"Kakarot, Broly is far too terrifying! If he ever returns to Earth, we won't stand a chance against him!"
"..."
Raditz and Nappa kept questioning Goku.
The pressure Broly had left on them was simply too overwhelming.
While the two of them bombarded Goku with questions, Vegeta stood nearby with his arms crossed. He didn't say a word, but his ears were perked up.
Clearly, he also wanted to know whether there was any way to deal with Broly.
Standing on the lawn in front of his house, Goku wore a solemn expression.
"I fought Broly once before. His strength is unbelievable. Even after the Grand Elder unlocked my potential, I still wasn't his match."
"As for whether I learned any other special techniques on Yardrat... I didn't."
Goku's voice echoed across the clearing.
Raditz and Nappa's expressions immediately darkened.
Vegeta was especially disappointed.
The only reason he had risked staying on Earth all this time was because he had hoped Goku would return with some new method of defeating Broly.
Yet Goku was saying he had no solution at all.
If Broly came back to Earth...
What were they supposed to do?
"Unless..."
Goku had just begun to say something when he suddenly sensed a familiar ki.
"Why is she here?"
Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa all looked toward the sky.
A familiar energy signature was rapidly approaching from the direction of West City.
It was Bulma.
A short while later, Bulma arrived above Mount Paozu.
She slowly descended.
As she landed, she noticed that Vegeta, Raditz, and the others were also there.
"What brings you here?" Goku asked curiously.
Bulma removed the small cloth pouch hanging from her waist and waved it toward him.
"The Dragon Balls have finished recharging. I came to ask Shenron to cure your heart disease."
Heart disease?
Goku's eyes instantly widened.
Since when did he have heart disease?
Vegeta, Raditz, and Nappa were even more shocked.
How could a Saiyan possibly suffer from heart disease?
"Kakarot, what's going on?"
Vegeta barked angrily.
"A disease like heart disease only appears in inferior races. Saiyans are known throughout the universe as the Warrior Race. Our bodies are among the strongest in existence!"
He absolutely refused to believe Goku had heart disease.
If that were true...
It would be a disgrace to the entire Saiyan race.
"I don't know either!"
Faced with everyone's questioning stares, Goku truly had no way to explain himself.
"Aunt Bulma, why did you say my dad has heart disease?"
Gohan had been secretly listening from inside the house.
The moment he heard Bulma's words, he hurried outside.
"Well, here's what happened..."
Bulma was just about to explain.
Suddenly—
Whoosh!
Another figure descended onto Mount Paozu.
It was Piccolo, who had just returned from outer space.
"Uncle Piccolo, you're back!"
Gohan wasn't surprised at all to see him.
He already knew about Piccolo's plan.
Now that he had returned...
Did that mean he had found Slug?
"Vegeta!"
The instant Piccolo landed, his eyes locked onto Vegeta.
He let out a cold snort.
The last time he died, it had been because of Vegeta.
Now that he had returned...
He intended to make Vegeta pay.
"What? Just because you've learned Instant Transmission, you think you can act so arrogantly now?"
Vegeta already knew Piccolo had mastered Instant Transmission.
The thought left him feeling both jealous and bitter.
If he had shamelessly begged Goku to take him to Yardrat half a year ago...
He probably could have learned the technique as well.
The two stood face-to-face, glaring at one another.
It was as if sparks were flying between their eyes.
The already tense atmosphere became even more chaotic with Piccolo's arrival.
Whoooosh!
Violent winds howled as the mountains trembled.
"Dad! Don't let Vegeta hurt Uncle Piccolo!"
Gohan quickly grabbed Goku's hand.
"Vegeta, don't—"
Before Goku could finish trying to stop him.
A terrifying aura suddenly erupted from Piccolo's body.
BOOM!!
The sudden burst of power caught Vegeta completely off guard and blasted him over a hundred meters away.
"Wh... What?!"
Vegeta struggled back to his feet, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"How is this possible?!"
Raditz and Nappa stared in shock as well.
A year ago, this Namekian's power had only been a few million.
Yet after returning from Yardrat...
He had become this powerful?
"Dad! Uncle Piccolo is amazing!"
Gohan cheered excitedly.
At that moment, he understood exactly what had happened.
Uncle Piccolo must have found Slug...
And assimilated with him.
"Piccolo... don't tell me you..."
Looking at him, Goku also realized the truth.
"That's right."
Piccolo nodded to Goku and Gohan before calmly walking toward Vegeta.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
His power level of 1.2 billion erupted without restraint.
The white aura surrounding him blazed even brighter.
"Damn it! How did you do this?"
Vegeta's face darkened.
From Piccolo's aura alone, he knew that even as a Super Saiyan, he was no match for him.
Not long ago, this Namekian had been someone he could easily defeat.
Now the tables had completely turned.
How could he possibly accept that?
"You think I'd tell you?"
Piccolo sneered as he continued walking forward.
Vegeta's heart burned with resentment.
Grinding his teeth, he shouted,
"You dare look down on me? I killed you once, and I can kill you a second time!"
Boom!
Vegeta instantly transformed into a Super Saiyan.
Over the past six months, Bulma had told him that Goku trained inside a Gravity Chamber.
Vegeta had done the same.
His base power level had risen from 10 million to 12 million.
After transforming into a Super Saiyan...
His power immediately reached 600 million.
But even 600 million...
Was only half of Piccolo's 1.2 billion.
As Piccolo steadily drew closer, Vegeta's body instinctively began trembling.
"Hahaha! Aren't you always bragging about being the Prince of all Saiyans?"
"So why do you look so pathetic now?"
Piccolo mocked.
"You...!"
Vegeta's forehead bulged with veins.
His immense pride could never tolerate such humiliation.
"I'll kill you!"
He raised both hands and roared,
"Final Flash!"
BOOM!!
Golden lightning crackled as a brilliant golden beam exploded from between his palms.
Vegeta had compressed the attack until it possessed the destructive force of 1 billion battle power.
The Final Flash streaked across the clearing like a golden comet.
"Pathetic."
Piccolo scoffed.
If it had been before...
He might have feared this attack.
But things were different now.
"Hmph. My turn."
"Die!"
Piccolo raised one hand, firing a beam of energy of his own.
Just as the two attacks were about to collide....
Goku suddenly appeared between them.
"Both of you, calm down!"
In an instant, Goku transformed into a Super Saiyan.
Spreading both arms wide...
He caught Vegeta's Final Flash in one hand...
And Piccolo's energy blast in the other.
"What?!"
Both Vegeta and Piccolo's eyes widened in disbelief.
END OF CHAPTER
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