Helping Namek Resolve a Crisis, Vegeta's Despair

"Thank you, Grand Elder!"

Wu Fei held the Grand Elder in the highest respect.

"Help the Grand Elder take this."

Wu Fei flashed in front of Nail, a Senzu Bean now resting in his palm.

"What is this?"

"What are you plotting now?"

Nail stared at the green bean, his face full of confusion.

At the same time, he remained highly vigilant and had no intention of doing as Wu Fei said.

After all, he still did not trust Wu Fei very much.

"Why are you hesitating? Do you think I'd harm the Grand Elder?"

"If I wanted to hurt you, I could just attack directly, and you wouldn't have the power to resist."

"Why would I go to all the trouble of tampering with a bean?"

"Besides, while I'm no great saint, I'm certainly not someone who repays kindness with hatred!"

Wu Fei's words left Nail speechless.

Indeed, Nail knew very well just how vast the gap in strength between himself and Wu Fei was.

If Wu Fei truly intended to harm him or the Grand Elder, Nail would have been helpless even if Wu Fei attacked outright.

"Nail, he means no harm. Bring me that bean," the Grand Elder said slowly.

"That's right. It's a Senzu Bean. It has miraculous healing properties and does no harm to the body!"

"It's good stuff!"

"..."

Only after Son Goku, Krillin, and the others explained did Nail's doubts finally disappear.

Nail then helped the Grand Elder swallow the Senzu Bean.

"Crunch~"

A smile slowly appeared on the Grand Elder's face.

He could feel his utterly depleted strength instantly returning, while his breathing became steady and his complexion visibly improved.

Nail noticed the Grand Elder's changes as well, and shame filled him. He had wrongly accused Wu Fei just now!

"Thank you," Nail said sincerely, casting aside his prejudice against Wu Fei.

"It's nothing!"

"I'm simply repaying the Grand Elder for unlocking my potential!"

"This is compensation for him!"

After taking the Senzu Bean, the Grand Elder's condition had improved considerably.

"Mr. Wu Fei! Your potential is truly beyond my imagination!"

"Alas! It is a pity that my abilities are limited. I could only draw out a very small portion of it!"

The Grand Elder sighed with emotion, regret showing on his face.

Even after exhausting all his energy, he had been unable to perceive Wu Fei's true power!

"Grand Elder, please don't dwell on it. I'm already very grateful that you were able to increase my strength. I don't care how much."

Wu Fei paused before continuing, "Grand Elder, you helped our group draw out our power. We should naturally do something for you in return."

"We know that Namek is facing a great crisis. A group of aliens is seizing the Dragon Balls and brutally slaughtering Namekians!"

"Then we'll help you eliminate this crisis and restore peace to Namek!"

The Grand Elder smiled faintly. "Thank you for your efforts, everyone!"

"No need to be so polite. We're helping each other, after all!"

"Grand Elder, we'll be leaving now!"

After saying goodbye to the Grand Elder, Wu Fei and the others headed out of the stone house.

Wu Fei steadied his mind and carefully sensed the fluctuations of ki on Namek.

"Found them!"

The corner of Wu Fei's mouth curled up as he looked in a certain direction.

"Everyone! Our strength has just improved. Let's go get some real combat experience now!"

"Whoosh!"

Wu Fei immediately used the Flight Technique and flew ahead.

Son Goku, Piccolo, and the others immediately followed after them.

"I can't wait! My fists have been itching for a fight!" Son Goku's eyes burned with fighting spirit.

"Hmph! Son Goku, I'm going first!" Piccolo said coldly.

"No! How about we settle it with rock-paper-scissors? Whoever wins goes first!" Wukong naturally refused to back down so easily.

"Fine! Rock-paper-scissors it is. Who's afraid of who?"

"Then bring it on!"

"1, 2, 3, go..."

"..."

Inside the stone house, Nail could sense Wu Fei's group steadily moving farther away.

"Grand Elder, can they really help us resolve this crisis?"

Faced with Nail's doubts, the Grand Elder's tone remained exceptionally gentle. "Don't worry. They can!"

The Grand Elder's eyes seemed to see through everything.

Hearing the Grand Elder's certain answer, Nail finally put his mind at ease.

A figure plummeted straight from the sky toward the ground.

"Boom!"

An explosion rang out, and smoke immediately filled the area.

"Hahaha! He's just a wild monkey. What could he possibly do?"

"I just didn't expect that, in order to defeat you, I'd have to turn into something this ugly!"

Hovering in the air, Zarbon relentlessly mocked Vegeta, whom he had knocked to the ground.

Zarbon had originally been fairly handsome, but now he looked like an entirely different person.

His face was covered in pockmarks, and his mouth jutted out like that of a disgusting toad.

At the same time, he had long green hair parted down the middle, earrings hanging from his ears, and a necklace across his forehead.

He truly looked exceptionally ugly.

As he laughed arrogantly, his face appeared especially grotesque.

"Damn it!"

The smoke slowly dispersed, and a figure gradually came into view.

Vegeta was now covered in injuries and looked utterly bedraggled.

He was also extremely unwilling to accept this.

At the start of the fight, he and Zarbon had been evenly matched, and he had even gradually begun to gain the upper hand.

Just when Vegeta thought victory was assured, Zarbon actually transformed!

While becoming exceptionally ugly, Zarbon's power had also soared wildly!

His battle power had surged from 23,000 to 35,000!

Vegeta had never expected this!

The situation was instantly reversed, and Vegeta was no match for transformed Zarbon at all!

He could only endure Zarbon's relentless beating.

But Vegeta, the Saiyan prince, was tough as well. He had long since maxed out his ability to take a beating.

Even under Zarbon's brutal assault, he still held on.

"Hehehe!"

"I didn't expect a wild monkey like you to be so tenacious!"

"I've had enough fun now. It's time to send you on your way!"

"After all, anyone who has seen this face of mine faces only one outcome: death!"

"Whoosh!"

Zarbon vanished in a flash and suddenly appeared before Vegeta.

Vegeta tried to dodge immediately, but his body was weak now. He lacked the strength and could not evade at all!

Zarbon gave a sinister grin and drove a fist into Vegeta's abdomen.

"Argh!"

Vegeta howled in pain.

Under the fierce impact, Vegeta was sent flying backward through the air.

"Goodbye, filthy monkey!"

"Ha ha ha!"

Zarbon laughed arrogantly, gathering energy in his left hand before bracing it against his right arm.

"Ha!"

Zarbon shouted, channeling all the energy into his right palm. Then, a violent shockwave burst forth from it.

As the fierce shockwave rushed toward him, Vegeta's pupils widened, his heart filled with terror.

Vegeta had no way to dodge now, and in his terrible condition, he had no chance of withstanding such a powerful shockwave.

The moment that shockwave hit him, only death awaited him!

"Am I, the prince, really going to die like this?"

Vegeta sank into utter despair!