"Oh? It was deflected?" Sala sneered coldly.
"Earthlings, your strength truly surprises me. No wonder Dodoria suffered a loss from your sneak attack before. But I'm not Dodoria—you won't get a chance to ambush me."
"Even without a scouter, I can roughly judge your power levels. At best, you're around five or six thousand!"
"I'll tell you this—Lord Sala's power level has already exceeded 10,000."
As Sala's arrogant words fell, Krillin and Gohan's faces immediately turned pale.
They both understood exactly what a power level of 10,000 meant—it was indeed extremely high.
But after having their potential unlocked by the Grand Elder, they could clearly feel that their own strength was no weaker than this man's.
Judging from the aura alone, Sala wasn't strong in their eyes anymore—if anything, he felt weak.
"Gohan, let's attack together," Krillin said as he flew into the air and exchanged a glance with Gohan.
"You handle the dinosaur guy. I'll take care of the lizard."
To be safe, Krillin deliberately left the weaker opponent to Gohan.
"Yes, Uncle Krillin!" Gohan replied without hesitation. He was already furious.
These villains killed without remorse. They were utterly detestable.
The Namekians began responding one after another, preparing to step in and help deal with the two intruders.
However, Nail raised his hand and stopped them, explaining that interfering would only hold Krillin and Gohan back.
Nail naturally had the power to instantly kill both enemies, but this wasn't the time for him to act.
These two invaders were perfect test subjects to measure just how strong the Earthlings had become.
If Krillin and Gohan couldn't even defeat opponents like this, then there would truly be nothing worth expecting.
Over the past two days, Nail had personally witnessed their training. Now, he wanted to see the results.
"Tch! Just two brats spouting nonsense!" Dodgett roared. "Die!"
He raised the energy weapon in his hand, firing a dense, fiery red beam straight at Gohan.
The attack was extremely fast and carried considerable power. Using an energy weapon to amplify ki attacks was indeed stronger than ordinary blasts.
However, to Gohan now, this level of power couldn't even scratch him.
Gohan didn't dodge. He simply crossed his arms and reinforced his body with ki, blocking the attack head-on.
The explosion kicked up flames and thick smoke. Dodgett laughed wildly, convinced he had succeeded, and prepared to fire again at Krillin.
In the next instant, Gohan's aura erupted.
He burst straight out of the smoke and appeared above Dodgett, shocking him senseless.
Before Dodgett could even react, Gohan kicked him hard, sending him flying.
Opponents at this level were nothing but fodder to him now.
In terms of raw power, Gohan had already surpassed Krillin.
Seeing this, Sala's lips twitched. Just as he was about to speak, his vision suddenly blurred.
Krillin was already in front of him.
Startled, Sala hastily retreated—but Krillin's fist slammed into his face, followed immediately by a powerful kick that sent him rocketing into the sky.
"Die! Kame—hame—ha—!"
Seizing the perfect opportunity, Krillin unleashed the Turtle School's ultimate technique without hesitation.
The brilliant blue energy wave tore through the sky. Sala had no time to react.
The power gap was simply too great. Combined with his moment of carelessness, there was no chance to dodge.
The Kamehameha engulfed him completely, erasing every trace of his existence.
On the other side, Gohan relentlessly pursued Dodgett, landing dozens of heavy punches.
His battle armor shattered, and blood sprayed from his mouth.
After venting his anger, Gohan fired a close-range Masenko, completely reducing Dodgett to ashes.
Although they had taken lives, neither Krillin nor Gohan felt any guilt.
They understood clearly—if they didn't act ruthlessly against those who were utterly wicked, the consequences would come back to haunt them later.
With the enemies defeated, Krillin and Gohan quickly landed.
The Namekians erupted with joy, praising their overwhelming strength again and again.
Krillin and Gohan themselves were stunned by just how strong they had become.
Before this, they had no clear comparison and hadn't gone all out, so they couldn't accurately gauge their power.
Now they understood—at the very least, their current strength could rival Vegeta during his invasion of Earth.
If Vegeta knew he was being used as a benchmark, he would probably find it amusing.
Of course, while they had indeed reached a new level, they were still far from Vegeta's true strength back then.
Combat experience alone created a gap that couldn't be closed so easily.
"Well done," Nail finally said as he stepped forward.
From their first meeting until now, Nail had maintained an arrogant and distant attitude, doubting that Krillin and Gohan could truly help the Namekian people.
But after witnessing their performance, he was genuinely surprised.
He hadn't expected them to defeat those enemies so effortlessly.
Although they were still far inferior to him, with this level of power, as long as they didn't face that evil galactic emperor, they could at least protect their clansmen.
"Hehehehe~ Not bad. Your strength really has impressed me."
Suddenly, a voice echoed through the area, instantly tightening everyone's hearts and doubling the pressure they felt.
They all turned toward the source.
A figure stood calmly on the roof of the Grand Elder's house.
It was none other than Vegeta, who had arrived just in time to enjoy the show.
"Vegeta?! Why are you here?!"
"What are you doing here?!"
Krillin and Gohan's expressions changed drastically. Their excitement vanished in an instant, sinking straight to the bottom.
Nail became even more alert, not daring to lower his guard for even a second.
Although this wasn't their first meeting—and Vegeta hadn't harmed the Namekians before—Nail still felt an instinctive hatred toward him.
"Why am I here? What am I doing?" Vegeta said coldly as he descended to the ground with his arms crossed.
"Don't you think those are stupid questions? If you can come here, why can't I?"
His sharp gaze alone was enough to completely suppress them.
By instantly killing Dodgett and Sala, Krillin and Gohan had shown their strength—but Vegeta's presence now was a reminder that they were still not qualified to act recklessly.
Vegeta turned his head and looked at Nail. "We meet again. Looks like you still don't trust me."
"Hmph! Enough nonsense. What do you want?" Nail replied cautiously.
Vegeta didn't care. He simply turned his gaze toward the Grand Elder inside the house and said calmly:
"I'm just here to inform you all of one thing."
"I'm going to kill Frieza now!"
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