Scouter malfunction

Raditz reacted quickly, tossing his Scouter over to Zarbon from a distance.

"Hmph, Vegeta, now let's see how strong you really are!" Zarbon casually tossed his own Scouter aside, put on Raditz's, and began measuring Vegeta's power level.

Seeing what Zarbon was doing, Vegeta merely smiled, making no attempt to stop him.

"Beep, beep!"

The power level appeared almost immediately, startling Zarbon. Damn it, why was it still fifteen thousand?!

This... how was this possible?

Zarbon had said those words more than anything else that day. He could no longer find words to describe this absurd reality.

"Zarbon, have you decided how you want to die?" Vegeta asked with a faint smile.

"In your dreams! You might be faster than me, but there's no way your power level is higher! You... you still can't beat me!" Zarbon gritted his teeth, uncertainty flickering across his face.

Despite his words, Zarbon had no confidence. After all, Vegeta's earlier blow had left him badly injured.

"All right, the game's over. You'd better watch out." With that, Vegeta extended his right arm.

Zarbon's pupils suddenly widened.

"Flash Cannon!"

Searing light blazed from Vegeta's hand, quickly gathering into a ball before surging outward like a long dragon.

The immense energy swept up endless debris throughout the nearly ruined city. Even the sky seemed to tear apart, dark clouds gathering amid flashes of lightning and crashes of thunder.

Zarbon's pupils widened even further.

"Beep, beep..."

The reading on the Scouter over his eye kept changing.

Fifteen thousand, twenty thousand, thirty thousand... fifty thousand, sixty thousand...

Bang!

As though unable to withstand the onslaught of such powerful energy, the Scouter instantly shattered.

Vegeta's staggering power left Zarbon shocked beyond words. His face contorted with disbelief, twisting his toadlike features into something even uglier.

Nappa and Raditz were utterly dumbfounded. Their jaws dropped, their mouths hanging wide enough to swallow an ostrich egg.

"See you in the next life, Zarbon!" Vegeta smiled faintly and flicked his hand, sending the fierce blaze of light straight at Zarbon.

"Wait... wait..." Zarbon waved his hands frantically, his face deathly pale.

A wicked smile curled Vegeta's lips.

Wait?

He was hardly that accommodating.

Boom!

A thunderous blast rang out. By the time it cleared, the powerful Flash Cannon had blown Zarbon to pieces.

Killing Zarbon so easily gave Vegeta little reason to celebrate. He was only Zarbon, someone Vegeta had never considered worth his attention.

But Vegeta's overwhelming strength had utterly stunned Nappa and Raditz.

The two hurriedly flew over, gazing at Vegeta with newfound eagerness.

Vegeta glanced sideways at them and said to Raditz, "Didn't I tell you to protect Bulma and the others at the Capsule Corporation? What are you doing here?"