Raditz Punches Goku and Piccolo Away, Even Earth's Strongest Can't Withstand One Blow

The man was deeply dissatisfied with the situation before him.

He crossed his arms, but his long, powerful fingers kept drumming against the opposite forearm, venting the anger simmering inside him.

His wild long hair hung down to his ankles, swaying slowly from side to side in the breeze, the tips nearly brushing the ground.

The man let out a long sigh, his gaze sharp as lightning as it swept over the two people in front of him. In a low voice, he asked, "So, how do you expect me to accept this behavior now?"

"What are you asking? You're the one who forcibly took my son!"

Of the two men standing opposite him, one roared back furiously.

At those words, the force of the man's tapping fingers suddenly intensified, faster and harsher than before.

He looked once more at the two opponents who seemed ready to pounce at any moment, and issued his final ultimatum in an icy tone.

"I'll give you one last chance. As my final mercy, I'll withdraw my demand to kill one hundred Earthlings. Bring them to me. If you give me a satisfactory answer, I'll obediently return your son. You were never meant to waste your life doing nothing on this planet. You were meant to fight across the stars as a Saiyan, as a member of this proud warrior race! What you need to do now is come to my side! Join us, Kakarot!"

The man uncrossed his arms and extended one palm forward, signaling for them to come over, then shouted loudly.

At those words, one of the two men facing him gave a cold snort, yanked off the baseball cap on his head and the battle gear on his body, and casually threw them to the ground.

Bang!

Incredibly, when the clothing hit the ground, it let out a heavy, muffled clang like metal falling, the sound waves echoing all around.

"What you're saying is ridiculous. Son Goku, there's no need to ask anymore. Your answer was already decided, wasn't it?"

"That's right. Of course it is, Piccolo!"

Kakarot, also known as Son Goku, looked at the man's extended hand and nodded. Then, imitating Piccolo, he also took off his own gi.

The uniform he threw aside smashed into the ground and rolled several times, and the sound it made was somewhat similar to Piccolo's low growl.

As if he had taken a thousand-jin burden off his shoulders, Goku stepped in place a few times, checking how light his body felt.

Then he lowered his stance, took up a battle posture, and glared furiously at the powerful enemy before him, giving a firm and decisive response to the earlier invitation.

"I'm Son Goku, and I grew up on Earth! I don't care what Saiyans you are, and I don't care about any warrior race. None of that has anything to do with me! I came to get my son back! I never had any intention of joining you, so leave Earth right now!"

"You intend to betray your brother?"

"I don't have a brother!"

Hearing Son Goku's rejection, the man's brows instantly knitted together, displeasure appearing on his face.

"I thought you'd at least understand a little, but I never imagined you'd be this stubborn! I'm disappointed. Your stupidity is beyond belief... I truly don't understand why your parents sent you to this planet."

Suddenly, Goku's and Piccolo's pupils shrank. The man had actually taken a fighting stance, and his open palm clenched abruptly into a fist!

Their throats bobbed, and they swallowed hard, every muscle in their bodies going taut.

The enemy before them was absurdly strong, an unprecedentedly powerful foe. Even if the two of them joined forces, their chances of victory were pitifully slim.

The slightest lapse could invite death. Considering the enormous gap in their combat power, it was not impossible for them to be killed in an instant.

"When I first set foot on this planet and saw that there was still intact life here, I could hardly believe my eyes. I thought your parents had sent you here so a weak child like you could undergo tempering in preparation for a future invasion! So I assumed there had to be some reason, some reason they could leave this place unharmed."

As the man spoke, he pressed closer step by step.

"But it seems there's no real difference. You're just laughably stupid. For some reason, that Saiyan who injured his head actually forgot his own dignity, truly believed himself to be a weak Earthling, and never once thought of fighting for his brother! Are you making some ridiculous calculation, thinking that as long as the two of you attack together, you can defeat me?"

A violent, evil aura surged up from the man's body. The surrounding space twisted and trembled under that overwhelming presence, as if shrouded in gloom.

He slowly closed in on the two of them, making no attempt to hide his anger. Yet in the next instant, his figure vanished into thin air without a trace!

"Wha—?"

"He's gone?"

Goku and Piccolo were thrown into disarray by the sudden turn of events and hurriedly looked around.

Just then, the two of them sensed that suffocating surge of energy behind them once again.

At the same time, cold sweat slid down their cheeks and dripped onto the ground.

Too fast!

He had gotten behind them so easily! From the moment he vanished, they had been completely in the palm of his hand!

"Hmph. You're killing me. With combat skills as insignificant as yours, you think you're worthy of fighting me? There's a limit to not knowing your place."

Suddenly, the man's fists slammed solidly into Goku's and Piccolo's backs!

Excruciating pain swept through their bodies in an instant. The two opened their mouths in agony, but the force was so great they could not even scream. They could only groan dully as they rolled across the ground.

The difference in strength was absolute!

To the attacker, it was nothing more than a casual punch, but to the two of them, it was as terrifying as a nuclear explosion.

However, the two of them were not so weak that a single blow would kill them. Compared to the invader before them, their strength was insignificant, but their bodies were still worthy of being called the strongest on Earth in the current era.

The two of them were extraordinarily talented, rivals to each other, and both the strongest on Earth.

As if to prove that point, even though the attack just now had inflicted serious damage, they immediately recovered, flipped up from the ground, readjusted their stances, and once again faced the man with great caution.

Though they were still coughing, they judged that their bodies could still hold out.

Unbelievable speed and power!

"Ah! I get it. This guy's a huge problem. Piccolo, can we win?"

"I never expected the gap in level to be this big, but there's no way I'm giving up here...!"

For the first time in their lives, they had encountered an enemy this powerful. That suffocating pressure made both of their breathing grow heavy.

They struggled to control their breaths, barely steadying their trembling minds, imagining that they were facing a storm that swept across heaven and earth.

"You took a beating once and still dare to continue? I'll admit your perseverance isn't bad, but if you keep going, I won't hold back anymore. Especially you, Kakarot. I'm going to knock some sense into you! As your elder brother, the Saiyan Raditz, I will never allow you to live a peaceful life while forgetting the pride of the Saiyans... You should know that this is the Saiyans' greatest shame!"

The moment his words fell, Raditz's figure vanished again.

The two hurriedly turned back, trying to repeat their previous response, but for some reason, Raditz, who should have been behind them, had disappeared without a trace this time.

"Don't even think about keeping up!"

"This...!"