Battle Against Raditz

In the Western Wasteland, there were three figures.

"Hahahaha, do you understand now how powerful a Saiyan is? Unfortunately, it's too late!"

The one emitting the evil laughter was a muscular man with long, spiky hair and a scouter over his right eye.

"Son Goku, you must be excited to face such a formidable foe," said the green-skinned alien with two antennae on his head, sweat dripping down his face.

"I'm ashamed to say, I'm not excited—I'm trembling with fear!"

Feeling the terrifying aura of the man before him, Son Goku shivered, yet the warlike blood of a Saiyan stirred within him with excitement.

"Just wait, Gohan, Daddy is coming to save you!"

"Hahahaha, don't even dream of it! What makes you think you can save him? You'll be dead long before he is!" With that, Raditz stomped his feet against the ground and flew toward Piccolo and Son Goku.

"We have no choice but to fight this head-on!" Piccolo said, charging forward as well, kicking up dust beneath his feet.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

Son Goku and Piccolo joined forces to attack Raditz, their three figures flashing by at high speed.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang..." Although the attacks from Son Goku and Piccolo were as rapid and fierce as a machine gun, Raditz handled them with ease, parrying their strikes without a hint of panic.

"Hey!" Son Goku let out a shout, his figure instantly vanishing from in front of Raditz and reappearing at his side, delivering a kick toward his face that whipped up a gust of wind.

Piccolo seized the opportunity to attack Raditz from the left.

"Swish!"

After a gust of wind passed, Raditz's figure moved behind the two as if he had teleported, then delivered a kick with both legs.

"Bang! Bang!"

The strikes landed squarely on Son Goku and Piccolo.

The two were sent flying backward like kites with broken strings.

"Damn it!" Piccolo cursed, immediately leaping up to attack in the direction of Raditz.

"Hahaha! Die!"

Raditz sneered, his hands rapidly gathering yellow energy spheres, which he fired at Piccolo and Son Goku.

"Oh no!" Son Goku's pupils constricted; in the nick of time, he turned his body, the scorching shockwave grazing his hair before striking the ground and forming a massive crater.

"Ah!" Piccolo wasn't as lucky; he had hurriedly dodged the vital areas, but the energy of the shockwave was so immense that it instantly vaporized his left arm!

"Boom!" The two shockwaves erupted with a deafening roar, unleashing a terrifying blast of air.

"Heh, even with the two of you working together, you're this pathetic!" Raditz mocked.

"Piccolo, are you alright?" Son Goku asked.

"Don't worry, even though I'm down to one arm, it won't affect the fight," Piccolo said, cold sweat running down his face.

"You keep him occupied and draw his attention; I have a special technique that can finish him," Piccolo whispered.

"Right!" Son Goku replied, pushing off with his right foot and charging toward Raditz!

"Da! Da! Da! Da! Da!"

Son Goku attacked Raditz as if his life depended on it.

"What's the matter, Kakarot? Is this all the level you have?" Raditz blocked the attacks calmly with one hand, then took the opportunity to kick out with his right foot, sending Son Goku flying instantly!

"Swish! Swish! Swish!" Son Goku didn't give up; just as he was about to hit the ground, he pushed off with his hands and launched himself into the air ten meters away.

"Ka!" Son Goku brought his hands together, gathering blue energy behind his waist.

"What? His combat power is rising? 924?" The reading on the scouter over Raditz's left eye climbed steadily.

"Me!"

"This brat is condensing his energy! He's boosting his combat power!"

"Ha!"

"Beep! Beep! Beep!"

"What?"

On the other side, Piccolo pointed his right finger at his forehead, also gathering a massive amount of energy.

"Me!"

"Boom!"

Son Goku thrust his hands forward, and the blue shockwave blasted toward Raditz!

"Hmph!" Raditz caught the Kamehameha with his left hand!

"Bang!"

Dust filled the air, and once it dissipated, Raditz only had a small scratch on his left hand.

"Here's one for you!"

Raditz fired a purple energy blast from his left hand, striking the exhausted Son Goku and sending him crashing to the ground.

"Die!" Raditz lunged forward, intending to kill Son Goku in a single strike!

"The one who's going to die is you!"

