Fierce Battle

Vegeta did not pay any attention to Son Goku, instead fixing his gaze on Frieza in his first form.

It was his first time seeing Frieza transform.

Damn it! Kakarot has actually managed to force Frieza into transforming!

Vegeta clenched his fists, thinking to himself.

At this moment, Frieza suddenly began to laugh.

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

"Hmph!"

Vegeta let out a cold snort.

"Frieza, don't you dare misunderstand. I only came here because I was worried you would snatch the Dragon Balls of Namek!"

"The Dragon Balls of Namek!"

Upon hearing this, Frieza narrowed his eyes.

"Vegeta, are you saying you intend to betray me?"

Vegeta smiled slightly.

"I never had any intention of being loyal to you, so how could there be any betrayal?"

Frieza sneered.

"Vegeta, it seems you are just like your father—only pretending to be loyal to me! But since you have chosen to betray me, you should know the consequences of doing so."

Upon hearing this, Vegeta immediately looked toward Son Goku at his side.

"Kakarot, how about we join forces for now?"

"Join forces?"

Frieza chuckled.

"Vegeta, do you really think that by teaming up with Son Goku you can defeat me?"

"If we don't try, how would we know?"

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

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

"Vegeta, dodge!"

Son Goku shouted, his body moving rapidly to Vegeta's side to knock him to the ground.

With a thunderous boom, an island behind Vegeta was leveled, and a massive white mushroom cloud quickly rose from the site.

"W-what!"

Vegeta stared at the scene behind him in terror; if Son Goku hadn't acted, he would likely have died at Frieza's hands.

"Ho ho ho!"

Seeing Vegeta saved, Frieza let out his signature laugh.

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

As he spoke, Frieza fired several more Death Beams in rapid succession toward Vegeta.

Son Goku flashed in front of Vegeta, batting all of Frieza's Death Beams away into the surrounding ground.

The earth was immediately churned up by clouds of dust.

When the dust settled, Son Goku stood in front of Vegeta, his body completely unscathed.

"Vegeta, fall back to where Gohan is!"

"Son Gohan!"

Upon hearing this, Vegeta immediately glanced at Son Gohan, who was lounging leisurely on the Shadow Battle Axe.

"Fine!"

Vegeta replied, immediately flying toward Son Gohan.

Frieza did not attack this time, instead looking at the Son Goku before him.

"Son Goku, your strength is impressive. If you are willing to submit to me, I can give you the position of Captain Cui!"

Son Goku smiled.

"Thanks for the offer, but I have no desire to be your subordinate."

"Is that so? What a pity!"

Frieza said with a look of feigned regret.

"But this was all within my expectations; after all, you Saiyans are all a stubborn bunch!"

"Well then, Frieza, shall we continue our fight?"

"Hmm!"

Frieza nodded.

"Ha!"

Son Goku let out a loud shout, his body moving as fast as lightning as he charged toward Frieza.

In an instant, Son Goku reached Frieza, his fists striking out like lightning bolts.

Frieza clenched his hands tightly, engaging Son Goku in combat.

"Whoosh..."

Bang, bang, bang!!

The two moved continuously, trading blows as they shifted positions.

Vegeta watched their battle, his fists clenched tightly.

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

However, even though Son Goku's power had increased significantly, remaining here still posed a great danger.

He had betrayed Frieza; if Frieza eliminated Son Goku, he certainly would not let Vegeta go.

Thinking of this, Vegeta immediately glanced at his spaceship, but it was a bit too far away; if he tried to reach it now, he might be destroyed by Frieza.

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

Bang!!

At that very moment, Son Goku clenched his right fist and sent Frieza flying backward with a powerful blow.

"Damn it!"

Frieza roared in anger, pointing his index fingers at Son Goku and firing a barrage of energy blasts.

Son Goku leaped backward, dodging the energy waves.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!

The ground was immediately bombarded by the intense energy.

Seeing this, Frieza fired another volley of energy blasts at Son Goku.

Son Goku pushed off with his feet, leaping high into the air.

Bang!!

Frieza clenched his hands, his body erupting with a purple aura as he shot toward the sky.

Soon, Frieza reached Son Goku and threw a powerful punch forward.

"Ha!"

Son Goku shouted, his fists and feet moving like lightning as he clashed with Frieza.

Violent sounds of combat soon echoed through the sky.

Bang!!

Son Goku's right fist slammed into Frieza's face.

But in the very next second, his own face took a punch from Frieza.

The two were trading blows in a brutal exchange of injuries.

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

Frieza let out a sharp cry of pain as his body was sent flying backward.

Son Goku flashed, appearing above Frieza in the blink of an eye, then brought his clasped hands down like a hammer onto Frieza's body.

Bang!!

With an incredibly violent crash, Frieza's body was driven into the ground like a projectile.

A massive cloud of dust rose from the impact.

After a few moments, the dust gradually settled, revealing a deep crater in the ground.

Frieza lay within the pit, covered in dirt and debris.

Watching Frieza being driven into the ground, Vegeta's jaw dropped in disbelief.

"C... could it be that Kakarot has become a Super Saiyan?"

"No... impossible. How could Kakarot, a low-class warrior, be the legendary Super Saiyan? Even if that legend were true, the Super Saiyan should be me!"

At this moment, Piccolo, who was standing to the side, suddenly spoke up.

"Son Goku is not a Super Saiyan right now!"

"He isn't?"

"Correct, because I have seen Gohan transform into a Super Saiyan!"

"Go... Gohan!"

Vegeta was shocked.

Son Gohan was only five or six years old, yet he was already capable of transforming into a Super Saiyan!

At this moment, he suddenly felt as if his dignity and pride had been ruthlessly trampled into the dirt.

He, the dignified Prince of all Saiyans, was actually inferior to the son of a low-class warrior.

Seeing the look of astonishment on Vegeta's face, Son Gohan could not help but laugh.

He had originally intended to keep a low profile, but he hadn't expected Piccolo to suddenly reveal to Vegeta that he had already mastered the Super Saiyan transformation.

Sigh! It seems keeping a low profile just isn't in the cards!

Seeing Son Gohan laughing at him, Vegeta let out a cold snort and crossed his arms over his chest.

However, since Son Gohan was a Super Saiyan, he no longer needed to rack his brain for a way to escape.