On the vast ocean, on a deserted island.
Lin Chen stared up at the blazing sun, both hands raised as he held a boulder weighing at least dozens of tons.
Suddenly, he hurled the boulder into the air. At the same time, he brought his palms together, a deep blue light gathering between them.
"Kame... hame... ha..."
Before Lin Chen could finish the last syllable, he suddenly vanished from where he stood. When he reappeared, he was high in the sky, almost level with the airborne boulder.
"Ha!"
As Lin Chen shouted the final syllable, a brilliant beam of deep blue energy blasted forth, swallowing the boulder whole.
The energy wave that tore across the sky was reflected in the eyes of Master Roshi and the other two below.
Seeing a Kamehameha several times thicker than the one he could unleash at full power, Master Roshi's nose began to run again.
Meanwhile, Tights and Bulma, each carrying a turtle shell on her back, cheered excitedly.
"Lin Chen is amazing!"
Up in the sky, Lin Chen looked at the results of his attack and felt quite pleased.
As expected of a technique awarded by the system, the Instant Transmission Kamehameha not only had the same effect as Master Roshi's Kamehameha, which could unleash a blow far beyond one's maximum power, but also came with Instant Transmission—much more flexible than the version of Kibito's Instant Transmission Lin Chen currently knew.
Kibito's Instant Transmission had been designed to help the Supreme Kai travel through the universe, so it wasn't very fast to use.
That was fine when there was a huge gap in strength, but against an enemy of similar strength, the technique was completely useless in battle.
The Instant Transmission included in the Instant Transmission Kamehameha he had just used, however, was perfectly suited for combat. It was also different from both Kibito's and Goku's Instant Transmission: he could go wherever he wanted, instantly reaching any place within his line of sight.
In battle, it could be used to turn the tables when an opponent least expected it.
Back on the ground, Lin Chen smiled at Master Roshi. "How did I do with that Kamehameha, Master Mutaito?"
Master Roshi sighed. "L-Lin Chen, I told you there was nothing left for me to teach you, but you wouldn't believe me!"
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
During that month, Lin Chen had coaxed Master Roshi into demonstrating his techniques in front of him, secretly learning everything from the Kamehameha to the Afterimage Technique.
The Junior Martial Arts Genius talent really was useful.
Lin Chen had completed his task, but Tights and Bulma had only just begun their training.
Since there was nothing left for him to learn, Lin Chen naturally couldn't waste any more time with Master Roshi.
Just as Lin Chen was wondering whether he should visit King Kai next, the Scouter he had been carrying around all this time suddenly received a communications request.
The original Scouter could do more than detect power levels and life signs. It could also serve as a communications device.
Its communications function far surpassed Earth's technology. Even across tens of thousands of light-years, it could still provide real-time communication.
Bulma had naturally incorporated this feature into the new Scouters as well.
The communications request Lin Chen was receiving now came from Planet Vegeta.
Of the hundred Scouters Bulma had made in the first batch, Lin Chen had given most of them to King Vegeta and the others.
With more and more Saiyans reaching power levels above 30,000, the old Scouters left behind by the Frieza Force were no longer any use. The new Scouters were just what King Vegeta and the others needed, so they had all been assigned first to the troops sent out on peacekeeping missions.
Beep!
Lin Chen answered the call. "King Vegeta, what's going on?"
"Your Majesty, we just received word from the Galactic Patrolman. Princess Hannah and the others may be walking into an ambush by the Frieza Force during their current mission!"
"Frieza? Has he finally lost patience?" Lin Chen frowned.
Since the Saiyans had formed a Peacekeeping Force under the Galactic King, they had clashed with the Frieza Force several times.
As an emperor who had once ruled the universe, Frieza and his force had long been a major threat feared by the Galactic King and the Galactic Patrol.
The Galactic Patrol had always been powerless to stop the Frieza Force from invading planets and destroying civilizations.
But with the formation of the Saiyan Peacekeeping Force, the Galactic Patrol finally had the strength to fight back.
Since then, half of the missions undertaken by the Saiyan troops on Planet Vegeta had involved the Frieza Force.
From stopping their invasions to liberating colonized planets, the Saiyans had already clashed with the Frieza Force more than a dozen times.
During this period, the Saiyans had finally learned the truth.
Frieza, who Lin Chen had defeated in orbit around one of Planet Vegeta's moons, had not died. His father, King Cold, had sent his men to rescue him.
But his injuries had been so severe that Frieza hadn't recovered for years.
For his son's sake, King Cold had not only re-formed the King Cold Force, but also sent it and Frieza's force to wage war across the universe, searching for a way and the technology to bring Frieza back to full health.
Only recently had they heard that Frieza had regained not only his mobility but also his fighting ability.
After learning this, Lin Chen had specifically warned Bardock that from then on, Hanasia must personally oversee every peacekeeping mission to guard against Frieza's revenge.
Although the Saiyans were far stronger than before, Hanasia was still the only one who could face the emperor of the universe head-on, now that she could transform into a Super Saiyan.
However...
Lin Chen remembered a Dragon Ball power-level analysis he had once read. It said that Frieza's strongest form had a power level of over 100 million, while Hanasia's power level as a Super Saiyan was only a little over 10 million. He couldn't help feeling worried.
With that in mind, Lin Chen said goodbye to Master Roshi and the others, then used Instant Transmission to return directly to Planet Vegeta.
When he returned to Planet Vegeta, Lin Chen realized the situation seemed much worse than he had imagined.
At the Saiyans' command center, he saw King Vegeta looking frantic.
"What happened? Has something gone wrong?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. We just received the latest report. Princess Hannah and all the warriors on the mission have lost contact!"
King Vegeta said with deep concern, "We're contacting the Galactic Patrol to confirm what happened, but it's quite possible that Frieza has already killed Princess Hannah and the others..."
Hanasia... was she dead?
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