"Little Chi!!!" Tights cried out in shock. She hadn't expected Karochi not to dodge.
There was no way anyone could survive being struck by such a terrifying surge of energy!
"Big Sis Tights, don't worry! I'm fine!" Karochi's voice rang out. As the energy dissipated, he was still standing where he'd been, without any serious injuries.
The unlucky one was Burter. Ginyu's energy blast had hit him, instantly robbing him of his ability to fight and sending him crashing toward the ground.
"W-why... Captain Ginyu?" Burter asked in confusion, stammering out the words before disappearing from sight.
"Tsk. Useless trash," Ginyu replied coldly, though Burter couldn't hear him anyway.
Karochi put on an exaggerated expression. "Goodness, Captain Ginyu, you're ice-cold! Spend too long with Frieza, and does your blood turn as cold as a Frost Demon's?"
"Heh. You little brat know quite a bit. But this is where it ends!" With that, Ginyu vanished from Karochi's sight.
So fast! Karochi was stunned. He hadn't expected Ginyu to move so quickly that he could barely keep up. His alarm bells rang, and he raised an arm to defend himself without hesitation.
A sweeping kick came at him. Pain shot through Karochi's arm, and he was sent flying!
'Boom! Boom! Boom!'
Karochi's body smashed through building after building. The deafening crashes sent clouds of dust billowing into the sky! The already battered city was reduced to ruins.
"Hiss! That hurts. How did Ginyu's battle power shoot up all at once?" Karochi shook his aching arm, baffled.
At first, the energy he'd sensed from Ginyu had seemed to be around 80,000. How had he suddenly gotten so much stronger? Did only Saiyans need to roar a couple of times to raise their battle power?
"Little Chi, are you okay? Be careful! Ginyu's battle power is over 100,000 now!" Tights called anxiously. She shouldn't have agreed to let Karochi come.
Karochi was about to answer when several energy blasts came flying at him! He could only dodge back and forth. Just like that purple energy blast earlier, they spread as soon as they touched the ground, covering an area dozens of meters wide.
'Tsk, great! The city's been erased, and the ground's been blasted away by several meters, too.' One semicircular crater after another appeared in the earth. The few buildings still standing were reduced to dust.
That wasn't all. The powerful blasts had torn through the ground, sending cracks spreading in every direction! High-intensity combat really did a number on a planet.
"Haah!" Ginyu gave Karochi no chance to catch his breath. He charged in again with a straight punch!
Karochi managed to block it with both arms, but the terrifying force still sent him flying. Ginyu followed up with a flying knee strike.
"Urgh!" Karochi cried out in pain. He hadn't had time to defend himself, and blood spilled from his mouth. His momentum hadn't even stopped before he was sent hurtling away like a cannonball.
Karochi had fallen into Ginyu's attack rhythm. He could do nothing but defend himself, with no chance to strike back.
Tights watched helplessly, anxious and worried. If only her spaceship had any weapons, she would have fired a blast at Ginyu.
Karochi was knocked back and forth like a basketball being passed around. By then, Ginyu's battle power had reached 110,000.
Ginyu finally stopped attacking. Karochi was badly injured. After catching his breath, he spat out another mouthful of blood and braced himself against the ground with his left hand to keep from collapsing.
"Cough, cough. I never thought Captain Ginyu would be this strong! Urgh—cough, cough." Karochi was shocked. If Ginyu already had 110,000 battle power, had he only gained 10,000 more over the next twenty-odd years?
Karochi had thought Ginyu's battle power was only around 100,000. He hadn't expected it to exceed his estimate.
"Heh heh! I'll give you one more chance. Join us, and I'll spare your life. How does that sound?" Ginyu smiled smugly. He wasn't in a hurry to take over Karochi's body yet. It was only at 90,000-plus; he needed to help him train until he had at least 110,000 battle power.
Karochi spat out a mouthful of blood, wiped his mouth, and secretly popped a Senzu Bean into his mouth. Look at you, acting all high and mighty. I haven't even gotten serious yet!
As he chewed and swallowed the Senzu Bean, Karochi's body recovered. He stood up as if nothing had happened, shrugged, and said, "Forget it, Captain Ginyu. I'm not interested in being Frieza's dog!"
Ginyu's eyes widened. He stared at Karochi in disbelief! Saiyans didn't have any special ability that let them recover so quickly. And it wasn't just his injuries—Ginyu could clearly sense that Karochi's energy had gone from chaotic to completely stable! What had happened? This was beyond anything he'd expected.
"What did you do? I don't remember Saiyans having this kind of ability!" Ginyu's expression turned cold, his smugness gone.
Karochi stared at Ginyu speechlessly. Did he think Karochi was stupid, or was he stupid himself? Was Karochi supposed to tell him about his trump card? Give him a break.
"Whatever. It doesn't matter how many times you recover. I'll still beat you down." Ginyu accepted it. If all else failed, he could just take over Karochi's body.
