Vegeta had been thinking of revenge every moment since recovering from his injuries, but there were too many enemies on Earth. He was not a reckless man.
That Kakarot fellow had clearly not used his full strength, and there was also his son, whom Vegeta could not see through either.
So he thought of the Namekian who had killed Nappa and sent people to investigate Piccolo's home planet.
"I'll collect some interest first and wipe out the Namekians!" Vegeta boarded his space pod and flew into the cosmos.
The intelligence showed that Namek had once been a very beautiful planet, but long ago, a shift in its climate had nearly driven the Namekians to extinction.
Although the climate there had gradually returned to normal, there were only 109 Namekians left on the entire planet.
"I heard the Namekians are peace-loving, too. What resistance could a planet like that possibly offer?" Vegeta sneered.
After recovering from the brink of death this time, his battle power had reached 24,000. Other than Frieza and the Ginyu Force, he looked down on everyone.
On Earth, Bulma's home had been especially lively these past few days. Son Gohan and the others trained desperately, eating and sleeping at her house.
If Bulma's family had not been the richest in the world, these people could have eaten her into poverty. The two Saiyans in particular were more outrageous than even the biggest eaters.
Inside the spacecraft converted from Nappa's space pod, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, Krillin, and Yamcha were squeezing out every last bit of their potential.
"Turn off the gravity device! Krillin can't hold on any longer!" Yamcha suddenly noticed something wrong and shouted anxiously.
Tien Shinhan was closest to the artificial gravity device. Bracing himself against the immense pressure, he pressed the button.
Bzz!
The gravity inside the spacecraft vanished and returned to normal.
Chiaotzu quickly grabbed a Senzu Bean from the nearby table and fed it into Krillin's mouth.
Yajirobe had delivered these Senzu Beans. There had been nine in total, and Korin had said that was all he had for now; the rest had not yet ripened.
"Whew, that was close. I almost died." Krillin recovered his strength, patting his chest with lingering fear on his face.
Hahahahaha!
Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, and Yamcha lay on the floor laughing from exhaustion. They were no longer surprised by Krillin nearly training himself to death.
Each of them had done the same thing before and recovered by eating Senzu Beans.
Even Son Gohan, Son Goku, and Piccolo in the other gravity chambers had gone through the same experience.
One hundred times gravity was incredibly dangerous for anyone.
They were also too eager for quick results, often setting the gravity beyond their own limits. One careless mistake, and they would find themselves hovering between life and death.
"We can't keep doing this. Otherwise, before the enemy even comes to invade Earth, we'll train ourselves to death first," Tien Shinhan said solemnly.
"Besides, there are only two Senzu Beans left. We can't waste them. We need to save them in case something happens, so they can save our lives."
The other three nodded one after another. No matter how hard they trained, they still had to stay alive.
Taking the opportunity, the four left the spacecraft and went to eat at the dining room in Bulma's house.
There was a luxurious private chef team in the dining room. They could eat whatever they wanted, whenever they wanted.
"Gohan's gravity chamber has been modified again. Its gravity limit has been raised to 300 times," Krillin said as he bit into a piece of dinosaur meat.
"The gravity devices where Goku and Piccolo are have also been raised to 200 times. Those three are monsters, so don't compare yourselves to them." Yamcha had a healthier mindset.
Inside the 300-times gravity chamber, Son Gohan was alone. His entire body was wrapped in crimson energy, radiating an astonishing aura.
"I've finally mastered the twentyfold Kaio-ken."
Though his body creaked and cracked, he had managed to endure it.
Under the intense pressure, Son Gohan constantly broke through his own limits, and his battle power underwent earth-shaking changes.
After more than ten days of training day and night, his battle power had broken through to a terrifying 5.4 million.
With the amplification of the twentyfold Kaio-ken, the battle power he could unleash reached a staggering 108 million!
This level of battle power was already enough to withstand Frieza at one hundred percent power in his final form.
An early-stage Super Saiyan only had a battle power of 150 million. Once he successfully transformed, he would easily surpass that number.
"All that effort these past few days wasn't in vain after all." Son Gohan waved his fists, delighted.
"Gohan, this is bad! You told me to keep an eye on Namek, and now it's been targeted by a terrifying figure." North Kai's urgent voice came through.
"Lord North Kai, what happened?" Son Gohan asked.
"Namek is really finished this time..." North Kai sounded deeply pessimistic.
He told Son Gohan that after Vegeta suffered defeat on Earth, the more he thought about it upon returning to the Frieza Force, the angrier he became. So he decided to slaughter all the Namekians.
Vegeta rampaged through Namek like a wolf among sheep. No one could stop him. As he killed, he accidentally learned about the Dragon Balls.
As long as all seven Dragon Balls were gathered on Namek, Shenron could be summoned to grant three wishes. Even a wish for immortality could be fulfilled.
Vegeta threw back his head and roared, overcome with excitement as he saw hope for revenge.
He began gathering the Dragon Balls everywhere, killing quite a few more Namekians along the way.
At that moment, the Great Elder of Namek sent out Nail, a combat-type Namekian, who nearly killed Vegeta on the spot.
Pfft!
At this point in North Kai's story, Son Gohan burst out laughing. He could already imagine how miserable Vegeta must have been.
Nail's battle power was 42,000, nearly on par with several members of the Ginyu Force.
"Lord North Kai, what happened next? Vegeta doesn't count as a terrifying figure, does he?"
Son Gohan felt that if North Kai was this frightened, Frieza must be involved.
"Then Vegeta unleashed astonishing potential and finally escaped from Namek, though he was already barely clinging to life."
North Kai sighed inwardly as well. The mighty Saiyan Prince seemed to have been taking one loss after another lately.
The matter should have ended there, but Vegeta had forgotten that his scouter was being monitored all along, and Frieza learned about the Dragon Balls.
"Frieza is known as the Emperor of Evil. You simply cannot imagine how terrifying he is." Cold sweat poured down North Kai's face.
"Really? I don't believe it," Son Gohan quietly retorted.
Of course he knew how terrifying Frieza was—better than North Kai did.
"But that isn't even the worst part. Somehow, this matter spread. Not only Frieza, but even his father and brother learned about it."
"The three of them are heading to Namek."
"Once those three become enraged, it will be a massive disaster for the universe. No one can stop them!"
North Kai was worried that the war would spread to other planets.
"Frieza, his father, and his brother are all going!?" Son Gohan was stunned.
It seemed that the Dragon Ball world's timeline truly had become chaotic. Things that had never happened before were slowly starting to occur.
Great. The moment I arrived, it turned into hell difficulty, huh?
"What about the Supreme Kai? Can't you just ask him to take action?"
Son Gohan suddenly thought of it. Could the Supreme Kai not see something this serious?
Why was he not taking action?
Or did he think Frieza was too lowly to be worth his intervention?
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