Tien Shinhan had also finished off the Saibaman.
Nappa was startled.
He had thought the Saibamen could take care of them, but he hadn't expected Krillin and the others to be stronger than he'd imagined.
"Then, Nappa, since the Saibamen have been taken care of, it's your turn!"
"Yes, Prince Vegeta!"
Nappa said, clasping his hands together and revealing a sinister grin.
"Which of you is going to die first?"
Krillin and the others didn't dare answer. They all turned to look at Son Goku and his son.
Nappa's ki was simply too powerful. Even if they all gave it everything they had, they might not be able to beat him.
"Then I'll fight you!"
Son Goku said, taking a few steps forward.
A breeze blew by, lifting Son Goku's hair.
Nappa smiled.
"Good. I'll take care of you first, then those Earthlings!"
"That depends on whether you're capable of it!"
Son Goku replied calmly.
"Yeah, right!"
Nappa sneered.
"Kakarot, let alone you—even your older brother Raditz wouldn't dare act so arrogant in front of me!"
"Is that so?"
Son Goku chuckled and released the ki he'd been holding back.
The Scouter over Nappa's left eye immediately began to beep.
"Beep, beep..."
"...2,000...3,000..."
As the numbers rapidly climbed, beads of sweat appeared on Nappa's forehead.
Son Goku's power level eventually reached 5,000.
"F-Five thousand!"
When the numbers finally stopped, Nappa suddenly felt a chill run down his back.
In just one year, Son Goku had raised his power level from a little over 400 to 5,000.
Vegeta was equally surprised.
But he was only surprised. His current power level in his base form had already reached 14,000, so 5,000 was nothing to him.
"Five thousand!"
Krillin and the others were also shocked.
They knew Son Goku was stronger than they were, but they hadn't expected him to be this much stronger.
"So I should be stronger than Raditz now, right?"
Nappa snorted.
"So what if you are? I'm a warrior of noble birth, while you're just the son of a Low-Class Warrior. There's no way you can beat me!"
Son Goku smiled faintly.
"Is that so? Well, then, shall we begin?"
Nappa lowered his arms from where they'd been crossed over his chest, his expression turning serious.
"Ha!"
Nappa suddenly roared and darted in front of Son Goku like the wind, attacking him with all his might.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Son Goku shifted from side to side, dodging Nappa's attacks with ease.
"What!"
Nappa was startled. He immediately leaped backward and fired an energy blast at Son Goku with his right hand.
Son Goku shifted to the left and dodged it.
BOOM!!
With a tremendous explosion, the mountain behind Son Goku was blasted to pieces.
"Damn it!"
Nappa roared furiously and fired several energy blasts at Son Goku with both hands.
Son Goku shifted slightly and dodged them again.
Seeing this, Nappa charged at him once more.
Nappa quickly reached Son Goku and swung his right fist down with all his strength.
Son Goku raised both hands and blocked the punch.
Nappa was startled.
Then Son Goku thrust both hands upward, sending Nappa staggering back several steps.
"All right, you've been attacking for long enough. Now it's my turn!"
Nappa grew a little nervous at those words, but with Vegeta right behind him, he could only force himself to stay calm.
"Kakarot, let's see just how strong you really are!"
Nappa said, clenching both fists and charging at Son Goku again.
Son Goku shifted to the left and swung his right fist hard at Nappa's face.
BAM!!
Son Goku's right fist slammed into Nappa's face, knocking out two of his teeth. Nappa shot backward like a beam and crashed into the mountain behind him.
A huge cloud of dust erupted from the ground.
Once the dust settled, Nappa climbed to his feet, panting, and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his right hand.
"Ugh, what a useless guy!"
Vegeta looked on with disdain.
Nappa seemed to notice Vegeta's contempt, and his expression immediately grew grave.
He had been following Vegeta for a long time, so he knew him well.
Vegeta was ruthless toward everyone. If Nappa failed to beat Son Goku, he would surely face severe punishment.
With that in mind, Nappa decided to risk everything. No matter what, he would defeat Son Goku.
"Ha!"
With a shout, Nappa suddenly gathered an energy blast in his right hand and fired it at Krillin.
Son Goku was startled.
He hadn't expected Nappa to attack Krillin, but he wasn't fast enough to save him.
BAM!
Just then, Son Gohan moved, instantly appearing in front of Krillin and slapping Nappa's energy blast away behind him.
With a boom, the blast exploded behind Krillin and the others.
"G-Gohan!"
Krillin was startled. Then he looked toward the site of the explosion.
"Gohan, was that you who just saved me?"
"Yeah!"
Son Gohan nodded.
Nappa was startled.
"Th-That brat—how did he get in front of the bald guy?"
Vegeta's expression also grew slightly more serious.
He had thought Son Goku was the strongest among them, but now it seemed this Son Gohan might be just as strong.
"Interesting!"
A moment later, the corner of Vegeta's mouth curled upward, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
Just then, Nappa rapidly thrust both hands forward, firing a barrage of golden energy blasts at Tien Shinhan and the others.
Tien Shinhan and the others quickly backed away.
"Damn it!"
Son Goku roared furiously, clenching both fists.
"Kaio-ken!"
With a shout, Son Goku turned into a flash of red light and charged at Nappa.
"What!"
Vegeta was startled and lowered his crossed arms.
BAM!!
At that moment, Son Goku appeared in front of Nappa and drove his right fist into Nappa's stomach.
Nappa let out a loud scream as he shot backward like a beam, crashing deep into the mountain behind him.
With a tremendous boom, rocks tumbled down the mountain and buried Nappa.
A huge cloud of dust quickly rose from the ground.
After a while, when the dust cleared, Nappa's power level had dropped from 4,000 to 2.
"As expected, you're all a bunch of useless trash!"
Seeing that Nappa had completely lost the ability to fight, Vegeta's contempt grew even deeper.
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