Meanwhile, somewhere else on Namek.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
In the distance, two powerful auras erupted.
"Vegeta, what do you think you're doing?" Cui demanded angrily.
"Nothing much. I'm taking the Dragon Balls."
Vegeta sneered, with five soccer-ball-sized Dragon Balls behind him.
"Trying to steal the credit? You'll die here!"
Cui powered up and fired a Ki Blast at Vegeta.
"Hmph! Foolish!"
Vegeta powered up with ease as well.
"Whoosh!"
"Boom!"
Just by powering up, he deflected Cui's Ki Blast completely.
"What? How is that possible?"
Cui was shocked and furious.
As far as he remembered, Vegeta's battle power was the same as his own: only 18,000. There was no way Vegeta should have been able to deflect his casual blast so easily.
"Open your eyes and take a good look at this prince's battle power!" Vegeta laughed.
Then—
"Boom!"
A white aura shot into the sky!
"Wha... What?"
Cui watched the numbers on his Detector shoot up, cold sweat running down his face.
The Detector showed that Vegeta's battle power was now 30,000!
"That's more than enough to deal with you!" Vegeta sneered.
"N-No way! The Detector must be broken! How could a wild monkey like you have a higher battle power than me?"
Cui couldn't believe it.
"Then die!"
Before he had even finished speaking, Vegeta vanished. A white blur appeared in front of Cui in an instant.
Still in shock, Cui suddenly caught sight of a white shadow flashing past him. Before he could react, a fist slammed into his stomach.
"Pfft! Aah!"
The brutal blow made Cui vomit bile as his insides twisted in agony.
"Hmph!"
Vegeta pressed his advantage, driving his knee into Cui's chin.
Crack!
At the sound of breaking bone, a purple figure shot into the air like a cannonball.
"Ahhh—!"
Cui's chin had been fractured, and he screamed in pain.
"Trash! Die!"
Vegeta pointed his right hand at the figure in the sky and fired a tiny Ki Blast.
"Boom!"
A beautiful firework bloomed in the sky.
"What a filthy display of fireworks."
Vegeta sneered.
Although Li Feng had beaten him brutally on Earth, he had to admit that fighting strong opponents made him improve faster.
Vegeta could also completely control his ki now.
"Beep! Beep! Beep!..."
At that moment, the battle-power display on Vegeta's Scouter began jumping wildly.
"Hmm? Who's that? Two powerful auras are flying toward me?"
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Two figures wearing Frieza Force battle armor flew over.
"Huh? Why is that Vegeta?"
A chubby pink man looked at his Detector in disbelief.
"Hey, Vegeta, who were you fighting just now? Where did they go?" the green-skinned man beside him asked.
"So it's Dodoria and Zarbon. What brings the two of you here?"
Vegeta sneered.
So they were two of Frieza's dogs. Their battle power was barely over 20,000. They were no match for him. He had to take care of them before the Ginyu Force arrived.
"Answer my question, Vegeta!"
Dodoria was displeased.
"We're here on orders from King Frieza to collect the Dragon Balls. How's your search going?"
"Oh, the Dragon Balls are over there in the pile of rocks behind me."
Vegeta pointed.
"Hmph. You've done a decent job."
Dodoria snorted, unaware that he was already trapped in a deadly predicament.
As Dodoria's bulky body passed by Vegeta—
Vegeta's lips curled into a grin.
"Ha!"
Vegeta powered up in an instant!
Dodoria didn't react at all.
He watched as Vegeta's fist punched straight through his chest!
"Cough! Aah—!"
Dodoria let out a cry of agony.
How could an arrogant man like him have imagined that the weak Vegeta would be able to grievously wound him?
"Die, you disgusting piece of trash."
With that, Vegeta followed up with a Ki Cannon and blasted Dodoria to pieces.
"Wha... What?"
Zarbon, standing behind him, hadn't even reacted before Dodoria was killed in an instant.
"You're next, trash."
Vegeta stared at Zarbon.
"Don't get carried away just because you've gotten a little stronger. I didn't want to use this form, but once you're dead, nobody will know."
Zarbon's Scouter now showed Vegeta's battle power at 25,000.
"Ha!"
As a powerful aura burst forth, Zarbon's appearance changed dramatically.
His once-handsome face grew hideous, and his entire body became bulky.
Zarbon had become stronger, but he had also grown terribly ugly.
"Hmph. You look disgusting like this."
Vegeta taunted him when he saw Zarbon's transformed appearance.
"Die!"
Humiliated and enraged, Zarbon decided to eliminate anyone who knew what he really looked like.
His massive body did nothing to slow him down.
"Pathetic!"
Vegeta clenched both fists, the veins on his forehead bulging again.
"Ha!"
Whoosh!
Vegeta's aura rose once more!
White energy surged out of his body, forming a raging white whirlwind.
Zarbon's huge hand came at him, aiming to crush Vegeta's head in one blow.
But how could Vegeta, with his increased battle power, fail to read Zarbon's movements?
Vegeta turned aside and blocked with his left hand, then threw Zarbon over his shoulder.
"Boom!"
A giant crater shaped like a person formed in the ground, cracks spreading out like a spiderweb.
Before Zarbon could react, Vegeta planted a foot on his chest, crushing his once-sturdy battle armor to pieces.
"Pfft! Aah!"
Only then did the pain hit Zarbon, and he cried out in agony.
"Hmph. I'll let you die knowing the truth. This prince's battle power has reached 35,000, you trash!"
Vegeta taunted him again.
He reveled in it. That feeling of having everything under his control had returned!
That's right. This was how Prince Vegeta was supposed to be!
Just you wait, Li Feng. It won't be long before I have you beneath my foot just like this!
"No... way!"
Zarbon's breath came in ragged gasps as he spoke in terror.
"Go to hell!"
Vegeta raised his right hand, and a white ball of energy quickly formed.
As Zarbon looked on in despair and indignation, Vegeta fired a blast at him.
"Boom!"
Another dazzling firework lit up the sky.
The terrifying blast widened the person-shaped crater even further.
When the dust cleared—
There was no trace of Zarbon left in the crater.
"Heh heh heh! Hahahaha!"
Vegeta burst into wild laughter.
So he really had become this powerful!
Just you wait, Li Feng. And Frieza too. Once I collect the Dragon Balls and make my wish, you'll all be groveling at my feet!
Vegeta continued to daydream.
"What? Why are five more powerful auras coming?!"
At that moment, Vegeta's Scouter kept beeping without pause.
Vegeta could sense that one of them was weaker than him, but the other four had stronger auras than he did!
"Damn it, it's the Ginyu Force!"
Only now did Vegeta realize he was in trouble.
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