Intense Battle

Vegeta ignored Son Goku and looked at Frieza in his first form.

It was his first time seeing Frieza transform.

"Damn it! Kakarot can already force Frieza to transform!"

Vegeta clenched both fists and thought to himself.

Just then, Frieza suddenly laughed.

"Vegeta, did you come all this way just to help me?"

"Hmph!"

Vegeta snorted.

"Frieza, don't get the wrong idea. I only came because I was worried you'd take the Dragon Balls from Namek!"

"The Dragon Balls from Namek!"

Frieza narrowed his eyes.

"Vegeta, are you planning to betray me?"

Vegeta smiled.

"I was never truly loyal to you in the first place, so how could this be betrayal?"

Frieza sneered.

"Vegeta, it seems you're just like your father. You only pretended to be loyal to me!

"But since you've chosen to betray me, you should know what happens to those who do."

Vegeta immediately turned to Son Goku.

"Kakarot, how about we team up for now?"

"Team up?"

Frieza chuckled.

"Vegeta, do you think teaming up with Son Goku will let you defeat me?"

"Unless we try, how will we know?"

"Is that so? Then you can all die here today!"

As Frieza spoke, he raised his right index finger and fired a Death Beam at Vegeta.

"Vegeta, look out!"

Son Goku shouted and rushed to Vegeta's side, knocking him to the ground.

With a tremendous boom, the island behind Vegeta was blown apart. A huge white mushroom cloud quickly rose above it.

"W-what?!"

Vegeta stared at the destruction in terror. If Son Goku hadn't intervened, Frieza would have killed him.

"Heh heh heh!"

Seeing that Vegeta had been saved, Frieza let out his distinctive laugh.

"Not bad, Son Goku. But I wonder how many times you can save him!"

As he spoke, Frieza repeatedly fired Death Beams at Vegeta with his right index finger.

Son Goku flashed in front of Vegeta and swatted Frieza's Death Beams away, sending them crashing into the surrounding ground.

Clouds of dust erupted from the earth.

When the dust settled, Son Goku stood in front of Vegeta, completely unharmed.

"Vegeta, get over to Gohan!"

"Son Gohan!"

Vegeta glanced at Son Gohan, who was lounging on the Shadow Battle Axe.

"Fine!"

Vegeta immediately flew toward Son Gohan.

This time, Frieza didn't attack. He simply looked at Son Goku.

"Son Goku, you're strong. If you're willing to submit to me, I'll give you Captain Cui's position!"

Son Goku smiled.

"Thanks for the offer, but I'm not interested in being your underling!"

"Is that so? What a shame."

Frieza feigned regret.

"But I expected as much. You Saiyans are all a stubborn bunch!"

"Then, Frieza, shall we keep fighting?"

"Mm!"

Frieza nodded.

"Ha!"

Son Goku roared and shot toward Frieza like lightning.

He quickly reached Frieza and attacked him with fists that moved like lightning.

Frieza clenched both fists and clashed with Son Goku.

"Whoosh..."

Bam! Bam! Bam!!

The two moved as they traded blows.

Vegeta watched them fight, his fists clenched tightly.

It hadn't been long since they last met, yet Son Goku's power had already far surpassed his own.

Though Son Goku had grown much stronger, staying here was still extremely dangerous.

He had betrayed Frieza. If Frieza killed Son Goku, he surely wouldn't spare Vegeta either.

At the thought, Vegeta glanced at his spaceship. It was some distance away, and if he tried to reach it now, Frieza might kill him.

For now, he could only rely on Son Goku and the others.

Bam!!

Just then, Son Goku clenched his right fist and sent Frieza flying.

"Damn it!"

Frieza roared in fury and fired a barrage of energy blasts at Son Goku with both index fingers.

Son Goku leapt backward, dodging the blasts.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!

The ground was immediately pounded by a barrage of energy blasts.

Seeing this, Frieza fired another volley at Son Goku.

Son Goku pushed off hard with both feet and sprang into the air.

Thump!!

Frieza clenched both fists. A purple aura flared around his body as he flew skyward.

Frieza quickly reached Son Goku and swung both fists at him.

"Ha!"

Son Goku roared and fought back with lightning-fast punches and kicks.

A series of fierce clashes soon rang out across the sky.

Bam!!

Son Goku drove his right fist into Frieza's face.

But the very next moment, Frieza punched him in the face as well.

The two were trading blows, each taking a hit to land one of their own.

After dozens of exchanges, Son Goku drove his right knee into Frieza.

Frieza let out a loud scream and was sent flying backward.

Son Goku flashed into the air above him in an instant, clasped his hands together, and brought them down hard on Frieza.

Bam!!

With a deafening crash, Frieza was slammed into the ground like a beam of light.

A vast cloud of dust surged up from the earth.

After a while, the dust slowly cleared, revealing a sizable crater in the ground.

Frieza lay at the bottom, dirt scattered across his body.

Vegeta stared at Frieza, who had been driven into the ground, and gaped in disbelief.

"C-could Kakarot be a Super Saiyan now?"

"N-no, impossible! How could Kakarot, a Low-Class Warrior, be the legendary Super Saiyan? Even if the legend is true, I should be the Super Saiyan!"

Piccolo, standing nearby, suddenly spoke.

"Son Goku isn't a Super Saiyan right now!"

"He isn't?"

"That's right. I've seen Gohan transform into a Super Saiyan!"

"G-Gohan!"

Vegeta was stunned.

Son Gohan was only five or six years old, yet he could already transform into a Super Saiyan!

At that moment, he felt his pride and dignity being trampled into the dirt.

He was the mighty Saiyan Prince, yet he was still inferior to the son of a Low-Class Warrior.

Seeing Vegeta's astonished expression, Son Gohan couldn't help laughing.

He'd originally wanted to keep a low profile, but he hadn't expected Piccolo to suddenly tell Vegeta that he'd mastered the Super Saiyan transformation.

Ah! I guess I can't keep a low profile after all!

Seeing Son Gohan laughing at him, Vegeta snorted and folded his arms.

But since Son Gohan was a Super Saiyan, Vegeta no longer had to think about making a getaway.