All three of them tensed up as six monsters burst from the ground.
The Saibamen cracked their knuckles and eyed their prey wickedly.
"Looks like we'll have to deal with them first!"
Krillin's gaze suddenly sharpened.
Vegeta and Nappa, meanwhile, watched them with amusement.
The Saibamen had a power level of around 1,200. Taking these people out would be a piece of cake!
Just as Krillin was about to make his move, three figures suddenly descended from the sky.
"Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu! You're all here!"
Krillin was overjoyed. He addressed them excitedly.
"Of course! We couldn't let you hog all the glory by yourself!" Yamcha laughed.
Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu smiled and nodded as well.
Piccolo watched them coldly. He looked down on this bunch from the bottom of his heart.
"Heh. More trash. Great, now I can take you all out together!"
Vegeta spoke indifferently.
He glanced at the readings on his scouter, his heart unmoved.
Not one of them had a power level above 1,500, so it was only natural that he looked down on them.
After exchanging greetings, everyone faced their opponents, ready for battle.
"Kill them!"
Nappa eyed the group and gave a derisive laugh.
Instead of fighting one-on-one as things normally would have unfolded, the Saibamen charged as soon as they were given the order.
"Hmph! You think a bunch of nobodies like you can kill me? Dream on!"
Piccolo regarded them haughtily. He didn't believe a few measly monsters could kill him.
The battle began in earnest.
Without the initial one-on-one fights, the scene immediately descended into chaos. Dust billowed, and explosions rang out without pause.
After a year of training, everyone had improved by leaps and bounds.
To everyone's surprise, the fighting was evenly matched, and they weren't at a disadvantage at all.
Vegeta watched the fighters and was somewhat surprised.
The battle wasn't one-sided. After all, these Saibamen were as strong as Raditz.
Yet, once the two sides clashed, the group held their own. The Saibamen were struggling to keep up and couldn't withstand their opponents' attacks.
Boom!
With a massive explosion, Piccolo was the first to defeat his opponent.
Then he looked over at Gohan, who was struggling in his fight.
In an instant, Piccolo appeared in front of the Saibaman fighting him.
He grabbed the Saibaman's thin arm and hurled him into the air.
A beam of light shot from Piccolo's mouth and struck its target squarely.
The Saibaman instantly turned to ash.
"Your fighting skills are still too rusty. You'll get yourself killed like that!"
Piccolo reminded him calmly.
"Yes, Uncle Piccolo. I'll be more careful!"
Gohan answered earnestly, deeply grateful for Piccolo's help.
The battle resumed, and the others quickly defeated their opponents as well.
"I can't believe it ended so easily. They weren't even that strong, were they?"
Yamcha looked at the Saibamen lying on the ground, then called over to Krillin nearby.
"Watch out!"
Krillin shouted.
But it was too late. The Saibaman lying on the ground had been playing dead the whole time.
Now it suddenly sprang up and grabbed Yamcha.
Boom!
The Saibaman held on to Yamcha and self-destructed!
By the time Krillin rushed over, a small crater had already been blasted into the ground.
Yamcha lay on his side in it, his body lifeless.
"Damn it! You bastard!"
Krillin dropped to one knee and cursed in a low voice.
His fingers dug into the ground. He grabbed a handful of dirt and stared at Yamcha's corpse, his eyes blazing.
Yamcha was his senior fellow student. Now he'd died here in such a gruesome way. Rage surged through Krillin, and he was furious beyond words.
Tien Shinhan stared blankly at what had happened, then let out a sorrowful sigh.
Though he hadn't known Yamcha for long,
they were still comrades, and he couldn't help feeling a pang of grief.
"I didn't expect you to have some fight in you!" Nappa growled. He decided to step in himself.
He'd thought the Saibamen could take care of them all.
He hadn't expected them to be dealt with so quickly. Still, at least they'd taken one of them down, so they'd served their purpose.
"Prince Vegeta, leave the rest to me!"
Nappa wore a cold grin.
Vegeta didn't reply. He knew how strong Nappa was. Once he attacked, these people would be finished.
Rumble!
A tremendous energy began pouring from Nappa.
The hill and the earth trembled beneath them.
Even the air in the surrounding area was affected.
As his terrifying aura spread, fierce winds swept through the mountains.
The people present had no choice but to stagger back.
"So this is the power of the Saiyans..."
Tien Shinhan struggled to keep his three eyes open as he spoke with difficulty.
It was his first time seeing a Saiyan. He hadn't expected them to be so terrifying.
Even Piccolo, the strongest among them, couldn't stop his body from trembling.
Thinking back to the bold words he'd just spoken, Piccolo realized how ridiculous they were. Face them alone? What a joke!
Krillin's desire for revenge was also crushed by this terrifying aura.
There was nothing he could do. They were too strong—so strong it was utterly despairing!
The gale gradually died down, and Nappa's aura enveloped the area.
"Which of you wants to come out and die first?"
Nappa glanced at them as if they were insects.
The immense pressure made it hard to breathe. For a moment, nobody dared to step forward and face him.
"Hmph. Trash is trash!"
Vegeta shook his head and muttered to himself, sweeping his contemptuous gaze over them.
Proud Piccolo couldn't stand it any longer and stepped forward.
"I—"
"Sorry to keep you waiting, everyone!"
Before Piccolo could speak, a hearty voice broke the tense silence.
"Who's there?!"
Hearing the voice, Nappa looked around.
Vegeta also searched the area, trying to find where it had come from.
"Don't bother looking. I'm above you."
Everyone looked up.
"Mr. Ji Yun!"
Krillin spotted the figure and spoke excitedly.
Piccolo let out a sigh of relief, but shame immediately welled up in him. He hadn't expected someone as arrogant as him to need another person to save him.
"So this is that powerful warrior?"
Tien Shinhan stared straight at Ji Yun, wondering to himself.
He'd never met Ji Yun before, and now that he'd suddenly appeared, Tien's curiosity was piqued.
"Hmph. I thought you'd be strong. Turns out it's just another piece of trash."
Nappa glanced at the reading on his scouter and sneered.
Under everyone's watchful gaze, Ji Yun slowly descended to the ground.
He looked at the two figures, one large and one small, and said calmly, "You two can come at me together!"
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