Goku, Let's Fight

"Kakarot, I am taking this child with me for now. If you want him to return alive, you had better listen to your brother's orders." Raditz chuckled. "I will give you one day to think it over. Tomorrow, I want proof of your obedience. It is simple: by this time tomorrow, kill 100 people on this planet and pile their corpses here. Do you hear me? I will be waiting for your good news tomorrow. Truth be told, I have no desire to kill my own brother or my brother's child with my own hands."

"This is... absolutely lawless!" Krillin trembled from head to toe.

"Very well, I will repeat myself: kill 100 Earthlings by tomorrow and pile their corpses here." Raditz said coldly. "If you do it, you may join our ranks. Of course, if you refuse, I will kill your son."

"How despicable, using a child like this." Krillin gritted his teeth.

Son Goku, however, was severely injured and could barely speak.

"If you do not want this child to die, prepare those 100 corpses as quickly as possible." Raditz smiled. "Though, the people on this planet cannot escape their impending doom in the near future anyway. Once we finish with that other planet, Earth will be our next target."

"Ah!" Bulma was terrified.

"What did you say?" Krillin's pupils constricted violently.

"It cannot be, right?" Master Roshi's expression shifted repeatedly.

"Hmph, the three of us only need a month to destroy everyone on this planet. Kakarot, whether you kill 100 people now or wait for the end result, is it not the same?" Raditz laughed. "Can you understand your brother's good intentions? You have no other choice now but to become my accomplice and join my team."

"Give me back my child." Son Goku said through gritted teeth.

"I look forward to your satisfactory reply. I am doing this for your own good." Raditz smiled and immediately soared into the sky. "Defying orders is useless! With your incomplete combat power, you will never be able to defeat your brother."

"Waa... Daddy..." Son Gohan watched his father grow smaller in the distance and burst into loud sobs.

"Gohan!" Son Goku shouted.

"Whoosh!"

After reaching a certain altitude, Raditz turned and flew away at high speed.

"Damn it! That beast!" Son Goku watched helplessly as his son was taken away, unable to do anything.

"I am sorry, we could not help you at all." Master Roshi said in a low voice.

"Goku... are you alright?" Krillin asked with concern.

"Flying Nimbus!" Son Goku gritted his teeth and shouted toward the sky.

"Whoosh!"

The golden cloud streaked toward them and landed beside Son Goku.

"Wait, do not act rashly." Master Roshi quickly advised.

"You cannot! You will be killed if you go!" Bulma also urged.

Krillin grabbed Son Goku tightly, preventing him from going after Raditz.

You are just going to your death; you cannot possibly defeat him.

"Goku, can you defeat him right now?" Krillin asked.

"Luo Tian, hurry and talk him out of it." Bulma said to the silent Luo Tian.

"Go, Goku. Challenge your brother, defeat him, and bring your son back." Luo Tian said.

Krillin: "..."

Master Roshi: "..."

Bulma: "..."

We asked you to talk him out of it, and instead, you are directly inciting him to challenge his brother.

You are sending him to his death.

"I have calculated it; the probability of Son Goku winning this battle is nearly zero." Luo Tian mused.

"Then why are you still letting him go to his death?" Bulma asked with a bitter smile.

"There is a saying: one must face death to find life." Luo Tian smiled. "Death is also a beginning."

"What kind of nonsense are you spouting?" Bulma was speechless.

"Luo Tian is right. Even if I cannot beat him, I must go and bring my son back, even if it means I die." Son Goku gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly. "Also, he is not without a weakness! It is his tail! As long as you grab his tail tightly, he will lose all his strength! That is how I did it in the past."

"That is true... the problem is, how are we supposed to grab his tail?" Krillin countered.

"Doing it alone is truly too difficult..." Son Goku fell silent.

Krillin: "..."

Master Roshi: "..."

You mean for the two of us to help you.

"Fine, Krillin and I will support you with all our might... it is just a pity that Yamcha and Tien Shinhan are not here at such a critical moment." Master Roshi gritted his teeth and stepped forward.

"That is right, the three of us will fight him... but I have no confidence at all." Krillin said with a bitter smile. "It is a shame Luo Tian has never studied martial arts..."

Luo Tian: "..."

I am actually being looked down upon by you.

"Luo Tian, Bulma, if we die, please trouble yourselves to gather the Dragon Balls and ask Shenron to resurrect us." Krillin turned to look at Luo Tian and Bulma.

"Alright, leave it to me." Bulma did not object.

