"Don't joke around, Frieza!" The Saiyans around him erupted the instant they heard what Frieza had said.
"Why waste any more words on him? He's made his intentions perfectly clear. He wants to wipe out the Saiyans. Everyone, attack! Let's kill him!"
At the front, the Saiyan closest to Frieza stepped forward first. He extended his right hand and fired an energy blast without hesitation.
"Ha!"
With someone taking the initiative, the Saiyans behind him followed suit, each unleashing their own attacks.
"Rumble!"
The barrage continued for several minutes. Amid the piercing roar, a vast cloud of dust rose from the spot where Frieza stood.
"Did we do it!? Is Frieza dead!?"
They stopped attacking, and one Saiyan voiced the question.
"No! Not yet!" A voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Lord Bardock!"
Seeing who had arrived, the Saiyan immediately smiled, about to ask what had happened.
Suddenly!
"Watch out!" Before the Saiyan could react, Bardock had already rushed over and tackled him to the ground.
As they hit the ground, a purple beam shot out of the smoke, grazing his hair and striking the ground ahead.
Bardock had sensed something was wrong while the others were preparing to attack Frieza, so he had hurried over.
"Good thing I made it in time!"
Getting to his feet, Bardock fixed his gaze on the smoke ahead, clenched his fists, and took a fighting stance.
"Frieza! How is that possible? That guy survived an attack like that!"
The smoke soon began to clear. When the Saiyan lying on the ground saw the figure inside, his face filled with disbelief.
"I can't believe you'd dare to be so bold. Don't you know that defying your superiors is a capital offense? You foolish monkeys!"
As he spoke, Frieza raised the index finger of his left hand. A swift energy beam shot from his fingertip toward the Saiyan still lying on the ground.
"Not a chance, Frieza!"
Watching Frieza attack, Bardock had been keeping a close eye on him. He reacted instantly and fired an energy blast at the beam.
"Clang!"
The collision of the two blasts sent a shockwave through the area, hurling the Saiyan on the ground away, but it also stopped the beam.
"Oh?"
Looking at Bardock, who had intercepted his attack, Frieza smiled with amusement.
"I didn't expect there to be a Saiyan who could withstand my beam attack."
"You're Bardock, right? I just heard that guy next to you call you that."
As he spoke, Frieza pointed at the Saiyan who had been flung aside by the shockwave.
"Your battle power is 50,000. Not bad! You're quite the warrior. But if that's all you've got, you won't defeat me!"
Frieza tapped the Scouter at the corner of his eye, praised him, then shook his head with a sigh.
"Hmph! We'll see whether I can beat you after I've fought you!"
Ignoring Frieza's words, Bardock instantly assumed an attacking stance and shot forward like an arrow.
"Foolhardy!" Frieza didn't dodge, keeping his left index finger raised.
"This is bad!"
Seeing Frieza's stance, Bardock felt a pang of alarm as he charged forward. He instantly shifted aside.
"Whoosh!"
As Bardock dodged, a purple beam struck the spot where he had been.
"Very keen instincts."
Frieza nodded, offering an unreserved compliment.
"But I'm getting a little tired of this. It's time to put an end to this farce."
Frieza then gave orders over the Scouter's communicator.
"All Frieza Army troops, spread out and wipe out every Saiyan on this planet. And notify the Ginyu Force to hold position in the air. Don't let a single Saiyan escape."
"Yes, sir!"
As soon as the order was given, the Frieza Army troops around the spaceship scattered and flew in every direction.
Watching his subordinates fly off, Frieza slowly stepped out of his hovercraft.
"Damn it!"
Hearing Frieza's orders, Bardock's expression tightened. He hurriedly called out over the communicator.
"Everyone, be careful! Gather together so you don't get picked off one by one!"
"Too late!"
Frieza mocked Bardock's anxious expression.
"Is that so?"
At that very moment, a voice suddenly came from behind Frieza.
"Who!?"
Frieza broke into a cold sweat without warning and immediately turned to look behind him.
"It's you!"
When Frieza saw the newcomer, the faint smile on his face instantly vanished.
"You! You actually dared to show yourself. You've been hiding all this time. I thought you'd sensed my immense power and run away long ago."
"How could I? I was the one who arranged for us to meet. Why would I miss it?"
The newcomer smiled and continued.
"Here, this is the gift I took some time to prepare for our meeting. What do you think?"
As he spoke, the newcomer tossed the bundle in his hand toward Frieza.
"What's this!?"
As the bundle rolled, its contents became visible.
Frieza's heart sank at the sight of what was inside.
There were four heads in the bundle, each with a different appearance. Frieza knew them well: they were members of the Ginyu Force.
"You!"
Before Frieza could say anything more, the newcomer continued.
"So, Frieza, do you like my gift?"
As he spoke, the newcomer turned away from Frieza and looked toward Bardock.
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