"W-will it be dangerous?" Bulma asked, trembling.
"Don't worry. As long as we keep our distance, we'll be safe," Master Roshi said with a smile.
"Luo Tian, what do you think?" Bulma asked him.
"Hahaha... Luo Tian must be scared out of his wits, right? All these years, whenever King Piccolo showed up, Luo Tian just happened to be nowhere around. Today, he's finally seen what a terrifying guy he is..." Krillin laughed.
"Hmph! Luo Tian just didn't want to get involved! If he'd fought, he would've beaten that guy ages ago," Bulma snapped.
Don't you dare talk about our Luo Tian!
Krillin, you're completely out of line.
"Hahaha, Bulma, you're hilarious," Krillin roared with laughter.
"We'd better get going. Goku might die in this fight, so you should prepare yourselves," Luo Tian said pensively.
"What?" Master Roshi froze, staring at Luo Tian in surprise.
"Don't joke around, Luo Tian. Are you saying Goku's going to die?" Krillin wiped his sweat.
"That's right. I told you earlier, there's a kind of training called 'survive by being pushed to the brink of death,'" Luo Tian replied.
"If Goku dies in battle, what about Raditz? Will he survive?" Krillin asked.
"There's a good chance they'll kill each other," Luo Tian said.
Krillin: "..."
Master Roshi: "..."
"Ahem, Luo Tian, when did you learn fortune-telling?" Master Roshi asked with a wry smile.
"I've always known how. I just don't use it often," Luo Tian said with a smile.
"Forget it. Let's talk about this later. We should get going," Krillin suggested.
As for Luo Tian's words, neither Krillin nor Master Roshi took them seriously.
Did they really think fortune-telling could predict the future accurately?
Who did he think he was, Fortuneteller Baba?
"But now that I think about it, it's time to teach Goku Ultra Instinct," Luo Tian said pensively.
"What?" Krillin didn't understand.
What was Ultra Instinct?
What was Luo Tian talking about?
"Maybe this time... I shouldn't let Goku die." Luo Tian rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought. "Or would it be better to teach him Ultra Instinct after he's been to King Kai's place?"
"What are you talking about, Luo Tian?" Krillin asked.
"Nothing. I was just thinking aloud. Don't worry about the details," Luo Tian said with a smile.
Krillin fell silent.
You've been muttering to yourself this whole time. What are you even talking about?
Even Bulma looked completely bewildered.
On a distant grassland.
Raditz's spaceship was parked there.
Raditz had brought Son Gohan over to the spaceship.
Son Gohan, however, wouldn't stop crying.
"You're so noisy! You just keep crying. Saiyan blood runs through your veins, too!" Raditz was nearly driven mad by Son Gohan's wailing. He grabbed him by the clothes, tossed him into the spaceship, and locked him inside. "Finally, some peace and quiet."
Raditz took off, deciding to go find something to eat.
"Beep, beep..."
"Hm?"
Just then, the Scouter over Raditz's eye suddenly gave off an alert signal.
"That's strange. A power level of 710! It's nearby!" Raditz's face changed.
The Scouter's display showed him where the power level was coming from.
"What? That kid?" Raditz's eyes widened in disbelief.
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible.
It had to be malfunctioning.
When I was his age, my power level was only around 400.
And it took a life-or-death battle on that planet alongside Vegeta to raise it to 500.
That little brat hasn't even outgrown his diapers, has he?
That means he's never fought before. How could his power level possibly be over 700?
If that's true, the kid's an elite Saiyan warrior.
"Beep, beep..."
The Scouter sounded another alert.
"There it goes again! Still 710! It's gotta be malfunctioning," Raditz scoffed. "How could that little guy's power level possibly be so high?"
"Beep, beep..."
"Hm, there's another reading, coming this way fast." Raditz paused as a new alert appeared on the Scouter.
One! Two!
Their power levels were 322 and 334.
One of them was very close to Kakarot's power level.
But they shouldn't be coming here.
Kakarot knew his chances of winning were practically zero.
Besides, there was no way he knew where this place was.
What a pain. The Scouter's seriously malfunctioning.
But when Raditz looked up and saw Son Goku and Piccolo in the sky, his face suddenly changed.
It wasn't malfunctioning!
It really wasn't malfunctioning!
How could that be? There was no way that brat's power level was 710.
"Thud!"
