"Hey, Kasso, why do these Senzu Beans look a little different from the ones you gave me?" Bardock pointed at the Senzu Bean plants, puzzled.
"They're fine. They just haven't dried yet."
Kasso paused, then continued, "Even before they're dry, their effects should be the same. They just won't keep as well."
"That's great!"
Bardock clenched his fist. He'd trained too hard in the Gravity Chamber and had nearly worked himself to death. Luckily, he'd had the Senzu Beans Kasso gave him. One bean was all it took for his body to recover instantly.
"Kasso's grown so many Senzu Beans now. There still aren't enough for the whole clan, but if we use them sparingly, we should be fine." Bardock had already experienced their effects, and he was thrilled.
Actually, when Kasso had given him more than a hundred beans, Bardock had suspected he might have more. But why should someone have to share everything they owned? If Bardock put himself in Kasso's shoes, he might not even let anyone know he had something so miraculous.
From saving the Saiyans from the explosion of Planet Vegeta to bringing back more than two hundred Gravity Chambers, Kasso had already done enough.
Now, gazing at the lush green Senzu Bean plants, Bardock felt his blood surge with excitement. With these miraculous beans, the Saiyans' rise was no longer a fantasy.
Bardock's excitement was understandable. Ever since the explosion of Planet Vegeta, he'd been the Saiyans' current leader, responsible for leading them back to their former glory. The weight on his shoulders was immense.
That was why, after seeing what Kasso had done and witnessing his terrifying combat strength, Bardock had considered entrusting the Saiyans to him.
But Kasso was still too young!
"Kasso, what's your battle power now?" Bardock soon calmed down.
"What, do you want to take me on again?"
Bardock fell silent.
Bardock wasn't about to humiliate himself again. He sighed. "I saw Frieza's true strength in that dream!"
"Oh?"
Kasso was a little surprised. Bardock had actually dreamed of Frieza's true strength. That ability of his was pretty powerful.
"Five hundred and thirty thousand!"
Bardock suddenly grew agitated. "He has a battle power of 530,000. Do we Saiyans still have any hope of revenge?"
Kasso was currently the strongest Saiyan, but Bardock guessed his battle power was no more than 50,000. That wasn't even a tenth of Frieza's.
How could Kasso possibly stand a chance against Frieza?
Bardock glanced at Kasso. His talent was indeed extraordinary. With the Gravity Chambers and Senzu Beans to help him, perhaps he could eventually succeed in avenging them.
But that would be many years from now. Thinking of having to hide away on Planet Sadala for so long left Bardock feeling uneasy.
The once-feared warrior race of the universe had fallen to this. It was truly tragic.
"Uncle Bardock, we can't rush revenge." Kasso shook his head and gave a helpless smile.
In Bardock's mind, Frieza's battle power was only 530,000. But did he really know Frieza's true strength?
120 million!
Frieza's true battle power was 120 million!
Kasso couldn't think of a way to defeat Frieza either. After turning it over in his mind, he could only see one possibility: transforming into a Super Saiyan.
"Come on. Make sure they protect the Senzu Beans. They'll need a few more days before they can be picked." Kasso waved, then vanished.
Bardock stared at the spot where Kasso had disappeared and froze.
Then he erupted in fury. "Kasso, you little punk! You brought me here and didn't even take me back!"
Earlier, Kasso had used Instant Transmission to bring him to the northern part of Planet Sadala. Now, as he left, he hadn't taken Bardock along. Bardock gritted his teeth in frustration.
The Saiyans on patrol in the distance heard Bardock's angry shouting and hurried away. They didn't dare get involved in whatever was going on between the two of them.
Half an hour later,
Bardock finally ran out of steam. He turned back and instructed the Saiyans stationed there to protect the Senzu Beans.
Then, with no other choice, he flew back to his residence alone.
Another month passed.
The southern desert of Planet Sadala.
Under the blazing sun, the sand was scorching hot. On closer inspection, one could even see waves of heat rippling above it.
"Ha!"
A little girl threw an energy blast at the figure in the sky.
The terrifying energy kicked up rolling clouds of yellow sand. Along with the surging waves of heat, they filled the sky, instantly obscuring the view.
The adult figure above darted through the air, effortlessly dodging the incoming energy blast.
"Little girl, your uncle isn't that easy to beat!" Bardock chuckled. Then he blurred out of sight.
"Don't get cocky, Uncle Bardock! I'm gonna beat the crap out of you!"
Ausbie curled her lip in an unladylike sneer, then spun around and punched the empty space behind her.
Bang!
Their fists collided. The violent shock wave blew apart the yellow sand around them, sending it soaring ten thousand meters into the sky.
Sand filled the sky as clouds of dust billowed everywhere.
"You little brat, you've changed. You're not cute anymore!" Bardock chided with a laugh.
He remembered how Ausbie used to follow Kasso around all the time. Whenever the two of them were bullied, they'd run to him in tears.
And now she was threatening to beat the crap out of him. She really wasn't cute anymore.
Bardock stepped forward and used Shift and Shadow, changing position again and again in midair. But Ausbie stayed right on his heels, never letting him get away.
Bardock raised a hand and fired a shock wave behind him.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The explosive energy seemed to tear through space, whipping up fierce winds in the sky as it raced toward Ausbie.
"Hmph!"
Ausbie suddenly slapped at it with her little hand. The shock wave seemed to be struck by some tremendous force and instantly changed direction, slamming into the ground.
Boom!
It was as if hundreds of small nuclear bombs had hit the desert for miles around. The sand across the entire area shot into the air, and the swirling winds soon whipped it into a series of sandstorms that swept across the battlefield.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Two dark blurs flashed through the sky, left to right and up to down. Every collision brought raging winds and earth-shaking tremors.
Bardock lunged forward with a punch, but suddenly felt his fist connect with nothing but air.
"Not good!"
By the time Bardock realized what had happened, it was too late.
Ausbie appeared above him, her little hands clasped together as she brought them down on him with the force of a thunderbolt.
"Damn it!"
Bardock couldn't react in time and could only take the blow head-on.
But in a battle between experts, one opening was often all it took to leave one side in a desperate position.
Bardock found the sight painfully familiar. The same thing had happened when he fought Kasso.
Could I really be losing to a little girl now?
Damn it!
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