Namek
"Send word to Ginyu and the others. Tell them to speed up at all costs and reach Namek within half an hour!!"
Frieza's face was cold, and the oppressive atmosphere left the soldiers below drenched in sweat!
"Yes, King Frieza!" The soldier backed out.
"Two useless fools. It seems I'll have to pay more attention to staffing," Frieza said, as if he'd just thought of something.
West Galaxy
"Your Majesty, Cooler, a spy planted in King Frieza's army has sent us some good news!" Saviz reported.
"Oh? What news?" Cooler asked with interest.
"Namek has a kind of miraculous orb that can grant any wish. It's called the Dragon Ball! King Frieza destroyed two advanced spaceships because he was after it!" Saviz replied.
The butterfly effect!
Frieza's unusual behavior had made Cooler realize something was wrong. He'd immediately activated the spy he'd planted in Frieza's army to find out what was going on!
"What??? It can grant any wish?"
Crack! Crack!
Cooler rose from his throne and approached Saviz.
"It's been confirmed, Your Majesty Cooler!" Saviz was very confident in the spy he'd planted.
"Damn it, damn it! Because of Father, I gave the North Galaxy to my foolish little brother. Now it seems I'm the stupidest one of all!" Cooler exploded with rage.
"Saviz, at our speed, how long would it take us to reach Namek at the earliest?" Cooler's entire body radiated a violent aura!!
"Y-Your Majesty Cooler, it would take two years!" Saviz managed to stammer.
"Two years..." Cooler's anger subsided, and his violent pressure abruptly vanished!
"What about Dore and Nez? Have they returned?" Cooler asked in a chilly tone. Saviz couldn't tell what he meant.
"No, they're still out having fun!"
"Make them get back here. The three of you, find a way to get me to Namek as soon as possible. If you can't, you'll die!" Cooler radiated intense killing intent.
The usually calm Cooler had completely lost his reason!
Of course he knew what Frieza was after... Immortality!!!
If Frieza became immortal, wouldn't he be above Cooler forever?
Before, Cooler had paid Frieza no mind because his own battle power was far greater!
"Understood, Your Majesty Cooler!" Saviz was drenched in cold sweat. This was the first time he'd ever seen Cooler so furious!
In Saviz's experience, Cooler had always been calm, elegant, and aloof!
Today, Cooler was clearly completely thrown off balance!
"By the way, Your Majesty Cooler, I took it upon myself to eliminate the spy your father, King Cold, had planted in King Frieza's army," Saviz said nervously.
"Well done. Very well done!" Cooler praised him.
"Then I'll go summon Dore and Nez right away." Saviz withdrew.
Over at the Grand Elder's place on Namek!
"Strange. We can sense Frieza's evil aura, but why have they stopped moving?" Sun Wukong asked, puzzled.
"Kakarot, from what I know of Frieza, he probably can't be bothered to act. He's likely waiting for the Ginyu Force," Raditz replied.
"The Ginyu Force? Are they strong?" Sun Wukong asked curiously.
"Heh. The Ginyu Force as they are now are no different from ants to us!" Nappa cut in.
"Mr. Sun Wukong, just waiting like this won't solve anything. I think we should make the first move and stop being so passive!" Nail stepped forward.
"That's right. There are plenty of enemy soldiers over there, too. We should eliminate some of them now, just in case!" Piccolo agreed with Nail.
After all, Namek was his home!!
"Then let's go! Nail, I'll leave the Grand Elder in your care!" As their leader, Sun Wukong agreed with everyone's suggestion.
"Mm. Piccolo! If things don't go as planned, come back to me. I'll willingly fuse with you, for Namek!" Nail said with determination.
"Uh. I understand!" Piccolo replied coldly.
Though he looked cold and heartless, Nail's selfless willingness to sacrifice himself had moved him!
Sun Wukong, Raditz, Nappa, Piccolo, and Krillin!!
One after another, the five shot into the sky, locked onto Frieza's location, and sped toward him!
"Reporting, King Frieza! Five battle powers are rapidly approaching our position!"
"A bunch of trash. If you're so eager to die, then I'll grant your wish! Oh-ho-ho-ho!!" Frieza let out an angry, strange laugh!
Three minutes later!
"Kill!!"
Frieza Force soldiers spotted Sun Wukong and the others and immediately attacked!
A dense swarm of aliens surrounded the five!
"Get lost... you pieces of trash!" Raditz roared, swinging his arms and firing countless Ki Blasts, blasting apart everyone who came at him!
"You're asking for it!!" Nappa used the same move he'd used to attack Earth's cities. He raised two fingers slightly, and the enemies around him vanished in an instant!
Piccolo, Krillin, and Sun Wukong also unleashed wide-area attacks to wipe out the enemy!
But Sun Wukong didn't strike as brutally as the others!
His opponents merely lost the ability to fight, then passed out and crashed to the ground!
High above
"Son Gohan, as far as I know, the Saiyan race wasn't this powerful, was it?" Merus asked curiously.
"Big brother, I'm the one who caused this. Saiyans have enormous potential, but they never develop it," Son Gohan said without hiding anything.
He told Merus how he'd laid out a plan that helped Sun Wukong, Raditz... and the others reach their current strength!
"You're a clever little one. It seems you're no simple person either!" Merus was glad Son Gohan had held nothing back.
Son Gohan had done this to bring himself and Merus closer!
His frank explanation also made Merus feel that Son Gohan considered him one of his own!
Though Merus was an Apprentice Angel, his inner self was far less mature than Son Gohan, who had been shaped by five thousand years of civilization!
That small gesture had brought them closer once more!
"Hehe, you flatter me, big brother!" Son Gohan said with a smile.
Back to the main scene
"Reporting, Your Majesty! This is bad! The First Legion has suffered heavy casualties. They're no match for the enemy at all!"
"Useless!!"
Whoosh! A red beam pierced straight through the soldier's body!
His eyes widened, then the light faded from them!!
Outside!
The dense, surging crowd from moments ago had disappeared.
The only ones left were the aliens Sun Wukong had spared, now unconscious!
Crack! Crack!
Frieza slowly stepped out of his spaceship!!
"Oh? If I remember correctly, you're Raditz, and you're Nappa, right? Where's Vegeta? Since when have you wild monkeys dared to attack me?"
"Frieza, you destroyed Planet Vegeta and killed my father. I'm here to avenge that blood feud!!" Raditz roared and charged straight at Frieza.
At that moment, Frieza was in his base form, looking about as powerful as a baby!
His battle power was only around five hundred thousand!!
Boom!!!
Frieza's body smashed straight through the enormous spaceship!
Raditz's sudden attack had caught Frieza completely off guard!!
"Big brother... be careful. I have a feeling he's not simple!" Sun Wukong watched Frieza flying backward, his expression grave.
"Don't worry, Kakarot. He's no match for me!!" Seeing that he'd just sent his former superior flying, Raditz couldn't help getting carried away.
"Piccolo, can you tell anything?" Sun Wukong asked Piccolo beside him.
"The powerful evil aura I sensed doesn't match his apparent battle power at all!" Piccolo had noticed it, too!
"Looks like he won't be easy to defeat!" Sun Wukong's fighting spirit surged, and excitement gleamed in his eyes!!
Piccolo, Nappa, and Krillin stared at him strangely (≖_≖).
He said Frieza wouldn't be easy to beat, but he looked excited!!