Facing the Fearful Nappa

"Mr. Zarbon, give it everything you've got and end this battle quickly!" Frieza shouted impatiently.

Zarbon, who was locked in fierce combat with Son Goku, broke out in a cold sweat at those words. Lowering his head, he said, "Yes, Lord Frieza."

"Oh? You're still holding back? Hurry up and show me what you've got!" Son Goku beckoned with a curl of his fingers.

Zarbon snorted. "I'm reluctant to use that power, but since Lord Frieza has given the order, I have no choice."

"Saiyan, you should be proud to witness my true power!"

"Yaaahhh!!"

As Zarbon roared, his energy rapidly surged!

Boom~!

Zarbon's body suddenly swelled, and his once-handsome face became incomparably hideous!

Slightly surprised by Zarbon's drastic transformation, Son Goku smiled and assumed a fighting stance. "Interesting. Let me test your strength!"

"Saiyan, die!"

Filled with confidence after transforming, Zarbon immediately launched an attack on Son Goku!

However, after only a few exchanges, the composure on Zarbon's face gradually vanished, and cold sweat even began to bead on his forehead!

What's going on? This Saiyan's strength can actually contend with me after my transformation? Could it be that this Saiyan had been playing with me all along?! Zarbon thought uneasily.

"Damn Saiyan monkey, take this!" Zarbon quickly pulled back and began gathering energy...

Seeing this, Son Goku smiled faintly, drawing his hands to his waist as blue energy began to gather and compress...

"Die, Saiyan!" Zarbon roared, unleashing his full-power attack!

"Kamehameha!!"

"Haah!!"

The blue energy wave shot forth and collided with Zarbon's energy wave, the two deadlocked for a brief moment.

"How is this possible?! Damn Saiyan monkey, die!!" Zarbon roared, desperately increasing his energy output, yet he still could not budge Son Goku's Kamehameha.

"No... no, that's impossible!" Zarbon vaguely sensed that something was wrong, and his expression turned ugly.

Son Goku looked at Zarbon and smiled faintly. "You're a pretty good opponent, but I'm tired of playing now. Haah!!"

With Son Goku's roar, the Kamehameha's energy suddenly surged, swiftly pushing Zarbon's energy wave back at him!

"No! No! No!!"

Zarbon screamed in terror, turning to Frieza for help. "Lord Frieza, save me!!"

"Trash!"

Frieza snorted coldly, narrowing his eyes at Son Goku as he slowly raised a hand and aimed a finger at him. Death Beam began gathering at his fingertip...

Whoosh!

Li Wei stepped in front of Frieza and smiled. "I told you, this is a fair one-on-one battle. Mr. Frieza, as the mighty Emperor of the Universe, don't resort to such petty tricks."

At those words, the light at Frieza's fingertip did not fade. Instead, it grew even brighter.

"Is that so? Then die!" Frieza aimed his finger at Li Wei, and the light at his fingertip shot out!

Smack~!

Li Wei raised a hand and flicked the Death Beam away!

"Nani?!" Frieza's eyes widened slightly.

"Haah!!"

Son Goku's roar came from the distance. Accompanied by Zarbon's miserable scream, Zarbon lay limply in the blasted crater, black smoke rising from his entire body.

"Phew~"

Son Goku let out a heavy breath. He glanced at Nappa and Dodoria, who were still fighting to the death, before shifting his gaze to Frieza.

Whoosh!

With a flash, Son Goku appeared in front of Frieza.

Not far away, Dodoria, who was fiercely battling Nappa, panicked the moment he noticed Zarbon's defeat.

As an outstanding warrior, Nappa immediately caught that opening. The two had been evenly matched to begin with, and all that had been lacking to determine victory or defeat was a fleeting opportunity like this!

"Haah!!"

Nappa roared, concentrating all his strength into one point before opening his mouth and firing an energy wave!

Boom!!

A deafening explosion rang out, kicking up dust that filled the sky!

"Gahhh~!"

The distracted Dodoria was caught completely off guard. He howled as he spat out a mouthful of blood, having suffered a heavy blow!

One wrong step led to another. Having fallen behind by a single move, Dodoria was immediately suppressed by Nappa. Facing Nappa's subsequent barrage of attacks, Dodoria struggled to defend himself, but he was still no match.

Bang!!

Nappa's fist slammed heavily into Dodoria's abdomen. The agony made Dodoria's eyes fly wide open before they rolled back, and he collapsed unconscious!

"Huff... huff... huff..."

Looking at Dodoria, who was down and unable to get back up, Nappa panted heavily, yet his eyes shone with excitement.

"I... I defeated Dodoria?!" Nappa looked at his trembling hands, an excited grin appearing on his face.

Nappa rejoiced for quite a while before looking up and seeing that Li Wei and Kakarot were already facing Frieza.

Nappa, who had been exhilarated just moments ago, felt his enthusiasm instantly extinguished as though cold water had been poured over him. His mood sank straight to the bottom!

"D-Damn it!" Nappa roared, his pupils trembling nonstop as he hesitated over whether he should face Frieza alongside Li Wei and the others.

After a fierce inner struggle, Nappa finally gritted his teeth and chose to face Frieza as well!

The battle-loving Saiyans were no cowards who feared death!

Whoosh!

Nappa flashed forward and arrived beside Li Wei.

Li Wei glanced at Nappa, smiled, and nodded. "I thought you were going to run away."

Nappa gave a bitter smile. "I really did want to run, but... the pride of the Saiyans supported me in standing here!"

"Fear is the instinct of living creatures, but daring to face fear is humanity's hymn to courage. Nappa, you've grown." Li Wei smiled approvingly.

Nappa laughed self-deprecatingly. "I'll take that as a compliment... What is Kakarot trying to do? Is he planning to face Frieza alone?"

Li Wei explained, "He said he wanted to test himself against Frieza, so I let him give it a try."

"What a reckless move. How could Kakarot possibly defeat Frieza by himself? Why don't I join him?" Nappa suggested.

Li Wei shook his head. "If you did that, Goku would probably be unhappy. Let him have some fun. Besides, I want to see the results of his training these past few days."

As Frieza watched Son Goku face him alone, he could not help recalling that scene from many years ago.

"You really do look alike," Frieza remarked.

"Look alike to what?!" Son Goku asked in confusion.

"More than twenty years ago, there was also a Saiyan who looked very much like you. He bravely faced me alone. He must have been your father or some other relative, right? Unfortunately, he died. Your fate will be the same!" Frieza said.