As Piccolo cheered over his sudden newfound power, everyone else on the planet was astonished to discover that another powerful fighter had appeared.
A Namekian's aura changed after fusion, so even Son Gohan, who was closest to Piccolo, failed to recognize that this powerful aura belonged to him.
Only Lin Chen, with the power of his system, could tell that the powerful aura that had suddenly appeared came from Piccolo.
The moment he noticed the drastic change in Piccolo's aura, Lin Chen easily guessed what had happened.
Along with sensing that powerful aura appear, he had also received a notification in his mind.
Ding! History has been corrected. Piccolo's first Assimilation has occurred. Congratulations, Host! You have earned 1 Time Point!
In the original story, Piccolo had encountered the dying Namekian Nail after arriving on Planet Namek. By assimilating him, Piccolo had gained enough strength to rival Frieza's first transformation.
But now, almost all the Namekians had left Planet Namek, and Nail had long since died. The only person Piccolo could have assimilated was the former Grand Elder, Slug!
Piccolo, Battle Power: 21,000,000!
Looking at the value displayed by the system, Lin Chen felt a surge of emotion. He had never expected Slug to make that choice!
Just then, crimson Death Beams tore across the sky, whipping toward Lin Chen.
The beams did not arrive together, but at staggered intervals.
Yet their subtle timing completely sealed off every possible escape route.
But before that inescapable net of attacks could hit Lin Chen, something inexplicable happened. He dodged every beam with almost impossible agility.
"Damn it! Why can't I hit you? What the hell did you do?"
Ginyu roared and became a streak of light, hurtling toward Lin Chen.
He moved so fast that he left a