The art style suddenly changes, is it an invitation?

What seemed like a surprise sneak attack.

The dust kicked up by the energy collision and explosion still carried rolling heat waves and flashes of fire.

For an ordinary being, coming out unscathed would truly be impossible, but for those whose strength has reached a certain level, it was not even worth mentioning.

At this moment, Lin Chuan stood at the center of the explosion, unable to stop himself from coughing.

To quote a famous line from Raditz: Useless attacks can only kick up some dust.

As the aftermath of the explosion completely dissipated, the smoke and dust vanished with the wind.

Under the gaze of Piccolo and Son Goku, the last glimmer of hope in their hearts was extinguished.

Not only had they failed, but they hadn't even harmed a single hair on their opponent.

Especially with Lin Chuan, who had caught the Special Beam Cannon with one hand and crushed it to nothingness—the sheer gap in their strength was evident.

Even Raditz, who had been injured previously, could have ensured his own safety in such an explosion.

"We... we lost... dammit...!" Son Goku panted incessantly, finally collapsing to the ground, his body splayed out in a sprawl.

He had done his best.

That final desperate gamble had exhausted every ounce of his strength, leaving him unable to even stand.

He wanted to fight on, and he was unwilling to admit defeat, but the reality was just that cruel.

On the other side, Piccolo was in a similar state to Son Goku.

Having already reached his limit, the attack he just unleashed had been his absolute all.

With the situation as it was, he felt as though he had fallen into an abyss.

The operation had failed.

"I never imagined that I, King Piccolo, would one day become a frog at the bottom of a well... How truly laughable..."

"...The Earth... is finished!!!"

Having the courage to face death—this breakthrough in their state of mind was actually a good thing for both Piccolo and Son Goku.

Before Lin Chuan could say or do anything.

Raditz, ecstatic that he had blocked the lethal technique, stepped forward first to flaunt his power.

Clearly, his absolute advantage had made him arrogant again.

"Hehehehe~! Kakarot, my foolish brother, I told you long ago that your end has come."

"Originally, you didn't have to die. As long as you joined us, you would have been a member of the Frieza Force!"

"Now that you have thrown away this golden opportunity, you have also brought absolute disaster upon Earth."

As Raditz spoke, he moved closer toward Son Goku.

His arrogant posture made one feel as if the Grim Reaper were knocking at the door.

Son Goku was powerless to retort, Piccolo was helpless, and Son Gohan cried incessantly.

This Raditz is truly a typical bully who fears the strong and picks on the weak. It is this long-winded, indecisive personality that will be his undoing.

Recalling the scenes from the original story, this guy certainly coined quite a few pretentious quotes, but it was precisely this personality trait that caused him to lose his own life.

Watching Raditz prepare to torment Son Goku, Lin Chuan naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch.

As long as he truly moved to kill Son Goku, he would intervene in an instant to stop him.

As for being ambushed by Piccolo and Son Goku, he didn't take it to heart at all.

To be honest, in a situation where the enemy's strength was unknown, that sudden attack just now was a very wise move.

Seize the opportunity, kill with one strike!

Unfortunately, the gap in strength was too vast, and Lin Chuan had enough confidence to be completely unafraid.

To put it simply, when an adult is talking, why would they care if two small children pat them on the leg?

Only someone like Raditz would be so petty as to hold a grudge over such a thing.

Moreover, Lin Chuan had already spoken first, telling Piccolo to launch an attack on him; he wanted to see just how powerful the Special Beam Cannon really was.

"What's wrong? Do you not even have the strength to stand up? What a useless guy!"

"Since you, as a father, are so unreasonable, then go to hell! I will take your son and train him well in your stead."

Walking up to Son Goku, Raditz struck an overbearing pose, as if he were terrified that others wouldn't notice he had defeated his own brother.

The weak can only ever find a sense of existence at moments like this.

When facing the truly strong, a character like Raditz is entirely dispensable.

"Stop... stop... Gohan... run!!!" Threatened once again regarding his son, Son Goku didn't know where the strength came from.

It was as if he were experiencing a final burst of energy before the end.

This scene startled Raditz once again.

Having suffered losses several times already, he retreated more than a dozen meters the moment Son Goku erupted with power.

He had been cautious from the very beginning, fearing he might capsize in the gutter once more.

"You really are a piece of trash! You let someone in that state scare you? Having a Battle Power of 1500 is truly wasted on you, Raditz; it would be better off given to a dog!" With these words, Lin Chuan pushed Raditz's dignity to the absolute bottom.

Truth be told, the other man's Battle Power was probably less than 100 now. Even with that sudden burst, what level could he possibly reach?

Even though Raditz was also injured, he could still easily exert power exceeding 1000 Battle Power.

To be frightened by someone whose strength had already bottomed out—he had truly lived his life in vain.

It had to be said, Raditz was genuinely pathetic to the core.

Despite having absolute, overwhelming strength and a winning hand from the start, he had played it into a complete mess, eventually being countered and killed by the combined efforts of Son Goku and Piccolo.

Hearing Lin Chuan's words, Raditz had no idea what Lin Chuan's true intentions were. He only thought he was being looked down upon, and unable to save face, he felt extremely displeased.

Although Lin Chuan's Battle Power was indeed as high as 5000, they were both working for Lord Frieza.

Even if his rank might be one level lower than the other, as a team, their Saiyan trio was one of the most capable squads under Frieza.

"Although I don't know who you are, or which squad you belong to!"

"But, as fellow warriors of the Legion, there is no need for such cold sarcasm, is there?"

"We are all colleagues; perhaps you will find yourself in a similar situation in the future..."

As he spoke, Raditz suddenly paused, as if something had happened to make him stop talking.

After a moment, his expression stiffened, and he continued: "Meeting here on Earth is fate. Since we both serve Lord Frieza, I assume you came to Earth to survey whether it has any value for invasion, right?"

"As it happens, you are alone, and your Battle Power is as high as 5000! Why not cooperate with us?"

"Compared to Earth, our Saiyan squad discovered a planet of extremely high value some time ago. I came to Earth this time to seek help from this useless younger brother of mine, just to gain a little more strength so we can finish the invasion as quickly as possible."

"If you join us, I believe we can get it done in no time! When that happens, the credit and the spoils can be split equally!"

Following Raditz's long-winded speech.

Lin Chuan was surprised for a moment by Raditz's sudden change in attitude.

He had been insulting this guy without any bottom line, hoping to provoke him—he wasn't afraid of Raditz fighting back; he was afraid of him not fighting back!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have a reason to take action against him.

As it turned out, no one knew where Raditz had suddenly developed such cunning; not only had his temperament changed drastically, but he had also said such things to him.

Without a doubt, wasn't this just an attempt to recruit him?

He was like a completely different person compared to before, and even the way he looked at him had changed.

Incomprehensible!

But soon, Lin Chuan noticed a faint red light emitting from Raditz's scouter, and he realized that someone must be feeding this guy information from behind the scenes.

It probably wasn't Nappa. After all, that blockhead described in the original story, while not exactly stupid, certainly lacked the intelligence, and it was absolutely impossible for him to have taught Raditz to say something like that.

Therefore, if it wasn't Nappa, it had to be Vegeta.

He hadn't expected that even from the other side of the galaxy, they were keeping a constant watch on the situation here.