"Oh? You actually blocked it? Earthlings, your strength really is astonishing. No wonder your sneak attack caught Dodoria off guard. But I'm not Dodoria, and you won't get the chance to catch me by surprise...
"Even without a Scouter, I can roughly guess your battle powers. They're probably no more than five or six thousand at most!
"I can tell you that my battle power, Zara, has already surpassed 10,000."
Zara's arrogant words immediately turned Krillin and Son Gohan's faces grim.
They knew all about battle power ratings, of course.
10,000 was indeed a very high number.
But right now, after having their potential unlocked by the Grand Elder, they felt they should be no weaker than this man.
In other words, judging by the energy they sensed, this man wasn't strong at all. He was actually very weak compared to them.
"Gohan, let's attack together. You take the Dinosaur-man, and I'll handle the Lizard-man!" Krillin flew into the air and exchanged a glance with Son Gohan.
To be safe, he left the weaker opponent for Gohan to deal with.
"Yes, Uncle Krillin!" Son Gohan was already furious.
These villains were always threatening to kill people. They were despicable.
The Namekians rallied at once, ready to help take down the two enemies.
But before they could charge forward, Nail stopped them, saying that interfering would only get in the way.
Nail was perfectly capable of killing the two intruders instantly, but this wasn't the time for him to act.
The arrival of these enemies gave him a perfect chance to test how strong the Earthlings had become.
If they couldn't even defeat these two, then there really wouldn't be much to hope for.
Over the past two days, he had watched Krillin and Son Gohan train with his own eyes. He wanted to see what their training had accomplished.
"Tch! You're just a couple of brats, yet you've got a lot to say! Die!" Dodjet raised his energy weapon and fired a dense, scarlet beam at Son Gohan.
It was fast, and it certainly had some power behind it.
Using an energy weapon to boost an energy attack did make it stronger than an ordinary attack.
But against Son Gohan as he was now, an attack of this strength couldn't even break through his defenses.
Son Gohan didn't even dodge. He crossed his arms in front of himself and used his ki to block the attack.
The explosion kicked up a cloud of fire and smoke. Thinking he had hit his mark, Dodjet laughed loudly and prepared to fire at Krillin next.
But in an instant, Son Gohan burst through the flames, his ki flaring as he swiftly appeared above Dodjet. The sight startled him.
Before Dodjet could react, Son Gohan kicked him hard and sent him flying.
Against an opponent of this level, Son Gohan could now toy with him.
In terms of raw power, Son Gohan had already surpassed Krillin.
Zara saw what happened and twitched the corner of his mouth, about to say something, when a blur flashed before his eyes.
Krillin appeared in front of him, startling him as well. As Zara recoiled, Krillin slammed a fist into his face, then kicked him straight into the sky.
"Die! Turtle School—Kamehameha!!"
Seizing the chance to finish him with one blow, Krillin didn't hesitate to unleash the Turtle School's ultimate technique.
A brilliant blue beam shot into the sky. Zara had no chance to react.
The gap in strength was too great, and he had let his guard down. There was no way he could dodge.
The energy wave consumed Zara, leaving nothing behind.
Meanwhile, Son Gohan pursued Dodjet, landing dozens of punches in a row. He tore through Dodjet's battle suit and beat him until he spat blood.
Only after venting all his rage did Son Gohan unleash a Masenko at close range, reducing Dodjet to ashes.
Although they had killed people, neither of them felt any guilt.
They knew that people they had judged to be utterly wicked would retaliate if they didn't finish them off.
After dispatching the enemies without a hitch, Krillin and Son Gohan soon landed. The Namekians were overjoyed that the enemies were dead, and they repeatedly praised the two for their strength.
Krillin and Son Gohan were also astonished by their own power.
Until now, they hadn't had anyone to compare themselves with, and they hadn't fully unleashed their strength. They hadn't known just how powerful they had become.
Now that they had a point of comparison, they realized their current power was at least on par with Vegeta's when he invaded Earth.
If Vegeta knew they were using him as a comparison, he would have found it laughable.
Their strength had certainly reached a respectable level, but they were still far from matching him when he invaded Earth.
The gap in combat experience alone was too great to overcome.
"Well done!" Nail finally stepped forward and praised Krillin and Son Gohan.
Ever since meeting them, Nail had maintained an arrogant attitude because he hadn't believed Krillin and Son Gohan could help the Namekian race.
Now that he had seen their strength, he was genuinely surprised.
He hadn't expected them to defeat their enemies so easily.
They were still nowhere near as strong as he was, but with power like this, they could protect the Namekians—as long as they didn't have to face the evil Universe Emperor.
"Heh heh heh... Not bad. You two have certainly impressed me."
A voice rang out suddenly, making everyone tense as the pressure around them mounted.
Everyone looked toward the sound and saw a figure standing on the roof of the Grand Elder's house.
It was none other than Vegeta, who had come to watch the show.
"Vegeta! What are you doing here?"
"What did you come here for?!"
Krillin and Son Gohan's expressions changed dramatically. Their brief excitement plummeted.
Nail went on high alert, not daring to let his guard down.
Although this wasn't the first time they had met, and Vegeta hadn't harmed the Namekians before, Nail still felt a strong distrust of him.
"Why am I here? What did I come for? Don't you think those questions are ridiculous? You can come here, but I can't?" Vegeta folded his arms and slowly descended to the ground.
He stared straight at them, exerting an absolute pressure over them.
They had just taken out Dodjet and Zara with ease. By doing the same, Vegeta wanted to show them that they still weren't strong enough—and warn them not to do anything foolish.
Turning his head, Vegeta looked at Nail. "We meet again. I see you still don't trust me."
"Hmph! Cut the crap. What are you planning?" Nail asked, his eyes full of caution.
Vegeta didn't care. He turned and looked toward the Grand Elder through the house. "I'm just here to let you know that I'm going to kill Frieza!"