Planet Namek.
The once peaceful and tranquil village is now nothing but charred ruins.
The uniquely shaped white circular house collapsed and shattered, turning into a pile of ruins, still emitting acrid smoke from the burning embers.
Amidst the ruins, lay scattered green-skinned figures.
A suffocating silence, a silence known as "death," permeated the air.
On this desolate planet, a thin, small green figure is struggling to fly at low altitude.
Dende's face was streaked with tears and filled with terror.
He clutched tightly to an orange bead that emitted a faint glow.
Two figures appeared out of thin air in front of him without warning.
Dende suddenly stopped!
" Piccolo... brother?"
" Goku... sir?"
Prior to this, Planet Namek had already established communication channels with Frieza Force Sixth Branch base.
This was simply to avoid disturbing Planet Namek peaceful and tranquil life on Namek.
No base was established.
However, the Z Fighters and Piccolo often stopped by Planet Namek when they returned to Earth.
So, besides Piccolo, Dende was already familiar with the other Z Fighters.
Dende's eyes gradually filled with astonishment!
His face immediately lit up with surprise!
A smile slowly appeared on her face!
Son Goku and Piccolo traveled directly from Earth to Planet Namek by making a Kami through the Dragon Ball, following Kami's guidance.
The moment they arrived on this planet, the relaxed expressions on their faces vanished without a trace.
Son Goku frowned deeply. He looked around and saw that the once vibrant green land was now ravaged as if it had been burned by Hell.
Piccolo was equally heavy-hearted!
He could sense the pain and agony this planet was experiencing more clearly than Son Goku.
The grief and anger that came from the depths of his blood surged within his chest.
" Dende!"
"How is the situation? Where is the Grand Elder?"
The sudden appearance of Son Goku and Piccolo allowed Dende to finally relax a little...
In response to Piccolo's questioning.
His body began to twitch slightly.
She spoke through sobs.
"The village... the village..." Dende's voice trembled with sobs, "There are... there are demons! Several very, very terrifying demons have suddenly appeared!"
"They're trying to steal the Dragon Ball!"
"The elders, to protect the village... to protect the Dragon Ball... all of them..."
"They've all perished!"
" The Grand Elder sent me ahead of time to take this Dragon Ball from Elder Moori..."
Dende, trembling, held up the orange bead in his arms that emitted a faint glow, indicating that it was very likely the last Dragon Ball preserved on Planet Namek.
Listening to Dende's sobs, Piccolo closed his eyes and extended his senses to the entire planet.
His face instantly turned ashen. He sensed several unusually evil energies spreading throughout Planet Namek, while the once vibrant life force of his comrades was being extinguished on a large scale.
His face grew increasingly grim!
Son Goku also comforted Dende in a deep voice.
Before Son Goku could finish comforting Dende in a deep voice, both his and Piccolo's expressions changed drastically.
The two of them turned their heads sharply at the same time, their gazes fixed on the horizon.
An indescribable aura of evil is rapidly approaching at an alarming speed!
Son Goku's muscles tensed instantly and instinctively, a strong warning sounding in his mind as his fighting instincts kicked in!
A truly remarkable guy has arrived!
" Piccolo!"
Son Goku looked at Piccolo in a deep voice!
"Take Dende away first!"
Upon hearing this, Piccolo frowned.
He hesitated, his jaw clenched. Although he had also cultivated in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for a year.
But the reality is cruel; his current power is at best roughly equivalent to that of Son Goku before he entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
He knew very well that compared to the approaching aura, the gap in his strength was too great; he was no match for it at all.
Staying here would only be a burden to Son Goku, so he could only grit his teeth and acquiesce.
Piccolo and Dende exchanged a glance.
No words were needed; a single glance was enough to reach a consensus.
Piccolo grabbed Dende, and the two transformed into a streak of green light, hurtling towards the direction where the Grand Elder was!
In the blink of an eye, only Son Goku remained on this desolate ruin.
Almost at the same instant that Piccolo and Dende disappeared into the horizon.
"Boom--!"
A figure tore through the dark sky of Planet Namek!
Hovering above Son Goku!
A tall man with wild, short orange hair appeared in front of Son Goku.
The man carried a long sword on his shoulder.
The man looked down at Son Goku, a contemptuous smile playing on his lips.
Son Goku's brows furrowed tightly the moment he saw the other person.
This guy... is very strong.
This is much better than the Jass we encountered before!
Even though he had just undergone a year-long Hyperbolic Time Chamber!
You can still feel the immense pressure from the other party!
The person still reeked of a strong, pungent smell of blood!
Son Goku's face darkened as he met his gaze!
"The villagers here..."
"You killed them, didn't you!"
Upon hearing Son Goku's question, the swordsman named Gokua remained unmoved.
"Yes, it's me."
He even observed with great interest the increasingly unpleasant expression on Son Goku's face, seemingly enjoying the feeling.
"The weak are only fit to utter feeble cries of incompetence, and then become dust beneath the feet of the strong."
"This is an eternal truth of the universe."
"Their only value is to adorn the path of the strong with their own deaths."
He paused, then looked Son Goku up and down again.
You are not Namekian.
"This looks interesting."
"How about it?"
"Did you come for the Dragon Ball, or... do you want revenge for them?"
He asked, but before Son Goku could answer.
He shook his head, looking completely indifferent.
"However, none of that seems important."
"Whatever your purpose, you will be executed by me!"
Are you prepared to regret showing up here?
He flicked the longsword in his hand.
"Zheng--"
A clear, resonant sword cry echoed across the desolate ruins.
"State your name before I cut you in two."
Son Goku's eyes were like torches!
They showed no sign of backing down!
"I'm Saiyan who grew up on Earth!"
" Son Goku!"
" Saiyan?" Gokua was slightly taken aback.
Thinking back to before this.
Those guys from the Heeters specifically warned him to be careful of the Saiyan!