Swish, swish!
The Spirit Slicer flashed past. Vegeta reacted in time and successfully dodged it.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Unfortunately, the tail behind him wasn't so lucky. It was cleanly sliced in half.
His tail had been cut off.
His body began to shrink rapidly. In just a few breaths, Vegeta had returned to his normal size.
Between his old injuries and the energy he'd used up after turning into a Great Ape, he was now utterly exhausted. He lay sprawled on the ground, barely able to keep his eyes open.
"Ding! Congratulations, host. You have defeated Vegeta. Once Vegeta leaves, you will automatically receive your reward!"
At last, the long-missed system notification rang in Ji Yun's ears.
"Is it finally complete?"
Ji Yun was overjoyed. Even though the system's voice was electronically synthesized, it sounded crisp and pleasant to his ears.
Vegeta was extremely weak, and his energy was faint. He could keel over at any moment.
On the other side of the battlefield,
"Krillin, the Great Ape is gone!"
Tien Shinhan suddenly looked at Krillin, his face alight with joy.
"Huh? You're right! The Great Ape is gone, and that Saiyan's energy has become incredibly weak!"
Krillin froze for a moment, then said excitedly.
"Exactly. Looks like Ji Yun has dealt with that Saiyan!"
Piccolo nodded and gazed into the distance.
"Thank goodness! We're saved!" Son Gohan cheered, hopping with excitement.
He wanted to become as strong as Ji Yun, but, at the end of the day, he still hated fighting.
Now that the danger to Earth had passed, he was overjoyed!
"Let's go over there!"
Tien Shinhan suggested to the others.
Everyone nodded and hurried toward Ji Yun.
In just a couple of breaths, they had all gathered beside him.
"Uncle Ji Yun, are you okay? You're so strong!"
Gohan looked at Ji Yun excitedly.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. A mere Saiyan is nothing to worry about! Even if I hadn't come, I'm sure you all could have taken them down!"
Ji Yun patted Gohan's head and smiled warmly at him.
His humble words struck the others in a rather different way.
Piccolo folded his arms and awkwardly turned his head aside.
Krillin and Tien Shinhan could only offer strained smiles.
"All right, we can talk later. I'll take care of something first!"
Ji Yun said with a cheerful smile.
Although he had defeated Vegeta, the mission wasn't fully complete yet.
He needed to make sure Vegeta actually left.
"Okay."
Everyone nodded seriously.
Ji Yun flashed over to Vegeta.
"Didn't we agree we'd each get one attack, and neither of us would dodge? You're the Saiyan Prince, for crying out loud. How can you be such a sore loser?"
Ji Yun pretended to be angry and spoke indignantly.
"You—you..."
Vegeta stammered, unable to get a single coherent sentence out.
He had no idea how to argue against Ji Yun.
"Come on, come on. I'm not like you. I keep my word."
"You may have cheated first, but I'll still honor our agreement. Go ahead and attack me. I absolutely won't dodge!"
Ji Yun declared righteously, his noble air growing stronger by the second.
Anyone who didn't know better might have thought he was a true gentleman!
"Pfft!"
Vegeta finally couldn't take it anymore. His anger surged, and he spat out a mouthful of blood!
His head spun, and his vision blurred.
Damn it, could you be any more shameless? I can't even stand up right now. What am I supposed to do, throw a rock at you?
The blood made Ji Yun jump.
Good grief, don't you dare die here! The mission isn't complete yet!
"Don't get worked up, don't get worked up."
"You can leave now. Hurry up!"
Ji Yun waved him away like he was shooing a fly.
Vegeta froze. He thought he'd misheard, or that he was hallucinating.
He was actually letting me go!?
"No! We can't let him go! We still haven't avenged Yamcha!"
Krillin suddenly rushed over, glaring furiously at Vegeta.
Ji Yun furrowed his brows. Yamcha's death wasn't really anyone else's fault. It was entirely the result of his own carelessness.
Neither Nappa nor Vegeta had directly killed him.
"Krillin, let him go. I still have a use for him! We can bring Yamcha back with the Dragon Ball!"
Ji Yun rested a hand on Krillin's shoulder and spoke calmly.
Krillin was baffled by Ji Yun's words.
He didn't understand why they had to let this guy go. Why not just finish him off?
Ji Yun patted his shoulder and nodded firmly.
Seeing the conviction in Ji Yun's gaze, Krillin drooped his head and said, "All right. I'll do as you say."
Then he stepped aside.
"What are you looking at? Get out of here already!"
Ji Yun turned back to Vegeta and snapped impatiently.
Hearing their argument, Vegeta realized that the bastard really was going to let him go.
He was arrogant, but he also knew when to bend in order to survive.
Without hesitation, he pulled a remote control from his clothes.
He pressed the button, and the spaceship parked in the distance immediately flew over to him.
Vegeta staggered into the ship.
"You just wait! I'll become even stronger after today."
"I'll be back. I'll kill you with my own hands, and I'll kill everyone on Earth to avenge this day!"
Vegeta left them with a threat, shut the hatch, and quickly flew away from Earth.
"Tch!"
Ji Yun paid no attention to Vegeta's threats.
He had the bloodline of a Legendary Super Saiyan, so he would only grow stronger faster than Vegeta. Their next encounter would probably end even worse for him.
"Ding! Congratulations, host. Mission complete. Mission reward: Ten Times Kaio-ken (No Side Effects)!"
The moment Vegeta left Earth,
the system's voice appeared in Ji Yun's mind again.
At the same time, he gained the knowledge of how to use Kaio-ken.
Just as Ji Yun was still absorbed in his own thoughts, Krillin suddenly shouted excitedly, "That energy! It's Goku! Goku's here!"
Krillin's voice abruptly pulled Ji Yun from his thoughts. He, too, sensed Goku's energy in the sky.
"Yeah, that's Son Goku's energy. He's stronger than he was a year ago!" Ji Yun murmured to himself.
Whoosh!
A figure in an Orange Martial Arts Uniform descended from the sky and landed in front of everyone.
"Goku!"
"Goku."
"Dad!"
Seeing the familiar face, everyone called out excitedly.
The crisis was over, but they hadn't seen each other in a whole year. They were still thrilled to see Goku.
"Krillin, Tien Shinhan, Piccolo, Chiaotzu, and Gohan—you're all alive! Thank goodness!"
"Where are the Saiyans? Bring them out! I want to fight them!"
Seeing that everyone was safe and sound, Son Goku was delighted.
Then his gaze sharpened. He was ready to fight the Saiyans to the death!
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