Someone in Dragon Ball! Starting with Zeno's Divine Powers - Chapter 43

"And now?" Krillin asked.

"Now? It should be about right now." Son Goku smiled faintly.

"Huh? What's going on? Why can't I understand any of this?" Krillin asked curiously.

Piccolo's eyes widened as well, finding it unbelievable.

"Hmph, it's perfectly normal." Vegeta added, "When us Saiyans survive after nearing death, our battle power doubles. There's also a chance of a massive surge! Just now, Kakarot's battle power happened to undergo such a surge. His current battle power is at least around three million!"

"What? Three million?" Piccolo trembled.

No wonder Vegeta's battle power had risen so quickly just now.

Saiyans were practically a bug.

"Three million?" Krillin broke out in a cold sweat, his eyes filled with delight.

Was Goku about to surpass Frieza?

"That's great, Dad!" Son Gohan cheered happily. "I was wondering why my battle power increased every time after I was healed. So that's what it was."

"Heh heh, I see. So that's how it is." Frieza smiled faintly.

"Let's continue, Frieza!" Son Goku replied.

"You seem quite confident. You've only just arrived, so you have no idea how terrifying I, Frieza, truly am." Frieza smiled. "Since we're talking about battle power, why don't you guess what mine is? Whoever guesses correctly will be rewarded with a planet."

"Pah! Who wants your planet?" Vegeta shouted. "What's there to guess about your battle power? At most, it won't exceed five million!"

"Oh? Is that so?" Frieza glanced at Vegeta with interest.

"Kakarot, don't you know that Kaioken technique? If your battle power is three million now, then wouldn't a double Kaioken bring you to six million? Beating him shouldn't be much of a problem." Vegeta said to Son Goku.

"Heh heh heh, you're wrong, Vegeta. How could my battle power possibly be only five million? Guess higher." Frieza beamed.

"Quit bragging, Frieza! Your battle power can't possibly exceed eight million!" Vegeta pointed at Frieza and shouted.

Krillin: "..."

Piccolo: "..."

Vegeta, Vegeta... why did you raise Frieza's battle power again?

From five million to eight million!

"It's nothing. Even if it's eight million, Kakarot can defeat him with triple Kaioken!" Vegeta said with a smile.

"Try harder. Wrong!" Frieza raised a finger and gently shook it.

"Enough, just say it yourself. Quit dragging this out, or I'll just erase you directly." Indra couldn't stand listening anymore and called out from afar.

This Frieza really knew how to put on airs.

Indra was starting to find this guy unpleasant to look at.

You fucking put on more airs than I do. Was that really appropriate?

"Huh? Y-yes... Lord Indra." Frieza was instantly dumbfounded and hurriedly nodded at Indra.

Krillin: "..."

Piccolo: "..."

Where did your imposing manner from just now go?

Frieza, weren't you being a little too cowardly?

"According to official statistical data, the final calculation puts my battle power at 120 million," Frieza announced with a smile.

The scene fell silent.

Everyone except Indra was stunned.

A battle power of 120 million!

Was that a joke?

Even Vegeta didn't believe it.

Battle power could go into the hundreds of millions?

If that were true, wouldn't one fart from you blow me to death?

"I've already calculated it. I only need to use half my strength to turn all of you into cosmic dust." As Frieza spoke, his aura continued to rise.

In an instant, Frieza raised his battle power to the staggering height of sixty million.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

"He isn't bluffing!" Son Goku said gravely.

"Lord Indra, you said you absolutely wouldn't interfere, didn't you?" Frieza bowed respectfully to Indra.

"That's right, I did say that." Indra nodded.

"So if I kill those whose healing attempts have run out, you won't interfere either?" Frieza asked again.

"It can be understood that way." Indra nodded slightly.

"Alright, I understand. Thank you, Lord Indra." Frieza smiled faintly.

Whoosh!

A beam of energy pierced straight through Krillin's body, using up his final chance at healing.

Immediately afterward, Frieza swiftly inflicted grievous wounds on Piccolo and Son Gohan as well, making them use up their last chances at healing.

"Now we're even. You can't receive any more treatment, can you?" Frieza asked with a smile.

"This is bad..." Son Goku's expression changed as he stepped forward first. "I'll deal with him! If what he says is true, and he's only using ordinary strength, then I'm afraid I'm no match for him."

