Lu Fan: Destruction

"Tch!" Vegeta gritted his teeth.

After four months of cultivating his inner self, Vegeta had to admit that he'd made some progress.

He had even developed a few S-Cells by now.

Of course, he still couldn't compare to Lu Fan.

Lu Fan had started training his inner self long ago.

Besides increasing his S-Cells, he had also constantly worked on condensing Destruction Energy.

In just four short months, Lu Fan had condensed his Destruction Energy to the size of a mung bean.

It was still tiny, but its power was immense.

Once, Lu Fan had tossed that mung-bean-sized Destruction Energy at a mountain.

The mountain had instantly crumbled to dust, leaving nothing behind.

For a while, everyone on Gourmet Planet had been talking about where the mountain had gone.

It had vanished without a trace.

And it hadn't looked at all as if it had been blown apart by an energy blast.

It was terrifying.

"Well, if it isn't Vegeta and Lu Fan?"

Just then, a frog-faced alien suddenly appeared at the entrance to Lu Fan's little shop.

"What? Cui?" Vegeta recognized him at a glance.

"Vegeta, long time no see." Cui laughed, then sneered, "I never thought the mighty Saiyan Prince Vegeta would be running a business here. This is hilarious!"

"What did you say?" Vegeta snapped.

"Your Highness, take it easy. It's been four months. Why are you still so quick to lose your temper?" Lu Fan sighed. "Look at me. I'm not angry, so what have you got to be angry about?"

"Idiot, you're not a prince! What have you got to be angry about? You're just the prince's lackey!" Cui barked.

Vegeta: "..."

Cui, you're absolutely right.

For a moment, I almost thought you were speaking up for me.

This Lu Fan... he's always telling me to calm down!

You're not the prince, so of course you can stay calm.

He's mocking me.

How am I supposed to stay calm?

You're just a lackey, and you can run a business here. If I, the mighty prince, do the same, won't people laugh at me?

"Uh, you make a pretty convincing point. I don't even know what to say." Lu Fan nodded vigorously.

"I heard the cola you make is delicious. Give me a bottle so I can have a taste," Cui called to Lu Fan.

"Get in line," Lu Fan said.

Cui: "..."

"Do you believe I'll smash this place to pieces?" Cui growled, his face darkening. "You dare make me wait in line!"

"Cui, if you want to fight, come with me." Vegeta pointed to an empty lot in the distance, his voice cold.

"Heh heh heh, I'm afraid you two don't know anything yet." Cui laughed.

"Know what?" Vegeta asked, taken aback.

"Hey, everyone, did you hear? Planet Vegeta has been destroyed!" Cui shouted gleefully.

"What did you say? Planet Vegeta was destroyed? Stop lying, you blabbermouth!" Vegeta froze for two seconds, then shook his head in disbelief.

The many aliens waiting in line for cola perked up their ears.

"I knew you wouldn't believe me." Cui chuckled. "But it's true! Planet Vegeta was struck by a gigantic meteorite and completely destroyed. There are only a handful of Saiyans left alive. Do you know what 'a handful' means? Fewer than ten."

"Was there no warning?" Vegeta furrowed his brow. "Damn it, now I can't become King Vegeta..."

Cui: "..."

"Your parents are both dead. Aren't you even sad?" Cui asked, stunned.

"Hmph. My parents' deaths and the destruction of the planet mean nothing to me." Vegeta sneered.

"Planet Vegeta was destroyed?"

"It seems to be true!"

"What do you call that again? They brought it on themselves!"

"The Saiyans have spent years invading other people's planets! Never thought their own would be destroyed in a massive explosion!"

Many aliens who knew about it looked gleeful.

The Saiyans had indeed done plenty of evil over the years.

They didn't have a very good reputation.

"Why don't we all rush them and steal all their cola equipment?" one alien suggested.

"How shameless! They only sell a thousand bottles of cola a day!" another alien grumbled. "If we take the equipment, everyone can drink as much cola as they want."

"I think it's worth a shot! I was a little wary of the Saiyans, but now there are fewer than ten of them left. What's there to fear?"

"Exactly! I've hated them for ages!"

Many of the aliens in line stopped waiting and prepared to fight.

They wanted to rush Lu Fan's cola stand and rob it.

"Heh heh heh, you wild monkeys really are hated by everyone. Hurry up and give me a bottle of cola so I can try it!" Cui called out. "If it tastes good, I might even report it to Lord Frieza and ask him to take you in. Otherwise, what are you now but a pack of homeless strays?"

"Destruction!"

Lu Fan uttered those two words.

"Whoosh!"

A purple-red sphere of Destruction Energy shot toward Cui.

"What's that?" Cui stared blankly for a second.

What was that thing?

It looked about the size of a mung bean.

It didn't seem like anything special.

Cui hadn't planned to bother with it.

But the instant the purple-red Destruction Energy drew near him,

Cui felt a terrifying aura of death.

"Oh no!" Cui cried in alarm.

He tried to dodge the incoming Destruction Energy at once.

But the purple-red Destruction Energy seemed to have locked onto him, leaving him unable to move.

The horror in Cui's eyes was plain to see.

"Pop!"

The next moment, Cui was struck by the purple-red Destruction Energy.

What happened next left everyone there stunned.

"Pop!"

Cui burst apart like a soap bubble, crumbling to dust and scattering on the wind.

Vegeta was stunned too.

What was going on?

What had that been?

How could an energy sphere the size of a mung bean have such devastating power?

Vegeta had to admit that if he unleashed his energy with all his might, he could reduce someone to dust.

But he didn't think he could make someone vanish without leaving even a trace of ash.

The aliens who had been about to rush the stand gaped at the horrifying sight, their eyes wide with shock.

"This line's gotten a little crooked," Lu Fan said with a smile, looking at the aliens waiting in line.