Reward: 0.5 Second Time Skip

Seeing Slug bow his head in submission, Gaino said to him, "Since you have chosen to submit to me, I cannot be too stingy." With that, Gaino tossed a Senzu Bean toward Slug.

Gaino said, "This is a Senzu Bean. It can make your injuries recover rapidly. Eat it!"

Slug looked at the Senzu Bean in his hand, staring at it for a long time without eating it. Seeing Slug act this way, Gaino swept a cold glance at him.

Slug felt a surge of intense killing intent rushing toward him. Following the source of the intent, he saw that Gaino's face had turned livid.

Slug hurriedly knelt before Gaino, stammering, "Lord Gaino, it is this lowly one who was overthinking. I will eat this Senzu Bean right now." Slug tossed the Senzu Bean into his mouth and swallowed it without even chewing.

Before long, Slug's severed arm regenerated. Seeing his arm restored to its original state, Slug said with great joy, "It really is healed! It seems you weren't lying to me."

However, Gaino's expression had turned cold. "It seems I have been too merciful to you, Slug. Choosing to submit to me means you must execute my orders absolutely. Even if I told you to eat poison, you would have to swallow it without a frown. Your suspicion of me just now has made me wary of you as well."

"Since that is the case, I will let you know how I made the people of Planet Saiyan willingly let me be their King."

As he spoke, Gaino arrived in front of Slug at high speed and grabbed his collar. Gaino exerted force instantly, and Slug felt himself being torn apart by a powerful force as his head was slammed ruthlessly into the ground by Gaino.

"Ahhh!" Slug's screams echoed from the ground.

Seeing this, Broly said, "Sister Laiya, I thought you were ruthless enough, but compared to Brother Gaino, you are far behind."

Laiya looked at Broly and said, "What did you just say?"

Seeing Laiya's gaze, Broly quickly said, "Nothing, I didn't say anything!"

Laiya hummed and then said, "Brother Gaino is very gentle with his own people, but when it comes to enemies, he never shows mercy."

"I don't know why, but Brother Gaino wants to spare Slug's life. However, to Brother Gaino, Slug is just an outsider. A dog that suspects its master right after defecting needs to be taught a lesson."

Gaino slammed Slug's head into the ground repeatedly, causing the earth to crack under the impact. With each strike, green blood began to seep from Slug's head.

Gaino backhanded Slug, throwing him into the air, and unleashed a continuous barrage of attacks.

Rat-tat-tat! Rat-tat-tat!

Slug was bombarded by energy blasts, and in an instant, smoke filled the area around him. Gaino charged directly into the smoke and waved his hand, clearing it away.

Gaino unleashed a full-scale assault on Slug. Bang, bang, bang sounds rang out continuously. Under Gaino's attacks, Slug's body was sent flying backward repeatedly. Gaino performed a 360-degree flip and delivered a sweeping kick directly to Slug's face, sending him flying.

A green meteor streaked across the sky—it was Slug's figure. With a thud, Slug was blasted by Gaino directly into the forest.

Inside the forest, a series of crashing sounds echoed as Slug was sent flying backward, smashing through one large tree after another. Finally, with a snap, he crashed into the mountainside. The mountain collapsed, revealing Slug, who was now on the verge of death.

Laiya, Broly, and Bardock flew to Slug's side. Laiya looked at Slug's miserable state and said to Gaino, "Brother Gaino, he isn't going to die, is he?"

"Rest assured! Although my attacks were heavy, I avoided his vital points. Slug only has superficial injuries; he will be fine in a few days. He won't die."

"Brother Gaino, are you sure that guy won't die? Looking at him, it seems like he only has one breath left," Broly said.

"He won't die. The vitality of Namekians is very tenacious; don't underestimate this guy."

If it weren't for the system issuing a new mission while Laiya was attacking Slug, Gaino would have let Laiya finish him off long ago.

System: Ding! Mission: Make Slug submit to the host.

Reward: 0.5 seconds of Time Skip. The reward will be automatically issued upon completion; please accept it, Host.

0.5 seconds of Time Skip—for an expert, this 0.5 seconds is enough to kill an enemy hundreds of times over, so Gaino accepted the mission.

Gaino said, "Broly, Bardock, go and see how many of the Demon Clan are on this planet. Bring back those willing to submit to me, and wipe out those who are not."

"Finally, I can stretch my muscles. Brother Gaino, I'm going now."

Bardock gave a slight bow to Gaino and flew off in another direction.

Bardock was truly convinced this time. Such a powerful enemy as Slug had no power to fight back before the King and was beaten black and blue by Gaino. Bardock secretly swore to himself: I will also become as strong as the King in the future.

Before long, Broly returned to Gaino with a large group of the Demon Clan. A minute later, Bardock also brought back a large group.

Broly said, "Brother Gaino, this is all of the Demon Clan on Planet Slug who are willing to submit to us. The others who refused were sent away by a single energy blast from me."

"Same here. These are the ones willing to submit, and I let the others leave this world forever."

Gaino looked at the group of the Demon Clan and said to them, "From today on, I am your master. Your King has chosen to serve me, which is why I have given you a chance to live."

Gaino held Slug by the collar and said to him with a smile, "Am I right, King Slug?"

Slug looked at Gaino's smile and felt that Gaino was the true demon—cold-blooded, ruthless, and vicious.

Slug quickly escaped from Gaino's grip, immediately knelt before him, and said, "Yes, I have pledged my service to Lord Gaino. From now on, I will take Lord Gaino's orders as my only code of conduct. If Lord Gaino tells me to go east, I will never go west. If Lord Gaino tells me to die, I will never cling to life."

Hearing Slug's words, Gaino thought to himself: It seems the attack just now had some effect. I can train this Slug well in the future.

"Very good. I accept your loyalty."

The system's voice rang out: Ding! Reward has been issued. Please accept it, Host.

Gaino thought, Accept.

Finally, he possessed 0.5 seconds of Time Skip.

...Dragon Ball: Starting with the Ancient Saiyan Bloodline by Cheng Ran