Son Goku and Piccolo descended from the sky, landing directly in front of Raditz.
"So that's it. The other one's you," Raditz said. He'd seen Piccolo before. "How did you know I was here?"
"I'm not telling you!" Son Goku snorted.
"Fine. Then I'll ask you something else. What did you come here for?" Raditz asked.
"Isn't it obvious? I'm taking my son back," Son Goku shouted.
"So you're saying you won't join our side, Saiyan?" Raditz said with a smile.
"That's right!" Son Goku refused without hesitation.
"You want to betray your own brother?" Raditz asked coldly.
"I don't have a brother!" Son Goku replied.
"Kakarot, you're about to lose your head. You know that, right?" Raditz gave a faint smile. "You're far too stubborn. I'm disappointed in you! And do you really think the two of you together can beat me? You're so naïve!"
"Stop your endless blathering." Piccolo snorted, tore off his cape, and casually tossed it behind him.
"Clang!"
The cape hit the ground with a metallic clatter.
"Piccolo, so you've been training with weights too," Son Goku said, turning to look at him.
"Yeah, just like you." Piccolo nodded and rolled his arm. "It's been a long time since I felt this light."
Raditz looked over at them without a word.
Hm, that guy's power level had risen to 408.
"I've been training hard too," Son Goku said with a faint smile, taking off his weighted shirt and shoes.
Raditz looked at Son Goku again.
That kid's power level had risen to 416.
These two idiots.
"Hahaha, you think that'll let you beat me?" Raditz roared with laughter. "That's hilarious! You dare challenge me with power levels like these? You two are getting way ahead of yourselves!"
"Victory isn't determined by strength alone! We have a strategy for dealing with you!" Son Goku said coldly.
"I'm done wasting my breath. Kakarot, I no longer consider you my partner. You've become a thorn in my side. You're a disgrace to our warrior race, and I'm going to kill you," Raditz shouted.
Son Goku and Piccolo immediately prepared for battle.
"Whoosh!"
Raditz rushed toward them. In an instant, he appeared behind them and slammed his elbows into both of them.
After taking the heavy blows, the two quickly righted themselves and steadied their footing.
Son Goku and Piccolo stared at Raditz, both shocked.
What a terrifying guy. He's so fast.
"Your defense isn't bad. I'll give you that," Raditz said with a smile. "But it's only a matter of time before you die. I'm going to hit you even harder."
Son Goku gritted his teeth.
I have to find a way to grab his tail.
Piccolo's face was grave.
I never imagined the gap between us was this huge.
"Oh, before you die, I'll give you some good news," Raditz said with a smile. "The two surviving Saiyans are much stronger than I am."
Son Goku's pupils shrank, and his expression changed again and again.
Piccolo's eyes widened, and cold sweat trickled down his face.
"Hahaha! Now do you understand how powerful Saiyans are?" Raditz cackled. "I've got nothing more to say. Either way, you're both going to die."
"This is bad. Those two Saiyans are even stronger than he is," Piccolo said gravely.
"We're doomed... I wish I hadn't heard that," Son Goku said with a wry smile.
"Son Goku, you must be excited, right?" Piccolo asked.
"Don't joke around. I'm not excited at all this time. I'm terrified. My whole body's shaking," Son Goku said gravely.
Piccolo: "..."
"Hey, where did you hide my son?" Son Goku asked.
"I didn't have time to hide him. He wouldn't stop crying, so I locked him in the spaceship over there," Raditz said nonchalantly. "There's a huge crater behind you. The spaceship's in it."
Son Goku took off and looked toward the crater behind him.
"Gohan, wait for Dad. Once I beat that guy, I'll take you home," Son Goku murmured.
"Hahaha, I'd stop dreaming if I were you. You think you can save him?" Raditz cackled. "You'll be dead long before that."
"Whoosh!"
The next moment, Son Goku and Piccolo attacked together, launching a fierce assault on Raditz.
"Bang!"
But after just two or three exchanges, Raditz shot into the air and drove both feet into Son Goku and Piccolo's chests.
Son Goku and Piccolo were sent flying backward. They quickly righted themselves, then charged at Raditz again.
Raditz soared into the sky, gathering two powerful balls of energy in his hands.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The two powerful blasts shot toward Son Goku and Piccolo.
Son Goku was startled and hurriedly dodged the blasts.
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