Bellis and Lan Xin Meet the Challenge

Upon entering, Reke saw two groups of men holding guns in a standoff, while the local villagers, led by their village chief, hid far away.

Several corpses lay in pools of blood on the ground, the situation clear at a glance.

The sound of Reke's footsteps startled all three parties.

Both armed groups assumed Reke was the other side's reinforcement and glared at him with fierce eyes; one look was enough to tell they were desperate outlaws.

The villagers also looked at Reke in terror. They were already frightened out of their wits; for people who rarely even saw a fistfight, today's events were far too intense.

Only the village chief seemed intimidated by the two groups, yet his eyes remained unchanged, occasionally sweeping over the men with a flicker of killing intent.

"Heh! You lot are quite lively. Won't someone tell me what's going on?" Reke asked indifferently.

The leaders of both groups exchanged a glance, realizing Reke wasn't with either side, and felt a sense of relief.

They had no intention of answering Reke and opened fire on him immediately.

"Pop, pop."

Reke reached out and caught the two bullets, losing all interest in conversation.

He condensed two energy blasts and flicked them toward both groups.

"BOOM!"

Two massive craters were left in the ground, and both groups of men vanished completely.

"Whoa!"

The villagers had never seen such a spectacle and scattered in terror. The village chief, suppressing his fear, walked up to Reke's small figure and knelt down.

Precisely because he possessed some strength himself, he knew that if Reke wanted to kill them, they would have no power to resist and no chance of escape.

"My lord, please command us if you have any tasks, I only beg you not to kill these villagers."

Looking at the chief and the villagers, Reke lost interest; showing off his might in front of these ordinary people was not his pursuit.

He shook his head in disappointment, decided not to wander around outside anymore, and vanished from the village without a word.

Having made up his mind, Reke stopped delaying, wrapped himself in a white aura, and flew toward home.

Pat and the others stood anxiously outside the Gravity Chamber. They sensed a monster with a combat power of over ten thousand, located three thousand miles away, heading toward Panxi City.

After months of training in the Gravity Chamber, the combat power of Pat and his group had reached over eight thousand, but that was not enough to face the monster outside.

Ever since Second reported the situation regarding the monster, the authorities had organized several teams to investigate and attack, but unfortunately, not a single person returned; they all died at the monster's hands.

Because of their actions, the monster had moved in from over ten thousand miles away. Although the authorities organized an evacuation of the citizens the moment their first attempt failed, the monster's speed was too great.

At the current rate, half the population would not have time to evacuate and would die in Panxi City.

Ever since they sensed the monster's approach, Pat and the others had cleared out the Gravity Chamber, reserving it specifically for Bellis and Lan Xin, who had long since surpassed them.

They hoped the two would increase their combat power as quickly as possible to eliminate the monster.

Now that the monster was only a day away, they were waiting to see if Bellis and Lan Xin had any hope of victory.

If not, Pat was prepared to draw the monster's attention and see if he could lure it away.

Just then, the Gravity Chamber opened slowly. A man and a woman stepped out, walking with steady, measured steps, their faces glowing with confidence.

Pat sensed their energy, only to find he couldn't perceive their true level at all; he could only sense that they were unfathomable.

"Girl, Lan Xin, you must have sensed that monster too! Are you confident? If not, we old folks will go lure it away and buy you some more time."

Bellis and Lan Xin looked at each other and smiled. Bellis spoke up.

"Leader, leave it to us. Just make sure you have the victory feast ready."

"Good, good, good! I guarantee I won't let you down," Pat said, clapping his hands and laughing.

As soon as Pat finished speaking, Bellis and Lan Xin wrapped themselves in white auras and flew toward the monster.

Pat and the others watched their disappearing figures with expressions of relief.

"Leader, we really are getting old. Maybe it's time to consider retirement," Second said, looking dejected.

"Haha, that's a good thing. It's about time you got married and raised some kids," Pat replied, feeling quite happy instead.

Now that the children were grown, they could each go off to fulfill their own destinies.

"Second Brother, the Leader is right. After all these years of hard work, aren't you tired of it yet?" Seventh teased.

The dozen or so of them laughed happily, their laughter carrying far into the distance, forming a stark contrast to the city plunged into chaos.

What they didn't know was that a figure was floating high above them.

Furthermore, this figure had been floating there for a long time, and neither Pat's group nor Bellis and Lan Xin had noticed.

He wasn't angry about the Gravity Chamber being used; if this had been two years ago, that might have been different—Reke might have even killed them.

It could only be said that in these past two years, Reke had changed a lot, and he had come to view Pat and the others as friends.

Of course, since they were friends, Reke would interfere even less, just like now with Bellis and Lan Xin going to face the monster.

Even if they were beaten to death, Reke would not intervene.

But he would avenge them after they died. Do not think Reke is heartless; this was their own choice, and they must pay the price for their own decisions.

Reke still wanted to witness the various experts within the Dragon Ball world; he couldn't possibly stay here protecting them for his entire life, and as for bringing them to Earth, that wasn't realistic either.

Udrapa Planet was their home; who would be willing to leave their own homeland?

Reke, however, was different. He was an Earthling in his past life, and even if it wasn't the same Earth, it could still provide him with comfort.

In this life, the Saiyan homeland had long since been destroyed; to put it bluntly, Reke was a man without a home.

If he didn't know the situation of this world, Reke might have been content to stay here.

But whether it was the memories in his mind or the blood flowing through his veins, everything urged him to head toward Earth.

Reke descended and stood beside Lola.

Pat and the others were chatting enthusiastically, and not a single person noticed Reke.

It wasn't until Uti came out of the house carrying tea that she finally spotted Reke.

"Reke, when did you get back? Have you eaten yet? Should I go prepare something for you now?" Uti walked over quickly and asked happily.

"Yes, yes, yes! Go ahead and prepare it; just hearing you say that makes me feel hungry." Reke seemed to think of something, his mouth watering as he hurriedly replied.

"Reke, why haven't you said anything?" Lola looked at Reke with a playful reproach.

"I saw that you were all in high spirits and didn't want to ruin your mood," Reke said with a shrug.

Pat and the others laughed happily.

Suddenly, Pat sensed the energy signatures of Bellis and the other fighting a monster, his expression changing as he hurriedly said to Reke, "Reke, Bellis and Lan Xin are fighting a monster; hurry and go help them."

"I'm not going!" Reke shook his head in refusal.

Silence. The laughter vanished in an instant, and everyone stared at Reke in astonishment, as if they couldn't believe what they had just heard.