While Son Goku stalled for time, Piccolo pressed his right hand to his forehead, gathering a massive amount of energy.

By now, Piccolo had fully charged his energy, and his aura continued to skyrocket!

"Special Beam Cannon!"

Piccolo pointed his right finger, and a red and yellow energy wave spiraled forward, hurtling toward Raditz at incredible speed!

"Battle power 1,330! They can control their own battle power!"

Raditz was shocked and furious.

"Argh!" Raditz roared.

"Boom!" The beam lost none of its power, piercing straight through to the mountain behind him.

"Whew!" Raditz wiped away cold sweat; fortunately, he had sensed the threat of death just a split second before the beam hit and had managed to dodge the fatal blow.

However, his right shoulder was still grazed by the terrifying heat, which tore away his sturdy shoulder armor and a portion of his flesh.

"Bastard! You actually pierced my armor! If that had hit me, I really would have died!" Raditz thought, his heart pounding.

"I won't forgive this! You must die!" With that, Raditz raised his left hand, condensing a terrifying energy sphere.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Powerful energy gathered in his hand, purple lightning flickering as the energy instantly surpassed the Special Beam Cannon that Piccolo had gathered earlier.

"Die!" Raditz shouted!

"What!"

Just as Piccolo thought he was about to be killed, the energy sphere in Raditz's hand suddenly dissipated, and his body went limp as he collapsed.

"You were too careless. I've got your tail!"

It turned out that Son Goku, who had been lying on the ground, had seized the opportunity while Raditz wasn't paying attention to grab his tail!

"Piccolo! Use that move again, quickly!" Son Goku urged Piccolo.

"Well done, Son Goku. I can only use that move one more time at most!"

"Kakarot, are you going to kill your only brother?" Raditz said, lying weakly on the ground.

"Son Goku, don't listen to his nonsense! He won't let us go!" Piccolo hurriedly warned.

"I... I won't do it again. Let me go, and I'm willing to leave this planet!" Raditz said miserably.

"Don't you dare let go! It's a trick! He's lying to you!" Piccolo shouted to stop Son Goku's actions.

"I... I beg you, brother. I will definitely keep my promise!" Raditz whispered, pleading with Son Goku to spare him.

The kind-hearted Son Goku still let go of Raditz's tail.

"Bang!"

Raditz felt a sense of relief in his tail as his strength returned entirely; he casually struck Son Goku down and stepped on him.

"To be fooled so easily—you truly aren't qualified to be a warrior."

"I am different. I am a first-class warrior, and I can kill my own brother without a moment's hesitation."

"Hahaha! Does it hurt? Die!" Raditz pressed his foot down hard, stomping on Son Goku's wound.

"Argh!" Son Goku screamed in agony.

"Farewell!"

A purple energy sphere gradually condensed in Raditz's palm as he prepared to deliver the final blow to Son Goku!

"Don't you dare bully my daddy!"

"Bang!" Accompanied by a childish voice, a small figure smashed through Raditz's spaceship and flew out.

Son Goku looked up and recognized the familiar figure.

"Gohan! Run away!"

Son Goku shouted in a panic.

Raditz was also curious that Gohan had actually been able to break out of the spaceship he was locked in.

"Beep, beep, beep—"

The Scouter in front of Raditz kept ringing.

"750, 850, 950..."

Raditz widened his eyes, staring at Gohan in horror.

"How is this possible! This kid's battle power is actually as high as 1,000! And it's still rising!"

Piccolo and Son Goku, who had collapsed to the ground exhausted, were also stunned.

"Don't you dare bully my daddy!"

Gohan's cheeks flushed red with rage as he charged toward Raditz!

"Impossible!" For a moment, Raditz suspected his Scouter was malfunctioning.

"Bang!"

Caught off guard and unable to dodge in time, Raditz took a heavy blow from Gohan directly to his chest!

"Argh!"

The Battle Armor covering Raditz's chest shattered instantly.

Following Gohan's furious strike, Raditz had actually sustained a serious injury!

"You wretched little brat!"

Clutching his chest, Raditz charged angrily toward the exhausted Gohan, who had collapsed to the ground.

With just one more strike, there would be absolutely no hope for Gohan to survive!

"No!" Goku shouted in despair, but having lost the ability to move, he was powerless to intervene.