Slug's Miserable Fate

Turles looked exactly like Son Goku. It was hard to say whether he was Bardock's illegitimate son.

Back then, Turles had found an uninhabited planet, so he planted the Tree of Might there.

The Tree of Might was a miraculous species that could absorb a planet's life essence. The day the tree matured was also the day the planet ran out of energy.

Once the Tree of Might withered, the planet would crumble apart and become dust in the universe.

By chance, Turles had come across a growing Tree of Might, so he claimed it for himself.

This was already the fourth time he had planted a Tree of Might. By then, Turles's battle power had reached nearly 30,000.

That was stronger than any Saiyan. After all, before Planet Vegeta had exploded, King Vegeta had only had around 10,000 battle power.

Turles was proud of himself. Even his five subordinates were now stronger than King Vegeta. He felt that rebuilding Planet Vegeta was up to him alone.

But reality was working against him.

If he had discovered Slug when he landed on the planet, he would have left without hesitation.

However, Frieza had happened to blast Slug underground, and with Slug unconscious, his battle power had fallen to practically zero.

But after the Tree of Might was planted, its absorption of the planet's energy woke Slug up.

When Slug opened his eyes, he first questioned his life choices. Then he felt some tree roots drawing energy from his body.

How could he possibly stand for that!?

He was the Super Namekian, King Slug!

Boom!!

With a tremendous crash, Slug's old and frail body made a grand entrance.

Even though Slug's battle power had been greatly weakened, he was still more than Turles and the others could handle.

At his strongest, Slug had a base battle power of 60 million. He was severely weakened by old age now, but even if he didn't have 10 million, he still had several million.

Turles was in for a rough time.

After losing all five of his subordinates, Turles fled in his spaceship without even having time to collect the Tree of Might seeds.

Slug didn't have the energy to chase after him. More importantly, Frieza had attacked him twice already, leaving him badly injured.

Seeing a huge tree growing on the planet, which had been barren before, and covered in red fruit, Slug grew excited.

"The Tree of Might! It really is the Tree of Might! Hahaha! The age of King Slug is about to return!"

Chomp, chomp! Chomp, chomp!

Slug kept eating the Tree of Might's fruit, and soon he had devoured nearly half of it.

Eating nearly half the fruit didn't increase Slug's battle power by much, but it restored his youthful body. His battle power had only risen from 60 million to 65 million!

That was actually a substantial increase. If Turles knew, he'd probably cry himself to sleep in the bathroom.

"Hahaha! Once I finish the rest of the fruit and plant trees on other planets, the entire universe will be mine!"

"Who cares about Frieza! Get ready to tremble!"

Slug's confidence soared as he vented his pent-up frustration from the past two encounters.

Suddenly, a sly, sinister chuckle sounded behind him.

"Oh ho ho ho! Congratulations, Lord Slug!"

Slug struggled to turn around. His body moved as slowly as if it were rusted.

"F-Fr-Frieza!"

Frieza floated in the air, since Slug was taller than him!

Frieza seethed. If only he'd known, he would have had Shenron make him a few meters taller.

"Come on, make me tremble! Oh ho ho ho!"

With a casual wave, Frieza swept all the fruit from the Tree of Might into his storage space. He even took the seeds.

Soon, the Tree of Might visibly began to wither, and signs of erosion appeared across the planet.

"No! You can't do that!"

Slug was horrified. He couldn't survive in outer space!

So Slug unleashed his full power and flew toward the distance, where his personal spaceship was waiting.

It was the same kind of bug-shaped house spaceship Piccolo had.

Unfortunately, Frieza wasn't about to let him escape. With a slight burst of speed, he reached Slug and grabbed him by the antenna.

"Off you go!"

Whoosh~

Frieza and Slug vanished at the same time.

When they reappeared, Slug saw a glob of dark yellow phlegm flying toward him.

He instinctively shut his gaping mouth!

And ended up catching the glob of phlegm in his mouth!

The veins on Frieza's forehead throbbed. He was disgusted beyond words!

Thwack!

His long tail slammed into Slug's head, smashing a huge hole in the spaceship and sending Slug deep underground again.

Slug shuddered all over from Frieza's blow. He instinctively swallowed, and then felt awful.

Getting beaten up by Frieza was one thing. He was outmatched, so he could only take it.

But what was that glob of phlegm!?

"Ah! Ah! Ugh~!"

Slug transformed into his giant form, then shot straight up into the sky.

He kept sticking his fingers down his throat, trying to make himself throw up.

Thump~

Something soft and fleshy seemed to hit him on the head, then slid down his body and into the spaceship.

Frieza's eyes twitched. That Dodoria had actually rolled down from the sky!

Was this what they meant by the number one lackey in the universe?

It was a little undignified.

"Come on, shrink down a little. Let's sit and have a nice chat!"

Slug's battle power in his giant form was only around 100 million. In Frieza's eyes, he was the sort of opponent who'd be killed in a single blow.

Still, he was just the right opponent to help Son Goku train.

Without a strong opponent, King Frieza would be bored out of his mind.

Besides, Son Goku could draw out the Androids, Cell, Majin Buu, and a whole series of other storylines. They were the best stepping-stones on the road to greater strength.

Slug had regained his youth, and Frieza had humiliated him like this. There was no way he'd obediently do as he was told!

Roaring, Slug charged at Frieza, ready to fight him for three hundred rounds.

"You want to talk? Make me submit first!"

Smack~

Slug landed face-first on the ground, shaking the entire planet three times over. Countless cracks spread across the surface.

"What a strange request! I'd be happy to grant it! Oh ho ho ho!"

Smack! Smack! Smack!

Standing on Slug's back, Frieza whipped his bare, bald head with his tail again and again.

Before long, a giant green Buddha appeared.

If only he'd had a halo behind his head, he would have looked even more like one!

"King Frieza! You're finally back! I missed you so much!"

Dodoria ran over, weeping and sniffling. His huge feet trampled along Slug's antennae, leaving several footprints despite the antennae being underneath him.

"Damn it! Are you trying to disgust me to death?"

Frieza folded his arms across his chest, leaned backward, and flicked his tail.

Dodoria disappeared over the horizon at an even greater speed than before.

Watching this, Zarbon was terrified.

Maybe that glob of phlegm he'd just spat out was actually the culprit?

Right, Vegeta!

That guy had dared to betray King Frieza. If Zarbon caught the traitor, maybe he could save his own skin!

No, his life!

Huh?

Where was Vegeta?

Damn it, don't mess with me! You can't play hide-and-seek with me!