"You...you have a tail too?" Son Goku was astonished, his voice trembling slightly.
"You know now?" Big Raditz chuckled lightly, a hint of pride in his eyes.
"But...why am I on Earth?" Son Goku pressed on, the confusion in his heart growing deeper.
"The answer is simple. You were sent here to eliminate the people living on this planet." Big Raditz said with a smile, a touch of cruelty in his tone. "We Saiyans are a warrior race. Our job is to find planets with suitable environments, eliminate the inhabitants, and then sell the planet at a high price to aliens! If the people on a planet have high combat power, we send adult warriors to deal with them. For a low level planet like Earth, sending a baby like you is enough. This planet happens to have a moon. You alone could wipe out all the humans here in just a few years. Have you even forgotten that order?"
Son Goku: "????"
Son Goku immediately showed a look of bewilderment. He understood every word the other said, but when strung together, he couldn't comprehend it at all.
"Say it again. I didn't understand very well." Son Goku scratched his head, earnestly requesting.
Big Raditz: "..."
Is this kid a fool?
Big Raditz's face darkened, a vein throbbing at his temple. He had no choice but to patiently repeat it again, his tone...
Inside the flying cube, Vegeta and the others all showed speechless expressions, looking at Son Goku in the crystal ball with complicated eyes.
"Soya, is this the Kakarot you mentioned? He seems a bit stupid!" Vegeta snorted, disdain in his tone.
How could such an idiot possibly surpass me?
"This younger brother is indeed adorably dumb." Raditz sighed on the side, watching his other self and Kakarot from another timeline, finding it quite interesting.
Soya didn't say anything, just calmly watched the crystal ball. He understood very well that Son Goku was like this, seemingly foolish, yet possessing the purest heart.
"Hey, what effect does the moon here have on me?" Son Goku couldn't hold back anymore, scratching his head and asking again. He still didn't understand the connection between the moon and eliminating humans.
"Stop pretending. Isn't the time when the moon is fullest precisely when we Saiyans display our true abilities?" Big Raditz snorted, thinking Son Goku was deliberately playing dumb.
"Can you explain it more clearly?" Son Goku was still somewhat baffled, his eyes full of a thirst for knowledge.
Big Raditz suddenly felt something was off. His gaze swept over Son Goku's body, finally stopping at his waist. He asked in surprise, "Your tail? Where did your tail go?"
"It was cut off a long time ago." Son Goku answered truthfully, his tone flat, as if mentioning an insignificant little matter.
"You fool!" Big Raditz was furious. He stepped forward, pointing at Son Goku and scolding angrily, "No wonder you can get along peacefully with the people of this planet! Why did you cut off your tail? That's the source of our Saiyan power!"
"None of that matters anymore! I'm not your brother. I'm Son Goku, raised on this planet. You should just go back." Son Goku was getting tired of listening. The other's words made him very uncomfortable. He spoke loudly to Big Raditz, his tone firm.
"Heh heh heh, originally, I wasn't very interested in you as a younger brother." Big Raditz snorted, his eyes turning cold. "Saiyans were already a minority. After Planet Vegeta was hit by a giant meteorite and exploded, almost all Saiyans turned to cosmic dust, including our parents..."
Son Goku: "..."
These words hit Son Goku's heart like a heavy hammer, leaving him speechless for a moment.
"The remaining Saiyans, including you, can be counted on one hand." Big Raditz continued. "Myself and two other companions survived because we were off conquering another planet at the time!"
Son Goku still didn't respond, just lowered his head, lost in thought.
"Recently, we found a planet that can be sold for a high price. The three of us attacking it is a bit difficult, so I thought of you." Big Raditz snorted, continuing. "Your combat power isn't fully developed yet, but going there to handle logistics or something would still be a decent choice!"
"Don't dream about it. Making me attack someone else's planet? I will absolutely not help you." Son Goku suddenly raised his head, his eyes firm as he shook his head, resolutely refusing.
"In that case, I'll just have to give you a good beating, then forcibly take you away." Big Raditz snorted, the corner of his mouth curling into a cold smile. He stepped forward, closing in on Son Goku, the aura around him growing stronger and stronger.
"You...what do you want? Don't come near me!" Son Goku was greatly alarmed, retreating repeatedly, assuming a fighting stance.
Big Raditz ignored him, continuing to step closer, the distance to Son Goku shrinking. The powerful pressure made the surrounding air grow heavy.
"Bam!"
The next moment, Big Raditz suddenly took the initiative to attack, fast as lightning. His knee shot upwards, slamming heavily into Son Goku's abdomen.
"Guh ah!"
Son Goku let out a pained cry. His body flew up like a kite with its string cut, drawing an arc in the air before crashing heavily down to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Son Gohan, hiding behind the waterfall, trembled in fear, his small hands tightly covering his mouth, not daring to make a sound, tears welling in his eyes.
"So? Will you consider coming with me now?" Big Raditz sneered, looking down at Son Goku lying on the ground.
"I will never help you villains." Son Goku struggled to push himself up from the ground, coughing up some saliva. His eyes remained firm as he resolutely shook his head in refusal.
"It seems you haven't suffered enough. Then I'll just have to give you another good beating." Big Raditz chuckled lightly, a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes, as he started walking towards Son Goku again. "But it doesn't matter even if you don't go. After we wipe out that planet, Earth will receive the same treatment! Then my two companions and I will eliminate everyone on this planet! The people on this planet, the three of us could wipe them all out in just one month! Kakarot, you should understand what choice to make!"
Not far away, Piccolo, who had been secretly following Big Raditz all along, heard these words. His face also became extremely grim, his hands clenching tightly.
Earth is mine!
None of you are allowed to take it!
And you're definitely not allowed to destroy it!
Thinking this, Piccolo gritted his teeth. He stopped hiding and flew straight out from his hiding place, landing steadily beside Son Goku, standing shoulder to shoulder with him.
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