Dragon Ball: Shattering the Chains of Life
Chapter 5

Kamehameha

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Raditz explained why he had come to Earth.

"Besides Kakarot and me, there are two other surviving Saiyans. Both are stronger than I am, especially Prince Vegeta. He is not only the king of us Saiyans, but also the most talented among us. Kakarot, no matter how you deny it, you can't hide the fact that you're a Saiyan."

Raditz's blurry gaze turned toward Son Goku, and he suddenly noticed that he could not see the tail that marked him as a Saiyan!

"Kakarot, you... cough, cough, cough... where's your tail?"

Son Goku said, "It was cut off a long time ago."

"You... cough, cough, cough..."

Raditz spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Keep talking." Son Wuling's icy words sent a chill through Raditz's heart, cold sweat forming on his brow.

"Saiyans were already a small race. Then Planet Vegeta was struck by a massive meteor and exploded, leaving almost all Saiyans as dust in the universe. Like Kakarot, I was spared only because Prince Vegeta, Nappa, and I had been sent to another planet at the time."

Raditz's voice grew weaker and weaker. His desire to survive made him stare at Son Wuling with burning eyes.

"Not long ago, I discovered a planet that could fetch a good price. I wanted to attack it, but I was afraid the three of us alone would not be enough to conquer it, so I came here to find Kakarot."

As his words fell, Raditz looked pleadingly at Son Wuling. "I-I've told you everything. Please, save me!"

"Your two Saiyan companions know you came here, don't they?" An Energy Blast gathered in Son Wuling's hand.

Raditz instantly bristled and pleaded loudly, "No, don't! If you save me, I'll leave Earth right away. I'll tell them about this place, and I'll never come here again."

Son Wuling sneered inwardly at Raditz's words. Though he had forgotten some details, how could he forget the beginning of Dragon Ball Z from his previous life? He did not know Vegeta's exact battle power at this point, but he remembered it was over ten thousand.

Even so, Son Wuling did not expose him. He did not want to reveal this secret of his. Bulma, Krillin, and Son Goku were all vividly real people now.

"Goku, what do you plan to do?"

With the Energy Blast aimed at Raditz, Son Wuling took a few steps back and looked at Son Goku, leaving Raditz's fate for him to decide.

"Kakarot, I'm your brother! Save me! I promise, I promise I'll never disturb your lives again! Save me, please!"

Raditz's words softened Son Goku's heart. Son Goku looked at Son Wuling and answered, "Wuling, let him go. I know he's an utterly evil bastard, but..."

"Son..."

Bulma, Master Roshi, Krillin, and the others became agitated, but when they saw Son Wuling's gesture, they all fell silent.

"I knew you'd do this, big brother!" Son Wuling had expected it. That was Son Goku's nature. Though he was no longer as innocent as he had been as a child, his kindhearted nature had not changed in the slightest.

As for Saiyans, Son Wuling felt that Son Goku had raised the standards of the entire race.

Buzz!

The Energy Blast in his hand struck Raditz. Raditz's heart turned cold, and he hurriedly shut his eyes. Yet the pain he had imagined never came. The wounds on his legs had scabbed over, and some of his strength had even returned.

"I stopped your bleeding and gave you some of my ki. You have enough strength now to fly back to where your spaceship landed. Get lost before I change my mind!"

Son Wuling was not foolish enough to give Raditz a Senzu Bean. He grabbed Son Goku, who seemed about to say something, and turned away with him.

"Ah, Wuling, you..."

"Don't speak!"

Son Wuling cut Son Goku off. Blue energy was continuously gathering between his cupped palms, ready to be unleashed at any moment.

Bulma, Krillin, and Master Roshi watched without daring to breathe. They understood Son Wuling's plan.

Son Gohan remained in Bulma's arms. Like Bulma, Krillin, and Master Roshi, he watched the blue energy wave gathering in Son Wuling's hands with curiosity.

Yet Raditz noticed nothing. He could not sense ki, and the Scouter was in Son Wuling's hand. On top of that, Son Wuling had his back to him, so Raditz could not see anything at all.

"D-damn it! That damned Earthling, and Kakarot too! He even cut off his tail! What a disgrace to us Saiyans!"

The more Raditz thought about it, the angrier he became. Son Wuling's battle power had originally been lower than his, yet Raditz had still been stomped beneath his feet.

"Hm? A tail... Is that Kakarot's son?"

Raditz noticed Son Gohan in Bulma's arms. A mad smile appeared on his face as an idea arose in his heart. He could take Kakarot's son hostage to threaten Kakarot—and that damned Earthling too. He had done this sort of thing many times before.

"Kakarot, you disgrace to the Saiyans! Ah..."

Buzz!

Raditz spread his hands, gathering two energy blasts. Laughing madly, he hurled them toward Son Wuling and Son Goku!

"As expected, scum like you belongs in Hell! Kamehameha!"

Son Wuling spun around in an instant and unleashed the charged Kamehameha. The thick blue energy wave instantly shattered Raditz's two energy blasts and rushed at him without holding back.

"Ah... no..."

Raditz let out an unwilling cry as the charged Kamehameha pierced through and engulfed him in an instant, reducing him to dust.

Buzz...

The Kamehameha flew out of Kame House and struck the sea. Everywhere it passed, the seawater evaporated instantly, carving a semicircular depression into the ocean's surface.

Son Goku collapsed onto the ground, his eyes fixed on the place where Raditz had vanished for a long time.

Son Wuling, Bulma, and the others understood Son Goku's feelings. He had finally met a blood relative, only for him to be that kind of person.

"Son..."

Bulma put Son Gohan down and walked to Son Goku's side.

"Piccolo, you've watched long enough. It's time to come out!"

Son Wuling raised his head and looked toward Piccolo, hidden among the clouds in the sky.

"Ah... Piccolo!"

Bulma, Krillin, and Master Roshi were startled. Even after several years, the events involving Demon King Piccolo remained vivid in their minds. They could never forget them.

Piccolo descended from the sky and landed at Kame House. Looking at Son Goku and Son Wuling, cold sweat could not help forming on his face.

"You... your power now!"

Piccolo thought of Raditz, who had made him unable to muster even the slightest resistance, being wiped out by Son Wuling just like that!

"Perfect. This saves me the trouble of going to find you, Piccolo!"

Son Wuling crossed his arms over his chest, his expression indifferent. Under the sea breeze, his soft black hair fluttered around his handsome face.

"Raditz said just now that he has two more Saiyan companions, and they're even stronger than him. Piccolo, Goku!" Son Wuling prompted.

Son Goku and Piccolo froze.

"Y-you mean..." Piccolo looked at Son Wuling and understood what he meant, crying out tensely with his green face.

"After Raditz lost contact, his two stronger Saiyan companions will definitely come to Earth too, won't they? And our power..."

On an unknown planet, two men sat beside a bonfire, surrounded by corpses scattered across the ground.

One of them was large and powerfully built, wearing the same battle armor as Raditz. Bald and covered in solid muscles that radiated strength, he had a tail like Raditz's wrapped around his waist.

"Raditz is dead! Hmph, what an embarrassing fool!"

The other wore blue battle armor, with white gloves and boots completing his outfit. His long black hair stood straight up, and his handsome features carried a trace of murderous intent. Even the burly Saiyan looked at him with deep reverence.

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