At that, Bulma looked at Frieza curiously. "Is this guy Frieza? He's so ugly!"
Frieza: "..."
"Hey, watch your mouth! That's the Emperor of the Universe... Frieza!" Jaco suddenly snapped.
Damn it! Why was this woman always so sharp-tongued? As her friend, he was completely freaking out right now!
Bulma glanced at Jaco and said dismissively, "What's the big deal? Frieza may be strong, but our Gohan is even stronger now. He can definitely handle him, right, Gohan?"
Gohan looked at Frieza with a grave expression, then shook his head. "I'm sorry, Aunt Bulma, but Frieza's energy is terrifyingly powerful now. Even I'm afraid I can't beat him!"
"Huh? How could that be?" The confidence vanished from Bulma's face. She looked at Frieza in disbelief.
Frieza was already getting impatient. Looking at Son Gohan, he asked, "Where's your father, Sun Wukong?"
Gohan said gravely, "Dad is still training hard. If you want to see him, you can wait."
Bulma hurriedly chimed in, "That's right! Goku and the others will be back soon. Please wait for them!"
"Oh-ho-ho-ho, is that so?" Frieza chuckled. "Very well. I've waited this long, so a little longer won't hurt. I'll wait for you... ten seconds."
"T-ten seconds???" Everyone nearly choked, exchanging odd looks.
"Hey, that's way too stingy!" Bulma complained.
"Then time's up! Let the game... begin!" Frieza's expression turned vicious.
Sorbet waved his hand. "Kill them!"
In an instant, more than a thousand soldiers charged down like a tidal wave!
Gohan and the others gritted their teeth as they watched. The next moment, they all powered up!
"There are over a thousand soldiers. That means each of us has to take down more than a hundred and seventy... Let's go, everyone!" Master Roshi said gravely.
The next moment, Gohan and the others rushed forward!
Meanwhile, inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Luya was still training. His energy had reached a truly terrifying level!
He had been training in here for a year and three months, which was equivalent to one day and six hours in the outside world!
His battle power had now reached 6.5 billion!
That's right—even in his pure Saiyan state, his battle power was 6.5 billion!
There was no denying it: thanks to the training environment here and Luya's strongest Saiyan talent, his strength had increased dozens of times!
He was even stronger than when he had first transformed into a Super Saiyan 1!
Luya landed on the ground, panting. He had been doing high-intensity training during this time, and he was quite satisfied with the results!
"6.5 billion... I still might not be able to handle Frieza," Luya mused.
He knew that Frieza's battle power in his normal state should be somewhere between seven and eight billion!
"It's been over a year. It's time to get out," Luya said slowly.
He might not be Frieza's match yet, but even he was struggling to keep up with such intense training. Besides, if the people outside found out he'd trained for a year or two and reached such a terrifying level, they'd probably think he was a monster!
With that thought, Luya walked toward the exit of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber...
As Dende and Mr. Popo sensed the battle below, their expressions grew extremely grave. Frieza was simply too powerful—so powerful that neither of them could fathom how strong he was!
"He trained for three months, and his strength has increased this much!" Dende said with a bitter smile.
"Gohan and the others probably can't beat Frieza," Mr. Popo added.
Dende smiled bitterly. It wasn't just that they couldn't beat him; the gap between them was like the distance between heaven and earth!
"When will Goku and the others get back?" Dende asked worriedly.
Now that Goku and Vegeta, Earth's two strongest warriors, were nowhere to be seen, who would save Earth from this crisis?
"Did something happen? Why do you both look so worried?"
Just as the two were fretting, a puzzled voice came from behind them.
Dende and Mr. Popo froze, then turned around in surprise.
Luya was strolling toward them, a relaxed smile on his face.
"Y-you're back, Mr. Luya. Have you finished training?" Dende asked in surprise.
Luya smiled faintly. "Yeah. I felt that training for too long would put too much strain on my body, so I came out early."
Dende and Mr. Popo exchanged a glance. Their expressions turned a little strange; they felt like they'd heard that line somewhere before.
"By the way, what were you talking about just now? You both look pretty troubled," Luya asked.
At that, Dende snapped back to attention and said gravely, "Frieza has arrived on Earth!"
"What?! So soon?" Luya was surprised. It hadn't even been four months yet! How had Frieza gotten here already?
But when Luya sensed the area, he did indeed detect Frieza's energy!
That guy really had come early!
"I don't know either," Dende said. "He was supposed to arrive in four months, but he's already here. Gohan and the others are fighting him right now!"
Luya's eyes narrowed slightly, his expression turning serious. There was no doubt that Frieza had arrived much sooner than expected. But then again, he'd trained for less than three months. Could his battle power still be as high as eight billion?
At that thought, Luya wondered, System, can you detect Frieza's battle power?
The system replied, "Sorry, I can't detect it. The target is too far away from the host, so I can't scan him."
Luya nodded, then said, "All right. I'll go face him, then."
[System Task Triggered: Defeat Frieza and save Earth!]
When the system's mechanical voice faded, Luya's face stiffened. Damn it, defeat Frieza? How was that possible? He couldn't even tell whether he was a match for Frieza, let alone defeat him. This was going to be tough!
Besides, wasn't that Sun Wukong's job?
As Luya stood there in a daze, Dende suddenly bowed to him. "Mr. Luya, could I ask you to join the fight and help Gohan and the others defeat Frieza? I know it may not be realistic, but please help us!"
Luya looked at Dende, then smiled faintly. "All right, you're Earth's Guardian. You don't have to be so polite with me. And I used your Hyperbolic Time Chamber, too. I'll defeat Frieza with my own hands!"
As he spoke, Luya pressed two fingers to his forehead and sensed Frieza's energy.
"This... this is..." Dende and Mr. Popo stared at Luya's hand in shock, as if they had realized something incredible.
Luya suddenly exclaimed in delight, "Found him!"
He waved to Dende and Mr. Popo. "See you next time!" Then his figure disappeared from the spot.
Dende and Mr. Popo were still stunned. What he had just used was...
Instant Transmission!