Dragon Ball: I Am Vegeta, Beating Up the Grand Priest
Chapter 8

Nappa Ultimately Couldn't Escape Fate

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Earth.

Sun Wukong was flying toward the battlefield at top speed. Halfway there, he saw Gohan and Krillin flying toward him.

"Dad, you're back!" Gohan exclaimed excitedly.

"Gohan, I haven't seen you in a year and you've grown so much. You've gotten quite strong, too!" Sun Wukong said, looking at his son.

"What happened to Krillin?" Sun Wukong asked.

"Uncle Krillin had his neck broken by a Saiyan. Dad, is there anything you can do?" Gohan asked.

"Damn those Saiyans. Korin gave me three Senzu Beans, and I have two left. You two, eat one each," Sun Wukong said, furious.

Sun Wukong took Krillin from Gohan's arms and carefully fed him a Senzu Bean, terrified that a single slip might cost Krillin his life. Krillin's fading pupils instantly regained their luster. He stood up and brushed the dust off his clothes.

"Wukong, those two Saiyans are truly too strong. Although it was always the big one attacking, I feel like the short one is even more dangerous," Krillin said.

Sun Wukong focused his gaze toward the battlefield, instantly sensing Vegeta and Nappa, as well as the dying Piccolo.

He said to Gohan and Krillin, "Gohan, you and Krillin go to the Lookout. I won't give you the Senzu Bean; I can sense that Piccolo is almost gone!"

Gohan replied, "Dad, I'm fine. Hurry and save Uncle Piccolo!" As he finished speaking, Sun Wukong was already flying toward the battlefield at full speed. A terrifying sonic boom filled their ears. Gohan said excitedly, "Dad is so strong! Maybe he really can defeat those two Saiyans."

"Yes, that's right. I can't even tell how strong Wukong is anymore. Gohan, let's go..." Krillin said.

Vegeta looked at the distant sky and whispered, "Kakarot, you've finally arrived." Although he hadn't participated in the previous battles, he had mastered the ability to sense ki. He had to admit, the man was a genius! It was just that he had always been suppressed by Frieza, who wouldn't let him fight powerful opponents and only sent him to weak planets. If he had been fighting on powerful planets all along, he might not have been this weak!

Nappa asked weakly, "How come I can't sense anything..."

"Baka. You idiot. You're truly trash; you can't even learn something this simple," Vegeta scolded angrily! (He had initially thought it better to keep him around, but since so many had been killed, this author decided to kill him off; otherwise, it wouldn't be enough to appease the public anger!)

Whoosh... Sun Wukong arrived and slowly descended to the ground. He looked at the dead Tien Shinhan and Yamcha, the vanished Chiaotzu, and the fading Piccolo. Rage filled his heart.

"Damn it, they're all dead... Chiaotzu's body is gone, he can't be revived. I won't forgive you!" Sun Wukong said in anger.

"Stop talking big, Sun Wukong. I'll give you two choices: one, obediently hand over the Dragon Balls and join Vegeta and me in conquering the universe; two, I kill you, take the Dragon Balls, and then destroy the entire Earth," Nappa said arrogantly. He still didn't know how strong Sun Wukong was!

Vegeta looked at the person before him, who looked exactly like the one in the animation, and sighed inwardly, "As expected of the protagonist. His body is a good ten centimeters taller than mine, though he looks a bit worse than this Prince."

Sun Wukong walked slowly toward Piccolo, ignoring Nappa. He knelt before Piccolo and said, "Don't worry, I'm back. Open your mouth, there's one more Senzu Bean, eat it." Piccolo swallowed, and the bean slid down his throat. A powerful sense of vitality flooded his body. He bent his legs, performed a nimble flip, and stood up! Nappa watched in shock as the dying Namekian was resurrected just like that.

"Hey, hey, hey... Kakarot, I'm talking to you! How dare you ignore me!" Nappa roared! As he spoke, he fired a blast of energy at Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong didn't even look, swatting the energy blast away with a backhand. With his back to Nappa, he said, "You are no match for me. Have your companion come over instead!" Nappa couldn't take this and flew forward to attack.

Vegeta stood up and barked, "Nappa, stop! You are no match for him. I'll handle this." Nappa's speeding body stopped instantly. He looked at Vegeta and said, "Are you kidding me? I'm not as good as a low-class warrior? Vegeta, you must be mistaken."

"Fool, get back here and watch. The scouter can no longer detect their power levels," Vegeta snapped.

Nappa had no choice but to return and sit on a pile of rubble, saying, "Fine! It's yours. Let me see how strong a low-class warrior can be!"

"Old Sun, are you confident? That short one hasn't even made a move yet, and just the one called Nappa already beat us to a pulp!" Piccolo said, looking at Sun Wukong with a grave expression.

"Hmm... that big guy is nothing. As for the one called Vegeta, I'm not sure. But don't worry, I have a trump card," Sun Wukong said confidently.

