A month had passed.
In the northern part of Namek, a bare-chested figure sat by the lake, eyes closed in meditation.
Suddenly!
An evil aura appeared in the sky above.
Gale winds howled!
The atmosphere became extremely oppressive!
Has he arrived?
Louis opened his eyes.
He discovered a massive warship hovering in the atmosphere above.
BOOM--!
Another engine roar echoed, and a second warship appeared in the atmosphere.
This newly arrived warship bore the emblem of the Galactic Patrol Headquarters.
Have King Vegeta and the others arrived as well?
Louis looked up, the corners of his mouth curling slightly.
How interesting!
A great war between the Saiyan and the Frieza Force—just thinking about it was exciting!
Louis returned to the Grand Elder immediately.
The atmosphere on Namek was suffocating; all the Namekian were gathered in the Grand Elder's village, sensing that a storm was about to break.
Seeing Louis, the Grand Elder breathed a sigh of relief: "Candidate God of Destruction, you have come!"
Louis nodded: "Have all the Namekian gather together so that the coming battle does not affect you."
"I have already had my clansmen gather in this village."
"That will do. With me here, you can rest easy."
Louis soared into the sky, hovering in mid-air as he watched the two warships in the atmosphere above.
The hatch of the Frieza Force warship opened.
Frieza flew out in his "baby" pod, his entire body radiating an extremely icy aura.
"Let's go. I want to see just how strong these Saiyan have become!"
"Yes!"
The members of the Ginyu Force and the Frieza Force flew out of the warship one after another.
The Frieza Force had brought 2,000 troops this time.
The hatch of the Saiyan warship opened.
"Frieza is right there; we must not let him obtain the Dragon Ball!"
King Vegeta flew at the very front.
Bardock, Bibert, Theodore, and the other Saiyan followed closely behind.
The Saiyan had dispatched 1,500 warriors this time, which was nearly the entire Saiyan race.
In the sky, the two forces spotted each other the moment they flew out of their warships.
The two sides were two kilometers apart!
"Oh ho ho~"
"King Vegeta, you actually dared to leave the Galactic Patrol Headquarters with your clansmen. Who gave you the courage!"
Frieza flew down from his warship and saw a group of Saiyan flying down not far away, with King Vegeta leading them.
At this moment, Ginyu approached Frieza and whispered: "Lord Frieza, should we destroy the Saiyan warship?"
Saiyan could not survive in space; once they lost their warship, they would surely be trapped on Namek.
Frieza kept his eyes on King Vegeta in the distance without turning his head: "If you destroy the Saiyan warship, the Saiyan will destroy ours in return. No need to rush; they are dead men walking anyway!"
Ginyu nodded: "Yes."
"Frieza, you dare to run your mouth when death is at your doorstep!"
At this moment, the voice of King Vegeta echoed from across the sky as he led the 1,500 Saiyan toward Frieza.
Frieza also led his thousands of aliens toward King Vegeta.
"Oh ho ho~ You don't actually think that because you've improved a little over these past few years, you can stand against me, do you? Traitor, prepare to be slaughtered!"
"Betrayal? We can hardly call it betrayal. You have committed countless evils and will be dealt with sooner or later; we Saiyans are simply following the tide of fate!"
A verbal confrontation was unfolding in the sky.
Before the battle had even begun, the mere clash of words caused the atmosphere at the scene to grow tense once more.
King Vegeta led the Saiyans and finally flew to the front of the Frieza Force.
Seeing the Emperor of the Universe who once ruled over them again, the Saiyans all gritted their teeth in hatred.
The two forces stood in opposition, and a battle was on the verge of breaking out!
"King Vegeta, speak. Why did you betray me? I want to know your true reason."
Frieza hovered in the void, looking coldly at King Vegeta opposite him.
The true reason?
Hearing this, the Saiyans on the other side could not help but feel a bit puzzled.
In truth, they themselves did not know why King Vegeta had made that decision back then.
They only knew that a distinguished guest had arrived at King Vegeta Palace, and then the palace had exploded for no apparent reason.
