Arrival on Earth, the Z Warriors' Reactions (2)

"Saiyans?"

After hearing this, No. 18 knitted her delicate brows, a look of confusion crossing her beautiful yet cold face.

"Aren't all the Saiyans on Earth?"

"Could it be that there are other Saiyans besides Son Goku and Vegeta?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Master Roshi chimed in: "Those two weaker auras should belong to Saiyans."

"If I'm not mistaken, the two powerful individuals behind them are their pursuers."

"They either stumbled upon Earth by accident, or perhaps they came specifically looking for Son Goku or Vegeta."

Hearing this, Krillin didn't hesitate for long and said directly: "No. 18, Master Roshi, you two stay here at home. I'll go check out the situation."

No. 18 let out a soft exclamation: "Krillin!"

Clearly, she didn't want Krillin to take any risks.

Krillin comforted her: "Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself."

No. 18 wanted to say something more, but Marron, who had followed them out, spoke up first.

"Daddy, are you going to fight the bad guys?"

The three of them looked down at the sound to see Marron's young face filled with excitement and anticipation.

"Haha~" Krillin gave a gentle smile, "That's right, Daddy is going to fight the bad guys. Marron, stay here with Mommy and be a good girl, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Marron nodded her little head several times and replied happily: "Mm~"

"Marron is the best girl~"

Krillin reached out to pat her little head and praised: "Such a good girl!"

"Daddy is leaving now!"

"Mm~ Daddy, good luck!"

"Haha, you got it!"

After saying this, Krillin didn't linger any longer. He waved to No. 18 and the others before erupting with his energy and taking flight.

Faintly, he could still hear Marron's gasp and No. 18's instructions—

"Wow—"

"Daddy is flying..."

"Kri—llin—"

"Make sure you stay safe—"

A similar scene was playing out in three other locations.

At the place where Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu were undergoing their rigorous training.

On a round rock beneath a waterfall, Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu had been meditating.

But the next second, they both opened their eyes at the same time and looked up at the sky in unison.

"Such powerful energy!"

"Tien Shinhan, who could it be?"

At this moment, the face of Chiaotzu, who resembled a small crab, was filled with both gravity and confusion.

"Yeah, it's quite strong." Tien Shinhan nodded, "However, the auras of two of them... they seem a bit like Saiyans."

"Let's go, Chiaotzu, let's go take a look!"

"Krillin and the others have already set off!"

"Alright, Tien Shinhan."

At Son Gohan's home.

Son Gohan, who happened to be resting at home today, had finished lunch with Videl less than ten minutes ago.

Videl watched as Son Gohan suddenly looked up, and the happy smile that had been gracing her face instantly faded.

They had been married for so long, yet this was the first time she had seen such a stern expression on Son Gohan's face.

She knew that she had only ever seen this look during the Majin Buu era.

Consequently, her heartstrings suddenly tightened.

"Gohan, what's wrong?"

Hearing her call, a smile appeared on Son Gohan's grave face, but instead of answering the question, he said softly: "Videl, I need to go out for a while. Can you stay here at home, please?"

Hearing this, even though her heart gave a sudden jolt, Videl still managed a smile, her eyes filled with worry as she replied: "Okay, I'll be here waiting for you to come back."

Hearing this, Son Gohan promised, "Don't worry, the people coming this time aren't strong."

"It's just that there are two auras that feel a lot like Saiyans, so I'm going over to take a look."

Upon hearing this, Videl breathed a sigh of relief, but still urged, "You'd better be careful."

"I will," Son Gohan nodded heavily. "I'll be back before you know it."

Seeing her give a slight nod, he took flight and departed.

Videl stood by the window, watching Son Gohan's receding figure, and whispered to herself, "I hope nothing happens..."

Meanwhile.

At Piccolo's place of secluded training.

The four auras that had intruded upon Earth startled Piccolo out of his meditation.

Given his current strength, these four auras made no attempt to conceal themselves, making it impossible for him not to notice.

"Enemies coming to Earth?"

As he spoke, he carefully sensed the four auras, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"That's not right. How could there be two Saiyan auras?"

"Hmm?"

"Gohan, Vegeta, and Krillin are all heading in that direction."

"It seems they've noticed them too."

"I might as well go join the fun. Come to think of it, it's been a while since I've seen Gohan."

Above Earth.

Two spherical spaceships were the first to break through the atmosphere, carving a sizzling, spark-trailing arc through the sky as they plummeted rapidly toward the ground.

The two occupants inside the ships were Tarble and Licks, who had been traveling through space for over two years.

They had already awakened before their ships breached the atmosphere.

Looking through the window at the white and gray clouds rushing past, Tarble couldn't help but feel a sense of wonder.

The Earth of the Dragon Ball world...

Son Goku...

Finally, I have the chance to see them with my own eyes!

Just as he was lost in his thoughts, Licks's surprised voice came through the scouter.

"Your Highness Tarble, I've detected several high power-level readings on Earth. The highest is 10,000—that must be Prince Vegeta, right?"

"And they seem to be converging toward our landing site. Could it be... that they've discovered us?"

Hearing this question, Tarble replied casually, "Who knows? We'll find out soon enough."

In truth, he had already mastered the ability to freely control his own aura over the past year.

Whether it was suppressing his combat power or sensing auras, he had become quite proficient.

For now, only Licks remained in the dark.

He was currently releasing his aura without reservation, naturally, to create the illusion that he still didn't know how to suppress or sense energy.

Otherwise, it might arouse suspicion from Vegeta and the others.

After all, when Vegeta and his cohorts invaded Earth back in the day, they hadn't known how to sense or suppress their auras either.

However.

Just as Tarble finished speaking, a strange, murderous voice erupted from the scouter.

"Hahaha!"

"Tarble, is it?"

"Thanks for helping me find the other Saiyans. My brother and I will be sure to send you both to hell to meet Lord Frieza in a moment!"

"By then, no one in the universe will be able to stop us from becoming the emperors of the cosmos!"

"Hahaha!"

The sudden, arrogant outburst startled both Tarble and Licks.

Fortunately, neither of them cried out.

Otherwise, they might have been left with ringing ears for a while.

However, Tarble quickly realized that this person speaking was likely the superior of the Frieza soldiers he and Licks had encountered three years ago—the red and blue duo from the original story.

He had forgotten their specific names.

He only remembered that one had red skin, the other blue, and their signature move was the ability to fuse into a single monstrous form.

At the same time, he felt a bit speechless.

If you want to be the emperor of the universe, go right ahead!

Why are you so obsessed with causing trouble for the Saiyans?

That's practically a death wish!

He remembered that in the movie, these two guys had chased Tarble all the way to Earth, only to be killed in retaliation.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but retort, "If you want to be the emperors of the universe, then go be them. Why come and provoke us Saiyans?"

"Are you just bored out of your minds?"

The moment the words left his lips, a cold snort came through the scouter. "Hmph, as long as you Saiyans aren't wiped out, how can we be at ease as emperors of the universe?"

"Just sit tight and wait for death!"