They had already learned everyone's previous power levels from Dr. Lychee.
When Goku had teleported over with everyone a few days earlier, his power level had still been below 3,000.
After this battle in which the Saiyans attacked the Tuffles, he had recovered once from near-fatal injuries, and with his training over the past few days, his power level had now actually reached 6,000.
That power level was already more than 2.5 times what he had started with.
With more than twice his former power, the current Goku could now one-shot his previous self!
The speed of that increase was simply astonishing.
Krillin, who had been feeling smug about improving more than Chiaotzu, instantly wilted after seeing how quickly Goku had grown stronger.
Why was the gap getting bigger and bigger?
What Krillin felt at that moment was the same helplessness that many of Earth's Dragon Ball warriors had felt when facing Goku in the original course of the Dragon Ball world.
Following the original course of events, Tien Shinhan would have lamented the widening gap just like Krillin.
But Tien Shinhan, who knew the plot in advance and had claimed all sorts of fortuitous encounters, had already finished setting up his cheats.
Against a cheating Goku, he could only keep up by working just as hard at cheating himself.
It took Blonde Launch quite a while to calm down before she finally turned her gaze toward Tien Shinhan.
Although she was deeply enamored with Tien Shinhan's masculinity, even Blonde Launch did not think his rate of improvement could surpass Goku's at that moment.
Goku's improvement this time had simply been too unbelievable.
Yet the next moment, when she saw Tien Shinhan's current power level, her mouth fell wide open in surprise.
"Well? What's Tien Shinhan's power level? Hurry up and read it out, Launch!"
Although Goku had felt somewhat excited after learning how astonishingly fast he had improved, he had not gotten smug too soon.
Just as Krillin had made him his target to catch up to, Goku had now made Tien Shinhan his own target.
He had gained so much this time that he desperately wanted to know whether the gap between him and Tien Shinhan had narrowed.
"Yeah, what's Brother Tien's power level now? Hurry up and read it out, Launch."
Chiaotzu grew anxious too.
No matter how great the difference in their power levels was, it would not affect the bond between him and Tien Shinhan as fellow disciples.
Naturally, he was eager to hear the result when it concerned Tien Shinhan.
"How about I read it?"
Krillin had not originally thought Tien Shinhan's rate of improvement would be as astonishing as Goku's.
But after seeing how shocked Launch was, he was also intensely curious about Tien Shinhan's current power level.
"Tien Shinhan, a power level of 21,300!"
While everyone was urging Launch to announce the result, Dr. Lychee had already taken another pair of Scouter glasses from inside his clothes, put them on, and read out Tien Shinhan's current power level.
Gasp...
At that moment, everyone, including Goku and the others, fell utterly silent.
"21,300! Just the leftover digits are already about as high as my maximum power level!"
Gulp!
Silently comparing his power level with Tien Shinhan's, Krillin could not help swallowing in shock.
Utterly horrified, he realized that his maximum power level was actually no more than the leftover digits of Tien Shinhan's!
"Th-this... B-Brother Tien is just too amazing!"
Chiaotzu's already round eyes widened as he stammered out his amazement.
"Wow, Tien Shinhan, you've gotten so much stronger too! The gap between us has gotten bigger again!"
After hearing the result, Goku also marveled from the heart at Tien Shinhan's rate of improvement.
But compared with everyone else's shock and disbelief.
Goku's reaction was much calmer, as though he had already expected Tien Shinhan to improve this quickly.
It was not actually that Goku had foreseen anything.
Rather, he saw Tien Shinhan as a true rival, someone he could never surpass so easily.
Whether in absolute strength or the speed at which he grew stronger, Tien Shinhan was a truly formidable rival in Goku's eyes!
"Looks like I'll have to train even harder, or I won't be able to narrow the gap between us!"
Unlike Krillin, who had taken a blow, Goku grew even more fired up after discovering the difference in strength between himself and Tien Shinhan, clearly ready to turn that gap into motivation immediately.
"21,300? Compared with the 8,000-plus I had before teleporting here, that's not even three times as much.
That rate of improvement is so-so, but it should be enough to deal with our enemies this time."
Unlike Goku and the others, who were amazed, Tien Shinhan thought his rate of improvement this time was merely so-so.
But after the previous battle, they could already confirm that the appropriate enemies in this spacetime they had teleported to were the Saiyans before Frieza wiped them out.
A power level of just over 20,000, together with the Perfected Dragon Fist he had comprehended, would be enough to deal with the Saiyans.
Even though Tien Shinhan had already learned from Dr. Lychee that in two more days, Planet Plant would have its once-every-eight-years full moon.
"Dr. Lychee, have all the defensive measures for the full moon been prepared?"
Tien Shinhan did not revel in his power level.
This was far from over, after all. The battles that followed would be the stage for him to grow rapidly stronger once again.
"The preparations are complete. On the night of the full moon, all the Tuffles will gather within the defensive light barrier and counterattack from there to avoid casualties."
Dr. Lychee nodded solemnly, telling Tien Shinhan that everything had been arranged.
After explaining the defensive arrangements, Dr. Lychee could not help thanking Tien Shinhan solemnly again.
"This is all thanks to you, Tien Shinhan!
If you hadn't forced King Vegeta to reveal the secret that all Saiyans can transform into Great Apes under a full moon.
I'm afraid that on the night of the full moon in two days, we wouldn't have had time to mount any effective resistance against the Saiyans transformed into Great Apes.
It would even have been entirely possible for our whole race to be wiped out in one stroke.
You told us this vital information, Tien Shinhan.
For us Tuffles, that is nothing short of the tremendous kindness of saving our entire race.
If we Tuffles can make it safely through the night of the full moon in two days.
We Tuffles will forever regard you and your companions as heroes of our race!"
Dr. Lychee expressed his gratitude sincerely, so excited that he even wanted to take Tien Shinhan's hand.
But Tien Shinhan had no penchant for holding hands with men, so he silently dodged his chicken claw.
"Heh, you're too kind, Dr. Lychee. My companions and I simply can't stand races that bully the weak and slaughter the innocent.
Besides, fighting such cruel enemies is a form of martial arts training for us too."
Tien Shinhan responded with a faint smile, neither declining his thanks nor taking arrogant credit, merely telling the truth.
But hearing those words only filled Dr. Lychee with even greater gratitude toward Tien Shinhan and the others.
As guests who had traveled through spacetime, they could clearly have stood aside during the Tuffles' crisis, yet they had chosen to help-and the help they provided could save the entire race!