were willing to innovate anymore...
That only began to change a little with the two youngsters in the Majin Buu Saga.
Then, with the arrival of the Super era, Son Goku and Vegeta in particular began to focus on changing their techniques again, embracing new things in order to break through to new levels.
"Who... who are you?"
It had taken Piccolo everything just to get those words out. He was drenched in sweat.
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