Afterward, King Vegeta announced the decision to join the Galactic Patrol.
It was also because of this decision that the Saiyans had undergone their current transformation.
"The reason for betraying you?"
King Vegeta smiled. "To be honest with you, it was someone you cannot afford to provoke who ordered me to do so."
"If I hadn't done it, the one to die would have been my entire Saiyan race!"
Whoosh!
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire scene—both the Frieza faction and the Saiyan faction—erupted in an uproar.
An existence that even Frieza could not afford to provoke?
One had to know that Frieza was the Emperor of the Universe; who else could he not afford to provoke?
"Is it him?"
Upon hearing King Vegeta's words, Frieza instantly thought of the Saiyan who had broken into his headquarters five years ago.
Aside from that Candidate God of Destruction, he could not think of anyone else.
It was not that there were no other existences in the universe he could not provoke; there was actually the legendary Majin Buu.
And...
The true God of Destruction!!!
In fact, the one who truly ordered King Vegeta was Beerus, but Frieza would never have thought of that.
He was Beerus's representative; why would Beerus order the Saiyans under his command to betray him?
"King Vegeta, who is the person you are talking about?" Frieza gritted his teeth.
"Haven't you already guessed?"
"It really is that guy. He clearly said he wouldn't interfere in the affairs of the Saiyans, yet he ended up helping them in secret!"
Frieza was furious; the words of that Candidate God of Destruction really could not be trusted.
"?"
King Vegeta was momentarily confused. Was Frieza saying that Beerus did not help the Saiyans?
Why would Beerus help the Saiyans?
One thought that Louis had helped the Saiyans, while the other was puzzled as to why Beerus would help the Saiyans; the two were completely out of sync.
King Vegeta shook his head. "Frieza, even without that person's order, we Saiyans would have found a way to break free from your control."
Frieza clenched his fists. "Why?"
At this moment, Bardock stepped forward. "Frieza, you don't think we don't know anything, do you!"
"Bardock, currently the strongest of the Saiyan race, with a combat power of 150,000."
Frieza stared intently at Bardock. "Not bad strength. It's hard to imagine that you Saiyans have grown to this point in just over a dozen years."
"Tell me, what is it that I am wary of?"
Frieza was in no hurry to strike; he really wanted to know why this group of Saiyans was so eager to shake off his control.
"Hahaha, haven't you always been wary of our Saiyan race producing a legendary Super Saiyan?"
Bardock's eyes were filled with intense fighting spirit as he looked at Frieza and laughed loudly.
Super Saiyan?
The aliens in Frieza's force did not understand what this represented, but the Saiyan race erupted into a clamor upon hearing this.
"Super Saiyan?"
"Is this legend true?"
"No wonder Frieza fears us. It's a good thing King Vegeta made that decision in advance."
"Otherwise, we would have been wiped out by Frieza sooner or later!"
"..."
Frieza remained silent. He truly hadn't expected these Saiyan monkeys to know that he had always been wary of that Super Saiyan!
However, Bardock was right; once he finished using the Saiyans, he would certainly destroy the entire Saiyan race.
These Saiyans had truly managed to escape a catastrophe!
High above the Grand Elder's village, Louis hovered. Frieza and the Saiyans were not far from this location, and the scene of the two sides confronting each other could be seen clearly.
"Have Kakarot and Vegeta not arrived yet?"
Louis observed carefully, discovering that there was no sign of Vegeta and the others.
They wouldn't arrive only after the Saiyans and the Frieza Force had finished their bloody battle, would they?
On the distant horizon.
The expressions of both camps grew increasingly cautious.
The atmosphere became heavier and heavier.
Ready to strike!!!!
"Hmph, Ginyu, go! Since they dared to come out of the Galactic Patrol Headquarters, take this opportunity to wipe them out!"
Frieza's voice was filled with rage!!
"Yes!"
Ginyu transformed into a streak of purple light and flew toward the Saiyan race.
"Theodore, kill Ginyu for me!" King Vegeta waved his hand, issuing the order.
"Yes!"
Theodore flew out from the crowd and charged toward Ginyu.
