"Um... this is all a misunderstanding, Lord Cui. I was just joking," Raditz said, genuinely panicking. He hurriedly waved his hands and made excuses. "The atmosphere was getting a little tense, so I cracked a joke to lighten things up... hahaha, I hope you don't mind!"
I only have 175 power.
This guy's power had multiplied tenfold. It had already reached 170,000.
I could easily be killed!
"Raditz, don't talk nonsense!" Soya turned and scolded him. "Who said it was a joke? I meant every word!"
Raditz: "..."
"Negative Emotion Points from Raditz +888!"
"Is it time yet?" Raditz asked anxiously.
"Just a few seconds more, I think," Soya replied after a moment's thought.
Raditz felt like dying.
Couldn't you wait until he was weakened before you started talking?
We couldn't take an attack from someone with 170,000 power right now!
"Cui, how did that pork leg with urine on it taste?" Soya grinned, looking thoroughly smug.
Vegeta was stunned from a short distance away.
You two really are brave!
You dared to tease an opponent with such overwhelming power?
"Fine! You two have really made me furious!" Cui trembled violently with anger, his aura surging. "I was even thinking of taking you two on as my underlings! But now, I'm going to make sure you die in perfect rhythm!"
"Negative Emotion Points from Cui +999!"
Cui was absolutely livid.
No wonder Lord Frieza wanted to wipe out all the Saiyans.
These Saiyans really were difficult to tame!
I actually foolishly thought they'd sincerely joined me.
And after all that, they'd gone to such lengths just to make me eat a pork leg with urine on it?
"Why isn't the time up yet?" Raditz was completely panicked.
Why wasn't this guy's aura weakening?
"Don't rush," Soya said with an awkward smile.
"Could you stop setting me up like this?" Raditz felt like crying.
He'd already made all those threats, so why hadn't Cui's power dropped yet?
How were they supposed to deal with this?
"Get ready to die!" Cui strode toward Soya.
Raditz hid tightly behind Soya, his face deathly pale with fear.
Soya, however, didn't look worried in the slightest. He stood there calmly, pointed at his own nose with his index finger, and taunted Cui arrogantly. "Come on! I'll stand right here and let you hit me! You think a toad like you can defeat us Saiyans?"
Cui was genuinely bewildered.
Was this guy's brain broken?
He had guts, at least!
"Kid, have you got one thing wrong?" Cui said coldly as he drew closer to Soya. "Don't you know my power has already reached 170,000? With your power level, how could you possibly be a match for me?"
Vegeta was dumbfounded, his jaw nearly hitting the ground.
170,000 power?
Was he kidding?
When had this toad raised his power to 170,000?
What a braggart!
"I can!" Soya folded his arms and nodded lightly.
"Is that so? Confidence is a good thing, but too much of it becomes arrogance! Oh, and let me tell you something while I'm at it: I've already beaten your Prince Vegeta so badly he doesn't know which way is north!" Cui sneered. "You dared to make a fool of me! I'll make sure you two die in perfect rhythm!"
Raditz was already terrified.
Why were you still acting so confident?
This guy's aura wasn't weakening at all.
Was the time up or not?
At that moment, time seemed to crawl for Raditz.
"Die!" Cui sneered and swung a fist toward Soya's chest.
But just then,
Cui's whole body suddenly trembled violently. The immense energy radiating from him instantly dissipated, and his legs gave way. He collapsed to the ground.
Raditz's eyes lit up. He rubbed his hands together excitedly.
It's finally time!
Soya's courage was truly admirable.
Had he timed it so Cui would weaken just as he attacked?
Raditz hurried forward, picked up the Scouter from the ground, and quickly put it on.
Then he pressed the button on the Scouter.
"Wahahaha!" Raditz burst into laughter.
"How much?" Soya turned to ask.
Raditz first took off the Scouter and tossed it aside. Only then did he say cheerfully, "Soya, you guessed right. His power's down to just 1,700!"
Raditz had taken off the Scouter because Soya had told him while they were roasting meat that Frieza might be listening in on what was happening there.
From now on, they should try not to wear their Scouters while talking.
"Y-you said what?" Cui's eyes widened, and his face changed repeatedly.
"Nice, nice," Soya said, grinning.
"Bang!"
Soya didn't bother holding back. He kicked Cui hard.
With only 1,700 power left, Cui couldn't possibly be Soya's match. He had no way to fight back.
Whoosh!
Soya's kick sent Cui soaring into the sky, up beyond the clouds until he became a tiny black speck.
Vegeta was dumbfounded, his mouth hanging open and his jaw nearly hitting the ground.
Did I see that right?
Cui... had just been kicked flying by Soya?
Wasn't his power 170,000?
Did that mean Soya's power was even higher than 170,000?
No, that couldn't be right!
Vegeta quickly came to his senses.
Raditz had just said Cui's power was down to only 1,700.
How had that happened?
Why had it fallen from 170,000 to 1,700?
Vegeta truly couldn't make sense of it.
The next moment, Vegeta stopped hesitating and emerged from his hiding place.
"Ah... Prince Vegeta!" Raditz greeted him enthusiastically.
"What exactly is going on?" Vegeta asked, his face full of suspicion.
"Prince Vegeta, when did you get here?" Raditz asked.
"Hmph, I've been watching for a long time," Vegeta huffed.
"Well... it's like this... hahaha!" Raditz didn't hide anything. He told Vegeta everything about the Battle God Water.
After hearing him out, Vegeta was completely stunned.
Battle God Water?
It could greatly multiply someone's power?
It could only be used for one hour?
After an hour, it caused side effects?
The side effect was that your power dropped by the same multiplier it had increased?
So Cui's power had gone up tenfold to 170,000, then dropped tenfold to 1,700.
Whoosh!
Just then, Cui came hurtling down from the sky.
"Bang!"
Soya strode forward and kicked Cui hard again, sending him tens of thousands of meters into the sky.
"Negative Emotion Points from Cui +1000!"
"Negative Emotion Points from Cui +1000!"
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