Son Goku stood calmly before Nappa.
A cold glint flickered within his dark eyes.
The moment he sensed Vegeta and Nappa arriving on Earth, he immediately rushed over and successfully stopped Nappa from destroying the city.
By doing so, one future wish upon Shenron had been preserved.
At the same time, the negative energy that would eventually contribute to the birth of the Shadow Dragons was slightly reduced.
Nappa’s rough face flushed red with rage and humiliation.
“Who the hell are you?!” “How dare you interfere with the great Nappa?!” He could not believe that some unknown Earthling had suddenly appeared and dared to grab his arm.
The moment Son Goku acted, Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, and the others also flew over and confronted Vegeta and Nappa from the sky nearby.
“Hmph.
So you actually have allies.” Nappa sneered coldly.
Son Goku ignored him completely.
Instead, after releasing Nappa’s wrist, Goku instantly followed up with a swift uppercut.
Boom!
His fist slammed violently into Nappa’s chin.
A terrifying impact echoed through the air.
“Gaaahhh!” Nappa let out a miserable scream.
The force behind the punch was so overwhelming that it felt as though his jaw had shattered instantly.
His muscular body shot upward like a cannonball and blasted straight through the clouds, leaving behind a massive human-shaped opening in the sky.
High above the atmosphere, Nappa finally erupted his Qi and forcefully stabilized himself.
At that moment, fury completely consumed him.
He had only just arrived on Earth and had not even established his dominance yet.
Yet now he had already been sent flying by someone he considered a lowly Earthling.
This humiliation was absolutely intolerable.
“I’LL KILL YOU!” Nappa roared furiously while his Aura exploded outward.
His energy continued rising rapidly.
Beep!
Beep!
The scouter attached to his eye displayed Son Goku’s combat power.
1,086.
Seeing the number, Nappa immediately sneered.
“A pathetic power level barely above one thousand!” “You actually dared to sneak attack me?!
You’re dead!” Son Goku merely tilted his head slightly and curiously looked at the furious Saiyan.
“You’re not his opponent.” At that moment, Vegeta suddenly spoke coldly.
“Nappa, what did you say?!” Nappa immediately froze in disbelief.
“You’re saying he’s stronger than me?
My combat power is over four thousand, while he’s only at one thousand!” Vegeta ignored Nappa completely.
Instead, his sharp gaze remained fixed upon Son Goku.
Particularly his messy black hair and appearance that clearly belonged to a low-class Saiyan warrior.
“Kakarot.” Vegeta slowly spoke his name.
A trace of admiration unexpectedly appeared in his eyes.
“A low-class warrior reaching this level in only one year starting from a combat power of around four hundred…
that’s practically unheard of in Saiyan history.” Then Vegeta pointed toward the scouter on his face.
“This device’s reading is inaccurate.
You possess the ability to freely control and suppress your battle power.” Afterward, Vegeta glanced toward Gohan and the others nearby.
“That child should be your son.” “A Saiyan and Earthling hybrid.” “Hmph.
A combat power approaching one thousand at his age.
His potential is impressive.” Naturally, Vegeta already knew about Gohan’s role in Raditz’s death.
The little boy immediately became nervous after noticing Vegeta’s unfriendly gaze.
Son Goku simply nodded calmly.
“Why not kill these Earthlings and join us instead?” Vegeta crossed his arms while speaking casually.
“With your strength, you’re qualified to stand beside me.” “We can conquer the Universe together and enjoy endless battles.” “What?!” Krillin immediately shouted angrily.
“Goku would never do something like that!” Vegeta completely ignored Krillin’s outburst and continued staring directly at Son Goku while waiting for his answer.
Son Goku felt speechless.
Vegeta really was exactly the same as he remembered during their first meeting.
Arrogant.
Cruel.
Filled with thoughts of slaughter, conquest, and battle.
At this stage of his life, Vegeta still had not learned why people truly fought.
“Right now, Vegeta is still just a cold-hearted planet broker working under Frieza.” Goku silently sighed inwardly.
“In this battle, I’ll have to beat some sense into both him and Nappa.” Only after experiencing true defeat would Vegeta slowly begin changing in the future.
Son Goku had already decided that he would not kill either of them.
As long as they were pushed to the brink of death and properly humbled, things could still change.
“Earth is a beautiful planet.” Son Goku slowly shook his head.
“I won’t help you destroy it.” “The people living here are innocent.
