Seeing Wu Fei and the others, Frieza was somewhat surprised.
He had assumed those who came would all be Namekians seeking revenge, yet there was only one Namekian.
And aside from Vegeta, he did not recognize the other four.
Clearly, those four came from another planet.
Frieza was now somewhat puzzled as well. He had not expected Vegeta to be with them.
After seeing the Dragon Ball in Vegeta's hand, Frieza was in high spirits.
Frieza said excitedly, "Ho ho ho!"
"Vegeta! You truly are a competent subordinate! You actually found a Dragon Ball for me!"
"Hand over the Dragon Ball, and you will be handsomely rewarded!"
"The others must be your new subordinates! I'm considering letting you form a new squad, with you as its captain!"
Hearing Frieza's words, Vegeta looked utterly disdainful!
"Hey! Frieza!"
"I am the Saiyan Prince! Not your subordinate!"
"This time, we didn't come to hand the Dragon Ball over to you. We came to defeat you!"
Although Vegeta was still deeply afraid of Frieza, he absolutely would not lose in terms of attitude!
"What?"
"What did you say?"
Frieza immediately flew into a rage.
"You filthy monkey! Do you know the consequences of betraying me?"
"You Saiyans are nothing more than my slaves, yet you dare act so arrogantly."
"Since you refuse to hand over the Dragon Ball willingly, I'll just have to take it by force!"
"And your life is forfeit as well!"
Frieza said coldly as he continuously released his aura.
Everyone could feel a bone-chilling coldness and an overwhelmingly oppressive force.
By now, Frieza's subordinates were breaking out in cold sweats and trembling in fear.
So this is Frieza? What terrifying power... Krillin thought.
Frieza's aura gave off such immense pressure that Krillin felt uncomfortable all over.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Krillin was startled.
The oppressive feeling from before had completely vanished, and he now felt incredibly relaxed.
He immediately realized that Wu Fei was also releasing his aura, countering Frieza's pressure.
Wu Fei and Frieza were evenly matched!
"So strong!"
Vegeta was also greatly shocked.
Although his tone had been tough just now, faced with such an absolute gap in strength, he truly had no confidence in confronting Frieza.
When he had followed Wu Fei here this time, he had not expected them to be able to defeat Frieza.
For a time, he had thought Wu Fei had never witnessed Frieza's terror, which was why he had been so blindly confident.
But he discovered that Wu Fei was not blindly confident, because his confidence came from his formidable strength!
Perhaps he truly has the strength to contend with Frieza! Vegeta thought.
"Hm?" Frieza was startled as well.
He had intended to release his aura as a show of force to Vegeta and the others, making them realize how terrifying he was.
But he had not expected to encounter such a formidable opponent. He had failed to gain the upper hand just now!
"Twenty thousand battle power?"
Frieza activated his Scouter and saw an unbelievable number.
"Just who is that person?"
"How can someone with a mere twenty thousand battle power contend with me without falling behind?"
As he looked at Wu Fei, Frieza was filled with confusion.
"Interesting!"
"Ho ho ho!"
He withdrew his aura and suddenly burst into laughter.
"Your strength exceeds my expectations. Compared with the weak Namekians from before, you truly are something else!"
"But unfortunately, you've encountered me—the Emperor of the Universe, Frieza!"
He shifted his gaze to Wu Fei. "I greatly admire you. How would you like to join our Frieza Force?"
"As long as you join us, you'll enjoy endless riches and glory!"
"Of course, you could also join the Ginyu Force. You could even become its captain and rename the squad after yourself!"
Everyone present was thoroughly shocked.
Frieza actually wanted to recruit Wu Fei? And even make him captain of the special forces?
This was beyond the understanding of Frieza's subordinates.
In their eyes, the five members of the Ginyu Force were already outstanding enough.
Yet from Lord Frieza's words, Wu Fei was actually stronger than all five of them!
The five members of the Ginyu Force were equally helpless now. They had never expected to be dragged into this.
Ginyu was especially frustrated. Lord Frieza wanted a guy with only 20,000 battle power to replace him.
Had Lord Frieza taken the wrong medicine?
"Lord Frieza, what's wrong with you? We don't need someone this weak!"
"Any one of us could defeat him with ease."
"He isn't qualified to join the Ginyu Force, much less become its captain!"
Ginyu shouted loudly, his words filled with contempt for Wu Fei.
In his eyes, Wu Fei was just some weakling. What gave him the right to be mentioned in the same breath as the Ginyu Force?
"Exactly! Exactly!"
"How could that brat possibly join the Ginyu Force? I could knock him flat in two or three moves!"
"..."
The other members of the Ginyu Force also chimed in.
But Frieza did not care about the opinions of the five Ginyu Force members.
Instead, he continued speaking to Wu Fei. "Well?"
"Will you join our Frieza Force?"
Frieza seemed exceptionally friendly now, completely unlike his usual sinister image.
From his earlier probing, Frieza had already seen that Wu Fei was no ordinary person.
Although Wu Fei's displayed battle power was only 20,000, Frieza sincerely believed that Wu Fei was concealing far greater strength.
Perhaps he was even much stronger than Ginyu.
After all, Ginyu could not withstand the aura Frieza had released earlier!
After discovering that Wu Fei possessed such formidable strength, Frieza had the thought of recruiting him.
Wu Fei could definitely help him accomplish many great things!
"Recruit me? Are you worthy?"
"What?"
Wu Fei's casual remark made Frieza's expression change at once.
Originally, Frieza had considered recruiting Wu Fei a sure thing.
After all, he believed that no one would refuse the recruitment offer of an Emperor of the Universe.
Working under Frieza, the Emperor of the Universe, was such a glorious thing!
But Frieza had not expected Wu Fei to refuse so decisively!
It immediately made Frieza feel as though he had pressed a warm face against a cold ass.
And this was in front of his many subordinates—where would that leave Frieza's dignity?
For the supremely arrogant Emperor of the Universe, Frieza, this was simply the greatest humiliation!
"Ho ho ho!"
"You little brat, you dared to reject me in public. You have completely enraged me! Do you know the consequences of angering me?"
"It has been a long time since anyone dared to refuse me. The last person who did is already dead!"
"And you will soon bid farewell to this world as well!"
Frieza spoke coldly, his expression turning exceptionally vicious.
His sinister gaze was soul-chilling, as though it intended to tear Wu Fei apart directly!