Superpower Plunder--Time Stop, Bind!

Screw you and your wild monkeys, your whole family are wild monkeys! Karochi naturally heard their conversation, and he was fuming! Can't you guys have a little class? Just you wait, the day I stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the God of Destruction, I'll force every one of you to undergo nine years of compulsory education to get your acts together.

"Hey! I'm talking to you two, hurry up and get over here when you see this great lord." Karochi put on an arrogant, haughty air; that's just how Saiyans are, no problem there.

"Heh heh! This kid is asking for death. Guldo, why don't you leave him to me? I'll count the previous match as your win, how about that?" Recoome licked the corner of his mouth; he couldn't wait any longer.

Guldo was a bit reluctant, but the promise of half a year's worth of chocolate made him hesitate. Finally, he said unenthusiastically, "Fine, but you can't kill him outright!"

He hadn't traveled all this way just to be a background character, after all.

"Sure, sure! I'll leave the finishing blow to you." Recoome only wanted to enjoy the process of torture; it didn't matter who actually killed him.

Karochi acted extremely impatient, even a bit irritable: "What are you two dog-things yapping about over there!? Didn't you hear this great lord tell you to come over?"

"Wow~! Little Chi, you actually have the temperament of a local thug." Tights' voice suddenly came through, nearly making Karochi break character on the spot!

Seriously, I'm acting here, do you understand acting?! If you interrupt and I blow my cover, wouldn't that ruin everything??

"Oh! It really is that stinky Saiyan temper. Wash your neck and wait for death, brat!!!" Recoome said with a sinister grin.

Recoome's entire body was enveloped in a red aura, and he assumed a charging stance! This was his signature move: Recoome—Ultra Fighting Bomber.

He used immense impact force to deal massive damage to his opponent. Of course, if Karochi really only had a battle power of 5,000, he would have lost his life in this single hit.

"Damn it, Recoome! Didn't we agree you wouldn't kill him??" Guldo's dissatisfied voice rang out; it was obvious that Recoome intended to kill the little Saiyan right then and there.

Recoome wasn't about to listen to Guldo now! The small stones in the surrounding area were all shaken off the ground and sent floating into the air.

"This... how is this possible!? Why are you so strong!!?" Karochi's expression changed drastically, terror crawling all over his face!! His performance was so vivid that Karochi felt he could easily win an Oscar with acting skills like these.

"Hehehe~! Prepare to die." Recoome was like an arrow released from a bow, reaching Karochi in less than a second.

But Karochi's expression shifted again. The previous look of terror vanished, replaced by utter disdain and disgust! He even covered his mouth to yawn, leaving behind the words: "Too slow!!" before vanishing on the spot.

"What?" Recoome was shocked. Before his momentum could fully dissipate, he immediately canceled his move and came to a dead stop, then began looking around frantically for Karochi's figure.

He couldn't believe he had lost his target.

"Recoome, what are you doing?" Guldo had no idea what had happened; Recoome couldn't keep up, let alone him.

"So noisy...!" Recoome, who was already confused, was annoyed by Guldo's voice and was just about to curse him out when he turned his head and saw the Saiyan standing right behind Guldo, his right hand manifesting an Energy Blade! He was even smiling at him, waving with his left hand.

Seeing this, Recoome felt a chill run through his entire body; it felt surreal! He pointed a trembling finger at Guldo.

Guldo still didn't understand what was going on: "What is it? Recoome, where is that Saiyan?" He was still searching for Karochi, not realizing that behind him, Karochi had already prepared a decapitation strike.

"You big idiot~!!! He's behind you!!!!!" Recoome shouted at the top of his lungs.

Guldo was startled, and just as he turned his head, he saw a blade of light slashing toward him.

He hurriedly tried to strike a pose: "Time...!" Before he could finish, the [Energy Blade] decapitated him instantly!! Guldo's head slid off his shoulders.

Recoome stared with his mouth wide open, unable to believe what he was seeing!! The opponent had actually killed Guldo?

"Ho... how is this possible!! I can't believe I was killed by a brat like you." Guldo's head was actually still able to speak. Oh right, in the original story, even after being decapitated by Vegeta, he could still blabber a bit.

"Here, brother, have a treat—your favorite big energy blast!!" Karochi condensed an energy sphere, aimed it at the head, and tossed it casually. Despite his immense unwillingness, Guldo vanished without a trace in the explosion.

The moment he died, a blue light surged into Karochi's body!! Karochi was shocked; what was going on?

A wave of dizziness followed, and his head throbbed with intense pain!!

"Little Chi?? Karochi!! What's wrong with you?" Tights' voice pulled Karochi back to his senses. Her voice was loud, showing just how anxious she was.

But as he came to, Karochi was even more stunned!! He had actually acquired Guldo's superpower: [Time Stop]—[Bind]! He had actually plundered Guldo's ability???

Holy crap~ holy crap! The Heavens really do love me, giving me a cheat code right off the bat!! Too ruthless, I want to send the Heavens a heart♥.

Tights watched Karochi on the screen, grinning like an idiot, and was completely baffled. What was going on? That alien named Guldo didn't have some weird ability like possession, did he??

"Karochi!!! Can you hear me?? That pineapple-head is charging over!!" Tights shouted again, her voice piercingly loud.

Prompted by Tights, Karochi finally recovered from his joy. Seeing the fist already inches from his face, he blocked it with one hand in disdain.