Tenfold Kaioken!

Son Goku unleashed the Tenfold Kaioken.

Bang bang bang!

Son Goku launched an attack on Frieza.

Three seconds later.

Frieza punched Son Goku in the nose.

Blood streamed from Son Goku's nose.

"Heh heh, I told you. My battle power is 120 million. Your current battle power is, at best, only 30 million." Frieza chuckled, then landed another punch in Son Goku's abdomen.

Pfft...

Son Goku spat out a huge mouthful of acidic fluid, feeling utterly awful.

"Prepare to die!" Frieza aimed a finger at Son Goku, about to kill him on the spot.

Indra was instantly enraged.

Frieza, why weren't you following the script?

If Son Goku died now, what if Android 19 didn't show up?

Did he want Indra to remain in his Golden state forever?

Just as Indra was about to intervene, he saw Vegeta suddenly fire a massive energy blast at Frieza.

"Hmph, a trivial trick." Frieza glanced at it.

Bang!

With a casual wave of his hand, Frieza slapped away the energy blast Vegeta had fired at him.

"What?" Vegeta's eyes widened.

"Vegeta, with such pathetic attack power, you still dare challenge me?" Frieza sneered.

Pshht!

A scarlet energy beam pierced directly through Vegeta's heart.

Vegeta coughed up blood in great mouthfuls, clearly on the verge of death.

"Heh heh heh, Vegeta, I never expected you to be the first one to die." Frieza said with a light laugh.

Tremble, tremble, tremble...

Vegeta's entire body shook. Gritting his teeth, he raised his head to look at Son Goku.

"Oh? Vegeta, it seems you have some last words?" Frieza turned to look at him and smiled. "Say whatever you need to say quickly. Your heart has been pierced through—you probably can't manage more than a few words."

"Kakarot, our Saiyan planet, Planet Vegeta, was not destroyed by a meteor impact. It was destroyed by Frieza!" Vegeta said through gritted teeth, enunciating every word. "Frieza feared that a Saiyan known as a Super Saiyan might emerge among us. He was wary of that, so he wiped out the Saiyans!"

Son Goku: "..."

"I came to Planet Namek this time mainly to use the Dragon Balls to make a wish—the wish to become a Super Saiyan." Vegeta laughed bitterly. "Unfortunately, the Dragon Balls couldn't grant that wish."

"Yes, Vegeta. Wishes beyond Shenron's power cannot be granted." Son Goku nodded.

Vegeta: "..."

Don't fucking talk.

Pfft...

Vegeta spat out another mouthful of blood, and his life force grew weaker.

"Kakarot... Although I can't become a Super Saiyan, I already learned from Shenron how to become one." Vegeta gritted his teeth. "I'll tell you now, though I don't fully understand it myself..."

"You should stop talking, Vegeta..." Son Goku couldn't bear to watch.

"Oh? How remarkable. Your heart's been pierced through, yet you've said so much. That must have been over two hundred words, right? As expected of the warrior race." Frieza smiled as he rubbed his nose.

"Listen to me!" Vegeta roared. "According to Shenron's hint, as long as your battle power exceeds 100,000, you possess a calm heart, and then use anger as a trigger—or gather your energy in your back—you can become a Super Saiyan..."

"What does that mean? A calm heart? What is that?" Son Goku asked, puzzled.

"I've been wondering about that too." Vegeta smiled. "Our battle power has already surpassed 100,000. I've tried getting angry, and I've tried gathering energy in my back, but unfortunately... nothing changed at all."

"I'll give it a try..." Son Goku took a deep breath.

"Rumble!"

At once, a golden bolt of lightning rolled down from the sky.

"What's going on?" Frieza jumped in fright.

At that very moment, the sky suddenly darkened.

"Boom!"

Son Goku's hair abruptly stood straight up, turning golden yellow.

The next instant, another golden bolt of lightning crashed down onto Son Goku's body.

"Crack!"

Immediately afterward, golden light burst forth around Son Goku.

Vegeta's eyes widened.

Frieza's pupils contracted sharply.

Son Gohan's face was filled with delight.

Piccolo looked utterly stunned.

"Th-this... there's a transformation like this too?" Son Goku himself was shocked as he felt the changes in his body.

You should've told me sooner!

There was a way to do this?

Such a great transformation—why didn't you tell me earlier?