This world belongs to them.” “Hahaha!” Vegeta suddenly burst into loud laughter as though he had heard the world’s most ridiculous joke.
He looked toward Goku like he was staring at an idiot.
“Kakarot…
did you hit your head as a child?” To Saiyans, survival followed only one rule.
The strong survived.
The weak died.
That was the unchanging law of the Universe.
Otherwise, how could the Frieza Force have rampaged across countless galaxies for decades?
Wherever Frieza’s army passed, mountains of corpses and oceans of blood followed behind.
Planets that resisted were erased mercilessly.
Even now, Frieza still sat upon his throne as the undisputed emperor of the cosmos.
“It’s simply business.” Vegeta’s expression remained ice-cold.
“After we obtain the Dragon Balls and gain immortality, we’ll exterminate the Earthlings one by one.” “Including you, Kakarot.” To Vegeta, there was absolutely nothing wrong with this.
It was simply the Saiyan way of doing things.
A contemptuous smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
“Even if you possess power comparable to Nappa, you’re still just a slightly larger insect to me.” “Are you really planning to stand against both of us?” “Of course.” Son Goku answered firmly.
Then he looked strangely at Vegeta before speaking sincerely.
“Vegeta, killing you right now would actually be easy.” “But I don’t want to do that.” “I hope that someday, both of you can become good people.” “Hahahaha!” The moment Nappa heard those words, he burst into uncontrollable laughter.
“Vegeta!
Did you hear that?!” “Kakarot says he can kill both of us easily!” “And he wants us to become ‘good people’!” “This is the funniest joke I’ve ever heard!” Vegeta’s eyes narrowed coldly while killing intent flashed within them.
“Kakarot…
where exactly does your confidence come from?” “You’re the first person who’s ever dared humiliate me like this.” In Vegeta’s mind, Kakarot was obviously bluffing.
Still, he was curious.
Where did this low-class warrior get the courage to challenge the Prince of all Saiyans?
Unless Kakarot was simply too foolish to understand reality.
After all, when Goku struck Nappa earlier, his combat power only briefly rose to around five thousand according to the scouter.
“Nappa.” Vegeta suddenly spoke calmly.
“I don’t believe he’s stronger than me either.” Nappa immediately grinned viciously.
“I was only careless earlier.
That’s the only reason he landed a sneak attack.” “I want another chance to fight him!” He feared Vegeta might personally kill Goku first.
If that happened, Nappa would never be able to wash away the humiliation of being punched away by a so-called low-class warrior.
Bloodthirsty killing intent instantly erupted from Nappa’s body.
His massive muscles swelled while his Aura condensed continuously.
“Kakarot.” “You’re talking far too much nonsense.” “Today, I’m personally going to crush you, you piece of Saiyan trash!” Before even finishing his sentence, Nappa already launched himself forward.
Boom!
His fist tore through the air straight toward Goku.
Nappa absolutely refused to believe that a low-class warrior could surpass an elite Saiyan like himself.
Punches and kicks exploded continuously through the air.
However, Son Goku’s expression remained completely calm.
Every one of Nappa’s attacks was effortlessly dodged.
To Goku, the attacks looked painfully slow.
It was almost as though his movements were openly mocking Nappa.
Is that all?
Nappa’s pupils instantly contracted.
Veins bulged across his forehead while steam practically rose from his body in rage.
“I’m only using half my strength, yet Kakarot is avoiding everything so easily?!” “This level of power shouldn’t belong to a low-class warrior!” Suddenly, an invisible sense of danger exploded within Nappa’s instincts.
Before he could react…
Son Goku’s fist had already arrived.
Boom!
The punch landed directly against Nappa’s chest with overwhelming force accompanied by explosive winds and thunderous shockwaves.
Nappa’s face instantly twisted in pain.
Before he could recover, Son Goku followed up with a storm of kicks.
Each strike crashed down like collapsing mountains and raging tidal waves.
Nappa was completely overwhelmed.
His enormous body was sent flying like a meteor straight out of the densely populated city.
“Let’s change battlefields.” Son Goku glanced toward Vegeta before signaling Gohan, Krillin, Piccolo, and the others.
Then he turned around and flew away from the city first.
Vegeta merely sneered coldly before calmly following behind.
In his eyes, this was simply the Earthlings’ final desperate struggle.
No matter what happened, the result would remain unchanged.