Warmth surged from deep within her heart and spread through her limbs, making Linoshi's eyes sting slightly.
No one had ever protected her like this, not once in her life.
The next moment, Linoshi suddenly came to her senses. With a flicker, she appeared behind Reiz, putting on a look of panic.
She hid behind Reiz, peeking out with half her face. Her blue eyes watched Dodoria timidly, like a startled fawn.
"What?" Dodoria was taken aback. He never would have expected Reiz to be so fast that he could catch his wrist.
Wasn't his Combat Power only 10,000?
Mine's 22,000!
That's impossible!
"You dare touch Linoshi with those filthy hands?" Reiz sneered and tightened his grip.
His fingers curled in like a steel vise.
"Ah... Aaaah... Aaaah!"
Dodoria let out a series of pig-like squeals. His cries echoed through the spaceship, shrill and piercing.
His face flushed red in an instant, veins bulging on his forehead as sweat poured down in fat beads.
"Crack!"
Reiz gave a slight squeeze and forcibly dislocated Dodoria's forearm.
The sound of breaking bone rang out, sharp and clear.
The forearm tore away from his body, blood spraying onto the spaceship's floor.
The stump was a mangled mess of flesh and exposed white bone.
"Argh—"
Dodoria let out another heart-rending scream. His whole body trembled from the pain, his legs buckling as he nearly collapsed to his knees.
Vegeta was so stunned that he stood there frozen for a long while, barely able to process what had happened.
His mouth hung open, his eyes wide as he stared at the scene in disbelief.
Are you really Dodoria?
How can you be this weak?
Is this some fake Dodoria?
"Slap!"
Reiz swung his hand again and struck Dodoria across the face.
The sharp crack rang out like thunder.
Dodoria's face twisted out of shape. One cheek swelled up instantly, and several teeth flew from his mouth with a spray of blood.
He toppled to the ground, hitting the floor with a dull thud.
Reiz stepped forward, grabbed Dodoria by the back of his collar, and dragged him toward the spaceship's hatch like a dead dog.
"You-you-you... What are you doing?" Dodoria panicked and struggled desperately, only to find that the strength he'd always been so proud of was as useless as a baby's against Reiz.
His legs kicked wildly against the floor, but he couldn't break free at all.
"Can you survive in space?" Reiz asked with a smile. In Dodoria's eyes, that smile looked demonic.
"No, I can't!" Dodoria waved his one good arm wildly, his face full of terror.
"That's fine. I'll teach you," Reiz said casually, as if he were teaching a student. "All you have to do is raise a Force Field now and trap some air inside. That'll let you survive in space for a little while."
"You... You can't do this to me!" Dodoria shrieked in despair. "I'm Lord Frieza's loyal subordinate! Lord Frieza will never forgive you!"
Reiz paid him no mind. He dragged Dodoria along like a dead dog, step by step toward the spaceship's hatch.
Each step was firm and powerful, thudding against the metal floor.
Vegeta stood nearby, completely dumbfounded, as motionless as a statue.
That was Dodoria, with a Combat Power of 22,000!
Why couldn't he even fight back against Reiz?
"Wow... He's so cool!" Linoshi gazed at Reiz, completely lovestruck, and murmured softly.
She cupped her cheeks in both hands, her blue eyes sparkling with stars as a faint blush spread across her face.
Vegeta shot her a look, utterly speechless.
Was something wrong with this logistics worker, whose Combat Power was only 200?
What was she doing, swooning at a time like this?
"Damn you! You think I'll let you get away with this?" Dodoria roared. Gritting his teeth and enduring the agony of his severed arm, he unleashed a furious burst of energy.
Pink flames surged around him, and the whole spaceship trembled slightly.
"Bang!"
Reiz didn't bother holding back. He punched Dodoria in the head.
"Ow..."
Dodoria's head rang like a bell. Countless little stars appeared before his eyes, and the whole world spun around him.
His eyes rolled back, foam spilling from his mouth as he instantly lost consciousness.
What was happening?
Why couldn't I fight back against him at all?
Wasn't his Combat Power only 10,000?
My Combat Power's at least 22,000!
Am I dreaming?
Dodoria couldn't figure it out, and he no longer had the chance to.
By then, Reiz had already dragged Dodoria to the spaceship's hatch.
Beyond the hatch lay a wide-open area, its metal floor reflecting the cold lights.
The hatch was sealed, and its indicator light flashed with a faint blue glow.
Outside lay the boundless starry sky.
Darkness stretched like thick ink, dotted with countless brilliant stars.
The freezing vacuum rushed in, forming a faint mist at the entrance.
Reiz grabbed Dodoria by the collar and lifted him high into the air.
Dodoria dangled helplessly like a lamb awaiting slaughter, blood still dripping from his severed arm.
"Bang!"
The next moment, Reiz gave Dodoria a powerful kick and sent him flying out of the spaceship.
The force of the kick sent Dodoria tumbling through the stars like a cannonball.
Dodoria panicked. The instant he left the spaceship, he hurriedly raised a Force Field around himself.
"Pop!"
The Force Field unfolded instantly, a pink barrier enveloping his body.
It trapped a tiny bit of the air inside the spaceship, allowing Dodoria to survive in space for a short while.
At last, Dodoria endured the excruciating pain and let out a long sigh of relief.
He floated in the starry sky, gasping for breath, still shaken.
The most important thing now was... finding a way to contact Lord Frieza, fast.
This Saiyan named Reiz wasn't right!
His strength was definitely not just 10,000!
However, just as Dodoria was about to press a button on his Scouter to contact Frieza,
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