Hearing this, Vegeta said, "A trump card? Kakarot, let me see the technique you learned from King Kai! Let's see if it's worthy of being called a trump card." He knew full well it was the Kaio-ken and the Spirit Bomb, but he couldn't help but mock him.

"How do you know I learned martial arts from King Kai?" Sun Wukong asked in surprise. "It doesn't matter. Either way, I must defeat you and avenge my friends," Sun Wukong said with his simple mind.

But Piccolo, standing to the side, wasn't so simple. He shouted, "Hey, how do you know so much? I can understand the Dragon Balls—maybe your scouters have communication functions—but Wukong learning from King Kai? We never revealed that since you arrived!" Awkward... slipped up... how to explain...

Explain what? It didn't matter. Power was everything; fists were the truth!

"Namekian, get as far away as you can, lest the shockwaves from my battle with Kakarot kill you," Vegeta said arrogantly.

"Nani? You're too cocky! Do you want a taste of my fist?" Piccolo blustered.

"I have no interest in you. If you still want to play, I'll have Nappa keep you company," Vegeta said, looking coldly at Piccolo.

Piccolo looked at Nappa, remembered being toyed with earlier, and snorted, choosing not to respond to Vegeta. Although he was sometimes arrogant, he wasn't a fool; he wouldn't go looking for a beating.

"Alright, your name is Vegeta, right? Let's begin!" Sun Wukong said impatiently. He couldn't suppress his boiling blood any longer. The desire for battle made his body tremble with excitement.

"Fine, Kakarot. Come at me and let me see what kind of spectacular performance a low-class warrior like you can put on!" Vegeta said, crossing his arms in disdain.

Sun Wukong charged at Vegeta, shouting, "My name isn't Kakarot! I am Sun Wukong, and I am an Earthling!" His roar was accompanied by the sonic boom of his high-speed movement as he rushed toward Vegeta.

Vegeta sensed the ki circling behind him. He raised his right arm, instantly blocking Sun Wukong's sweeping kick. He followed up with a sweep of his own to knock Wukong down, then planted his hands on the ground and kicked Wukong into the sky! He then used high-speed movement to appear above Wukong, clasped his hands together, and fired a blast that slammed Wukong hard into a pile of rubble. The rocks buried Wukong, and there was no movement.

Nappa said excitedly, "Vegeta, as expected of you. You ended the fight in an instant! Amazing!"

"Fool, are you Saiyans really that brainless? Can't you feel that Wukong's ki hasn't changed at all?" Piccolo said.

"Kakarot, come out already. I know this is nothing to you," Vegeta said.

"Namekian, how dare you insult me! Even if Vegeta won't let me kill you, I can destroy your friends' corpses to vent my anger!" Nappa said, flying toward the bodies of Tien Shinhan and Yamcha. He gathered an energy blast in his hand and was about to fire it at their corpses when the rubble exploded. A figure flew toward Nappa—it was Wukong. He couldn't watch their bodies be destroyed; if they were destroyed, the Dragon Balls couldn't revive them. (The plot in Dragon Ball Z stated that Earth's Shenron could only grant one wish, and while you could wish to revive a group of people, if they had no body, they wouldn't be reborn with one! As for why it changed later, who knows? Don't nitpick.)

Seeing it was too late, Sun Wukong shouted, "Kaio-ken..." His body erupted with a red aura, his speed increasing exponentially. He appeared before Nappa in an instant and delivered an elbow strike. Nappa fell to the ground in pain, unable to move. Sun Wukong picked up Nappa's body and threw him toward Vegeta, saying coldly, "Take your companion and go back to your own planet! I'll spare you this time, but don't ever come back to Earth!"

His saintly heart was overflowing; even after all that, he was still letting them go. Vegeta looked at this kind-hearted man, speechless...

"Kakarot, stop being so self-righteous. I don't think much of that technique you just used. What right do you have to talk about sparing me?" Vegeta said with disdain.

"Vegeta, save me. I don't want to die," Nappa groaned in pain. Vegeta looked at the idiot.

"Who told you to act on your own? Since you're so disobedient, then die! You're just holding me back, and I don't want the trouble." Vegeta grabbed Nappa with one hand and threw him into the sky. Just like the move he used to kill the Saibaman, he pointed his finger like a sword at Nappa. A powerful surge of energy erupted.

"Yamete... Vegeta, spare me!" Nappa screamed in terror! Before the words left his lips, a roar echoed, and Nappa's body was instantly reduced to ashes.

Sun Wukong and Piccolo both widened their eyes. What an evil guy, killing his own people! How despicable, what a bastard!

"Vegeta, why did you kill him? Wasn't he your companion?" Sun Wukong asked angrily.

"Tch, this Prince has no need for disobedient dogs. Stop yapping and let's fight!" Vegeta said, crossing his arms.

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