"Oh no! Prince Vegeta... Prince Vegeta's power level is down to 4,500!" Raditz shuddered violently, his face growing even grimmer.
Soya frowned slightly. He'd also seen Vegeta's power level drop to 4,500.
And it was still falling.
He must be badly injured.
In just a moment, Vegeta's power level had dropped to 4,000!
He must have been injured by that guy with a power level of 17,000!
Soya guessed the guy had most likely been sent by Frieza.
Was his goal to wipe out every Saiyan except Vegeta, Nappa, and Raditz?
Soya checked Carnegie and the others' locations with his Scouter.
Sure enough, Carnegie and Kuri's power levels had vanished.
They were both dead!
There was no other choice.
He had to use the Battle God Water!
Even Raditz had quadrupled his power level!
If I could increase mine five or six times... I could definitely beat this guy.
No, the side effects were too severe!
I'll see how things go and rack up some Negative Emotion Points while I'm at it.
Then I'll figure out what to do!
"Smack!"
Cui turned into a streak of brilliant light and swiftly appeared directly above Soya and Raditz, about fifty meters off the ground. The light around him faded, and he looked down at them from on high.
"According to the data, one of these two is called Soya, and the other is called Raditz." Cui muttered to himself in midair. Then he fixed his gaze on Raditz. "Isn't this guy called Raditz supposed to have a power level of 700? Why is it only 175 now? Looks like he just went through a fierce battle and used up a lot of energy."
After he finished speaking, Cui suddenly sensed something was off.
"Strange! The files say Soya's power level is only 600. When did it reach 3,400?" Cui couldn't help exclaiming in surprise, finding it hard to believe.
"Whoosh!"
Cui decided to take a closer look. He immediately dived from the sky and landed heavily in front of Soya, making the entire ground shake violently.
Raditz staggered from the impact and fell flat on his backside.
Soya immediately recognized him.
Wasn't this guy Cui?
The guy Vegeta would kill on Namek in the future!
So Frieza really had sent him!
Soya went on high alert, ready to use Solar Flare.
Cui hadn't attacked right away, which meant he had something to say.
He probably thought my power level was strange and wanted to ask what was going on.
If we really start fighting, I'll use Solar Flare first, then immediately draw a prize to boost my power level.
With a million Negative Emotion Points, I should get at least 1,000 to 9,000 points of power, right?
Even if I take the average, that'd still give me a power level of 5,000!
That would put my power level somewhere around 7,000 or 8,000!
Then I'll drink the Battle God Water!
If it quadruples my power level, beating this guy will be a piece of cake!
Even if it only triples it, my power level will be close to 20,000, right?
That's the plan!
At a time like this, I can't worry about the side effects!
Staying alive comes first!
"Well, well, isn't this Lord Cui? I've heard so much about you!" Soya grinned and greeted him warmly.
"Oh? You know me?" Cui was a little surprised. He looked Soya up and down.
"I've heard all about your great reputation, Lord Cui! Your name rings out like thunder, and your fame flows on like the mighty river, unending—and like the galaxy overflowing, impossible to contain!" Soya chuckled and laid on the flattery.
I refuse to believe a villain doesn't like hearing nice things.
I'll butter you up until you're putty in my hands!
"Very good, very good! You've got a good eye!" Cui was indeed overjoyed. He was so pleased by the praise that it almost made him happier than Frieza did.
Lord Frieza had said he wanted to bring this Saiyan called Soya back and have him tell jokes.
This guy really was amusing.
"You're Soya, right?" Cui asked with a broad smile.
"Mm-hmm." Soya nodded repeatedly, then added another compliment. "It's an honor that Lord Cui knows who I am! I'm so grateful to your whole family!"
Cui: "..."
Why did that sound so weird?
What the hell do you mean, "grateful to my whole family"?
That wasn't an insult, was it?
"Cui's Negative Emotion Points +111!"
Cui thought it over carefully. Looking at Soya's ingratiating expression, he didn't think the boy was insulting him.
Besides, how could this kid dare insult him with such a low power level?
"I'm asking you, what's going on with your power level? When did it reach 3,400?" Cui asked what he wanted to know.
"Well..." Soya looked troubled.
"Spit it out!" Cui was getting impatient.
"It's this." As he spoke, Soya immediately pulled a huge barrel of Battle God Water out of his inventory.
Cui was dumbfounded for two seconds.
You were carrying a whole barrel of water on you?
"What, do you have some kind of storage-space device?" Cui asked.
"I found it somewhere else," Soya replied.
"What's this whole barrel of water for?" Cui wasn't very interested in storage devices. What interested him most was how Soya had increased his power level, so he asked, "Does it have something to do with all this water?"
"As expected of Lord Cui!" Soya nodded vigorously. "I happened to find this Battle God Water on a certain planet! This is the only barrel. One sip doubles your power level! Two sips gives you twice the power, three sips gives you three times the power...and so on! The exact increase depends on your physical constitution!"
"Oh? Is that so?" Cui's eyes widened in delight. He looked so excited that he nearly snatched the barrel from Soya right then and there.
Raditz grinned to himself from the side.
Was Soya planning to scam this toad?
First, he'd boost your power level!
Then, an hour later, you'd be in for a nasty surprise.
Raditz knew better than to expose Soya's plan to con him at a time like this.
Raditz had realized that two of his teammates were dead, and Vegeta was badly injured.
This toad had probably done it!
Hopefully Soya could con him to death!
"Give it a try. It won't cost you anything, and don't worry, it's not poisonous." Soya grinned, found a bamboo cup, poured some water into it, and held it out to Cui with both hands.
"You drink first." Cui hesitated. He really was afraid Soya had poisoned it.
Soya: "..."
This guy was cautious to a fault!
Didn't I just say it wasn't poisonous?
He wants me to take a sip...
One sip won't have any side effects, will it?
It shouldn't!
After all, one sip doesn't double your power level.
Soya immediately took a sip, then smiled. "See? I'm fine, right?"
"Why isn't your power level increasing?" Cui asked, narrowing his eyes.
"I've already reached my limit. I'm a low-class warrior, after all." Soya smiled faintly, then pointed at Raditz beside him. "Raditz is a high-class warrior. He drank eight sips just now and got eight times stronger! His power level shot all the way up to 5,600!"
Raditz: "..."
"Raditz's Negative Emotion Points +666!"
You've got some nerve!
You turned four times into eight?
Could you make it any more ridiculous?
Before you continue