Faced with Broly's overwhelming strength, Vegeta's arrogant streak flared up again. He didn't bother wondering why he'd never seen the two people in front of him before. He gritted his teeth and abruptly pulled back his fist.
"Rat-a-tat-tat!"
Vegeta thrust his palms forward again and again, firing a barrage of ki blasts from them like a machine gun. They hurtled toward Broly's face.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Every blast hit Broly dead-on. In an instant, dust blanketed the cave, while rubble rained from the ceiling alongside the shock waves.
Vegeta didn't stop there. His power continued to rise, and he was preparing his strongest attack, ready to unleash it at any moment.
"Gali...ck..."
But as Vegeta's power kept climbing, the cave looked ready to give way and collapse at any moment.
"Prince Vegeta! Stop!"
"The cave's about to collapse! Everyone, run!"
The Saiyans below cried out in terror as boulders kept falling, and scattered in every direction.
But just then, Broly emerged from the cloud of dust, completely unharmed, and punched Vegeta in the stomach as he was still charging up.
The punch interrupted Vegeta's Galick Gun. He let out a "Blergh!" and vomited up the bile in his stomach, then fell toward the ground.
Broly's face was cold as he moved to pursue him, but Lin Chen's voice rang out.
"That's enough, Broly. They should be our own people."
As Vegeta fell, the trembling cave finally settled.
A group of Saiyan children anxiously ran over to Vegeta, who had crashed to the ground. One young Saiyan with hair that reached below his backside helped up the motionless prince and asked nervously, "Prince Vegeta, are you all right?"
"Get, get lost, Raditz. I'm Vegeta. I... Ugh!"
Vegeta couldn't hold it in and threw up again.
"What's going on here? Why are you all here?"
Lin Chen floated down to the ground with Broly and asked the little brats.
Faced with Broly, who had defeated Vegeta with one punch, the children shrank back, fear taking hold of them instinctively.
Even Raditz's legs were shaking.
As for Vegeta, he was still unable to move.
"Who are you? Are you Turles's accomplices?"
Among the Saiyans, all of whom were as skittish as frightened birds, only one female Saiyan finally stepped forward to face Lin Chen and Broly.
At the name she mentioned, Lin Chen raised an eyebrow.
Turles?
He remembered that he was a Saiyan who appeared in one of the original theatrical films.
In the original story, this Saiyan had left Planet Vegeta long ago and formed his own force, wandering through space.
They had found the seed of the Tree of Might somewhere and grown stronger by searching the universe for suitable planets, planting the Tree of Might, and harvesting its fruit.
Could the desolate state of Planet Vegeta be because of the Tree of Might?
And had that terrifying energy just now come from the Tree of Might?
If so, everything made sense.
"Me? I'm Lynx!"
"Lynx?"
Hearing that name, the Saiyans present all looked shocked.
Lynx was already a legendary name on Planet Vegeta!
"Lynx? Are you really King Lynx?" the female Saiyan asked excitedly. "You—you've been missing for five years!"
"I'm back."
After fusing with the bloodline of the Legendary Super Saiyan, Lin Chen's appearance had changed slightly.
Unless someone knew him well, they might have trouble recognizing him now.
When Lin Chen nodded, the female Saiyan's expression shifted. Then, without warning, she threw herself into his arms and began sobbing, leaving Lin Chen and Broly staring at each other.
"Your Majesty King Lynx, you're finally back! Thank goodness! If you hadn't come back, Planet Vegeta would have been doomed!"
Lin Chen froze for a moment, then patted her back and comforted her. "Don't cry. Tell me what's going on with Planet Vegeta."
"All right, all right..."
The female Saiyan stopped crying and began explaining what had happened on Planet Vegeta.
As Lin Chen had suspected, this incident was indeed connected to the wandering Saiyan Turles.
After Shenron had moved Planet Vegeta to the edge of the universe, the Saiyans on the planet had begun a new life under King Vegeta's leadership.
Conquest was no longer part of their lives. Their main daily activity now was training on the planet, as they awaited the return of their true king, Lynx, five years later.
Five years had flown by, and most of the Saiyans had gradually adjusted to their days of training.
But just then, a spaceship shattered the peace on Planet Vegeta.
Its owner was none other than Turles, the former traitor to the Saiyan race and a Low-Class Warrior.
In some ways, Turles's story was similar to Lin Chen's.
He was also a Low-Class Warrior. After heading out on a mission, he had suddenly killed his teammates and then vanished without a trace.
Who would have guessed that when he reappeared several years later, he would have become incredibly powerful?
At his side were five alien warriors, forming the Turles Force. They were formidable too.
When he arrived on Planet Vegeta this time, Turles immediately demonstrated his overwhelming strength. He easily defeated King Vegeta, and even Bardock, who had become the strongest fighter on Planet Vegeta, was no match for him.
After defeating them with ease, Turles declared himself the new king of the Saiyans and planted a mysterious seed called the Tree of Might in the royal capital.
According to Turles, the Tree of Might was a mysterious plant that absorbed the life energy of a planet and bore fruit known as Tree of Might fruit.
The fruit could greatly increase the battle power of whoever ate it.
After defeating King Vegeta, Turles used the fruit as bait to recruit a number of Saiyans to serve him.
Those people were now gathered in the royal capital, waiting for the Tree of Might fruit to ripen.
"Your Majesty King Lynx, King Vegeta and the other Saiyans who haven't betrayed us are gathering around the royal capital right now. They plan to stop the Tree of Might fruit from ripening. Lord Bardock said that if they destroy the Tree of Might before its fruit is picked, Planet Vegeta can recover its vitality."
"Since we can't help much, we were ordered to look after these children. King Vegeta said that if they fail, these children will be the Saiyan race's last hope."
After hearing the female Saiyan's story, Lin Chen's lips curled into a faint smile. He hadn't expected that, because he had wished for Planet Vegeta to be moved, the Turles Force would accidentally run into it.
He remembered that in the original story, Turles and his crew had been evading the Frieza Force while searching remote star systems for planets where they could plant the Tree of Might.
Who would have thought that, by pure coincidence, they would find the hidden Planet Vegeta?
What a twist of fate.
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