Frieza's third form was swallowed by blinding white light.
His elongated skull shrank layer by layer, cracking like fragile ceramic. His hunched body compressed, reforming itself into a smaller, sleeker figure.
When the white brilliance faded—
A brand-new Frieza floated above the pit.
This body looked slender.
Clean.
Almost harmless.
But the moment he opened his eyes—
A suffocating, soul-chilling pressure flooded Namek.
[Battle Power: 60,000,000]
The air itself trembled.
Vegeta's pupils shrank to pinpoints.
His body shook uncontrollably.
Krillin and Gohan went pale, their minds blank.
This— This was the true form of the Emperor of the Universe.
Even Loren, floating in mid-air, let his lazy expression slip into something serious.
[Warning! Warning! Detecting the ultimate obstacle threatening the Host's slacker lifestyle—Frieza (Final Form)!]
[Target's battle power far exceeds the Host's normal limit. Slacker dream at catastrophic risk!]
[God-level choice forcibly triggered! Host, choose immediately!]
A cold, emotionless light screen unfolded before Loren.
[OPTION ONE: Strategic Retreat. Frieza is beyond human capability. Evade him using Instant Transmission and flee Namek.
Reward: None.]
[OPTION TWO: Ultimate Overtime Challenge! Confront Frieza's final form head-on.
Mission: Overwhelm him and force him to use 100% power.
Reward: Temporary Battle Power → 50,000,000
If successful: Permanent Normal Battle Power → 3,000,000, Super Saiyan Transformation Unlocked]
Loren stared at the options in silence.
Frieza's sixty million battle power was terrifying.
Even Kaio-ken x10 would only bring Loren to fifteen million—paper-thin before that level.
Running?
The idea lasted half a second.
If he ran: Goku dies. Piccolo dies. Vegeta dies. Namek is destroyed. Dragon Balls vanish.
The story collapses. Future becomes a mess.
He just wanted sunshine naps—
Why was this so hard?
"…System."
Loren sighed.
"I choose two."
[Ding! Ultimate Overtime Challenge accepted!]
[Temporary Battle Power granted!]
[Current Battle Power: 50,000,000]
Boom—!!
Power surged into Loren like a star collapsing into his body.
Bones creaked. Muscles tightened.
His aura spiraled like a galaxy trying to break loose.
Even with this upgrade—
He still fell short of Frieza's sixty million.
But now—
They were in the same realm.
Frieza slowly opened his eyes.
His voice was calm, cold, and cruel.
"Do you see, Saiyan?"
"This… is me."
"The pinnacle of the universe."
"I'll show you hell, monkey."
But then—
A massive aura erupted from Loren.
Frieza's body froze.
That power—
That aura—
It grew in an instant.
And it nearly matched his own.
"What?!"
"That's impossible—this aura… only slightly weaker than mine?!"
Frieza's expression twisted.
"How could you—"
Loren rolled his neck.
"So troublesome…"
"You just had to make me get serious."
He raised his eyes to Frieza.
"Hey, Frieza."
"Stop posing."
"Hurry up and finish—I still need my afternoon tea."
Before the words even faded—
Loren vanished.
The next second—
A fist.
Frieza reacted out of instinct, swinging his own.
Their punches collided—
BOOOOOM—!!
A blinding white shockwave exploded outward.
The ground shattered beneath them.
Mountains vaporized.
Clouds evaporated.
The sky split open, revealing the void of space.
When the dust cleared—
Loren held his punching stance.
Frieza skidded backward several meters.
He lowered his arms and stared at them—
Numbed from the impact.
This Saiyan…
This irritating monkey…
Was matching him.
Frieza smiled— A twisted, cruel grin.
"Interesting."
"It seems this game won't end quickly."
Loren clicked his tongue.
"Who the hell wants to play games with you?"
"I don't play with short aliens."
"Hurry up, you bastard!"
Frieza snapped, roaring.
He charged.
BOOM!!
The two collided mid-air again and again.
Every strike was like the collision of neutron stars.
The sky tore open.
The ocean rose and fell.
The planet trembled.
Shockwaves blasted Goku, Gohan, Krillin, and Vegeta off their feet.
They had to flee just to stay alive.
Fifty million vs sixty million.
A ten-million gap that should've been instant defeat.
But Loren—
With pure Saiyan battle instinct burned into his blood—
Neutralized that difference completely.
Frieza's attacks were fierce, overwhelming.
But Loren's timing and angles were perfect—
Redirecting, dissolving, countering.
Every time Loren struck—
He hit Frieza's weakest ki flow points.
Frieza grew more furious by the second.
"BASTARD!!"
Loren dodged another lethal strike at an impossible angle.
Frieza roared, losing control of his rage.
He—
The great Emperor of the Universe—
Was being fought evenly—
By a Saiyan monkey.
He could not tolerate it.
Not for a single second.
...
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