Arrogant Raditz

Raditz was caught off guard by Son Goku's sudden move!

He looked back at Son Goku, his eyes filled with panic.

"Hehe. You let your guard down. I've got your tail!" Son Goku said smugly, his eyes slightly swollen and the corners of his mouth curling upward.

At the same time, he tightened his grip on the tail with both hands, unconsciously squeezing harder.

"You... When did you..." Raditz fell to the ground, cold sweat pouring down his head as he spoke weakly.

Son Goku didn't waste time talking to him. He shouted to Piccolo, who was standing ahead of them, "Piccolo, now! Use that move again!"

Seeing Raditz lying on the ground, Piccolo was overjoyed. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly. "Nice work, Goku. Keep hold of his tail."

He placed his fingers against his forehead, the veins bulging on his brow.

This time, he was determined to finish off the detestable bastard. There wasn't much energy left in his body, and one more attack would be his limit.

Raditz was now completely panicking.

He was utterly at their mercy. If he got hit by that attack again, he'd surely die here.

"Kakarot, are you really going to kill your only brother?" Raditz asked with difficulty.

There was nothing he could do now, so he resorted to an emotional appeal, hoping to find a way out.

"Shut up! A bastard like you isn't my brother," Son Goku said through clenched teeth, eyes wide.

Son Goku might have been a bit simple-minded, but he certainly wasn't stupid.

Raditz had just sworn that he would kill his son. Before that, he'd even told him to kill a hundred people and left them right in front of him.

Now he was spouting lies again. Son Goku wasn't going to fall for it.

"Please, let me go! I'll leave right away. Believe me, little brother!" Raditz couldn't afford to hold back any longer. He made one emotional appeal after another, then continued, "I know I went too far before, and even... But I promise I'll keep my word. If you let me go just this once, I swear I'll never set foot on Earth again!"

Son Goku began to waver. He was a kindhearted person by nature.

Hearing Raditz's words, he loosened his grip without realizing it.

"Really?" Son Goku asked, softening.

Raditz realized his trick seemed to have worked and immediately confirmed, "Really!"

Hearing him, Son Goku released his hold completely, and Raditz's tail slowly slipped from his hands.

"Idiot! Don't let go of his tail!"

Seeing Son Goku apparently release the tail, Piccolo shouted angrily from nearby.

Raditz had gotten his way. A cruel smile appeared on his face.

He drove an elbow into Son Goku beside him. Caught off guard by the sudden attack, Son Goku was sent flying.

Watching this, Piccolo felt as if a thousand alpacas were stampeding through his heart.

Good grief. I can't believe this.

Ji Yun watched everything from above. Seeing Goku swayed by just a few words, he shook his head helplessly.

Son Goku lay on the ground, filled with regret.

But it was too late.

Raditz wrapped his tail around his waist and stomped on Goku repeatedly.

"Unforgivable! I'll kill every last one of you!" Raditz said viciously, murder in his eyes.

Piccolo watched from nearby. Feeling Raditz's powerful energy, he began to tremble all over.

He knew it was really over this time. Their opponent would never give him another chance.

Just then—

Ji Yun descended from the sky and slowly walked up to Raditz.

His arrival made the furious Raditz stop attacking.

Goku, lying on the ground, struggled to open his eyes and look at Ji Yun.

Nearby, Piccolo's unwilling gaze was also drawn to Ji Yun's arrival.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on Ji Yun.

"Who are you?" Raditz asked suspiciously, staring at the figure who had appeared out of nowhere. At the same time, the Scouter over his eye switched on, measuring Ji Yun's battle power.

"Hmph. Another weakling with a battle power of only five!"

Raditz looked at the reading and spoke with disdain.

He didn't take Ji Yun seriously. After all, the real threat in front of him still hadn't been dealt with. Someone with a battle power of only five couldn't possibly cause much trouble.

"Run! It's dangerous here!" Goku said shakily from the ground.

He could sense that Ji Yun's energy was weak. He was no match for Raditz. Better to flee than throw his life away for nothing.

Piccolo was also in turmoil. He'd thought some powerful fighter had shown up, only to find that another person had come to die.

At the same time, he cursed Goku as an idiot again. He'd wasted the perfect opportunity they'd just had.

"A weakling, huh? Then let this weakling send you to your death!" Ji Yun said to Raditz calmly, paying no attention to Goku's warning.

If he didn't show up now, he'd lose the kill. He'd been keeping an eye on the energy coming from the spherical spaceship.

Inside was Goku's son, Son Gohan.

The energy he was giving off from within the spaceship had faintly surpassed everyone present—except Ji Yun, of course.

They were all busy fighting and hadn't paid any attention to what was happening there. But Ji Yun had observed it all clearly.

"Heh. You don't know your place. Then you can die first!" Raditz sneered coldly. He couldn't understand where Ji Yun had found the courage to challenge him.

Raditz swung his palm, sending a golden Kamehameha blasting toward Ji Yun.

Ji Yun watched the imposing golden beam, his gaze calm and utterly unruffled.

The Kamehameha struck him squarely. An explosion rang out, and thick smoke instantly billowed around them, swallowing Ji Yun's body.

"Damn it!" Goku growled angrily when he saw what Raditz had done.

As a Saiyan who had been born and raised on Earth, he was furious to see one of his own people being slaughtered.

Goku regretted his decision. He regretted what he'd just done and thought himself a fool for believing Raditz's lies!

Piccolo stood nearby, watching everything indifferently.

He had no time to worry about anyone else's safety.

His mind raced as he searched for a way to fend off their enemy. Could his life's work really come to an end here today?

"Trash is trash!" Raditz sneered disdainfully, seeing that his attack had landed cleanly.

"Now, it's—"

"N-No way!"

Raditz's eyes widened in disbelief.

The smoke slowly began to clear. He had been about to turn and deal with Goku and the others.

But then he saw a faint silhouette in the smoke, slowly walking out.