The Story Begins: Frieza and His Father

Li Lin was slightly startled when he saw this.

He knew that the objects falling from the sky definitely weren't meteors. They were powerful fighters from the Dragon Ball World.

Unfortunately, they were too far away, and he hadn't gotten a clear look at their faces.

"Is something about to happen here?"

Li Lin rubbed his chin and frowned in thought.

He'd watched Dragon Ball, but that had been a long time ago.

He'd forgotten some of the details of the story, and he couldn't figure out what was going to happen next!

Just as he was racking his brains, dark clouds suddenly filled the sky.

A huge spaceship blocked out the sun, casting a vast shadow over the ground below.

"This is..."

Li Lin watched as another sudden change unfolded. His eyelid twitched as if he'd realized something.

At that moment, the people below the cliff suddenly flew up.

Li Lin hurriedly turned around. Familiar figures appeared before him one by one.

Vegeta, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Krillin, Gohan...

All the warriors from Earth were here!

Vegeta and the others noticed Li Lin right away, but they paid him little attention.

Their focus was entirely on Frieza's spaceship.

As for Li Lin, this "ordinary" Earthling, he seemed utterly insignificant.

"Rumble!"

While Li Lin was still sizing everyone up, the spaceship slowly descended.

"Clank!"

The hatch opened, and a dense swarm of aliens with all sorts of appearances rushed out.

Li Lin's attention was drawn to them, too.

After the aliens had filed out, two figures appeared at the rear: one large and one small.

"Heh heh heh, looks like we've arrived, Father!"

Frieza, with most of his body mechanized, let out an evil laugh.

"Heh!" King Cold, standing beside Frieza, gave a cold laugh and nodded faintly.

As Li Lin watched the two emerge, everything suddenly fell into place.

He finally understood what this story was about.

When Earth's warriors saw Frieza and King Cold, they grew tense.

Tien Shinhan and Yamcha were especially nervous. They'd never been to Planet Namek.

This was their first time facing Frieza, and with the unfathomable King Cold there as well, it was easy to imagine how much pressure they felt.

"We're finished. Earth is doomed. I can't believe King Cold came, too."

Vegeta clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

Facing Frieza alone was enough to make anyone despair. He hadn't expected King Cold to come along, too.

"V-Vegeta... who is King Cold?" Krillin asked nervously.

He'd witnessed how terrifying Frieza was, and it had taken enormous courage just to come here today.

He hadn't expected Frieza to show up alongside an even bigger version of himself!

Vegeta kept a wary eye on the figures ahead and explained in an unsteady voice, "King Cold is Frieza's father. They say he's even stronger than Frieza!"

After that, he glanced at the others and continued, "Earth is definitely doomed this time. If you want to run, then get out of here while you still can."

At Vegeta's warning, the others stared at one another, wide-eyed.

They wanted to run, but just as Vegeta had said, Earth was about to be doomed.

Even if they fled, they had no idea where they could go. Wouldn't they just end up dying anyway?

Frieza and his group had also noticed Vegeta and the others.

He swept his gaze over them but didn't see Son Goku anywhere.

"Father, it seems the man who killed me hasn't shown up!"

Frieza's voice was cold.

He'd come here today to kill Son Goku and avenge himself for what had happened on Planet Namek!

Now that he couldn't find Son Goku, he couldn't help feeling disappointed.

"Hmph, hmph!" King Cold crossed his arms and sneered. "There's no need to make things difficult. Kill everyone on this planet, and that man will show himself."

Frieza heard King Cold's words and nodded with a cold smile.

He and his father were thinking along exactly the same lines.

Even if they killed Son Goku, they wouldn't simply leave this planet alone.

Since they were already here, they might as well wipe out everyone on the planet. They might even get a good price for it!

Seeing the cruel expressions on Frieza and King Cold's faces, Krillin panicked. He hurriedly turned to the others and asked, "Vegeta, they look like they're about to attack. What should we do?"

Vegeta didn't answer. He was extremely tense himself, cold sweat streaming down his head.

He was usually arrogant, but he knew his own limits. This situation was far beyond what someone at his level could handle.

Frieza was very pleased to see how Vegeta and the others looked.

He loved seeing the fear of the weak, especially Vegeta's. He wanted the haughty Saiyan Prince to grovel at his feet.