The two engaged in rapid combat, with various shockwaves flying everywhere, causing earth-shattering explosions upon hitting the ground.
The battle reached a white-hot stage.
Injuries continuously appeared on both of them. Seeing such an intense exchange, Frieza furrowed his brows and pressed his Scouter.
"Beep, beep, beep."
"Battle power: 110,000!"
"Battle power: 120,000!"
The 120,000 battle power naturally belonged to Ginyu, but what Frieza hadn't expected was that the Saiyan named Theodore actually possessed 110,000 battle power.
Even with lower battle power than Ginyu, he was not falling behind!
"Damn it!"
"Why have the Saiyans suddenly become so powerful!!!"
"That damned Candidate God of Destruction, it must be his fault!"
Frieza gritted his teeth, his heart extremely agitated.
He attributed every reason to Louis, but none of this had anything to do with Louis; Louis had never helped the Saiyan race.
"Hahaha, so what if the battle power is a bit lower? We are a warrior race; we only grow stronger the more we fight!"
King Vegeta clenched his fists and said excitedly, "Just wait, Ginyu is a dead man!"
Such a scene was too exhilarating; that was the captain of the Ginyu Force, after all.
They, the Saiyans, could truly contend with him!
The emotions of all the Saiyans were stirred, and they were extremely excited.
The subsequent battle went exactly as King Vegeta had said. Theodore became more and more ferocious, and soon Ginyu was suppressed, his injuries growing increasingly severe.
Seeing this, Frieza's breathing became rapid. He knew the Saiyans were a warlike race, but he hadn't expected them to be this fierce!
He pressed his Scouter.
"Beep, beep, beep!"
"Battle power: 125,000!"
"Battle power: 90,000!"
Frieza looked at the data, his chest heaving continuously: "Damn it!!!!"
Because Ginyu was constantly sustaining injuries, his battle power had already dropped to 90,000.
Theodore fought with increasing ferocity, his combat power rising by another 15,000.
"King Vegeta, you have successfully enraged me..."
Frieza flew out of his "baby" carriage, but before he could finish his sentence, Ginyu suddenly shouted, "Change!"
Frieza was instantly overjoyed; could Ginyu actually turn the situation around?
In the sky, a white light erupted from Ginyu's body and rapidly engulfed Theodore, who was on the verge of being hit.
"Go to hell!"
Bardock had sensed something was wrong early on and condensed a shockwave, blasting it toward Ginyu.
BOOM--!
Ginyu was struck, his body twisting under the searing heat; he didn't even have time to scream before he melted away in Bardock's shockwave.
"Damn it, a sneak attack!"
Frieza was arrogant and furious.
"Hmph, we are mortal enemies; who cares about sneak attacks?!"
King Vegeta didn't waste any more words, waving his hand: "Everyone, attack! This time, we wipe out the Frieza Force!"
As the Saiyan leader issued the order, the 1,500 figures behind King Vegeta erupted with white auras, charging toward the members of the Frieza Force.
The two sides quickly became entangled in battle.
BOOM--!
Explosions rang out incessantly across Namek.
Gales howled, mountains crumbled, the earth split, and riverbeds collapsed!
It was as if Ragnarok had arrived, and Namek was plunged into a state of dark turmoil.
Grand Elder's village.
The battlefield was not far from here, and the shockwaves from the clash between the Saiyans and the Frieza Force quickly spread to this location.
"The great disaster prophesied by the Grand Elder has arrived!!"
"Heavens, is this power that mortals can possess?"
"Our Namek is doomed!"
The Namekian people were plunged into endless panic.
At this moment, a purple light bloomed in the sky, and the incoming shockwaves from the distance dissipated rapidly upon touching it.
"What is happening?"
"That's right, the Grand Elder said that we Namekian would be helped by a powerful individual; it must be that expert taking action!"
Louis's act of protecting the Namekian went unnoticed by Frieza and King Vegeta.
Louis had broken through to the Divine Dimension several days ago, and his power had transformed into Divine Power.
Mortals could not sense the existence of a deity, and the detection devices created by mortals naturally could not either.