"Hmm..."
Raditz flicked his eyelids a few times, his throat dry, and he hesitated twice before slowly opening his misty eyes. There was bright light in front of him, and the sudden glare made him close his eyes again.
It took a while for Raditz to adapt to the new environment, and his eyes rolled to take everything around him into view. The white space was clean and spacious, and there was an advanced identification device next to the electronic door. From his experience, he could tell that it was a spaceship.
Being able to separate such a spacious cabin for him alone showed that this spaceship was not small.
Raditz tried to sit up, but suddenly realized that he was naked and his clothes were gone! There wasn't a thread on his upper body, so startled that he looked at his lower body—it was gone too!
With a buzzing sound, Raditz was stunned. The most important thing—his capsule storage belt—was gone. It couldn't be lost! It contained Broly inside!
Recalling when he was swallowed by the darkness, Raditz had used his spatial abilities to fight against it in order not to be controlled by the power of the demon realm, and was finally ejected from the vortex. But he didn't know exactly where he went, and he didn't know what happened next.
Consciousness had broken at that moment, as if he'd passed out.
"Zsh—"
The door opened.
A well-dressed black-haired boy walked through the door, about fifteen or sixteen years old, full of vigor. He held a plate of bread and barbecue in his hand, and a can of green drink beside it.
"Are you awake? Great! Let's eat something first!"
"Thank you..." Raditz was a little surprised. "May I ask, where is this place?"
The young man looked at Raditz strangely and smiled: "Uncle, this is the spaceship of the Sadala Defense Force. Do you know the Sadala Defense Force?"
Sadala Defense Force? I know, of course I know! The righteous team formed by the Saiyans of the sixth universe. Wait, this is the sixth universe?!
Raditz's eyes widened suddenly, and a few streaks of blood crawled up his eyeballs. It was really unexpected to fall into the sixth universe. Could it be that the dark energy and his resistance had broken the space barrier? So where would the power of the demon realm take him? All in all, he had crossed over again.
"Aren't you surprised? I didn't expect to meet the famous Sadala Defense Team, right? Let me tell you, we are one of the most famous organizations in the universe. My name is Ramso..."
The boy spoke for a long time but found that Raditz was motionless, and couldn't help frowning. "Hey, are you listening?"
"Oh, ah, listening. Ramso, right?"
"Ramso—" the boy dragged his voice and gave Raditz an eye roll.
Yes, yes, Ramso. Where are my clothes?" Raditz asked warily, turning to face him.
To his surprise, Ramso scoffed, arms crossed. "You were drifting in space half-dead—and naked. Be grateful you're even alive. It's a miracle your body didn't get torn apart by radiation."
He gestured toward a folded set of armor resting nearby. "Those are the clothes our captain had prepped for you. Don't complain."
Following the boy's directions, Raditz found a uniform similar to Ramso's, which seemed to be the collective uniform of the Sadala Defense Force. So, were his clothes burned when he crossed the space barrier? What about his universal capsules? What about the sealing bottle and Broly in the capsule?
This was not good news...
He hadn't died, probably because he'd protected himself with psychic power and was later rescued by the Sadala Defense Team.
"Put it on quickly. Since you're awake, eat something and follow me to meet the captain."
"Captain?"
Seeing Raditz's expression of either surprise or confusion, Ramso felt that this person had never seen the world, and said in an old-fashioned tone: "Of course he's the captain of our Sadala Defense Team, Captain Cabba. Eat quickly—later, I'll take you to visit the spaceship and open your eyes."
Raditz smiled silently, looked at the boy's proud expression, and devoured the food without saying anything. He was indeed a little hungry and ate without regard to his image—a plate of food was wiped out within a few minutes.
After eating, Raditz got fully dressed and followed Ramso to visit the Defense Force's spaceship for a while.
The size of the spaceship was indeed not small, even much larger than Frieza's main ship. The soldiers greeted each other face to face, very politely, and based on preliminary assessment of their ki, these people's combat effectiveness was not weak.
In the end, Ramso brought Raditz to the main cabin, but he withdrew by himself. Given his position in the defense team, he didn't seem to have the right to enter the main cabin. That was right—how could a real senior soldier be assigned to take care of patients? But Raditz didn't see a trace of loneliness in the boy's eyes, but instead saw infinite expectations and ambition.
What an optimistic guy.
There was no one standing in the main cabin except Cabba, and Raditz walked in.
When Cabba saw Raditz, he smiled and said hello: "Hi, my name is Cabba, and I'm the acting captain of the Sadala Defense Team."
Cabba was so polite, but Raditz was a little cautious. "My name is Raditz. Thank you for saving me."
"You're welcome. We found you on the way to rescue Planet Kylia, and you were floating in space at that time, so we took you into the spaceship. It was just a matter of convenience." Cabba kept looking at Raditz, tentatively asking, "Mr. Raditz, are you a Saiyan too?"
Raditz was a little surprised by this question and nodded. "Yes."
"Some people say that the Saiyans in the past had tails. I have never seen it. Now it seems that this is true. When I saw the tail, I thought you might be a Saiyan! You must not be a Saiyan from Planet Sadala, right?" Cabba looked at Raditz with interest. "But why were you floating in space?"
"Well, I am indeed from another galaxy... I encountered some accidents, and I can't go home for the time being."
Raditz had nothing now. If the badge of the Time Realm's Kaioshin was there, he could directly contact the Time Realm's Kaioshin. Unfortunately, the badge had also disappeared. Now he was poor, with only this body left.
Cabba could see that Raditz's situation wasn't going well, so he spread his hands and said, "Then Mr. Raditz will come with our Sadala Defense Team? We're all Saiyans, and we all take care of each other."
Seeing the surprised expression on Raditz's face, he added: "You also know that our Sadala Defense Force is fighting against space pirates, right? Don't worry, you won't be affected by the battle if you stay here. Everyone is very kind—you won't be bullied as a newcomer, and we can keep you safe. We'll send you back after the battle is over."
Raditz was injured by the power of the demon realm and indeed still felt a little uncomfortable, and he didn't show his combat effectiveness. The Saiyans of the sixth universe seemed to understand ki perception. Cabba found that Raditz's combat effectiveness appeared average at a glance, also out of good intentions.
It just so happened that Raditz needed to spend some time thinking about the new environment, as well as how to retrieve his lost things and how to return home, so he agreed to Cabba and followed them to Planet Kylia.
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