"Hmph, that wild monkey..."
Frieza sneered.
"If that's the case, then don't blame me for being rude."
"Send the order. Have the Ginyu Force come here immediately! Bring the latest scanners!"
"Yes, Lord Frieza!"
However.
Besides those three factions.
Beyond Planet Namek's atmosphere, an even larger and more menacing dark-purple spaceship slowly entered orbit.
On the ship's bridge.
A tall alien who closely resembled Frieza Final Form, with colder and deeper eyes, gazed at the green planet below through the viewport.
He swirled a glass of scarlet liquid in his hand, a cruel curve rising at the corner of his mouth.
"That idiot Frieza... I heard he's been running himself ragged here over a few balls?"
"He didn't even finish off the remnants of the Saiyans."
"Looks like his older brother has to clean up his mess for him."
Cooler.
Frieza's older brother.
This powerful being, who should not have appeared at this point in time, descended with despair even more terrifying than Frieza's.
On Planet Namek, three suns hung high in the sky, bathing the green alien landscape in light without a trace of shadow.
Yet beneath that bright facade, a violent undercurrent was surging.
Beside a clear lake several hundred kilometers from the Grand Elder's residence.
Splash!
Water sprayed everywhere.
Two figures burst from the water and landed on the grass by the shore.
They were young Gohan in a Demon Clan gi and Krillin in a Turtle Hermit Style gi.
Krillin tightly hugged a massive Dragon Ball glowing orange in his arms.
"Whew... that was close!"
Krillin wiped the water from his face and glanced into the distance with lingering fear.
"Good thing Vegeta hid the Dragon Ball in the water, and he doesn't have a Dragon Radar. Otherwise, we definitely would've been spotted."
"Gohan and I