"Krillin, I'm afraid that won't work." Son Goku shook his head. "Shenron once said that he cannot grant the same wish twice. In other words, since both Krillin and Master Roshi have already been brought back to life by Shenron once before, I'm afraid this time..."

Master Roshi: "..."

Krillin: "..."

Both of them fell silent.

This meant that if they were killed in battle this time, they would likely be dead for good, with no chance of resurrection.

"Are you still willing to help me?" Son Goku asked again.

"That goes without saying..." Master Roshi felt like crying.

"Need you even ask? This time, it's our turn to help you." Krillin was streaming with tears.

I'm probably going to die for real this time, and I haven't even gotten married yet.

No, I don't even have a girlfriend yet.

"How about this? Why don't we just gather all seven Dragon Balls and ask Shenron to save the world?" Bulma suddenly thought of a good idea and hurriedly proposed it.

"Huh? That's a great idea." Krillin's face was filled with pleasant surprise.

"Do you really think we can gather all the Dragon Balls in a single day?" Master Roshi shook his head.

"Yeah... you're right..." Krillin lowered his head in resignation.

"Fine, we have to take the initiative!" Son Goku gritted his teeth. "He probably won't expect us to come looking for him at a time like this."

"But we don't know where he is," Krillin asked.

"Bulma, do you have the Dragon Radar?" Son Goku asked.

"I keep a Dragon Radar here at Kame House." As Bulma spoke, she immediately ran into the room and retrieved it.

The group gathered together to examine the information on the Dragon Radar.

"That's it, he's moving at high speed!" Son Goku pointed to one of the blinking dots.

"Where is he planning to go? He isn't heading into space, is he?" Master Roshi had a bad premonition.

"He stopped! Thankfully, he's still on Earth for now." Bulma breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, let's move! We can't worry about anything else!" Son Goku gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly.

"You're right, maybe we can actually win!" Krillin nodded. "Even if the odds are slim."

"Besides, if we lose, he and his companions will attack the Earth anyway, so we might as well go out fighting." Master Roshi also gripped his staff tightly.

"You lot won't make it!"

Just then, a voice drifted over from nearby.

The next moment, King Piccolo stepped out from behind the house.

"King Piccolo!" Bulma's face changed color, and she dove into Luo Tian's arms once again.

Son Goku was also taken aback.

Master Roshi was even more startled.

Krillin stood there, stunned.

"Why are you here?" Son Goku asked.

"I was tracking that guy," King Piccolo said.

"Does that mean you've already met him?" Son Goku asked.

"Yes." King Piccolo nodded. "You won't be able to beat him if you go with just those two; I'll go with you."

Son Goku and the others fell silent.

"I trust you've realized by now just how powerful he is?" King Piccolo said, gritting his teeth. "He is definitely not someone you or I can handle alone! But if the two of us join forces, we might have a chance to defeat him."

"That is true..." Son Goku nodded slightly. "But King Piccolo, has the sun risen in the west today?"

"Don't get the wrong idea." King Piccolo snorted. "I'm not doing this for the sake of Earth's peace, nor do I care about the fate of your son. It's just that his existence is hindering me from conquering the world. I'll team up with you to wipe out that guy and his two accomplices first, and then I'll deal with you. That way, the world will be back in my hands."

"That won't happen! I won't let you get your way!" Son Goku smiled. "But we can cooperate for now to eliminate a common enemy."

"Exactly. I have no other choice." King Piccolo wore a smile. "Working with you makes me feel sick."

"Bulma, lend me the radar." Son Goku reached out his hand.

"Alright..." Bulma handed the Dragon Radar to Son Goku.

Son Goku took the radar and jumped onto the Flying Nimbus.

"King Piccolo, can you keep up with the speed of my Flying Nimbus?" Son Goku asked, looking back.

"Don't underestimate me! How could the speed of that cloud of yours compare to mine?" King Piccolo chuckled softly.

"Whoosh!"

The two of them stopped wasting words and flew rapidly toward the distance, soon vanishing from the sight of Bulma and the others.

Of course, they had not yet vanished from Luo Tian's sight.

Luo Tian's eyes were quite sharp, allowing him to see the pair from far away.

"Have those two made up?" Krillin asked.

"No... that's not it!" Master Roshi shook his head. "They are merely in a temporary partnership; there is no stronger lineup on Earth at the moment. Perhaps the two of them really can win."

"Is that so..." Krillin muttered.

"This contest is worth watching. Bulma, have you memorized the location on the Dragon Radar? Let us head there to take a look as well," Master Roshi suggested.