"What????" Recoome couldn't believe it. Seeing the opponent looking so distressed earlier, he had tried to land a fatal blow while the kid was distracted! He never expected to be blocked by a single hand.

"Sister Tights, I can hear you, don't worry!!" Hearing Karochi's voice, Tights finally relaxed her tense nerves; she had been truly terrified just a moment ago.

"Brat, you have an accomplice?" Recoome, who also heard Karochi speaking, shouted in interrogation.

He couldn't help but look around, but he didn't see anyone else.

"None of your business!!" Karochi laughed in anger. You still have time to look around? Don't you want your life anymore!! He leaped into the air and slammed an elbow strike directly into Recoome's face.

"Urgh~!" Recoome let out a miserable scream and flew backward. Intense pain flooded his nerves; his nose bridge had collapsed, and four or five teeth had been knocked out.

He didn't stop until he crashed into a small mound of earth.

At this moment, Karochi's energy signature was detected by Ginyu and his team, the numbers jumping wildly on their scouters!!

"Cap... Captain! Guldo's energy reading has vanished." Jeice's voice came through. His scouter had also been fluctuating; although it settled back to 5,000, the peak had hit 70,000, and now Guldo's signature was completely gone.

He hurriedly reported this to Ginyu.

Ginyu was also stunned, checking his own scouter to confirm that Guldo's energy was indeed gone. Usually, there were two reasons for this: either Guldo was suppressing his ki, or he was dead!

Guldo was a loser who couldn't suppress his ki at all, which meant he was dead! He had also seen the peak reading of over 70,000, and that likely wasn't even the opponent's full power.

He tried to contact Recoome, but there was no response!! However, the energy signature was still there: "Jeice, Burter, finish off the Fidelian you're dealing with and rendezvous with me. The opponent is a master at hiding his ki, and his estimated battle power is over 70,000!!"

Ginyu abandoned the plan to rescue Recoome immediately; he was simply too far away. Moreover, the opponent could mask his energy, and rushing over directly would only make it easy for the enemy to sneak up on Jeice and Burter.

"7... 70,000?! How could a Saiyan be that strong?" Jeice was terrified. His own combat power was only a little over 40,000, and Burter's was only slightly higher than his. If they encountered that opponent, death was almost certain.

"Jeice, how many times do I have to say it?! Can you not hear my orders?" Ginyu's furious voice reached Jeice's ears. He dared not waste any more words. "Yes, Captain! Burter and I are heading over immediately!"

"Hmph, a bunch of useless trash!" Ginyu roared. Looking at the Fidelian people who were trembling like leaves before him, he unleashed a Large Energy Blast. After a violent explosion, only a deep crater remained; the Fidelian people who had been standing there were obliterated, leaving no bones behind.

The same tragedy unfolded on Jeice and Burter's side. Jeice used a Destruction Sphere to instantly annihilate all the Fidelian people present.

It could be said that Karochi's arrival had indirectly led to this tragedy. But could he be entirely to blame? Even if he hadn't come, the fate of these Fidelian people would not have been much better.

Hm? A large number of energy signatures had vanished! Karochi looked toward Ginyu's direction. Not long after, an explosion echoed from afar—that was Jeice's Destruction Sphere—followed by another massive disappearance of energy signatures.

At this, cold sweat broke out on Karochi's forehead. Damn it, no way, right? Surely Ginyu hasn't gone mad and killed all the remaining Fidelian people just because of me?

Oh, this! What a sin.

"You... you bastard!" Recoome's enraged voice rang out. Karochi composed himself and watched as Recoome charged toward him.

I'll use you as a test subject. Karochi had just happened to want to try out the two superpowers he had recently acquired.

He formed a hand sign with both hands and took a deep breath. "Time Stop!" The surroundings instantly turned gray. The stones kicked up by Recoome hung suspended in mid-air, and Recoome himself was frozen in place, mid-charge.

Seeing this, Tights fell right out of her seat. Wasn't this the ability Karochi had mentioned belonged to that Guldo? How did he know it? Had Little Chi really been possessed?

"Karochi, how... how do you know that move? Didn't you... didn't you say that was the technique of that four-eyed green-skinned freak?" Tights was incredulous. Had Karochi truly been possessed?

Karochi, who was busy gauging his own energy consumption, was stunned by the question. Just as he was about to answer, he couldn't hold his breath any longer and let it all out.

Recoome looked at the Karochi who had vanished from his sight, utterly bewildered. This scene felt strangely familiar.

"It's like this, Sister Tights. I don't know how it happened, but I managed to plunder that Guldo's superpower! I was just testing how much energy it consumes," Karochi explained, completely ignoring the presence of Recoome. After all, he had smashed Recoome's scouter with an elbow strike earlier, so he wasn't worried about any secrets leaking out.

"Re... really?" Tights still found it hard to believe.

Karochi glanced at Recoome, who was too shocked to speak, and continued to explain, "Of course! How could I ever lie to you, Sister Tights? I'm quite curious about this myself, but let's talk more after I finish dealing with these people."

Ending the conversation with Tights, Karochi turned his gaze back to Recoome with a wicked grin. "Let's continue the experiment. That was Time Stop, but I still have one more superpower to test!"

Seeing Karochi like this, Recoome felt a surge of fear and began to back away step by step.