Ha, ha, ha—
It was all over. On the shattered, ruined earth, Son Goku, Raditz, and the others were all half-kneeling on the ground, panting hard.
That battle had been far too dangerous.
What they had thought was a situation they could keep firmly under control had been broken by Vegeta's Great Ape transformation, nearly plunging them into a crisis.
If Son Goku had not acted one step ahead and had Raditz hide his energy at the final moment, lying in wait behind Vegeta and landing a sneak attack at the most crucial instant, it really would have been hard to say who would have won this battle.
After eating a Senzu Bean, Son Goku returned to his peak condition. He and Raditz flew several hundred meters away and saw Vegeta, who was so badly wounded that he could only crawl forward.
Seeing this, light instantly gathered in Raditz's right hand. He was about to strike Vegeta down without hesitation, but the next moment, a hand stopped him.
"Kakarot!"
Raditz turned his head and looked at Son Goku, asking in confusion, "If you don't kill him now, are you planning to let him go? With Vegeta's personality, he's definitely going to come back for revenge!"
Son Goku turned to Raditz and said, "His tail has already been cut off. He can't turn into a Great Ape anymore. Do you and I still need to be afraid of him?"
"But what about the destruction he caused on Earth? Are we really just letting him go like this?" Raditz said unwillingly.
"As long as we gather the Dragon Balls, everything can be restored. It's not a big deal," Son Goku said casually.
"But..."
Raditz still wanted to say something, but Son Goku turned and left, saying, "Let him go. There's no need