"Thank you so much, Grand Elder," Krillin said gratefully. "I had no idea such tremendous power was hidden inside me."
Piccolo's lips curled into a smile as well.
"Frieza's coming soon... I'll take everyone away right now." Sun Wukong glanced up at the sky, then scratched his head, feeling a little puzzled.
"What's wrong, Goku?" Krillin asked, noticing that something seemed off about his expression.
"Frieza's power has grown quite a bit... What's going on?" Sun Wukong muttered.
"What do you mean?" Krillin didn't quite understand.
"Never mind. Let's go." As Sun Wukong spoke, he pressed his index and middle fingers together against his forehead.
The Grand Elder and all the Namekians gathered close together.
"Whoosh!"
Sun Wukong immediately used Instant Transmission and vanished from the spot in an instant.
King Kai's planet.
In the blink of an eye, Sun Wukong appeared on King Kai's planet with all the Namekians.
King Kai: "..."
King Kai's face immediately darkened.
Goku, you've gone too far!
You've brought over more than a thousand Namekians, and I don't have enough food to serve all of them!
Do you think this place is a restaurant?
And my planet is so small. How could it possibly fit this many people?
King Kai glared furiously at Sun Wukong, itching to march over and give him a good beating.
You brat, you really don't consider yourself a guest.
The many Namekians present shook their heads in disbelief, all of them utterly bewildered.
How had they ended up on this strange planet in an instant?
And the gravity here was so strong!
"King Kai, these are all the Namekians. I'm off." Sun Wukong greeted King Kai, then vanished again in a flash.
King Kai reached out and opened his mouth, but no words came out.
Wait... what did you mean by that?
You came over just to show them to me, then took them away?
Why was he suddenly feeling a little angry?
Who did Goku think he was looking down on?
King Kai hopped around in a fury.
"Whoosh!"
Sun Wukong used Instant Transmission to bring all the Namekians to the Sacred World of the Kai, appearing beside Old Supreme Kai.
At that moment, Old Supreme Kai was reading a strange manga, drooling as he read. His cheeks were flushed, and he looked thrilled and excited.
Then Sun Wukong appeared behind Old Supreme Kai with all the Namekians.
Sun Wukong immediately tilted his head and peeked at the manga.
The other Namekians followed his example and leaned down to look at it, too.
"Hahaha, Old Supreme Kai, you haven't changed a bit," Sun Wukong laughed. "I've never understood... What's so good about this stuff? You and Grandpa Master Roshi both love reading it."
At the sound of Sun Wukong's voice, Old Supreme Kai sprang straight up from the ground, leaping a hundred meters into the air and giving a startled shiver.
When he saw Sun Wukong and more than a thousand Namekians, he froze.
Old Supreme Kai's face darkened as he glared at Sun Wukong, looking furious and exasperated.
"Ah, Old Supreme Kai, I'm really sorry. I thought it over, and this was the only place I could bring them," Sun Wukong said with a sheepish smile, scratching his head.
"Could this be... Could this be Supreme Kai? My apologies for not recognizing you!" The Grand Elder of Namek straightened up and hurriedly greeted him, sweat trickling down his face.
This Mr. Sun Wukong was something else!
He'd said he would take them somewhere safe.
But this place was far too safe!
He'd actually brought them to the Sacred World of the Kai...
The Grand Elder didn't even know what to say.
"Forget it. You're already here, so what can I say? It's not like I can send you back, is it?" Old Supreme Kai sighed helplessly, then asked, "But, Goku, why did you bring them here?"
"There's a guy named Frieza who's about to head to Namek. Just in case, I brought everyone here," Sun Wukong replied with a smile.
"Fine, do as you like... But next time you pull something like this, let me know first!" Old Supreme Kai snapped, his face dark.
"Haha, all right, I understand." Sun Wukong nodded, then waved to Old Supreme Kai. "I'll head back to Namek now. Once I've defeated Frieza, I'll come back for them!"
"Go on, go on!" Old Supreme Kai waved him away impatiently.
"Sorry to trouble you, Supreme Kai." The Grand Elder smiled awkwardly, then thanked Sun Wukong again. "Thank you, Mr. Sun Wukong."
"I'm off." Sun Wukong waved goodbye and disappeared with Instant Transmission.
As soon as Sun Wukong left, Supreme Kai and Kibito sensed that something was amiss and immediately flew over from a distance.
When they saw the more than a thousand Namekians gathered there, Supreme Kai and Kibito were stunned, their jaws nearly hitting the ground.
What was going on?
Why had so many Namekians suddenly appeared in the Sacred World of the Kai?
Was this some kind of joke?
The vast starry sky, the boundless universe.
Frieza's spaceship.
"Lord Frieza." Dodoria stepped forward and knocked on the door.
"Come in." Frieza's authoritative voice rang out from inside the room.
Dodoria gently pushed the door open, stepped inside, and bowed. "Lord Frieza, we'll arrive at Namek in ten minutes."
"Understood." Frieza smiled and nodded.
But Frieza felt a little uneasy.
After a month of training, he had only regained about thirty percent of his former peak strength.
He could just barely activate his Golden Form, but he could maintain it for only thirty seconds.
It seemed he still had a long way to go before this body was properly trained.
Although I haven't returned to the peak of my Golden Form, I'm more than strong enough to deal with Goku as he is now.
Goku, you'd better get to Namek soon!
I'll be waiting for you on Namek!
This time, you're dead.
My battle power has increased at least a thousandfold!
Even if you can become a Super Saiyan, I can beat you to a pulp in my first form without even turning golden.
"Hohohoho!" Frieza let out a series of strange laughs, his shoulders bouncing as he grinned with excitement.
Dodoria's mouth twitched as he swallowed.
Why was Lord Frieza laughing so happily?
I hope that Super Saiyan doesn't know we're heading to Namek.
Dodoria prayed silently.
Ten minutes later.
Frieza's spaceship landed safely on Namek.
Frieza flew out of the spaceship in a new baby carriage and looked around.
So this was Namek!
The planet he once knew so well—and the one that had haunted his nightmares!
You didn't expect this, did you? I'm back, Frieza!
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