Has it come back?

"Looks like some kind of trap, doesn't it?" Vegeta smiled.

"Wah!"

As Krillin approached Nappa, he suddenly unleashed a powerful burst of energy with both hands, slamming it into the ground.

Then Krillin shot skyward.

Nappa stared blankly, then looked up at Krillin in the sky.

Baldy, what are you trying to do?

Was that supposed to be an attack?

"Here's our chance!" Piccolo appeared behind Nappa in a flash and grabbed his tail.

Nappa froze.

"Gohan! Now!" Piccolo shouted.

"Wah!" Son Gohan gritted his teeth and charged forward, ready to attack Nappa.

"Great! It worked!" Krillin said excitedly.

"You idiot!" Nappa sneered, driving his elbow straight into Piccolo's head.

Piccolo: "..."

What was going on?

Wasn't I holding his tail?

How could he still be this strong?

My head feels so dizzy.

Son Gohan was just about to attack Nappa, but he quickly skidded to a halt, his face pale with fright.

Krillin was stunned too.

"What's going on...?" Piccolo felt his body growing weary.

"Hey, you'd better not die! You still haven't told me where the Dragon Balls are." Nappa grabbed Piccolo by the clothes.

"What the hell...?" Krillin stared blankly.

"Ha ha ha! You miscalculated," Vegeta said with a loud laugh. "Did you really think we'd leave our weakness unaddressed?"

"Heh heh heh. Even the strongest guy on this planet is pathetic." Nappa smirked and loosened his grip.

"Thump!"

Piccolo fell to the ground, unconscious.

"This is it..." Krillin trembled with fear, his face filled with utter despair.

"I'll let this guy sleep for a while. I'll have some fun with the little brat." Nappa smiled faintly and looked at Son Gohan. "I'll start with Kakarot's son! Hey, Saiyan blood runs through your veins too, and I used to like you. But your father's heartless. He just lets his own kid get killed instead of hurrying over here."

"Thud!"

As he spoke, Nappa kicked Son Gohan hard.

Son Gohan was launched into the air.

"Thud!"

Nappa followed up with a backhand, sending Son Gohan flying.

Son Gohan slammed into a distant rocky mountain, then tumbled back down.

Krillin was horrified.

"Come on, get up! Let's have some fun." Nappa grinned.

"Damn it!" Son Gohan gritted his teeth and got back to his feet.

"That's more like it. Now this is fun." Nappa roared with laughter and charged at Son Gohan.

"Thud!"

Taking advantage of the opening, Krillin kicked Nappa in the face.

Then Krillin leapt forward and punched Nappa in the chest.

Nappa flew backward.

Krillin swiftly caught up, ready to finish him off.

But Nappa reacted quickly, righting himself at once and preparing to counterattack.

Krillin was startled. He quickly retreated, flipping through the air several times and putting some distance between himself and Nappa.

"Pretty nimble," Vegeta said with a smile.

"You bald monk! I'll show you!" Nappa flew into a rage.

That bald brat was so damn annoying. I'll take him out first.

With that, Nappa charged toward Krillin.

"Destructo Disc!"

Krillin raised a hand, and a disc-shaped mass of energy appeared.

The disc spun rapidly, letting out a series of strange cries.

"Hey!"

Krillin hurled the Destructo Disc toward Nappa.

"Hmph. A cheap trick." Nappa smiled faintly, intending to tank it with his body.

A little thing like that didn't look all that scary.

"Nappa! Dodge!" Vegeta shouted.

Nappa froze for a moment, then hurriedly dodged.

"Whoosh..."

The Destructo Disc appeared behind Nappa and sliced a mountain in two.

"You idiot! Couldn't you tell how dangerous that technique was?" Vegeta was speechless.

"Damn..." Krillin was utterly crushed.

He'd almost taken that guy out, but that Saiyan named Vegeta had to interfere.

"Damn you! I'll kill you!" Nappa was still shaken, but fury quickly overtook him. A ball of blazing energy appeared in his hand, and he hurled it straight at Krillin.

Krillin didn't hesitate for a second and leapt into the air.

"Heh heh." Nappa smiled faintly.

I knew you'd jump.

Get ready to die!

Nappa raised his hand, preparing to kill Krillin in midair.

But at that critical moment, Piccolo suddenly came to.

A ball of purplish-red energy burst from Piccolo's hand and struck Nappa in the back.

"Ah..." Nappa let out a cry of pain.

"Haah... haah..." Piccolo was exhausted too, panting heavily.

"Thud!"

Krillin fell from the sky, badly hurt.

He'd been hit by the shock wave from Nappa's energy attack.

"That bastard! He's awake?" Nappa ground his teeth in fury.

"Ha ha ha! Nappa, can't you handle things anymore?" Vegeta laughed uproariously.

"I'm furious! I spared your life because I wanted to find the Dragon Balls, and you dare act so brazenly!" Nappa was so angry his nose twisted.

Piccolo paused, then suddenly turned to look behind him.

"That energy...?" Piccolo exclaimed in surprise. "A powerful presence is approaching."

Vegeta paused.

"Yeah, it's strong—and familiar." Son Gohan's face was full of hope.

"What are you talking about?" Nappa asked.

"It's Son Goku! Son Goku's here! I knew he'd come. We've been waiting forever for that guy." Piccolo smiled.

"Dad's here! That's great! Dad's come to save us!" Son Gohan said excitedly.

"Kakarot? Where is he?" Nappa froze.

He couldn't see him anywhere.

"Oh? They sensed a powerful presence?" Vegeta bent down and picked up the Scouter. "Is it really Kakarot?"

Since arriving on Earth, Vegeta had been learning to sense ki, even though he hadn't fought anyone.

So whenever he could get by without using a Scouter, he tried to do so.

Now Piccolo and the others had sensed Kakarot's ki.

But Vegeta couldn't sense it at all.

It looked like he still had a lot of training to do before he could sense ki.

Vegeta put on the Scouter and pressed its button.

When he saw the power level on the Scouter, his expression changed.