Dream on! Did he think Karochi would be his punching bag? Karochi unleashed a Ki Burst, and his normal battle power broke past 100,000.
Karochi wanted to cry. Why was his Saiyan passive ability so useless? He'd started at over 98,000, and after recovering from his serious injuries, he'd only gained 1,000 battle power. That made no sense!
Forget Goku's ridiculous leap from 90,000 to 3 million—that was just one major passive boost! Take Vegeta, for example. He practically treated his passive ability like an active skill.
From what was known, after he invaded Earth and was left seriously injured, he returned to Planet Frieza and got his first passive boost, bringing his battle power to 24,000.
The second time, after Zarbon beat him up and he recovered, he killed Zarbon with at least 30,000 battle power.
Later, Recoome beat him half to death. After he ate a Senzu Bean, he could go toe-to-toe with Frieza in his first form! His battle power had to be at least 400,000 or 500,000.
And then it got even more absurd. Vegeta had Krillin beat him within an inch of his life so he could deliberately trigger another passive boost. His battle power must have exceeded a million! Piccolo, who had reached a million himself, admitted that Vegeta was stronger than he was.
After that, Frieza killed Vegeta, and when he came back to life, his battle power must have reached two or three million! Why bother training when triggering your passive ability was faster?
Poor Karochi's passive ability was practically nonexistent! Ginyu stared at the numbers on his scouter in disbelief.
"100,000, 102,000, 105,000, 108,000, 110,000! How is this possible?" Ginyu bellowed. His battle power had reached 110,000, and the numbers were still climbing.
Karochi's energy exploded in an instant. His normal battle power had been only 100,000, but it quickly surpassed 110,000, and his strength kept building.
[Ki Burst] A special way to increase battle power. By concentrating energy and releasing it all at once, one could unleash power far beyond one's normal limits.
"120,000? How is that possible? His battle power is actually 120,000!" Karochi's battle power finally stopped at 120,000, giving Ginyu a tremendous shock.
A Saiyan—and a child, at that—had such terrifying strength! Ginyu found it hard to accept.
"Would you say my battle power is worth a look?" Karochi said eagerly. He'd only reached this level because he'd triggered his passive ability earlier! Otherwise, with his original normal battle power of 90,000 and his Ki Burst, he'd barely have been able to match Ginyu.
"This really is astonishing! Heh heh... But is your battle power for real?" Ginyu recovered from his shock and stared at Karochi with feverish intensity. He wasn't looking at an opponent so much as admiring a work of art. He could barely contain his excitement.
Huh? The space version of Hua Qiang buying a watermelon?! This was hilarious. Karochi knew exactly what Ginyu was up to—he was lusting after his body! What a creep.
Karochi chuckled and vanished from the spot. His movement wasn't abrupt at all; it was exceptionally smooth!
"You enjoyed kicking me just now, didn't you? Here, have one back!" His voice rang out before he appeared, and a sweeping kick came into Ginyu's sight.
Ginyu didn't even have time to react before he was sent flying. Karochi appeared where Ginyu had been standing and curled his lip. Ginyu had completely lost the will to fight.
Karochi had expected a fated battle where they'd match each other blow for blow. And this was it?
If Ginyu was willing to take a beating, Karochi was happy to play the part of the one dishing it out! With another instant transmission, he appeared in front of Ginyu, who was still hurtling through the air, before he could hit the ground.
Ginyu had already taken some damage. Purple blood dripped from the corner of his mouth, but he didn't seem to be in much pain. Instead, he burst out laughing! Anyone who didn't know better might have thought he was a masochist.
Karochi grabbed the black horn-like growths protruding from Ginyu's head, spun around, and hurled him away again. He even threw in a [Great Ki Blast], a colossal energy blast over twenty meters across, which slammed into Ginyu.
Rumble~~~!
The enormous explosion erased Burter, who was lying on the ground, too!
"Uh, poor Burter! What a rotten stroke of luck!" Karochi froze for a moment. He really hadn't seen Burter. It was just collateral damage... uh, a collateral death.
Just look at Jeice. He was still lying there, alive, even though his neck had been kicked and broken.
"Urgh! Cough, cough, cough—hahahaha! That was exhilarating! Cough, cough! Is that all the strength you've got?" The dust cleared, revealing Ginyu's battered figure.
His battle suit was in tatters, and the two protrusions on his head had been blown clean off! Countless wounds covered his body, and purple blood poured from them. To put it this way, Ginyu had already been ugly, but now he was even uglier!
Hasn't this gone on long enough? Why isn't he using his special move? Was he trying to make sure he'd have no chance to fight back after his body got switched?
"Captain Ginyu, I don't discriminate against people with unusual tastes, but I'm still just a kid! Can't you show some restraint?" Karochi looked at Ginyu with exaggerated disbelief, as if he were staring at some kind of pervert.
Ginyu had no idea what Karochi was getting at. After all, he didn't even know that masochists existed!
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